Will Leitch
@williamfleitch.bsky.social
Author, LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE, HOW LUCKY, THE TIME HAS COME. Contributing Editor, New York. Columnist, The Washington Post & The Athletic. Writer, MLB. Critic, Grierson & Leitch. Founder, Deadspin. Illini. Mattoonian. https://williamfleitch.substack.com
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Will Leitch
@williamfleitch.bsky.social
· May 20
Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
\"Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride broke my heart. And then it somehow mended that shattered heart, made it beat more buo...
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Today is the release day for LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE, my new novel about a cop who, upon learning he's dying of a brain tumor, tries to get himself killed so his family can get the insurance, keeps failing and becomes a civic hero. I think you will like it. www.harpercollins.com/products/llo...
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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For @theathletic.com, I tried to imagine a world in which each of the 12 CFP teams won the national championship. www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
How a national title would feel for every CFP team, from unbearable to euphoric
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December 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
For @theathletic.com, I tried to imagine a world in which each of the 12 CFP teams won the national championship. www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
For @theathletic.com, I tried to imagine a world in which each of the 12 CFP teams won the national championship. www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
How a national title would feel for every CFP team, from unbearable to euphoric
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
For @theathletic.com, I tried to imagine a world in which each of the 12 CFP teams won the national championship. www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
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It's our lightning-round episode! We do rapid-fire reviews of
The Testament of Ann Lee
Song Sung Blue
My Undesirable Friends
No Other Choice
Father Mother Sister Brother
Dead Man’s Wire
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3YlI...
And coming soon: Dorkfest.
The Testament of Ann Lee
Song Sung Blue
My Undesirable Friends
No Other Choice
Father Mother Sister Brother
Dead Man’s Wire
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3YlI...
And coming soon: Dorkfest.
December 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It's our lightning-round episode! We do rapid-fire reviews of
The Testament of Ann Lee
Song Sung Blue
My Undesirable Friends
No Other Choice
Father Mother Sister Brother
Dead Man’s Wire
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3YlI...
And coming soon: Dorkfest.
The Testament of Ann Lee
Song Sung Blue
My Undesirable Friends
No Other Choice
Father Mother Sister Brother
Dead Man’s Wire
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3YlI...
And coming soon: Dorkfest.
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For @theathletic.com, I wrote about how college football's problem is that no one can accept failure as a lesson to be learned from rather than a grievous abnormality caused by malignant outside figures solely motivated by taking from you what you believe to be yours. www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
Notre Dame (and others) blame everyone but themselves in CFB’s lawless, leaderless era
Everyone in college football wants a cookie, and they're throwing a tantrum until they get their dessert.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
For @theathletic.com, I wrote about how college football's problem is that no one can accept failure as a lesson to be learned from rather than a grievous abnormality caused by malignant outside figures solely motivated by taking from you what you believe to be yours. www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
For @theathletic.com, I wrote about how college football's problem is that no one can accept failure as a lesson to be learned from rather than a grievous abnormality caused by malignant outside figures solely motivated by taking from you what you believe to be yours. www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
Notre Dame (and others) blame everyone but themselves in CFB’s lawless, leaderless era
Everyone in college football wants a cookie, and they're throwing a tantrum until they get their dessert.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
For @theathletic.com, I wrote about how college football's problem is that no one can accept failure as a lesson to be learned from rather than a grievous abnormality caused by malignant outside figures solely motivated by taking from you what you believe to be yours. www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
So happy for those James Madison and Tulane players who earned their way into watching themselves get selected for the CFP and then got to watch all the television people spend the next 20 minutes trashing them and saying they wish they wouldn’t be there.
December 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
So happy for those James Madison and Tulane players who earned their way into watching themselves get selected for the CFP and then got to watch all the television people spend the next 20 minutes trashing them and saying they wish they wouldn’t be there.
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"There was no way Trump was going to be able to resist this spectacle," @williamfleitch.bsky.social writes.
"What’s the point of being president if you can’t have the Village People perform for you at a soccer event, after all?"
"What’s the point of being president if you can’t have the Village People perform for you at a soccer event, after all?"
Opinion | The World Cup draw, always ridiculous, outdid itself with Trump
Soccer fans just want to know who their team will be playing. FIFA has other ideas.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
"There was no way Trump was going to be able to resist this spectacle," @williamfleitch.bsky.social writes.
"What’s the point of being president if you can’t have the Village People perform for you at a soccer event, after all?"
"What’s the point of being president if you can’t have the Village People perform for you at a soccer event, after all?"
This was like when we told our kids they could stay up until midnight on New Years Eve and then we'd play a Netflix countdown video at 7:30 and then put them to bed.
December 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This was like when we told our kids they could stay up until midnight on New Years Eve and then we'd play a Netflix countdown video at 7:30 and then put them to bed.
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The 2025 Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards were announced this morning, including a win for Best Film for One Battle After Another.
For a full list of winners, please go to our website: atlfilmcritics.org/atlanta-film...
#AFCCAwards #AFCC #ForTheLoveOfMovies
For a full list of winners, please go to our website: atlfilmcritics.org/atlanta-film...
