Benjamin Hoffman
@bhh.bsky.social
Senior Editor at The New York Times. Junior Parent in Connecticut. Oldest looking (but chronologically youngest) sibling from California.
It kinda looks like Iggy has drained the life force out of Jack White to power himself for another 20 years
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
It kinda looks like Iggy has drained the life force out of Jack White to power himself for another 20 years
Post you from a different era
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Post you from a different era
I think Hamilton is the ultimate proof that social media is not real life. Everyone hates it. It’s cringe. So much backlash. Can’t say good things about it or else.
Also it’s been making millions on Broadway for a decade, tours nationally and LMM became like the default musical guy.
Also it’s been making millions on Broadway for a decade, tours nationally and LMM became like the default musical guy.
are we allowed to talk about how Hamilton is good again yet or is that still, like, off limits
November 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I think Hamilton is the ultimate proof that social media is not real life. Everyone hates it. It’s cringe. So much backlash. Can’t say good things about it or else.
Also it’s been making millions on Broadway for a decade, tours nationally and LMM became like the default musical guy.
Also it’s been making millions on Broadway for a decade, tours nationally and LMM became like the default musical guy.
Not saying Yamamoto isn’t in the conversation but putting that stat line out as evidence is hilarious since Madison Bumgarner was better in each of those categories in the 2014 postseason.
7g, 5-1 with 1 save, 1.03 ERA, 52.2 IP, 45 strikeouts, 0.65 WHIP
7g, 5-1 with 1 save, 1.03 ERA, 52.2 IP, 45 strikeouts, 0.65 WHIP
Was this the greatest postseason pitching performance in the modern era?
It’s absolutely in the conversation and I think time will only make this more impressive looking back
It’s absolutely in the conversation and I think time will only make this more impressive looking back
What a postseason from Yoshinobu Yamamoto
November 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Not saying Yamamoto isn’t in the conversation but putting that stat line out as evidence is hilarious since Madison Bumgarner was better in each of those categories in the 2014 postseason.
7g, 5-1 with 1 save, 1.03 ERA, 52.2 IP, 45 strikeouts, 0.65 WHIP
7g, 5-1 with 1 save, 1.03 ERA, 52.2 IP, 45 strikeouts, 0.65 WHIP
More day games, cheaper beer
Completely fix baseball with five words.
October 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
More day games, cheaper beer
Lady at high school football game’s merch stand: “Who’s your player?!”
My wife: “… the pep band?”
My wife: “… the pep band?”
October 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Lady at high school football game’s merch stand: “Who’s your player?!”
My wife: “… the pep band?”
My wife: “… the pep band?”
I finally watched the new Superman (I am very busy, ok?) and … I was not expecting it to be a two-hour explainer on E Unibus Pluram that’s perfectly digestible for kids and adults alike.
James Gunn really is a treasure.
James Gunn really is a treasure.
October 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I finally watched the new Superman (I am very busy, ok?) and … I was not expecting it to be a two-hour explainer on E Unibus Pluram that’s perfectly digestible for kids and adults alike.
James Gunn really is a treasure.
James Gunn really is a treasure.
You can almost picture Trent Reznor and Rick Rubin sitting there like “You know who would do a devastating cover of ‘Hurt’? This deeply uncool dork.”
Ah yes, famously uncool singer Johnny Cash. I am glad noted arbiter of cool the Wall Street Journal is willing to reconsider his case.
October 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
You can almost picture Trent Reznor and Rick Rubin sitting there like “You know who would do a devastating cover of ‘Hurt’? This deeply uncool dork.”
Ah yes, famously uncool singer Johnny Cash. I am glad noted arbiter of cool the Wall Street Journal is willing to reconsider his case.
October 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Ah yes, famously uncool singer Johnny Cash. I am glad noted arbiter of cool the Wall Street Journal is willing to reconsider his case.
(Guy who did a lot of radio and music production in college here. The way around this is you redline the recording of the commercials, losing a little quality but resulting in something that feels far louder at the same volume.) www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
California Passes Law Banning Loud Commercials on Streaming Services
Starting July 1 of next year, Netflix and Co. will need to keep the audio levels consistent from movie and TV shows to advertisements.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
(Guy who did a lot of radio and music production in college here. The way around this is you redline the recording of the commercials, losing a little quality but resulting in something that feels far louder at the same volume.) www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
The happiness I got from spending three years telling people, with a straight face, that there was absolutely nothing unusual or bad about KD joining the Warriors is something @thefarmerjones.bsky.social can never take away from me
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
October 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The happiness I got from spending three years telling people, with a straight face, that there was absolutely nothing unusual or bad about KD joining the Warriors is something @thefarmerjones.bsky.social can never take away from me
I'm not saying Metallica and some others didn't come off very poorly in the Napster era, but the internet has always believed everything should be free (music, movies, news, books) and has never had anything resembling a plan for how the people who create that stuff will get money for food or rent.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I'm not saying Metallica and some others didn't come off very poorly in the Napster era, but the internet has always believed everything should be free (music, movies, news, books) and has never had anything resembling a plan for how the people who create that stuff will get money for food or rent.
I'd like to think LeBron doesn't need the money. Though that would lead to the hard-to-fathom belief that he found the ad, and its rollout, compelling or clever.
So I actually kinda hope this was to cover gambling debts or something.
So I actually kinda hope this was to cover gambling debts or something.
October 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I'd like to think LeBron doesn't need the money. Though that would lead to the hard-to-fathom belief that he found the ad, and its rollout, compelling or clever.
So I actually kinda hope this was to cover gambling debts or something.
