Benjamin Hoffman
@bhh.bsky.social
Editor at The New York Times. Junior Parent in Connecticut. Oldest looking (but chronologically youngest) sibling from California.
Repeatedly playing the ad about the doctor who got Lindsey Vonn back skiing when she proceeded to tear her ACL and then immediately had a horrific crash and a career ending injury is some big “Dan vs Dave” energy. Surely they could swap in some psoriatic arthritis ads instead.
February 17, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Repeatedly playing the ad about the doctor who got Lindsey Vonn back skiing when she proceeded to tear her ACL and then immediately had a horrific crash and a career ending injury is some big “Dan vs Dave” energy. Surely they could swap in some psoriatic arthritis ads instead.
I know it’s not factored into the ratings but Bad Bunny’s halftime show was a rare crossover hit between the 7th grade boys and 9th grade girls in Connecticut. Benito built a bridge no one thought was possible.
February 9, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I know it’s not factored into the ratings but Bad Bunny’s halftime show was a rare crossover hit between the 7th grade boys and 9th grade girls in Connecticut. Benito built a bridge no one thought was possible.
I saw Green Day for the first time as a preteen and just watched them play the Super Bowl with my 12 year old son.
A great moment punctuated by my 14 year old daughter saying “Aren’t they older than you? Why are they still doing this?”
A great moment punctuated by my 14 year old daughter saying “Aren’t they older than you? Why are they still doing this?”
February 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I saw Green Day for the first time as a preteen and just watched them play the Super Bowl with my 12 year old son.
A great moment punctuated by my 14 year old daughter saying “Aren’t they older than you? Why are they still doing this?”
A great moment punctuated by my 14 year old daughter saying “Aren’t they older than you? Why are they still doing this?”
You know what would have been a better summation of the Bay than an outsider talking about bands and poets from 50 years ago? Marshawn Lynch just saying we don’t have to explain ourselves to you and then the video cutting out.
February 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
You know what would have been a better summation of the Bay than an outsider talking about bands and poets from 50 years ago? Marshawn Lynch just saying we don’t have to explain ourselves to you and then the video cutting out.
I’m a vegetarian so I cancel this out. Me and Bobby = 1 omnivore.
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I’m a vegetarian so I cancel this out. Me and Bobby = 1 omnivore.
I never actually extricated myself from the Super Bowl after the sports department disbanded, because there was plenty of Styles stuff to do.
But barring something happening that touches on election analytics, I’ll be watching the game strictly as a fan for the first time since 1999. SO WEIRD.
But barring something happening that touches on election analytics, I’ll be watching the game strictly as a fan for the first time since 1999. SO WEIRD.
February 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I never actually extricated myself from the Super Bowl after the sports department disbanded, because there was plenty of Styles stuff to do.
But barring something happening that touches on election analytics, I’ll be watching the game strictly as a fan for the first time since 1999. SO WEIRD.
But barring something happening that touches on election analytics, I’ll be watching the game strictly as a fan for the first time since 1999. SO WEIRD.
Twenty one years ago I posted a questionable Seth Cohen take on the internet and it led directly to me meeting the girl of my dreams, getting married and having kids.
The lesson here: Never stop posting your takes, no matter how bad they are.
The girl who calls you an a-hole might be the one.
The lesson here: Never stop posting your takes, no matter how bad they are.
The girl who calls you an a-hole might be the one.
February 1, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Twenty one years ago I posted a questionable Seth Cohen take on the internet and it led directly to me meeting the girl of my dreams, getting married and having kids.
The lesson here: Never stop posting your takes, no matter how bad they are.
The girl who calls you an a-hole might be the one.
The lesson here: Never stop posting your takes, no matter how bad they are.
The girl who calls you an a-hole might be the one.
Wrote this before the vote where he got 7.3 percent. Felt just as good about it then as I do now that he’s a HOFer www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/s...
January 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Wrote this before the vote where he got 7.3 percent. Felt just as good about it then as I do now that he’s a HOFer www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/s...
I usually say my commute doesn’t feel long even if it takes a while. It turns out that doesn’t apply when Verizon is entirely out of service and I didn’t bring a book with me.
