Michael Dolan

Brilliant counterrprogramming tonight. A+

As a lifelong basketball and Magic Johnson fan, I was never aware of this story. Now I'm a Rony Seikaly fan for life as well. Thank you @pablo.show for sharing this story.

Robert Duvall, Chameleonlike Actor of Film, Stage and TV, Dies at 95

RIP consigliere
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Happy International Clash Day! Shoutout to KEXP radio. Which album or tracks are you listening to on repeat today?

#TheClash

Great to briefly catch up with Joyce Carol Oates to celebrate Double Trouble, the exquisitely packaged re-release of two of her previous suspense novels published under the pseudonym Rosamond Smith.

Easy Banana Bread (Published 2023)

Might have to make this for Super Bowl Sunday
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If, a few months ago, you saw me post about that Uptrek retreat in Spain and thought, “I’ll bookmark that and think about it,” but promptly forgot, I have good news—there are FOUR last spots remaining 🧵
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The groundhog saw his shadow, which means we have three more years of this nonsense.

To Set a World Record at 81, All She Had to Do Was Hold On

Sometimes, all you can do is hold on.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/w...

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Every person who has every worked at a magazine has heard this speech from the new hotshot boss and watched their brand fold within two years.

💔

Bar Ferdinando Prepares for Spring Opening in Carroll Gardens Bar Ferdinando Prepares for Spring Opening in Carroll Gardens

One of my favorite restaurants in the world reopens in March.
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Might want to check out the book after my interview from @frank212.bsky.social
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YouTube video by NPR Music John Fogerty: Tiny Desk Concert

A national treasure
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Fantastic event tonight! Great spending time with the NYC horror community!

Hey there 👋 I’m an indie bookstore in San Diego for people who love:

Fantasy and sci-fi books
Unsigned and signed books
Cute romance books
Kind and helpful booksellers

Inclusive and diverse books
Creepy horror books
Exciting author events

Stay melty, friends!

The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi - Kindle edition by Thompson, Wright. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi.

Wright Thompson's newest book, The Barn, is on sale for $1.99. You will find no better way to spend $2 tonight (pizza not included).
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In Cold Blood: The Last to See Them Alive From 1965: Why did two men murder a family in Holcomb, Kansas?

With “In Cold Blood,” the author Truman Capote “wanted to elevate [a] tawdry genre into art, using careful reporting, subtle characterization, and (in his own immodest explanation) his ‘20/20 eye for visual detail.’ ” Patrick Radden Keefe writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/QRDA0a

When a stripper discovers the dark secret the house she inherited from her estranged father has been hiding, she wonders who her dad really was. And she needs to determine which of her judgmental neighbors wants her dead. There's No Grave Like Home by @erinlouis666.bsky.social debuts May 5th.

Heavenly birthday to my creative hero

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS TO PARK SLOPE, PART 2 Forgotten New York has investigated the past practice of locating soda fountains in drugstores. Long-ago fountain drinks contained painkillers

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Isiah Whitlock Jr., ‘The Wire’ and ‘Veep’ Actor, Dies at 71 Isiah Whitlock Jr., a character actor best known for his roles in 'The Wire,' 'Veep' and several Spike Lee movies, has died. He was 71.

I had dinner with Isiah Whitlock once. I asked him what it was like to be in perhaps the greatest television show and one of the greatest movies of all time. He said, "Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-it." Was such a wonderful person. Heartbroken by this news.
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Anthony thought of something his grandfather once told him . "Fear screams, power whispers. Don't be afraid of a man who screams at you about how bad he is. Beware of the man who whispers "

WIP
HIGHWAY FULL OF NIGHT

Some of the authors visiting our book club this winter/spring to discuss their new books!

You both look amazing! Merry Christmas!

How Willie Nelson Sees America On the road with the musician, his band, and his family.

Alex Abramovich profiles Willie Nelson, whose sound, at 92, has been stripped to its essence. “Like poetry with a rhythm section,” his harmonica player says.
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Brave New World... (In which this generally Luddite author dips a toe into Substack.)

My book club now has its own Substack! open.substack.com/pub/bookthew...

Talking Headers is an outstanding name for a Brooklyn rec-league soccer team.

The women who work at Dos Toros are always exceedingly nice to me, but today they put on my favorite music and wouldn't let me pay for lunch, and that's one of the nicest holiday random acts of kindness I've received from people I don't know well.