Judith Newman

Books to Help You Make — and Keep — Those Pesky New Year’s Resolutions

My mandatory "New Year, New You " reviews...What's your resolution this year? (Or have you, like me, said the hell with it?). Books to Help You Make — and Keep — Those Pesky New Year’s Resolutions www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/b...

Protesters Denouncing Trump Unite Across the Country

C'mon NYT. The "forcefulness" of trump's second term? How about the lawlessness?

Protesters Denouncing Trump Unite Across the Country www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

Dear Pet Sitter: Please Lock Up the Knives and Watch Out for Blimps

Oh, you should see some of the instructions i've seen....

Dear Pet Sitter: Please Lock Up the Knives and Watch Out for Blimps www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/w...

Jane Goodall holding a sign that says “Vote for Nature!” in a group shot

For over 60 years, Jane Goodall was a force for research about our precious planet—and climate change action to protect it—while breaking glass ceilings along the way.

I'll so miss her courage and commitment to help expand what we know about our world and preserve it for the generations to come.

"He added, “In the therapeutic setting, what Amy went through, whether it’s true or not, it has value because the emotion is real.” NOT WHEN YOU POTENTIALLY RUIN SOMEONE's LIFE YOU IDIOT. this story is incredible

The Billionaire, the Psychedelics and the Best-Selling Memoir

Popping into Bluesky after a social media respite to bring you this amazing story that Liz Egan and Katie Rosman have been working on for months.

Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Cuomo, Singling Out Another Political Target

If you needed any more proof that Trump is threatened by the idea of Andrew Cuomo as NYC Mayor....

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...

It would be a mistake to count out this tough, deeply kind mofo. After all, he wants to see how this all ends more than any of us.

Helene’s Unheard Warnings As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few ...

NEW: As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable.

But there were no evacuation orders, and few grasped what was coming.

By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social and @cgaribay.bsky.social

#georgesantos: 1 month for defrauding voters, 86 months for stealing money from a homeless veteran trying to get funds to operate on his sick dog.

Want to Be a Better Friend? Read These Books. (Gift Article) In an era of loneliness, friends are more important than ever. How do we find, and keep, these connections?

Not having friends is detrimental to our health a smoking 15 cigarettes a day... (and other things I learned from reading books about friendship for this column):
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...

Son is going to today's rally in NYC with a sign thst says END THE CORN LAWS with the idea that anty cute girl who understands the sign is the girl for him.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🚢🚢🚰🚰

Today's rally in Union Square. I wanted to see less people who look like me and more people who looked like my son Henry . What will it take to get people in their 20s angry about what's going on?

From D Parker's "Constant Reader" anthology, you need copy now. It will heal your bilious soul.

"Daddy what's an optimist?" ...

"One who thought that Margot Asquith wasn't going to write anymore," replied the absent minded professor, as he wound up the cat and put the clock out.

Sexy time doesn’t need to be a hassle.

This just in: Trump suggests injecting bleach into Gaza.

January 2025 Polling Roundup: What do voters think of the UK’s main political parties? Politics UK's overview of public opinion polls in January 2025

Reform Within One Point of Labor! (My son's new gig, becoming the Steve Kornacki of the UK.):

newshubgroup.co.uk/news/uk/janu...

Congratulations on a job well done to all the kids on college campuses who bravely stood up to Genocide Joe

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Is it nuts to think tariffs are part of a plan to look like a hero when he removes them? ie: Tariffs go into place, prices skyrocket. Tariffs are removed , prices go down. T. then claims he has reduced prices. He is a chaos Agent. And People have short/no memories. They'll believe him.

PROP - PR Over Policy.

Don't confuse them.

He is flooding the zone. He knows that media will cover everything he does. Getting people upset. Which helps give him more coverage of the upset people. All just talking about him.

Dems need to be strategic.

We wanted to know how women feel about the social media companies' increasing emphasis on masculine energy. So we talked to three incels at a GameStop in Toms River.

History is not going to look kindly on Merrick Garland.

I need say no more...

Great ensemble cast, but still mediocre show. It’s the writing. Too clever by half, everyone talks to each other the same way, lousy delineation of the characters. maybe the point is that nobody among these friends has any boundaries, but it comes across as one big writer-room wank fest.

You’re the US Marines band at the White House and Mavis Staples 👑 walks into the room so you start playing "I’ll Take You There" and this happens👇

What a great story. Wow. 🥹

Not sure if you fully comprehend the degree of betrayal people feel about MSNBC and its incessant happy talk before the election. On the bright side, not tuning in has freed up hours of the day.

Calling Professors Dunning and Kruger ….

Good for Biden for pardoning his son. If only he’d been able to issue more righteous F yous to his opposition during his presidency.