Joe Weisberg

Here’s my new piece on Russia in Washington Post tinyurl.com/bde552a3 @public_affairs

I'm happy to announce the release of Ep 1 of Teddy Goes to the USSR, a six-part audio documentary about the USSR through an American tourist's eyes. teddytoussr.com/2021/12/13/epi…

@Shteyngart Try this on MacDougal st so good. cropcirclenyc.com

My favorite freaking slice in New York, the goddamn pepperoni square at Mama’s Too. Hey, I’m eatin’ here!

@robertsietsema Chocolate chip cookies and biscotti there amazing

Pastry selection, Sweet Maresa's Bakery, Kingston, NY

A 🧵 about what we DON’T SEE when we come upon violence, from the perspective of someone who’s been in Chris Rock’s position and who doesn’t think we should be talking about Will Smith anymore. [trigger warning]

@Shteyngart Mmm next time! Garlic eggplant was also excellent.

Nu, and did you try the smoked fish? Their variety puts the Hebraic one to shame.

Thanks @Shteyngart for CheLi rec whoa my dinner did this @jacobwe @robertsietsema

@cbecks 2/ We’ve been there too (Iraq for one example). Our job is to not go there again.

@joeweisberg Not being facetious… interested in your thoughts now regarding Russia Upside Down.

@cbecks 1/ Russia is descending into a particularly dark and violent place. Although this is their responsibility, we played a part, and should not have.

@Shteyngart Apparently we also got the wardrobe all wrong.

"So I told Moscow that you are such a good boy." Why couldn't you write dialogue like that for The Americans, @joeweisberg ?

@Shteyngart @robertsietsema @jacobwe Yum I’m gonna go

@joeweisberg @robertsietsema @jacobwe Also try CheLi on St Mark's, if you haven't already.

Unusual and great flavors @dumplinglab on East 9th. Ths is Crab Roe Salted Egg Yolk Wonton Soup. Also great take on Mapo Tofu. @robertsietsema @Shteyngart @jacobwe

@thekarenpittman I would have stayed to say hi but I was falling asleep. Xoxo

@joeweisberg 👋🏾☺️❤️

@AuroraNebulosa @INTLSpyCast Hi Misty. I’m interested in that too. There’s a fantastic episode of the SRB podcast on being deaf in the Soviet Union. If I seemed dismissive I think that’s a misunderstanding. SRB podcast generally fantastic.

@joeweisberg Just heard about your book on @INTLSpyCast ! Definitely plan on reading the audiobook! One thing, though: *I* am interested as a disabled person in what it was like to be D/deaf in the Soviet Union. Please don’t be so dismissive of the disability community. 🦯 ♿️

@robertsietsema Just a night behind you at So Do Fun. This place is great!

Sichuan fried pork, Union Square

Policymakers/Diplomats - listen to Andrei Tsygankov on US-Russia relations podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

@robertsietsema First place I had tea eggs. Actually, only place. Delicious.

Here's my review of the new Uyghur restaurant a stone's throw from Macy's. ny.eater.com/2022/1/13/2287…

Based on the genre-bending novel by Octavia E. Butler, Kindred follows a young Black writer who finds herself ripped through time, shunted between modern-day Los Angeles and a nineteenth century plantation that holds her family's secrets. A new series coming to FX.

My father was pro-book/anti-TV. Being on Book TV resolves a lot of issues for me. @CSPAN c-span.org/video/?516661-…

On @talk_spy this week - @joeweisberg was on with @SpyTalker to defend his controversial @washingtonpost piece saying the US should accommodate Russia’s fear of NATO encroachments in Ukraine and elsewhere. Check out the episode: apple.co/3HJJc9Y

Despite its dark symbolism, the shutdown of Memorial is better explained in the language of 21st century political technology than in that of historical precedents. Attempting to do that in my fresh piece for @AJEnglish aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/…