"It is time for men like me to organize spaces where men can take a tentative first step toward participating in the communal and organizing work that is the lifeblood of a country under terrible strain," writes @saulausterlitz.bsky.social.

How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? | Saul Austerlitz

How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... by @saulausterlitz.bsky.social

Where have all the men gone in anti-Trump activism, and how do we bring more of them in? My new story @theguardian.com.

I loved getting to celebrate Shabbat and May Day with our crew and with Brad Lander in Prospect Park! Here’s to beautiful things blooming in the spring.

So glad to be supporting @bradlander.bsky.social for Congress right now! Thanks again for coming out to our event yesterday. We were thrilled to have you with us.

attended a great conversation with @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social, awesome zine maker @meganpiont.bsky.social, Molly Sandley w/ @indivisible.org & @saulausterlitz.bsky.social, hosted by the Center for Brooklyn History @bklynlibrary.bsky.social about building movements!

In the war between doing something and nothing about the state of the country, let “something” win. A brief segment from my great conversation with @davidlitt.bsky.social about my new book HOW TO ASSEMBLE AN ACTIVIST.

I’ve spent a decade fighting Trump. Here are six lessons I’ve learned | Saul Austerlitz

Which 21st century TV casts have had the most successful careers? Check out the first part of our (semi-) definitive list at Ministry of Pop Culture, including crowning of a cast MVP for each of the 25 shows on our list.

Come hear me moderate a panel at the Center for Brooklyn History on “How Movements Are Built” with @meganpiont.bsky.social, @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social, and Molly Sandley of @indivisible.org April 15 at 6:30 PM! Use the link below to register (it’s free!).

While elites flail or capitulate, it has been left to ordinary Americans to fight for democracy with everything they have. For @theguardian.com, six brief lessons gleaned from my near-decade of accidental activism for everyone looking to fight back against galloping authoritarianism.

Make art with us for NO KINGS 3! Host an art party, Build community, fight f*scism. Art is the antidote to anxiety! Go to Freedom Art Builds (FAB!) on YouTube for how-tos @indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social

"Everyday Resistance" is an updated zine for #NoKings3! It gives tips and ideas of things everyone can do, from starting a Visibility Brigade on an overpass, to folding zines, to talking with your neighbors about the state of things. drive.google.com/drive/folder...

I’ll be moderating a great panel on grassroots activism with @meganpiont.bsky.social, @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social, and Molly Sandley of @indivisible.org on April 15 at @bklynlibrary.bsky.social, pegged to my new book HOW TO ASSEMBLE AN ACTIVIST. Register here: www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh...

"Kate and Julie describe it as “social proof,” visibly demonstrating to others that authoritarianism can and must be resisted, however humble the means. I prefer to think of it as courage begetting courage….Giving up is the only unforgivable sin." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/03/o...

I illustrated the cover for @saulausterlitz.bsky.social's new book "How To Assemble an Activist." The publisher said that his wife, "who has a history of not holding back her opinions on book covers immediately loved it!" It's also a great read! www.unsungvoicesbooks.com/sausterlitz-...

"Real things are happening in America. And ordinary people just like you—men who selected hoodies out of their dressers that morning, women who answered a knock at the door—are being challenged to insist on the safety and well-being of others.”

I had the honor to illustrate and design the cover for @saulausterlitz.bsky.social’s latest book “How to Assemble an Activist.” It’s part memoir and part instruction manual, and Saul is such an engaging writer. Also, he’s a mensch. www.unsungvoicesbooks.com/sausterlitz-...

Nine years ago, after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States for the first time, I panicked. How would we carry on as a country?

I’m so thrilled to have had the good fortune to have the brilliant @meganpiont.bsky.social design the cover of my new book “How to Assemble an Activist”

The good people at the Ministry of Pop Culture ( @ministrypopculture.bsky.social ) have named my book BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS as a top pop culture book of 2025. Thank you all!

It was a real pleasure getting to speak with @sepinwall.bsky.social about all things TV for Ministry of Pop Culture. Read it to find out his favorite character on TV. (Spoiler alert: it’s Mel.)

