Willa Paskin

nothing in the world makes the impossible cost of doing local reporting—from City Hall to the sports desk— more stark than the only truly thriving American newspaper refusing to do it anymore

Compelled to come out of TV critic retirement for Brenda https://t.co/AivOtakcn8

i think if i were really brave i would do an episode on... why men have turned sitting on the toilet into a 30 minute ritual

So square my only incognito pages are New York Magazine links (and I pay for New York Magazine)

RT @susanematthews: it's so good ! listen and also — if you don't yet subscribe to Slate Plus, do it for this! not only does membership sup…

Latest Decoder Ring is a fantastic, searing, vulnerable, smart, moving one from @katie_shep about the fat suit, its history, prevalence, persistence and all around wtf-ness. It'll stay with you. https://t.co/wy1XMvgImT

RT @nahmias: Extremely NYC specific story: Central Park is introducing new pizza box shaped recycling bins so people can recycle their pi…

New Decoder Ring: @dadjmi and @butlerwills, the playwright and composer of the new play Stereophonic, came and talked to us all about how to make (dope) music for a fake band. This one sounds real good! https://t.co/sCL2CJJ9jp

THIS IS THE LOCAL NEWS WE NEED https://t.co/zig4Te7Fr2

Not to be all teacher teacher but I think just about anyone interested in magazines and/or who works in media will learn something they did not know about the business from the latest Decoder Ring https://t.co/hdPOptYgQU

Just a couple decades ago stylists were rare—and secretive. Now, well, you know. @trufelman told us how it all changed: it involves Hollywood getting pissy with French couture, Joan Crawford's shoulder pads, Joan & Melissa Rivers and us laughing https://t.co/T3akay58bJ

RT @SlatePodcasts: We are so excited to have Decoder Ring featured in Times Square this week. Thank you to @PlayMorePods! You can hear ne…

RT @katie_rayford: "@willapaskin knows the secret potential of trivial cultural phenomena: If not a window into the soul of a society, per…

just died of envy https://t.co/JoVfE6Bxe1

Last Decoder Ring of the year is a good one, about a forgotten video game and a past that's never really past https://t.co/ATutU45Zgr

Newest Decoder Ring is a goodie from @heathertwit about the controversial 1990s dating manual that won't die https://t.co/OR2afvVVaY