Sopan Deb
@sopandeb.bsky.social
NYT writer. Written some books (Missed Translations, Keya Das's Second Act). Written some plays too.
A look at some of our favorite journalism portrayals on film and TV of the last century. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/a...
‘The Paper’ Is Hollywood’s Latest Take on Journalism
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September 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
A look at some of our favorite journalism portrayals on film and TV of the last century. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/a...
On the last day of shooting his latest film, "A Little Prayer," Angus MacLachlan (of "Junebug" fame), gathered the remaining cast and crew to tell them he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/a...
For the Director of ‘A Little Prayer,’ the Biggest Challenge Was Off Screen
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August 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
On the last day of shooting his latest film, "A Little Prayer," Angus MacLachlan (of "Junebug" fame), gathered the remaining cast and crew to tell them he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/a...
Why is "KPop Demon Hunters" becoming such a cultural craze? Parents are helping. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/a...
August 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Why is "KPop Demon Hunters" becoming such a cultural craze? Parents are helping. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/a...
Excited about this lede. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/a...
July 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Excited about this lede. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/a...
Spent some time getting to know Hunter Noack, a classical pianist who, for the last decade, has hauled a thousand pound grand piano to national parks, mountains and other out of the way spots for concerts. (The photos in this piece make it worth a click alone.) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/a...
This Classical Pianist Has Reached the Mountaintop. No, Really.
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July 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Spent some time getting to know Hunter Noack, a classical pianist who, for the last decade, has hauled a thousand pound grand piano to national parks, mountains and other out of the way spots for concerts. (The photos in this piece make it worth a click alone.) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/a...
Wrote on Hulk Hogan's on-screen villain turn. Talked to, among others, Eric Bischoff and Diamond Dallas Page.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/arts/hulk-hogan-nwo-heel.html
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July 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Wrote on Hulk Hogan's on-screen villain turn. Talked to, among others, Eric Bischoff and Diamond Dallas Page.
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In today's NYT Great Read slot, I introduce you to Mike Maggart. He has no interest in acting. No training. But keeps getting cast in Wes Anderson films and commercials. With lines and all.
"This Math Tutor Keeps Popping Up in Wes Anderson Films."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/a...
"This Math Tutor Keeps Popping Up in Wes Anderson Films."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/a...
This Math Tutor Keeps Popping Up in Wes Anderson Films
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July 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In today's NYT Great Read slot, I introduce you to Mike Maggart. He has no interest in acting. No training. But keeps getting cast in Wes Anderson films and commercials. With lines and all.
"This Math Tutor Keeps Popping Up in Wes Anderson Films."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/a...
"This Math Tutor Keeps Popping Up in Wes Anderson Films."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/a...
Wrote on the new production of the Indian epic Mahabharata debuting as part of Lincoln Center Presents next week:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/t...
A Retelling of the Mahabharata, Set to Modern-Day Struggles
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Wrote on the new production of the Indian epic Mahabharata debuting as part of Lincoln Center Presents next week:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/t...
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Watching Mission Impossible with a former spy and then talking to them about it is a hilarious story idea @sopandeb.bsky.social
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May 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Watching Mission Impossible with a former spy and then talking to them about it is a hilarious story idea @sopandeb.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/a...
I tasked a former spy with an important mission: to watch a 3 hour film with me.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/a...
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May 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I tasked a former spy with an important mission: to watch a 3 hour film with me.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/a...
I was curious about how interesting creative people get ready for their jobs. So I asked a wide range of folks, including Jeff Daniels, Gene Simmons, Wayne Brady, comedians, authors, theater folks, etc. (Daniels says "Budda Gudda" a lot.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/a...
Warm-Up Rituals: How Actors, Comedians and Musicians Get Ready
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May 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I was curious about how interesting creative people get ready for their jobs. So I asked a wide range of folks, including Jeff Daniels, Gene Simmons, Wayne Brady, comedians, authors, theater folks, etc. (Daniels says "Budda Gudda" a lot.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/a...
"God Is in the Details."
Wrote on pieces of art that lean into boredom and force the audience to be versions of themselves that they aren't off screen, including Netflix's "Adolescence."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...
Wrote on pieces of art that lean into boredom and force the audience to be versions of themselves that they aren't off screen, including Netflix's "Adolescence."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...
‘God Is in the Details’: Embracing Boredom in Art and Life
The Netflix show “Adolescence” and asks audiences to be OK with slower moments and small talk. Is that possible in 2025?
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"God Is in the Details."
Wrote on pieces of art that lean into boredom and force the audience to be versions of themselves that they aren't off screen, including Netflix's "Adolescence."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...
Wrote on pieces of art that lean into boredom and force the audience to be versions of themselves that they aren't off screen, including Netflix's "Adolescence."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...
I wrote on the debate on being polite to AI bots, despite the environmental and financial costs and the fact that AI bots aren't human. And it gave me a chance to reference one of my favorite Star Trek TNG episodes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/t...
Saying ‘Thank You’ to Chat GPT Uses Energy. Should You Do It Anyway?
Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.
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April 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I wrote on the debate on being polite to AI bots, despite the environmental and financial costs and the fact that AI bots aren't human. And it gave me a chance to reference one of my favorite Star Trek TNG episodes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/t...
