Jennifer Senior
@jennifersenior.bsky.social
Started a sublet here on 11/10. Staff writer for the Atlantic, former daily book critic and Monday op-ed columnist for the NYT. Author of All Joy and No Fun & On Grief. Wife of Mark, mom of R, step-mom of E and G.
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While watching that horrifying, globe-shifting exchange with Zelenkskyy, I couldn't help but think about what a deliberately staged reality-TV moment it was, with two people ganging up on one and screaming a classic, totally petulant reality-TV accusation: They hadn't been thanked enough.
Amazing that in the 90s we considered it bad form for presidents to make bad land deals in the Ozarks www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
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November 16, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Amazing that in the 90s we considered it bad form for presidents to make bad land deals in the Ozarks www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
However MAGA chooses to explain this away will be one of the most extreme examples of cognitive dissonance theory in the history of ever.
November 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
However MAGA chooses to explain this away will be one of the most extreme examples of cognitive dissonance theory in the history of ever.
From the incomparable @jvl.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
From the incomparable @jvl.bsky.social
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Traffic fatalities for kids rise on Halloween. Drive carefully.
Study of 42 years of Halloweens and 1 ,580,608 traffic crashes reveals relative risk of a pedestrian fatality is 43% higher on Halloween compared with control evenings. A typical Halloween results in 4 additional pedestrian deaths.
Study of 42 years of Halloweens and 1 ,580,608 traffic crashes reveals relative risk of a pedestrian fatality is 43% higher on Halloween compared with control evenings. A typical Halloween results in 4 additional pedestrian deaths.
Pedestrian Fatalities Associated With Halloween in the United States
This study examines 42 years of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data to establish whether Halloween is associated with an increased rate of pedestrian fatalities.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Traffic fatalities for kids rise on Halloween. Drive carefully.
Study of 42 years of Halloweens and 1 ,580,608 traffic crashes reveals relative risk of a pedestrian fatality is 43% higher on Halloween compared with control evenings. A typical Halloween results in 4 additional pedestrian deaths.
Study of 42 years of Halloweens and 1 ,580,608 traffic crashes reveals relative risk of a pedestrian fatality is 43% higher on Halloween compared with control evenings. A typical Halloween results in 4 additional pedestrian deaths.
New Yorkers! If you’re free, please consider attending. George’s book—a work of fiction! where his career began!—is terrific, and he’s a thoughtful and engaging thinker with a megawatt brain and supersized heart…
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
New Yorkers! If you’re free, please consider attending. George’s book—a work of fiction! where his career began!—is terrific, and he’s a thoughtful and engaging thinker with a megawatt brain and supersized heart…
Does anyone else see the heist at the Louvre and the wrecking ball to the East Wing as some kind of perverse cosmic alignment? Like thieves are brazenly walking off with pieces of our countries’ histories in broad daylight?
October 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Does anyone else see the heist at the Louvre and the wrecking ball to the East Wing as some kind of perverse cosmic alignment? Like thieves are brazenly walking off with pieces of our countries’ histories in broad daylight?
Am current reading the galleys of George Packer’s novel, “The Emergency,” a terrifying parable about today’s America. Believe it or not, he imagined *exactly this.* Uncanny. Amazon link: a.co/d/ff5dDBv
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'King Trump' shares AI video showing himself bombing No Kings protesters with feces amid nationwide unrest, watch it here
President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social. The clip shows him as a pilot dropping feces on protesters. The "No Kings" demonstrations are a large movement against his policies...
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October 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Am current reading the galleys of George Packer’s novel, “The Emergency,” a terrifying parable about today’s America. Believe it or not, he imagined *exactly this.* Uncanny. Amazon link: a.co/d/ff5dDBv
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
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Please excuse your Gen X colleagues who are unable to focus today
Sugar is back! New music at sugarcopperblue.com PLUS May 2026 live shows in NYC and London. All the info is here!
October 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Please excuse your Gen X colleagues who are unable to focus today
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The Atlantic’s journalists will not sign the Pentagon’s press policy. Statement here from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg:
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Atlantic’s journalists will not sign the Pentagon’s press policy. Statement here from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg:
King of the bespoke resistance vid doing a no-king resistance vid.
