Pinned
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
"Old ghosts, bigger risks, and a city turning glossy and ruthless, and you’ve got peak Whitehead." - Oprah Daily on @colsonwhitehead.com's upcoming book, COOL MACHINE: www.oprahdaily.com/entertainmen...
The Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Include the Triumphant Returns of Michael Pollan and Lindy West
Jesmyn Ward, George Saunders, and Elizabeth Strout return, and stars like Liza Minnelli, Octavia Spencer, and Laverne Cox spill all the tea.
www.oprahdaily.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:56 PM
"Old ghosts, bigger risks, and a city turning glossy and ruthless, and you’ve got peak Whitehead." - Oprah Daily on @colsonwhitehead.com's upcoming book, COOL MACHINE: www.oprahdaily.com/entertainmen...
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
Two more good reasons to vote Lander just dropped
Gov. Hochul and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries are endorsing Rep. Dan Goldman for reelection .
This puts them on a collision course with Mayor Mamdani, who's backing Brad Lander's primary challenge against Goldman. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/06/r...
This puts them on a collision course with Mayor Mamdani, who's backing Brad Lander's primary challenge against Goldman. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/06/r...
Rep. Dan Goldman scores Jeffries and Hochul endorsements in NY-10 fight
The move sets up a Titanic proxy fight with incoming Mayor Mamdani, who has backed Lander after the pair forged an alliance during Mamdani’s successful run for City Hall.
www.nydailynews.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Two more good reasons to vote Lander just dropped
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
gigi's geisha palace, peoria, illinois, 1980
January 4, 2026 at 11:36 AM
gigi's geisha palace, peoria, illinois, 1980
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
You can’t report illegal acts because you don’t want to compromise them being carried out is an interesting take, if true
NYT, WaPo learned of the secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin but held off publishing what they had at the administration's request to avoid endangering US troops
January 4, 2026 at 4:18 AM
You can’t report illegal acts because you don’t want to compromise them being carried out is an interesting take, if true
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
No fucking around in 2026
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
No fucking around in 2026
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
A New Year's Toast from Patricia Highsmith (and me) 🥂🥂
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A New Year's Toast from Patricia Highsmith (and me) 🥂🥂
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
Very pleased that New York City will have an inaugural poet and such a fine one in the great Cornelius Eady. Poet Elizabeth Alexander of the Mamdani arts and culture transition committee doing good work: “Poets and artists…can say things that politicians can’t say.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/n...
‘This Is Our Time’: Acclaimed Poet to Honor Mamdani With Inaugural Poem
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Very pleased that New York City will have an inaugural poet and such a fine one in the great Cornelius Eady. Poet Elizabeth Alexander of the Mamdani arts and culture transition committee doing good work: “Poets and artists…can say things that politicians can’t say.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/n...
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
Dragged that sucker probably 300ft before he shook loose. Dark out, foggy as fuck
Once my ex and I hit an elf on a rural highway in northern Arkansas.
December 16, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Dragged that sucker probably 300ft before he shook loose. Dark out, foggy as fuck
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society https://theonion.com/historians-quibbling-over-exact-definition-of-concentration-camp-sign-of-healthy-society/
December 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society https://theonion.com/historians-quibbling-over-exact-definition-of-concentration-camp-sign-of-healthy-society/
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
Inauguration 2026. Let's welcome Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on January 1. As a member of the Inaugural Committee and New Yorker, l'd love to invite you. *Everyone* is welcome.
RSVP:
www.transition2025.com/inauguration
RSVP:
www.transition2025.com/inauguration
December 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Inauguration 2026. Let's welcome Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on January 1. As a member of the Inaugural Committee and New Yorker, l'd love to invite you. *Everyone* is welcome.
RSVP:
www.transition2025.com/inauguration
RSVP:
www.transition2025.com/inauguration
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
brown's corridor to night club, fallsburg, new york, 1977
December 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
brown's corridor to night club, fallsburg, new york, 1977
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
Sonny Rollins getting ready to go onstage at the Apollo Theatre in New York City, 1961.
Photograph by Steve Schapiro.
Photograph by Steve Schapiro.
December 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Sonny Rollins getting ready to go onstage at the Apollo Theatre in New York City, 1961.
Photograph by Steve Schapiro.
Photograph by Steve Schapiro.
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
An unnoticed SISSY SPACEK - 76 Candles🎂 today - in front of a cinema showing CARRIE in 1976.
December 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
An unnoticed SISSY SPACEK - 76 Candles🎂 today - in front of a cinema showing CARRIE in 1976.
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
Israeli police arrest Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus at Christmas party
Israeli police arrest Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus at Christmas party
Officers closed Christmas event in Haifa, confiscating equipment and also arresting a DJ and a street vendor
Israeli police arrested a Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus during a raid on a Christmas party in Haifa, a civil rights monitor has said.
Israeli officers closed an event celebrating Christmas on Sunday, confiscating equipment, and arresting the Palestinian Santa Claus, as well as a DJ and a street vendor. In a video, police can be seen pushing the men to the ground and handcuffing them as bystanders watched. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Israeli police arrest Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus at Christmas party
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
Before we all float away on a tide of eggnog, here's @time.com's preview of 36 anticipated books coming in 2026. Many thanks to Lucy Feldman for the opportunity. time.com/7341767/most...
The 36 Most Anticipated Books of 2026
The year ahead promises new books from George Saunders, Colson Whitehead, Ann Patchett, Ruth Ozeki, Jesmyn Ward and more
time.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Before we all float away on a tide of eggnog, here's @time.com's preview of 36 anticipated books coming in 2026. Many thanks to Lucy Feldman for the opportunity. time.com/7341767/most...
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
started / going
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
started / going
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
billionaire: i have 3 brains. in my skull
interviewer: incredible
interviewer: incredible
December 20, 2025 at 4:33 AM
billionaire: i have 3 brains. in my skull
interviewer: incredible
interviewer: incredible
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
joining the great machine consciousness
December 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
joining the great machine consciousness
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
People out here seem oddly confused by elevators.
December 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
People out here seem oddly confused by elevators.
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
Reposted by Colson Whitehead
White men have been griping about the unfair advantages given to Black people since literally the day after slavery
December 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
White men have been griping about the unfair advantages given to Black people since literally the day after slavery