Ted Gesing

Best news illustration of the year. Well done @ricardotomas.bsky.social

Opinion | A New Kind of Copycat Killer

"since Kirk’s killing, the mood in this country has sometimes reminded me of what it felt like after Sept. 11, a combination of genuine fear and mourning, hysterical sanctimony and vicious opportunism."

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...

Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

The viewership for network news has long been in decline and its long-term fate is sealed. This bribe shows the end is deserved and can't come soon enough.

They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.

This is Pulitzer worthy stuff. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...

Stalin’s Image Returns to Moscow’s Subway, Honoring a Brutal History

Growing up, I never could have imagined that history would become the ultimate culture war. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/w...

Opinion | For One Hilarious, Terrifying Day, Elon Musk’s Chatbot Lost Its Mind

This is a proper sci-fi novel of an opinion piece. One of the most interesting things I've ever read on AI. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/o...

With Khloud, Khloe Kardashian Will Release a Protein-Packed Popcorn Social media has fueled a “proteinification” of snacks, and Khloé Kardashian is hopping on board with a line of enhanced popcorn.

God help us. We're told we're eating too many carbs and our response is to start coating them in protein powder. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/s...

I'm not sure I share the conceptual aversion you do, but judging by the trailer this seems likely to be a terrible film.

Endorsement by Mayor Adams Appears to Lift Sales of Kash Patel’s Book (Gift Article) The F.B.I. director saw sales of his book about the government’s “deep state” rise by nearly 800 percent after Mayor Eric Adams lavished praise on it.

Eric Adams has found his next career as a book club host. He can move product! Endorsement by Mayor Adams Appears to Lift Sales of Kash Patel’s Book www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/n...

‘White Lotus’ Theme Song Composer Won’t Return for Season 4 Cristóbal Tapia de Veer’s music was one of the breakout stars of HBO’s vacation thriller. But in an exclusive interview, the composer revealed that he had ooh’ed his last loo-loo.

Brilliant tea spilling from the composer of The White Lotus. A great palate cleanser amidst the doomsday tariff stories. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/s...

An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.

Is there a volunteer Due Process Army? Sign me up.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Astounding and masterful reporting by @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social, but there's got to some legal subterfuge at play in the not knowing it's real until the bombs dropped narrative.

Warner Bros Negotiating Big Sale Of Shelved ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Movie: The Dish Warner Bros' shelved 'Coyote vs Acme' movie finally might find a new home with the studio deep in sale negotiations. Will Forte, John Cena and Lana Condor star.

Very glad to hear this film may get rescued. The stories of its shelving only make me want to support it. I expect I'm not alone in this.

The Hackman death ruling is a good reminder that most deaths that seem mysterious are just too sad for us to imagine.

He Was Pushed in Front of a Subway Train. How Did He Survive? Joseph Lynskey was waiting for the subway in Manhattan last month when a random act of violence transformed his life.

Actually a Great Read. But the headline is misleading. I guess "We Are All Joseph Lynsky" wouldn't fly. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/n...

Yes! But if they said it like that I'd run for the hills!

This story is bizarre. Leo sounds like some dystopian ideal of a boyfriend. "If you need to talk about it or need any support, I’m here for you. Your comfort and well-being are my top priorities. 😘 ❤️"

Other than WFH, it's hard to think of another trend so dramatically accelerated by covid.