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Dan Barry

@danbarry58.bsky.social
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Longtime journalist at The New York Times, author, flaneur.

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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A New York Times correspondent filed his dispatch from the Battle of Gettysburg, then searched the hellscape for one particular Union soldier said to have had his leg blown off. His teenage son. My story, part of the 175th anniversary of The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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At Gettysburg, a Reporter Captured a Nation’s Loss, and His Own (Gift Article)
Samuel Wilkeson Jr. filed a report for The Times from the battlefield. Then he went looking for a Union officer, his son.
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
To Kinvara, With Love: An Irish Castle Keeps a Piece of a Times Reporter’s Past www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/i...
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An Irish Castle Keeps a Piece of a Times Reporter’s Past (Gift Article)
In 2000, after a life-threatening illness, Dan Barry went to the west of Ireland to breathe different air. He finds stories there still.
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Thank you, pal. Take care today and always.
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
No, Anne. Thank you and thank Kieran. Love to all McShanes and Horniks.
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Meg Jackson @megjackson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@danbarry58.bsky.social & Justin Lane poignantly capture what happened that day & the impact it had for those closest to the NYC attacks. It's an incredibly clear-eyed piece about 9/11 and its aftermath. And it reminds us how much America depends on a free & objective press to document our history.
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Sept. 11 and the Persistence of Memory (Gift Article)
Twenty-five years later, fleeting memories and indelible images still haunt those who lived through the attacks and their aftermath.
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Christa Brown @christabrown.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A beautiful piece of remembrance. ⬇️
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We all have memories of that day. Here's mine, from the perspective of an overwhelmed journalist. Take care, everyone. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Sept. 11 and the Persistence of Memory (Gift Article)
Twenty-five years later, fleeting memories and indelible images still haunt those who lived through the attacks and their aftermath.
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Men
Short Hills, New Jersey
July 2026
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The premiere of "The Lost Children of Tuam" is this weekend at the Galway Film Fleadh. Here's a bit of the backstory.
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The film version of "The Lost Children of Tuam" will make its world premiere next month at the Galway Film Fleadh. Very exciting.
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‘The Lost Children of Tuam,’ Element Pictures Feature Produced by Liam Neeson, to World Premiere at Galway Film Fleadh (EXCLUSIVE)
Produced by Liam Neeson, The Lost Children of Tuam will get its world premiere at the 2026 Galway Film Fleadh
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I suddenly have a craving for a nice cold Schlitz.
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
A refugee new to the country, nearly blind and unable to speak English, is left in a parking lot by Border Patrol agents who mistakenly had detained him. For six days, his family searched the cold streets of Buffalo. Where was Nurul Amin Shah Alam? My story, with images by Brendan Bannon.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Aurora and Cephalus, by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, 1810, 📸 by Jesse D. Garrabrant
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Remembering Breonna Taylor and how the insane incompetence and recklessness of Louisville police took her life. She would have turned 33 in June. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDaN...
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How the Police Killed Breonna Taylor | Visual Investigations
YouTube video by The New York Times
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
American Life. Maplewood, New Jersey May 2026
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
As you no doubt remember, today is the 45th anniversary of the longest game in baseball history: a contest between the Rochester Red Wings and the home team Pawtucket Red Sox that simply would not end. There's a book about it. Raise a plastic cup of beer and thank God for baseball.
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Paula Carlson 🇨🇦 @thepaulacarlson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
“My journalistic focus was shifting away from afflicting the comfortable to …comforting the afflicted?” A journalist’s coming of age with suffering. Stellar writing from @danbarry58.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/barry-dan-su...
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Why Do We Suffer?
Ultimately, we suffer because we have no other choice in the matter. The only choice we do have is: What do we do with it?
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David Gibson @gibsonwrites.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Read @danbarry58.bsky.social for Good Friday, whether a Catholic of any sort, a Mets fan, or simply human: "Ultimately, I think we suffer because we have no other choice in the matter. The only choice we do have is: What do we do with our suffering?" www.commonwealmagazine.org/barry-dan-su...
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Why Do We Suffer?
Ultimately, we suffer because we have no other choice in the matter. The only choice we do have is: What do we do with it?
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Commonweal @commonwealmagazine.org · 31/03/2026
"If we have to suffer—and we do—I think the challenge for us is to see suffering anew." @danbarry58.bsky.social pens a reflection for Holy Week:
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Why Do We Suffer?
Ultimately, we suffer because we have no other choice in the matter. The only choice we do have is: What do we do with it?
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Commonweal Magazine asked me to join a public conversation with the prominent medical ethicist Lydia Dugdale on the question: Why suffer? To which I responded: Why me? And: What did you expect? Here, during Holy Week, is a meditation on one of my favorite activities: suffering. Now you can too.
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Smithy of Soul Forged. Buffalo, New York March 2026
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Play it. Midtown Manhattan. March 2026
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Up the rebels! Now go read some Clare Keegan, or Billy Collins, or Alice McDermott, or Colum McCann, or, or, or. Maybe with something amber; could be tea, could be whiskey... (And a tip of the hat to the gifted photographer Jill Krementz)
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I'll be joining the clinical ethicist Lydia Dugdale on Thursday in a conversation sponsored by Commonweal Magazine. The subject: Why do we suffer? In response, I will asking a question of my own: Why me? Free and open to the public. RSVP required to witness the continuation of my suffering.
