Emily Nussbaum
@emilynussbaum.bsky.social
Theater critic for The New Yorker, Approval Matrix Creatrix
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“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
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Hundreds of ICE protests this weekend. Find one near you via this link 👇
Here's the map after 24 hours of launch. Find your event or get one up here: www.mobilize.us/map/?tag_ids...
January 10, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Hundreds of ICE protests this weekend. Find one near you via this link 👇
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Alan Cumming standing in front of his bedroom mirror in an embroidered silk dressing gown over a tuxedo shirt with a cubic meter of ruffles down the front, practicing saying
murder
MURder
murrrder
MUR-der
MURDer
murder
MURder
murrrder
MUR-der
MURDer
January 9, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Alan Cumming standing in front of his bedroom mirror in an embroidered silk dressing gown over a tuxedo shirt with a cubic meter of ruffles down the front, practicing saying
murder
MURder
murrrder
MUR-der
MURDer
murder
MURder
murrrder
MUR-der
MURDer
I think The Gashlycrumb Tinies should be a musical. I’m not sure how it would work, but this just popped into my head & I think it could happen
January 10, 2026 at 5:40 AM
I think The Gashlycrumb Tinies should be a musical. I’m not sure how it would work, but this just popped into my head & I think it could happen
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I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
January 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Chris Gethard reflects on the death of the middle-class comedy job: ‘The game is feeling progressively more rigged right now … We are being tricked into feeding a system that is going to do to us what Spotify did to musicians.’
‘Are We Participating in a Thing That Is Not Even Working?’
Chris Gethard reflects on the death of the middle-class comedy job: ‘The game is feeling progressively more rigged right now … We are being tricked into feeding a system that is going to do to us what Spotify did to musicians.’
www.vulture.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Chris Gethard reflects on the death of the middle-class comedy job: ‘The game is feeling progressively more rigged right now … We are being tricked into feeding a system that is going to do to us what Spotify did to musicians.’
I don’t know if Trump wants a used Nobel prize bc he thinks it has value no matter how he gets it… or bc he get a sick kick from the way extorting it by force DEvalues it, and I guess it really doesn’t matter, but Jesus we live in gross times
January 9, 2026 at 6:17 AM
I don’t know if Trump wants a used Nobel prize bc he thinks it has value no matter how he gets it… or bc he get a sick kick from the way extorting it by force DEvalues it, and I guess it really doesn’t matter, but Jesus we live in gross times
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if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Just saw Chess, a musical that made no sense, but that cast can BELT, so I was still highly entertained… I truly had zero idea what was going on during the final #, in which the ensemble was trapped in a neon green boxing ring, but I was still rooting for Nicholas Christopher
January 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Just saw Chess, a musical that made no sense, but that cast can BELT, so I was still highly entertained… I truly had zero idea what was going on during the final #, in which the ensemble was trapped in a neon green boxing ring, but I was still rooting for Nicholas Christopher
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Donald Trump’s approach to the world is not the isolationism that many of his supporters celebrated when he returned to office—it’s “a narcissistic form of unilateralism that says, loudly, I can do whatever I want, whenever and however I want to do it,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes.
Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else)
There’s no Trump Doctrine, just a map of the world that the President wants to write his name on in big gold letters.
www.newyorker.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Donald Trump’s approach to the world is not the isolationism that many of his supporters celebrated when he returned to office—it’s “a narcissistic form of unilateralism that says, loudly, I can do whatever I want, whenever and however I want to do it,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes.
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I wrote about the incomparable Béla Tarr. www.newyorker.com/culture/post...
Béla Tarr’s Unbroken Visions
In muckily deliberative masterworks such as “Sátántangó” and “The Turin Horse,” the Hungarian director monumentalized the process of decay and the passage of time.
www.newyorker.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I wrote about the incomparable Béla Tarr. www.newyorker.com/culture/post...
