The fact that VP JD Vance and Richard Grenell went to Romania—on behalf of the Trump Administration— to advocate for Andrew and Tristan Tate, who by all accounts, were rapists running a coercive sex ring, then permitted them to come to Florida, should be a crazy, crazy scandal.

If you are genuinely upset by sex trafficking, then you should want the Tates to spend the rest of their miserable lives behind bars.

If you haven’t read this in full it’s a gutwrenching account of both the sickening serial rape allegations against them and how many friends they have in the Trump administration: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Looking at the scoring in this game

thank you for keeping me up to date on the fact people i don’t know on twitter hate what everyone else seems to agree is a great movie. it’s important to stay informed on this and everything else they don’t like

Shoving OBSESSION onto Peacock shows how much streaming doesn’t grow revenue as much as you’re robbing Peter to pay Paul. Peacock isn’t a good enough platform on its own, so Universal is cutting into theaters to prop up a weak product.

CDs don’t make you listen to 10 minutes of gambling ads before playing 3 songs.

“At this time, Taylor Fresh Foods has not publicly provided distribution information or a list of customers who received the product that was voluntarily removed from the market,” said the FDA. The fact that they have a choice in this is a problem. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/h...

THE ODYSSEY's instantly, predictably enormous success is Exhibit #32176 that the right wing's grievance-farming operation is not some great American cultural shift. Most people don't give a shit about their petty crusades.

An all time touch grass heat check and people addicted to dumbass social algorithms will prob learn nothing

Considering how expensive the IMAX 70mm tickets are, it’s super fucked up that they don’t know how to run it.

Rewatching FARGO and it’s possible that Jerry Lundegaard is a more repulsive character than Anton Chigurh.

It would be nice to never hear the argument that Twitter drives our culture ever again. They’re actually the Japanese soldiers who kept fighting for years in the jungle after World War II was over.

this stuff doesn’t clock as hypocritical to the right because they don’t think that the care that trans people receive is “gender affirming.” there’s no contradiction in their minds.

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.

Stories of gods, monsters and heroes blazing through antiquity have made for some of our most memorable and exciting blockbusters—in honor of The Odyssey, Matt Goldberg looks at 20 films that blur history and fantasy, creating a distinct crop of cinematic myths. https://boxd.it/3gk

The right-wing culture war playbook is so boring. Find what’s likely to be the biggest movie of the summer, whine about it preemptively and incessantly, and gin up a bunch of engagement from other losers who have made resentment their entire personality.

I think it's genuinely fucking weird that QT doesn't give a shit how his films look in 4K. A VHS fetish is fun, but how about actually taking care of your fucking movies, dude? I know KILL BILL is a pain to transfer because you only made a 2K master in the first place, but at least pretend you care.

Troy Story: on the career-spanning resonance and secular magic of Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY, which, like so many of his great films, despairs over a point of no return — a time when mortals, for sheer cruelty, have left the gods behind. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Whether in a lead role or supporting turn, the great Sam Neill made the most of any part. Matt Goldberg highlights a selection of the late actor’s best performances, and the Letterboxd community’s love for each. Read more: https://boxd.it/3ga

It would be nice if The Odyssey was the moment Hollywood execs stopped listening to the whiniest motherfuckers on Earth who only see movies when a YouTuber half their age gives them permission

Excited to hear more tips on looking normal from this talking sun-bleached testicle.

"the only way to win" [hurriedly commissions some push polls] "is to adopt all my substantive preferences on hot button cultural issues"

song of the summer

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

This is why, speaking as a reporter who has covered a lot of this stuff, I find it bizarre that a lot of the commentariat don't see where anti-trans stuff is going. Gaines et al are pretty clear about how they see sports as a way to win battles that bathroom stuff didn't like a decade ago.

