Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialNigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Such an excellent piece by Adam Gopnik in the @newyorker.com, back in the World Cup year of 1998. I remember reading it at the time, and felt it was time for a reread. www.newyorker.com/magazine/199... 31284
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialinOltre @inoltre.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Dal Manifesto del rinoceronte di Adam Gopnik al “legno storto” di Isaiah Berlin, una difesa della libertà fondata sull’imperfezione umana. Leggi l’articolo su InOltre ⬇️inoltrenews.itContro il populismo dilagante, serve un liberalismo senza complessiIl liberalismo non è una via di mezzo tra destra 011
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialThe Berkshire Edge @theberkshireedge.bsky.social · 21/04/2026PREVIEW: New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik to appear at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center April 25theberkshireedge.comPREVIEW: New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik to appear at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center April 25 - The Berkshire EdgeThe longtime New Yorker writer will discuss culture, politics, and the enduring power of the essay. 011
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialJonathan Eby @jonathaneby.bsky.social · 28/01/2026in addition to Adam Serwer's excelent article, everyone needs to read a thousand small sanities by adam gopnik 021
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialChiara @chiamato.bsky.social · 17/12/2025❄️Ho scritto un articolo sul saggio L'invenzione dell’inverno di Adam Gopnik, una lettura approfondita e originale #libri site.unibo.it/canadausa/it...site.unibo.itL’invenzione dell’inverno: un viaggio illuminante tra memoria e culturaLa redazione CanadaUsa esplora il concetto di cultura in contesto nordamericano, ad ampio raggio. Gli articoli e le recensioni spaziano dalla letteratura all'arte e al cinema, dalla musica ai prodotti... 021
adamgopnik.bsky.social @adamgopnik.bsky.social · 14/12/2025Reposting this Comment from , tragically, 2012, which remains true, and in many ways even truer, tonight. www.newyorker.com/news/daily-c...newyorker.comThe Simple Truth About Gun ControlMass shootings are an epidemic, but we already know how to stop them. Why don’t we? 111
adamgopnik.bsky.social @adamgopnik.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Law Dork www.lawdork.com?utm_source=n...lawdork.comLaw Dork | Chris Geidner | SubstackThe Supreme Court, law, politics, and more. Click to read Law Dork, by Chris Geidner, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers. 000
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialDean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Remembering Albert Camus on his birthday 🎂 📷 Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1944 "Looking at the famous portrait by Cartier-Bresson from the forties you see why people thought of him as a star & not just as a sage; you also see that he knew the effect he was having." - Adam Gopnik 1319
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialNiklas Ekdal @niklasekdal.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Läs gärna min intervju med kulturelitens sista optimist, New Yorker-legenden Adam Gopnik, och kolla vårt TV-samtal på EFN.SE. efn.se/liberalismen...efn.seKulturelitens sista optimist: Därför hatar världen frihetThe New Yorkers Adam Gopnik: ”Demokratin har dödförklarats många gånger” 031
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialNietifa Van Suiker @lukewanderer.bsky.social · 09/10/2025They walk among us! 0245
adamgopnik.bsky.social @adamgopnik.bsky.social · 17/04/2025So thrilling to see Habs advance to playoffs! We've had better teams, of course, and more finished teams -- but I can't recall a Montreal Canadiens team that played with more heart, more spirit , or had a brighter core of young players. 040
adamgopnik.bsky.social @adamgopnik.bsky.social · 17/04/2025I've been a crazed Habs fan for almost sixty years now (58 to be precise.) We've had better teams, of course, and more finished teams -- but I can't recall a Montreal Canadiens team that played with more heart, more spirit , or had a brighter core of young players. 041
adamgopnik.bsky.social @adamgopnik.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Teaching tomorrow night. myfivethings.com/class/adam-g...myfivethings.com...Five Things I've Learned - Five Things I've LearnedJoin me in this live, two-hour class and discover the Five Things I’ve Learned about the mystery of mastery – and about the ways our humanity is immeasurably enriched in even the simplest things we se... 010
