John Hendrickson
@johnhendrickson.bsky.social
Author of LIFE ON DELAY | Contributing Writer at The Atlantic | Stories in NYT, NY mag, Esquire, Rolling Stone | Working on a doc! | johnhendrickson.org
Hung out with Jack Johnson in pursuit of the secret to happiness: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/s...
Stressed? Overwhelmed? Have You Tried Being Jack Johnson Instead?
His frozen-in-time anthems, odes to going with the flow, are the soundtrack to a summer of “hopecore.”
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Still can't believe Cola isn't a bigger band www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMGG...
Cola - Fainting Spells (Official Audio)
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"The smartphone, for many, seems to be a sort of failed lucid dreaming mechanism." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/o...
Opinion | The Mind-Altering Power of Lucid Dreaming
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SCOOP with Elizabeth Williamson: The Onion has a new plan to take over Infowars. It has entered into an agreement to license the Infowars brand and plans to operate it as a comedy site. A Texas judge must approve the deal. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/b...
The Onion Has a New Plan to Take Over Infowars
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"Listen, I may not be part of the solution here in any fundamental way,” he said. “But I’m not part of the problem. And that’s something.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/s...
Can a Journalist Be a Celebrity Anymore?
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for the April issue, I wrote about my amazing grandmother, the forgotten women pilots of World War II, and the nature of progress: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Forgotten Female Pilots of World War II
The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military service.
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71 in NYC. In some sense you have to admire this absolute unit
"It’s appalling to me that I even have to defend myself against a television show. These are not creative embellishments of personality. They are assertions about conduct — and they are false." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...
Opinion | Daryl Hannah: How Can ‘Love Story’ Get Away With This?
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George AI is giving David Strathairn
Will Oremus@willoremus.com · 5mo agocan i say something without people getting mad
Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, “I do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.” My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...
ICO writes to Meta over 'concerning' AI smart glasses report
Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.
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One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her. Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...
No Help and Few Options for Travelers Stranded by Mideast Conflict
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When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946. In 2007, the US president was born in 1946. In 2017, the US president was born in 1946. And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.
Hunter Walker@hunterw.bsky.social · 5mo agoI was just watching some of the Bill and Hillary deposition footage and its really striking/disturbing how much the Clintons clearly come off younger and in better shape than either of our two recent presidents.
Powerful words from KC Concepcion: “I wanna be a role model for those who may be scared to speak up, who may be afraid and not confident in yourself. … Don’t let a[n] outside person’s thoughts, opinions get in the way of you being great, of you achieving something in life.” ❤️
"But Tom [Junod] doesn’t write; he excavates. He digs for people’s full, messy truth on the page. Who leaps at the opportunity to do that to those he cherishes most?" @johnhendrickson.bsky.social for Esquire www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
Tom Junod Finally Reckons with What It Means to Be a Man
In a long list of classic stories, the legendary magazine writer helped teach readers what masculinity looks like in the 21st century. To write his first book, he had to confront the man who first tau...
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Lindsey's substack is one of my favorites, what a thrill to pop up there this morning
lindsey adler@lindseyadler.bsky.social · 5mo agoa blog about some blogs open.substack.com/pub/lindseya...
NYT OpEd asked me to explain vibe coding to a general audience, and I took a swing. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
Opinion | The A.I. Disruption Is Actually Here, and It’s Not Terrible
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Deliveristas ending their shift and about to head home over the Williamsburg Bridge, though the blizzard. One of them, Salvador,tells me he’s happy for the cutoff by the city. “This is more dangerous than last snowstorm, harder to move in,” he tells me in Spanish.
“There’s a recognition of people’s pain that you don’t have unless you’ve been through some extraordinary pain yourself,” @bronwendickey.bsky.social tells @johnhendrickson.bsky.social about @tomjunod.bsky.social.
Tom Junod Finally Reckons with What It Means to Be a Man
In a long list of classic stories, the legendary magazine writer helped teach readers what masculinity looks like in the 21st century. To write his first book, he had to confront the man who first tau...
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New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF
A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors
A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified” in the U.S. immigration crackdown.
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The doctor Jeremy Boal helped convince Governor Kathy Hochul to pass New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act. He may be one of the first people to use it.
How One Doctor Changed New York’s Right-to-Die Law
Jeremy Boal helped pass the bill. He may be one of the first people to use it.
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For @nymag.com, I drove upstate to meet Dr. Jeremy Boal, who is devoting his final time on earth to bringing nuance to the charged public debate around Medical Aid in Dying: nymag.com/intelligence...
How One Doctor Changed New York’s Right-to-Die Law
Jeremy Boal helped pass the bill. He may be one of the first people to use it.
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My friend @johnhendrickson.bsky.social has written an honest, beautiful Esquire profile of journalist Tom Junod, whom you might know for his stories about Mister Rogers or the 9/11 Falling Man. The article explores masculinity, secrets, and betrayal, and it's told with John's big open heart.
Tom Junod Finally Reckons with What It Means to Be a Man
In a long list of classic stories, the legendary magazine writer helped teach readers what masculinity looks like in the 21st century. To write his first book, he had to confront the man who first tau...
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When I wanted to write my first book, Tom Junod kindly offered to provide a blurb for my proposal (he was a fan of my covers blog). I had no real public profile and have no doubt his stamp of approval helped me get it published. Never met the guy but will be forever grateful. Excited for his book.
John Hendrickson@johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 6mo agoThis was one of the most daunting, intimidating, and fulfilling stories I’ve ever done. With thanks to J.R. Moehringer, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Wright Thompson, Bronwen Dickey, and many others for their reflections + insights on someone with a singular life and career www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
