Jessica Goldstein
@jessicagolds.bsky.social
Reporter, recapper, novelist.
Read me in/on: Washington Post, New York Times, Vulture, McSweeney's, Marie Claire & more. Debut novel RETRO to be published by Ballantine 💫 Say hello: Jess at jessicamgoldstein dot com
Read me in/on: Washington Post, New York Times, Vulture, McSweeney's, Marie Claire & more. Debut novel RETRO to be published by Ballantine 💫 Say hello: Jess at jessicamgoldstein dot com
“Bobby probably doesn’t remember the millions of people who were paralyzed or killed by polio before the vaccine was available. My dad… does remember. Recently, I asked him what it was like when he got the vaccine. He said that it felt like freedom.”
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November 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“Bobby probably doesn’t remember the millions of people who were paralyzed or killed by polio before the vaccine was available. My dad… does remember. Recently, I asked him what it was like when he got the vaccine. He said that it felt like freedom.”
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www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
This week on THE RETRO REPORT we must ask ourselves: what *do* people do all day? I make the case for offices as the strangest places around, ft. Retro recs to support my theory!
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November 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This week on THE RETRO REPORT we must ask ourselves: what *do* people do all day? I make the case for offices as the strangest places around, ft. Retro recs to support my theory!
retroreport.substack.com/p/no-place-i...
retroreport.substack.com/p/no-place-i...
I enjoy being a girl 🎵
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I enjoy being a girl 🎵
My newsletter this week is all about what I’m calling the VISION/POWER gap: when an artist has taste but not clout! Come see what all the fuss is about and subscribe to THE RETRO REPORT :)
retroreport.substack.com/p/how-many-a...
retroreport.substack.com/p/how-many-a...
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
My newsletter this week is all about what I’m calling the VISION/POWER gap: when an artist has taste but not clout! Come see what all the fuss is about and subscribe to THE RETRO REPORT :)
retroreport.substack.com/p/how-many-a...
retroreport.substack.com/p/how-many-a...
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Saw the Bruce movie last night and discovered that he is ALSO obsessed with The Night of the Hunter?! AKA one of the recs from last week’s Retro Report!!
get on my + Bruce’s level and subscribe 😎
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get on my + Bruce’s level and subscribe 😎
open.substack.com/pub/retrorep...
October 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Saw the Bruce movie last night and discovered that he is ALSO obsessed with The Night of the Hunter?! AKA one of the recs from last week’s Retro Report!!
get on my + Bruce’s level and subscribe 😎
open.substack.com/pub/retrorep...
get on my + Bruce’s level and subscribe 😎
open.substack.com/pub/retrorep...
and here's ANOTHER mutual 5-out-of-5, had gone on a 2nd date by press time, and ended their first date by making out in the street 💋
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October 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
and here's ANOTHER mutual 5-out-of-5, had gone on a 2nd date by press time, and ended their first date by making out in the street 💋
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/ma...
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/ma...
the @51st.news report on what to expect from this weekend’s military parade in DC is 10/10
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June 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
the @51st.news report on what to expect from this weekend’s military parade in DC is 10/10
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51st.news/dc-military-...
By the way!!!!!
My debut novel RETRO is being published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social! Can’t wait for you to read it in 2026 💫
My debut novel RETRO is being published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social! Can’t wait for you to read it in 2026 💫
April 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
By the way!!!!!
My debut novel RETRO is being published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social! Can’t wait for you to read it in 2026 💫
My debut novel RETRO is being published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social! Can’t wait for you to read it in 2026 💫
Thank you to this @vulture.com commenter! (On the season premiere-cap):
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www.vulture.com/article/you-...
April 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Thank you to this @vulture.com commenter! (On the season premiere-cap):
www.vulture.com/article/you-...
www.vulture.com/article/you-...
April 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
March 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
😎 my @vulture.com White Lotus Kill Or Be Killed Report made @laineygossip.bsky.social!
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www.laineygossip.com/did-amanda-s...
March 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
😎 my @vulture.com White Lotus Kill Or Be Killed Report made @laineygossip.bsky.social!
www.laineygossip.com/did-amanda-s...
www.laineygossip.com/did-amanda-s...
Chilling @propublica.org investigation into the “soaring” sepsis rates following Texas’ abortion ban.
“This is exactly what we predicted would happen and exactly what we were afraid would happen,” said a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Austin.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“This is exactly what we predicted would happen and exactly what we were afraid would happen,” said a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Austin.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
February 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Chilling @propublica.org investigation into the “soaring” sepsis rates following Texas’ abortion ban.
“This is exactly what we predicted would happen and exactly what we were afraid would happen,” said a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Austin.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“This is exactly what we predicted would happen and exactly what we were afraid would happen,” said a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Austin.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
February 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Besides journalism, “Where else, in this scam-ridden country, can you bring down the rich and powerful and corrupt with nothing but words?”
@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social on the free press in crisis:
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/its-not-lo...
@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social on the free press in crisis:
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/its-not-lo...
January 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Besides journalism, “Where else, in this scam-ridden country, can you bring down the rich and powerful and corrupt with nothing but words?”
@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social on the free press in crisis:
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/its-not-lo...
@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social on the free press in crisis:
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/its-not-lo...
December 16, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Can tell this guy went to Penn just from the tweet because the identifier is “Ivy League” and not the name of the school
December 9, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Can tell this guy went to Penn just from the tweet because the identifier is “Ivy League” and not the name of the school
“Mr. Brightside” is the third (!) most-requested song at weddings, behind only “I Want to Dance with Somebody” and “Dancing Queen”
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December 3, 2024 at 3:48 PM
“Mr. Brightside” is the third (!) most-requested song at weddings, behind only “I Want to Dance with Somebody” and “Dancing Queen”
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/a...
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/a...
Re: the cut’s latest
December 3, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Re: the cut’s latest
