Author of Harvest, Chasing the White Dog, and Race Day. Occasional hack. Former regular at the Daily Beast. Former turf correspondent for the NY Sun.
A shed on an old farm in VA.
Joined January 2009
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📆 Dec 5 online: Can Moonshine Save the U.S. Constitution? bit.ly/3BpNa9P with our Jarrett Dieterle, @andrewmgrossman @TheBuckeyeInst, @kevinrkosar @AEI, @maxwatman'
Honored, thrilled, and in good company. Thank you, @deGrootFound, for awarding me a Courage to Write grant.
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This Ross is phenomenal, such mastery. I’ve read it maybe 50 times, taught it, and it still surprises me.
In 1995, Lillian Ross observed, with an anthropologist’s eye, the rituals of private-school teens on the Upper East Side.
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Dear Twitter Friends, Just so you know, there’s a documentary about the great Sparklehorse (aka Mark Linkous) which celebrates his life and music. Check it out! You won’t be sorry! vimeo.com/ondemand/thisisspa…
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Jesus H. Christ. The first paragraph of this is like a horror movie. I have no idea how Pamela Paul went on to have two more kids. This is what happens when a relied-upon right looks poised to disappear: writers appear with flaming swords
The @nytimes’s Pamela Paul with an incredible, vivid, potent, and powerful reminder to all of us that haven’t given birth that we have no idea what it’s like and it’s disgustingly offensive to say women w/no access to abortion should “just have the baby.” nytimes.com/2022/06/19/opini…
Shotguns, by law, need to have a max capacity of 3 shells (with some exceptions), and it makes sense because if you haven’t hit what you’re shooting at in 3 shots, you’ve missed it.
Go for it Congresswoman Spanberger, this is a good angle.
As we enter G&T season, most folks who think about these things favor 1:2 gin to tonic. I, however, think it’s best in a double old fashioned glass (as long as there’s room for ice) at abt 1:1, with a quarter lime, not just a little wheel on the rim. (Apropos @surlygourmand.)
We did it, folks, the 🐝 accepts gigging. Thank you @thegridkid.
Wait—how many giggings did I miss?
Richard Howard once wrote, all caps, “BRILLIANT” in the margin of a paper I wrote for him. And honestly I have held that close. Like I can still see it.
I’m going to dig up my notebooks. He was tremendous fun, though I think he pissed people off. He would dead eye you for a cool five count if you raised your hand in class. God help you if you walked in late. RH stopped speaking and watched you until you were seated.
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The NYT editorial board collectively misunderstands freedom of expression. nytimes.com/2022/03/18/opini…
Angel’s Share changed my life and the way I thought. I’ve had so much fun, so many friendships, and 15 odd years of work because I once asked for a Sazerac at Angel’s Share and the bartender asked which rye I preferred.
🕯You will be missed by many, Angel’s Share 💔 RIP to one of the legendary cornerstones of NYC cocktail culture. A toast to you, along with a 21-Gun Salute..heart is heavy tonight ✨👼🏻🍸👼🏻✨
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Great piece by @kittenwithawhip about Travis @dash37board27. I can’t wait to get down to Bristol!
I'm so grateful to @dash37board27 for being vulnerable, smart, and so fiercely proud of where he's from, and sharing it with me for @foodandwine. (Plus he makes a great playlist.) foodandwine.com/chefs/travis…
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I find myself particularly sensitive now & yearn for a full fridge & marvelous snacks. 1/24/60
I haven’t read a piece of criticism this good in a long time. So fun, so immersive, so smart—@andrealongchu firing on all 8 cylinders. vulture.com/article/hanya-ya…
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In December 1983, The Times asked Samuel Beckett for his New Year's resolutions and hopes. Beckett responded with a brief telegram:
”RESOLUTIONS COLON ZERO STOP PERIOD HOPES COLON ZERO STOP BECKETT”.
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“Certain images of hers will never leave me,” Emma Cline notes, about Joan Didion’s work. “Maybe that’s the best we can hope for, as writers. These flares of how the world appeared to us echoing inside someone else.”
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