Adam Sternbergh
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culture editor, NYTimes Opinion
novelist: THE EDEN TEST (out now); THE BLINDS; NEAR ENEMY; SHOVEL READY
I wear suits now
novelist: THE EDEN TEST (out now); THE BLINDS; NEAR ENEMY; SHOVEL READY
I wear suits now
which animal’s excrement will be added to the lexicon next
This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
February 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
which animal’s excrement will be added to the lexicon next
this whole sequence is what I like to imagine happens at Lauryn Hill's house every weekend
February 2, 2026 at 3:56 AM
this whole sequence is what I like to imagine happens at Lauryn Hill's house every weekend
not sure there's a way to avoid this but the Grammy memorial format can't help but feel like "lots of people died this year but some people REALLY died"
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 AM
not sure there's a way to avoid this but the Grammy memorial format can't help but feel like "lots of people died this year but some people REALLY died"
so zero days then
Kristi Noem: "I always tell people that the days you don't hear about us are the days we were successful."
February 2, 2026 at 2:39 AM
so zero days then
stick around, tonight's Grammys are going to end with Whiskey Friday
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
stick around, tonight's Grammys are going to end with Whiskey Friday
my timeline contains multitudes
February 2, 2026 at 2:32 AM
my timeline contains multitudes
jelly roll do a back flip challenge
olivia dean do a back flip challenge
sombr do a backflip challenge
February 2, 2026 at 2:27 AM
jelly roll do a back flip challenge
watching the Grammys is a great way to be reminded that CBS otherwise only airs law-enforcement procedurals with acronyms for names
February 2, 2026 at 2:24 AM
watching the Grammys is a great way to be reminded that CBS otherwise only airs law-enforcement procedurals with acronyms for names
they killed MTV it only exists now in the Grammy telecast commercial breaks
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
they killed MTV it only exists now in the Grammy telecast commercial breaks
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Kendrick has won nine and counting Grammys since Drake said "Kendrick just opened his mouth, someone go hand him a Grammy"
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Kendrick has won nine and counting Grammys since Drake said "Kendrick just opened his mouth, someone go hand him a Grammy"
Reposted by Adam Sternbergh
reading your timeline like
February 2, 2026 at 2:02 AM
reading your timeline like
how did that bit not end with bad bunny performing
February 2, 2026 at 2:08 AM
how did that bit not end with bad bunny performing
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A reminder that the Kennedy Center is the literal and legal and congressional designated presidential memorial to JFK. This would be like Trump tearing down the Lincoln Memorial to build something “better.”
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 AM
A reminder that the Kennedy Center is the literal and legal and congressional designated presidential memorial to JFK. This would be like Trump tearing down the Lincoln Memorial to build something “better.”
unfortunately doechii broke the model
Thinking back on how last year's Best New Artist lineup was one "holy hell!" performance after another. Not so much this year! (But the person I was pulling for won.)
February 2, 2026 at 2:04 AM
unfortunately doechii broke the model
olivia dean do a back flip challenge
sombr do a backflip challenge
alex warren do a backflip challenge
February 2, 2026 at 1:58 AM
olivia dean do a back flip challenge
sombr do a backflip challenge
alex warren do a backflip challenge
February 2, 2026 at 1:48 AM
sombr do a backflip challenge
alex warren do a backflip challenge
February 2, 2026 at 1:43 AM
alex warren do a backflip challenge
Addison Rae needs to fire her whole management team
if you win Best New Artist then the next year they let you perform in the actual auditorium
February 2, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Addison Rae needs to fire her whole management team
if you win Best New Artist then the next year they let you perform in the actual auditorium
February 2, 2026 at 1:36 AM
if you win Best New Artist then the next year they let you perform in the actual auditorium
makes total sense to close the Kennedy Center right now for two years, why keep it open, it's not like there's a huge national anniversary or anything coming up but I guess why bother when you can only book Kid Rock
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 2, 2026 at 1:32 AM
makes total sense to close the Kennedy Center right now for two years, why keep it open, it's not like there's a huge national anniversary or anything coming up but I guess why bother when you can only book Kid Rock
every single artist in the audience at the Grammys looks vaguely aggravated to be there
February 2, 2026 at 1:30 AM
every single artist in the audience at the Grammys looks vaguely aggravated to be there
watching the Grammys and just conflated Katseye and Blackpink and told someone that there's a performance coming up by Pinkeye so I may be ready for bed I think
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 AM
watching the Grammys and just conflated Katseye and Blackpink and told someone that there's a performance coming up by Pinkeye so I may be ready for bed I think
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
