Rick Rojas

My strange, stressful drive home nyti.ms/2wVa7PN

@DaveAinDC It says in the first sentence of the story that she is on the City Council.

@kimseverson @nytcooking I’d come over, but unfortunately, I think finding the words to accurately and creatively describe what food tastes like might be the most daunting task in all of journalism

Trying so hard to get ⁦@RaR⁩ to break up with the national desk and join the fun kids over at ⁦@nytcooking⁩. nytimes.com/2024/02/12/us/…

Outside New Orleans, a New Mardi Gras Experience: The King Cake Drive-Thru via @RaR nytimes.com/2024/02/12/us/…

@JenBerryHawes @nytimes I see what you did there! Thanks so much, Jennifer!

This might could be one of my favorite ⁦@RaR⁩ stories. ⁦@nytimes⁩ nytimes.com/2023/12/22/us/…

I might could read this piece by my fellow Southerner @RaR. nytimes.com/2023/12/22/us/…

“The Lord laid it on my heart and we all need to lift her up because — insert information here,” Mr. Bryant explained in the video detailing how one might go about gossiping by way of a prayer request. HIGH-larious story, especially in the hands of @RaR. nytimes.com/2023/12/22/us/…

This insane and terrible story, well told by ⁦@RaR⁩ nytimes.com/2023/11/19/us/…

@traceytully Thanks, Tracey!

Beautiful story by ⁦@RaR⁩ on the Carters, their marriage and their hometown of Plains, Ga. Well done Rick (and Rosalynn) nytimes.com/2023/11/20/us/…

Here's my latest for @propublica:

@aaronlmorrison @AP Congrats, Aaron!

I’ve got some 💫 professional news 💫 … majorly excited to lead race news coverage for the @AP! And I will be hiring — details on that soon.

“It’s the moist, soupy, suffocating humidity that swallows up everything and conspires with the heat to make any activity without air-conditioning draining and even deadly.” Classic ⁦@RaR⁩ beautiful writing. nytimes.com/2023/08/19/us/…

The South Knows a Hot, Sticky Summer. But This? ‘It’s Hell.’ via @RaR in New Iberia, LA nytimes.com/2023/08/19/us/…

"It’s not just the heat, as Southerners have explained for generations. It’s the moist, soupy, suffocating humidity that swallows up everything and conspires with the heat to make any activity without air-conditioning draining and even deadly." @RaR nytimes.com/2023/08/19/us/…

Hellish conditions, daily. By @RaR nytimes.com/2023/08/19/us/…

I wrote about Sinead O’Connor and how the experiences that shaped her — child abuse, teenage incarceration at a church-run home for “fallen women,” attacks she faced as an adult — helped chart the forces she fought against in her art and public life. nytimes.com/2023/07/27/nyr…

In Louisiana, a Democratic Governor Leans on Vetoes to Stall Conservative Agenda. via @NYTimes ⁦@RaR⁩ nytimes.com/2023/07/23/us/…

@liamstack There's a whole episode about her getting into an argument with Mr. Sheffield over her refusing to cross a picket line

Do not cross the flashy girl from Flushing!!

“What’s happening to us is happening across all fields of labor,” said Fran Drescher, SAG-AFTRA’s president. “When employers make Wall Street and greed their priority and forget about the essential contributors who make the machine run, we have a problem.” nytimes.com/live/2023/07/1…

@AlbertSamaha Congrats, Albert!

Excited to join this exceptional squad 🙏🏼