Urban Affairs Correspondent, New York Times; Now in paperback:: A History of NY in 101 Objects. [email protected]
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What the dead can teach you about life economist.com/culture/2026/0…
DO YOU BELIEVE IN FAMOUS LASST WORDS? Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2026/08/19/insid…
Are They Dead Yet? New book released Aug.11!
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My new book, ARE THEY DEAD YET?: The Art of the Obit comes out August 11th. This book is the product of my near-decade at the New York Times' obituaries desk, an exploration of the questions that arise when writing a succinct yet record-defining account of a life. Preorder the book here: geni.us/aretheydeadyet!
"Mordantly wonderful." —CARL HIAASEN
"I almost died laughing." —ROZ CHAST
"My own departure would not be so bad if only Mr. Roberts could write the obit!" —KAI BIRD
What happens after you die? Don't Ask! nytimes.com/2026/02/19/arts/…
You'll remember him if you're computer didn't work: nytimes.com/2025/11/26/techn…
Terry Martin Hekker, a Happy Housewife Scorned, Dies at 92 nytimes.com/2025/11/22/books…
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2025/11/18/nyreg…
Leave the gun; take the pastrami: nytimes.com/2025/11/01/nyreg…
Muere Manuel Trujillo, el psiquiatra del 11-S abc.es/sevilla/ciudad/muere-… via @abc_es
Who's Homeland Is It Anyway? nytimes.com/2025/08/28/arts/…
Homeland Security’s Embrace of Art Reopens an Old Debate nytimes.com/2025/08/28/arts/…
Mortimer Matz, a Virtuoso New York P.R. Man, Is Dead at 100 nytimes.com/2025/06/26/nyreg…
A Young Rockefeller Vanished in 1961. The Met’s New Wing Celebrates His Memory nytimes.com/2025/05/29/arts/…