@michellegoldberg.bsky.social on Renee Nicole Good: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
January 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
@michellegoldberg.bsky.social on Renee Nicole Good: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
I’m glad that the NYT talked to Trump, it’s useful to have him articulate his narcissistic fascist philosophy in detail, out loud, but as far as I could see, they didn’t ask him about the Epstein files & that feels like a big mistake. He’s clearly succeeded in pushing them out of the news
January 8, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I’m glad that the NYT talked to Trump, it’s useful to have him articulate his narcissistic fascist philosophy in detail, out loud, but as far as I could see, they didn’t ask him about the Epstein files & that feels like a big mistake. He’s clearly succeeded in pushing them out of the news
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
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@reuters.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
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This is really big. de Blasio had to fight Cuomo tooth and nail to fund universal pre-K. Hochul is committing to funding not just pre-K and 3K in NYC but 2s as well.
New: Gov. Hochul is set to propose an expansion of universal pre-K statewide, funding for Mayor Mamdani's 2-Care program and pilots of additional child care expansions in select parts of the state. The pair will be in BK this morning with more details www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/...
Hochul to unveil plan for universal child care
The governor's path to universal child care starts with statewide pre-K and funding for 2Care in New York City.
www.cityandstateny.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This is really big. de Blasio had to fight Cuomo tooth and nail to fund universal pre-K. Hochul is committing to funding not just pre-K and 3K in NYC but 2s as well.
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Gift link to this detailed, harrowing breakdown of the Minneapolis shooting, including a synchronous analysis demonstrating that a video circulated as evidence that the ICE officer was "run over" does not in fact show that: www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Gift link to this detailed, harrowing breakdown of the Minneapolis shooting, including a synchronous analysis demonstrating that a video circulated as evidence that the ICE officer was "run over" does not in fact show that: www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part; you can’t even passively take part, and you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop
About an hour ago, @axios.com was first to report that some Dems will be pushing their caucus to shut down DHS at minimum over the ICE shooting today
January 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part; you can’t even passively take part, and you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop
American Canto or American WONTO?? (Sorry, I know this was dumb, but I had to get it out of my head)
January 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
American Canto or American WONTO?? (Sorry, I know this was dumb, but I had to get it out of my head)
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My parents are divorced so we have two January 6ths
January 7, 2026 at 12:49 AM
My parents are divorced so we have two January 6ths
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"This is already the Putin model: authoritarian rule that enables smash-&-grab oligarchy by those in the regime’s good favor. Trump is making it unusually explicit that in this sphere of influence, Trump-approved oligarchs will be enriched by our regional spoils.”
Trump just said "all" of Venezuela's oil must be made accessible to US oil companies. Trump wants to emulate Putin's model: Authoritarian, expansionist rulers carving up their regions and distributing the spoils of conquest to friendly oligarchs. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth about Venezuela Plan—and about MAGA Voters
To some critics, it’s about plunder. To others, it’s about hemispheric hegemony. Actually, it’s about both.
newrepublic.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:17 PM
"This is already the Putin model: authoritarian rule that enables smash-&-grab oligarchy by those in the regime’s good favor. Trump is making it unusually explicit that in this sphere of influence, Trump-approved oligarchs will be enriched by our regional spoils.”
I enjoyed watching Sentimental Value, which was relaxingly sad
January 7, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I enjoyed watching Sentimental Value, which was relaxingly sad
I’m watching one of the worst TV pilots I’ve seen in years and it’s almost *excitingly* terrible! Bad in a nostalgic way! Just because The Pitt got away with doing old school TV doesn’t mean everybody can
January 7, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I’m watching one of the worst TV pilots I’ve seen in years and it’s almost *excitingly* terrible! Bad in a nostalgic way! Just because The Pitt got away with doing old school TV doesn’t mean everybody can
I really don’t want to be looking at TikTok but every once in a while I stumble upon something that makes me lol www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh89hjk3/
The First Lady was in there blasting Dress by Taylor Swift #wlw #eleanorroosevelt #fdr #apush
TikTok video by Allison O'Conor
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January 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I really don’t want to be looking at TikTok but every once in a while I stumble upon something that makes me lol www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh89hjk3/
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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