Mike Calia

Yes.

I remember arguing with my sixth grade social studies teacher that Tomei was great and deserved the Oscar. He scoffed. “Oh, like she could play Ophelia!” I said I didn’t care.

Starship Troopers is a top 10 movie for me.

friday night

Bob Gunton, legend.

On the lot: Pre-Oscars buzz and another look at the PR wars in Hollywood Also in this edition: Documentarian Liz Garbus talks about her four-part docuseries that delves into the Murdoch family empire.

Rebecca Keegan — one of my favorite Hollywood writers — is my colleague, I’m proud to say.

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*record scratch*

*freeze frame*

yup, thats me. youre probably wondering how i ended up in this situation.

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Vinsanity and Mt. Mutombo ... two of my all-time favorites

In Tehran, hope for change turns to panic: 'They are turning the country into ruins' The war's impact has been most severe in the capital, a bustling, densely packed metropolis home to 10 million people.

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Disclosure Day (Spielberg, 2026)

OH NO! A New York staple of my childhood

Oh my god. Bobby Sura. My friend had his Cavs jersey.

Residents/Cthulhu tattoo

Oil prices jump as Iran war causes the 'largest supply disruption' in history Stocks also fell as fears over a prolonged conflict deepened.

The largest oil supply disruption in history.
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Chat, rewrite The Hollow Men by TS Eliot, but make it about Silicon Valley.

Kippers for breakfast? Is it St Swithin’s day already?

Beast Rabban

Never misses

(BB King voice)

ROUNTREE

I still crave them despite smelling like them and fry oil for many summer days.

I worked at a fry stand in NJ for a few summers. White vinegar. Local favorite.

Amen.

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!

Iran war threatens Trump's affordability push as rising energy prices complicate Fed rate cuts Rising oil prices, shipping disruptions in the Middle East and fresh signs of weakness in the U.S. labor market are creating a complicated backdrop for the Federal Reserve.

Trump wants the Fed to cut interest rates. His war on Iran makes that less likely.
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The first thing by Dickey I ever read. It haunts me to this day.

Don't Let Anybody Ever Tell You Blood Is Not Good to Drink On "To the White Sea" by James Dickey, and "334" by Thomas M. Disch

My new Reading Project post is up and FREE TO ALL! In this one, I discuss two distinct, and distinctly discomfiting novels: TO THE WHITE SEA by James Dickey, and Thomas M. Disch's science fiction classic 334.

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Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran The president’s private comments have not focused on a large-scale ground invasion of Iran, but rather on the idea of a small contingent of U.S. troops that would be used for specific strategic purposes, sources say.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran.

Library of America’s new Jim Thompson collection: Five Noir Novels of the 1950s & 60s

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