David Oliver
doliver8.bsky.social
David Oliver
@doliver8.bsky.social
editor at @usatoday.com adjunct prof at university of maryland. he/him. gay, jewish. “the carousel never stops turning. you can't get off.” doliver@usatoday.com.
i knew on date two. i love you forever, kevin 🥹🥰😘❤️💍

(special shout out to everyone who lied to me to keep this a surprise, and extra special shout out to that hinge algorithm!!!!!!)
November 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
anderson cooper's grief podcast is expanding. my interview with him here: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
Anderson Cooper's father left him gifts from the grave | Exclusive
Anderson Cooper's grief podcast "All There Is," which he premiered three years ago, is turning into a weekly year-round endeavor with a live show.
www.usatoday.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
a dentist office is scary enough, why put up halloween decorations?
October 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
❤️
October 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
a sweet new year to all ❤️🥖
September 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Reposted by David Oliver
A must-read on grief, caregiving and life’s many intersections by @doliver8.bsky.social

www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
Emma Heming Willis, Bruce Willis, my dad and me
Bruce Willis' illness coincided with my father's. I can't stop thinking about their connection and our families' ensuing caregiving journeys.
www.usatoday.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
13.1 miles 🙂 a reminder to anyone out there doubting themselves — you can do it!
September 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
i talked with emma heming willis this week and wrote a few pieces ❤️ www.usatoday.com/story/life/h... www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
September 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
can you imagine planning an engagement for today then getting overshadowed
August 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Reposted by David Oliver
I wrote about the gilded age

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/o...
Opinion | Let’s Not Make America Gilded Again
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
fascinating read here: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/o...
August 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Alexis Klimpl felt an itch. So, like anyone else, she went to scratch it. But her fingers curled around something else. A massive lump on her right breast.

read my latest, here: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
This 25-year-old survived breast cancer. Now, she's dealing with menopause.
Alexis Klimpl, 25, is one of a growing number of women under 40 diagnosed with breast cancer in recent years. Now, she's a survivor with menopause.
www.usatoday.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
exCUSE me, the end of tonight’s THE GILDED AGE
July 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
this one will break me youtu.be/dZmuTiAXtQ4?...
July 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
🏃‍♂️👖😵‍💫 www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
July 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
July 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
achieved inbox zero at work, no one email me ever again please
July 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
highly recommend baking to the DEATH BECOMES HER musical soundtrack
July 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
THE MATERIALISTS ,,,,,, loved it! a cinematic retelling of jason robert brown’s “stars and the moon”
June 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
a complicated story we spent a lot of time on to try and get right. hope you give a read. www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
Pete Buttigieg got real about transracial adoption. It's making waves – with good reason.
Some now-adult transracial adoptees are determined to share their stories too, to combat what they say is an overly rosy narrative about adoption.
www.usatoday.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
had a moving, meaningful chat with teddi mellencamp. you can read it here: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
May 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
WHCD-bound 🫡📝
April 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM