Shrinking is back!! Check out the first episode of S3 today! <3

You aren't actually overreacting other people are sleepwalking.

Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help: Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org. Please donate what you can. www.2harvest.org

Good morning. I'd like to invite anyone who is interested to make a small gesture of kindness today. It's up to you to decide what that can be. The key is for you to act on the idea. With so much out of our control, we can choose how to be with each other today and every day.

The trailer is out! Watch Shrinking S3, premiering January 28th!! youtu.be/vGWSq5mra-w?...

So tired these days! It's like two steps forward, one step nap.

The research is the point. The reading is the point. The indecipherable handwriting is the point. The marginalia is the point. The weird quirks of penmanship are the point. The finding of the thing you didn’t even know you were looking for is the point

My position on taking action. And on the important space between everything and nothing.

Here he is taking the photo.

“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”

Do you like audio dramas? How about musicals? Well, I just backed PHANTOM PULSE - a 90s audio drama musical on @kickstarter.com, and you can too! Check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...

Introduce yourself with five concerts you attended The Mountain Goats Regina Spektor Coeur de Pirate The Backstreet Boys Stars

Cannot wait for the inevitable supercut of Glinda saying "clock tick."

neokayfabe.com !!!!!!

Proof that the world needs soap writers now more than ever! Hire us - we'll bring people back to life three times before breakfast and once after lunch for good measure!

This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

Hope is a fuel. Use it to burn down something terrible.

Dan Smith “Knowledge Wins” World War I Propaganda Poster (American Library Association, 1918) movieposters.ha.com/itm/movie-po...

If you need a boost of hope and art today, check out this podcast my friend produced, "When We All Get to Heaven." It's a documentary about a gay church in San Francisco at the height of the AIDS crisis, told through interviews and archival recordings, and it's GREAT. ♥ www.heavenpodcast.org

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

This is tonight! Hope to see you there!

If you're in LA, a short film I wrote is playing tomorrow night at SpookyFest! It's called BATHROOM SPIDER, directed by Christine Weatherup, and we'd love to see you there! Tickets: events.thestagecrafts.com/projects/129...

Gentle timeline cleanse: I made cardamom buns!

Hope folks feel less alone today, that people join with others to take further and deeper actions, and that everyone fights like hell to protect those most vulnerable to this regime.

the whole article could have just been ten pages of “Brilliant Things Eleanor O’Brien Said,” and some gold was left on the cutting room floor, but this is such a banger of a closer and it’s so very much the theme of today

Lynne Ahrens was a 22 year old guitar-playing secretary/copywriter at the advertising firm of McCaffrey & McCall when she was asked by producer George Newell if she’d like to contribute songs to the new Schoolhouse Rock project. She wrote and sang “No More Kings.” Think of her this weekend.

REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER: If you are protesting, wear a mask. If you are organizing a protest, encourage attendees to mask. Disable people are among those most at risk from these fascist fuckers & they deserve your inclusion & consideration. And use alt text on your digital flyers!

As the Trump administration continues its crackdown, millions across the US are expected to hit the streets for this weekend's "No Kings" protest. If that includes you or your loved ones, here's a 🧵 of guides to follow to protest safely in the age of surveillance. wrd.cm/4lEVQu9

Welcome to today's episode of Shut The Fuck Up Friday! Check out this video for some tips from a local lawyer for those of you headed out to the streets to protest. You're a target of the state when you take action. NEVER talk to police & always STFU! Full video in thread👇

Alzheimer’s reversed in mice as scientists restore the brain’s ‘gatekeeper.’ Spanish and Chinese researchers have reversed Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice using nanoparticles that repair the brain’s protective barrier. buff.ly/Dk1sdjd #ShareGoodNewsToo

Dolly Parton, 1977: “I am sure of myself as a person … I am sure of my talent.” 🦋

Pro-tip: the people zip-tying kids or shoving the elderly down stairs are never the good guys.

So sad to hear this! I've loved this show so much, and I can't wait to see what the creative folks behind it make next. <3

RIP Queen

Important to remember the presidency continues to be an office held at the will of Congress and they can decide to stop him anytime!

If you’re a WGA member — particularly if you’re a lower or mid level writer — I highly recommend you read all the candidate statements and VOTE in the WGA BOD election now. We need the board to look out for lowers and mids. Your voting credentials were sent via email. Writers, please vote!

Great news! CBS, it's your turn!

“We’re gonna keep showing up till they stop abducting our neighbors” - @bradlander.bsky.social echoing his words @jfrejnyc.bsky.social gala once more after his arrest today. Great clip

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Emmys tonight!! Fingers crossed for our whole #Shrinking team! ♡

Beyond fun watching "The Fog" for the first time in a theater full of horror fans then hearing John Carpenter and Larry Franco talk about it! Great kickoff to spooky season. ☁️☁️ ⛵️☁️☁️

I hope people read these stories and are encouraged to take their own action: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/la-u...

wck.org/donate ♡

Shakespeare (well, Marlowe) in Griffith Park!

Just awful! I received my degree from that Romance Languages & Lit department and had so many professors and friends in the others. Frustrating to see UChicago of all places turn its back on the humanities, particularly as the need for them and for the critical thinking they foster grows.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Palestinians are writing their stories, documenting both the horror of the war and the resilience of the people. Young people and Gaza elders are recording testimonies—narrating their stories for the world to read.

Excited for one of my favorite panels of the year!

I wrote about the ways different concentration camp systems have ended and how to stop the massive expansion of detention happening in the U.S. right now.