Rebecca Long

Ryan from The OC going hard on how crypto is a scam is the wildest silver lining in this timeline

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

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Evidence Grows That Google's AI Overviews Have Eviscerated the Media Industry Google's AI overviews have eviscerated the media landscape, with some top publications losing up to 97 percent of their web traffic.

Welp. The internet had a nice run.

Some outlets have lost over 90% of their traffic since the "AI" summaries rolled out.

"...the four worst-hit publications [now] get less monthly web traffic combined than the r/ChatGPT subreddit gets on its own."

NEW POEMS BY ME!!!!

big thanks to @bulbregion.bsky.social for including this batch and another to come soon

Whatever You Think of "Wuthering Heights," We Need More Filmmakers Like Emerald Fennell A look at the career of Emerald Fennell, and the responses to her three films to date.

"Not everything she tries works, but every choice is made with the kind of full-throated commitment to her vision that too many filmmakers lack." yes @lacymb.bsky.social on Emerald Fennell

Important note: I got a Letterboxd account in 2022 and didn't back-fill movies I'd seen before then!

Show me your @letterboxd.social five stars! Here are mine (so far):

kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

Anyways.

Yes yes yes yes

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t George W. Bush may think that a war against Iraq is the solution to our problems, but the reality is, it will only serve to create far more.

same as it ever wassss

I'm catching up on the Oscar contenders (just watched Sinners + Bugonia), and regardless of what I think of these movies, it's genuinely exciting that the Academy has suddenly decided that genre films are worthy of recognition/awards :') FINALLY

"The president had DOJ illegally cover up documents about allegations he sexually assaulted a child after Congress specifically passed a law requiring they be disclosed" is, in and of itself, enough to merit rapid removal from office regardless of how true or credible the underlying allegation is.

I just think powerful people should face consequences in their lifetime

Rebecca Long Official website of Rebecca Long, freelance writer and editor.

My time has come: Yesterday, I was impacted by structural layoffs at Red Ventures and lost the full-time copy editing role I loved. ❤️‍🩹

So, I'm looking for work! I have 10+ years experience in editorial, and I'd love to connect if you need a copy editor, writer, editor, etc. rebeccaclong.com

Decline in remote jobs risks shutting disabled people out of work, study finds Research project warns fall in homeworking roles could undermine efforts to reduce unemployment

Many disabled and chronically ill people are demonized for not working full-time jobs, when the truth is they can be forced out due to inaccessible policies. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Thinking about Them! again. A perfect marriage of Atomic Horror meets the fear of the Specter of Communism.

The allegory works well as it is subtle (more subtle than Invasion of the Body Snatchers) and is based on a fun creature feature script.
Classic Americana, even if I am an Ant in disguise.

The 32 Best (and Worst) Wuthering Heights Adaptations Is there another novel that crosses borders and eras as smoothly as Emily Brontë’s 1847 classic does?

I watched (and ranked) every single adaptation of WUTHERING HEIGHTS I could get my hands on. www.vulture.com/article/the-...

Pretty much the most important thing happening in the world right now.
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James Van Der Beek as himself in Don't Trust the B--- in Apartment 23

Woof 😔

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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."

the Washington Post effectively blew up its arts section today, dismissing its books, TV, music, and theater critics, features writers, and several editors. (I'm also guessing the vacant film critic position will stay that way.) Just an insane loss of talent and a huge self-inflicted wound.

again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are

his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months

always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post

A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.

Martinez: "[I] sat in federal court and watched from 20 feet away as the border patrol agent who attempted to kill me testified at a hearing. Agent Charles Exum—Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum—I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be...doxxing."

Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: 'I am their voice' In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...

Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths

'I am their voice'

NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Gallery of dust jacket art for the first four Nancy Drew Mystery Stories books, published in 1930.

Volunteer #librarians from around the world joined forces to build the Nancy Drew collection on Open Library—volunteering their time to organize series, verify editions, untangle authorship, and clean up metadata so anyone can discover these books.

Learn more ➡️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a...

bumpin that*

*Testament of Ann Lee soundtrack