Elon Musk trying to sink a Christopher Nolan movie was honestly the funniest and dumbest course of action he could have taken. He’s one of the most popular filmmakers alive and now it proves Elon and his fanboys have no real cultural impact outside of X

Spotify: We're always learning about your musical tastes so we can make recommendations! Me: Well, I've been listening to scores for Christopher Nolan movies all week. Can you guess what I want today? Spotify: 🤷‍♂️

I don't know Hurst, but I can't imagine a worse break for an actor than being injured and then getting fired for being injured.

"documents do not back up his claims" is just a wildly inadequate way to describe a guy who lies all the damn time about everything and who has been lying all the damn time about this particular topic for a decade and who has a obvious self-interest in lying about it and who is definitely lying

i first met sam neill in the late 80's on the set of jeremy brett's sherlock holmes. i think it was manchester studios. he and jeremy were pals. i was moving a light wi'out gloves cause i'm a tosser. i burned my hand. yelled "FUCK!" jeremy came right over, sam (who was visiting) in tow. (1/4)

Not only do we stand by our reporting. Madison Square Garden’s ridiculous lawsuit actually confirms it, noting the company did, in fact, track the sexual orientation of LGBTQIA celebrities in its talent database.

What I'm watching for: Don't be party to his claims of voter fraud but do report the hell out of them. Treat it as a big story, but not the one he wanted. The main character is the American voter, not a renegade president. For the free press we're entering a danger zone. Use it or lose it.

@duvernay.bsky.social is bringing the 14th Amendment to @netflix.com. 14th. a documentary on birthright citizenship and equal protection, arrives this fall and our Director @sifill.bsky.social is featured in the film. Who gets counted in America? We're about to find out deadline.com/2026/07/ava-...

the one thing you have to realize about the filibuster is it keeps both parties from basically taking hard votes on policy they profess but personally know would destroy them in the next election cycle removing it is a good thing, but there is a reason that Senators don't want to give it up

Now onto SPIDER-MAN 3, and the symbiote, like Dark Phoenix, feels like one of those popular comics stories that’s difficult to translate to film because they’re so narratively reliant on serialized storytelling.

its staggering how many people haven't considered the idea that Joe Rogan is a big fucking idiot who doesn't know shit about anything and that's not a character he plays or a bit, that's just who he is as a person.

Emmanuel Mayonnaise

once again telegraphing that in 2028 Vance will run, absurdly, as the "anti-Iran War" and "Israel skeptic" candidate and the media will help sell this insane lie.

Every goddamn mealy-mouthed Dem in or running for office should put aside two minutes and watch Ossoff work here, because this is how it is done. "Isn't it humiliating to be unable to answer this?" is an absolutely scorching moment.

every 5 months you hear "Joe Rogan is turning on Trump" from people in the media who don't actually watch rogan and take the bait like it's susan collins casting a line when in reality this is literally what he says almost every single day about democrats including fucking yesterday

Also, it does not matter if Russ Vought is against DEI policies, if Congress has instructed NIH take to into account health disparities in an assessment of a grant. An executive order cannot overcome a formal statement by Congress. Somebody needs to point that out to him.

ben Shapiro is a Paul Verhoeven creation.

First, it’s extremely annoying that flagship media outlets have selected Emily Oster as a go-to public-health expert Second, most of this piece is “try and keep some perspective, your overall risk is still low,” which, sure, is true, but misses the relevant story about elevated uncertainty

This would be more interesting if they released it on literal VHS.

Republicans won't even admit that Joe Biden won the 2020 election, so I wouldn't count too much on "decency, patriotism, and self-respect" at this point.

I understand why Disney+ is recommending X-MEN: APOCALYPSE to people who watch X-MEN ‘97, but no one should recommend X-MEN: APOCALYPSE.

Beautifully said and seconded. BJ is a true fighter, a hell of a writer, and a personal favorite podcast guest. Any help you can throw her way will result in triple good karma coming back at you.

I want to get ahead of this speech tomorrow. You are going to hear a lot of cries of the sky falling. Remember: the President of the United States does not control elections. States and localities do, and even if you say "he has the military," there aren't enough in the 48 states to make a dent.