I did an important journalism today. t.co/Qqoy4AJU3Z
April 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I did an important journalism today. t.co/Qqoy4AJU3Z
Wrote on the late Clive Revill, who in one minute of screen time, changed the Star Wars franchise forever. t.co/22V27i33Nf
March 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Wrote on the late Clive Revill, who in one minute of screen time, changed the Star Wars franchise forever. t.co/22V27i33Nf
Wrote on dunking your face in water in the manliest of ways. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/s...
Ashton Hall’s Unconventional Morning Routine Has Drawn Nearly a Billion Views
Ashton Hall’s unconventional morning routine has drawn close to a billion views, and scores of copycat videos.
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March 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Wrote on dunking your face in water in the manliest of ways. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/s...
Spoke to Chelsea Handler about her new book. Asked about being ghosted by Andrew Cuomo when she propositioned him for sex, and what she thinks about him running for mayor:
"Unfortunately, that predatory behavior was not directed at me even when it was requested."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/a...
"Unfortunately, that predatory behavior was not directed at me even when it was requested."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/a...
March 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Spoke to Chelsea Handler about her new book. Asked about being ghosted by Andrew Cuomo when she propositioned him for sex, and what she thinks about him running for mayor:
"Unfortunately, that predatory behavior was not directed at me even when it was requested."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/a...
"Unfortunately, that predatory behavior was not directed at me even when it was requested."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/a...
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“People at my coffee shop were looking at me and approaching me as if I had died, which is kind of funny to me."
Comedians who lampooned Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are finding that their fortunes rise and fall based on the fates of the people they portray.
Comedians who lampooned Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are finding that their fortunes rise and fall based on the fates of the people they portray.
When Politicians Exit Stage Right, What’s Left for Their Impersonators?
Comedians who lampooned Kamala Harris and Joseph R. Biden Jr. are finding that their fortunes rise and fall based on the fates of the people they portray.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“People at my coffee shop were looking at me and approaching me as if I had died, which is kind of funny to me."
Comedians who lampooned Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are finding that their fortunes rise and fall based on the fates of the people they portray.
Comedians who lampooned Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are finding that their fortunes rise and fall based on the fates of the people they portray.
Hey I wrote this!
“People at my coffee shop were looking at me and approaching me as if I had died, which is kind of funny to me."
Comedians who lampooned Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are finding that their fortunes rise and fall based on the fates of the people they portray.
Comedians who lampooned Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are finding that their fortunes rise and fall based on the fates of the people they portray.
When Politicians Exit Stage Right, What’s Left for Their Impersonators?
Comedians who lampooned Kamala Harris and Joseph R. Biden Jr. are finding that their fortunes rise and fall based on the fates of the people they portray.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Hey I wrote this!
This @nytimes.com story was mostly answering a question I was curious about. What happens to people whose livelihoods are based on impersonating politicians after they leave the spotlight? (Spoke to Dana Carvey for awhile!)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/a...
When Politicians Exit Stage Right, What’s Left for Their Impersonators?
Comedians who lampooned Kamala Harris and Joseph R. Biden Jr. are finding that their fortunes rise and fall based on the fates of the people they portray.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This @nytimes.com story was mostly answering a question I was curious about. What happens to people whose livelihoods are based on impersonating politicians after they leave the spotlight? (Spoke to Dana Carvey for awhile!)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/a...
For my first post paternity leave piece for @nytimes.com, wrote about a subject near and dear to me: Kidz Bop.
50 albums! Kidz Bop kids are Adultz Bop now!
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50 albums! Kidz Bop kids are Adultz Bop now!
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/arts/music/kidz-bop-50.html?rsrc=ss&unlocked_article_code=1.rE4.LG9v.4Vj37q7_eqhq&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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January 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
For my first post paternity leave piece for @nytimes.com, wrote about a subject near and dear to me: Kidz Bop.
50 albums! Kidz Bop kids are Adultz Bop now!
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50 albums! Kidz Bop kids are Adultz Bop now!
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Paternity leave over. Back to finding things to write about! Email me if you have stuff.
January 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Paternity leave over. Back to finding things to write about! Email me if you have stuff.
This is a very, very good piece by @zaidjilani.bsky.social on the South Asian experience in the U.S. I have a couple qualms, but overall, it really gets to the nuances of the whole brown success/model minority stuff. t.co/FGGl0sRjQP
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/opinion/vivek-ramaswamy-immigrants.html
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January 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This is a very, very good piece by @zaidjilani.bsky.social on the South Asian experience in the U.S. I have a couple qualms, but overall, it really gets to the nuances of the whole brown success/model minority stuff. t.co/FGGl0sRjQP
Brother's Christmas tree boldly goes where no tree has gone before.
December 30, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Brother's Christmas tree boldly goes where no tree has gone before.
late to this but i didn't know sheryl crow could play piano like this
nails the bruce hornsby impersonation really well!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMVx...
nails the bruce hornsby impersonation really well!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMVx...
Brandi Carlile & Sheryl Crow - "I Can't Make You Love Me" for Bonnie Raitt | Kennedy Center Honors
YouTube video by The Kennedy Center
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December 27, 2024 at 10:02 PM
late to this but i didn't know sheryl crow could play piano like this
nails the bruce hornsby impersonation really well!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMVx...
nails the bruce hornsby impersonation really well!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMVx...