Sam Eifling
@sameifling.bsky.social
I'm the editor-in-chief of Phoenix New Times
the federal success rate in securing grand jury indictments is north of 98% and they're now 0-2 in getting DC grand jurors to take these cases seriously
August 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
the federal success rate in securing grand jury indictments is north of 98% and they're now 0-2 in getting DC grand jurors to take these cases seriously
love to share a venomously droll @zhbuchanan.bsky.social hed. shout-out @phoenixnewtimes.com as always
August 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
love to share a venomously droll @zhbuchanan.bsky.social hed. shout-out @phoenixnewtimes.com as always
loving the classic deadspin energy here
July 22, 2025 at 5:46 AM
loving the classic deadspin energy here
truly a modern masterpiece of giddyup
June 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
truly a modern masterpiece of giddyup
I suspect Xi is chuffed to have a genuine advantage to press. So generous of the U.S. to offer him one.
April 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I suspect Xi is chuffed to have a genuine advantage to press. So generous of the U.S. to offer him one.
guys he's not leading us into 1930s Germany or 1990s Russia. he's leading us into 2000s Atlantic City
March 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
guys he's not leading us into 1930s Germany or 1990s Russia. he's leading us into 2000s Atlantic City
guys when it rains, it pours
February 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
guys when it rains, it pours
one undeniable, always-reliable feature of conversations with MAGA supporters is incoherence. it may take 10 minutes, it may take 5, but they always wind up devolving into claims snatched at random from some mental junk drawer. Jim's letter today is a prime example.
February 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
one undeniable, always-reliable feature of conversations with MAGA supporters is incoherence. it may take 10 minutes, it may take 5, but they always wind up devolving into claims snatched at random from some mental junk drawer. Jim's letter today is a prime example.
I realize this is the name of an Arizona town and a fast-food chain but feign ignorance for a sec
February 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I realize this is the name of an Arizona town and a fast-food chain but feign ignorance for a sec
how the Arizona Republic covered it / how we at @phoenixnewtimes.com covered it
January 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
how the Arizona Republic covered it / how we at @phoenixnewtimes.com covered it
Wembanyama had 35-18-4 on 67% shooting and got the W over Denver but even more impressive he scored this bucket
January 4, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Wembanyama had 35-18-4 on 67% shooting and got the W over Denver but even more impressive he scored this bucket
Happy new year from northwest Arkansas, everyone
January 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Happy new year from northwest Arkansas, everyone
Garry Trudeau is doing more than just about anyone in America to make Sunday newspapers worth your $5
December 29, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Garry Trudeau is doing more than just about anyone in America to make Sunday newspapers worth your $5
... and horizontally
December 24, 2024 at 3:39 PM
... and horizontally
Brooklyn snow day in effect
December 24, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Brooklyn snow day in effect
those three groups of three stripes also echo American Gothic's most prominent prop: the pitchfork the father holds, with its three vertical tines (which is echoed immediately again in the stitching pocket of his overalls)
December 4, 2024 at 3:00 AM
those three groups of three stripes also echo American Gothic's most prominent prop: the pitchfork the father holds, with its three vertical tines (which is echoed immediately again in the stitching pocket of his overalls)
look at the father's shirt and you'll see the three vertical leaves of the snake plant echoed in two ways: once in the fact that his white shirt has these clusters of vertical stripes, three of which are visible behind his jacket; and again in that each cluster is itself three green stripes
December 4, 2024 at 2:58 AM
look at the father's shirt and you'll see the three vertical leaves of the snake plant echoed in two ways: once in the fact that his white shirt has these clusters of vertical stripes, three of which are visible behind his jacket; and again in that each cluster is itself three green stripes
it's not huge, but it's large enough that beguiling, maybe even subversive details become more evident: her regal broach, his gold button at the top of his weathered shirt.
also: two healthy houseplants on the porch? I'd never noticed before. big ol' begonia and, plain as day, a potted snake plant
also: two healthy houseplants on the porch? I'd never noticed before. big ol' begonia and, plain as day, a potted snake plant
December 4, 2024 at 2:49 AM
it's not huge, but it's large enough that beguiling, maybe even subversive details become more evident: her regal broach, his gold button at the top of his weathered shirt.
also: two healthy houseplants on the porch? I'd never noticed before. big ol' begonia and, plain as day, a potted snake plant
also: two healthy houseplants on the porch? I'd never noticed before. big ol' begonia and, plain as day, a potted snake plant
yesterday I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, a Kendall Roy birthday mix of museums, just all bangers, all the time.
I'd forgotten that maybe the most iconic American painting in existence was an apple's throw from Nighthawks, another contender.
turn a corner and, wham, American Gothic:
I'd forgotten that maybe the most iconic American painting in existence was an apple's throw from Nighthawks, another contender.
turn a corner and, wham, American Gothic:
December 4, 2024 at 2:44 AM
yesterday I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, a Kendall Roy birthday mix of museums, just all bangers, all the time.
I'd forgotten that maybe the most iconic American painting in existence was an apple's throw from Nighthawks, another contender.
turn a corner and, wham, American Gothic:
I'd forgotten that maybe the most iconic American painting in existence was an apple's throw from Nighthawks, another contender.
turn a corner and, wham, American Gothic:
can someone who watches more cable than I (i.e., nearly everyone, but specifically @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us ...?) find any right-wing media messaging that would explain the current sugar spike in economic sentiment? did the narrative shift, or is this purely election afterglow?
November 14, 2024 at 7:52 PM
can someone who watches more cable than I (i.e., nearly everyone, but specifically @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us ...?) find any right-wing media messaging that would explain the current sugar spike in economic sentiment? did the narrative shift, or is this purely election afterglow?
pretending this is the pillow Guy you mean, for my sanity
November 13, 2024 at 9:58 PM
pretending this is the pillow Guy you mean, for my sanity
this is doing numbers over on the other app rn. same vibes.
November 9, 2024 at 3:31 AM
this is doing numbers over on the other app rn. same vibes.
Mentally surviving by imagining myself among Chicago Bears fans
September 28, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Mentally surviving by imagining myself among Chicago Bears fans
The idea that *anyone* can't afford Trump was definitively debunked by Spy in 1990
September 16, 2024 at 3:11 AM
The idea that *anyone* can't afford Trump was definitively debunked by Spy in 1990