Ryu Spaeth
@ryuspaeth.bsky.social
Features Editor, New York Magazine
"Readers will recognize in this version of Epstein not the sociopathic blackmail artist he is rumored to have been but a more quotidian figure: the nerd whom other nerds regard as cool." nymag.com/intelligence...
Jeffrey Epstein, King of the Dweebs
Why did so many powerful nerds see the pedophile financier as cool?
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November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Readers will recognize in this version of Epstein not the sociopathic blackmail artist he is rumored to have been but a more quotidian figure: the nerd whom other nerds regard as cool." nymag.com/intelligence...
The @nymag.com annual Power Issue is devoted to the Democrats, who, yes, do not have much power at all, but that's what makes them so interesting! Everything is up for grabs. First up is Simon van Zuylen-Wood on the Bernie Bros v the Abundance Bros: nymag.com/intelligence...
Socialism or Abundance?
Two visions fight for the Democratic Party’s soul as it searches for purpose, direction, and a modicum of popularity.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The @nymag.com annual Power Issue is devoted to the Democrats, who, yes, do not have much power at all, but that's what makes them so interesting! Everything is up for grabs. First up is Simon van Zuylen-Wood on the Bernie Bros v the Abundance Bros: nymag.com/intelligence...
November 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
In the latest issue of @nymag.com I wrote about being a parent in the age of Six Seven www.thecut.com/article/what...
The ‘Six Seven’ Panic
Adolescent slang has always been impenetrable to adults. That’s the point.
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October 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
In the latest issue of @nymag.com I wrote about being a parent in the age of Six Seven www.thecut.com/article/what...
This story from the archives on the War at Zabar's is so good: www.grubstreet.com/article/zaba...
The War at Zabar’s
Can three feuding partners ruin the world’s greatest deli?
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October 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This story from the archives on the War at Zabar's is so good: www.grubstreet.com/article/zaba...
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So many crazy details in Ben Terris's story about Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski, who we can confirm are not only dating but running DHS together: nymag.com/intelligence...
Who Really Runs DHS?
Kristi Noem is the face of Trump’s police state. Corey Lewandowski is the muscle.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
So many crazy details in Ben Terris's story about Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski, who we can confirm are not only dating but running DHS together: nymag.com/intelligence...
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New York magazine asked me to explore Roblox and report back on what the hell is going on in there. I found kids are bombarded with covert ads, casino-style manipulation, and nonstop enticements to spend their parents' money.
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The Brain-Rotting Dystopia of Roblox
What if the world’s most beloved video-game app is turning children into mindless hyperconsumers?
nymag.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
New York magazine asked me to explore Roblox and report back on what the hell is going on in there. I found kids are bombarded with covert ads, casino-style manipulation, and nonstop enticements to spend their parents' money.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
The final scene in this profile of Vivian Wilson by @brockcolyar.bsky.social is so good! www.thecut.com/article/vivi...
The Nearly Normal Young Adulthood of Vivian Wilson
Her father is the richest man alive with an anti-trans vendetta. She’s still figuring out what she wants to do.
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September 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The final scene in this profile of Vivian Wilson by @brockcolyar.bsky.social is so good! www.thecut.com/article/vivi...
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I watched a 65 y/o woman move her whole face for this story 😱
Inside the uncanny world of The Face-Lift Singularity, or, how "undetectable" surgery became undetectable: www.thecut.com/article/unde...
Inside the uncanny world of The Face-Lift Singularity, or, how "undetectable" surgery became undetectable: www.thecut.com/article/unde...
The Forever-35 Face
The face-lift is better than ever, and everybody wants one. Deep inside the uncanny world of the surgically ageless.
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September 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I watched a 65 y/o woman move her whole face for this story 😱
Inside the uncanny world of The Face-Lift Singularity, or, how "undetectable" surgery became undetectable: www.thecut.com/article/unde...
Inside the uncanny world of The Face-Lift Singularity, or, how "undetectable" surgery became undetectable: www.thecut.com/article/unde...
For my first ever byline at @thecut.com I profiled Andrew Garfield about his new role as bad boy/villain in After the Hunt: www.thecut.com/article/andr...
The Temptations of Andrew Garfield
After years of playing the hero, the actor steps into the role of villain in After the Hunt.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
For my first ever byline at @thecut.com I profiled Andrew Garfield about his new role as bad boy/villain in After the Hunt: www.thecut.com/article/andr...
Some terrific writing and reporting here from @reeveswiedeman.bsky.social on the Kennedys as they watch RFK Jr (with Trump's assistance) dismantle their legacy: nymag.com/intelligence...
Hijacking the Kennedys
Only one cousin is in a position of power — and his family can only watch helplessly as he destroys much that they stood for.
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August 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Some terrific writing and reporting here from @reeveswiedeman.bsky.social on the Kennedys as they watch RFK Jr (with Trump's assistance) dismantle their legacy: nymag.com/intelligence...
An excerpt from Giri Nathan's terrific new book up at New York magazine today @girinathan.bsky.social : nymag.com/intelligence...
Are Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz Friends?
Inside the rivalry that has already defined a new generation of tennis.
