jasper davidoff
@pocketsquar.es
puzzles & games @newyorker.com + reporting on science & culture
🐣 http://jasperdavidoff.com 🧩 pocketsquar.es
🐣 http://jasperdavidoff.com 🧩 pocketsquar.es
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thanks to @thenation.com for publishing this excerpt of my book; grateful to be edited by the wonderful @apockros.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
The Hidden Politics of the Crossword Puzzle
Take it from me: A crossword clue can be debated with the kind of fervor normally reserved for corporatist propaganda and outright racism.
www.thenation.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
thanks to @thenation.com for publishing this excerpt of my book; grateful to be edited by the wonderful @apockros.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
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On Wednesday, Conde Nast management illegally fired four union leaders. While our union fights these illegal dismissals, the “Fired Four” have been left with no severance or COBRA coverage. Please donate to help cover their living expenses at the link below.
Donate to Support the Fired Four: Alma, Ben, Jake, Jasper, organized by Louryn Strampe
On November 5, 2025, Conde Nast management illegally fired four union l… Louryn Strampe needs your support for Support the Fired Four: Alma, Ben, Jake, Jasper
www.gofundme.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
On Wednesday, Conde Nast management illegally fired four union leaders. While our union fights these illegal dismissals, the “Fired Four” have been left with no severance or COBRA coverage. Please donate to help cover their living expenses at the link below.
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Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
herd about the new kid in town?? the new yorker’s SHUFFALO launches today! it’s a daily anagramming game from the devious brain of @adamwagner.bsky.social that I think word nerds are really going to enjoy. this was a treat and a wild ride to bring to the world and I’m so stoked it’s here!!!
Play Shuffalo: Monday, November 3, 2025
Can you make a longer word with each new letter?
newyorker.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
herd about the new kid in town?? the new yorker’s SHUFFALO launches today! it’s a daily anagramming game from the devious brain of @adamwagner.bsky.social that I think word nerds are really going to enjoy. this was a treat and a wild ride to bring to the world and I’m so stoked it’s here!!!
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early reviews are saying this one is a banger
🃏 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #22: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
Puzzmo - Cross|word
Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.
www.puzzmo.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
early reviews are saying this one is a banger
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
spotted this morning at the marine park salt marsh
September 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
spotted this morning at the marine park salt marsh
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look i just wish the magazine called The New Yorker would stop making so many geographical references to the city of New York in their Daily New Yorker crossword is that so much to ask!!
August 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
look i just wish the magazine called The New Yorker would stop making so many geographical references to the city of New York in their Daily New Yorker crossword is that so much to ask!!
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Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital
A hospital strike in southern Gaza has killed at least eight people, including four journalists. The attack happened on Monday.
apnews.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
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been at the eric adams scavenger hunt all day. mostly we were in a crawlspace under a house in howard beach learning “how to out-hustle the rats.” not sure what this does for the campaign
August 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
been at the eric adams scavenger hunt all day. mostly we were in a crawlspace under a house in howard beach learning “how to out-hustle the rats.” not sure what this does for the campaign
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On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
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This whale is not dead; he is only dispirited; out of sorts, perhaps
August 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This whale is not dead; he is only dispirited; out of sorts, perhaps
I wrote about corn salad for the New Yorker Daily newsletter because, sure, why not
August 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I wrote about corn salad for the New Yorker Daily newsletter because, sure, why not
an unbelievable update: chipotle seems to have noticed this tweet and is now opening a focal superchipotle to harness and channel the power of the seven central brooklyn chipotles
August 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
an unbelievable update: chipotle seems to have noticed this tweet and is now opening a focal superchipotle to harness and channel the power of the seven central brooklyn chipotles
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A method involving "introducing beavers" to help create a wetland.
US Patent 12349618
US Patent 12349618
August 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A method involving "introducing beavers" to help create a wetland.
US Patent 12349618
US Patent 12349618
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Can we have one nice day where the air isn’t cigarettes
August 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Can we have one nice day where the air isn’t cigarettes
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In my debut for @theatlantic.com, I wrote about the disappearance of cultural listings from major New York media outlets, and what it portends for artists, audiences, institutions, and journalists. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Why No One Knows What’s Happening Tonight
A love letter to music listings
www.theatlantic.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
In my debut for @theatlantic.com, I wrote about the disappearance of cultural listings from major New York media outlets, and what it portends for artists, audiences, institutions, and journalists. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
debuting a new abstract photography series called "pictures my phone took autonomously while charging in my tote bag"
July 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
debuting a new abstract photography series called "pictures my phone took autonomously while charging in my tote bag"
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Elevated door
Black Creek, NC
Black Creek, NC
July 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Elevated door
Black Creek, NC
Black Creek, NC