Caroline Framke
@carolineframke.bsky.social
writer / editor / critic ✨ as seen (writing) on TV for The Boston Globe, Variety, Vulture, etc ✨ hire me: carolineframke @ gmail dot com
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Wanda showed exactly how rewarding it can be to watch a skilled comedian turn a presenting gig into a tight 5
Apatow showed exactly how hard and disastrous it is for anyone else to even try
Apatow showed exactly how hard and disastrous it is for anyone else to even try
Please give us a full hourlong Wanda Sykes roast of Ricky Gervais, we deserve it
January 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Wanda showed exactly how rewarding it can be to watch a skilled comedian turn a presenting gig into a tight 5
Apatow showed exactly how hard and disastrous it is for anyone else to even try
Apatow showed exactly how hard and disastrous it is for anyone else to even try
As "Adolescence" continues to sweep every Limited Series award out there, a moment of silence for "Dying for Sex," which told such complex stories so well that it blew me away on approx. a thousand different levels
January 5, 2026 at 3:40 PM
As "Adolescence" continues to sweep every Limited Series award out there, a moment of silence for "Dying for Sex," which told such complex stories so well that it blew me away on approx. a thousand different levels
On the one hand, a potential future of flattened, streaming-friendly mediocrity. On the other, a politically motivated family trying to take over the vast majority of news dissemination in this country and beyond. One may be bad, but the other seems.............................catastrophic
Paramount CEO David Ellison has declared war, launching a hostile takeover bid to keep Warner Bros. from Netflix. We’ve laid his plans out — including Jared Kushner’s connection to his bid.
David Ellison Just Declared War
Paramount CEO David Ellison has declared war, launching a hostile takeover bid to keep Warner Bros. from Netflix. We’ve laid his plans out — including Jared Kushner’s connection to his bid.
www.vulture.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
On the one hand, a potential future of flattened, streaming-friendly mediocrity. On the other, a politically motivated family trying to take over the vast majority of news dissemination in this country and beyond. One may be bad, but the other seems.............................catastrophic
For anyone watching and/or curious about "I Love LA," last night's excellent episode hit on all cylinders (even if I had to watch a solid third through my hands like it was a horror movie): www.vulture.com/article/i-lo...
I Love LA Recap: Makes Me Just Wanna Drive
An uncomfortable, flirty lunch with her former boss sends Maia into a spiral that traps Dylan and his school colleagues in a pseudo-sexual thriller.
www.vulture.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For anyone watching and/or curious about "I Love LA," last night's excellent episode hit on all cylinders (even if I had to watch a solid third through my hands like it was a horror movie): www.vulture.com/article/i-lo...
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Getting to know this legend has been one of the greatest joys of my life and I'm so pleased to introduce you to her with this gorgeous feature from the Inquirer, where she speaks for the first time in over 30 years on her incredible journey
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
Harlow's still here
Fifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
share.inquirer.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Getting to know this legend has been one of the greatest joys of my life and I'm so pleased to introduce you to her with this gorgeous feature from the Inquirer, where she speaks for the first time in over 30 years on her incredible journey
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
Sure I could buy all my presents online, but then I wouldn't be able to hold up a bookstore line by seeing a 2026 Farmer's Almanac / rant about the UNACCEPTABLE DEATH of the Farmer's Almanac to the startled cashier / buy the 2026 Farmer's Almanac because it's (full circle incoming) sold out online
December 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sure I could buy all my presents online, but then I wouldn't be able to hold up a bookstore line by seeing a 2026 Farmer's Almanac / rant about the UNACCEPTABLE DEATH of the Farmer's Almanac to the startled cashier / buy the 2026 Farmer's Almanac because it's (full circle incoming) sold out online
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Post production is extremely complex -- every final version of a show is comprised of multiple elements. VFX, sound, color. If you're doing a massive transfer/remaster like this, PAY PEOPLE who understand how post works to supervise. You can't just cut and paste.
HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Post production is extremely complex -- every final version of a show is comprised of multiple elements. VFX, sound, color. If you're doing a massive transfer/remaster like this, PAY PEOPLE who understand how post works to supervise. You can't just cut and paste.
I was COUNTING DOWN to the day Mad Men dropped on HBO Max, but this is not the cut Roger Sterling almost died (several times over) for
HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I was COUNTING DOWN to the day Mad Men dropped on HBO Max, but this is not the cut Roger Sterling almost died (several times over) for
I'm SO jealous of this interview but Roxana did a great job with it that I can't even be mad
A really fun time: I talked to Alex Horne and Greg Davies about 20! seasons! of Taskmaster, their thoughts on cast chemistry, designing tasks, their own bond, and what comes next. @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/task...
www.vulture.com/article/task...
The Taskmaster Guys Know What You’re Watching For
Alex Horne and Greg Davies break down season 20’s most ludicrous tasks and their undeniable chemistry.
