I was fine with the level of diarrhea risk I had in my life before the present time, thank you very much.

The news is always "This absolute fool was dismantled in hearings today. He is manifestly unqualified for the position and would be an existential danger if confirmed. Disaster. He is set to be confirmed immediately." When you ask why everyone is furious and exhausted all the time, this is why.

JK Rowling is so evil it would not seem possible except her wealth makes it so. 😡

I was told in confidence once, less long ago than you might think, that a network would not approve any women directors being brought forward by a certain show because few used to think women could direct genre work, or anything, really.

most murders are committed by someone the victim knows - a partner, neighbor etc. but in cases where there is no relationship between murderer & victim? the killer is a cop about a third of the time. if you are killed by a stranger, there is a 1 in 3 chance that stranger is a cop.

Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.

I was lucky enough to attend a talk with Nansun Shi once (I'm pretty sure @colingeddes.bsky.social put it together!) and was in awe. As the piece notes, she was an important player in building up the HK film industry to what it was both pre- & post-reunification revival. deadline.com/2026/07/nans...

My cousin tipped me off to the fact that 99% INVISIBLE recently did an episode about a history I know a little bit about, which is how Canadian content regulations essentially made it possible for Canada to build a real music business. 99percentinvisible.org/episode/669-...

I think the toughest book I read as a kid was LES MISÉRABLES. The copy I owned was in pocket-book dimensions, so it was like carrying around a brick. I forget how long it took me. I remember acquiring it and starting it during a summer trip to Taiwan and I'm certain I did not finish it during then.

I ended up double-billing THE INVITE and GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS at the multiplex and laughed my way heartily through both of them.

Memphis is under siege from the federal government. This is hideous.

FYI, this is malware. If you see this, don’t do this

I don't want to alarm anybody, but apparently one of the hot tickets at Comic-Con this year is being able to take a photo with Air Bud.

This Sunday! Come see my show with Kel Mitchell and this insane cast!!!!! Not in LA? Livestream it from anywhere for only $6! famouspeopleimprov.com

I do not know how freelance creative professionals are finding time to exercise between working unrelated gigs, seeking more gigs, labouring on actual projects, staying abreast of news and culture, cooking, cleaning, keeping in touch with people, lying in the fetal position for hours at a time, etc.

If, like me, you can't get enough of WIDOW'S BAY, the latest commentary/interview on @heythatsmepod.bsky.social is with their main DP Christian Sprenger and it's as delightful and insightful as you'd want it to be. (And really makes me miss being on a set, boy howdy.)

“The news cycle has moved on. We have not.” In their own words, how people in Minneapolis, New Orleans, and Los Angeles are still showing up for their neighbors in the fight against ICE.

I'm going to use my iPhone 8 until the only things that'll open on it are Shazam and the Weather. The whole thing freezes on every 10th text message. It gets so hot to the touch I worry it may catch fire before I can retire it. IMDb no longer loads, denying me my main hobby of reading filmographies.

I'm going to say MISS STEVENS, a terrific character drama about a teacher taking students to a drama competition, written (with Jordan Horowitz) and directed by Julia Hart. One of those movies where I saw an actor I didn't know (Timothée Chalamet) and thought, "Oh, that kid's going to be a star."

Not really important, but where did Jon Arbuckle get it into his head to make lasagna all the time?

It is truly incredible how some of these male leftists who correctly criticize the police and court system will turn around and say a rape allegation can’t be taken seriously unless it passes through the cops and courts

It is with a heavy heart that I realize we do not live in a world where the News Media™ will not breathlessly continue to report on his every move from here on out.

I've been fortunate to get to talk to Javi firsthand about the times we're in and his move from L.A., and as much as "the business" as we know it is kicking our asses, the motivation to create persists so strongly (if not in equal measure at all times).

Today the Atlantic reviewed my new novel and also announced the death of literacy in what is widely agreed to be a coincidence.

Nathan Fillion and team's WITNESS POINT begins today with issue #1! Details: https://bit.ly/4dKTrOa Witness the chaos of a small town caught up in a massive government screw up... By Fillion, @heathcorson.bsky.social, and @sooleedraws.bsky.social. With covers from Lee & @smartinbrough.bsky.social

I directed an episode of TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES written by Pornsak Pichetshote, writer of current comics juggernaut ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW, edited by Greg Ng, who cut BACKROOMS, scored by Brittany Allen, new acting Emmy nominee for THE PITT, & briefly featured Gordon Cormier, star of AVATAR: TLA.

