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At this blessed moment for (half) Jamaicans, a personal story. Many years ago a talented young man enrolled at the Univ of West Indies. He asked his advisor: what should he study? “Math!” his advisor said. That student? Kamala’s dad. That advisor? My dad.
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I signed the Harpers letter because there were lots of people who also signed the Harpers letter whose views I disagreed with. I thought that was the point of the Harpers letter.
I did not know who else had signed that letter. I thought I was endorsing a well meaning, if vague, message against internet shaming. I did know Chomsky, Steinem, and Atwood were in, and I thought, good company.
The consequences are mine to bear. I am so sorry.
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I moved to America 32 years ago. Yesterday was the first day I felt ashamed to be part of this country.
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Huh. Call me old-fashioned. But I would have thought that the point of a festival of ideas was to expose the audience to ideas. If you only invite your friends over, it’s called a dinner party.
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No math, no Berkeley grad school. No grad school, no marrying Kamala’s mom. No marriage, no Kamala. Ok. I’m stretching things. But if Kamala wins it all one day, my Dad (from up there) will be happy man.
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Gucci Mane, ladies and gentlemen. This might be the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.
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Me: “You know I’m half-Jamaican?”
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (maybe greatest ever female sprinter): “There is no such thing as a half-Jamaican.”
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Hilarious Dinesh D’Souza fact. In college his nickname was Distort D’Newsa. This was 35 years ago. People got wise to him a long time ago.
I know D'Souza likes to rewrite the history of the 1960s, but I never expected him to erase the very real contributions that conservative student activists made to the Free Speech Movement.
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Joe McCarthy was done in when he was confronted by someone with intelligence and guts, before a live audience. Sometimes a platform is actually a gallows.
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I’m stunned by the lack of sympathy for Antonio Brown. He’s clearly struggling. Is this how we treat people who are going through difficult times?
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Just reading the responses to my
@NewYorker
piece on the unknowns about marijuana. I’m puzzled why pot advocates would be hostile to the idea of learning more about the consequences of their habit. Haven’t we been through this w the climate deniers?
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In a perfect world this photo would settle the Presidential race once and for all. I mean....
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Guess who’s back?
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Wait. I'm confused. I thought the scandal in college basketball was that athletes who make their schools millions WEREN'T getting paid.
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The NCAA exploiting student athletes is called "amateurism." Adidas paying them is called a crime.
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How do I know this? Because one of my very first published pieces of journalism—in 1985!—made fun of D’Souza. You know who wrote in to complain? His then girlfriend Laura Ingraham. The conspiracy of dunces runs VERY deep.
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OMG. Season three debut of Revisionist History only 6 hours and 26 minutes away.
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It’s true! I’m very proud of this one.
We are excited to announce the publication of
@Gladwell
’s new book, TALKING TO STRANGERS, on sale September 10th. For more information, visit
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Me and my mom sporting our matching Altras. The Jamaican running revolution starts here!
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I hope you realize season 4 of
#RevisionistHistory
drops tomorrow. I’m not going to lie. This season is EPIC.
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Let’s just say that reporting for season six of revisionist history is well underway....
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At what point does the NCAA decide that this is embarrassing?
Roy Williams got $925,000 in bonuses for Carolina's NCAA Tournament performance.
The players got awesome T-shirts and hats.
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Season three is coming!!
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On the eve of the Biden/Harris administration, it’s time to ask the really tough question. Who gets to claim Kamala as their own? The Indians? Or the Jamaicans? My vote should be obvious. 🇯🇲! 🇯🇲!
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When I grow up I want to learn to write like a Silicon Valley CEO.
@karaswisher
We action all we can against our policies. Most of our system today works reactively to someone reporting it. If they don’t report, we don’t see it. Doesn’t scale. Hence the need to focus on proactive.
#Karajack
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This is what happens when you stand up for old school French fries. The beef tallow community has my back.
