@danbarry58.bsky.social
Longtime journalist at The New York Times, author, flaneur.
Coins tell the story of us. One of the world's finest collections can be found in lower Manhattan, but almost no one ever sees these coins, and so off to Toledo they go.
My story, with the typically excellent photos of Todd Heisler.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
After they were finished catching up, he ended the call with, “I’ll see you all of a sudden, kid. Bye-bye.” How could we be so lucky to get the combination of William Kennedy and @danbarry58.bsky.social all in one story?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
I went up to Albany all of a rainy night and what mug do I find but William Kennedy, THE William Kennedy. Author of "Ironweed," "Roscoe," and so many other novels that endure. He's 97, he's still writing - and he'll drink you under the table. So here: Your "Great Read."
13.11.2025 17:18 — 👍 17 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 2
“It is anti-American at its core.” A great story from @danbarry58.bsky.social about yet another Trump fiasco of ego and sycophancy in the making
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Another @danbarry58.bsky.social classic. These columns are a genre all their own. NYT: A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
09.11.2025 18:50 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Trump administration is planning to feature the sitting president on a coin, upending an anti-monarchical custom dating to George Washington, who might as well have coined the phrase “No Kings.”
My dive into the numismatic past:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Sometimes I feel like Una O’Connor’s scream.
31.10.2025 23:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The filming of “The Lost Children of Tuam” in Tuam, Co. Galway. A scene from my story: “Their oversize hobnail boots beat a frantic rhythm as they hustle to their likely slap at the schoolhouse door.”
h/t: The Tuam Herald
"As in, now."
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
So very honored to talk about storytelling with the great journalist Line Vaaben at the Fortellingens Kraft 2025 conference in Bergen, Norway. I assured everyone that speaking truth to power continues in the United States.
20.09.2025 16:00 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bergen, Norway
September 2025
So they're shooting a movie this month in Ireland that is based on my 2017 story, "The Lost Children of Tuam." It's about the scandalous mother and baby homes and the indefatigable Catherine Corless, who exposed the heartbreaking truth -- forcing Ireland to reckon with its past.
11.09.2025 23:18 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Today is my 30th anniversary at The New York Times. The parade up Fifth Avenue begins at noon. It will feature Jumbo the elephant, Mayor Jimmy Walker, Mr. Met, Miss Rheingold, and various Tammany dignitaries assembled by Big Tim Sullivan. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
05.09.2025 12:15 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Dedicated public servants, sacrificed at the altar of Trump. A great and galling story from @danbarry58.bsky.social and @alanfeuer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
24.08.2025 20:31 — 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0A prosecutor's firing "confirmed for him his view that the Justice Department he had been honored to work for was now helping to whitewash a traumatic event in American history, supporting President Trump’s reframing of its violence as patriotic" and of some DOJ lawyers as villains or traitors.
24.08.2025 15:23 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
And, for those who prefer, there's an audio version of our DOJ pardon/purge story, with a brief explanation of how Alan Feuer and I approached it. Produced by @adriennehurst.bsky.social and read by me. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
24.08.2025 13:32 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
After Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 rioters, there has come the purge - of the federal prosecutors who handled the cases. Fired or demoted for doing their jobs. Story by Alan Feuer and me.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
The President of the United States: Too much focus at the Smithsonian on “how bad slavery was.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
Out of Order
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
Celtic Swirl
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
The Script of Snails
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
Artist: Low Tide
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
Summer Blur
Queensbury, New York
August 2025
To all professionals (and retirees) in the journalism, film, television, radio, theatre, entertainment, and arts world, join the challenge to post a photo of yourself in your job. Just a picture, no description. The goal is to flood social media with our profession.
29.07.2025 19:14 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A deeper look at Vance Boelter, the Minnesota man accused of having a political hit list and killing a Democratic legislator and her husband and critically wounding another Democratic lawmaker and his wife.
With stellar journalists @ruthgraham.bsky.social and @londonoe.bsky.social.
Today is the 44th anniversary of the conclusion to baseball's longest game: 33 innings, between the Rochester Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox. McCoy Stadium, where it all took place, was just torn down. So pause, remember, and celebrate responsibly.
23.06.2025 15:44 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The upstate New York town of Herkimer and its famous native son, The Human Calculator, have something to say about basketball. Namely, that the game was invented there. Read my story and discuss: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/n...
17.06.2025 23:52 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Red, White, and Blue: Limited Edition
‘Merica
June 2025
