Luke Winkie
@lukewinkie.bsky.social
Staff Writer, Slate. It's all gonna work out this time.
We all need editors…
November 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We all need editors…
Took the train down to DC for Crooked Con and saw up close and personal what the Democratic Party might look like in 2026, 2028, and beyond.
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Took the train down to DC for Crooked Con and saw up close and personal what the Democratic Party might look like in 2026, 2028, and beyond.
I give you 5,000 words on Las Vegas, a city in flux. All year long I read headlines about how tourism to the Strip had sharply declined in 2025, so I went there for 3 days in October to soak in the vibe. Ultimately this is a story about why the city is Good and why the death of Vegas would be Bad.
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I give you 5,000 words on Las Vegas, a city in flux. All year long I read headlines about how tourism to the Strip had sharply declined in 2025, so I went there for 3 days in October to soak in the vibe. Ultimately this is a story about why the city is Good and why the death of Vegas would be Bad.
Kind of find myself pressing the skip button on Paranoid Android in my old age
November 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Kind of find myself pressing the skip button on Paranoid Android in my old age
Interviewed my guy Stav about Bugonia and the United States of America.
October 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Interviewed my guy Stav about Bugonia and the United States of America.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the, like, Shakespearean tragedy of Biden’s political career, so I wrote about it!
October 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the, like, Shakespearean tragedy of Biden’s political career, so I wrote about it!
I interviewed Ross Douthat about his podcast, and the one-of-kind position he holds in legacy media. It features maybe my favorite headline we’ve ever published.
October 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I interviewed Ross Douthat about his podcast, and the one-of-kind position he holds in legacy media. It features maybe my favorite headline we’ve ever published.
You know how our mothers have a taste for regaling us with random horrific tragedies, often about people we don't really know, whenever we catch up? I decided to write about where that instinct comes from. Here is a deep dive on the Doom Moms 💖
September 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
You know how our mothers have a taste for regaling us with random horrific tragedies, often about people we don't really know, whenever we catch up? I decided to write about where that instinct comes from. Here is a deep dive on the Doom Moms 💖
My take on the return of Kimmel.
September 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
My take on the return of Kimmel.
One last thought on Kimmel, which is, it's so embarrassing that an existential first amendment crisis requires one to come to the defense of Jimmy Kimmel Live lmfao. Of all shows! Of all people!
September 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
One last thought on Kimmel, which is, it's so embarrassing that an existential first amendment crisis requires one to come to the defense of Jimmy Kimmel Live lmfao. Of all shows! Of all people!
My thoughts on Kimmel, “cancel culture,” the stupidity of this era, gullible marks, and so on.
September 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My thoughts on Kimmel, “cancel culture,” the stupidity of this era, gullible marks, and so on.
Threw this on the big screen last night.
September 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Threw this on the big screen last night.
I think about this a lot.
September 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I think about this a lot.
Stayed up late to write about Charlie Kirk.
September 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Stayed up late to write about Charlie Kirk.
Hello! I'm putting the finishing touches on a story about Doom Moms -- as in, the way our beautiful mothers have a way of telling us extremely tragic news about people we barely know whenever we catch up. Looking for a few more sources that have experienced this baffling ritual. Please get in touch!
September 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Hello! I'm putting the finishing touches on a story about Doom Moms -- as in, the way our beautiful mothers have a way of telling us extremely tragic news about people we barely know whenever we catch up. Looking for a few more sources that have experienced this baffling ritual. Please get in touch!
I went to a Banana Ball game and learned just how gloriously thirsty this whole enterprise is.
September 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I went to a Banana Ball game and learned just how gloriously thirsty this whole enterprise is.
I wrote about the end of WTF With Marc Maron, my first-ever favorite podcast.
September 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I wrote about the end of WTF With Marc Maron, my first-ever favorite podcast.
We’re already way over our skis.
August 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
We’re already way over our skis.
I wish prime Kotaku still existed because “how did Gengar become an egirl icon” would be such an awesome Kotaku story.
August 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I wish prime Kotaku still existed because “how did Gengar become an egirl icon” would be such an awesome Kotaku story.
Jeff Passan rules because on top of being the premiere scoop guy in baseball he also has retained an ability to deliver absolute bars.
August 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Jeff Passan rules because on top of being the premiere scoop guy in baseball he also has retained an ability to deliver absolute bars.
Wrote about ESPN, a network that has slowly and deliberately shedded all of its defining characteristics in order to chase the Slop Dollar.
August 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Wrote about ESPN, a network that has slowly and deliberately shedded all of its defining characteristics in order to chase the Slop Dollar.
I wrote about the Mile High Club which — I swear — was more of a *thing* in the 90s/2000s than it is now. Why has airplane sex declined in the annals of collective fantasy? I tried to figure it out!
August 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I wrote about the Mile High Club which — I swear — was more of a *thing* in the 90s/2000s than it is now. Why has airplane sex declined in the annals of collective fantasy? I tried to figure it out!
Late-breaking “worst song ever” news:
August 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Late-breaking “worst song ever” news:
Amazing things happen on the Bill Simmons subreddit every day.
August 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Amazing things happen on the Bill Simmons subreddit every day.