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Pulitzer Prize

Pulitzer Winner Quits Washington Post and Slams Bezos

MIC DROP

Opinion columnist Eugene Robinson blamed Jeff Bezos’ recent edict to have the opinion section on “free market and personal liberties.”

Corbin Bolies | Published Apr 03, 2025

Kieran Culkin’s ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Is Painfully Dated

NOT THIS

There’s an argument to let David Mamet’s 1984 play stay pure to its words—but those racist and homophobic slurs land with a thud in the era of MAGA.

Tim Teeman | Published Mar 31, 2025

The Broadway Play Everyone Needs to See Right Now

THE RIGHT WORDS

The play “English” won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize. Now that it’s open on Broadway, it’s easy to see why.

Tim Teeman | Published Jan 23, 2025

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Barbara Kingsolver Rips JD Vance’s Portrayal of Appalachia

NOT ONE OF US

The “hollowness” of Vance’s memoir, Kingsolver said, proved “he isn’t really one of us.”

Lily Mae Lazarus | Published Oct 06, 2024

Colson Whitehead’s Harrowing Racism Drama Hits Big Screen

STYLE OVER SUBSTANCE

The author’s 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel gets an abstract, overly stylish film adaptation, a disappointing opening to this year’s New York Film Festival.

Nick Schager | Published Sep 27, 2024

AI Helped Produce Five Pulitzer Prize Journalism Finalists

GENERATIVE PRIZES

A concrete acknowledgment that AI has solidified its grip on the news industry.

Corbin Bolies | Published Mar 11, 2024

Man Arrested for Allegedly Swiping Pair of Pulitzer Medals

GOLDEN TICKET TO JAIL

The medals were on display in a glass case in the newsroom of The Sacramento Bee when stolen, the paper reported.

Brett Bachman | Published Feb 20, 2024

Pulitzers Respond to Trump Call to Strip Russiagate Prizes

TOO BAD

The Columbia University-based board upheld the awards for Trump-Russia coverage in the face of the ex-president whining that it was all “fake news.”

Corbin Bolies | Published Jul 18, 2022

School Board Stands by ‘Maus’ Ban: ‘Unnecessary Violence’

DAMN

The board cited the inclusion of the words “God Damn” and drawings of “naked pictures” in “Maus,” though the pictures are of mice.

Harry Siegel, Blake Montgomery | Published Jan 26, 2022

Teen Who Filmed George Floyd’s Death Gets Honorary Pulitzer

CHANGED THE WORLD

Darnella Frazier, who was 17 at the time, later said her decision to pull out her cell phone “changed me. It changed how I viewed life.”

Rachel Olding | Published Jun 11, 2021

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