David Haglund

"Riverman," by @mcgrathben, is a beautiful book, with shades of John McPhee and of Joseph Mitchell. It's out today: https://t.co/BPjE9QWBrf https://t.co/tZJvJsx1rJ

Gregory Cowles @GregoryCowles

“There is a fine line between a man of exceptional courage and a damned fool.” I review Ben McGrath’s excellent book “Riverman,” about the vanished long-distance canoeist Dick Conant. https://t.co/Tb6woJn0AA

RT @jjjjgal: Now we know exactly what #Linfield University is made of. Will fire an amazingly talented prof when he advocates for his stude…

Michael Quinn, a gay Chicano Mormon historian who got kicked out of the church but kept his faith, died last night, at 77. He led a remarkable life, marked by tragedy. His work will have a long legacy. Godspeed, Mike.

Benjamin Park @BenjaminEPark

A lot has changed since the tense fights between Quinn and leaders in the 1990s, but his shadow still covers much of the field. @dbhaglund wrote an excellent summary of the legacy for Slate nearly a decade ago. /15 https://t.co/3MhFxePfqs

RT @mnolangray: He was super passionate about bicycling. If you're worried about "using" his death to demand that DC gets its act together…

RT @michaelwwaters: can’t believe I'm saying this, but I have a feature story on @NewYorker today!!! It's about a group of social workers…

RT @oliverwhang21: Because the bureaucracy of official aid programs is difficult to deal with, and because that aid is insufficient anyway,…

RT @josh_levin: If you want to understand who Delonte West is, where he came from, and how he's struggled, read @dbhaglund's deep and thoug…

RT @mayabphillips: My dad died 5 yrs ago, but even b4 that, I don’t remember the last time I celebrated #fathersday. Tho my relationship w/…

RT @sfchronicle: The Yemeni mother of a 2-year-old boy on life support in an Oakland hospital is being prevented from coming to the U.S. to…

RT @jemelehill: I think every member of Congress should be forced to watch this https://t.co/rK8iAs3eBm

RT @dkenarov: I wrote a feature about Julia Kristeva, Cold War spies, and old files for @NewYorker https://t.co/FBCj8N4crB

RT @AssaadRazzouk: The ancient cedars of Lebanon have outlived empires and survived modern wars Clinging to shrinking patches of territory…

RT @newyorkerunion: We are thrilled to announce that the New Yorker Union is officially certified. Thank you to all of our readers and peer…

RT @natanlast: i wrote today's @NewYorker crossword and i hope ya love it. one of my faves. https://t.co/cRTJgnbFy5

RT @readwriteradio: 1. On the fifth floor of a beloved New York institution, the @AMNH, the remains of 12,000 people sit in cabinets and ca…

RT @AlexYablon: This has become the commonplace interpretation of Sandy Hook and its aftermath. It isn't true. If you can see past inact…

RT @VaughnHillyard: Father, who says he's a local peanut farmer in Wicksburg, outside Roy Moore rally talks about losing his gay daughter a…