It’s hard to see where this is going, because so much of our society is built around the assumption of a mass media culture that seems to be crumbling right before our eyes.

If you haven't experienced 'Come See Me in the Good Light' yet, you really need to. I mean… Wow. Just wow.

Another university getting rid of things you could only ever do at a university and replacing them with stuff a 13-year-old can do on a phone

Mister Rogers Neighborhood is getting its own YouTube channel for the first time. Fred Rogers Productions has joined forces with social media agency and multiplatform production outfit Little Dot Studios to bring the iconic children's series to YouTube. #misterrogersneighborhood, #PBS KIds...

Ryan Gosling telling a packed theater in NYC that “it’s not your job to keep theaters open, it’s our job to make things that make it worth you coming out” is really dope. Man went from a defensive liability to one of the most diverse movie stars of his generation.

i promise you that whatever you think will happen next won't

In 1969, around 50 Black students peacefully sat outside Delta State University President James Ewing's office, demanding respect in the classroom, better scholarship opportunities and more opportunities for Black teachers and staff.

On this day in 1861, Confederate VP Alexander Stephens delivered his “Cornerstone Speech.” In it, he declared that the Confederacy’s cornerstone was white supremacy & that slavery was the “natural & normal condition” of Black people. Here’s a great @hcrichardson.bsky.social piece about the speech.

"Everyone is twelve now" theory undefeated.

The level of organizing & engagement happening in communities all across the US on a daily basis is beyond anything I have seen in my lifetime. (This is not counting actual protests, whose volume these days is also unprecedented).

Earlier this week, I had the honor of breaking fast at Rikers Island with New Yorkers in custody. It was a night that will stay with me for quite some time.   In a system too often defined by what it takes, I was reminded of what it means to give—mercy, dignity, and humanity. Eid Mubarak, New York.

This is utterly jaw-dropping. A school that bans Atwood, Zadie Smith, Terry effing Pratchett and *literal George Orwell* is actively harming its pupils. www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho...

I think about these 2 images a lot.

Tips from a Jew who wants to see Israel abolished and replaced by an egalitarian state with full political and civil rights for all residents of its territories: -"Zio" is a slur, in any context -"Zionist" is a vague term that you should really try to define before you go throwing it at people

i am a gay supremacist. the rumors are true. but i also believe the rest of you deserve the rights that we enjoy

The president of the United States hates the United States.

Once you know the formula for narrative non-fiction it’s hard to enjoy reading it tbh because it’s often just watching a story check off bullet points in a specific order. Some people are great at making it feel organic but many, many people are not.

The official Alf youtube channel is livestreaming all the episodes right now www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy2j...

Came out of the post office, saw that a guy had cut my saddle bag off my bike and was about to take off with it. I yelled "Please wait my cat's medicine is in there!" He started to run, and this grandma-age lady goes "SHE SAID HER CAT'S MEDICINE IS IN THERE" and WALLOPED him with her grocery bag.

I just saw someone lying in the middle of the sidewalk under a blanket. (I was inside a bus so couldn't stop) at least it's not as cold. Things are worse than most of us know. And they will get worse than any of us can fathom. This country is a sad and evil place.

I really do love that people are taking action to stop honoring Cesar Chavez in light of accusations that he abused girls and women for years. But maybe we could also do this for white men??????

People have had it with Fetterman & this 108 point swing proves it.

My new novel “Gary’s New Novel Was This Result Helpful to You?” is in big trouble.

I'm reminded of these wise words from Mr. Fred Rogers on what would have been his 98th birthday. We are all in this together. Let's renew ourselves to the fight for the common good. It's all the more important during these difficult times.

I think it's important that the same week the Buffy reboot was cancelled, a meteor/asteroid hit Cleveland and Bigfoot has been spotted in our area. Let us remember, Cleveland sat atop the other Hellmouth. Someone better bring Buffy back right now. I fear for what comes next.

Was knocked over by this story of archeology being weaponized against Palestinians, using a legal loophole to mark people's homes, businesses and farms in the West Bank as historically important and turning them into tourist sites, taking control of the land without formally annexing it.

Peace to Dolores Huerta, a hero amongst heroes.

Well this is horrible. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...

My neck *and* my back?? In this economy??

BREAKING: if you are in #Cleveland or #northeast #Ohio, the National Weather Service has announced the giant BOOM *may* have been a meteor strike, as it was seen streaking the sky from Pittsburgh. It shook houses for 40 miles or so. (In case you had extinction event on your 2026 bingo card…)

Holy shit y’all I just got an email I’d like to nominate for the "Wildest All-Faculty Email" Hall of Fame

Yep. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/abo...

‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Director: “This is about how you lose your country — through small acts of complicity: when a government murders people on the streets, when oligarchs take over the media… we all face a moral choice. But even a nobody is more powerful than you think."

I keep thinking about Amy Madigan, on set, doing those takes where she runs screaming from children who tear her skull in half. No way she's thinking "this is my Oscar role." Love it so much.

Why I attend fiction panels at literary festivals: A middle-grade novelist just read from his new book, and there is a line in there I am going to quote in my history talks: “If the map doesn’t match the land, the map is wrong.”

I saw OBAA twice. I thought it was, like, fine? I've read a lot of takes accusing it of misogynoir which doesn't feel wrong. But I don't get it? What do I know, though. List the "greater films" and I am somewhere between "meh" and "hated it" so

Michael B. Jordan… Hamnet… what a night for things that are one letter different from other famous things

The thing is, Paul Thomas Anderson has deserved this kind of recognition for other movies he's made—but this is just the wrong movie for him to catch these awards for. It wasn't anywhere near *his best*, and it wasn't the best movie of the year.

I've seen enough. Clearly this experiment is working. It is time for a Michael C. Jordan.

Amazing. Amy Madigan did it. @louispeitzman.bsky.social!

*Misty Copeland sneaks up on Timothee Chardonnay, yanks off one of his white timberlands and beats him with it while quoting lines from “Black Swan”* *Kylie doesn’t intervene because she’s too busy texting Timothee’s replacement*

I know Blue Moon is solidly in “it’s an honor to be nominated” territory but that was one astounding fucking movie

He looks like if The Matrix was about being cis.

Jesus when he comes back to Earth:

Y’all she had a HIP REPLACEMENT IN DECEMBER.

Misty Copeland comes out of retirement to put Timothée Chalamet in his place during a live ‘Sinners’ performance at the #Oscars.

I did pretty good, 44 of the 50 nominated films tonight all in theatres. Hoping OBAA and Marty Supreme underperform, Hawke wins, Madigan wins, Stone loses (she doesn't need it). I wish more movies I actually liked were involved instead of ones I was okay with but didn't love

The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of geometric solids.

This is everything

watching the “Stumble” finale now and all of you should binge this some weekend if you haven’t seen it yet. it got me within the first two minutes when the setting was introduced as “Sammy Davis Senior Junior College.” (there is also a Mayor Mayknott. impeccable craftsmanship.) it’s SO delightful