brendan klinkenberg
@brendan_klink
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senior editor, the daily @nytimes
brooklyn
Joined March 2010
if you want a primer to your French Open men’s finalists— Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner —I got you (link in bio)
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for GQ Hype: riding around NYC shining w Clipse talking brotherly love, Roc Nation, The Kendrick Verse, beef lawsuits, Kanye and high-quality Stunt Raps https://t.co/boVHUFMe1R
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After months of interviews, I present my piece on the indispensable movie site @ScreenSlate. It's also a story about what's great about being uncompromising.
ssense.com
How the independent movie publication Screen Slate became indispensable—while defining what makes a good website in 2025.
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I profiled billy woods, a one-of-a-kind artist who is only getting better
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His 12th solo album, “Golliwog,” arrives at a peak in his career as a verbally inventive, independent hip-hop artist. It’s also full of horror stories.
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My father was a Nazi hunter, until he was killed in the Lockerbie bombing, when I was four. Now, a man will stand trial for the crime. What does it mean, after nearly forty years, to seek justice for the crimes of history? My new cover story for @NYTmag:
nytimes.com
He was a Nazi hunter — and was killed in the Lockerbie bombing. What does it mean to seek justice for his death?
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A fake jailbreak, $50,000 in real donations to Gaza aid organizations, showing up to comedy clubs in disguise, rug pulling a meme coin, Kaufman-esque comedy, the future of digital storytelling… Here’s 4,000 words on @williambanks_
https://t.co/bMs65nv5ce
hellgatenyc.com
The "truth" behind the Brooklyn comedian's real arrest, bogus jailbreak, and eye-popping crypto gambit that raised tens of thousands of dollars in support of Palestine.
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this week on TAP IN: I learn how to play cards in real-time during Poker Night at Chateau Marmont with Mr. Pursuit of Greatness himself and a crazy supporting cast https://t.co/asYm1n5egu
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watched Sinners with Michael B Jordan then hung out with him for a weekend commiserating about existential fears and not having a family (yet) + talking Jonathan Majors, Ocean's 12 & more for GQ's March cover story https://t.co/DKgY13OXTR
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watching André 3000 talk and perform in the NYT office is the one thing your whole family can agree on this Xmas https://t.co/dBxkr6yuIe
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here’s the cover for my book, CHANGEOVER preorder link in my bio!
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Tried my hand at writing a fake story (i.e. fiction). This one features a large snowstorm, bottomless drinks, and an unexpected acquaintance. https://t.co/SO9eV9pJ6r
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the world didn’t get the multi-film Denzel/Carl Franklin/Easy Rawlins franchise it deserved, but we did get one more solid neo-noir from the DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS duo; in this week’s Tap In column @The_SummerMan salutes a deep-cut Denzel classic
gq.com
Playing against type in his second collaboration with director Carl Franklin, the iconic actor was a perfect neo-noir protagonist—a South Florida cop scrambling to stay one step ahead of a detective...
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No, not Bluesky. I'm going to do the s*bstack thing as part of my project called Detroit one million examining the reasons why talented young talented people are forced to leave Michigan. Expect exclusive mayor's race coverage also:
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Some news! Excited to share that I’m going to be leaving Vox Media to launch my own communications shop. Work with me: https://t.co/FZtOil8aKq
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Over 20 years I saw Rafael Nadal so many different ways - an intruder, a sage, a way through my own pain Farewell Rafa https://t.co/SHca2LGjOa
defector.com
Nadal was the destroyer of context, the man who played every point in vacuum, through comebacks and blowouts with the same equanimous mind and full effort.
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I don’t pop shit on here often just post my links and go but that one is one of my toughest to date I think… grateful for the experience and the opportunity, if you read it I hope you enjoy it
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Future got me dying reacting to Kendrick Lamar’s Like That verse
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