Associate Editor @thenation. Critic here and there.
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For our November issue out today, I wrote about the queen Janet Malcolm and her untouchable form of journalism:
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All this…and the point is…?
this is why I love working at @VanityFair
yesterday, I saw half our staff clustered around our fashion correspondent's desk poring over this photo. As José puts it, "The image has several discrepancies. The style and make of the Chanel Flap bag is inconsistent with others the brand has sold, and the Valentino shoes in question appear askew in proportion; their straps have several punched holes that the authentic Valentino style does not."
AI image detectors confirmed that yes, Olivia Reingold used an AI-generated image to make her point, without a drop of disclosure. Wild!!!!
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i went to arizona in august, at the height of summer, to answer a nagging question: why are there so many data centers, not to mention a water-guzzling chip factory, in the desert?
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Reviewed the new Debs biography nytimes.com/2026/10/27/books…
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I wrote about NAZA, automated warfare, and Israel’s hard-right shift for the @thenation
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Here's her moving piece explaining her diagnosis (and about death scenes in art): vulture.com/article/death-sc…
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TOMORROW: Join us at 7pm in Brooklyn to celebrate the release of our November print issue! Free to RSVP, complimentary copies of the issue will be available. Get your tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/the-novembe…
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Earlier this year, Sarah Chihaya was diagnosed with MSA—a terminal neurodegenerative disease. Right now, she can no longer read or write—this will be her last piece. And it's a brilliant one about Emily Brontë and unknowability. thenation.com/article/cultur…
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Not only does NAZA depict the horrors of our present. It also shows us a horrifying version of what the future might look like. @AhmedMoor in @booksandthearts thenation.com/article/world/…
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ICYMI: My great-great-grandfather was the namesake of an infamous institution for the disabled. From long-neglected records of the property, the lives of forgotten people were uncovered…. thenation.com/article/societ…
RIP JANET MALCOLM YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED NATHAN FIELDER!
For our November issue out today, I wrote about the queen Janet Malcolm and her untouchable form of journalism:
thenation.com/article/societ…
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Everyone citing Janet Malcolm's The Journalist and the Murderer is thinking of the wrong Malcolm text re: "You Can See Everything." Real ones know it is The Impossible Profession that truly applies to Fielder's masterpiece.
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My first in @thenation as a staff member! I wrote about Zohran Mamdani's predicament with the NYPD: thenation.com/article/politi…
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For our November issue out today, I wrote about the queen Janet Malcolm and her untouchable form of journalism:
thenation.com/article/societ…
This sounds so good
Exciting news: my dear friend @hamrahrama and I are teaming up to teach a two-day writing class in Brooklyn (and on zoom) and it’s kind of a bargain!
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For our November issue out today, I wrote about the queen Janet Malcolm and her untouchable form of journalism:
thenation.com/article/societ…