Scott Pilutik
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NYC-based Lawyer/Photographer. Hockey (Rangers), College Wrestling, Birds, Penn State, SUNY Purchase, Brooklyn Law.
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I'm curious to what degree "pending" criminal charges stems directly from the arrest that landed them there, such as a resisting arrest charge or nonsense like obstruction etc.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm curious to what degree "pending" criminal charges stems directly from the arrest that landed them there, such as a resisting arrest charge or nonsense like obstruction etc.
Hampton Sides, The Wide Wide Sea, about the final voyage of James Cook.
By the same author: In the Kingdom of Ice, about an ill-fated arctic exploration in the 1870s
By the same author: In the Kingdom of Ice, about an ill-fated arctic exploration in the 1870s
November 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Hampton Sides, The Wide Wide Sea, about the final voyage of James Cook.
By the same author: In the Kingdom of Ice, about an ill-fated arctic exploration in the 1870s
By the same author: In the Kingdom of Ice, about an ill-fated arctic exploration in the 1870s
The passive voice here makes it sound like they're all characters in a Coen brothers film, tragic victims of random, quirky fate.
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The passive voice here makes it sound like they're all characters in a Coen brothers film, tragic victims of random, quirky fate.
Love the last second shift to Xanadu.
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Love the last second shift to Xanadu.
On the one hand these look "bad" for Wolff, but I can also see Wolff dropping these himself. Journalistic ethics isn't a big concern for him and these make him look like a player. This drop puts him out in front of a story that's about to get bigger.
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
On the one hand these look "bad" for Wolff, but I can also see Wolff dropping these himself. Journalistic ethics isn't a big concern for him and these make him look like a player. This drop puts him out in front of a story that's about to get bigger.
FWIW, Vince Gilligan was a writer on the X-Files for years. Plenty of sci-fi in his DNA
November 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
FWIW, Vince Gilligan was a writer on the X-Files for years. Plenty of sci-fi in his DNA
Fantastic reporting, you really went down the rabbit hole. Greatly appreciated.
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Fantastic reporting, you really went down the rabbit hole. Greatly appreciated.
Lawyer here asking myself the same question, I'm dubious. I mean, the L literally stands for Lawsuit, NY's anti-SLAPP law is narrower than most. Additionally, Wolff is a fabulist.
October 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Lawyer here asking myself the same question, I'm dubious. I mean, the L literally stands for Lawsuit, NY's anti-SLAPP law is narrower than most. Additionally, Wolff is a fabulist.
I love you, but you're ungrateful and make too much money.
October 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I love you, but you're ungrateful and make too much money.
Because knowing up front better manages the expectations of the journalist as to what they can then ask. I believe most journalists would actually respect such a request at the end of an initial conversation, but that's not what happened here. This took place over days.
October 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Because knowing up front better manages the expectations of the journalist as to what they can then ask. I believe most journalists would actually respect such a request at the end of an initial conversation, but that's not what happened here. This took place over days.
They went from being enemy combatants to perfectly harmless b/c processing living enemy combatants requires nominal forethought as to the rights of these civilians, and nominal forethought isn't Hegseth's strong suit. They just wanted to kill Venezualans because Trump wants to oust Maduro.
October 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
They went from being enemy combatants to perfectly harmless b/c processing living enemy combatants requires nominal forethought as to the rights of these civilians, and nominal forethought isn't Hegseth's strong suit. They just wanted to kill Venezualans because Trump wants to oust Maduro.
It didn't make me cry, but it made me want to understand it so that I might too
October 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It didn't make me cry, but it made me want to understand it so that I might too
Like she took off from LaGuardia
October 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Like she took off from LaGuardia
It's one thing when Jeanine Pirro gets a no-bill because the public doesn't know the defendants, but a grand jury refusing to indict James Comey would be a huge L and an embarrassing news cycle.
September 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It's one thing when Jeanine Pirro gets a no-bill because the public doesn't know the defendants, but a grand jury refusing to indict James Comey would be a huge L and an embarrassing news cycle.
It's the Hello fellow kids meme but with bullets
September 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
It's the Hello fellow kids meme but with bullets
Homan jumps to the front of the pardon line. He probably also has NY exposure too, though.
September 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Homan jumps to the front of the pardon line. He probably also has NY exposure too, though.
I'd bet anything he didn't report it on his tax return too. Someone should ask him, get his denial public.
September 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I'd bet anything he didn't report it on his tax return too. Someone should ask him, get his denial public.
As a sports photographer I regularly contend with scoreboards and LED billboards. It's nearly impossible for cameras to capture what the audience's eyes see b/c shutter has to sync with the signs' output, & you need to prioritize shutter for the action (fast best), not the sign (slow best).
September 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
As a sports photographer I regularly contend with scoreboards and LED billboards. It's nearly impossible for cameras to capture what the audience's eyes see b/c shutter has to sync with the signs' output, & you need to prioritize shutter for the action (fast best), not the sign (slow best).
Even in a hypothetical where Cook was voting on rates near the time she was applying for a mortgage, mortgage rates don't immediately correspond to Fed rate, there's a sometimes-long lag. It's also ludicrous to imagine an economist in that position trying to game the system for a $10k? benefit
September 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Even in a hypothetical where Cook was voting on rates near the time she was applying for a mortgage, mortgage rates don't immediately correspond to Fed rate, there's a sometimes-long lag. It's also ludicrous to imagine an economist in that position trying to game the system for a $10k? benefit
Humorless Democrats declined to go on Joe Rogan and accept his ant-eating challenge
September 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Humorless Democrats declined to go on Joe Rogan and accept his ant-eating challenge
No static detected. At all.
September 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
No static detected. At all.
"Our tires never explode, we have built-in safeguards. It's just that our tires are best for short trips, and sometimes they'll explode if you're going to drive long distances."
August 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Our tires never explode, we have built-in safeguards. It's just that our tires are best for short trips, and sometimes they'll explode if you're going to drive long distances."