I have refused to watch any version made after the original (1966)—my absolute favorite Christmas movie. It breaks my heart when I say, “the original Grinch” and people reply by referencing Jim Carrey or Christine Baranski. 🙄

The Minneapolis activists arrested for defending their communities this week heartened and comforted each other in their jail cells by singing.

Zero. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NEW: The UK plans to use AI face scans to determine the age of asylum seekers at the border from next year. However, a leaked report shows the government has known the tech isn’t accurate for more than a year. In some cases, the technology could predict a 13.5-year-old to be an adult

If you are looking for a way to help the folks in Minneapolis, a member of the National Lawyer's Guild passed along this fundraiser for legal costs for those arrested yesterday: chuffed.org/project/1865... You can also donate directly to the NLG: www.paypal.com/donate?token...

Things that could make you part of a conspiracy include: - wearing a shirt that says “I’m antifa!” - owning a bullhorn - using a devil emoji in a groupchat www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I had very similar thoughts visiting a Czech publishing museum — my back hurt just thinking about lifting a slab of metal every time you wanted to change fonts or hit enter!

Don’t Call It a Sequel. Or a Reboot. Or a Remake. Why Certain Words Trigger Hollywood Orrrrrrr make fewer sequels, reboots, remakes so you don’t have to play this semantics game!

HALF of all federally funded clinical trials would be “illegal” under the new OMB rule. LEAVE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT AND YELL AT YOUR CONGRESS CRITTERS.

On May 28, a judge refused to block Trump’s executive order directing the USPS to impede mail ballots for any voters who don’t match a (super shoddy!) federal citizenship list. Democrats appealed, but the Postal Service enacted the order anyway. www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/p...

As always, I'm the series editor and you should send me your food and travel writing from this calendar year at [email protected]. Full guidelines here media.sailthru.com/fss/flelv5/d...

this is truly so common. when I worked in magazines I was getting paid $34K and the owner gave herself a $250K Christmas bonus on top of her salary. that company eventually fell apart due to unpaid debts lol.

One of the things I research is the cooperation of cultural institutions like museums in pitching tech products--specifically AI--to the public. This is advertising for the capacity of AI to educate and thus to reshape education itself as a project better left to private tech companies. 1/n

A solid 🧵 beyond this point alone.

A nonprofit land developer recently unveiled almost 20 condos it will sell below market rate. State leaders say the model is promising and should be replicated elsewhere.

Yes protest groups in LA & Broadview beat conspiracy charges, and the evidence appears laughable. This is still terrifying — just ask the “Spokane Three,” found guilty over a protest sparked by a Facebook post.

Engagement with and donations to Gaza have plummeted in recent months, but at the same time finding food has become harder than ever. Please consider donating to any of the families just trying to survive. chuffed.org/project/1523...

if I have followers who are bookers for shows, podcasts, etc., I have a big story coming next week at the intersection of repressing political dissent, anti-trans policy, censorship, and organizing against ICE, and am available to come talk your face off about it

1. There are a lot of skilled people in this particular pickle. 2. The LLMs cannot do what we do, and they also cannot do what they promise. 3. Some clients and employers are figuring out item #2. Many are not. If you produce text for public consumption, you want to be part of that "some."

Now I really want to write HELP!: THE TOURIST MYSTERY—also a solid alternate title for Brokedown Palace (1999) or The Beach (2000)? In your alternate universe, GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY is named after a different Beatles + Radiohead song, respectively. Quote this with your new movie.

I want to use my small platform to draw attention to the fact that @moreperfectunion.bsky.social stole content from journalist Aya Miller, which have since gone viral through their channels without any credit to her name. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8sXfDn1/

if you are an industry person & willing to provide a chat/consultation, or you have pop-culture swag taking up space in your place that you'd like to donate, I HIGHLY urge you to check out www.romancingthevote.com and seeing the great orgs that will benefit from the auctions. @romancingthevote.com

"We are prone to speak of the resources of this country as inexhaustible; this is not so." - actually Teddy Roosevelt Feels pretty spot on from 1907!

You know what he did say? “To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

This administration is so damn committed to infuriating shenanigans—well beyond the chaos and corruption on the White House lawn 🙄

Seattle elects a socialist mayor, wins the Super Bowl NYC elects a socialist mayor, wins the NBA finals Win your city a major sports title with this one neat trick

Read the thread.

Huge turnout against racism in Glasgow today - can't even see the end of the crowd. Chants so far include "Nazi scum off our streets" and "Refugees are welcome here."

Incredible news! Weeks after the new Prime Minister Péter Magyar took office, the mayor of Budapest, Mayor Gergely Karácsony, has had his charges dropped for illegally celebrating Pride month in his city. It appears changes are coming to Hungary. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Post something that still traumatizes you youtu.be/Q-8MbgMS6jo

Every once in a while, we can have nice things, as a little treat! Side note: read the episode titles + descriptions after watching each one. Fantastic little satirical nods to travel writing. 🌏

Can the gym be joyful?? I'm delighted to share a story from Mike De Socio of Finocchio, an American sharing lovely experiences living in Italy, about finding queer joy in movement and exercise. Read: www.amplifyrespect.com/find-the-joy...

Such a solid, well-sourced read from HARRP on the erasure and reshaping of nuanced US history. We’re also tracking these topics in timeline format at @unbreaking.org — we need the preservation of reality and diversity in as many forms as possible! unbreaking.org/issues/archi...

Director Adam Shankman told Xtra that "Stop! That! Trains!" actually did use some AI in its visual effects, despite seemingly contradictory previous statements. @melwoods.me unpacks what that means for people who are trying to avoid AI in media

Seeking sources: have you visited a US national park this year? I'd love to chat for a story about what travelers can expect (in the context of surging visitation and policy changes).

Please help out victims of the racist attacks in Belfast, thank you.

There was a GAP playlist song from I think 1999-2000 that I’ve never been able to find since. It was an R&B song that sampled Crowded House “Don’t Dream It’s Over” — I’d subconsciously got excited to hear the original every time. Then I would sigh while folding sweaters as a remix cut in.

“In flusher times, one veteran director recalls, a TV show might keep three production assistants in the office. Today it’s usually one — and increasingly, that one is somebody’s kid” Long sigh Via The Ankler theankler.cmail19.com/t/n/y-l-079d...

I've been running Follow the Crypto since 2024. Today I'm relaunching it as Tech Influence Watch, expanded to cover AI political spending alongside crypto. They’ve spent more than $400 million this election cycle, and now you can follow it in close to real time. influence.citationneeded.news

There is a broadly illustrative struggle for human and civil rights going on at the Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark, NJ, where detainees have launched a hunger strike against poor conditions. 1/8 newjerseymonitor.com/2026/05/22/d...

someone on Twitter once posted a breakdown showing how many gay men died of AIDS in various districts of Florida, overlaid with how many votes Gore lost those districts by in 2000, and I've genuinely never been okay since. there literally would have been no George W. if those men were still with us

Does anybody have contacts at the Writers' Guild of America West (WGA / @wgawest.bsky.social )? I've been trying to talk to them for a story for weeks and nobody responds.

That old cliche “if you don’t like the game, change the rules” is getting a workout. The Trump administration keeps losing in court, so they’re taking their ball elsewhere and creating an authoritarian mess in the rulemaking docket. 1/8 unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

Two true things: 1 this is a smart political response from a seemingly decent dude. 2 I despise the phrase ‘a real man’ because there are infinite ways to be a man—kind, weak, sensitive, & otherwise. I wish we could shift to “a good / decent / moral person” to name the issue, not define a gender.

Alternatives here for everyone who wants newsletter creation options without the toxic brand: leavesubstack.com

For those who want to see an encouraging story about journalism, YouTube is offering free access to Spotlight, the 2015 film on how investigative journalists at the Boston Globe exposed the Catholic Church's history of covering up instances when priests abused young people. WATCH: loom.ly/ZJk2t2M

Benn is the same age as their mother was when she moved out: “She worked her ass off, got her own place and everything, and now I’m her age, working my ass off, [and] still can’t get my own place.”

We could do worse than making jingles about 🎶free childcare 🎶 into song(s) of the summer! I’ve already got three favorites stuck in my head.

We can’t say ‘treat’ with cats in earshot. One day, we were watching a show with aliens that looked like round, crunchy ones they like. From that day forward ‘aliens’ became code for discussing treats in front of the cats without them expecting one. Amazingly, they haven’t caught on. 👽