Patrick Radden Keefe

Now THIS????

is a white man!

this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!

John Bennet, Enemy of the “Blah Blah Blah” “An editor is like a shrink,” was one of many Bennetisms. He was that, and a lot more.

Source: this wonderful remembrance of Bennet by Nick Paumgarten www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

I have been thinking about this line today, on the value of editors, from the late great John Bennet, for no reason in particular.

mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one

Re-watched "The Beat My Heart Skipped" which led me back to "Fingers" (1978) and the original trailer which promises "Fingers ... will touch you." Simpler times!

I bet he can pronounce it now

Philippe Sands has written a terrific (and terrifically well timed) new book on the subject of impunity, and I'm going to be interviewing him about it next week at @92ndstreety.bsky.social. Come! @philippesands.bsky.social www.92ny.org/event/philip...

Cover of The Anthony Bourdain Reader: New, Classic, and Rediscovered Writing. Red cover, outline of Bourdain, cream colored typewriter font.

Now available at @acappellabooks.bsky.social:

www.acappellabooks.com/pages/books/...

Intro by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social #AnthonyBourdain

I'm certain they would. But also I will be coming to Australia it looks like, so there might be signed copies closer to home!

With apologies for more talk about a book that isn't out til the Spring ... I'm partnering with the wonderful indy bookshop Three Lives to handle orders for signed copies of LONDON FALLING in the US (slightly different setup in the UK about which more soon).

Job Posting: Senior Editor - The Sentry The Sentry is seeking an experienced Senior Editor responsible for directing and executing comprehensive editorial, review, and quality assurance processes for all reports, policy briefs, presentation...

2) thesentry.org/jobs/senior-...

Job Listing: Director of Multimedia and Strategic Communications - The Sentry Director of Multimedia and Strategic Communications Location: Remote Full-time Salary Range: $130,000-160,000 Reports to: Executive Director   Position Overview The Sentry is seeking an innovative and...

Two new job postings at the terrific org my wife runs, @thesentryorg.bsky.social, both of which might appeal to journalists who are looking to transition to an adjacent sector, or to social media/video/comms/editorial folks with interest in investigative work 1) thesentry.org/jobs/directo...

Go Shanti.

h/t @bcfinucane.bsky.social @dlknowles.bsky.social

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

Thanks, pal.

Still working out the details but looking like maybe in May (!)

Last night I watched ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and was fairly blown away by how prescient it feels in capturing the encroaching dystopia of this moment in American history.
Today I woke up to this clip which feels on about 5 different levels like it could be an outtake from the movie.

YES. We're still sorting out all the logistics but if you email Three Lives & Co in NYC info@threelives.com they should be able to sort you out. Their phone is (212) 741-2069

LONDON FALLING | Kirkus Reviews A tragic death in a transformed city.

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

First review of my new book LONDON FALLING, from Kirkus. At a moment when every day feels like a month and every month feels like a year, April 7 is still a very long way off. But the book is available for pre-order now. 🙏

that's right

Mercenary Meltdown - The Sentry August 2025 Download the full report The first Wagner Group fighters arrived in Bamako in January 2022 to assist the Malian military junta in its counterterrorism campaign. Three and a half years late...

Fascinating new report from @thesentryorg.bsky.social on what happened when Mali invited the Wagner Group into the country to help fight terrorism. Short answer: nothing good. thesentry.org/reports/merc...

Added bonus: it's very funny

The History of The New Yorker’s Vaunted Fact-Checking Department Reporters engage in charm and betrayal; checkers are in the harm-reduction business.

In the weird, terrible moment we're all experiencing of contested reality / distorted reality / unreality, I was heartened by this wonderful Zach Helfand piece about the brilliant, heroic fact checkers of @newyorker. May they save civilization.

Astrid Holleeder stapt uit anonimiteit: 'Wil niet meer iemand anders zijn' De zus van de tot levenslang veroordeelde crimineel Willem Holleeder maakte dat bekend in het tv-programma RTL Boulevard.

Astrid has come out of hiding. When my piece about her ran, we had to negotiate to use the photo above, showing (very artfully, I thought) just her eye. Here, for the first time on the internet, is her face.
nos.nl/artikel/2580...

Big update on this piece tonight...

Exclusive | NYC’s most secretive mansion stands to list for the first time in decades following the death of its heiress owner The sprawling maisonette at 666 Park Ave. could soon return to the market after spending many years completely hidden from view.

The gargantuan Upper East Side residence of Arthur and Jillian Sackler just hit the market. When the Sacklers lived there, the 12,000 square-ft triplex had its own dedicated address
--- 666 Park Avenue --- but someone decided it might be a good idea to rebrand as 660M 😂 nypost.com/2025/08/21/r...