Artemis II was overshadowed by other bad things in the news but what it accomplished was frankly amazing. We are capable of incredible and unprecedented things. I’m in awe at how far we safely sent humans into space.

I hate to break this to you guys, but for anybody who seems to think that there’s some weird timing here going on or something like that and this is not real. This is all in writing. He did this in DM‘s and text messages and so forth and it is very very very real.

There’s gonna be a lot of salty White people up in their feelings about this.

I will say, it is frustrating to be a Hillary alumni to some times be whipped back ten years and remember warning of things, word for word, that have happened, we fucking told you, we told you every day for months and people mocked us and screamed at us and refused to believe it, we fucking told you

The more I think about it, this might be the dumbest tweet of all time.

Emperor penguins, the world’s largest penguin species, are now on the list of wildlife endangered by global warming, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced on Thursday. nyti.ms/3OqmmwS

My newest essay on my graduate studies in Moscow recounts some of the plays I saw based on novels, including those by Faulkner, Gogol, Dostoevsky and Bulgakov. www.jfassler.com/p/the-moscow...

Dem loses. But this margin will send shudders through the House.

Hunter Biden was right about the Pod Bros.

Oh no, how will Lindy West's husband and girlfriend be able to afford their lifestyle of doing absolutely nothing if Lindy doesn't sell enough books because she's the sole breadwinner and she insists it's actually fine?

20 Republican Senators are all that are needed to convict Donald Trump in an impeachment trial. Hell, 20 Republicans could walk to the White House today and threaten to vote to convict, and Trump would stop this posturing. If you want Congress to "do something," start with them.

There's no strategic upside for Trump to use nuclear weapons except that I think he wants insurance that he will never, EVER be forgotten by history. As LBJ speechwriter Dick Goodwin said, "everyone's forgotten by history unless they're a mass murderer."

Oh, look, we have confirmation and dates on the five debates that match the five she originally asked for, who could’ve guessed the Platner campaign was lying about shit again to incite an internet mob against their opponent again

Tuesday will be Power Plant Day and Bridge Day all wrapped up in one.

The thought of Sen. Graham Platner distresses me | Opinion

I went long on Soviet director Vsevolod Meyerhold, whose apartment I took a class in during my time in Moscow. His wife was brutally murdered in the room adjacent to where I sat; a chilling reminder of the legacy of Stalin's suppression of artists. www.jfassler.com/p/the-moscow...

a few fun quotes from this March 27 2008 articles

isn't it amazing what you find digging through old News Papers

I reviewed Sergei Loznitsa's Two Prosecutors, which goes into wide release today. This excellent film depicts the slow grind of autocracy and the way it comes for everyone, no matter what side they find themselves on. www.jfassler.com/p/two-prosec...

Thank god I’m not a Maine voter, because I don’t know if I could vote for Platner if he were the nominee.

OH... and once again, there's a Platner Reddit post for EVERYTHING! Graham didn't always support Elizabeth Warren...he HATED her!

I'm writing about my experience studying theater in Russia in grad school. For this piece, I explain how a play that ended with a long Twin Peaks homage led to a severed pig on the doorstep of the Moscow Art Theater. www.jfassler.com/p/the-moscow...

BREAKING NEWS: Woman Who Tortures Fictional Gay Men to Work in Historically Gay Industry.

"Who are you?" "The spirit of Cesar Chavez." "Why do you look like Cesar Romero?" "Because you don't know what Cesar Chavez looks like."

Every single thing named after Cesar Chavez should be renamed for Dolores Huerta

Have Snow White and Rob Lowe perform "Proud Mary."

Film Twitter's search for a villain every Oscars is tiresome, and an even more reductive way to talk about film than the typical X vs. Y framework that was used before. If you want to know what I mean by that, here's my recap of last night's race. jfassler.substack.com/p/the-six-mo...

People on awards shows don't "make it political." The world is political. Our lives are political. Our choices are political. The only decision is whether to acknowledge it.

Michael B. Jordan's Oscar should also say "Best Actor 2015, Creed."

A personal note: I was very touched to hear Best Editing winner Andy Jurgensen thank his aunt Barbara Hall. As an Academy archivist, she took an interest in my research and, miraculously, found me George Stevens's pocket diary. A miracle. Five Came Back would not have been what it was without her.

Where the hell is Bruce Vilanch when you need him? This banter is painful.

The doc awards and Kimmel were ten minutes of totally appropriate pissed-off politics. I would not have picked either of those as winners, but after those speeches, I'm not complaining.

Mr. Nobody Against Putin is my favorite of the five nominees so I'm very glad it won Best Documentary. If you liked it, please make sure you watch Julia Loktev's extraordinary My Undesirable Friends, which is also about Russians fighting for free speech against Putin's tyranny.

It's lovely to bring all of the actors Rob directed out...but not letting them say anything is kinda weird. On the other hand though, this is the best in memoriam package the show has done in decades.

The Academy votership is so, so full of people who feel that if everything came together, just once, even for the most unlikely movie, it could happen. Amy Madigan. Brava!

Happy Jeff Wells Punches His Refrigerator Night to film lovers everywhere. Every time Sinners wins something, that fridge will take a few dents; if it goes all the way he’s throwing it out the window.

Shocking that so many antitrust people believed that Trump would actually be good on this issue.

In honor of the anniversary of my semester abroad at Russia's Moscow Art Theater, I'll be posting essays about my experience there. For my first essay, I recount the two worst shows I ever worked on - and how I got made the fall guy for them. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Daniella Mazzio's phenomenal essay on The Secret Agent makes me want to watch the film again right now. www.rogerebert.com/women-writer...

The Birdcage opened thirty years ago today, so in its honor, I want to share one of my favorite stories about Mike Nichols that didn't make it into my biography. This is from an interview I did with Nathan Lane.

Matt Zoller Seitz was the first person ever to take a chance on me in journalism. Since then he's been a mentor, a co-author, and a friend. I'm so angry that NY Mag laid him off and hope you all buy something from @mzspress.bsky.social today - like our book together, The Deadwood Bible!

I'd been meaning to write this essay - reposted with a better thumbnail and link - for a long time. I'm trying to post on Substack more now, so please like and subscribe. substack.com/home/post/p-...

20 years ago today, Crash beat Brokeback Mountain for Best Picture, and the way my classmates and I discussed both films was a wakeup call that prejudice isn't limited to one side. Been meaning to write this one for a while: jeremyfassler742524.substack.com/p/20-years-a...

Phenomenal breakdown from Eliza Orlins about how Texas disenfranchised Black voters last night.

I'm fine with James Talarico winning the nomination in Texas. What I'm not fine with is the racism his supporters had towards Jasmine Crockett and her fans over the past few months. He's going to have to really put in the work to get the Black support he needs to be competitive after this.

So is the Far Left ever going to disavow Graham Platner, or are they in so deep at this point that they can't admit failure? www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Whenever a person says "but Democrats had a trifecta!" I know they didn't watch Schoolhouse Rock - particularly "Three-Ring Government" - as a kid, because having two branches of government does not mean "trifecta." (Also, Lynn Ahrens wrote the lyrics for Ragtime!)

The “no new wars” crowd seem to be even more silent with every new war started. Hope you’re enjoying your choice.

The base of the Democratic Party are Black women. That base loves both Kamala Harris and Jasmine Crockett. Every time someone complains about this, ask them who they think the base is.