Adam Sternbergh
sternbergh.bsky.social
Adam Sternbergh
@sternbergh.bsky.social
culture editor, NYTimes Opinion

novelist: THE EDEN TEST (out now); THE BLINDS; NEAR ENEMY; SHOVEL READY

I wear suits now
omg that heyward contract
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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We're hosting 12 people for Thanksgiving but they are all nice and sane and normal, so I guess we'll just talk about movies! I wish all of you a happy day of easy discourse, and if you can't have that, I hope you win every fight. I'm thankful for almost all of you! Exceptions have been blocked. xox
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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worst forest/trees problem in generations is that a canto is A SECTION OF A LONG POEM. THAT'S IT. YOU DIDN'T WRITE A CANTO BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT THE WORD LOOKED COOL ON YOUR MEMOIR. CANTOS ARE POEMS. THAT LANGUAGE IS DYNAMIC DOES NOT MAKE YOUR SLAMBOOK A CANTO AMERICAN OR OTHERWISE
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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All of the other teams pursuing Cease can now desist.
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
in Canada we don’t do Thanksgiving in November we just sign huge free agents and chew bubblegum and we’re all out of bubblegum
BREAKING: The New York Post has learned Dylan Cease to Blue Jays. $210M, 7 years
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
GOD BLESS US EVERYONE
BREAKING: The New York Post has learned Dylan Cease to Blue Jays. $210M, 7 years
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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“Rian Johnson is simply very good at this, at crafting seemingly impossible crimes, and building airtight mysteries around them,” @jasondashbailey.com writes. “All are witty, giddy, and unapologetically brainy, while retaining their crowd-pleasing qualities.”
crookedmarquee.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
sorry Coen brothers but I am forcing you by presidential decree out of your semi-retirement to finally make that adaptation of THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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New York City helped my mother become the artist she is today. The next generation deserves a City Hall that lifts up tomorrow's artists as well.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Poppies are red

Though some prefer roses
Take the hint, then; and when thou art dead, never bury thyself under living people’s noses.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
post a famous bathroom scene
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
me, reading this:

wut
come on
dimwits
no way losers
wait chupacabra exists folks there are pictures
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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And did absolutely nothing to stop them.
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I can never tell if the anti-apple pie brigade consists of people who are pastry snobs and will only accept high-end petit fours or people who think the height of desserts is cheesecake factory
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Do I think apple pie is lesser pie? Yes, I do. Will I eat all of it and often direct from the pan? Also, yes.
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
butt-dialed fantasy football team now 9-2, sole possession of first place

I am possibly in a league full of bots and/or children

reminder: this is a team that was auto-drafted when I unknowingly butt-dialed into a public fantasy league
for those closely following my butt-dialed fantasy football team the fact that Dak Prescott just hit Jake Ferguson for a TD has gone a long way to sending me to a butt-dialed record of 8-2
um my butt-dialed fantasy football team is now 5-1 and in first place

to reiterate: I am not entirely sure how the rules of fantasy football work
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
how much does an ouster weigh exactly
BREAKING NEWS: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE | Trump is weighing the ouster of Kash Patel, according to sources.

READ MORE HERE: www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
nobody

absolutely no one

not a single person anywhere, ever

"Rush Hour 4"
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
me: I could citibike up town but you know what I’ll save some time and hop the train

me, 40 minutes later: [waiting for ‘train traffic ahead’ to clear]
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I’m sorry but you need to rethink your rebranding campaign like right MS NOW
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
now excited to run for president on my platform of “Devil’s Advocate 2: Jury Of My Fears”
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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CHOTINER: I want to take a step back to 2023. Your child asked to watch Cocomelon and you stated that you didn’t “get that channel,” is that correct?

ME: yes

CHOTINER: I see
CHOTINER: so it’s your assertion that YouTube kids doesn’t work after dark?

ME: that’s correct

CHOTINER: interesting
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
tired: HBO’s YOUNG POPE

wired: HBO’s WOKE QB
Woke QB ranks

1. Jalen Hurts
2. Joe Burrow
3. Russell Wilson
4. Tyler Shough

(there are only four)
🚨🚨🚨 Saints QB Tyler Shough is woke! He’s woke! 🚨🚨🚨
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM