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Joseph Bien-Kahn

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Senior Editor, Esses Magazine

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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 21/09/2026
Daniel saunters out of the vehicle in blue jeans and an unkempt beard, and fumbles as he tries to open his own Red Bull. “My hands are so cold,” he says. “I can’t even open the freakin’ can.” Is it nerves? Max is grinning ear to ear. Or is it something more? @michellelegro.bsky.social
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 03/09/2026
So hyped to see @michellelegro.bsky.social’s fantastic @essesmag.com feature “Seated Rivalry” getting all the love from @thesundaylongread.bsky.social’s THE LINEUP 🍻🍻
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 28/08/2026
Esses Magazine’s Issue 07 cover story on Checo Pérez by the great Jason Motlagh is live online and paywall-free for the moment. Read it! 👇
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 25/08/2026
New Esses looking 😮‍💨
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 11/08/2026
Last year, Willem Marx went out to Singapore to profile Isack Hadjar for the Issue 04 cover of @essesmag.com. It's finally online and it's a great window into what matters to the rising star (spoiler: not a big social media skit guy...)
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 30/06/2026
Kaleb Horton’s Esses feature won the LA Press Club award yesterday. Feeling sad but hella proud of him…
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 24/06/2026
See you in London?
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 09/06/2026
Got my issue of @essesmag.com today. Really proud of this one…
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 03/06/2026
The gap between “SF is a failed city” on the internet and actually being in SF is so funny. Like, what the fuck are you all talking about?
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 15/05/2026
ISSUE 06. Arvid Lindblad cover (written by me). Subscribe if you want this one. They’re gonna go quick. Ships this month…
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 11/05/2026
It was an honor to edit Kaleb Horton and I’m so glad to see his @essesmag.com feature on George Harrison’s unexpected love affair with F1 nominated for @lapressclub.bsky.social
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 05/05/2026
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 01/05/2026
Miami, you are insane. I’m a fan… Big week for @essesmag.com…
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 26/04/2026
Jung Hoo Lee hitting lead off and the Giants are finally getting some production from that spot? Who knew? Hoo knew…
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 21/04/2026
Excited for “Michael”
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 12/04/2026
Just learning about BigJimsBabyBites on Instagram. I love this man…
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 05/04/2026
The architects of the Artificially Intelligent Future would never admit it, but “Using AI to fantasy cast a theoretical ‘Family Guy’ movie that’s weirdly horny” is actually what they set out to build
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 03/04/2026
Currently brings in $60 mil in annual revenue. It’s 4D Chess to spend $152 mil to make it a prison again, but you wouldn’t get that if you aren’t a Business Genius like Trump…
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 03/04/2026
Print ain’t dead, baby, it was just taking a quick nap!! Love to see @essesmag.com in this company!!!
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 02/04/2026
The great @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social talked with Pato O’Ward for the @essesmag.com Newsletter. Read it!
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 02/04/2026
Or this one…
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 02/04/2026
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 29/03/2026
Me, eating a salad the normal way, as proof that I should be president
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 25/03/2026
This week in Tokyo, I met a friend group that plays a game “see how long you can make it before seeing Ohtani’s face” — longest so far is 9:30 a.m. Babe Ruth has returned and he can steal bases now. Baseball is back. A very happy Opening Day to all who celebrate!
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 24/03/2026
Still haven't had an opening day position player with a fully unified brow since Stan Javier. In this obsessive eyebrow training era, that one might be the last curse to go...
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 24/03/2026
24 hours in Tokyo for @essesmag.com 🤙
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 20/03/2026
Received the GOAT PR pitch this AM 🫡🫡🫡
Tired: 5G is a tool for the government to control your mind.
Wired: 5G is divine and that’s a good thing!
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 17/03/2026
The great @jakenisse.bsky.social on Y-3 x Mercedes F1 in the George + Kimi Era for this week’s @essesmag.com newsletter… open.substack.com/pub/essesmag...
