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Daniel Felsenthal

@dfelsenthal.bsky.social
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Writer of all shapes and sizes at The New Yorker, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Pitchfork, Frieze, the Village Voice, New Republic, The Nation, Los Angeles Times, Organizing at Freelance Solidarity Project. he/him and very gay 🇵🇸 danielfelsenthal.com

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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's strange how Democratic Socialists - who are being denounced by both parties - turned major deficits into balanced budgets in both New York and Seattle.
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Really glad to write the art feature for the Fall 2026 issue of @jewishcurrents.bsky.social about Jill Magid and her new monograph. It was fun to help curate images of her work, too. Here’s a mini sampling of art and text—subscribe to read now in print. Online sometime soon!
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JeffWeinstein (he/him) @jiweinste.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A gorgeous and powerful piece by @dfelsenthal.bsky.social in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social, a gorgeous magazine. Love having this in my hands.
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Really glad to write the art feature for the Fall 2026 issue of @jewishcurrents.bsky.social about Jill Magid and her new monograph. It was fun to help curate images of her work, too. Here’s a mini sampling of art and text—subscribe to read now in print. Online sometime soon!
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Cassandra Wilson, one of my favorite musicians, has died at 70. It's true that her politics, as she expressed them on the socials, were a mess. But for me her accomplishments as an artist are what will endure. I could listen to this song all day and never tire of it. youtu.be/Hjm5yixMW8s?...
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When Will I See You Again
YouTube video by Cassandra Wilson - Topic
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
For @newrepublic.com , I wrote about about the Jewish Labor Bund—who predicted the evils of Zionism from the very invention of the philosophy—and the new book by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2121...
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The Jewish Radicals Who Wanted Equality for All
In her history of the Jewish Labor Bund, Molly Crabapple tells the story of workers who opposed prejudice, tyranny, and nationalism.
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JeffWeinstein (he/him) @jiweinste.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I didn’t know the astounding and truly radical history of the early anti-Zionist Jewish Labor Bund until I read @dfelsenthal.bsky.social historically steeped and eloquent review of @mollycrabapple.bsky.social book, "Here Where We Live Is Our Country"
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
For @newrepublic.com , I wrote about about the Jewish Labor Bund—who predicted the evils of Zionism from the very invention of the philosophy—and the new book by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2121...
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The Jewish Radicals Who Wanted Equality for All
In her history of the Jewish Labor Bund, Molly Crabapple tells the story of workers who opposed prejudice, tyranny, and nationalism.
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Every representative who voted for this boneheaded bill is committing treason theintercept.com/2026/07/22/n...
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GOP Rep. Called Israeli–U.S. Defense Tech Integration “Dangerous.” The House Passed It Anyway.
Rep. Thomas Massie had tried to strip the provision from the $1.15 trillion Pentagon budget, calling it “lopsided” in Israel’s favor.
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“A surprising number of (arsonists) set their fires near casinos that they frequent on a daily basis.” Insane that we live in a culture that would ever even entertain gambling on natural disasters.
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Microfilm @microfilm.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The closet will miss him
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
We will not miss you Miss Lindsey
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
U.S. still losing after Trump interfered bodes well for the Republicans getting destroyed in the midterms. Just wait…
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JeffWeinstein (he/him) @jiweinste.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Do you know Roxy Music and foppish frontman Bryan Ferry? Here’s a twisty, exquisite essay by @dfelsenthal.bsky.social in @pitchfork.com that limns Ferry’s later work as a juggle of Brit social class and style — and a way of swimming through age and grief. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
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Bryan Ferry: Boys and Girls
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we look back at the inimitable chanteur’s 1985 solo record, a...
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lkrory21 @lkrory21.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Κυριακαρα, ☕️δαρα και στα 🔊🔊 ο 6ος σόλο 💿 του αιώνιου δανδη της art pop Bryan Ferry μιας και είναι στο σημερινό #SundayReview του @pitchfork.com: “…the inimitable chanteur’s 1985 solo record, a dapper work of exquisite pop perfectionism”. open.spotify.com/album/3SsNd5...
