Blake Eskin
@blakeeskin.com
Chair of @journalismdesign.bsky.social at newschool.edu.
Editor, writer, producer, subway photographer. Podcast consulting at http://nounandverb.rodeo.
Knicks. Mets. Everton. Cook. Thief. His wife. Her lover.
Editor, writer, producer, subway photographer. Podcast consulting at http://nounandverb.rodeo.
Knicks. Mets. Everton. Cook. Thief. His wife. Her lover.
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Blake Eskin
@blakeeskin.com
· Nov 30
For all those celebrating how great Bluesky is, how it’s like it used to be at the other place before it scaled…
Maybe it’s like that first Shake Shack burger from Madison Square Park? Before there were hundreds of shacks, including one in Dubai International Airport?
Maybe it’s like that first Shake Shack burger from Madison Square Park? Before there were hundreds of shacks, including one in Dubai International Airport?
Philippe Gaulier, Revered Clown and ‘Tormentor’ of Aspiring Comedians, Dies at 82
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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completetheday.info
For those who don’t know, Rob was one of five people killed at the Annapolis newspaper on June 28, 2018. The others were:
Gerald Fischman
John McNamara
Rebecca Smith
Wendi Winters
For those who don’t know, Rob was one of five people killed at the Annapolis newspaper on June 28, 2018. The others were:
Gerald Fischman
John McNamara
Rebecca Smith
Wendi Winters
Complete the Day
cargo.site
completetheday.info
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
completetheday.info
For those who don’t know, Rob was one of five people killed at the Annapolis newspaper on June 28, 2018. The others were:
Gerald Fischman
John McNamara
Rebecca Smith
Wendi Winters
For those who don’t know, Rob was one of five people killed at the Annapolis newspaper on June 28, 2018. The others were:
Gerald Fischman
John McNamara
Rebecca Smith
Wendi Winters
Reposted by Blake Eskin
Good morning, Bluesky. Today would have been Rob Hiaasen’s 67th birthday. Last week, HH Hiaasen’s memorial installation, Complete the Day, was installed in City Hall’s South Gallery, asking visitors to consider how they would complete the days of loved ones taken by gun violence. Please visit.
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Good morning, Bluesky. Today would have been Rob Hiaasen’s 67th birthday. Last week, HH Hiaasen’s memorial installation, Complete the Day, was installed in City Hall’s South Gallery, asking visitors to consider how they would complete the days of loved ones taken by gun violence. Please visit.
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Change in Headline
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Change in Headline
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Has anyone noticed if the Washington Post covered Will Lewis’s resignation/firing?
Search results in its app yield nada. And the only recent result of the new CEO was when he was appointed CFO.
When I search site:washingtonpost.com in Google also get nothing.
Search results in its app yield nada. And the only recent result of the new CEO was when he was appointed CFO.
When I search site:washingtonpost.com in Google also get nothing.
February 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Has anyone noticed if the Washington Post covered Will Lewis’s resignation/firing?
Search results in its app yield nada. And the only recent result of the new CEO was when he was appointed CFO.
When I search site:washingtonpost.com in Google also get nothing.
Search results in its app yield nada. And the only recent result of the new CEO was when he was appointed CFO.
When I search site:washingtonpost.com in Google also get nothing.
There is too much Chomsky and too little Haaland in my timeline right now
February 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
There is too much Chomsky and too little Haaland in my timeline right now
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[Ali MacGraw] She is a truly terrible actress, of the nostril school. (Did she study under Natalie Wood?) As the camera comes closer, the nostrils start flexing—not just for anger, for any emotion...When she's really working hard, she adds a trembling lip. (1978)
February 8, 2026 at 3:36 PM
[Ali MacGraw] She is a truly terrible actress, of the nostril school. (Did she study under Natalie Wood?) As the camera comes closer, the nostrils start flexing—not just for anger, for any emotion...When she's really working hard, she adds a trembling lip. (1978)
The @apnews.com, @nytimes.com, @chicagomanual.bsky.social might sell more copies of their style guides if they packaged them as ick lists
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The @apnews.com, @nytimes.com, @chicagomanual.bsky.social might sell more copies of their style guides if they packaged them as ick lists
“Ndiaye enjoys…”
On the Fulham-Everton world feed
On the Fulham-Everton world feed
February 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
“Ndiaye enjoys…”
On the Fulham-Everton world feed
On the Fulham-Everton world feed
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Up too early, but listening to Macca and @badwool9.bsky.social is the perfect way to warm up for Fulham-Everton in three hours
www.nts.live/shows/macca/...
www.nts.live/shows/macca/...
The One Glove Breakfast Show w/ Macca & Roy 7th February 2026
Playing Funk, Soul, House, RNB. Stay left and take a trip with Macca's Saturday breakfast show on NTS. Weekend musings and eclectic cuts from all over the place, it's a low-key affair and you're all i...
www.nts.live
February 7, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Up too early, but listening to Macca and @badwool9.bsky.social is the perfect way to warm up for Fulham-Everton in three hours
www.nts.live/shows/macca/...
www.nts.live/shows/macca/...