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 15/03/2026
90% chance someone did war crimes in this late 80s/early 90s Houston Astros dress polo
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 03/03/2026
David Wood
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 02/03/2026
“Lewis could’ve scored ten podiums, and that first podium would’ve been equally as good. I promise there’s nothing — nothing — about Ferrari, nothing about Lewis that makes that podium any better than what it is.”  — Carlos Sainz to @foster.bsky.social in @essesmag.com Issue 05 📸 Bilal Zagaoui
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 26/02/2026
No and no, but for reasons the other cannot support or understand
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 22/02/2026
I knew there would be a post-dynasty bill to pay as a Warriors fan, but a 39-year-old Al Horford in the graphic was not on my bingo card…
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 20/02/2026
"The fact he went from ‘Lando No-Wins’ to being this close to a championship," Rex Orange County says. "Those guys normally never win. But Lando decided to lock the F in. It’s not just a great underdog story, it’s a great story full stop." From @essesmag.com Issue 05 ✍️ Louis Cheslaw 📸 Nick Walker
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 19/02/2026
Still nothing better than print… @thebeliever.net
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 15/02/2026
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 12/02/2026
The four things I wish I knew when I started freelancing as a 24-year-old. Hope this is helpful for any freelance journalists trying to “make it”* *survive and not go insane
Just like so many others drawn to write for a living, I was convinced that there was an industry-wide conspiracy working to make sure I couldn’t get published. Every ghosting felt personal. Then, during my first (and only) office job, as a fellow at Wired, I peaked over my editor Peter Rubin’s shoulder and saw his inbox — there were about 200 new pitches that afternoon. That’s when I realized that it’s not personal. That’s also when I became the annoying freelancer who followed up after two days instead of two weeks. Can’t say I recommend that, but I figured: I’d rather be annoying than lost in an inbox.This industry is ruthless and even the best editors get laid off. You might think you’re a GQ or Wired or [Insert Publication Here] writer, but really, your editor is your lifeline at any publication. So, if they’re a person you enjoy working with, treat them well. File on time. Be polite. They might not be at that specific publication forever, but they’ll still take your emails at the next place.I didn’t go to Journalism School, so I learned everything through trial-and-error and the Longform Podcast (RIP!). One guest explained, “To make it in this industry, you have to be two of these three things: good, fast, or nice. The latter two are way more in your control.” It’s not rocket science, but people forget this: don’t be an asshole and hit your deadlines, and you’ll go far.
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 10/02/2026
🗣️Toyota Previa
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 07/02/2026
If you put “Dale Dalé Dolly HITS” on a shirt with a photo of Dale Earnhardt, Pitbull, and Dolly Parton in each rectangle, you could retire…
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 04/02/2026
Have went to Condor at least once a week with my now-3yo since he was 4 months old. I hate this shit. The loveliest staff on the planet. More vacant restaurant spaces that will be filled and then fail within the year. Enough is enough… Via Tasbeeh’s No Bad Days Substack
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 01/02/2026
Esses Issue 05 TOC just dropped… www.instagram.com/p/DUOKr6TDaj... Stories by: @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social @pjsauer.bsky.social @foster.bsky.social @charleylocke.bsky.social @alexkirshner.com John Sunyer Louis Cheslaw Katie Lockhart Toni Cowan-Brown and so much more… @essesmag.com
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 01/02/2026
No one doing it like Bobby P…
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 27/01/2026
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 20/01/2026
Doesn’t show up as the web headline, but great front page of the Newyorker.com headline work here. cc: @bryancurtis.bsky.social @thepressbox.bsky.social
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 20/01/2026
I wrote about Puma Motorsport and McLaren Racing’s new partnership for @essesmag.com Issue 05! www.essesmag.com/articles/pum...
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 19/01/2026
Post a picture of a car you took.
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 16/01/2026
Me in 2016 / Me in 2026
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 08/01/2026
For Issue 05, we got @alexkirshner.com to go golfing with Pierre Gasly. If you haven’t subscribed to @essesmag.com yet, what the hell are you waiting for??? 🔗 essesmag.myshopify.com/products/ess...
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 04/01/2026
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Joseph Bien-Kahn @josephbienkahn.com · 01/01/2026
Had a kid three years ago, and all of a sudden, all I read is #DadLit. Banner year for reading nonfiction…
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