New in this morning's Upshot, big visualizations, animations and detailed accounting from Aatish Bhatia + Frankie Paris + Margot Sanger-Katz on everything the White House wanted and everything it got: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Can attest that this is an excellent job (great coworkers, above average snacks) and happy to answer any questions about it!

Ahead of the election, we asked people nationwide about the school curriculum wars. Turns out most people, especially parents, are satisfied with schools! Two things surprised me: 1. Teaching about LGBTQ rights was by far the most divisive nytimes.com/2022/11/07/ups… w/ Frankie Paris

Today Commissioner Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD issued an advisory as NYC faces high levels of COVID-19, flu and RSV. New Yorkers are strongly urged to wear masks in public indoor settings and crowded outdoor settings: on.nyc.gov/3ULqGDZ

This terrific story by Emily Badger and Eve Washington is 1,000 words, and 50 of them are "Santa." nytimes.com/2022/12/23/ups…

In this morning's Upshot, Frankie Paris delivers delightful mini profiles of the Tom Brady of other jobs. Fair warning: you may feel things. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Even Judy Blume had a hard time telling the difference between essays by Chat-GPT-3 and real kids. Try for yourself in this quiz from Claire Cain Miller + Adam Playford + Aaron Krolik + Larry Buchanan (with extra-terrific LB art) nytimes.com/interactive/20…

"Last year, this editor wrote his own obituary. Now, he writes of surviving" RIP David Sanford, the veteran WSJ page one editor. His only front-page byline, published in 1996, is one of the most brave and magnificent stories you will read wsj.com/articles/SB847…

Stunning fact in this great Gina Kolata Frankie Paris piece about the costliness of many of the most innovative new drugs. nytimes.com/2023/02/07/hea…

Can't believe this piece is finally out in the world. Thank you to the entire Headway team for all of their work putting it together — and thank you to each and every one of these people for trusting us with their stories. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

POTS, a nervous system disorder that can be debilitating, appears to be rising because of the coronavirus pandemic. But many patients, especially young women, are often dismissed by doctors who think they're just anxious, Amanda ‘science fan girl’ Morris (she/her) 🤟🏻🌵 reports washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/…

Joy and insight in equal parts in this Frankie Paris + Larry Buchanan list of ways real people are using AI right now. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

As migrant children were exploited for cheap labor in the US, the people who were supposed to protect these kids looked the other way. Whistleblowers warned the White House for two years, but were dismissed as thousands of children took on dangerous jobs. nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/…

One of many good charts in today's deep dive into college-educated migration, by Emily Badger + Robert Gebeloff + Josh Katz: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

The best kind of professional news: going back to my favorite team, The Upshot.

“This is the biggest cohort of pediatric amputees in history,” a reconstructive surgeon who specializes in pediatric trauma said, of the record number of children who have been injured in the war in Gaza. nyer.cm/BUjT0b5