Editor and occasional writer on the features staff of The Washington Post, author of “There She Was: The Secret History of Miss America” (S&S, 2021)https://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3mpsztgthjs27Elahe’s story on the Louis CK comeback is another stand out I would have missed without this grimy bag of print I carry around. https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/07/01/louis-ck-outcast-new-netflix-special/04 Jul 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpsztgthjs27https://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3mpsy2c45ek2wThis morning working through my print newspaper backlog, I learned from @ethanbeck2003.bsky.social that Phylicia Rashad was once married to the cop from the Village People. THIS is why I keep that stack of unread print copies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2026/07/01/victor-willis-who-fronted-village-people-co-wrote-ymca-dies-74/04 Jul 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpsy2c45ek2whttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3mkfzzcpwmk2bIncredible reporting by @maurajudkis.bsky.social. Please read through to the end. wapo.st/4u296gY https://wapo.st/4u296gY26 Apr 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfzzcpwmk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3metv7hy5hk22Never change, AI-enhanced Google search. Never change.14 Feb 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3metv7hy5hk22https://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3melotpuhqs27Last fall, reporters on the Kennedy Center beat were confused when the opera director dropped a bombshell in the Guardian but then wouldn’t repeat it to anyone else. They assumed she had spoken out of turn. But she knew what she was doing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2026/02/11/kennedy-center-washington-opera-split/11 Feb 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3melotpuhqs27https://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3me7uyt42j225I regret to inform you that it is snowing again.06 Feb 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7uyt42j225https://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3md7k3dcq5c24My biggest fear about watching this guy climb this skyscraper is that it might be really boring.25 Jan 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3md7k3dcq5c24https://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3md5dzcriw22rStill pretty funny but hits a little different after this week at Davos. https://youtu.be/3coxrP3wbd4?si=IDEZd4p84W9BnLN824 Jan 2026 04:13 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3md5dzcriw22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3m7ppyiy6ec23Epic thread. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Dec 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ppyiy6ec23https://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3m6zfdmd2ok2hAnyone writing a memoir should consult with a therapist. Even more important than an editor.02 Dec 2025 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zfdmd2ok2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3m6cf4dbpfc2fBuried lede: Olbermann says the dogs he adopted with Nuzzi looked sad whenever they saw her on CNN after she moved out. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/style/olivia-nuzzi-ryan-lizza-rfk-jr-affair.html23 Nov 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6cf4dbpfc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3m6a75av7fc2eNot just the usual cancer memoir. An absolute must-read. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/a-battle-with-my-blood22 Nov 2025 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6a75av7fc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3m5xcrbozr22r19 Nov 2025 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5xcrbozr22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3m5vyadspq22xYou may have other questions. I just want to know how they could afford a three-story house in Georgetown with a courtyard -- bamboo or not.18 Nov 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5vyadspq22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3m4xwtx47xk2nNot nearly enough Baby Ruth minis this year.06 Nov 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xwtx47xk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3m2w5342rjc2g“Seventeen of his pre-written obituaries are still waiting to be published.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/10/11/bart-barnes-dead/11 Oct 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2w5342rjc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3lz4lbbwogc2qBob Woodward's observation about Redford ("the most careful and intense listener I have ever encountered") does not surprise me at all. In my many interactions with celebrities, I found that the best actors were all great listeners. My theory... 🧵 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/robert-redford-death-bob-woodward-interview/18 Sep 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4lbbwogc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3lyd554olxs27Thank you for being the only person on BlueSky talking about this, @sarambsimon.bsky.social. And you know? I knew it would be you! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2025 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyd554olxs27https://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3lxx6i4fqmc2iCan't stop thinking about this: “I keep seeing these memes where Indians are bragging about taking our tech jobs. So I said, ‘Oh yeah? Well I’m going to work with these guys that are going to arrest you, slam your face on the pavement and send you home.’” https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/09/02/ice-officers-hiring-trump-immigration/03 Sep 2025 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxx6i4fqmc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3lxhgtct7ec2mWhat a time to be in media... https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/28/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-digital-decay/28 Aug 2025 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhgtct7ec2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3lwwecxfssc22 regret to inform you that no matter how exquisite your taste is now, your children will one day love Stomp Clap Hey music. You hate it as a corny remnant of your own childhood, and you will cringe when they enjoy it unironically. This is the way of the world. I went through this with Yacht Rock.21 Aug 2025 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwecxfssc22https://bsky.app/profile/amyargetsinger.bsky.social/post/3lu6h2y7gik2qI hoped I could stay out of this one but @solomonmissouri.bsky.social had to go draw me in. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:o7xgmroibgbcfqzsawufmrz7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6h2y7gik2q