Melissa Bernardo

A Ragu post just showed up on my Instagram. I *may* have reported it as inappropriate and offensive.

@BenjBrantley Agree. And I found it even more powerful on Broadway.

I am so pleased that this won the Pulitzer. Bess Wohl's "Liberation" hit me with a direct emotional impact I hadn't experienced since the "The Normal Heart" revival. It felt immediate and personal, and I saw my mother's life and my sister's life with a vividness that stung.

@BenjBrantley My grandma loved her. When I was little I called her Ella Fizgrid. We use that mispronunciation to this day!

It is the be-de-do-ba-birthday of Ella Fitzgerald, whose percolating voice is one of the most uncanny and melodious of all musical instruments. Children get her as soon as they hear her. (I recall my then tiny niece and nephew burbling along happily to a "Always True to You.")

Another banner will go up at the Crisler Center, finally a partner to the one the program earned in 1989. There will be a parade held and books written. And Michigan fans will share their memories of this team, of where they were when Trey McKenney hit the clinching shot or when Yaxel Lendeborg posterized Saint Louis or when Roddy Gayle became the superhero known as MARCH RODDY or when Cadeau's step-back 3-pointer made it a 27-point lead against mighty Arizona. They'll talk of Morez Johnson Jr. silencing the Illini and dunking on the Spartans. They'll turn Aday Mara into Paul Bunyan, with every retelling his arms growing a little longer. They'll remember the stunning week in Las Vegas and going undefeated on the road in the Big Ten and winning the league by four games and more victories (and a better winning percentage) than any other season in Michigan basketball history. They'll proudly sing "Unwritten," the Natasha Bedingfield banger that became the team's unofficial March Madness anthem. They'll remember when Charlie Freaking May drained a corner 3-pointer in the Elite Eight. The whole bench went berserk and Yaxel launched his towel into the stratosphere. And that was this team. That is the story they chose to write. One lucky fan in the upper reaches of the stadium got to leave with a hell of a souvenir. But we all get the memories. Forever. 247sports.com/college/michig…

Congratulations to @CoachDustyMay, Elliot Cadeau, and @UMichBBall on winning their first title since 1989! This team dominated the tournament from start to finish. Well deserved. Go Blue!

@bsl1436 I’ll check Crate and Barrel—thanks! My current plan is to reupholster mine but it’s turning out to be a bigger headache than I anticipated.

@mrbplus Took me two years of in person shopping to find the chair I wanted. The winner was Crate & Barrel. Also liked one at Room & Board, but it was beyond my budget.

New Yorkers, where are we shopping *in person* for furniture? I see nice things online but I can’t buy a big upholstered chair w/o actually sitting in it.

@FeldmanAdam Omg I forgot about Sister Kate!

Jason Priestly doing his own figure skating (and falling) in this sketch confirms the correctness of the crush I’ve had on him since the 1989 sitcom Sister Kate

The figure skating analysis I’ve been waiting for. Can’t wait to read more.

Someone’s going to have to explain to me why Paul Mescal didn’t get a supporting actor nom for Hamnet. Go ahead. I’ll wait.

We’re excited to be here at the Super Bowl / Jay Harbaugh special teams CLINIC! 👊🏼

That Bunny was AMAZING. Elmo thinks he should be called Good Bunny! Elmo loves you, Mr. Good Bunny! ❤️🎶🐰

Really liked @malika_andrews on the @espn desk during the @AustralianOpen. Hope she’s back for the other slams! 🎾

Hatewatching Zverev continues to be the most successful and rewarding endeavour one can take up in professional sports

Happy birthday, Tom Izzo! #GoBlue 💙💛🏀

Heartbroken for Musetti. He was playing the best I’ve ever seen him play. Wishing him a speedy recovery. #AusOpen2026

Agree ⬇️

@FeldmanAdam It’s the apocalypse, Adam! Haven’t you heard? 😉

It’s a frickin’ snowstorm, New Yorkers. You don’t need to raid the meat shelves. You’ll be fine.

Every time Patrick McEnroe says “Maestrelli” an Italian chokes on his espresso. #AustralianOpen

@FeldmanAdam 🤦🏻‍♀️ Every year!

The annual Broadway bottleneck is back in force in 2025–26: 16 more shows are scheduled to open, of which 14 are in the final month of the season and 9 in the final two weeks

Modern media companies can't figure out what newsstands did for centuries: let readers buy a single issue, and charge them only for that. I can buy a lawnmower on amazon with two clicks, but online media won't let me read a single article without getting a subscription.