So I actually kinda hope this was to cover gambling debts or something.
Saw this as a subject line in an email from SFGate and immediately knew they were talking about @calpolyhumboldt.bsky.social.
September 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Saw this as a subject line in an email from SFGate and immediately knew they were talking about @calpolyhumboldt.bsky.social.
Sad to see that Marilyn Hagerty, the woman who wrote a review of her local Olive Garden, died. It still baffles me that anyone had an issue with that column, which was earnest, accurate and made no attempt to be anything it wasn't.
Also she spelled ambience correctly. apnews.com/article/mari...
Also she spelled ambience correctly. apnews.com/article/mari...
North Dakota newspaper columnist whose Olive Garden review went viral dies at 99
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died. She was 99.
apnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Sad to see that Marilyn Hagerty, the woman who wrote a review of her local Olive Garden, died. It still baffles me that anyone had an issue with that column, which was earnest, accurate and made no attempt to be anything it wasn't.
Also she spelled ambience correctly. apnews.com/article/mari...
Also she spelled ambience correctly. apnews.com/article/mari...
Remember when Paul Ryan got mocked for claiming he'd summited 40 of the 14ers?
Kilian Jornet is about to climb 60-plus of them, connecting each by foot or bicycle. And he plans to do it in about a month.
Seriously. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
Kilian Jornet is about to climb 60-plus of them, connecting each by foot or bicycle. And he plans to do it in about a month.
Seriously. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
He Wants to Climb Nearly All of America’s Tallest Peaks. In a Month.
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Remember when Paul Ryan got mocked for claiming he'd summited 40 of the 14ers?
Kilian Jornet is about to climb 60-plus of them, connecting each by foot or bicycle. And he plans to do it in about a month.
Seriously. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
Kilian Jornet is about to climb 60-plus of them, connecting each by foot or bicycle. And he plans to do it in about a month.
Seriously. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
I saw Fugazi a dozen times (or more), was at the Eddie Vedder walkout show during the Ticketmaster mess, was at the second to last Ramones show, etc. But I’ve never seen a crowd more locked in than when I saw Laurie Berkner play to hundreds of toddlers.
What is your biggest concert flex?
August 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I saw Fugazi a dozen times (or more), was at the Eddie Vedder walkout show during the Ticketmaster mess, was at the second to last Ramones show, etc. But I’ve never seen a crowd more locked in than when I saw Laurie Berkner play to hundreds of toddlers.
With the AJC dropping its print edition, I feel compelled to share one of the greatest moments in print design history
August 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
With the AJC dropping its print edition, I feel compelled to share one of the greatest moments in print design history
Yes, the millionaire NFL superstar and future Hall of Famer who is 6-5, hosts a wildly popular podcast and is dating one of the world’s most famous women (who is a billionaire) has a real masculinity problem. Hard to figure out how he can recover from this.
August 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Yes, the millionaire NFL superstar and future Hall of Famer who is 6-5, hosts a wildly popular podcast and is dating one of the world’s most famous women (who is a billionaire) has a real masculinity problem. Hard to figure out how he can recover from this.
When I was a kid, the only things I was told I couldn't watch were WWF and You Can't Do That on Television. Naturally I watched both constantly.
Hulk Hogan was a big reason I started watching. I immediately realized he was the least interesting of all the wrestlers, but, hey, thanks for the intro?
Hulk Hogan was a big reason I started watching. I immediately realized he was the least interesting of all the wrestlers, but, hey, thanks for the intro?
July 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
When I was a kid, the only things I was told I couldn't watch were WWF and You Can't Do That on Television. Naturally I watched both constantly.
Hulk Hogan was a big reason I started watching. I immediately realized he was the least interesting of all the wrestlers, but, hey, thanks for the intro?
Hulk Hogan was a big reason I started watching. I immediately realized he was the least interesting of all the wrestlers, but, hey, thanks for the intro?
Injuries in sports can be so cruel. A few years ago Trout was talked about as possibly the most talented baseball player ever with people flatly assuming he’d finish with Mays/Aaron-like numbers.
Now he’s 33 and MLB Network is excited he has almost as many homers as Andres Galarraga.
Now he’s 33 and MLB Network is excited he has almost as many homers as Andres Galarraga.
July 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Injuries in sports can be so cruel. A few years ago Trout was talked about as possibly the most talented baseball player ever with people flatly assuming he’d finish with Mays/Aaron-like numbers.
Now he’s 33 and MLB Network is excited he has almost as many homers as Andres Galarraga.
Now he’s 33 and MLB Network is excited he has almost as many homers as Andres Galarraga.
11-year anniversary of Shaun Livingston signing with Golden State and me making it the front of the sports section
July 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
11-year anniversary of Shaun Livingston signing with Golden State and me making it the front of the sports section
Spent some time trying to learn more about the aura farming kid. He’s 11, his nickname is Dika, he’s been a Tukang Tari (boat dancer) since he was 9 and his province made him a tourism ambassador this week.
And he is cooler than all of us. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
And he is cooler than all of us. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
What Is ‘Aura Farming’? This Tween Will Show You.
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Spent some time trying to learn more about the aura farming kid. He’s 11, his nickname is Dika, he’s been a Tukang Tari (boat dancer) since he was 9 and his province made him a tourism ambassador this week.
And he is cooler than all of us. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
And he is cooler than all of us. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
Someone should probably explain to the Superman marketing people that the glasses are kind of an important thing for Clark Kent unless you’re trying to dox him
July 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Someone should probably explain to the Superman marketing people that the glasses are kind of an important thing for Clark Kent unless you’re trying to dox him