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
novelist: THE EDEN TEST (out now); THE BLINDS; NEAR ENEMY; SHOVEL READY
I wear suits now
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"Billie Eilish's theory of property." OK guys!
It’s time to put Billie Eilish’s theory of property out to pasture, Richard Epstein and Max Raskin write.
"Americans are not thieves who built on stolen land." https://wapo.st/4rDYzrn
"Americans are not thieves who built on stolen land." https://wapo.st/4rDYzrn
February 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"Billie Eilish's theory of property." OK guys!
"It is DIY or die."
Great post on the (exciting, terrifying) future of literature in a world increasingly barren of mainstream book coverage
Great post on the (exciting, terrifying) future of literature in a world increasingly barren of mainstream book coverage
Quick and dirty post on this countercraft.substack.com/p/why-litera...
February 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
"It is DIY or die."
Great post on the (exciting, terrifying) future of literature in a world increasingly barren of mainstream book coverage
Great post on the (exciting, terrifying) future of literature in a world increasingly barren of mainstream book coverage
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they can just put it back as an artwork www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/w...
The Louvre Thieves Dropped This Priceless Crown. Now It Looks Like This.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
they can just put it back as an artwork www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/w...
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A blessing on those who read pieces in literary journals and send kind words to their authors.
February 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
A blessing on those who read pieces in literary journals and send kind words to their authors.
tfw when your movie contains lingering takes of "suggestive textures"
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
tfw when your movie contains lingering takes of "suggestive textures"
this looks like a concept drawing for a lost coen bros movie
going through some old photos and found this from years ago that i took in richmond. what a building!
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 AM
this looks like a concept drawing for a lost coen bros movie
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A+ ad placement on ESPN’s trade tracker
February 4, 2026 at 9:50 PM
A+ ad placement on ESPN’s trade tracker
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Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
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For those looking for freelance work in the wake of WaPo layoffs: I'm an editor at large overseeing Ideas & Culture at Bloomberg, including our Books coverage. Find me at [email protected]
February 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
For those looking for freelance work in the wake of WaPo layoffs: I'm an editor at large overseeing Ideas & Culture at Bloomberg, including our Books coverage. Find me at [email protected]
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For everyone who's insisting that the Post's decline is part of a pre-planned plot.
Never attribute malice to what can be easily explained by incompetence.
February 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
For everyone who's insisting that the Post's decline is part of a pre-planned plot.
me too
February 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
me too
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Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
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Everything about the Washington Post news is depressing, but to lose what was once one of the best book sections in the English-language world is a gut punch.
February 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Everything about the Washington Post news is depressing, but to lose what was once one of the best book sections in the English-language world is a gut punch.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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"
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reading your timeline like
February 2, 2026 at 2:02 AM
reading your timeline like