Staff writer for the Atlantic, former daily book critic and Monday op-ed columnist for the NYT. Author of All Joy and No Fun & On Grief. Wife of Mark, mom of R, step-mom of E and G.https://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mtr6cyr7qk2yAn exceptional column from @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, even by his exceptional column-writing standards. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/opinion/harvard-education-ideology-political-polarization.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share23 Aug 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr6cyr7qk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3ms74jh6d322yI don’t know this for sure, but I would *think* that being trans in the military requires a lot of courage, which makes this crusade all the more baffling (as well ugly, which goes without saying) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/transgender-troops-ban.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share03 Aug 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms74jh6d322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mqk3dbhhgk24@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu is so, so good at distilling the moral choices and tests of character exacted by autocracy: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/lindsey-graham/687893/?gift=Nig9GywqBYmX2xhqWS8haviAWxiNifvtgKEvj5Hir6E13 Jul 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk3dbhhgk24https://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3motazfmulk2qDon’t think this is what he had in mind when he said drain the swamp https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/us/politics/trump-reflecting-pool-drained.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share21 Jun 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3motazfmulk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mobfeigt3c2xI keep thinking about Brunson’s interview with Salters after game 1. He spoke like a man whose team had *lost*. “It wasn’t really our night, wasn’t really my night for most of the night … there a lot of things we could do better.” THAT is why they won. We got the whole explanation right there.14 Jun 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobfeigt3c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mngazrzrdc2yOn the table of our local sports bar, perfect for the Knicks fans craving a bottle of Sancerre03 Jun 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mngazrzrdc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mnaf425gx224Wtf01 Jun 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnaf425gx224https://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mmc42sq7222kBarney Frank wasn’t just the funniest and most intellectually formidable member of Congress in his day; he was also the most exacting of the press, never hesitating to say (including to yours truly), "That is THE dumbest question I've ever heard" if we came unprepared or asked something vague.20 May 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc42sq7222khttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mmc3voiamc2kDamn, Barney Frank. It's in no small part that thanks to him, some kids of my son's generation (by no means all, alas, but still, some) have no clue what the closet *even is*.20 May 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc3voiamc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3ml77cfghx22206 May 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml77cfghx222https://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mk45v2hslc25Pretty much.22 Apr 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk45v2hslc25https://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mjsh2hcq3s2sTwo thoughts came immediately to mind after reading this: 1. Oh my God, this is appalling, are we irremediably broken? And 2. Jesus is @jodikantor.bsky.social a badass. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share18 Apr 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsh2hcq3s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mjpsue66522mThis is how far gone I am when it comes to The Pitt: I had a dream last night that when I came to work (at some generic magazine office) Dr. Santos was there and told me she hated my sweater so I went home and immediately changed17 Apr 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpsue66522mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mjd4fe7j4s24I don’t understand why the markets are still yoked to what the President says when the only throughline is incoherence and erraticism.12 Apr 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd4fe7j4s24https://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3miw3ij4iuk2iMore proof that Sarah Lyall has the best gig at the NYT and does most with it. This story…! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/travel/first-class-luxury-flight-air-france-la-premiere.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share07 Apr 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw3ij4iuk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mitvv2sufk26Today seems like a good day to remind people that “In the Shadow of the Moon” is a spectacular and exhilarating documentary: youtu.be/BkvPs6LakHw “I felt like I was literally standing on God’s front porch.” https://youtu.be/BkvPs6LakHw06 Apr 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitvv2sufk26https://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mic5naet7k2xBrilliant op-ed today by @jacobweisberg.bsky.social—an irresistible read and a genuinely original framing of a subject about which I thought nothing more could be said. Crystallizes an enduring cultural phenomenon we should all think about. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/opinion/epstein-elite-men.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share via @NYTOpinion30 Mar 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mic5naet7k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mh5av6jne22yIn which Barbra Streisand makes a Redford tribute about her.16 Mar 2026 00:58 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5av6jne22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mg6efiuvxk2eThe Trump admin is really crushing it with their midterm strategy03 Mar 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6efiuvxk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mewbpqimo22rOf course @bstaples.bsky.social, who at the NYT produced one gem after another about forgotten histories of African Americans, writes a sharp review here, about the cynical deployment of Black Americans to Vietnam and the grotesque internal discrimination they faced. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/books/review/the-war-within-a-war-wil-haygood.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share15 Feb 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mewbpqimo22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mew7v7rip22sWatched the pilot of ER last night because I’m such a fan of The Pitt and cannot get over these two.15 Feb 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mew7v7rip22shttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mew7obr6sk2sIn which @peterbakernyt.bsky.social ‬⁩ slyly uses Trump’s favorite phrase in the (finally) accurate context.15 Feb 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mew7obr6sk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mefjmlbjx22iSo basically only Silicon Valley and pharmaceutical companies could afford spots during the Super Bowl this year09 Feb 2026 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mefjmlbjx22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mefartvcg22hStill outraged that a bunch of toilets ruined a really good Phil Collins song.09 Feb 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mefartvcg22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mefa2je5c22hI watch football once a year and each time my husband and son have to re-explain to me what a down is09 Feb 2026 00:48 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mefa2je5c22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3mef2gns4ys2dI’m showing up tonight for Bad Bunny and good commercials.08 Feb 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:lkrexoxfcjsl2cmljydekfcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mef2gns4ys2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennifersenior.bsky.social/post/3me7jnzfbrs2oThe normalization of this kind of discourse and imagery and stunt is one of the most insidious poisons to have seeped into modern GOP politics. 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