Oliver Staley
@ostaley.bsky.social
Professional word person. Now at Kyndryl. Formerly of the Observer, Quartz, Bloomberg, elsewhere. Very serious about trivia.
That’s my daughter on the right, at the Mamdani/AOC/Bernie rally in Queens, sporting an Effie for Congress cap (her mother). I am surrounded by impressive women!
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
That’s my daughter on the right, at the Mamdani/AOC/Bernie rally in Queens, sporting an Effie for Congress cap (her mother). I am surrounded by impressive women!
I’m not sure how cancelling my subscription to The New Yorker is going to *improve* the state of journalism. Pretty sure it will have the opposite effect.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I’m not sure how cancelling my subscription to The New Yorker is going to *improve* the state of journalism. Pretty sure it will have the opposite effect.
I did not think it was physically possible for someone named Morris Katz to be 26 years old
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I did not think it was physically possible for someone named Morris Katz to be 26 years old
In case you’re wondering, Miguel Rojas is wearing an $11k Van Cleef & Arpels “Alahambra” necklace (or so I am told)
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
In case you’re wondering, Miguel Rojas is wearing an $11k Van Cleef & Arpels “Alahambra” necklace (or so I am told)
October 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Tyler Hicks. Legend.
October 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Tyler Hicks. Legend.
Big news! Effie Phillips-Staley, an extraordinary and talented candidate for NY's 17th district (and, ahem, my wife), received a major endorsement from the Latino Victory Fund! It's a big step in a campaign with lots of them.
October 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Big news! Effie Phillips-Staley, an extraordinary and talented candidate for NY's 17th district (and, ahem, my wife), received a major endorsement from the Latino Victory Fund! It's a big step in a campaign with lots of them.
The first book I remember owning
May 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The first book I remember owning
You can now charge your phone on a London bus
May 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
You can now charge your phone on a London bus
May 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
What the hell Palace?
April 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
What the hell Palace?
Meanwhile, over on the other site …
April 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Meanwhile, over on the other site …
Starting to think it wasn't the Yankee's bats
April 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Starting to think it wasn't the Yankee's bats
Elon has broken @matt-levine.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Elon has broken @matt-levine.bsky.social
So apparently Columbia rolled over and surrendered its principles for nothing.
March 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
So apparently Columbia rolled over and surrendered its principles for nothing.
Totally legitimate and not at all bogus DEI survey from Hillsdale College
March 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Totally legitimate and not at all bogus DEI survey from Hillsdale College
The New York Times has gone too far. I’ve overlooked their lapses before but this is an outrage. Calling Kraven the Hunter obscure??? OBSCURE?
March 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The New York Times has gone too far. I’ve overlooked their lapses before but this is an outrage. Calling Kraven the Hunter obscure??? OBSCURE?
Calling this article “pro-censorship” is absurd and the reporters efforts to learn more about the site is included in her story
March 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Calling this article “pro-censorship” is absurd and the reporters efforts to learn more about the site is included in her story
Another example of why @matt-levine.bsky.social is the best in the business:
March 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Another example of why @matt-levine.bsky.social is the best in the business: