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David Michael Newstead

My Postcard Interview with David Sax

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May 15, 2023

My Postcard Interview with David Sax

May 15, 2023

Public Domain Heroes: The Press Guardian #1

First, the windows of their office were smashed to pieces. Later, some of the paper’s reporters were beaten up. But it wasn’t until their…

Jan 10, 2023

Public Domain Heroes: The Press Guardian #1

Jan 10, 2023

The Strange Lure of Other People’s Photos: Revisited

Every few weeks, I think about an article that was in the New York Times Magazine in 2020. It’s called The Strange Lure of Other People’s…

Nov 7, 2022

Nov 7, 2022

For Bill Browder, Russian Sanctions are Personal

Bill Browder’s new book, Freezing Order, is an engaging window into his decade-long campaign against Russian human rights abusers and money…

May 2, 2022

For Bill Browder, Russian Sanctions are Personal

May 2, 2022

Journalism is Vital, So Why Can’t We Remember Any of It?

The Trump years sparked a frenzy of reporting. For essentially half a decade, the U.S. was awash in passionate op-ed pieces, exposés, and a…

Jan 6, 2022

Journalism is Vital, So Why Can’t We Remember Any of It?

Jan 6, 2022

Anne Sebba Explores an American Tragedy

Biographer Anne Sebba recently joined me to discuss her latest book, Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy, where she creates a nuanced…

Dec 1, 2021

Anne Sebba Explores an American Tragedy

Dec 1, 2021

Save the Deli, Revisited

In 2009, author David Sax explored the cultural significance of delis in his book, Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty…

Nov 9, 2021

Save the Deli, Revisited

Nov 9, 2021

“Strange Fruit” On Trial

“Why did you write Strange Fruit?” The question wasn’t innocuous and it wasn’t the opening to a conversation about art or civil rights. On…

Sep 8, 2021

Sep 8, 2021

Strange Fruit in America

This interview was originally posted in 2016.

Aug 31, 2021

Aug 31, 2021

Summer of ‘96

The summer before my Dad died was memorable, because it felt so normal. I think it stands out now because it was just at the end of one…

Jul 19, 2021

Jul 19, 2021

David Michael Newstead

David Michael Newstead

David Michael Newstead is a blogger at the Philosophy of Shaving, a short story writer, and biographer of civil rights songwriter Abel Meeropol.

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