I'm so excited for this

me when I've just embroiled Batman in a diabolical plot #survivor

Annie: "I'm never writing your name down." Alex [looking away]: "Uhm yeah. I know. I know." #survivor

Good bit

scams all the way down

I screamed when I got this blurb. I’ve been reading Emily Nussbaum for decades now. Not only is she one of the most insightful tv critics, but she literally wrote the book on reality television with Cue the Sun!

I just pre-ordered Escape! by Stephen Fishbach. I hope the protagonist is not a wimpy, little non-leader. Congratulations on your book, @stephenfishbach.bsky.social a.co/d/6q4V08b

just watched episode 5 of alien earth, a total flex from Hawley. "oh you want a perfectly-crafted space hulk alien movie but with an even weirder new species?" truly sublime, everything I want from the franchise.

Premiering today on YouTube, 8 influencers went to Fiji to play a 36-hour speed round of #Survivor, weathering a nasty storm, running a challenge, and voting out one of their own I spoke with the cast for an oral history on everything that went down: parade.com/tv/survivor-...

GALLEY GIVEAWAY! You can read Escape! early (I think second week of October? Holy crap that's soon.) Penguin is giving away 20 early galleys, sign up here! * www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... *(US only)

thank you David!! Our editor Jacob Stern is amazing.

Finally pre-ordered @stephenfishbach.bsky.social 's book. Enough time has passed that I'm finally over him pretending Survivor 48 was a good season. Perhaps even more importantly though is that I was running out of time before he could start doing the same for #Survivor 49!

New list of medieval dog names just dropped.

Next episode of Survivors Play Blood on the Clocktower premieres this Saturday @ 1 pm ET! Join us live in the chat!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-SX...

Happy pub day to my great friend @pollackpelzner.bsky.social and his extraordinary biography of Lin-Manuel Miranda. This book is a delight. It tells Lin's story through the lens of how he became such an incredible artist. It's fast-paced, funny, and humane. I loved it and believe you will too!

Book excerpt in the New York Times! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/t...

The ruling class really is the same no matter where you are.

I always assumed jd would have to moderate bc he won’t have trump’s personal charisma, but I now think the opposite is true? he’ll have to be even more extreme and corrupt to satisfy the fiefdoms and satraps of trump world without trump’s personal magnetism and power.

Dr. Dmitri Daskalakis, who resigned from the CDC says that RFKJr said he believes that Avian flu should be allowed to "burn through" the chickens and then children and others, so we can propagate a "stronger species". RFKJr believes in eugenics. RFKJr needs to resign or be fired.

what a fucking disaster

Wife just got an appointment and they just gave her the list and asked if she still wanted the appointment. She said yes and no specific details about which condition matched were required.

It’s only been 7 months.

if you are physically inactive you can qualify for the Covid vaccine

Had a great time chatting science fiction, comedy, tragedy, and METALLIC REALMS. Give it a listen, if you'd like:

Stop posting about books I want to get!* *No, go on, don't stop.

The Paraphrase podcast is BACK, baby! I spoke to @thelincoln.bsky.social about his new book Metallic Realms, which I absolutely LOVED. The novel follows the dramas of a collective of millennial writers in Brooklyn, and the space opera stories they write. www.paraphrasepodcast.com/episodes/met...

Important weather science news tonight: NOAA has canceled procurement of the next phased array weather radar R&D instrument. Along with the obvious blow to PAR weather research, it is consistent with other moves by admin to push forward quickly with NOAA cuts. More: https://tinyurl.com/my8hx8j6

Spoilers for the first 10 mins of alien earth episode 3 Why does the alien trap Joe, and then not kill both of them when they’re in the hallway? I know that you have to just accept a lot of bad decisions in alien franchise shows but these are tactics out of 1970s Batman

BIG NEWS. My local bookstore Politics & Prose is selling signed copies of Escape! (Is this big news? It's big for me!) Order now to get yours! politics-prose.com/list/preorde... Here is a picture of something else I signed. This book will not be signed by JT.

I’m halfway through episode 1 of alien earth, the first scene had me so hyped — yes we are back to classic alien, can’t wait to see what Hawley does with it. But the following 30 mins were…extremely dumb? Like generic sci-fi ‘omg are synths still human?’ nonsense? Should I keep watching?

5-year-old comes charging into the kitchen with our 2-year-old in tow, starts riffling through drawers. "We’re looking for ways to fight the Dutch!"

The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) on Paramount’s Decision to Cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”.

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Thanks to @stephenking.bsky.social for contributing some horror to The End Times, a short novel told through a post-apocalyptic newspaper delivered to you for a year. For every digital copy we sell over 500, we're donating a dollar to the @aclu.org . Spread the news. badhandbooks.com/preorders/th...

Just preordered this sounds amazing

TARAN ARMSTRONG FORCED ME TO WATCH BIG BROTHER then tried to sell me on watching more! we chatted about the show's strategy, how it differs from #survivor, and what makes it great/ terrible www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

@stephenfishbach.bsky.social Watched #bb27 premiere! youtu.be/eoItZw4wfus?... We have a Blood on the Clocktower mention in the first 5 mins! 🤭

YOU CAN NOW JUDGE MY BOOK!!! (because it has a cover) check out the sweet cover art + read a little interview with my social media antagonist dalton ross below!

"When democratic politics becomes sufficiently acrimonious... the boundary between standard conservatism and an authoritarian ‘emergency’ version can become so blurred that it disappears entirely." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

I’m calling Christian as the empath

Tonight, @stephenfishbach.bsky.social and @briceizyah.bsky.social will join me to reveal the Top 5 moments in #Survivor history, as voted on by the fans! What do you think the Top 5 moments are? And, perhaps more importantly, how do you think they'll rank? 👀

genuinely, seriously, any product using AI should have to post this warning verbatim, prominently at the top of the UI for the entire time

“We have Rob Cesternino commenting on Christian Hubicki and Emily Flippen playing a social strategy game at home." At home: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQdH...

I was absolutely dazzled by Strangers on a Train and Talented Mr. Ripley, but like completely underwhelmed even bored by Ripley Underground?

If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029: - $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion - $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million - $8 billion for hiring/retention - Billions more.

Although honestly I’m growing attached to the gray box. Definitely stands out

Delighted that @storymag.bsky.social is now on the site. Give us a follow and say howdy and all that good stuff to the best litmag out there!

Pre Ordered a couple copies of Escape by Stephen Fishbach, got yours today! Stephenfishbach.com @stephenfishbach.bsky.social