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Boys And Girls - Album by Bryan Ferry | Spotify
Bryan Ferry · album · 1985 · 9 songs
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
It’s true, I did write a Sunday Review about that incorrigible diva Bryan Ferry for @pitchfork.com
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 18/06/2026
We were the only UNIONIZED employees he’d ever had, too. I am broke as hell now, but I’ll never regret saying this: EAT SHIT, YOU PATHETIC TWERP. No matter how much cash you accrue, you’ll never know the joy of solidarity. Your life is empty, and you’ll be remembered as a warning to children.
Jeff Bezos told Trump the Washington Post was his worst investment before slashing staff: 'People there are terrible'
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
RIP David Hockney, a smoker who never stopped smoking; an artist who never stopped working, using whatever tools were in front of him to make art. Here’s a little something I wrote about him for the Village Voice in 2021 www.villagevoice.com/decades-of-d...
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Decades of Drawing Reveal a Quieter David Hockney - The Village Voice
In 2018, David Hockney became the most expensive living painter in the world. His record-breaking canvas, Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972), is like much of the work on which his hy...
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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I hate to say it, but the colleagues positioning themselves to be pro AI in teaching and curriculum, are probably also positioning themselves to be administrators, and probably aren’t thinking about or don’t care how it will affect teaching, learning, or the careers of those around them.
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
RIP to one of the best electric guitarists ever, listen to this record: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Odyssey - YouTube
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Extremely important and, yes, rarely discussed.
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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
It's been 16 hours since two journalists were arrested with protesters at Delaney Hall. Even lawyers can't reach them. New Jersey State Patrol made arrests. According to Essex County Jail, everyone is physically there. But they're just "transport." Legal "custody" is with Newark Police Department.
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Brent Staples @bstaples.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
“Waste heat” from data centers raises temperatures in areas where high temps already represent a health hazard, engineering journal reports. techxplore.com/news/2026-05...
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Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix
Waste heat from data centers can boost air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Pho...
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
FYI
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
For @parisreview.bsky.social , I wrote about paying extremely cheap rent in Manhattan, having a bathtub in my kitchen, and the legacy of old tenement buildings. www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/05...
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Ode to the Kitchen Bath by Daniel Felsenthal
May 28, 2026 – “There is something so luxurious and, dare I say it, extremely gay about having a bath in the middle of your kitchen.”
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JeffWeinstein (he/him) @jiweinste.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Too Good To Go offers “Surprise Packages” at a big retail discount, and who doesn’t love a surprise? Plenty of us, but the real surprise is that this for-profit company doesn’t make a dent in lowering waste and getting food to those who desperately need it.
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The great @jiweinste.bsky.social is back at it for @thebaffler.com, writing about food waste, an app called Too Good To Go that has provided, like, 40% of our meals for the past year, city-run groceries, and City Harvest. Food is necessary. Language, here, is luxurious thebaffler.com/latest/hunge...
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Hunger Games | Jeff Weinstein
We must sweep leftovers of any kind off the bargaining table.
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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
What fun! And thank you. I saw @dfelsenthal.bsky.social this morning and this review (if not the headline) is perfect. www.vulture.com/article/wayn...
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I’m Obsessed With This Novel About a Gay Romance
Wayne Koestenbaum’s My Lover, the Rabbi is a hilarious depiction of an intense infatuation.
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Remember the campus protests of 203/24? (I sure hope so.) This bill would have made it illegal, at the NYPD’s discretion, to protest within particular proximity of a school. Unfortunately, a (narrower) bill for religious institutions passed, the pet project of raging genocide advocate Julie Menin
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Nick Pinto @nickpinto.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
🔥🖤🔥 hellgatenyc.com/mayor-mamdan...
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Wrote about very good new Thundercat album for @pitchfork.com pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
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Thundercat: Distracted
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Wrote about very good new Thundercat album for @pitchfork.com pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
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Thundercat: Distracted
Read Daniel Felsenthal’s review of the album.
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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
If you're into "Spiritual Jazz," but aren't collecting CHARLES MINGUS albums, you're doing it wrong. Hard to pick just one Mingus LP, but you can't go wrong with this all-time classic. My 1959, original deep groove #vinyl pressing. Basically, just buy everything by Mingus. bsky.app/profile/dfel...
MINGUS AH UM vinyl front
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
For @pitchfork.com , I wrote about the record that got me obsessed with jazz, and in particular the song “Fables of Faubus,” an unbeatable lampooning of American racism circa the dawn of the 1960s. Mingus forever pitchfork.com/reviews/trac...
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Charles Mingus: “Fables of Faubus”
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Chris Noto @chrisnoto.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
A timely and excellent review of a historic musical condemnation of fascism in the United States of America, including the naming of those who, from high places, colluded with Faubus. Here's a link for those who aren't able to pay to read the article:
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Charles Mingus: “Fables of Faubus”
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guerrieroc.bsky.social @guerrieroc.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
I know '59 was a joke (tho I don't doubt that @onetrueposter.bsky.social would be more than happy), but here's a fantastic album & Pitchfork did a nice write-up about it today Charles Mingus, MINGUS AH UH (1959) If you've never heard it before, you're in for a treat pitchfork.com/reviews/trac...
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Charles Mingus: “Fables of Faubus”
Read Daniel Felsenthal’s review of the track.
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dickowalexander.bsky.social @dickowalexander.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Mingus, the peak of that era of jazz, to my mind. There are a lot of other greats too, but: Mingus.
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JeffWeinstein (he/him) @jiweinste.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Remember vile Orval Faubus targeted black students, the Little Rock Nine? Carlotta Walls’ house was bombed a month before her graduation. She believed "her chemistry teacher had helped other students build the explosive that targeted her.” A must listen, and must read. from @dfelsenthal.bsky.social
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
For @pitchfork.com , I wrote about the record that got me obsessed with jazz, and in particular the song “Fables of Faubus,” an unbeatable lampooning of American racism circa the dawn of the 1960s. Mingus forever pitchfork.com/reviews/trac...
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Charles Mingus: “Fables of Faubus”
Read Daniel Felsenthal’s review of the track.
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Wait sorry Trump did create COVID so
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
One would hope that a city with a notably progressive mayor would stop this corrosive nonsense from taking root, rather than encourage it.
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JeffWeinstein (he/him) @jiweinste.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
And I’ll add that I have never read anything like @dfelsenthal.bsky.social review/essay/sonorous exegesis of @waynekoestenbaum.bsky.social ’s fat and hairy new book. Can’t wait to dive in.
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Wayne Koestenbaum @waynekoestenbaum.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Here is Daniel Felsenthal's brilliant and generous review of my new novel, "My Lover, the Rabbi." I can't imagine a more gratifying and gleaming analysis.
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Thrilled to write about @waynekoestenbaum.bsky.social and his new novel, an immersion in gay sex, erotic yearning and religious self-knowledge unlike any I've ever read. Glad @nymag.com and @vulture.com let me wax rhapsodic on this one. www.vulture.com/article/wayn...
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I’m Obsessed With This Novel About a Gay Romance
Wayne Koestenbaum’s My Lover, the Rabbi is a hilarious depiction of an intense infatuation.
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Can’t get over the daily shithead behavior of cops—case in point, this SUV parked diagonally in the middle of a crosswalk, a block from Union Square, in one of NYC’s busiest neighborhoods. We’re supposed to believe they want to repair their sense of trust with the public, right?
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Giving a reading in Baltimore tonight! Come hang out
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Daniel Felsenthal @dfelsenthal.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I’ll be at AWP in Baltimore next week, tabling with my friends in the Freelance Solidarity Project, moderating a panel about unionization Friday ✊ and also reading some poems or maybe a bit of prose with these excellent folks at the Station North Tool Library. Come through Sat 5-7
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