an arc where the former governor of NY loses increasingly inconsequential elections until the series finale is him trying to run for senior class president at a local high school and getting his ass kicked by some 17 year olds.

Thank you @finejuli.bsky.social! I could not put this book down, riveting and fascinating!

“The regime wants all of us afraid. It is counting on fear immobilizing us and perhaps even turning us against each other. Instead, what we are currently seeing in Chicago is that solidarity can overcome fear and can give people the courage and tenacity to fight for each other.” --Mariame Kaba

Now serving ep. 375D: Margaux Eliot stopped by to talk about HONEYMOON STAGE, which explores early 2000s culture via a former production assistant’s descent into the confusion, chaos, and karmic consequences of reality TV. @finejuli.bsky.social turnthepage.blubrry.net/2025/11/06/t...

Turns out Tidal is only a few dollars more a month for a family plan than Spotify and they have a cool feature where they’re not running ads to recruit for the gestapo.

If this picture of my empire of Jell-O shots speaks to your soul, that's your sign to read HONEYMOON STAGE

For him? Gosh I hope so -H

God I hope so, or I have been putting in all this effort for nothing.

can't believe we have to do another full year of this robocop cosplay starving children golden ballroom bs before the midterms

I have a book out today, so obviously my agent and I have been discussing each character's vote in the NYC election. Anyway: it's about early 2000s reality TV and identity performance and trust, I'm proud of it, it's on sale today, and its main gal would go for Zohran

"Do we feel better about ourselves and the fact that we are not billionaires, because we can sit here making fun of them?" @finejuli.bsky.social (Margaux Eliot)'s interview with @awolfson.bsky.social on her new book "Honeymoon Stage” (Little A) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/04/i...

In my first article for Newcity magazine, I spoke with @finejuli.bsky.social (writing as Margaux Eliot) about Honeymoon Stage, her "MTV reality show book" 🎬🌴💄 More on this witty & humorous romp through early aughts pop culture in the story linked below!

Where did everyone from the golden age of lit twitter ultimately end up settling down? Feeling especially bummed right now about the loss of that community.

So proud of Chicago right now. We show up for each other.

my favorite robert redford story is that mike nichols considered him for dustin hoffman's part in THE GRADUATE. during their conversation nichols asked redford something like, "have you ever struck out with a girl?" and redford's response was basically, "i don't understand the question"

The answer is The Hobbit part one

Guess what age-inappropriate movie my 5yo was watching when she said "they're not his friends, they're just some elves who came randomly to his house!"

Fun & clever & kept me up late—go preorder!

Get in, we're reading oldschool Ishiguro

Very funny to me that when my 8yo asks about MLB trades, he says "what did he evolve from?"

What radicalized me? The feeling that it's all a lot of oysters but no pearls

My literary hot take is that every novel should be somehow inspired by Daphne du M's Rebecca

Exciting news today! Our next Intensive Coaching Cohort -- with @finejuli.bsky.social‬ leading -- is now open for registration. This six-month program, with weekly online meetings, begins August 11. Only six spots per cohort, so grab yours now! buff.ly/GRW5Bdg #writingcommunity

Chicago! Join us for a FRONTIER launch party next week! @ericarstern.bsky.social & @finejuli.bsky.social at @volumesbooks.bsky.social, on 6/5

Really missing old Twitter right now as a place to document how desperately NYTCooking wants me to make rhubarb crisp

Out November 4, preorder now 🌴💋🎥🫶💍

Severely underestimated how much of parenthood would include 4yo explaining scenes from Home Alone 2

Pope Hotel has prepared us for this

Okay so, the SAVE act requires 60 votes to overcome a Democratic filibuster. The Republicans have 53 votes. Now is the time to call your senators and demand they block this thing, because they absolutely can.

Popping in to let you all know that this season of White Lotus was actually the best one yet

I copied the wrong post, but HERE is more on the 3.5% figure: www.bbc.com/future/artic...

3.5% is all we need. 3.5% of the population being engaged and committed is the magic number to overthrow a dictator. And I'd bet that if 2% of us were *out protesting* yesterday, more of us are out there than that. Keep up the pressure.

He is nearly 15 hours in and fired up! @booker.senate.gov THANK YOU

Lesson #13 from @timothysnyder.bsky.social: Practice Corporeal Politics. "Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them." Watch this. Then join us outside nationwide on April 5th: handsoff2025.com. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

The Stefanik withdrawal pretty much negates any argument of "we have a mandate," yes?

War and Peace (1869)

Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian producer of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” was attacked by a group of Jewish settlers in the West Bank and later arrested by the Israeli army, according to activists and a neighbor who spoke to The Post.

"Let's not take the soul-sucking path of sacrificing the most persecuted for that which we deem to be most popular. I know that there are transgender children right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am."

Shout out to Jeffrey Goldberg for reporting on this now instead of waiting two years to put it in a book.

Hear me out, Taylor Swift's Bejeweled but it's Pierre Bezukhov to Helene

What radicalized me? When Crash won Best Picture in 2004

“Your pain makes me forget about my pain.” Mr Krupp, Captain Underpants

Still can't believe Pope Hotel is nominated for best picture

Just donated money towards medical aid in Ukraine. You can help them so much with just a bit of money. war.ukraine.ua/donate/

It's so mortifying to be an American right now.

Is there a public apology to Zelenskyy we can get in on?

Counterpoint to complaints about performative activism: it's good to share your small acts of resistance because it inspires other people to take up their own.