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It’s happening!! My new book “Talking to Strangers” drops Sept 9th. Take a look at the tour schedule and come and see me wave my hands in the air!
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PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS REAL
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Setting up my new office. . . There’s no school like old school.
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If the NCAA is so committed to the higher moral principle of working for free, then why does its president make $1.8 million a year?
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Can we please stop using the phrase "leaked" emails. The correct word is "stolen."
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My Revisionist History podcast on choosing leaders by lottery suddenly looks very prescient.
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I had no idea Jessica Biel had a degree in immunology.
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In a typical year the U.S. sees between 200k and 800k hospitalizations from the normal flu. Roughly half of Americans don’t get a flu shot. A really good way to flatten the curve would be to try and get that number to 100 percent in the next week or so.
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I finally make it onto the world’s greatest letters-to-the-editor page. My life’s work is complete.
@CARandDRIVER
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Semi-serious question: If the risk of covid transmission is greatest in indoor environments where people are talking/laughing/singing, why not let restaurants reopen if patrons dine in silence? Bring a book! The introvert in me LOVES this idea.
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In an unexpected development, I was on Hot Ones.
I’m not going to lie,
@Gladwell
was cool as a cucumber in the hot seat. He made a professional hot sauce eater look like a rookie the way he handled the Heat.
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In my book “David and Goliath” I had a chapter on policing and legitimacy. Here’s the audio version. It seems relevant this week.
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If conventional means of persuading you to buy my book have not worked...
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Outside my window today...a bald eagle!! I think he came by to cheer us all up.
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This is a pretty good argument for the 70 percent wealth tax.
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Brent Terhune (and Blaire Erskine) are the only things keeping me on Twitter.
Whoever had the idea for the snooze button probably didn't invent it right away.
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For those who have forgotten, Paul Ryan claimed to have a “2:50 something” marathon PR. Actual time: just over 4 hours. I think that explains the math on the Republican tax bill.
IMO the best reason for not liking Paul Ryn is that he lied about his marathon time.
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The Revisionist History team! L-r. Flawn Williams. Luis Guerra. Jacob Smith. Mia Lobel. Julia Barton. Me. Andy Bowers. (Missing: Camille Baptista). Best crew in all of podcasting. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart.
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I'm dead serious. One mile. Anywhere. Anytime. Me vs Lebron. All proceeds to charity.
@KingJames
@CitiusMag
@Gladwell
Saturday, November 4, 2017 8:30am. Dash to the finish line 5K. Be there or be square,
@KingJames
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Oops! I forgot to provide the link to the new
@Spotify
streaming of Revisionist History. It's:
#SpotifyHasPodcasts
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OMG. Revisionist History is BACK!!! Episode one: dragon psychology.
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Showing the kids how it’s done.
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I mean.....
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I mean...
I read blink,outliers, and tipping point you my favorite author
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This will end well.
For the first time, U.S. News launches rankings of public elementary and middle schools.
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Question for Condé Nast HR: have they also scrutinized the childhood statements of their white editors?
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I wish non-runners could appreciate how absolutely bonkers this is.
Monster workout for
@des_linden
today. Rolling terrain, 1207 ft elevation gain
6 mile warm-up
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1.2 mile cool down
26.2 2:36:17!
Now recovering with
@Padres
baseball (she drug me here).
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Don’t get me started...
Perhaps the bigger issue with Harvard admissions:
In 1977, freshman class was 1,585 with endowment of $2 billion.
In 2017, freshman class was 1,659 with endowment of $37 billion.
In 40 years, class size grew just 5% while endowment grew 1750%.
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I don’t know of a single runner who isn’t in mourning today. RIP to a brave soul.
Yesterday, the running community lost one the best people with the passing of Gabe Grunewald. She inspired thousands with the courage and determination that she brought to her decade-long battle with cancer.
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There’s a SERIOUS Revisionist History dropping tomorrow. Be forewarned!
