Issue 417 of my free weekly newsletter just came out. It’s free and weekly and features an original essay as well as links to everything I wrote that week. You should subscribe, you might like it. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-5-iss…

My old editor, boss, and friend (and one of my favorite humans) Adam Moss put together a wonderful book of conversations about art and artists called 'The Work of Art.' (Hear him on Ezra Klein's podcast talking about it.) Adam is the best. Buy the book. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669522/t…

For @nymag, I wrote about sports as distraction, and why one of the primary reasons sports are booming right now is because they allow us to avoid thinking about ... other things. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

I don't want to overreact to this, but I am now convinced the Knicks are not only winning the NBA Finals, but also the World Series, the Super Bowl and the upcoming Olympic Modern Pentathlon.

Issue 416 of my free weekly newsletter just came out. It’s free and weekly and features an original essay as well as links to everything I wrote that week. You should subscribe, you might like it. open.substack.com/pub/williamfle…

'You can go to a St. Louis Cardinals game right now and you will see someone in a Whitey Herzog jersey. People still loved him so much.'

Will Leitch talks about the Hall of Fame manager and how he impacted the people of St. Louis. #MLBNow

This man was at least 35 percent of the reason I had a happy childhood. RIP, White Rat.

Issue 415 of my free weekly newsletter just came out. It’s free and weekly and features an original essay as well as links to everything I wrote that week. You should subscribe, you might like it. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-5-iss…

I wrote about OJ for New York Magazine. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Shoutout to Mike Cetera 👐, who found the 1995 Daily Illini front page that I designed as the night editor that evening. I honestly thought it would be the biggest story any of us would ever cover in our lives. The Nineties, man.

'OJ: Made in America' remains one of the greatest documentaries I've ever seen. If you haven't seen it, watch it, and if you have, watch it again. espn.com/espn/feature/s…

Every piece I write for New York Magazine about the Knicks should probably just have the headline, “Man, Check Out How Much This Guy Loves the Knicks.” (These headlines would be consistently accurate.) nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Issue 414 of my free weekly newsletter just came out. It’s free and weekly and features an original essay as well as links to everything I wrote that week. You should subscribe, you might like it. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-5-iss…

I'm writing a new weekly @mlb column called Five Fascinations, inspired by Zach Lowe's great 'Ten Things' column on ESPN. It's about baseball, and it's not as good as Zach's stuff, but I hope it's fun and that you like it. It runs every Friday morning. mlb.com/news/top-story…

It's over

Fantastic season

Go Illini

Issue 413 of my free weekly newsletter just came out. It's free and weekly and features an original essay as well as links to everything I wrote that week. You should subscribe, you might like it. williamfleitch.substack.com/p/volume-5-iss…

In honor of his new documentary, we ranked Steve Martin's film performances for Vulture. Our No. 1 may not be your No. 1, but we just love this particular movie so much. vulture.com/article/best-s…

Woooooooooooo

On the eve of Opening Day, here is the annual World Series winner draft of every team 1-30 from me and Mike Petriello. (I think he has beaten me quite a few years in a row.) mlb.com/news/drafting-…

The Mets, Padres and Cardinals all had high expectations headed into 2023, but each missed the Postseason.

Who will be the first squad to snap out of their malaise in 2024?

#MLBNow | Mike Lowell | Will Leitch