hey everyone let's judge an unreleased film by its poster

this is one of the most beautiful human acts I've ever seen, read the write-ups

Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...

“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.” In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.

I’ve decided I’m bringing George Chapman’s energy to 2026 and I invite all of you to so the same

Been seeing an uptick in AI author scam emails spoofing real marketing companies. They include the logo and hyperlink of the company and create laughable email addresses. Important to know these real companies *never* cold email authors. Read my piece here: electricliterature.com/that-persona...

I’m not sure it’s possible for me to hate anything as much as I hate whatever the fuck this is

william greenberg meet me in temecula

in a fit of seasonal exuberance I bought the $20 William greenberg babka and friends: it sucks

At some point I would like it to actually be a drill

Just gonna say this again for games sphere cus we get the same question: Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends. Make. Friends.

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Le vin pour ce soir: Château Fuckit

Gut yontif! Get your orders in by 3 and tip well!

At least Bari Weiss has us all rewatching the Insider

Don't miss out on reading @samuelashworth.bsky.social's article "That Personalized Email About Loving and Marketing Your Book Is a Scam," over on @electricliterature.com! buff.ly/zwkC1lQ Listen to THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY on here: buff.ly/8aQnnHc @susanschulman.bsky.social

Reupping this from last year: here‘s how the legendary Peter Chang’s restaurants handle the Christmas rush, and guidance on exactly when to put in your order. (Now. It’s right now.)

The times can’t find it huh

Bari Weiss might the most In Over Her Head anyone in human history has ever been

Rick Steves is a fucking tzaddik

Merry fuckin christmas baby

HELL YEAH LAUREN WOODS

More on the Method & being "difficult" It's worth discussing the actual roots of this charge, which come from actors beginning to challenge the absolute authority of directors and producers, and having a process with its own requirements that might not be a 1:1 match with the director.

the Problem is that StewarT doesn’t know what she’s talking about. She’s using “method” as a synonym for difficult egomania, and that simply isn’t what it is. I talk about it here: bsky.app/profile/isaa...

Need a last-minute gift idea? The best book I've read in YEARS came out in 2025, and it's "The Death and Life of August Sweeney" by @samuelashworth.bsky.social. It's both spectacularly weird and universally appealing, if that makes sense. Everyone you know will like it: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

A quick story for anyone who could use some distraction: Last spring, I met a high school junior who had fled Belarus two years earlier, because her parents were worried they'd be arrested, disappeared, or worse. Her family of four moved to New York with two backpacks worth of possessions.

It’s fascinating to me that people are still mad at this lady instead of worried about a culture where being caught doing something harmless in a viral video marks you for life

The reaction to this story and Michael’s thread is a prime example of how social media makes people coldhearted assholes

J'invite les connards chez Harlequin d'aller niquer leurs meres Put that into your LLM translation machine

"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out pick up a pencil and a napkin

je suis entierement trop assis

Mehmet Oz and Jay Bhattacharya are going to kill children.

Pulitzer for the whole WSJ newsroom but honestly the fact that AI cannot recognize AI seems like an irreparable and terminal flaw

Ten pounds of scam in a five pound bag

You know what would kick ass is if for the holidays you gifted your loved ones a copy of my book that eases your fear of death while making you hungry Weike Wang called it a "masterful debut" and Rion Amilcar Scott called it "flawless" and Roshani Chokshi called it "divine--a triumph" so get on it

gmail wrapped but it’s just everyone who still owes me an email

Bringing the same energy to 2026 as Oscar Wilde did to a college classmate who had the nerve to laugh at his poetry

John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”

Yeah well fuck you

it is vitally important that hollywood keeps making movies like ELLA MCCAY so that our nation's finest writers can keep watching them for the sake of stunt journalism

i really didn't think he was capable of surprising me anymore but wow

I really hope Mel Brooks is okay.

Can someone more gifted and talented than me please make a gif of Reiner saying "If you read between the lines it's not that bad!"

wishing a very happy let’s-circle-back day to all who celebrate

With the end of 2025 fast approaching, it's time to look back at what we've accomplished with our #SFWP2025YearInReview! On March 20th, we released @samuelashworth.bsky.social's debut novel, THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY! buff.ly/bttyQgH @susanschulman.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com

Hanukkah is not about cookies Hanukkah is about FRIED FOOD

for your Saturday reading pleasure: I went off on those scam emails all authors are getting, and how they’re part of a larger scam atmosphere that all writers are just expected to live in now

I found a book for like half the TL at the library

Seeing an 10:30pm showing of Return of the King and by like 2am Sam was saying goodbye to Frodo and someone yelled out JUST KISS ALREADY

I could not care less about articles covering great authors' writing habits, but you know what I would read? A piece about great authors' snacking habits. Give me the grub street diet for Lord Byron. Was Djuna Barnes going through a whole sleeve of the 1920s equivalent of nutter butters.