I wrote about Nadav Lapid's furious, fascinating Yes www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/m...

Working on my book about GIRLS I've found that obviously a lot of sources are online! It's an internet-age series. BUT one of the most fun and helpful things was going to the reading room at the NYPL and sifting through all available newsprint clippings available on the show.

I wrote about those insidious videos trying to guess what cosmetic procedures stars have had, and how they want to train us to see faces differently www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/m...

Did a deep dive into everyone's favorite little guy: Rocky www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/m...

most exciting casting news in the press release about Netlfix's big Kennedy series.

Goddammit the Love Story finale made me sob.

Why is trying on pants a sure fire way to make you hate yourself?

Ignoring—GESTURES BROADLY—my observation about this is it's crazy how much work the John Williams score does in the Harry Potter movies www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIu4...

sort of upsetting i am in the uk for the premiere of snl uk and my hotel does not carry it

Spoke to Phil Lord and Christopher Miller about what they took from their Solo experience into Project Hail Mary. We also got into their unusual inspirations for their space adventure (Rififi, Harold and Maude) and how it's all influencing Spider-Verse www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/m...

Important for a select group of people: James Ortiz, who puppeteers Rocky in Project Hail Mary, also designed the Milky White for the most recent revival of Into The Woods and the dinosaur for The Skin of Our Teeth.

Did I spot…Kristine Nielsen in the new Spider-Man trailer?

Bests and worsts!! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/m...

Wake up the morning after the Oscars in NY craving In-N-Out, one of the only things I miss about LA

PTA now gets the greatest prize of all: Seeing his wife in Oh, Mary!

Putting bets on Ludwig Göransson winning another Oscar next year for The Odyssey.

well, i cried

I have been doing a lot of reporting on the new casting Oscar! Cassandra Kulukundis was an INTERN on Paul Thomas Anderson's Hard Eight. And now she's an Oscar winner for One Battle. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

Yes. Good.

Chloé Zhao. You know what. I respect it.

Remember Emilia Perez?

A reminder that this is the director Sirat

Early fashion fave. Gorgeous.

I just don’t know how you can advertise an Oscars-themed barre class and not even play Golden

Yeah, but what if your dog never stops whining at you for attention when you're trying to write? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...

Looking up Jeff Kober who plays Duke on The Pitt (and has been in many other things), and came across the insane revelation he was once married to Kelly Cutrone

Surprise! Here's my face on the NYT homepage

He should be playing Will McAvoy

For my second feature about the new casting Oscar, I wrote about how the internet has changed the world of casting www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/m...

Putting this here for no particular reason at all!!! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/a...

Alanna Ubach gives one of the most masterful comedic performances on television in the TED TV show

The Bride > Wuthering Heights

It’s weird that the celebrity I am most likely to see at any NY premiere party is Celia Weston

Genuinely hyped that I sort of have no idea what's going to happen on Oscar night in three of the acting categories

We have a best actor race!!!!!!!

This made howl

Wrote about how The Pitt does its grossest stuff www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/a...

If you're not watching the closing ceremonies you're missing a truly bizarre promo for the LA Olympics with Kate Hudson singing "California Dreamin'"

Best dressed at the BAFTAs

Sorry, Canada, now all you have is Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie and universal healthcare

I wrote about the internet psychosis over Dr. Robby on The Pitt and why him being a jerk this season is THE POINT www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

ALYSA LIU IS SO FUCKING COOL

Alysa Liu: "THAT'S WHAT I'M FUCKING TALKING ABOUT" 🗣️

I'M CRYING

Scream Scream 4 Scream 2 Scream 3 Scream 5 Scream 6

As a dog owner I'll just say that I pick up my dog's poop and also my dog got a really bad UTI from the disgusting snow.

He just wanted to hang out!!!

Spoke to all of this year's nominated casting directors (and more) about what constitutes "good casting" as the academy prepares to vote for its first casting Oscar. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/m...

Johnny Weir really trying to nail that Laufey pronunciation for Alysa Liu's program

Brandy just did one of the coolest national anthems I've ever seen for the NBA all star game. I can only describe it as R&B Andrews Sisters in full Thom Browne.