#AFCCAwards #AFCC #ForTheLoveOfMovies
Atlanta Film Critics Circle Announces Its 2025 Winners - Atlanta Film Critics Circle
Now in its ninth year, the Atlanta Film Critics Circle has announced its awards for top cinematic achievements in 2025.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The 2025 Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards were announced this morning, including a win for Best Film for One Battle After Another.
For a full list of winners, please go to our website: atlfilmcritics.org/atlanta-film...
#AFCCAwards #AFCC #ForTheLoveOfMovies
For a full list of winners, please go to our website: atlfilmcritics.org/atlanta-film...
#AFCCAwards #AFCC #ForTheLoveOfMovies
For @theathletic.com, I wrote about Rivalry Week, and how the closest thing to sports godliness is making sure the people who mean the most to you in your life are completely miserable for the next 12 months. www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
College Football Playoff bids are great. Making your rival miserable is still better
The College Football Playoff race matters this week. But beating the team you hate the most? That lasts the rest of your life.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
For @theathletic.com, I wrote about Rivalry Week, and how the closest thing to sports godliness is making sure the people who mean the most to you in your life are completely miserable for the next 12 months. www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
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For @theathletic.com, I wrote about getting bored of paradise and wanting a new paradise. www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Leitch: College football is supposed to be fun. We can't stop ourselves from wanting more
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November 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
For @theathletic.com, I wrote about getting bored of paradise and wanting a new paradise. www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
For @theathletic.com, I wrote about getting bored of paradise and wanting a new paradise. www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Leitch: College football is supposed to be fun. We can't stop ourselves from wanting more
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
For @theathletic.com, I wrote about getting bored of paradise and wanting a new paradise. www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
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On this week's episode, we review:
"Sentimental Value"
"Nouvelle Vague"
"The Running Man"
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/48eF...
Happy Monday. We hope you're well.
"Sentimental Value"
"Nouvelle Vague"
"The Running Man"
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/48eF...
Happy Monday. We hope you're well.
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
On this week's episode, we review:
"Sentimental Value"
"Nouvelle Vague"
"The Running Man"
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/48eF...
Happy Monday. We hope you're well.
"Sentimental Value"
"Nouvelle Vague"
"The Running Man"
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/48eF...
Happy Monday. We hope you're well.
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The book @mattsinger.bsky.social did on Siskel & Ebert was wonderful, and this 50th anniversary article is a great companion.
50 years ago this week, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert made the first pilot for their TV show. In honor of this huge anniversary, I created my definitive “Best of Siskel & Ebert” article - 50 of their best reviews from across their entire career. 👍🏻👍🏻
The 50 Best Siskel & Ebert Reviews
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November 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The book @mattsinger.bsky.social did on Siskel & Ebert was wonderful, and this 50th anniversary article is a great companion.
For @theathletic.com, I wrote about looking for order in chaos, trying to have faith in crumbling institutions, and of course Bill Belichick. www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Leitch: Uh, I think I just caught myself rooting for Bill Belichick?
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November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
For @theathletic.com, I wrote about looking for order in chaos, trying to have faith in crumbling institutions, and of course Bill Belichick. www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
I make no claim to any particular expertise in this regard, but Good Things and Good People beating Bad People and Bad Things feels like the sort of thing you want to get excited about and the sort of thing definitely worth repeating.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I make no claim to any particular expertise in this regard, but Good Things and Good People beating Bad People and Bad Things feels like the sort of thing you want to get excited about and the sort of thing definitely worth repeating.
It is a cool night to be in New York City. (Though most are, it should be said.)
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
It is a cool night to be in New York City. (Though most are, it should be said.)
Second—and final, I think—NYC marathon completed. Just an experience like nothing else. If you happen to see me today, please be somewhat careful; if you even slightly bump into me I may shatter into millions of pieces.
November 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Second—and final, I think—NYC marathon completed. Just an experience like nothing else. If you happen to see me today, please be somewhat careful; if you even slightly bump into me I may shatter into millions of pieces.
Every Halloween, this song just plays on repeat in my brain all day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCj...
Werewolf Bar Mitzvah | 30 Rock
YouTube video by 30 Rock Official
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October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Every Halloween, this song just plays on repeat in my brain all day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCj...
Of all the great things about Will Klein, by the way, this Mattoonian must point out his wife is a Mattoon High School graduate. They both went to Eastern Illinois University together; she got her law degree from SLU. And now Sandy Koufax is congratulating him. www.instagram.com/p/BUrqH78jAA...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Of all the great things about Will Klein, by the way, this Mattoonian must point out his wife is a Mattoon High School graduate. They both went to Eastern Illinois University together; she got her law degree from SLU. And now Sandy Koufax is congratulating him. www.instagram.com/p/BUrqH78jAA...
I wrote for @theathletic.com about how unhinged college football is right now. www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
College football is absolutely unhinged right now. It’s exactly why we love it
College football has always been governed by emotion, not logic. This is what happens when you add chaos to it.
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I wrote for @theathletic.com about how unhinged college football is right now. www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
You guys, I'm starting to worry I'm not gonna make it up in time for Wake Up Barstool.
October 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
You guys, I'm starting to worry I'm not gonna make it up in time for Wake Up Barstool.
Not a single player on this field is gonna have to get their kids off to school tomorrow morning so let's try to remember the real heroes here.
October 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Not a single player on this field is gonna have to get their kids off to school tomorrow morning so let's try to remember the real heroes here.