Tom Sellar
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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...
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It's genuinely weird how E. Jean Carroll is never being mentioned in articles and TV spots right now.
July 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It's genuinely weird how E. Jean Carroll is never being mentioned in articles and TV spots right now.
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This is important. More than 700 Harvard faculty, with diverse views, have now signed a letter urging the university administration to "publicly condemn attacks on universities," "legally contest and refuse to comply with unlawful demands that threaten academic freedom" and +
March 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is important. More than 700 Harvard faculty, with diverse views, have now signed a letter urging the university administration to "publicly condemn attacks on universities," "legally contest and refuse to comply with unlawful demands that threaten academic freedom" and +
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Doomerism is libs' and lefties' way of obeying in advance.
March 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Doomerism is libs' and lefties' way of obeying in advance.
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So it turns out Pete Hegseth lied. And Michael Waltz lied. And Tulsi Gabbard lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And John Ratliffe lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath.
And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.
This is why journalism matters.
And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.
This is why journalism matters.
March 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
So it turns out Pete Hegseth lied. And Michael Waltz lied. And Tulsi Gabbard lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And John Ratliffe lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath.
And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.
This is why journalism matters.
And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.
This is why journalism matters.
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No—the Democrats don’t have a leader. And that’s fine and normal. Someone will emerge. But in the meantime, here’s an idea.
Democrats: Send in the Shadow Cabinet!
To fight Trump, the party needs unconventional thinking and a more aggressive footing in the information wars. Our friends across the pond have a good idea that they can steal.
newrepublic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
No—the Democrats don’t have a leader. And that’s fine and normal. Someone will emerge. But in the meantime, here’s an idea.
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Artists, if you ever doubt that what you do matters, just look at the efforts the Trump admin is making to control what art gets made, seen, recognized.
Trump Seeks More Sway in Picking Kennedy Center Honorees
The president, who recently had himself installed as the center’s chairman, has called a meeting of its board to approve changes that would give him more input in the process.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Artists, if you ever doubt that what you do matters, just look at the efforts the Trump admin is making to control what art gets made, seen, recognized.
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"Nonetheless, holy shit" is the funniest possible Krugman reaction
The stock market is not the economy. The stock market is not the economy. The stock market is not the economy.
Nonetheless, holy shit.
What’s remarkable is that there’s hardly any real news driving this. It’s just investors belatedly realizing that Trump is who he is, and always was.
Nonetheless, holy shit.
What’s remarkable is that there’s hardly any real news driving this. It’s just investors belatedly realizing that Trump is who he is, and always was.
March 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
"Nonetheless, holy shit" is the funniest possible Krugman reaction
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History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
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Perhaps the plant would be more subtle about caving to Putin
I really don’t know how a Russian plant in the White House would act differently.
February 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Perhaps the plant would be more subtle about caving to Putin
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REPORTER: Would a Russian oligarch be eligible for a gold card?
TRUMP: Yeah, possibly. Hey. I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people.
TRUMP: Yeah, possibly. Hey. I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people.
February 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
REPORTER: Would a Russian oligarch be eligible for a gold card?
TRUMP: Yeah, possibly. Hey. I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people.
TRUMP: Yeah, possibly. Hey. I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people.
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DOGE's funding is up to $40MM, @ProPublica.org finds
And this: "If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public. If it’s not an agency, then DOGE’s tens of millions in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend" www.propublica.org/article/doge...
And this: "If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public. If it’s not an agency, then DOGE’s tens of millions in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend" www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines th...
www.propublica.org
February 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
DOGE's funding is up to $40MM, @ProPublica.org finds
And this: "If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public. If it’s not an agency, then DOGE’s tens of millions in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend" www.propublica.org/article/doge...
And this: "If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public. If it’s not an agency, then DOGE’s tens of millions in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend" www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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I did a thing, with many many others.
Hundreds of Artists Call on N.E.A. to Roll Back Trump’s Restrictions
A letter signed by 463 playwrights, poets, dancers, visual artists and others pushes back against new grant requirements that bar the promotion of diversity or “gender ideology.”
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I did a thing, with many many others.
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Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
February 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
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“We should welcome the critic’s…insistence on talking about books and authors she fears no one cares about—because we should resist the impulse to justify every moment [and] because to only consume art that was created in our lifetimes is a terrifying thought.” —Apoorva Tadepalli
February 28, 2024 at 11:55 PM
“We should welcome the critic’s…insistence on talking about books and authors she fears no one cares about—because we should resist the impulse to justify every moment [and] because to only consume art that was created in our lifetimes is a terrifying thought.” —Apoorva Tadepalli
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Anyone who thinks authors don't make money off libraries... there are almost 18,000 public libraries in the US. So if everyone went to their local branch, said "I'd like the new Pete Clines book," and they bought a copy... that's 18,000 sales.
Ask any author if that'd be good for them.
Ask any author if that'd be good for them.
A periodic reminder that if you can't afford a book the library does buy books, and sometimes we even buy hundreds of copies of one book. Checking out books from your local library supports authors, which means they get paid and can write more great books!
September 7, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Anyone who thinks authors don't make money off libraries... there are almost 18,000 public libraries in the US. So if everyone went to their local branch, said "I'd like the new Pete Clines book," and they bought a copy... that's 18,000 sales.
Ask any author if that'd be good for them.
Ask any author if that'd be good for them.