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Happy 150th birthday to the best country on earth! (Which is the least Canadian thing you can possibly say)
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When Shea Serrano is on his game there’s really nothing better...
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If there is ONE good thing that could come from all this....
SF’s Presidio golf course is open as a park during the crisis. It was surreal to spend the day there. 150 acres of some of most gorgeous land on the peninsula: cypress groves, rolling hills and patches of nasturtium ... all usually too dangerous to walk through as a pedestrian.
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Re—the Alexi McCommand case: the criminalization of black adolescent behavior is one of the bedrock principles of American racism. White people get a childhood and the privilege to make mistakes in the name of moral development. Black people don’t.
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It's happening ladies and gentleman! The trailer for season 2 of Revisionist History is out. We launch June 15th!
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It came down to helping the poor or giving the world's richest university $400 mil it doesn't need. Wise choice John!
http://t.co/2bFmuTy397
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Another question for Condé Nast HR: if they don’t believe there is a meaningful distinction between adolescence and adulthood, will they now be shutting down Teen Vogue?
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Revisionist History is back!! Season 3! My modest proposal for solving EVERYTHING that’s wrong with American politics.
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This is a good time for me to disclose that I’m 25 percent Igbo
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Wait. Why would we put affordable housing above . . . golf?
A Los Angeles architect suggests that the solution to the city’s affordable housing and homelessness crisis might lie on the 18th green: Redevelop the golf courses
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Just learned that Jackie Robinson’s brother Mack won the silver medal in the 200 at the Berlin Olympics, behind Jesse Owens. Is this the second greatest sports sibling combo after the Williams sisters?
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This is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.
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The last episode of season 3 is out! Elvis, some magic from Jack White and the heartbreaking Kaci Bolls. Keep Kleenex handy!! I think it’s one of the best we’ve ever done. Thanks to everyone who who listened!
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3:04 in the Boston marathon at age 61. That is BANANAS.
Joan Benoit Samuelson's goal was to run within 40 minutes of her winning time from 1979. She ran only 28:45 slower than 40 years ago. 3:04:00 at 61. And note the Bowdoin singlet, a nod to the jersey she wore in winning the 1979 race.
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This is a superhuman accomplishment
Remarkable drama in Arizona.
After six hours of running, a bloodied Jim Walmsley comes just 12 seconds shy of Nao Kazami's 6:09:14 world record for 100k.
He was on pace through 95k.
Still an absolutely heroic run -- 5:56 pace for over 62 miles.
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Adam! Come back! I made a mistake! Even Federer thinks that Serena Williams is the best ever. Am I allowed to revise my own history?
I unsubscribed from Revisionist History this morning when Malcolm Gladwell made an off-hand remark that Roger Federer is the greatest tennis player of all time.
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A group of Canadian grad students have created a website that elegantly summarizes scientific findings. It's genius.
http://t.co/I2yXfK6kFq
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It’s too complicated to explain right now. But this is literally the funniest thing that has ever happened to me.
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Revisionist History won a Webby podcast award for our episode on college endowment insanity! Thank you Webbies!
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Another question for Condé Nast HR: do they believe that people can meaningfully apologize for past misdeeds? If not, why not? If so, what does an acceptable apology under their rules look like?
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If billionaires don't step up, Harvard will soon be down to its last $30 billion.
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A man surveys the whole range of human wants and needs and pledged his $100 million to . . . NYU.
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Wait. What am I doing on CBS Mornings?? IS IT BECAUSE THIS IS REVISIONIST HISTORY LAUNCH DAY???
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WE’RE BACK BABY!!!!!
We’re back, baby! Season 4 of
@gladwell
’s
#RevisionistHistory
returns June 20. Expect Jesuits. Chess masters. Mafiosi. Lawyers. A little bit of tire fire. Oh, and a brand new logo. Listen to the trailer now in
@ApplePodcasts
and subscribe!
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