My enthusiasm for the Oscars was diminished when out of the blue I got a registered letter from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences informing me that since I’m the guy who found Manos: The Hands of Fate, I am banned for life from ever voting in any category.

Thread of short reviews of this year’s Oscar nominated movies:

This is one of the funniest corrections I’ve ever read

In honor of the #AcademyAwards tomorrow, here is a 🧵of my reviews for all of the Best Picture nominees.

fantastic thread

For those of you in the Pittsburgh area, check out Eureka Day at Pittsburgh City Theatre— it’s a hilarious play that centers on a school’s vaccine policy amidst a mumps outbreak. I am doing the talkback this Sunday (3/15) and wrote the essay in the playbill www.citytheatrecompany.org

You know who else made everyone wear the same shoes?

Haitian woman, 31, dies alone at Pittsburgh bus stop days after ICE released her to the streets far from home to perish. Rest in power, Daphy Michel: migrantinsider.com/p/the-loneso...

This son of a bitch is throwing a two-hit shutout. He's shaking me off. You believe that shit? Charlie, here comes the deuce. And when you speak of me, speak well. #BullDurham #TCMParty

For the night crowd

Also I think I would be less annoyed about this if we talked about Islamophobia as a cancer in the U.S. in the same we did other forms of bigotry. There are too many people who will unequivocally condemn anti semitism and anti Christian sentiment (inasmuch as there is any) but shut up re Muslims

Boots Riley’s I LOVE BOOSTERS is a lot, a lot. But I don’t think I’d have a Riley film any other way. Also making a workers of the world unite film in 2026 is rad. My review via Screen Daily.

The Tim Meadows cat videos going around, in addition to just being adorable, are a good excuse for us to acknowledge that Meadows is one of the few if only comedians who can pull off being the straight man and the laughs guy simultaneously. Like, I'm not sure if there's anyone else who can do it.

GUY READING HIS 2ND BOOK AFTER ONLY EVER HAVING READ “THE TIPPING POINT”: this Gatsby fellow is something of a superconnector

PA House committee advances bills to strengthen LGBTQ protections, including nondiscrimination laws, expanded hate crime protections, codifying same-sex marriage, and ending the “LGBTQ panic defense."

this is sick

Happy 80th to Liza Minnelli! Here she is with her dog during the shooting of TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME, JUNIE MOON. You can pick up a Liza Old Man All Stars t-shirt in our merch shop for a discount all week long in honor of her birthday and new memoir: merch.ambientinks.com/collections/...

With the inaugural Academy Award for Casting being awarded this weekend, Dan Mecca speaks with legend of the profession Kim Taylor-Coleman to learn about her craft as she reflects on a career working with David Fincher, Spike Lee and more. boxd.it/328

Here is my review of Hail Mary, an essential history of women’s tackle football, by @thefrankiedlc.news and Lyndsey D’Arcangelo

The signatures of Pittsburgh's renaissances were gleaming office buildings. Now, nobody's building those. Here's what that could mean for development in and around the city www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-c...

One year ago today, my book “We Tell Ourselves Stories” came out. Happy to say a paperback is on the way, coming June 23, with a cover that we designed to complement the hardcover. Here it is! And you can pre-order here: wwnorton.com/books/978132... @liveright.bsky.social

Baseball is so much better with people dancing and singing and banging on drums throughout the whole game. A better world is possible.

Opera, espresso, fancy jacket, little kisses - Team Italy is winning because they've embraced a philosophy of nice treats.

Live look at WBC Pool B

What a statement for the sometimes incestuous relationship between possession and the act of acting. A masterwork of uncanny reincarnation that compels one to believe in the impossible even if just for a couple hours

The Atlantic 10 Tournament concluded on Sunday. Here are the final NET rankings and how they compare to the initial ones from Nov. 30, 2025 Loyola Chicago was the season's biggest climber, moving up 60 spots @theixsports.bsky.social

It's time for 2026 Oscars prop bets: The Article! For entertainment purposes only, of course. www.cityweekly.net/film/academy...

The first copies of my book WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL arrived as I’m in Miami for the World Baseball Classic. Thanks to everyone for the help getting here. It’s out April 1, but if you want a copy during the tourney, I can sell you one in person for 20% off

Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh reverend accused of stealing baseball cards

Pitt Band in The Athletic. www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

tom verducci writing a wbc story entirely based on fellini references is 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌 www.si.com/mlb/team-usa...

i bet this shit sounds magical if you're fucking stupid

Mar 11th 1962 - Neo's date of birth according to his criminal record. His passport in another scene has it as Sep 13th 1971. 📽️📅 The Matrix (1999)

today at the World Metaphors Classic the leader of the USA didn't bother to find out the details of the situation his team was in and blindly assumed they would win a matchup they ended up losing, jeopardizing their long-term standing for no good reason

Pittsburgh’s Public Source and the Associated Press spent the past six months reporting from Clairton, listening to a community looking to the future. Here’s what residents said about the coke works, its new owner and their role in the city.

NEW: Allegheny County Council passed a bill tonight banning county police, workers from cooperating with ICE, codifying a policy into law Bill passed 11-3. Council prez Pat Catena abstained, saying he & his son received death threats today due to vote www.axios.com/local/pittsb...

Gut punch right there, delivered perfectly #TCMParty

Minesweeping, you say. Sure, sure, we can do that. I just have one little discipline issue I need to handle first

My general vibe this week, really month, is Oscars. So tonight, TCM is showing Duvall's best actor winner Tender Mercies. I would have never picked this, but it is exactly the right movie tonight. This is what I love about TCM.

We've got Part Two of our Oscars predictions! The shorts always present some difficulties predicting, check out what we think is gonna win, and why! #Oscars www.filmfroth.com/oscars-previ...

Did you know that you can catch almost all of the Oscar-nominated short films right now on YouTube or other streaming services? Fill out your ballot like a pro and direct your eyeballs at these terrific films before Sunday. #Oscars #OscarNominees moviepie.com/how-to-watch...

In an 11-3-1 vote Allegheny County Council has voted to PASS legislation banning cooperation with ICE county wide. 🎉🎉🎉

The Trump administration has rolled back federal environmental regulations to make it easier for the corporate polluters who bankrolled his reelection campaign to profit off our families, our public health, and our planet. (1/2)

I wrote about the problematic history of the Oscars recognizing the work of Black directors. I’m really proud of this one, so please spread it far and wide. It’s an important convo that’s been sadly absent from the Oscars discourse this year.

Pitt Drum Major Soren Henkle. You’re welcome

Stranger Things above the original Twilight Zone, someone needs to go to JAIL

Embargo seems to be up. Project Hail Mary is the crowd-pleasing, hope-giving, big A-list movie-movie we don’t get much anymore. Scope is massive and the humor is on point, keeping the dire stakes from being overwhelmingly bleak. I’d lie, cheat, steal, kill, and die for Rocky.

Little Treat time on The Number One Movie in America! @seancollier.bsky.social got to pick a non-NOMIA and went with 1997's Event Horizon, a movie that has never previously been referred to as a treat of any size. Also discussed: Scream 7 and The Bride! bit.ly/WeWontNeedEyes

in case you've never seen it, this is Roger Ebert on The Mummy