Sally Jenkins
@sallyjenx.bsky.social
Journalist for The Atlantic Monthly, author, generator of highly disposable matter.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social here is my block.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
@radiofreetom.bsky.social here is my block.
One of my favorite scenes ever in West Wing
September 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
One of my favorite scenes ever in West Wing
Just re-upping this because it should be posted every day on every medium until this country has properly learned its history.
September 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Just re-upping this because it should be posted every day on every medium until this country has properly learned its history.
The best dessert menu ever. Ever. RH Guesthouse restaurant.
September 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The best dessert menu ever. Ever. RH Guesthouse restaurant.
Tell you what. How about we just post it every single day on every available medium. npg.si.edu/sites/defaul...
September 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Tell you what. How about we just post it every single day on every available medium. npg.si.edu/sites/defaul...
Here is another dropped arm. On a statue that I think is quietly the best portrait of an athlete ever in a fixed hard substance:
September 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here is another dropped arm. On a statue that I think is quietly the best portrait of an athlete ever in a fixed hard substance:
What I love best about the Arthur Ashe US Open memorial is the lower, dropped arm. Eric Fischl references Greek hero-athletes, but most of those figures draw you to the upper arm. Here, Ashe's dangling arm puts all the power in that dropped arm -- it's pure athleticism fixed in bronze.
September 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
What I love best about the Arthur Ashe US Open memorial is the lower, dropped arm. Eric Fischl references Greek hero-athletes, but most of those figures draw you to the upper arm. Here, Ashe's dangling arm puts all the power in that dropped arm -- it's pure athleticism fixed in bronze.
Lovely. Pretty standard classical configuration.
September 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Lovely. Pretty standard classical configuration.
A plea to the WNBA commissioner. #wnba #caitlinclark
July 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A plea to the WNBA commissioner. #wnba #caitlinclark
I want Agassi or Roddick of Arias on this match, not the fog of two McEnroes.
July 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I want Agassi or Roddick of Arias on this match, not the fog of two McEnroes.
Happy birthday Pat Summitt. This is how I remember you -- chic, laughing and bejeweled with the rings you were not given, but earned.
June 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Happy birthday Pat Summitt. This is how I remember you -- chic, laughing and bejeweled with the rings you were not given, but earned.
One of best parts of The 'Ship is going to be the mix. Like this one: Christine Lagarde, prez of the European Central Bank, and Hall of Fame Stanford basketball coach Tara VanDerveer. For the full sessions, click here: www.washingtonpost.com/washington-p...
May 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
One of best parts of The 'Ship is going to be the mix. Like this one: Christine Lagarde, prez of the European Central Bank, and Hall of Fame Stanford basketball coach Tara VanDerveer. For the full sessions, click here: www.washingtonpost.com/washington-p...
I mean there you are browsing in a Kansas bookstore and you come across this. At the Literary Cat Co, you can shop and adopt at the same time, or simply relax and read with a warm critter on your lap. Link to the piece: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
April 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I mean there you are browsing in a Kansas bookstore and you come across this. At the Literary Cat Co, you can shop and adopt at the same time, or simply relax and read with a warm critter on your lap. Link to the piece: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
This week I was privileged to help launch a new series for the @washingtonpost.com called The 'Ship, a study of leadership in all forms, which is what we really cover. Christine Lagarde, pres of the European Central Bank, and Tara VanDerveer were among our guests. And this happened:
April 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This week I was privileged to help launch a new series for the @washingtonpost.com called The 'Ship, a study of leadership in all forms, which is what we really cover. Christine Lagarde, pres of the European Central Bank, and Tara VanDerveer were among our guests. And this happened:
My niche. All I ever wanted was a library ladder and I got it.
April 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
My niche. All I ever wanted was a library ladder and I got it.
I never get ahead, never ever.
April 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I never get ahead, never ever.
The cooking sportswriter made Mr Chow squab with lettuce, her own version.
April 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The cooking sportswriter made Mr Chow squab with lettuce, her own version.
You HAD your crack at history, you lost causer, and what you can’t stand are the corrections.
April 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
You HAD your crack at history, you lost causer, and what you can’t stand are the corrections.
I had a great time giving a speech at Fairfield University, and met some terrific athletes. Can you find me in this pic with the Stags, doing the sorority squat?
April 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I had a great time giving a speech at Fairfield University, and met some terrific athletes. Can you find me in this pic with the Stags, doing the sorority squat?
Who wore it better?
March 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Who wore it better?
The ears get reception from outer space.
March 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The ears get reception from outer space.