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Unedited. Maplewood, New Jersey March 2026
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
To celebrate the country's 250th, the Trump administration is proposing a SECOND coin featuring the sitting president -- one of gold, of course. My story: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...
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For America’s 250th, Should the Coin of Trump’s Realm Be Gold?
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
A few weeks ago, from out of nowhere, I received an email from a book-club organizer who raved about my long-out-of-print memoir. I was flattered, no question. But then I received another effusive email about my books, and another, and another. Things got weird. Here's my story -- about scams!
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
How do you write about a slur? My New York Times colleague Sonia A. Rao and I recently grappled with this. Here's the backstory:
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How Do You Write About a Slur?
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The R-Word has returned with a vengeance. In recent months it has been used by President Trump, various right-wing influencers, and Justice Department official in charge of civil rights. If the term is known to be offensive, the question then is: Why? Why use it? My story, with Sonia Rao.
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The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Five years after the Capitol riot, and nearly a year after President Trump granted clemency to those who attacked police officers, vandalized the landmark, and disrupted the orderly transfer of power, conspiracy-obsessed J6ers even want more. By Alan Feuer and me. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
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For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn’t Enough
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
President Trump began his second term by granting wholesale amnesty to those implicated in the Capitol riot stoked by his stolen-election lies. Now those J6ers hunger for more payback - a zombie-like hunger rooted in the conspiracy theories pushed by Trump and his allies. By Alan Feuer and me.
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For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn’t Enough
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
This Christmas, the Barrys have moved up. No longer just Entenmann’s. Now: Entenmann’s PREMIUM! A joyous Christmas to all!
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
The Trump administration rejected coin designs that would, in honor of the country's 250th anniversary, feature Frederick Douglass, a women's suffragist and Ruby Bridges. Instead: Pilgrims, founding fathers - and the sitting president. My story, with photos by Rachel Wisniewski:
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The War on ‘Wokeness’ Comes to the U.S. Mint
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
The Village Green was kind enough to feature an article about the upcoming movie "The Lost Children of Tuam," now in post-production. Thank you very much, Mary Barr Mann!
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Dan Barry's 'Lost Children of Tuam' Inspires Film Production - The Village Green
The film will shine a light on the real hero of the story, said Barry — Catherine Corless, a shy but determined woman who uncovered a scandal and has been relentless in seeking proper burial for the n...
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Coins tell the story of us. One of the world's finest collections can be found in lower Manhattan, but almost no one ever sees these coins, and so off to Toledo they go. My story, with the typically excellent photos of Todd Heisler. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
After they were finished catching up, he ended the call with, “I’ll see you all of a sudden, kid. Bye-bye.” How could we be so lucky to get the combination of William Kennedy and @danbarry58.bsky.social all in one story? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
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At 97, the Bard of Albany Still Spins Tales of Gangsters and Politicians
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
I went up to Albany all of a rainy night and what mug do I find but William Kennedy, THE William Kennedy. Author of "Ironweed," "Roscoe," and so many other novels that endure. He's 97, he's still writing - and he'll drink you under the table. So here: Your "Great Read."
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William Kennedy, Albany’s Bard, Reads a Story With Legs
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
“It is anti-American at its core.” A great story from @danbarry58.bsky.social about yet another Trump fiasco of ego and sycophancy in the making www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
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A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
The Trump administration is planning to feature the sitting president on a coin, upending an anti-monarchical custom dating to George Washington, who might as well have coined the phrase “No Kings.” My dive into the numismatic past: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
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A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Sometimes I feel like Una O’Connor’s scream.
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
The filming of “The Lost Children of Tuam” in Tuam, Co. Galway. A scene from my story: “Their oversize hobnail boots beat a frantic rhythm as they hustle to their likely slap at the schoolhouse door.” h/t: The Tuam Herald
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Jack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
"As in, now." Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writer @danbarry58.bsky.social & @nytimes.com! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
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Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
So very honored to talk about storytelling with the great journalist Line Vaaben at the Fortellingens Kraft 2025 conference in Bergen, Norway. I assured everyone that speaking truth to power continues in the United States.
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Bergen, Norway September 2025
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
So they're shooting a movie this month in Ireland that is based on my 2017 story, "The Lost Children of Tuam." It's about the scandalous mother and baby homes and the indefatigable Catherine Corless, who exposed the heartbreaking truth -- forcing Ireland to reckon with its past.
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Liam Neeson to Produce Element Pictures’ ‘The Lost Children of Tuam,’ About Irish Child Grave Scandal
The film — about the uncovering of mass child graves at a former Catholic home for unmarried mothers - also comes from Element Pictures
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Today is my 30th anniversary at The New York Times. The parade up Fifth Avenue begins at noon. It will feature Jumbo the elephant, Mayor Jimmy Walker, Mr. Met, Miss Rheingold, and various Tammany dignitaries assembled by Big Tim Sullivan. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
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Memories Are Still Swirling 20 Years After a Hurricane
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Dedicated public servants, sacrificed at the altar of Trump. A great and galling story from @danbarry58.bsky.social and @alanfeuer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
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Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
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Colin Moynihan @colinmoynihan.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
A prosecutor's firing "confirmed for him his view that the Justice Department he had been honored to work for was now helping to whitewash a traumatic event in American history, supporting President Trump’s reframing of its violence as patriotic" and of some DOJ lawyers as villains or traitors.
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