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Pete Croatto
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Accidental sportswriter (NYT, Andscape, GQ, Poynter, The Athletic, etc.) and intentional author (From Hang Time to Prime Time). Pardon the typos. He/him. Tips or inquiries: [email protected].
Every Bari Weiss idea for CBS News.
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I gotta date with the night
Burning out my finger
Gonna catch the kids dry
Gonna walk on water
Buying out the fight
We’re sweating in the winter
Well, both thighs squeeze tight

Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
And Christensen allowed Sarsgaard to find his motivation for Chuck Lane.

From my Random Roles with Sarsgaard for @avclub.com a billion years ago.

www.avclub.com/it-s-more-ab...
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
“Faded away.” Yup, it’s her and Salinger.
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Finishing up the last big story of 2025. And, folks, there's a star-studded cast for this one.
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Without my thumb…
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
For me, it was the World Series, seeing my kid’s Halloween parade, and reading a string of good books, including Jonathan Mahler’s latest.

Plus, I made this pizza!
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My kid, trick or treating: “I like this kind of party!”
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
There are days when I wish I had heeded my dad's advice and gone into air-conditioning repair.
October 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Shooting my shot...underhand.
October 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Anyway, here’s what I’m working on next.
October 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Honestly, the only way to find freelance assignments is to reach out to people, because the job search engines clearly want to frame me for murder.
October 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Here's Deford
October 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Backstory: I had written for this publication for years. The stories were fun; the pay was solid. The editor was a friend. They left. Their replacement reached out over the summer. We exchanged some emails. So far, so good.

Then, yesterday morning, I was smacked across the face with a dead cod.
October 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Is this where Harold Robbins lived?
September 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I see what you did there, @joeynolfi.bsky.social.
September 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
“It’s Daddy in Philadelphia magazine!” Nothing beats print, man.
September 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
That's a hell of an ask, subscription verification prompt.
September 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Post a movie you like with a terrible Rotten Tomatoes score.
September 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Next up, Mike "You're in Good Hands With" Alstott!
September 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Worked on two big stories over the summer. The Terry Gross oral history was the first. Here is a tease of the second.
September 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hell yeah.
September 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A little joy: Five bucks at a white elephant sale at the town fair.
September 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
September 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM