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We used to be a proper country.

They are called writers

Welp. My Lola Young tickets are being refunded. Wishing her the best. Rest up and heal, girl. Maybe next year.

I think of this often.

This entire article was a really good read for this Monday morning www.thenation.com/article/acti...

One thing at a time. Even if it's powered by spite.

When it’s late, and I can’t sleep, I miss being a teen, who snuck on the family computer to type away the night in chat rooms. The internet was new and wild. But I found so much kindness there.

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.

In the good days, Jim Croce. The sun shined and “Operator” broke my little heart.

I think the coolest thing you can do right now is live with integrity and care about the people around you, not just your friends and family but your community. Deny the lie they want you to believe, that taking as much as you can while giving nothing back is the goal.

My review of Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another: mashable.com/article/one-...

Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score This is proof I’m on the wrong timeline.

If I had to pick one movie that sums up my sense of humor, it’s Clifford.

It’s always strange to me when a stranger feels the need to inform me they don’t like tattoos. Like, I didn’t ask. I’m not trying to get you to get any. We didn’t need to have this conversation.

One thing I always emphasize to a newer journalist is that there's a balance between speed and accuracy that needs to be found, and the latter always trumps the former. It's better to be fifth to a story and correct than first and wrong. Feels like a lot of media orgs need to relearn that right now.

On national tv. This is a disgrace. He is a disgrace.

I shouldn't be shocked, but I'm still always brought up short to realize how many people think "civility" means "white people speaking in relatively calm voices" no matter what vile shit they say.

Look. Somebody needs to say it. While there’s a lot of good vegetarian dishes, butternut squash lasagna is a crime.

TIFF to do (as in to review) list. What should I do next?

GDT’s Frankenstein fucking rules. I may make tshirts to properly proclaim this. My full review is coming to Mashable.

Wake up Dead Man. That was FUN. I see that as a fan of Edgar Allan Poe, and as a deeply lapsed Catholic.

The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.

@mta.info real trash updates tonight. Twenty minutes waiting for a train to learn AS IT ARRIVES its route has detoured. No signs. No signals. No accurate info on your website. Just trash.

Fellow New Yorkers, please call your state rep and state senator and tell them to support this bill! Find your reps here: reps.fyi

Mamdani dedicates himself to building community and healing NYC from leaders who treat running the city like a stepping stone. But he’s not a bootlicker, which is the only kind of “gratitude” Vance understands.

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Also this tho.

Guys. I can’t keep getting my hopes up like this.

@samreich.bsky.social fwiw, it’s a good wiki photo, Sam.

My birthday is coming up. Just so you know.

A thing worth knowing: your doctor can test your blood to check that you’re up on all your vaccines. Insurance may even cover it. Mine did.

Shoutout to the lady who stopped me to ask “are your earrings Moo Deng?!” Our shared glee was needed. You made my day. And you have a great eye for baby hippo jewelry.

I miss Vimeo dominance. Too many distributors are committed to their own screening apps. And too few of them are worth a damn. I shouldn’t need a computer science degree to hit play. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Naturally the success of KPop Demon Hunters has sparked the boring backlash of dudes whose identity demands you know that THEY aren’t into it. Ok. You weren’t invited to the watch party anyhow, my guy.

Abraham Lincoln was a messy bitch who lived for drama

What’s hilarious is how much the other guys do not even get why this approach appeals.

This is pretty much my new favorite “bible” verse: “They want you fighting a culture war so you don’t fight a class war.”

why is it even possible to disengage holodeck safety protocols

I woke up. And it’s not Saturday. Rude.

I'm really just echoing a lot of my more accomplished colleagues who have already said this in smarter ways, but if you've recently clicked on/read any interview, review, piece of criticism, etc. that you enjoyed, please boost it. More shares can make all the difference.

If you care about film writing -- or you know ANY AND ALL OF HUMANITY -- please skip those summaries and go to actual websites

Billy corgan’s TikTok is very wholesome. And you should know the pleasure of that.

I cannot really express how much I hate the idea that telling people facts will "alienate" them so we shouldn't. I'm sorry they don't like reality but wtf are we doing here.

Listening to music or videos on the train without headphones is beyond rude. It’s deranged.

Watching Game Changer: “don’t cry” on this Amtrak ride was a mistake. I am keeping the accidental streak of weeping on the train alive. Do love this idea. Tell those you love them you do, and HOW. You never know just how much they might need it.