Wordled in one today, first time ever. Thrilling, like watching the dvd logo hit the corner of the screen perfectly

I Think You Should Watch: Tim Robinson’s The Chair Company is a conspiracy thriller parody — think Three Days of the Schmuck — that plays like a mix of Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Office, crossed with Kafka and a touch of David Lynch. My Boston Globe review:

There's just no unlearning this

Part of the joy of seeing Rilo Kiley live is the sense that everyone around you feels this excited to see them after all this time

On Long Story Short and Jews and food www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/09/a...

If you're a fan of interesting nonfiction, learn more about Chris Sweeney's The Feather Detective, about Roxie Laybourne and the field of forensic ornithology, from our recent conversation about it at @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social www.c-span.org/program/book...

A huge loss for the Globe, and for all who loved him.

Blake Sennett very patiently answered my question about the future of Rilo Kiley www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/28/a...

Resharing this for the Monday readers! Looking to chat with anyone who's looked for an apartment in the Boston area since the broker fee change went into effect in the state

Trying to cast a wide net for sourcing on this one, but has anyone in the Boston area found a new apartment since the broker fee change went into effect? I'm curious to see how it's been going for people for a piece in the Globe. Is this you or someone you know? #bostonsky #bospoli #mapoli

Big lists of books are tough — I wish we could have included 3X the books! — but on the plus side, I finally convinced the art director to get me a squirrel in the illustration. And the squirrel is reading its own book! Big ups to my @bostonglobe.com colleagues. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/21/a...

Writing about Hunting Wives to see who else watched Hunting Wives www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/25/a...

I wrote about seeing Colbert at TCA when he was first launching the show. He was noticeably unflappable. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/21/a...

No more humbling moment than the number of pairs of chopsticks the sushi company sends along with your order for one

For all the BritBoxers out there: I found Outrageous, their new show about the Mitford family, really absorbing. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/18/a...

Was just listening to a random user generated playlist that tidal generated for me, and the person included "Somebody Kill Me," the depressed song Adam Sandler's character sings in the Wedding Singer. Is this person ok

Wrote about loving the non-ending of Scrubs in this era of reboots www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/23/a...

One of life's little pleasures in Boston is spotting the Freedom Trail guides when they're off the clock and texting or riding the T in full colonial garb

hopped into kendrick and sza’s grand national www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/13/a...

So are we getting a Rilo Kiley Tiny Desk concert this summer or what

Getting emotional about every Rilo Kiley piece that goes live www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/a...

This card has layers, since Christina Ricci was the Wednesday of my youth

Don't sleep on North of North! The only (?) show set in Nunavut. Hints of Parks and Rec but also very much its own thing. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/11/a...

Saw this immediately after cleaning up the kitchen while fending off an aggressively scavenging cat

Had the pleasure of talking to Jenny Slate and Rob Delaney about Dying for Sex, out tomorrow www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/03/a...

They should give Renee Zellweger an Oscar nomination every time she plays Bridget Jones

Hey hey, we're hiring a tv and pop culture critic over at the Boston Globe. Ideally, this candidate is super versed in TV but can also write more broadly about pop culture when the occasion calls for it. Apply! globe.rec.pro.ukg.net/BOS1501BGMP/...

As a writer you can count on me to find ways to make a detailed reference to "Tracy does Conan," an absolute banger of a tv episode that aired just 19 brief years ago 🫡 www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/05/a...

Will be seated and ready for this new Sharon Horgan comedy, personally www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/03/a...

Absolute 100% required reading in re Big Balls and the Federal payments systems and [waves hands around] all this paulkrugman.substack.com/p/musk-in-yo...

Wrote about how Michelle Trachtenberg became such an ubiquitous presence for a generation of millennial TV and film fans, and how her Harriet the Spy opened my eyes and world www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/27/a...

In less appealing TV news, I did not care at all for "Zero Day," a deeply silly show (starring a deeply disengaged Robert De Niro) that spends approx. 1/3 of its runtime on people watching cable news, the most powerful government entity of all www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/20/a...

Suits LA is fine, probably about what you'd expect, but I need to know why it's Suits LA and not Suits: LA

I've been lucky enough to catch the first two plays of this planned nine play cycle of productions, and it's already fascinating to see how the central family is being developed across the years www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/20/a...

Personal faves: Black Jeopardy, Sandler's tribute song, the in memoriam about "questionable wigs." Here's what happened on SNL50. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/17/a...

Lot of stressful news out there so just going to share my opinion that Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches is probably the funniest musician I've ever seen perform. Comes out all glammed up, immediately tells self-deprecating stories about almost throttling herself with an improvised hair tie onstage

I'm much more of a weekly watcher than a binger these days, and I was encouraged by @carolineframke.bsky.social finding so many examples of shows operating that way now www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/06/a...

Need to begin hydrating in preparation for crying throughout an entire concert

My latest review at the Boston Globe: WATSON, a Sherlock Holmes-inspired medical procedural that's basically a less edgy version of House MD, premiering on CBS tonight. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/23/a...

For The Boston Globe, I FINALLY got to write about the most reliable/delightful show on television (PBS Masterpiece's All Creatures Great & Small): www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/16/a...

It's me, I'm film lovers

I think my heart stopped briefly when I saw this

Tried very hard not to give away very much about the new Severance season but overall it's quite good www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/07/a...

The new Cunk special has sort of an odd misstep in the middle but is still new Cunk so therefore a net benefit to us all www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/02/a...

One thing having a cat will teach you is every single time you are absent mindedly fidgeting with something (due to a furry, pointy projectile attacking it)

It came out a week or two ago but Starstruck fans should check out Rose Matafeo's new comedy special www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/27/a...

Wrote about how the centering of the friendship between the two leads on Black Doves makes the show better www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/20/a...

It's me, the person who got a bit choked up at the end of Black Doves.