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Tim Ryan Williams

Former Deputy style and standards editor

Tim Williams was the deputy style and standards editor at Vox.com. He was previously a copy editor at the New York Times.

The best $69.99 I ever spent: A paddle for a sport without toxic masculinity

By Tim Ryan Williams February 6, 2022

One Good Thing: A park for the filthy rich and the rest of us, too

By Tim Ryan Williams February 3, 2022

Americans are ready to tax the rich

By Tim Ryan Williams October 16, 2021

Mank is the most-nominated film at the Oscars. Should it win Best Picture?

By Alissa Wilkinson, Tim Ryan Williams, and 1 more April 14, 2021

50 million world Covid-19 cases: The biggest outbreaks, explained

By Benjamin Rosenberg, Tim Ryan Williams, and 1 more November 9, 2020

Everyone in the White House cluster who has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus

By Benjamin Rosenberg, Sean Collins, and 1 more October 15, 2020

We read all 25 National Book Award finalists for 2019. Here’s what we thought.

By Constance Grady, Nisha Chittal, and 14 more November 20, 2019

Decoding the book of the summer, Fleishman Is in Trouble

By Constance Grady, Libby Nelson, and 3 more July 10, 2019

Why we need to get to know the “bad gays” of history

By Tim Ryan Williams June 26, 2019

Roma would be an unusual Best Picture winner. Here’s why it deserves the honor.

By Alissa Wilkinson, Nisha Chittal, and 2 more February 19, 2019