CBS News’ editor-in-chief has pledged to “speak for the seventy-five per cent” of people on the center right and the center left; the reality is different. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Bari Weiss Effect on “60 Minutes”
CBS News’ editor-in-chief has pledged to “speak for the seventy-five per cent” of people on the center right and the center left; the reality is different.
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Bari Weiss brings her particular vision of American and international normality to “60 Minutes.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Bari Weiss Effect on “60 Minutes”
CBS News’ editor-in-chief has pledged to “speak for the seventy-five per cent” of people on the center right and the center left; the reality is different.
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Vinson Cunningham on Dr. @minakimes.bsky.social and the new, nerdy language of football commentary. www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t...
Footballese, the Most American Vernacular
In N.F.L. commentary, expertise is celebrated, even craved, by the masses.
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i wrote about Grandmaster Flash and the dawn of the hip-hop era: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Grandmaster Flash’s Remix of Hip-Hop History
In Grandmaster Flash’s new book, “Birth of a Culture,” the trailblazing d.j. tells his version of how hip-hop began.
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i wrote about Drake's vision of summer as a bad mood season, INDULGE: www.newyorker.com/culture/song...
Drake’s “Janice STFU” on Every Corner
With his new album “Iceman,” the master of the summer banger is not done airing his grievances.
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i wrote about Drake's vision of summer as a bad mood season, INDULGE: www.newyorker.com/culture/song...
Drake’s “Janice STFU” on Every Corner
With his new album “Iceman,” the master of the summer banger is not done airing his grievances.
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Regarding the ten minute hate of today, if you want a nuanced look at the experiences of working class kids of color in elite institutions I really loved this one by @vinsoncunningham.bsky.social from a while back: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Prep for Prep and the Fault Lines in New York’s Schools
Do programs that help low-income students of color get into selective private schools obscure the system’s deeper inequalities?
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Tell the old story for our modern times. www.newyorker.com/sports/sport...
LeBron James: An Odyssey
Tell the old story for our modern times.
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This week on the podcast PASSAGES: On Morrison, Namwali Serpell and @vinsoncunningham.bsky.social discuss Toni Morrison’s Beloved.
Namwali Serpell and Vinson Cunningham on Toni Morrison’s Beloved
Beloved is a holy space made of words. Across the street from Washington Square Park, in New York City’s historic Judson Memorial Church, Namwali Serpell, writer Vinson Cunningham, and our live aud…
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gonna need you to watch 'earth, wind & fire: to be celestial vs. that's the weight of the world' immediately if you haven't already, thank you www.vulture.com/article/revi...
Questlove’s Earth, Wind & Fire Doc Is a Must-see
He captures what made Maurice White both innovative and self-sabotaging.
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The Knicks face the Spurs tonight, and once the final buzzer sounds, we’ll be processing it together on The New Yorker’s Substack. Join David Remnick, Vinson Cunningham, and Louisa Thomas for a live post-game conversation after the game ends. newyorker.substack.com
The New Yorker | Substack
One good story, every week, without a paywall. Click to read The New Yorker, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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I was so worried after Bill Owens quit 60 Minutes last year because that (honorable) departure didn’t get a ton of coverage, didn’t reach beyond the circle of already-interested journalists…. Good for Pelley – the only way to do this was to make a big stink and a huge noise
i wrote about the Knicks. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Lessons in Fanhood from the Knicks
For the first time since 1999, the New York Knicks are eagerly awaiting the N.B.A. Finals. Vinson Cunningham appreciates the artfulness of the game, but “when the Knicks are on, playing prettily or no...
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For the first time since 1999, the New York Knicks are eagerly awaiting the N.B.A. Finals. Vinson Cunningham appreciates the artfulness of the game, but “when the Knicks are on, playing prettily or not, I am a foulmouthed partisan,” he writes. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Lessons in Fanhood from the Knicks
For the first time since 1999, the New York Knicks are eagerly awaiting the N.B.A. Finals. Vinson Cunningham appreciates the artfulness of the game, but “when the Knicks are on, playing prettily or not, I am a foulmouthed partisan,” he writes.
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A new slate of cultural offerings presents divergent ideas about the struggles men and boys face today—and how to resolve them. www.newyorker.com/podcast/crit...
Where Do Men Go from Here?
A new slate of cultural offerings presents divergent ideas about the struggles men and boys face today—and how to resolve them.
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Steve Kerr, who coached the U.S. Men’s Olympic basketball team in 2024, explains why he didn’t utilize Jayson Tatum to the level that Celtics fans wanted. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...
Has Steve Kerr Had Enough?
The Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr on his future, coaching Draymond Green, the potential benefits of eliminating the three-point shot, and whether he might give politics a try.
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Perhaps having a Better Than Perfect sound curated and crafted for you as a teen makes the unavoidable struggle of aging a little more stark. Anyways this is a good essay bsky.app/profile/vins...
Vinson Cunningham@vinsoncunningham.bsky.social · 7mo agoi wrote about Justin Bieber at Coachella www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
I wrote an essay for Criterion about "Corporate Thrillers," including Wall Street, The Devil's Advocate, Disclosure, Michael Clayton, and more
Sinister Synergies
During a period of rapid deregulation and accelerating deindustrialization, Hollywood corporate thrillers depicted ambitious heroes gaining admission to a world of C-suites and private jets at the pri...
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he's doing reality tv promo. you should imagine this music on while you read this www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx9u...
for next week's @newyorker.com i wrote about Savannah Guthrie's excruciating, breathlessly televised stations of the cross. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Savannah Guthrie’s Excruciating Story, on “Today”
The morning-show host recounted the disappearance of her mother, Nancy, and its aftermath in boldly religious terms, as millions of viewers watched.
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for next week's @newyorker.com i wrote about Savannah Guthrie's excruciating, breathlessly televised stations of the cross. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Savannah Guthrie’s Excruciating Story, on “Today”
The morning-show host recounted the disappearance of her mother, Nancy, and its aftermath in boldly religious terms, as millions of viewers watched.
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“The Arsenio Hall Show” marked the emergence of a younger, less white crowd in the provinces of late night. In an interview with Vinson Cunningham, Hall reminisces about his comedic peers, and what it’s like to be a Black celebrity and “laugher addict.” newyorkermag.visitlink.me/5JmnKW
How Arsenio Hall Captured the Culture
The actor, comedian, and former talk-show host Arsenio Hall discusses his path from doing magic tricks and telling jokes to creating a TV show for the culture.
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i said last year that these people were segregationists and that “merit” just meant “white and male” to these people
Bob Mann@robertmannbooks.com · 7mo agoGutter racism. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...
