Mark Harris
@markharris.bsky.social
Writer, husband, etc. Books: Pictures at a Revolution (2008), Five Came Back (2014), Mike Nichols: A Life (2021), Untitled gay cultural history (2026). Freelance: T, New York, etc. A long time ago: EW, Grantland, younger.
By request: The all-woman version!
February 8, 2026 at 6:12 AM
By request: The all-woman version!
In honor of the impending demise of the mass-market paperback, here's a little grid I pulled from my shelves.
(Yes, I do read women authors too. In nicer editions, obviously.)
(Yes, I do read women authors too. In nicer editions, obviously.)
February 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
In honor of the impending demise of the mass-market paperback, here's a little grid I pulled from my shelves.
(Yes, I do read women authors too. In nicer editions, obviously.)
(Yes, I do read women authors too. In nicer editions, obviously.)
Please take the time to read this superb @jamellebouie.net column. It establishes a baseline of truth for anyone who wants to think, talk, and write honestly about Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Please take the time to read this superb @jamellebouie.net column. It establishes a baseline of truth for anyone who wants to think, talk, and write honestly about Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
White House press corps, I know some of you are shy, so let me help you get started. This isn't fifty questions--I could only fit twenty-one in alt text--but let me know if you need more!
February 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
White House press corps, I know some of you are shy, so let me help you get started. This isn't fifty questions--I could only fit twenty-one in alt text--but let me know if you need more!
Not to indulge in shameless book promotion, but...I interviewed Mr. Harnick about this for MIKE NICHOLS: A LIFE and I still laugh at his delightful answer. (What I couldn't convey in the text was that this was a phone conversation and someone--his wife?--in the background said, "Oh yes you were!")
February 3, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Not to indulge in shameless book promotion, but...I interviewed Mr. Harnick about this for MIKE NICHOLS: A LIFE and I still laugh at his delightful answer. (What I couldn't convey in the text was that this was a phone conversation and someone--his wife?--in the background said, "Oh yes you were!")
You never know what you might learn from a quick Wikipedia search.
February 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
You never know what you might learn from a quick Wikipedia search.
Melania reviews are in. Not sure I've ever seen this from Metacritic before.
January 31, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Melania reviews are in. Not sure I've ever seen this from Metacritic before.
This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
!["The temperature in Minneapolis is dangerously high. There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. [Highlighted]: Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zknk3rjsatent75sdbbopown/bafkreid6g5bmlf3gyxj2egzcy33hkwiaqgrzuoh3yhbpenmvdmvyyobfq4@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
No. They do not "appear to" contradict it. They contradict it.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
No. They do not "appear to" contradict it. They contradict it.
He didn't "seem to" do it. He did it, repeatedly.
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
He didn't "seem to" do it. He did it, repeatedly.
This killer is coming from Criterion in April--a hugely influential, visually extraordinary 1967 LA noir. For those who've read Pictures at a Revolution: I originally had a much longer (wisely abandoned) concept that would have included this film. I'm so happy to have done a video for this release!
January 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
This killer is coming from Criterion in April--a hugely influential, visually extraordinary 1967 LA noir. For those who've read Pictures at a Revolution: I originally had a much longer (wisely abandoned) concept that would have included this film. I'm so happy to have done a video for this release!
As long as I'm sharing Tony's non-writing work, these are two of my favorites--a birthday present he made for me in 2018. Needless to say, I treasure these.
January 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
As long as I'm sharing Tony's non-writing work, these are two of my favorites--a birthday present he made for me in 2018. Needless to say, I treasure these.
He needlepointed this himself. It's a needlepoint pillow of the actor Ernest Thesiger needlepoint. It took forever and is awesome.
January 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
He needlepointed this himself. It's a needlepoint pillow of the actor Ernest Thesiger needlepoint. It took forever and is awesome.
Meryl Streep would never.
January 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Meryl Streep would never.
Tony Dokoupil, as anticipated by Philip Roth, in Our Gang (1972). Some closing thoughts from evening news anchorman and commentator Erect Severhead.
January 9, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Tony Dokoupil, as anticipated by Philip Roth, in Our Gang (1972). Some closing thoughts from evening news anchorman and commentator Erect Severhead.
Defaming a murdered woman and shrugging off her death with a lie is about as evil as it gets and no journalist who gets within shouting distance of this vicious troll should let him have a moment's peace about it.
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Defaming a murdered woman and shrugging off her death with a lie is about as evil as it gets and no journalist who gets within shouting distance of this vicious troll should let him have a moment's peace about it.
Also disputing the federal account: People with eyes.
January 7, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Also disputing the federal account: People with eyes.
No problem at all here, nothing to see, everybody just keep moving.
January 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
No problem at all here, nothing to see, everybody just keep moving.
Delightfully bonkers that someone decided these two movies would make a good "comedian double feature."
December 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Delightfully bonkers that someone decided these two movies would make a good "comedian double feature."
UPDATE: It was very unfair of me to suggest that the plaintiff is a tool of a law firm. It turns out he is awful in his own right. From Playbill:
December 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
UPDATE: It was very unfair of me to suggest that the plaintiff is a tool of a law firm. It turns out he is awful in his own right. From Playbill:
This...looks terrible? Is the magazine making some point about what AI still can't do, because otherwise, I don't get why you'd go out with something that looks like it was put together with safety scissors and Elmer's Glue.
December 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This...looks terrible? Is the magazine making some point about what AI still can't do, because otherwise, I don't get why you'd go out with something that looks like it was put together with safety scissors and Elmer's Glue.
I would like to make the point you were making, but louder and in the form of yelling it at you.
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I would like to make the point you were making, but louder and in the form of yelling it at you.