Could 'Magic Mike XXL' Cure Our Heterofatalism? As Sabrina Carpenter bemoans manchildren, a 10-year-old popcorn flick shows us a better way. ⤵️ #music #filmsky #sabrinacarpenter #authors ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/could-magi...

The Ministry of Pop Culture is one of my favorite newsletters, intelligent, zip bam boom writing about pop culture old and new. Tre menchy of them & @saulausterlitz.bsky.social to include an excerpt of my talk with Amy Heckerling, director of FAST TIMES and CLUELESS as part of their lineup.

In a stunning take, Saul Austerlitz dives into Andor—exploring resistance and the politics of endurance in the sci-fi spy thriller drama. @saulausterlitz.bsky.social #filmsky #starwars #andor ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/one-drop-a...

Scene Study: 'The Studio' In search of one perfect take on Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's Apple series. ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/scene-stud...

What a restless camera and a pair of outbursts tell us about violence and despair in the acclaimed Netflix drama. #Adolescence ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/scene-stud...

Some thoughts on Season 3 of The White Lotus. ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/show-thera...

It is kind-of hilarious that no one is like, “whoa, our luxury vacation ended in multiple rounds of gunfire!” #thewhitelotus

Our deep dive on Season 3 of The White Lotus, a particularly death-obsessed season that offered a resolution that included poisoned smoothies, jaw-dropping direct deposits, daddy issues and flying bullets. ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/show-thera...

Do You Have to Be Smart to Play Dumb? From Henry Fonda and Betty White to Amanda Seyfried and Paul Rudd, some of our quickest wits have given stand-out performances as airheads. #tvrecs #actors #film #parksandrec #meangirls ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/do-you-hav...

Today, we are talking all matters Severance after the season 2 finale, in which camcorders worked magic, drumlines drummed, and we took up residence in the windmills of Mark S.’ mind. Let us know what you think! :)) ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/show-thera...

“These environments give the actors some semblance of reality... they can feel like they're in a place where they can be relaxed, where they might go and have a drink." - Steve Rostine, set decorator for #TheOffice, on building Poor Richard’s.

Ministry writer Thea Glassman spoke to the production and set designers behind beloved fictional eateries to find out how they brought these deliciously memorable worlds to life. Check it out! ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/building-a...

The COVID Pandemic in pop culture, a brilliant retrospective by @saulausterlitz.bsky.social ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/covid-in-7...

A new story by @saulausterlitz.bsky.social is up! It’s a great read that examines COVID pop culture from *half a decade ago*🤯 ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/covid-in-7... #booksky #covid

Trump has now indefinitely suspended the Welcome Corps program, which had settled more than 4,000 refugees in two years, along with the country’s entire refugee-resettlement program, Saul Austerlitz writes. wapo.st/41zUOZS

Variety journalist Daniel D’Addario on his debut novel “The Talent,” taking readers behind the scenes of awards season, and this year’s Oscars scandal. ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/the-talent...

Being a Welcome Corps sponsor has been one of the great honors of my life, and it saddens me to think about future refugees who will be prevented from coming--and future sponsors prevented from welcoming them. My op-ed for @postopinions.bsky.social.

@saulausterlitz.bsky.social and the lessons on friendship from #SomebodySomewhere

The final run of "Somebody Somewhere" episodes, which I absolutely loved, got me thinking about the sorely needed lessons it offers in friendship. If you haven't watched this show yet, you are in for something special.

We had the opportunity to chat with Jeremy Egner on his new #TedLasso book, #BELIEVE. Check it out! ⚽️✨ ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/ted-lasso-...

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Watching the lovely "His Three Daughters" unexpectedly reminded me of my own family history with a complicated, beloved elder, in the very same Lower East Side building complex from the movie. My piece @ministrypopculture.bsky.social @carriecoon.bsky.social @natashalyonne.bsky.social

Check out our latest story! @saulausterlitz.bsky.social interviews #Friends writer, Andrew Reich on his new documentary on #ReddKross, your favorite band's favorite band. ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/power-pop

We recently had the chance to talk with Nussbaum about the history of reality television, the economic underbelly of television production, the kinds of shows even reality-TV vets often refuse to participate in, and much more. ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/tv-critic-...

Congratulations @emilynussbaum.bsky.social! 🥳