Just caught this lovely “Briefly Noted” that ran in last week’s New Yorker. Thank you anonymous critic! The last line summarizes the book way better than I ever have.

As bad as the Sphere Wizard of Oz might be it’s still impressive people are traveling to Las Vegas and paying $200 a ticket to see an 86 year old movie

LA gave the resistance “skateboarder🛹 dude”, DC added a “sub sandwich🥖launcher”!

Beautiful bit of wordsmithery by @brucehandy.bsky.social

I delve deeply into the sociopolitical symbolism of submarine sandwich throwing as protest… www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/o...

Reposting this in “honor” of White House’s proclamation on federal architecture. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

It’s true! Mea culpa!

@brucehandy.bsky.social's Hollywood High. Incisive look at pop culture through lens of teen movies. Serious, critical analysis. Underpinnings of teen life/psychology told in Handy’s signature voice: Humor w/reportage. Great read for pop culture, movie buffs, academics. #popculture #teenmovies

Shame is a goid thing… says my wife. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...

It’s funny because it’s true.

Helen in the LA Times! link.latimes.com/view/6532ace...

I have addressed a topic of national concern. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/o...

🟠 This week’s Klassik Tom the Dancing Bug - It’s GOOD-GUY-WITH-A-GUN to the rescue! - www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...

Title story from Helen Schulman’s wonderful new collection, “Fools for Love,” published today by @theatlantic.com (free link!) www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

As seen in print Vanity Fair!

Doomscrolling old school.

Our big annual AI-free summer book package, w/great new books by, take a breath, @jenngivhan.bsky.social @stevemartinreally.bsky.social @tvayyyy.bsky.social @robingivhan.bsky.social @brucehandy.bsky.social …

You know you’re in France when the train station newsstand has a Vivian Maier bookazine.

How it started. How it’s going.

A rave for Hollywood High from Kyle Smith in the WSJ! www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Yesterday was the 39th anniversary of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Today is the 39th anniversary of his return to Ben Stein’s Econ class. Celebrate by reading this thoughtful and generous consideration of Hollywood High by Hillary Kelly in the Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

I am sad for our country, but at least we are going out with some incredible content

An evening at Rizzoli in NYC to celebrate "Hollywood High” with me and Lili Anolik, author of "Didion & Babitz." June 16, 6:00! There's overlap: Eve B went to the real Hollywood High and Joan D was a fan of beach party movies--as readers of “HH” already know! www.eventbrite.com/e/hollywood-...

Terrific interview with Neil Leifer. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/a...

A perspicacious (IMHO) review of Hollywood High by Mark Judge in the @washingtonexaminer. Behind a paywall, but here’s the money quote….

“The new Tom Cruise movie, ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning,’ is nearly as exhausting to watch as it must have been to make,” @brucehandy.bsky.social writes. “Is it possible Mr. Cruise and audiences alike would be better off if he didn’t go quite so hard?”

Great opening from @brucehandy.bsky.social here: “a movie shouldn’t make you feel like you’ve been cornered at a party by a guy who can’t stop telling you how freaking amped he is.” 😂 (And I’m still excited to see it.) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/o...

Check out @brucehandy.bsky.social's entertaining and delightful new book, Hollywood High.

“Mostly good natured, occasionally anthropological, and entirely enjoyable.” Thank you Allison Stewart and @washingtonpost www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

I did a Q&A with Nell Minow at Roger Ebert dot com who very generously calls “”Hollywood High” “an absolute delight.” Read all the way through to find out why I think you must watch “Gidget” tonight! www.rogerebert.com/interviews/m...

Lowkey really enjoy this logo. Just give me a happy bird. This bird isn’t smug, he isn’t condescending, he just loves the game.

Growing up authoritarian! An excerpt from “Hollywood High” in @vanityfair on why The Hunger Games” remains the perfect franchise for the Anxious Generation… www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Some nice company!

In honor of its pub date, an excerpt from “Hollywood High” in @vulture ! How “Twilight” made abstinence cool (sort of). www.vulture.com/article/twil...

An excerpt from “Hollywood High” in the @hollywoodreporter: how Mickey Rooney created the template for teen movie stardom (while “going through the ladies like a hot knife through fudge,” in the words of first wife Ava Gardner). www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

An excerpt from “Hollywood High” in the @hollywoodreporter: how Mickey Rooney created the template for teen movie stardom (while “going through the ladies like a hot knife through fudge,” in the words of first wife Ava Gardner). www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

“Any movie can dress villains in black, but it takes skill and imagination to make pink intimidating.” @brucehandy.bsky.social @avidreaderpress.bsky.social

A wonderful interview and write up of “Hollywood High” in the @latimes Thanks, Chris Vogner! www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Is there a through line from Gidget to Bella Swan? What do Kahuna and Edward Cullen have in common? Find out one week from today! (Or watch the movies yourself!)

This was a top-of-Page One scandal in 1997: "President Clinton two years ago approved a plan under which the Democratic Party rewarded top donors with meals, coffees, golf outings and morning jogs with him and with overnight stays in the Lincoln Bedroom, to 'energize' them for the coming campaign."

Out in eight days!

"James Gandolfini would’ve been the first person to wonder why anyone would read a book about him.” @brucehandy.bsky.social

She’s out!! They have released Ozturk from ICE custody!

I think about this comic at least once a week

An excerpt from “Hollywood High” in @airmailweekly ! (And picture a reminder of how great Amanda Seyfried was as Karen.) @avidreaderpress airmail.news/issues/2025-...

We should be grateful to the Lord to now be blessed with having an American on the world stage who embodies good and not evil.

Donald Trump can still become pope if Mike Pence has the courage.