adamgopnik.bsky.social @adamgopnik.bsky.social · 22/03/2025I'll be teaching tomorrow night at 8 EST, all about the nature of learning and what I've learned. I'll have guests, you'll be able to ask questions, and it should be fun.You can register below myfivethings.com/class/adam-g...myfivethings.com...Five Things I've Learned - Five Things I've LearnedJoin me in this live, two-hour class and discover the Five Things I’ve Learned about the mystery of mastery – and about the ways our humanity is immeasurably enriched in even the simplest things we se... 010
adamgopnik.bsky.social @adamgopnik.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Glad to offer this praise of Canadian patriotism, trying to distinguish it from the more toxic forms of nationalism. 011
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialAndy Adams @flakphoto.news · 25/12/2024Another seasonal favorite. Does anyone know this book? We're reading it again today. Adam Gopnik is one of my favorite writers — So smart and sensitive. His words are always thoughtful and inspiring. Find a copy if you haven't read it yet. It's so good! ❄️✨ 3243
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 22/12/2024Adam Gopnik writes about the changes in the skies above, from Saturn’s disappearing rings to ever more drone sightings, and their parallels to life below.newyorker.comAs if Times Weren’t Unsettling Enough, Saturn Is Losing Its RingsThe rain it raineth every day, as Shakespeare noted, apparently even on Saturn. The cosmos, it seems, is no comfort at this moment. 35212
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.social“Yaller Swamp Witch” @jojojolie.bsky.social · 08/12/2024This account is a staunch supporter of your local public library. USE IT. 724841540
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialJohn Faithful Hamer @johnfaithfulhamer.bsky.social · 03/12/2024“The opposite of humanism is not theism but fanaticism; the opposite of liberalism is not conservatism but dogmatism. Fanaticism is therefore the chief enemy of humanism, and fanaticism in political life is the chief enemy of the liberal ideal.”—Adam Gopnik, A Thousand Small Sanities (2019) 072
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialScott Matla @callmescort.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Tired: Lane Hutson for Calder Wired: Emil Heineman for Calder 2193
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialFDR's mistake. Enlarge the Supreme Court @newhercules.bsky.social · 27/11/2024At the New Yorker: Ben Franklin once proposed that the turkey would make a more suitable national bird than the eagle—an idea seconded by Adam Gopnik. “The turkey is the bird of ascending honor,” Gopnik writes, “silly and vain, pluming itself too much on the small stuff but sharing the feed .." 1/2 121
adamgopnik.bsky.social @adamgopnik.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Reposting my piece from a year ago about visiting Dealey Plaza. Nov.22nd, 1963 --the moment my consciousness, like so many others, turned inside out. www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...newyorker.comThe Intimate Reality of the J.F.K. AssassinationA visit to Dealey Plaza, after years of thinking and reading about the Kennedy assassination, came as a shock. 151
adamgopnik.bsky.social @adamgopnik.bsky.social · 19/11/2024My most recent piece on the theory and practice of crowds and mobs. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comWhat’s the Difference Between a Rampaging Mob and a Righteous Protest?From the French Revolution to January 6th, crowds have been heroized and vilified. Now they’re a field of study. 130
Reposted by @adamgopnik.bsky.socialRodrigo Beilfuss @rodrigobeilfuss.bsky.social · 19/11/2024About to unleash Jessica B. Hill’s THE DARK LADY in New York City Audience is now coming in. Adam Gopnik in the house. People who flew in from Stratford. NY theatre types. Friends. Romans. Countrymen. What a night we will have. What an honour. So proud of Jessica and Canadian+Winnipeg-made theatre. 082
adamgopnik.bsky.social @adamgopnik.bsky.social · 11/11/2024And here, to mark my migration to this place, some simple and wise words from my wisest predecessor, E.B. White. 061
adamgopnik.bsky.social @adamgopnik.bsky.social · 11/11/2024My piece from Fort Sumter the weekend before the election. On Folding The Flag: www.newyorker.com/magazine/dis...newyorker.comAfter Trump’s Reëlection, How Can Americans Rebuild a Common Life?Visiting the site where the Civil War began, for clues on how the cold war of the present may end. 021