January 14, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I usually say my commute doesn’t feel long even if it takes a while. It turns out that doesn’t apply when Verizon is entirely out of service and I didn’t bring a book with me.
Season 2 of The Pitt opens with Dr Robby, an ER doc who has probably seen a thousand head injuries, riding a motorcycle with no helmet (but carrying a helmet) and wearing a fairly thick jacket on July 4 in Pittsburgh.
What in the world?
What in the world?
January 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Season 2 of The Pitt opens with Dr Robby, an ER doc who has probably seen a thousand head injuries, riding a motorcycle with no helmet (but carrying a helmet) and wearing a fairly thick jacket on July 4 in Pittsburgh.
What in the world?
What in the world?
Some personal news!
This week I started a new role as deputy editor of Election Analytics.
The quote Sam Sifton gave for the announcement summed up my career well: “Ben is at the very top of the short list of Times journalists who could move seamlessly from Sports to Styles to Election Analytics.”
This week I started a new role as deputy editor of Election Analytics.
The quote Sam Sifton gave for the announcement summed up my career well: “Ben is at the very top of the short list of Times journalists who could move seamlessly from Sports to Styles to Election Analytics.”
A New Role for Ben Hoffman | The New York Times Company
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January 8, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Some personal news!
This week I started a new role as deputy editor of Election Analytics.
The quote Sam Sifton gave for the announcement summed up my career well: “Ben is at the very top of the short list of Times journalists who could move seamlessly from Sports to Styles to Election Analytics.”
This week I started a new role as deputy editor of Election Analytics.
The quote Sam Sifton gave for the announcement summed up my career well: “Ben is at the very top of the short list of Times journalists who could move seamlessly from Sports to Styles to Election Analytics.”
Found out today that McDonald’s in Italy has Celiac-safe gluten-free cheeseburgers that come in a cross-contamination proof bag.
Which is even better than Canada where the fries are usually safe.
In summation: F you, American McDonald’s.
Which is even better than Canada where the fries are usually safe.
In summation: F you, American McDonald’s.
January 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Found out today that McDonald’s in Italy has Celiac-safe gluten-free cheeseburgers that come in a cross-contamination proof bag.
Which is even better than Canada where the fries are usually safe.
In summation: F you, American McDonald’s.
Which is even better than Canada where the fries are usually safe.
In summation: F you, American McDonald’s.
Same in CT. Chance of snow is 0. Precipitation is 0. Yet I have what looks like an hour of shoveling ahead of me if we want access to both cars tomorrow.
I don’t blame @mccanner.bsky.social entirely but weather IS her thing, so …
I don’t blame @mccanner.bsky.social entirely but weather IS her thing, so …
Chance of precipitation: 0%
Precipitation in the last 24 hours: 0.0”
Chance I’m looking out my window at snow falling and snow on the driveway: 100%
Precipitation in the last 24 hours: 0.0”
Chance I’m looking out my window at snow falling and snow on the driveway: 100%
January 4, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Same in CT. Chance of snow is 0. Precipitation is 0. Yet I have what looks like an hour of shoveling ahead of me if we want access to both cars tomorrow.
I don’t blame @mccanner.bsky.social entirely but weather IS her thing, so …
I don’t blame @mccanner.bsky.social entirely but weather IS her thing, so …
Not sure what this is going on about, she was in Mallrats and after you’ve hit that peak it’s kinda downhill no matter what
December 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Not sure what this is going on about, she was in Mallrats and after you’ve hit that peak it’s kinda downhill no matter what
Not going to Macy’s to see Santa for the first time since Obama’s first term was one thing, but I got a reality check on life with kids well into tween-teen hood when they told me what time I should make sure they’re awake by on Christmas.
So I’ll check in with them at 9:45 I guess?
So I’ll check in with them at 9:45 I guess?
December 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Not going to Macy’s to see Santa for the first time since Obama’s first term was one thing, but I got a reality check on life with kids well into tween-teen hood when they told me what time I should make sure they’re awake by on Christmas.
So I’ll check in with them at 9:45 I guess?
So I’ll check in with them at 9:45 I guess?
In all the time it took to set up that promo on the Sphere why didn’t Timmy think of something better to say?
December 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
In all the time it took to set up that promo on the Sphere why didn’t Timmy think of something better to say?
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.
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.