Esther Zuckerman
@ezwrites.bsky.social
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The Cliff Booth trailer got me!!!!!!! Letās go!
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Charli XCX watched Swingers
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Wrote about Supes for the WSJ's 250 Years of America section
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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Who Exactly Is Superman? The Quest to Give the Man of Steel an Edge
Movies and TV have long tried to make the character more than a Boy Scout. But he has always been difficult to figure out.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/film/superman-comic-character-adaptation-history-81fb5ac9
1 day ago
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Embarrassingly coveting Canada's Lululemon Olympic kits. Those puffers rule.
2 days ago
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Matt Singer
4 days ago
My new book on 2000s Hollywood comedies, Funny Business, will be available on October 6 and is officially up for pre-order right now. In my wholly objective opinion, you and every person in your family should do that. You can order your copy at the link below.
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Funny Business by Matt Singer: 9798217047949 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A behind-the-scenes look at the rise (and eventual fall) of the raunchy, blockbuster āFrat Packā comedy films of the early 2000sāincluding The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Old School, Wedding...
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/
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The Muppets are real and no one can tell me otherwise.
4 days ago
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Philip Bump
5 days ago
If you are able, The Post's union has started a layoff fund for those fired by the world's fourth-richest man today.
gofund.me/a310d0286
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar⦠Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
https://gofund.me/a310d0286
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Jennifer Petitt
5 days ago
The Washington Post Guild just set up a GoFundMe.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar⦠Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
https://www.gofundme.com/f/standing-together-for-guild-colleagues
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Ben Mullin
5 days ago
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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Philip Bump
5 days ago
Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
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'Democracy Dies in Darkness': Super Bowl commercial (2019)
YouTube video by Washington Post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDjfg8YlKHc
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The embargo is up on the new Muppet Show special which made me cackle with delight. If it had only been Gonzo screaming the names of best supporting actress winners that would have been enough, but it's a lot more too.
5 days ago
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The thing about the Jason Bateman awkwardly asking Charli about kids is...there's a whole song on the album about her ambivalence and questioning that I found deeply moving and articulated the pressures put on women better than a lot of art!!
5 days ago
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Thereās a moment in Tamra Davisās THE BEST OF SUMMER where you basically see Kathleen Hanna and Ad-Rock fall for each other and my heart skipped a beat
8 days ago
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Everyone has to join in on the chorus of "Diet Pepsi"
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8 days ago
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Here's a thought for a maximum of two people: I hope they stage the group Best New Artist performance at the Grammys like a Jimmy Awards medley
8 days ago
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Wrote about Catherine
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/a...
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Where to Stream Catherine OāHaraās Best Performances
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/arts/television/catherine-ohara-movies-tv-shows-watch.html
9 days ago
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Mike introduced me to Yellowbelly in September and I haven't really gone a day without thinking about it since.
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9 days ago
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God this one really hurts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC8r...
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Best In Show - God Loves a Terrier
YouTube video by Darren Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC8rZq3oKuI
10 days ago
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Something strikingāand maybe a little depressingāthat the first major protest song of this era comes from a 76-year-old artist
12 days ago
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Esther Zuckerman
Bruce Springsteen
12 days ago
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. Itās dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=7ciYwNLv34RrdD1p
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I was curious how a tiny film like doc Viva Verdi! gets an original song nomination so I spoke to the people involved. Spoiler: Diane Warren mentioned!
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/m...
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How Did a 2017 Song Get a 2026 Oscar Nomination?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/movies/oscars-best-song-sweet-dreams-of-joy.html
12 days ago
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I profiled Kiernan Shipka for the LAT
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Kiernan Shipka knew her racy scene in 'Industry' would get people talking
The 26-year-old actor speaks about that provocative moment in Season 4, Episode 3 of HBO's "Industry" and how she was ready to move on to more mature roles.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-01-25/kiernan-shipka-industry-season-4-episode-3-haley
14 days ago
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Jeff Rueter
15 days ago
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
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I'm not in Park City, but have seen some Sundance stuff and JOSEPHINE rattled me long after the credits rolled. Deeply upsetting but very well done.
16 days ago
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Loved John Wilson's The History of Concrete, which affirms he remains unparalleled at finding the absolute WEIRDEST guys while creating something so thoughtful and tender.
17 days ago
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Watching this just to feel something
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz-1...
