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Super Bowl weekend was unforgettable—but not just because of the game.

In the debut of my new series, Love, Art, and War, I’m sharing "One Night in New Orleans"—a story about what happens when art and sports collide in the most unexpected way.

From deep conversations with some of today’s most brilliant artists to experiencing Kendrick Lama…

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Today I start using Substack

I used to like Twitter but always felt very constrained by the 144 limit

This brought problems for the irony-challenged, who misunderstood a lot of what I was trying to say

This is a particular problem for me because I seem to be regarded as ‘on the left’ by people on the right, and' ‘on the right’ by people on the left

Apparently this makes me controversial, and therefore box office poison

I have a long piece over at The Contrarian about my decision to leave the New York Times. A sad end to a very good relationship, pretty much up to the last year

Departing the New York Times

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Shell Game
Shell Game
Episode 4: Take a Deep Breath
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The US is now actively supporting Putin. A few thoughts about Europe should do now.

Letter from America

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Being vulnerable - trying a video post and talking about the very real impacts of grief on our cognitive function.

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