If you do not think an adult woman's testimony ever constitutes evidence of a rape, you are saying that you never want rapists to be held accountable. That is what you are saying. That makes you a dangerous fucking person.

“Trans people are fleeing red states for Seattle. The city can't keep up.” Donate to Traction! On the ground help for trans people coming to my fair city! givebutter.com/traction2026 They have desperate need of funding to keep this help going! www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

Losing my mind at this Murder, She Wrote promo

Missing 13-year-old with autism last seen at Los Angeles beach

He lied about every single thing. Everyday. He ran knowing full well who he is while presenting himself as someone else (poorly). He wasted everyone’s time & money & shattered people’s credibility. He used the political process as a vanity project to the detriment of the folks he wanted to represent

I hope they recognize that ignoring, excusing, even celebrating the earlier red flags means that they forced multiple women to go through the anguish of telling their rape stories publicly, with their names attached, in the newspaper. It is their fault Racicot and Fifield are experiencing this pain.

When I was a "Baby DP" my dream was to attend the Maine Workshops over the summer. I never made it there as a student, but in two weeks, I will be a teacher. I'm super excited to spread my joy of the craft.

Everything these days is simultaneously dumb as hell and grim as fuck and all you can do is hope it ends up being more the former than the latter.

I think this is a good and compassionate take from Keezy. However, publishing contracts usually contain clauses that specifically say any accusations of academic misconduct, plagiarism, inaccuracy etc are on you, the author, not on them, the publisher. Here is what I think happened--

I hate asking for help again, but I’m dealing with an unexpected medical issue - a rapidly growing goiter my doctor is concerned may be serious, right as I’m making a big job/housing decision. I made a GFM for medical follow-up + runway while I figure out the next step. Would so appreciate shares.

Anybody else getting these scam texts purporting to be a law firm helping you act against text scams?

Excellent, @markwoman.bsky.social.

I remember watching an episode of the show NO ACTIVITY, which had an impressive cast. It was a cops/criminals show, except only scenes in enclosed spaces where nothing's going on. I just looked it up and it's no longer on its streamer, yet ran for FOUR seasons, and the final season is animated?!

Big deal, I can live alone in an apartment and read Batman comics all day any time I want.

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is a fun, greasy, overstuffed thriller about a bad-decisions single mom multitasking between murder, journalism, the PTA & a toxic custody battle. It doesn’t always make the most sense, but it has a great cast, especially Absolute Genius Tatiana “Orphan Black” Maslany

My 2nd novel, contemporary fiction/romance Lost in France, dropped on Tuesday. Yay! Here's a trailer made by author/brand marketing specialist Lauren O'Malley. Enjoy both the trailer, and, hopefully, the book! @alcovepress.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social

I LOVED @edidin.bsky.social's testimony to the @council.nyc.gov about the need for a moratorium on "A.i." in the public schools. He made an incredibly good point: why should NYC trust anything "A.i." companies promise about student privacy when they've stolen from thousands of creatives?

BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz has officially closed. A lot of outlets won’t report on this, but the Miccosukee Tribe played a key role in the fight.

<silent scream>

"The Americans can't get the slime out of their capital's monument pool and will arrest you for touching it," sounds like the sort of lie they'd tell us in the Soviet Union so we'd stop bitching about bread lines.

I do have an inner monologue running in my head at all hours, and it is primarily centred around how soon in the day it is justifiable to eat one of the ice cream bars in my freezer, and then how justifiable it is to eat another one late into the night that same day.

Liz Soto and Savanna Batten are 2 of those sentenced to 50 years in prison for Prairieland. I visited them in a north Texas jail—11 months into their incarceration over a July 4 noise demo—to meet the Trump admin’s “Antifa terrorists”. from behind glass, Soto said, “They didn’t like my book club.”

This guy is just proving everybody's point by posting this sorta-statement. What are you talking about? Who are you talking about? If you can't actually say what you want to say, what is anybody supposed to do with that? I say this as somebody who is always learning that lesson on a personal level!