Killed a darling from the state-of-comedy Crosstalk, and it came back to life in 2k-plus words

Letterboxd last four watched

I ordered one. My rack and I are going to be unstoppable this Leo season

Full review to come, but for now I will say that I left The Invite with a burning desire to buy a push up bra

My to do list just says Cat food Cash And that's poetry to me

The Rothko installation at the Tate Modern moved me to tears, and I still for the life of me have no idea why (I do think that Rothko's work in general does not photograph at all, and you really have to see one in person to get it)

Wrote about how, thanks heavily to both BookTok and nostalgia, Prime Video has become a surprising go-to for young & new adult TV shows, especially post-TSITP & in the absence of The CW & Freeform:

I think my parents are rooting for Belgium today because they feel a sense of allegiance to their neighbors, which honestly cracks me up because I would have 100% pegged them as "USA no matter what" kind of people

Just paid for my shares for this year's CSA, and I will be vegetable posting with even more frequency and ferocity this summer than last. Prepare yourselves

My lunch salad was CSA spring salad mix, radishes, CSA turnips, some tomato, extra fennel fronds, the Fishwife tuna in spicy olive oil, some toasted pepitas, as a big ol' glug of this 🧑🏼‍🍳💋

Fighting the afternoon coffee demons

My dad has never watched soccer in his life, but his whole extended family has Norwegian heritage (both sets of his grandparents emigrated to the US from Norway). You can best believe he is having so much fun following the World Cup this year

Made "whatever the fuck herbs I have leftover" green goddess dressing. Shallots, garlic, scapes, cilantro, and fennel fronds from my CSA. It's good

I wrote about why 1776, a product of the Bicentennial, still speaks to me in 2026 at the Semiquincentennial. I put a lot into this one. I wrote it for everyone who, like me, hasn't felt like celebrating this year

A little #America250 read from me, your friend who hasn’t shut up about how stunning THE IMMIGRANT is for 13 years

I wrote about why 1776, a product of the Bicentennial, still speaks to me in 2026 at the Semiquincentennial. I put a lot into this one. I wrote it for everyone who, like me, hasn't felt like celebrating this year

Happy Fourth of July. I put my heart into this one. It's a draft that's undergone many, many revisions over the years; but now felt like the right time to publish it. If you need me tomorrow, I'll be watching 1776

Happy Fourth of July. I put my heart into this one. It's a draft that's undergone many, many revisions over the years; but now felt like the right time to publish it. If you need me tomorrow, I'll be watching 1776

Time to share my favorite endorsement of one of my favorite films: Nathan Rabin's My Year of Flops column on 1776 (I don't think I've shared it here yet. I used to repost it every year on the 4th.)

"’Godzilla’ is my personal shorthand for a feeling, the fear you feel when you show someone a flawed movie that you love, the pressure when you’re watching your best friend’s favorite movie with them for the first time, the conviction that your taste in media reveals an essential part of yourself."

Your annual reminder that Magic Mike is a 4th of July movie

As attached as I've become to Laszlo, I might have to change my profile pic (This is 10-year-old me typing a Very Important Email on the family computer circa 2003/4)

Okay, I made some edits to this because I couldn't leave it alone, lol I think it says what I wanted to say a little better now www.delayedresponses.com/blog/yes-all...

Hey, @thatwitchmia.bsky.social heard me complaining 😂 But really, it's a good piece 🔥🔥 www.backstage.com/magazine/art...

We joke, but... taps sign

Last Four Watched o'clock coming late because I wanted tonight's movie on there, lol

I wish I wasn't like this, but I was immediately taken out of Disclosure Day when the cop pulled Margaret over because my brain could not stop screaming, "That's Hoyt from True Blood!"

Fleshed out my thoughts on this a little bit:

For the blog, I wrote a few thoughts on Obsession as "yes all men, even you" fiction

Trying to be looser with the blog, so here is my attempt to pinpoint why the discourse around Obsession feels so weird

If I had a nickel for every time I've talked for hours about Seth Rogen on someone else's podcast, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice (I went long on Long Shot a few years ago on Exiting Through the 2010s!)

Bryan and Veronica were kind enough to let me come on to their podcast (Some Like It Reel) to yap about my love for the one and only Seth Rogen. It was a fun time! Check it out if you want!

Bryan and Veronica were kind enough to let me come on to their podcast (Some Like It Reel) to yap about my love for the one and only Seth Rogen. It was a fun time! Check it out if you want!

I am at the age (the ripe old age of 32) where I will sometimes (perhaps irrationally) dismiss something as "for the youths" and decide not to check it out. Backrooms is one of those things

CSA box this week: the sweetest little snap peas, garlic scapes, fennel, arugula, Italian chard, scallions, and curly kale 💚

“For a significant proportion of the 2010s, Matthias Schoenaerts appeared omnipresent, starring in a host of popular films across genres and languages, usually to critical acclaim,” @chlopinions.bsky.social writes. “What happened?”

I love how the casting director of JURASSIC PARK was like, "okay, but hear me out" and cast these four weirdos as the leads of a multi-million dollar four quadrant blockbuster.

New Teenage Bookbag today! We're talking about Scott Westerfeld's Uglies, an early entry into the YA dystopian craze of the late 2000s and early 10s. Listen at the link or wherever you get your podcasts! teenagebookbag.libsyn.com/uglies

New Teenage Bookbag today! We're talking about Scott Westerfeld's Uglies, an early entry into the YA dystopian craze of the late 2000s and early 10s. Listen at the link or wherever you get your podcasts! teenagebookbag.libsyn.com/uglies

Just put the finishing touches on the new episode, including new intro music! 👀

It's kind of nice being able to write again (my brain can string two thoughts together and sustain some semblance of focus), we'll see how long it lasts

It is possible to achieve full marks without understanding the assignment.

I wish the art of recommendation was not so undervalued. I understand that not every rec is going to hit, but when someone says, "I like x, y, & z," it's such a skill to be able to creatively branch off from there to come up with something else they might like

This essay gets an automatic repost every time I see it on the TL

New Teenage Bookbag episode coming next Tuesday, 06/23! We took a month off for personal reasons, but we're still working behind the scenes. In the meantime: have you listened to our first two episodes? teenagebookbag.libsyn.com

"So, if I use ChatGPT you think less of me?" Yep. Hope this helps.

The day is here! CANNIBAL MUKBANG is on @shudder.com! This one is for all of the hopeless (hungry) romantics out there. Thank you for being such a wonderful partner @brndnstrssng.bsky.social❣️Watch now and support microbudget indie cinema!

Bang! Bang! I'm back on the IWTV beat with weekly recaps of The Vampire Lestat for @screenspeck.bsky.social 🩸🖤🎸 Here's my recap of the premiere ("Detroit"), just in time for a refresher before tonight's episode

‘The Vampire Lestat’ Finally Takes the Spotlight in ‘Detroit’: Premiere Recap From the first frames of the new opening titles, The Vampire Lestat announces itself as something tonally… https://screenspeck.com/2026/06/14/the-vampire-lestat-finally-takes-the-spotlight-in-detroit-premiere-recap/

Bang! Bang! I'm back on the IWTV beat with weekly recaps of The Vampire Lestat for @screenspeck.bsky.social 🩸🖤🎸 Here's my recap of the premiere ("Detroit"), just in time for a refresher before tonight's episode