Chris Stanford

Cover of a book, with the title The Great Resistance: The 400-Year Fight to End Slavery in the Americas by Carrie Gibson. The jacket is red, with the image of a freedom-fighting maroon, and the typeface is yellow with the subtitle in white.

I've not really cracked how Bluesky works but I'm not going to let that stop me from doing a cover reveal for my next book.

And here it is:

Out 6 January 2026! Preorder now at the usual spots, including:
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Because you needed a video of a group of cute otters chasing a butterfly... 😊

León Krier, Architect Whose Classical Work Won a Royal Ally, Dies at 79

“He was obsessed with perfection in an imperfect world. On one level, that’s admirable, but it also means you will suffer lots of disappointments.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/a...

A mosaic of movies posters on a yellow background with black type that says, "THE 100 BEST MOVIES OF THE 21ST CENTURY I've Seen 31 so far . . ."

I've got some work to do. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Want More Excitement From the N.B.A.? Try the Korean Broadcast.

“In the big moments . . . we want communion, and it turns out you don’t really need language for that.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/s...

okay, headline chat: a bunch of you have asked me who writes them and how they work. I’ll talk about it but the tl;dr is that it’s complicated and can vary a lot depending on the specific writer(s) and editor(s) involved.

After Cuts, the National Weather Service Is Hiring Again (Gift Article) The agency plans to hire more than 100 people after nearly 600 were laid off or retired as part of the governmentwide cuts this year.

Breaking: Looking for a job in weather? It is official, after losing 600 jobs this year, the National Weather Service will now post 126 new positions.

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A screen grab of a correction in the New York Times: “A correction was made on May 28, 2025: A photograph with an earlier version of this obituary was published in error. It depicted the explosion of the Death Star II from “Return of the Jedi,” not the explosion of the Death Star from “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope.”

The Star Wars/Star Trek fans will catch you every time:

My Boss Wants to Sleep on My Couch Every Week

A reminder that people are insane. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/b...

This #EarthDay2025 seems a good moment to share some Gerard Manley Hopkins:
“What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet”

A Pristine Family Photo. Then Barack Obama Strolls By. (Gift Article) The former president was taking a morning walk just as two young siblings posed with the Washington Monument and cherry blossoms serving as a perfect backdrop.

“What! Barack Obama is in my picture?” exclaimed Belle, 4. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...

The Gen X Career Meltdown (Gift Article) Just when they should be at their peak, experienced workers in creative fields find that their skills are all but obsolete.

Every generation has its burdens. The particular plight of Gen X is to have grown up in one world only to hit middle age in a strange new land. It’s as if they were making candlesticks when electricity came in. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Impeached South Korean President Released From Jail The move comes after a court ruled that the detention of President Yoon Suk Yeol was invalid, but won’t affect the insurrection and other charges he faces for declaring martial law.

Breaking News: South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was released after a court ruled he had been detained illegally. He still faces insurrection and other charges.

The London Restaurant the Yellow Bittern Serves Up Stews and Controversy (Gift Article) The cook at the London restaurant the Yellow Bittern serves up controversy alongside hearty stews. And it all boils down to class.

The Yellow Bittern has only weekday seatings, at noon and 2. The head cook says the restaurant, “reminds people that they don’t have two hours in the middle of the day to have lunch.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/d...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s Husband of Nearly 60 Years, Dies at 82 Mr. Dean was known to shy away from the spotlight as his wife rose to fame.

Carl Dean, an asphalt paver who met his future wife, Dolly Parton, outside a Nashville laundromat more than six decades ago and quietly championed his wife as she rose to superstardom, died on Monday. He was 82. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...

How Could the Weather Service Change Under Trump? President Trump tangled with its forecasters during his first term. As he slashes government spending, many wonder what that means for weather data.

The US has a national meteorological service because people kept dying in shipwrecks in the 19th century. Its remit has grown since then.

We wrote about what the Weather Service could look like under Trump, amid Project 2025's push to privatize forecasts.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/w...

Boris Spassky, Chess Champion Who Lost ‘Match of the Century,’ Dies at 88 When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention reduced them to pawns in a wider drama.

Years later, he was reported to have said of his 1972 match with Bobby Fischer: “I was happy to lose the championship. My years as champion were the worst years of my life.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/w...

Overlooked No More: Lena Richard, Who Brought Creole Cooking to the Masses (Gift Article) She hosted a cooking show years before Julia Child was on the air, tantalizing viewers with okra gumbo, shrimp bisque and other Southern specialties.

“If you were lighter than a brown grocery store bag, you could have certain privileges. She didn’t meet those standards.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...

How to Back Up All Your Data and Important Documents Readers worried after Mr. Musk and his team were given access to federal payment systems. Here’s how to back up all your data and documents.

There are a lot of questions in our inbox these days about data (and payment) security at the IRS, the Social Security Administration and other places, with teenagers and 20-somethings rooting around in the systems. Back up everything, for any numbers of reasons. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/b...

What Have Trump and His Administration Said and Done So Far? Gaza, Tariffs, U.S.P.S. (Gift Article) The New York Times is tracking the actions taken by, and significant statements made by, President Trump and his administration during the first 100 days of Mr. Trump’s second term.

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Bird Flu Enters a New Phase, Scientists Say (Gift Article) A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected.

A bird flu pandemic is not inevitable. But a series of developments over the past few weeks indicates that the possibility is no longer remote.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...

Both the New York Times and Washington Post obituaries for Jimmy Carter have joint bylines including writers who have been dead for years. The Guardian ran an obit with a single byline—and yes, the writer has been dead since 2021.

South Korea’s Acting President Han Duck-Soo Faces Impeachment Vote (Gift Article) The vote was the second major impeachment in two weeks after President Yoon’s ill-fated martial law bid set off turmoil. The country’s currency has plunged.

For the second time in two weeks, South Korean lawmakers have voted to oust the head of state. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/w...

Two small bunnies wait for Santa in their living room, hiding around a Christmas Tree, both eyeing the chimney intently. One of them has a small camera to record the event. There is also a plate of cookies on a small table nearby.

Daily bunny no.2814 is doing investigative journalism

The 2024 Faces Quiz: Do You Recognize These Notable People of 2024? (Gift Article) See how well you know the defining personalities of 2024 with The New York Times Faces Quiz.

Only 36 of 52 this year. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

South Korea President Yoon Defends Martial Law Decree in Defiant Speech President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to “fight to the end,” despite the opposition’s push to impeach him and his own party’s demand that he resign from office.

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www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...

It’s only Wednesday night but the events of the week thus far have convinced me beyond any reasonable doubt that more Americans need to eat kimchi

NO. 7 GEORGIA SURVIVES AFTER EIGHT OVERTIME PERIODS ‼️

The Bulldogs rallied from a 17-0 halftime deficit to stave off in-state rival Georgia Tech, winning 44-42 in a match with major Playoff implications.

Art Collector Who Bought a $6 Million Banana Offers to Buy 100,000 More The vendor who sold the banana only received a quarter for the fruit. Now the buyer of the conceptual work has offered his fruit stand a bigger payday.

The fruit stand strikes back: “There’s not any profit in selling bananas.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/n...

London’s 850-Year-Old Smithfield Meat Market Is Set to Close (Gift Article) Livestock has been traded on the historic site in Britain’s capital for centuries. The local authority voted this week to close it.

“Intriguingly, for a country as old and interested in its history as the U.K., people are surprisingly willing to move on.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/w...