Mark Sarvas

We have destroyed something by our presence, a world perhaps.

~Virginia Woolf (The Waves)

[Stèle avec lune by Anna-Eva Bergman]

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Media exclusive Bari Weiss to lead CBS News as part of major Paramount Skydance shakeup: sources By Alexandra Steigrad Published Oct. 2, 2025, 3:24 p.m. ET

CBS News will now be a megaphone for the country's most vicious crusader against free speech, and the most relentless propagandist of far-right disinformation.

Cancel Paramount Plus, call every CBS advertiser until their only remaining ads are for MyPillow and Daily Stormer.

Murrow is spinning in the ol’ grave.

a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits

No need to be scared of him. The trend is clear - everyone outside of his hard base is abandoning him.

Two white-haired women stand outdoors facing each other in conversation. The woman to the left is shorter. In the background are the concrete buildings of Monterey Bay Aquarium and a distant view of the ocean.

Dr. Jane Goodall was a remarkable individual – as a scientist, as an advocate for wildlife and wild places, and as a source of profound hope for the future of our planet. She brought such a joyful spirit and unfailing optimism to her work. #inspiration #hope #wildlife #conservation

An inspiring giant. Talk about a life well-lived.

Rip Jane Goodall What amazing work you did with your life. A heartbreaking day

Guardian calling out Vance as a liar.

The Guardian should offer headline writing class to @nytimes.com editors.

A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down.

All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.

So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!

I think there is one thing we can all be reasonably certain about: Fetterman will be a one-term senator.

Happy Erev Shutdown to all who observe

She's Under Here: A Memoir (Signed) She's Under Here: A Memoir (Signed)

If you are interested in a signed copy of She's Under Here, please consider ordering from Diesel Bookstore (@dieselbookstore). They were so wonderful to me at the reading—as they are to all authors, and to readers—and it would be great to support them.

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We keep calling Stephen Miller the shadow President. Now you know why. The most powerful unelected psychopath in the world.

What the fuck is wrong with people? Are we terminally bored or just that desperate for an Atlantic byline?

Silver is just fucking with us now, right?

This is my amazing kiddo, who is a bit camera shy.

Have always loved that my favorite Beatles album, ABBEY ROAD, was released on my birthday …

list 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep

1. The Beatles
2. James Bond, both novels and films
3. Writing your first novel

I will never deviate from my position that Comey is a sanctimonious, insufferable G-Man action figure; but he nailed it today, and I suspect he will carve up these trumped up (sorry) charges.

Smashing news, bravo!

Thanks for the kind words. Yes, that was a big part of the books "blogosphere," that interconnectedness and the communication between sites. A sense of literary community.

Goodbye to all that The final days of The Elegant Variation

Check out my latest newsletter, in which I say a warm adieu to The Elegant Variation, which will go dark on September 30 when Typepad pulls the plug.

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Berger the dog with coastline

Berger wishes you a good morning.

They are so stupid and he is the king of them.

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.

It would be a shame for you to share it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Y’all are falling for bedbug clickbait again. What’s up with that?

I must out myself as a charter member of the not-impressed-by-Chotiner club.

Heartfelt congratulations!