On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
King of the bespoke resistance vid doing a no-king resistance vid.
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First rule of scamming: Learn to spell.
October 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
First rule of scamming: Learn to spell.
She may have had regrets about it, but she was wrong. Best Oscar outfit ever.
October 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
She may have had regrets about it, but she was wrong. Best Oscar outfit ever.
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Golden ratio.
October 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Golden ratio.
This, by @collinshughes.bsky.social, is an exemplar of a review, imho. Intelligent about the play; respectful and perceptive in its criticism (she talks about the subtle requirements of successful stage acting); and nuanced, giving credit where credit is due. So good. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/t...
‘Waiting for Godot’ Review: Cue the Air Guitar
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October 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This, by @collinshughes.bsky.social, is an exemplar of a review, imho. Intelligent about the play; respectful and perceptive in its criticism (she talks about the subtle requirements of successful stage acting); and nuanced, giving credit where credit is due. So good. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/t...
The Atlantic re-upped this story today, so I’m sharing it too. One thing I’d say: I wish I’d suggested “Don’t Feel Bad If You Have Insomnia” as the headline. That’s really what it’s about. Draining away the stigma — both of the condition and how we solve it. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
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September 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Atlantic re-upped this story today, so I’m sharing it too. One thing I’d say: I wish I’d suggested “Don’t Feel Bad If You Have Insomnia” as the headline. That’s really what it’s about. Draining away the stigma — both of the condition and how we solve it. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
24 years today.
Bobby McIlvaine was 26 when he died in the September 11 attacks. For her 2021 Pulitzer Prize–winning story, Jennifer Senior visited his loved ones to understand how their pain endures. https://theatln.tc/Txh867AC
September 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
24 years today.
McWhorter ATE this column. One per week, please (begs the befuddled Gen X parent of a Zoomer). www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/o...
Opinion | Chat! I Finally Clocked Why Biggie Ate That Meme.
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September 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
McWhorter ATE this column. One per week, please (begs the befuddled Gen X parent of a Zoomer). www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/o...
Friends! On Sept 18, I’ll be speaking with Dr. Arthur Caplan about grief and the challenges of accessing end-of-life care at the 3rd Annual Faith Sommerfield Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Completed Life Initiative. Free and open to the public! #endoflifecare www.eventbrite.com/e/third-annu...
Third Annual Faith Sommerfield Memorial Lecture
Please join us!
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September 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Friends! On Sept 18, I’ll be speaking with Dr. Arthur Caplan about grief and the challenges of accessing end-of-life care at the 3rd Annual Faith Sommerfield Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Completed Life Initiative. Free and open to the public! #endoflifecare www.eventbrite.com/e/third-annu...
Drove back from Montreal a couple hours ago and the new tariff rules are so confusing I had no idea whether I was supposed to declare the vintage Nirvana T-shirt I bought for $24 or not
August 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Drove back from Montreal a couple hours ago and the new tariff rules are so confusing I had no idea whether I was supposed to declare the vintage Nirvana T-shirt I bought for $24 or not
Enjoying the deadpan register of Trump coverage these days.
August 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Enjoying the deadpan register of Trump coverage these days.
If you’re an admirer of beautiful obituaries (I am—there’s nothing like a well-lived life told well), you must read this remembrance by @seremony.bsky.social of her mother, Sam. I teared up raised a glass today; so should you.
And the sausages line is hilarious.
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And the sausages line is hilarious.
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Sam—1929 to 2025
A fond farewell to a fashion editor, mother and friend
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August 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If you’re an admirer of beautiful obituaries (I am—there’s nothing like a well-lived life told well), you must read this remembrance by @seremony.bsky.social of her mother, Sam. I teared up raised a glass today; so should you.
And the sausages line is hilarious.
open.substack.com/pub/sarahmur...
And the sausages line is hilarious.
open.substack.com/pub/sarahmur...
This beer is Vermont in a can.
August 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
This beer is Vermont in a can.
Delighted to report it’s also delish.
August 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Delighted to report it’s also delish.