NYT homepage a few minutes ago.
I thought that box on the right is dynamically generated?
If so, the algorithm needs tuning.
If not, brilliant mistake or act of sabotage?
Anyway you slice it, someone is going apeshit right now. And I imagine there will be more than one meeting to discuss.
I thought that box on the right is dynamically generated?
If so, the algorithm needs tuning.
If not, brilliant mistake or act of sabotage?
Anyway you slice it, someone is going apeshit right now. And I imagine there will be more than one meeting to discuss.
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
NYT homepage a few minutes ago.
I thought that box on the right is dynamically generated?
If so, the algorithm needs tuning.
If not, brilliant mistake or act of sabotage?
Anyway you slice it, someone is going apeshit right now. And I imagine there will be more than one meeting to discuss.
I thought that box on the right is dynamically generated?
If so, the algorithm needs tuning.
If not, brilliant mistake or act of sabotage?
Anyway you slice it, someone is going apeshit right now. And I imagine there will be more than one meeting to discuss.
Reposted by Blake Eskin
Reposted by Blake Eskin
Select the boxes that feature entertainment
February 6, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Select the boxes that feature entertainment
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Many are saying that what he posted was racist. But at this Pennsylvania diner, the regulars aren’t so sure.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Many are saying that what he posted was racist. But at this Pennsylvania diner, the regulars aren’t so sure.
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A Chinese warlord goes to work as explorers in search of the key to global power.
February 6, 2026 at 3:55 AM
A Chinese warlord goes to work as explorers in search of the key to global power.
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Mickey Lolich, the former Detroit pitcher, died today. He was, I think, one of the most underrated pitchers in the modern era. Go look at his stats for his 1971-72 seasons; simply one of the most amazing 2-year runs the game has seen.
February 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Mickey Lolich, the former Detroit pitcher, died today. He was, I think, one of the most underrated pitchers in the modern era. Go look at his stats for his 1971-72 seasons; simply one of the most amazing 2-year runs the game has seen.
I've read (and made) versions of these arguments for decoupling from X; maybe they'll get through to someone else this time.
But I haven't seen Fascintern before, and that's kind of brilliant — the second coming of the Comintern, this time from the right. Thanks!
But I haven't seen Fascintern before, and that's kind of brilliant — the second coming of the Comintern, this time from the right. Thanks!
@robin.berjon.com wisely tells us when we post on X, it’s like writing for the Daily Stormer and when you engage with the platform even without posting you are lending it credibility and ad dollars. Here is his post on not feeding the trolls berjon.com/fascintern-m...
Fascintern Media
We are facing a coordinated international fascist movement that works with explicit backing from Moscow, Washington, and tech monopolies, and is propagating itself through its own media apparatus. Yet...
berjon.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I've read (and made) versions of these arguments for decoupling from X; maybe they'll get through to someone else this time.
But I haven't seen Fascintern before, and that's kind of brilliant — the second coming of the Comintern, this time from the right. Thanks!
But I haven't seen Fascintern before, and that's kind of brilliant — the second coming of the Comintern, this time from the right. Thanks!
Whiteboard from Starting an Email Newsletter.
Before they start one, we run through a brief history of internet publishing. (Not shown: pivot to video.)
Before they start one, we run through a brief history of internet publishing. (Not shown: pivot to video.)
February 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Whiteboard from Starting an Email Newsletter.
Before they start one, we run through a brief history of internet publishing. (Not shown: pivot to video.)
Before they start one, we run through a brief history of internet publishing. (Not shown: pivot to video.)
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There is a case to be made that any board of a university that signed an agreement that required paying a fee has breached their fiduciary duty and I think somebody should explore it
The Trump administration is no longer trying to get cash from Harvard as it seeks a settlement. At this point, the White House seems happy to get a signature on anything they can call a compact.
Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:57 AM
There is a case to be made that any board of a university that signed an agreement that required paying a fee has breached their fiduciary duty and I think somebody should explore it
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This haiku marks 10 years of writing a haiku about kids/parenting every night, the last year+ on here, the ones before that on the other site. I like doing it because it forces me to reflect on the day. It'd be cool to put them all out in a book someday. In the meantime, thanks for reading!
I asked if he felt
Older, he said he’s not 10
Until 2:03.
Older, he said he’s not 10
Until 2:03.
February 3, 2026 at 4:12 AM
This haiku marks 10 years of writing a haiku about kids/parenting every night, the last year+ on here, the ones before that on the other site. I like doing it because it forces me to reflect on the day. It'd be cool to put them all out in a book someday. In the meantime, thanks for reading!
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A naval officer has no choice but to flee a new life with her sister and brutish brother-in-law in New Orleans.
February 3, 2026 at 3:55 AM
A naval officer has no choice but to flee a new life with her sister and brutish brother-in-law in New Orleans.
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A young sailor dominates a Broadway star.
February 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
A young sailor dominates a Broadway star.