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August 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
An excerpt from Giri Nathan's terrific new book up at New York magazine today @girinathan.bsky.social : nymag.com/intelligence...
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Nearly every third sentence in this story left me stunned. nymag.com/intelligence...
The Crypto Maniacs and the Torture Townhouse
How two men charged with an outrageous kidnapping scheme introduced a new kind of crime to the city.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Nearly every third sentence in this story left me stunned. nymag.com/intelligence...
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A Food52 executive stole hundreds of thousands of dollars for luxury clothing and travel. And she put it all on Instagram!
www.thecut.com/article/food...
www.thecut.com/article/food...
The Food52 Executive Who Used the Company Credit Card for Everything
Shannon Muldoon, 38, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer for clothes and travel.
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August 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A Food52 executive stole hundreds of thousands of dollars for luxury clothing and travel. And she put it all on Instagram!
www.thecut.com/article/food...
www.thecut.com/article/food...
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More chaos at the Washington Post, as several newsroom leaders take buyouts and the new Opinion editor seems determined to clean house
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nymag.com/intelligence...
Things Are Somehow Getting Worse for the Washington Post
A raft of buyouts and multiple ongoing shake-ups have left staff despondent and unsure about the future.
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July 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
More chaos at the Washington Post, as several newsroom leaders take buyouts and the new Opinion editor seems determined to clean house
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Well they did it. www.thecut.com/article/mens...
Beware ‘Summer Long Balls’
Men with swollen scrotums are walking among us.
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July 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Well they did it. www.thecut.com/article/mens...
A delightful dispatch from Up North by @svzwood.bsky.social, featuring a whole country raging mad at the people Down South (that's us): nymag.com/intelligence...
You Have No Idea How Furious the Canadians Are
There’s nothing like a common enemy to make a country come together.
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July 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A delightful dispatch from Up North by @svzwood.bsky.social, featuring a whole country raging mad at the people Down South (that's us): nymag.com/intelligence...
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"Nearly 70 percent of Democrats now have an unfavorable view of Israel, according to Pew. Yet Democratic officials carry on as if full-throated support for Israel were party doctrine," writes @ryuspaeth.bsky.social. nymag.com/intelligence...
Israel Was Supposed to Sink Zohran Mamdani
Will the Democratic Party absorb the lesson?
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July 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"Nearly 70 percent of Democrats now have an unfavorable view of Israel, according to Pew. Yet Democratic officials carry on as if full-throated support for Israel were party doctrine," writes @ryuspaeth.bsky.social. nymag.com/intelligence...
So many great/horrific details in this dispatch from Kyoto by @reeveswiedeman.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...
June 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
So many great/horrific details in this dispatch from Kyoto by @reeveswiedeman.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...
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This story names something that had been really bothering me: public opinion, shaped by irrefutable, horrific, daily reporting by people in Gaza, turned against Israeli government years ago. Polls have shown this consistently. Why do Dems ignore their voters on this? nymag.com/intelligence...
Israel Was Supposed to Sink Zohran Mamdani
Will the Democratic Party absorb the lesson?
nymag.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This story names something that had been really bothering me: public opinion, shaped by irrefutable, horrific, daily reporting by people in Gaza, turned against Israeli government years ago. Polls have shown this consistently. Why do Dems ignore their voters on this? nymag.com/intelligence...
Our cover this week is of course Zohran. I wrote about the Democratic Party’s utter inability to reckon with the fact that their voters oppose the war in Gaza nymag.com/intelligence...
Israel Was Supposed to Sink Zohran Mamdani
Will the Democratic Party absorb the lesson?
nymag.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Our cover this week is of course Zohran. I wrote about the Democratic Party’s utter inability to reckon with the fact that their voters oppose the war in Gaza nymag.com/intelligence...
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The Atlantic — which added ~100,000 new subscribers in the single week after breaking the Signal story — has been on a very expensive hiring spree:
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Are You a $300,000 Writer?
Inside The Atlantic’s extremely expensive hiring spree.
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June 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Atlantic — which added ~100,000 new subscribers in the single week after breaking the Signal story — has been on a very expensive hiring spree:
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Suzy Hansen stares into the abyss. The reckoning we need. nymag.com/intelligence...
Israel’s Crimes of the Century
How Israel, with the help of the U.S., broke not only Gaza but the foundations of humanitarian law.
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June 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Suzy Hansen stares into the abyss. The reckoning we need. nymag.com/intelligence...
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"In its annihilative force and ambition, the Israeli campaign is unique among modern conflicts. In fact, the term 'war crime' is not even adequate for what's happening in Gaza."
A searing, essential piece by Suzy Hansen:
A searing, essential piece by Suzy Hansen:
Israel’s Crimes of the Century
How Israel, with the help of the U.S., broke not only Gaza but the foundations of humanitarian law.
nymag.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"In its annihilative force and ambition, the Israeli campaign is unique among modern conflicts. In fact, the term 'war crime' is not even adequate for what's happening in Gaza."
A searing, essential piece by Suzy Hansen:
A searing, essential piece by Suzy Hansen: