Ryu Spaeth
@ryuspaeth.bsky.social
Features Editor, New York Magazine
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Zohran Mamdani is a brilliant political talent with dizzying ambitions to change New York City as its new mayor. Is he ready for the actual job, though?
The Making of Mayor Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani is a brilliant political talent with dizzying ambitions to change New York City as its new mayor. Is he ready for the actual job, though?
nymag.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Zohran Mamdani is a brilliant political talent with dizzying ambitions to change New York City as its new mayor. Is he ready for the actual job, though?
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if you were an okay hang with an ivy league degree in LA in the past decade you could get in a room for a "funny" netflix adult animated show about trauma and healing or whatever. if you were a GREAT hang with an ivy league degree in LA you could get david ellison to buy your substack for $150m
Bari Weiss in Wonderland
Her exile in Hollywood paved the way for a triumphant return to New York.
nymag.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
if you were an okay hang with an ivy league degree in LA in the past decade you could get in a room for a "funny" netflix adult animated show about trauma and healing or whatever. if you were a GREAT hang with an ivy league degree in LA you could get david ellison to buy your substack for $150m
"Chris Pine is there, and Bob Iger is there, and all of these A-list writers who’ve won Oscars. And all anyone wants to do is talk to Bari Weiss." @charlottetklein.bsky.social on Bari Weiss's Hollywood-fueled comeback: nymag.com/intelligence...
Bari Weiss In Wonderland
Her exile in Hollywood paved the way for a triumphant return to New York.
nymag.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Chris Pine is there, and Bob Iger is there, and all of these A-list writers who’ve won Oscars. And all anyone wants to do is talk to Bari Weiss." @charlottetklein.bsky.social on Bari Weiss's Hollywood-fueled comeback: nymag.com/intelligence...
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Here’s to never knowing who you'll run into on the subway — and to #ReasonstoLoveNewYork, our 21st annual reminder of why (rent hikes, rat kings, and all) we wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. www.curbed.com/article/reas...
December 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Here’s to never knowing who you'll run into on the subway — and to #ReasonstoLoveNewYork, our 21st annual reminder of why (rent hikes, rat kings, and all) we wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. www.curbed.com/article/reas...
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I spent sixteen months reporting this story. It follows how surveillance tech is rewriting Gaza in real time — and what it’s doing to the people inside it. Reported in partnership with @justvision.org's Palestine Reporting Lab and published in @nymag.com
Watched, Tracked, and Targeted in Gaza
Life under Israel’s all-encompassing surveillance regime.
nymag.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I spent sixteen months reporting this story. It follows how surveillance tech is rewriting Gaza in real time — and what it’s doing to the people inside it. Reported in partnership with @justvision.org's Palestine Reporting Lab and published in @nymag.com
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Elder millennials have gotten away with seeming young for a long time, but research shows that aging catches up with us at distinct moments — the first comes at 44.
Falling Off the Aging Cliff at 44
Elder millennials have gotten away with seeming young for a long time, but research shows that aging catches up with us at distinct moments — the first comes at 44.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Elder millennials have gotten away with seeming young for a long time, but research shows that aging catches up with us at distinct moments — the first comes at 44.
"This is the dystopian consequence of technology, supplied in part by American companies, being placed into the hands of authorities who have virtually unlimited control over a captive population they have openly villainized." By @mohamhawish.bsky.social in @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...
Watched, Tracked, and Targeted in Gaza
Life under Israel’s all-encompassing surveillance regime.
nymag.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"This is the dystopian consequence of technology, supplied in part by American companies, being placed into the hands of authorities who have virtually unlimited control over a captive population they have openly villainized." By @mohamhawish.bsky.social in @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...
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Wrote about the backlash to the backlash to the backlash to the backlash there are no waves we are swimming through circular currents and why we’re not on the Faludi style backlash of the right (& center and left’s) dreams: www.thecut.com/article/why-...
Me Too Forever
Why the backlash was so short-lived.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Wrote about the backlash to the backlash to the backlash to the backlash there are no waves we are swimming through circular currents and why we’re not on the Faludi style backlash of the right (& center and left’s) dreams: www.thecut.com/article/why-...
"Readers will recognize in this version of Epstein not the sociopathic blackmail artist he is rumored to have been but a more quotidian figure: the nerd whom other nerds regard as cool." nymag.com/intelligence...
Jeffrey Epstein, King of the Dweebs
Why did so many powerful nerds see the pedophile financier as cool?
nymag.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Readers will recognize in this version of Epstein not the sociopathic blackmail artist he is rumored to have been but a more quotidian figure: the nerd whom other nerds regard as cool." nymag.com/intelligence...
And tomorrow: Ben Terris with an extremely early look at the nascent 2028 primary....
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
And tomorrow: Ben Terris with an extremely early look at the nascent 2028 primary....
The 25 Young(ish) New Democrats to Watch (only one of whom had to cover up his Nazi tattoo!!): nymag.com/intelligence...
The 25 Young(ish) New Democrats to Watch
The most promising politicians of the next generation defy easy categorization.
nymag.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The 25 Young(ish) New Democrats to Watch (only one of whom had to cover up his Nazi tattoo!!): nymag.com/intelligence...
And here's @rtraister.bsky.social on the Olds v the Youngs: nymag.com/intelligence...
It’s My Party and I’ll Leave When I Want To
Talking to the gerontocracy.
nymag.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
And here's @rtraister.bsky.social on the Olds v the Youngs: nymag.com/intelligence...
The @nymag.com annual Power Issue is devoted to the Democrats, who, yes, do not have much power at all, but that's what makes them so interesting! Everything is up for grabs. First up is Simon van Zuylen-Wood on the Bernie Bros v the Abundance Bros: nymag.com/intelligence...
Socialism or Abundance?
Two visions fight for the Democratic Party’s soul as it searches for purpose, direction, and a modicum of popularity.
nymag.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The @nymag.com annual Power Issue is devoted to the Democrats, who, yes, do not have much power at all, but that's what makes them so interesting! Everything is up for grabs. First up is Simon van Zuylen-Wood on the Bernie Bros v the Abundance Bros: nymag.com/intelligence...
November 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
In the latest issue of @nymag.com I wrote about being a parent in the age of Six Seven www.thecut.com/article/what...
The ‘Six Seven’ Panic
Adolescent slang has always been impenetrable to adults. That’s the point.
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October 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
In the latest issue of @nymag.com I wrote about being a parent in the age of Six Seven www.thecut.com/article/what...
This story from the archives on the War at Zabar's is so good: www.grubstreet.com/article/zaba...
The War at Zabar’s
Can three feuding partners ruin the world’s greatest deli?
www.grubstreet.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This story from the archives on the War at Zabar's is so good: www.grubstreet.com/article/zaba...
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So many crazy details in Ben Terris's story about Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski, who we can confirm are not only dating but running DHS together: nymag.com/intelligence...
Who Really Runs DHS?
Kristi Noem is the face of Trump’s police state. Corey Lewandowski is the muscle.
nymag.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
So many crazy details in Ben Terris's story about Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski, who we can confirm are not only dating but running DHS together: nymag.com/intelligence...
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New York magazine asked me to explore Roblox and report back on what the hell is going on in there. I found kids are bombarded with covert ads, casino-style manipulation, and nonstop enticements to spend their parents' money.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
The Brain-Rotting Dystopia of Roblox
What if the world’s most beloved video-game app is turning children into mindless hyperconsumers?
nymag.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
New York magazine asked me to explore Roblox and report back on what the hell is going on in there. I found kids are bombarded with covert ads, casino-style manipulation, and nonstop enticements to spend their parents' money.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
The final scene in this profile of Vivian Wilson by @brockcolyar.bsky.social is so good! www.thecut.com/article/vivi...
The Nearly Normal Young Adulthood of Vivian Wilson
Her father is the richest man alive with an anti-trans vendetta. She’s still figuring out what she wants to do.
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September 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The final scene in this profile of Vivian Wilson by @brockcolyar.bsky.social is so good! www.thecut.com/article/vivi...
For my first ever byline at @thecut.com I profiled Andrew Garfield about his new role as bad boy/villain in After the Hunt: www.thecut.com/article/andr...
The Temptations of Andrew Garfield
After years of playing the hero, the actor steps into the role of villain in After the Hunt.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
For my first ever byline at @thecut.com I profiled Andrew Garfield about his new role as bad boy/villain in After the Hunt: www.thecut.com/article/andr...