Staff Writer @TIME. Native New Yorker. [email protected] and @obwax on Bluesky
Brooklyn, NY
Joined August 2009
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My latest: This week's cover story on the controversy about critical race theory and the fight over what kids learn about America's history time.com/6075193/critical-ra…
Today in news that mews: one of the stars of the colossal Roy Lichtenstein show @whitneymuseum is a painting of a cat that hasn’t been on display in 30 years (h/t @OurTownNYC) ourtownny.com/home/top-pop-a…
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I spent a year working the apps for DoorDash, Uber, Amazon and more; saw disturbing things; brought people single cookies; probably delivered drugs; smashed up my nose; met people who made insane journeys to get you pad thai; wondered what we’re doing here simonandschuster.com/books/D…
Fact-checking what Donald Trump said in his latest interview with TIME
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Before you do anything else today, you should read the transcript of @TIME’s brand new interview with President Trump. time.com/article/2026/10/01/…
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Read my new @TIME cover story based on an exclusive interview with Donald Trump ahead of the midterms.
This cover marks a milestone for Trump: with 56 appearances, he's now been on the cover of TIME more than any other figure, surpassing Richard Nixon.
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Interviewed the director of the Broadway musical ‘Come From Away’ and a NYC public school teacher for this package: time.com/article/2026/09/03/…
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Classic NYC bagel and coffee #MacysThanksgivingParade
Talk about a sweet exhibit…NY-themed gingerbread houses take over @MuseumofCityNY. Read all about it in @OurTownNYC ourtownny.com/news/gingerbre…
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New @TIME cover: Inside the Gaza ceasefire deal—drawn from my exclusive interview with President Trump and conversations with his Middle East team, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, along with senior Israeli officials and others.
Read the story here: time.com/7327675/trump-israe…
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On the occasion of the late Robert Rauschenberg's 100th birthday on October 22, important exhibit at the @MuseumofCityNY of his black-and-white photos of NYC. Read all about it in this week's Our Town:
ourtownny.com/city-arts/pop-…
@rauschfound @Guggenheim #NYUGreyArtMuseum
Real showgirls react to Taylor Swift's new album 'The Life of a Showgirl' time.com/7323169/taylor-swif…
On view: @MuseumofCityNY is showcasing photos by Robert Rauschenberg, a pioneer of the Pop Art movement, in honor of what would have been his 100th birthday. Read all about it in @OurTownNYC ourtownny.com/city-arts/pion…
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For @TIME's cover, my profile of @springsteen—50 years after his breakthrough epic Born to Run (which vaulted him to his first TIME cover) and ahead of the release of a powerful new film chronicling the most vulnerable stretch of his life.
Story here: time.com/7319963/bruce-sprin…
The engagement brings new meaning to one of Swift’s most famous lyrics about romance, “You belong with me.”
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Talked to Ron Howard about his new movie ‘Eden’ out today, inspired by the Europeans who tried to start utopias on the Galapagos island of Floreana in the 1930s time.com/7310690/eden-movie-…
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Speaking at his undergraduate alma mater’s commencement ceremony in 2004, Castle looked to the future.
“Broadband will take us places we cannot even imagine,” Castle said. “Will we have in-person meetings or will telecommuting become the norm?"
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.@mjchiusano has been covering Zohran Mamdani for years. Now he's written the @TIME cover story on his moment of transition.
Mamdani has already proven he can win; now he's working to show New Yorkers that he can govern.
time.com/7308924/zohran-mamd…
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.@ZohranKMamdani already proved he could win. Over the last several weeks, I followed along for @TIME as he set out to show he could govern time.com/7308924/zohran-mamd…
