We owe the world to people like your sister.
We owe the world to people like your sister.
I should have said OUTSIDE the clinic (by lowlife lunatic protestors). Those who work at the clinic are goddamn heroes.
Donβt you love that two of the doc short nominees are on two unimaginably grim American realities? Women who barely have abortion access & get threatened/bullied at the clinic, and massacred school kids who left empty rooms & heartbroken families behindβ¦
Fabulous country. π
Minnie Driver sighting, and Iβm that β90s girl again. β₯οΈ
If youβre a βI canβt stomach a Harvey Weinstein interviewβ person, youβre correct. If youβre a βIβm curious about an interview w/ a former Hollywood mogul/serial rapist now deservedly rotting in prisonβ person, youβre also correct. Iβm the latter. I read it. His delusion is beyond. (Good interview.)
13.
I'm not much of a completionist, but I think I've read every one of hers now? Satisfying as always, with an ear for dialogue and a strong sense of atmosphere. Not my favorite ending - a little too neat - but I assume that's a set-up for the third one in the Cal Hooper series.
Honey, Iβm from Hatay. Got jars of zaβatar (or as we call it, zahter) here. Letβs smash the glass ceiling together!! π€£πͺπΌ
Immense thanks to @hertzbarry.bsky.social for working with me on this piece & being a wonderful editor.
Kaouther Ben Hania received 3 Oscar nominations with her 3 most recent movies. That breaks (somehow unsung) records in The Academyβs spotty history with women directors & Arab cinema. If she wins Sunday, that will mean another first in history. An honor to interview her for @theglobeandmail.com.
Got lotsa extra sumac in my spice cabinet. Will happily slather on some. Cumin, paprikaβ¦whatever they want lol.
Re: that NYMag salary survey, what seasonings are we talking about here. Like WHAT?
Ah but we shouldnβt call them Nazis despite the fact that they routinely use Nazi language.
Also: Iβm a Muslim. And an immigrant. I work hard and do all I can to contribute to this country. I 100% belong in American society (even though I donβt always feel included).
And the ASC Award for Theatrical Motion Pictures...Best Cinematography goes to...
Michael Bauman for βOne Battle After Anotherβ
I just look forward to hearing all about what opera and/or ballet yβall hit over the weekend.
I don't ever want to hear that it's wrong to call them Nazis again.
Your Spotify wrapped come December better include some Mozart & Puccini is all Iβm saying.
Like, if you spent a good chunk of yesterday tweeting about this, but arenβt at all interested in spending a little time this weekend listening to & reading up on, say, Tosca, Iβm not sure if I believe in your sincerity. Youβre just exploiting a controversy for online engagement.
Encouraging that many showed up in defense of opera, ballet, & Iβd like to think, classical music artists too. I do hope (as someone who actually listens to classical music) this controversy increases ticket sales, music downloads & overall curiosity. Otherwise itβs a bit performative for my taste.
This weekend, you can use the promo code TIMOTHEE and save 14% at the Seattle Opera. π€£
They do. (But heβs still the president.)
The rest of the world has this image of a dumb yet arrogant American. (I know this, because I am an immigrant & I didnβt grow up here.) Sadly, the video White House has posted is living up to that image. It absolutely owns it.
Weβre an international laughing stock.
The correct take.
TimothΓ©e's opera and ballet blowback and Jessie Buckley pissing off cat lovers is proof that Oscar season should be at least two weeks shorter.
Also, nowhere in my post did I say that people want him to win only because he is Sean Penn. An exhausting thing about social media is exactly this: people misrepresenting your words and claiming you said something you didnβt say. But thanks for βexplainingβ what awards are for to me, I guess.
Unknowingly, YES.
I love Sean Penn in OBAA, but frankly, I can extremely easily justify giving it to Delroy Lindo, Jacob Elordi (my favorite), Benicio del Toro, and Stellan Skarsgard too. These actors have all delivered memorable performances.
Also, over at Xitter, itβs a BIG day for ppl whoβve been to an opera and/or ballet that one time few years ago to post selfies & words about art forms they know nothing about.
This ainβt a defense of Timmy, although I do think his words are given too much weight & are taken a bit out of context.
If Sean Penn wins an Oscar, it will be proof that he and only he did the right kind of campaigning this year: donβt go anywhere, donβt do anything, donβt talk to anyone, donβt talk about cats, donβt talk about ballet, donβt smile, hide.
Dudeβs got experience after all.
To those who are like, βWell but this isnβt the first time the US did something like this.β NO SHIT. But does that mean we should shrug it off and normalize it? Your βwell actuallyβ apathy pretending to be concern is my enemy.