Dan Barry
@danbarry58.bsky.social
Longtime journalist at The New York Times, author, flaneur.
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."
William Kennedy, Albany’s Bard, Reads a Story With Legs
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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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“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...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“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...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
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Another @danbarry58.bsky.social classic. These columns are a genre all their own. NYT: A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Another @danbarry58.bsky.social classic. These columns are a genre all their own. NYT: A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
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...
My dive into the numismatic past:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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...
My dive into the numismatic past:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Sometimes I feel like Una O’Connor’s scream.
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sometimes I feel like Una O’Connor’s scream.
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
h/t: The Tuam Herald
October 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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
h/t: The Tuam Herald
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"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!
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writer @danbarry58.bsky.social & @nytimes.com!
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Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"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!
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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
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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.
September 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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.
Bergen, Norway
September 2025
September 2025
September 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Bergen, Norway
September 2025
September 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.
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
variety.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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.
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.
September 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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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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...
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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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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.
After Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 rioters, there has come the purge - of the federal prosecutors who handled the cases. Fired or demoted for doing their jobs. Story by Alan Feuer and me.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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.
And, for those who prefer, there's an audio version of our DOJ pardon/purge story, with a brief explanation of how Alan Feuer and I approached it. Produced by @adriennehurst.bsky.social and read by me. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
And, for those who prefer, there's an audio version of our DOJ pardon/purge story, with a brief explanation of how Alan Feuer and I approached it. Produced by @adriennehurst.bsky.social and read by me. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
After Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 rioters, there has come the purge - of the federal prosecutors who handled the cases. Fired or demoted for doing their jobs. Story by Alan Feuer and me.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
After Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 rioters, there has come the purge - of the federal prosecutors who handled the cases. Fired or demoted for doing their jobs. Story by Alan Feuer and me.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
The President of the United States: Too much focus at the Smithsonian on “how bad slavery was.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The President of the United States: Too much focus at the Smithsonian on “how bad slavery was.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
Out of Order
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
August 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Out of Order
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
Ocean Park, Maine
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Celtic Swirl
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
August 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Celtic Swirl
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
The Script of Snails
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
August 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Script of Snails
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
Artist: Low Tide
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
August 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Artist: Low Tide
Ocean Park, Maine
August 2025
Ocean Park, Maine
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Summer Blur
Queensbury, New York
August 2025
Queensbury, New York
August 2025
August 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Summer Blur
Queensbury, New York
August 2025
Queensbury, New York
August 2025
To all professionals (and retirees) in the journalism, film, television, radio, theatre, entertainment, and arts world, join the challenge to post a photo of yourself in your job. Just a picture, no description. The goal is to flood social media with our profession.
July 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
To all professionals (and retirees) in the journalism, film, television, radio, theatre, entertainment, and arts world, join the challenge to post a photo of yourself in your job. Just a picture, no description. The goal is to flood social media with our profession.
A deeper look at Vance Boelter, the Minnesota man accused of having a political hit list and killing a Democratic legislator and her husband and critically wounding another Democratic lawmaker and his wife.
With stellar journalists @ruthgraham.bsky.social and @londonoe.bsky.social.
With stellar journalists @ruthgraham.bsky.social and @londonoe.bsky.social.
Vance Boelter’s Life Before the Minnesota Shootings
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A deeper look at Vance Boelter, the Minnesota man accused of having a political hit list and killing a Democratic legislator and her husband and critically wounding another Democratic lawmaker and his wife.
With stellar journalists @ruthgraham.bsky.social and @londonoe.bsky.social.
With stellar journalists @ruthgraham.bsky.social and @londonoe.bsky.social.