Choire Sicha

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ICE Threatens to Stop 'Ideas' at the Border

2 weeks ago | nymag.com | Choire Sicha

This afternoon, the verified account of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement department posted on X an infographic about its work. One word very much stood out. ICE enforces 400+ federal laws to ensure public safety and national security. 💻Learn more about our mission: https://t.co/NiwdpaaC7Y pic.twitter.com/gddmkpcHF3- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) April 10, 2025We wrote the ICE media office to learn more: "Do we have a list of these ideas?
Maybe J.D. Vance Isn't Trump's Puppet

1 month ago | nymag.com | Choire Sicha

Some rare daylight showed up today, displaying for the first time that J.D. Vance and his best friend and boss Donald Trump do not march in lockstep. In an jaw-dropping report today from The Atlantic, editor Jeffrey Goldberg revealed that earlier this month he was added to a private Signal chat group with senior Trump officials called "Houthi PC small group." The members appeared to include Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio, J.D. Vance, and senior representatives across various government agencies.
Accountability Journal

2 months ago | choire.substack.com | Choire Sicha

I write less and less (it’s better that the young people do it!) and also there’s so much to do.
Don’t Look! Here’s Your No-Election Zone

Nov 4, 2024 | nymag.com | Choire Sicha

Absolutely No Election Coverage Absolutely no election coverage whatsoever Photo: Getty Images We’re not going to talk about it. There’s lots of places to talk about it! Instead, here we’re going to share strange playlists, delightful videos, soothing new hobby ideas, and engrossing things to read. Got something good?
How Hating Halloween Helped Me Get Over Professional Jealousy

Nov 1, 2024 | katemckean.substack.com | Kate McKean |Choire Sicha

My friends, Hello. Halloween is over. Happy Dia de los Muertos. May the veil be ever thinner for you and yours. I am not a spooky season person. I love candy very, very much, but I do not like fake blood, cotton cobweb decorations, or jump scares. I do not like costumes, face paint, or walking around in uncomfortable shoes/accessories. I support my kid’s enjoyment of the holiday, which starts on September 30th, and am happy to buy them any costume the want, within reason. (This year I nixed Pennywise.
How to Be a Science Fiction and Fantasy Author

Oct 30, 2024 | vulture.com | Choire Sicha

This interview appeared first in Dinner Party, our end-of-day newsletter about what the heck is going on. This interview appeared first in Dinner Party, our end-of-day newsletter about what the heck is going on. Scott Hawkins looking uncharacteristically menacing outside the suburb that subconsciously gave him the name of his book’s neighborhood.
The Other Eric Adams Scandal

Sep 21, 2024 | nymag.com | Choire Sicha

Most people now assume that one of the many investigations swirling around the mayor's office will be what brings down Eric Adams. But what if the real peril to his longevity and legacy is just his everyday policies in action? On Sunday, September 15, Derell Mickles hopped a turnstile, got asked to leave by cops, then entered the subway again ten minutes later through an emergency exit. This was at the Sutter Avenue L station, out by his mother's house, five stops from the end of the line.
Ina Garten and Martha Stewart Talk Feud: What Happened?

Sep 3, 2024 | vulture.com | Choire Sicha

Never spilling, always pouring. For many years, we have been waiting for Ina Garten to reveal a bit more about herself. Now her memoir — Be Ready When the Luck Happens (the title is from a Liza Minnelli quote!) — is imminent. Today we learn from the advance press, a lovely and detailed profile in The New Yorker by Molly Fischer, that everything that many of us feared about her childhood was true.
Lev Grossman on The Magicians Trilogy and The Bright Sword

Jul 11, 2024 | vulture.com | Choire Sicha

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. By most metrics, the author Lev Grossman’s life appeared to change irrevocably in 2009. After publishing two books in relative obscurity, he released The Magicians, a novel about troubled kids who get invited to a magic school and fall backward into another universe. It became a best seller, and the reviews were giddy.
The Conspiracy of Silence to Protect Joe Biden

Jul 4, 2024 | archive.ph | Olivia Nuzzi |Gabriel Debenedetti |Margaret Hartmann |Choire Sicha

Photo: Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS President Joe Biden walked before a row of flags and took his place at a lectern stamped with the presidential seal. A few feet in front of him, thin panes of teleprompter glass, programmed with prewritten remarks, were positioned to meet his stare as he spoke into a microphone that would carry his voice through a soundsystem. His White House press secretary looked on. So did several senior White House officials. Anxiety clung to the humid summer air.