This is so exciting!

My favorite movies from London Film Festival: Train Dreams, Wasteman, Pillion, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Is This Thing On, Die My Love, The Secret Agent, Palestine 36, Bugonia.

At least there’s a new Tame Impala album out today.

"Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil barons who own our elections?"

Every human being should have to watch The Voice of Hind Rajab. What a film to witness.

Is This Thing On? is my favorite movie I’ve seen so far this year.

An honor to have written Diane Keaton’s obit for Rolling Stone

Oh Diane Keaton 😭

Enjoying international cuisines makes people more tolerant, UK study finds

online style accounts that try to look rich vs actual rich people

I’m eternal

@nikkimcr.bsky.social with the A+++ lede

It is fucking wild that Apple pulled 'The Savant.' I've watched all of it and there couldn't be a more relevant TV series right now.

A PR asked me to share “large pockets of time” that I am available tomorrow and it was one of the wildest things anyone has ever said to me. I don’t even have one small pocket of time.

I spoke to The Paper co-creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman about why they rebooted the world of The Office at a local newspaper and the importance of journalism

UK recognises Palestine as an independent state

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

Gross

Not to interrupt production at the takes factory but they should probably identify and catch the actual killer before we decide what it all means.

This thread is a good antidote to the news

Spoiler alert: I spoke to Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke about the ending of their unhinged new show 'The Girlfriend' for @latimes.com

Why would you want a phone this thin?

I can't be the only person who recently worked for a media organization (or still does) who knows the sentiment expressed below isn't true. nymag.com/intelligence...

After 15 years of 'Downton Abbey,' Hugh Bonneville and Michelle Dockery can't quite say goodbye

I would follow Emerald Fennell off a cliff, so obviously I'm on board for whatever this Wuthering Heights movie is.

You would be surprised though

I could make a career out of interviewing Olivia Colman. I spoke to her and Benedict Cumberbatch about their new movie, 'The Roses,' for @latimes.com.

I heard the term workcation for the first time and can we not?

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

Can you go to bed at 6:30 pm on Friday? Asking for a friend

hanna flint is launching the critics support fund again for this year’s london film fest for journalists from low-income backgrounds. its a fantastic opportunity - all info is on the application link, please read carefully before applying!! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

RIP Terence Stamp who was in my favorite movie Bowfinger

If you're reacting to this thread with "Why isn't my opinion as valuable as any so-called critic's?" you are -- how shall I put this? -- the problem. You see a statement that a profession you're not in has value, and your first thought is "I'm being insulted!" You're how we got here.

JAMES BOND (Tom Holland): (into smart watch) Alexa, I need your help! I can’t get into the Amazon fulfillment centre to save the Prime Minister! There’s a large group of pro-union protestors blocking the way! MILF YOUNGLY (Lauren Sanchez): Perhaps I could be of service, Mr. Bond. I am 24 years old.

One of my outlets, Observer, is ditching most movie and TV reviews too.

In light of Vanity Fair's recent idiotic decision, WaPo's offering its veteran critic a buyout, the NYT's "reassigning" three arts writers critics, etc., a lot of us are talking about the public's (and thus publications') lack of interest in criticism. It's part of a larger pattern of a war...

there are much worse problems. that said, as someone who loves writing reviews & has written thousands & is proud of that & thinks reviews are important, seeing culture coverage, critics & reviews constantly take it on the chin for the past decade--esp last few years--has been really fucking hard.

Our whole timeline has been nothing but journalists, critics and culture writers announcing their own layoffs and I'm literally sickened by the thought of what will happen to society when all of their work will be taken over by Clippy

The more our culture doubles down on the idea that arts criticism is unnecessary (and critics are the enemy), the stupider and less curious our world will become… Devastating times.

A real treat to talk to Bowen Yang about ‘SNL’ and his Emmy nomination for @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

If I send you an email and sign it “best” that means I probably hate you.

I had a great chat with Bella Ramsey about 'The Last of Us' and loving a challenge for @latimes.com.

“Black Mirror” (2025)

Thousands of Ozzy Osbourne fans gave the rocker an emotional and upbeat send-off at his public funeral in his hometown of Birmingham.

Went to Birmingham and wrote this piece about how the city is saying goodbye to Ozzy Osbourne. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Hawaiian petroglyphs have resurfaced on an Oahu beach. This is the first time the 26 figures have been visible since they were spotted in 2016. Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner Glen Kila says his ancestors are sending a message about rising sea levels.

Well well well there goes my night

I travelled the globe to document how humans became addicted to faking the natural world. Here’s what I found

As an avid em dash user this piece really speaks to me.

Fuck you.