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Doctor Octopus - Horror Hospital Scene - Spider-Man 2 (2004) Movie CLIP HD
YouTube video by TopMovieClips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz-17z44F6g
17 days ago
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Sam Raimi did all of his tricks in Send Help and I loved every one!
17 days ago
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This correction to a press release announcing that Focus is the first studio with 3 best actress nominees in the "modern era" feels like the work of Harvey even though he's behind bars
18 days ago
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Truly any of those actor in a leading role nominees would be an all time great win
18 days ago
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Here's something I will say for that Kate Hudson nom: I have been told by
@bobmarshall.bsky.social
she is the only person he's ever heard do the Milwaukee accent perfectly.
18 days ago
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F1 vroom vroom
18 days ago
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DELROY HOLY SHIT
18 days ago
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Marty Supreme score robbed.
18 days ago
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You ever get inexplicably nervous the night before the Oscar noms?
18 days ago
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Also: I spoke to Nia DaCosta and choreographer Shelley Maxwell about getting Ralph to rock out to Iron Maiden in Bone Temple. Apparently the whole bone temple set was highly flammable lmao.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/m...
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How Ralph Fiennes Rocks Out to Iron Maiden in āThe Bone Templeā
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/movies/ralph-fiennes-iron-maiden-scene-the-bone-temple.html
19 days ago
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Michael H. Weber
19 days ago
Oscar noms coming tomorrow! PLEASE remember this before any impassioned tirades:
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Inspiredāin partāby a discussion with a family member (and other reactions I've seen floating around) I wrote about Marty Mauser's Jewishness.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/m...
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āMarty Supremeā Has a Lot to Say About Being Jewish in America
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/movies/marty-supreme-jewish-america.html
19 days ago
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Gasped so loudly my partner asked if everything was okay. It was, I had just gotten a screener for the new Muppet Show special.
19 days ago
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MUST WATCH
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20 days ago
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Wrote about the new Mel Brooks doc for this week's Watching newsletter. It made me cry. A lot.
static.nytimes.com/email-conten...
20 days ago
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I profiled Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal, aka Jack O'Connell, for the NYT
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/m...
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One Actor, Two Bloodthirsty Villains
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/movies/jack-oconnell-the-bone-temple-sinners.html
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I profiled Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal, aka Jack O'Connell, for the NYT
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/m...
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One Actor, Two Bloodthirsty Villains
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/movies/jack-oconnell-the-bone-temple-sinners.html
23 days ago
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A tragedy: Ordered pickles on my sandwich. Got onions.
24 days ago
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Much is unpredictable in this world but Dale Dickey showing in a Sundance movie proves there are some things that are constant
25 days ago
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Thank you to
@joshuarothkopf.bsky.social
for asking me to contribute to this splendid list ranking the best movies about my hometown. Also shout out Licorice Pizza, which features my childhood home
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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The 101 best Los Angeles movies
Our list of the 101 best Los Angeles movies is as sprawling as the city, and includes "Chinatown," "Clueless," "Blade Runner," "Mulholland Drive," "Heat," "Pulp Fiction," "The Big Lebowski" and "La La...
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/list/best-los-angeles-movies
25 days ago
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Mark Harris
26 days ago
"What do you think the Devil's gonna look like if he's around? He will be attractive. He'll be nice and helpful. He'll get a job where he influences a great God-fearing nation. He'll never deliberately hurt a living thing. He'll just, bit by little bit, lower our standards where they're important."
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Talked to Holly Hunter and her young costar Sandro Rosta about Star Trek
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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How an Oscar winner and a newcomer became the fresh faces of 'Star Trek'
While Sandro Rosta and Holly Hunter are on the opposite ends of their careers, they are both new to the "Star Trek" universe, leading the franchise's latest series, "Starfleet Academy."
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-01-14/holly-hunter-sandro-rosta-star-trek-starfleet-academy
26 days ago
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I'm sorry but every time I hear "Dilbert" I think about Jenny Slate yelling, "READ A FRIGGIN' DILBERT AND GO TO SLEEP" in this classic Bestie x Bestie
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIqr...
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What's wrong with books?
YouTube video by fiestabucket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIqrEkMkE-s
27 days ago
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Best and worst moments of the Globes! Best = Julia Roberts! Worst = Polymarket spon!
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/m...
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Best and Worst Moments From the 2026 Golden Globes
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/movies/golden-globes-best-worst-moments.html
28 days ago
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