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm SO jealous of this interview but Roxana did a great job with it that I can't even be mad
This is a really great reported piece on how the visual language of Zohran Mamdani's campaign developed (with a v satisfying side of, "fuck a focus group, we know what we want to say") @defector.com defector.com/selling-zohran
Selling Zohran | Defector
On a cool Sunday in November, a few days after Donald Trump’s re-election, Zohran Mamdani stood on a street corner in Jamaica, Queens, holding up a hastily drawn cardboard sign that read “DID YOU VOTE...
defector.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This is a really great reported piece on how the visual language of Zohran Mamdani's campaign developed (with a v satisfying side of, "fuck a focus group, we know what we want to say") @defector.com defector.com/selling-zohran
Wrote about Rachel Sennott's "I Love LA," which is gonna get comparisons to "Girls" but is probably Zillennial "Entourage." Discuss! www.vulture.com/article/i-lo...
I Love LA Series-Premiere Recap: Sympathy Is a Knife
It’s Maia’s birthday, and she’ll make up with her influencer bestie, Tallulah, if she wants to.
www.vulture.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wrote about Rachel Sennott's "I Love LA," which is gonna get comparisons to "Girls" but is probably Zillennial "Entourage." Discuss! www.vulture.com/article/i-lo...
Every day I can't watch Dame Celia Imrie bounce off the castle walls on the UK's Celebrity Traitors is a day WASTED youtube.com/shorts/nA52Z...
Celia Imrie breaks tension by breaking wind
YouTube video by BBC
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October 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Every day I can't watch Dame Celia Imrie bounce off the castle walls on the UK's Celebrity Traitors is a day WASTED youtube.com/shorts/nA52Z...
In my bid to rejoin the offline world, I've been teaching myself how to run, and it's been.....great?? Wild! To that end, I'm running a 5k this weekend, and am so close to hitting the goal if any of you would be so kind as to help this worthy cause: getinvolved.unrwausa.org/fundraiser/6...
October 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In my bid to rejoin the offline world, I've been teaching myself how to run, and it's been.....great?? Wild! To that end, I'm running a 5k this weekend, and am so close to hitting the goal if any of you would be so kind as to help this worthy cause: getinvolved.unrwausa.org/fundraiser/6...
Reposted by Caroline Framke
Paying for news helps, but it’s usually not sufficient, because those outlets are still making decisions all the time about what to cover. If you’re subscribing but not reading, or if what you’re reading isn’t what made you subscribe to begin with, you’re creating incentives you don’t want followed.
October 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Paying for news helps, but it’s usually not sufficient, because those outlets are still making decisions all the time about what to cover. If you’re subscribing but not reading, or if what you’re reading isn’t what made you subscribe to begin with, you’re creating incentives you don’t want followed.
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Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension is a chilling precedent that could have deep consequences if it isn’t swiftly undone, @davidlsims.bsky.social argues:
An Escalation in Every Way
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from late-night is a chilling precedent that could have deep consequences if it isn’t swiftly undone.
bit.ly
September 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension is a chilling precedent that could have deep consequences if it isn’t swiftly undone, @davidlsims.bsky.social argues:
Alan is the blueprint, and a stand-up guy at that. Simple as!
Some news: yesterday was my last at Rolling Stone. For now, I'm going solo, doing all my TV reviewing, recapping, etc., at my newsletter. I hope you'll consider subscribing. Many more details here:
Don't stop believing
Some news, as they say
alansepinwall.ghost.io
September 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Alan is the blueprint, and a stand-up guy at that. Simple as!
I pulled a bunch of islanders for a chat about their marathon reunion filming day, post-villa goss, and watching your friends (and enemies) become experts in the PR evasion arts for @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/love...
www.vulture.com/article/love...
16 Hours at the ‘PR’ed Up’ Love Island USA Reunion
Jeremiah stood on business, Olandria said her piece, and Austin knows he messed up: “I should have just said ‘my bad.’”
www.vulture.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I pulled a bunch of islanders for a chat about their marathon reunion filming day, post-villa goss, and watching your friends (and enemies) become experts in the PR evasion arts for @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/love...
www.vulture.com/article/love...
I don’t know where to put my fury about this. Intentional starvation is a cruelty beyond measure. It happened to my Armenian family, it’s happening to Palestinians now, it could happen to you if the powers that be decide you’ve stepped out of line. Enough!
Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."
Gaza's children are starving, the U.N. and relief organizations warn
Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."
n.pr
July 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I don’t know where to put my fury about this. Intentional starvation is a cruelty beyond measure. It happened to my Armenian family, it’s happening to Palestinians now, it could happen to you if the powers that be decide you’ve stepped out of line. Enough!
Consistently the highest-rated late night show on network TV — and yet it’ll be the last of its kind on CBS, indefinitely. Just absolutely bizarre
July 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Consistently the highest-rated late night show on network TV — and yet it’ll be the last of its kind on CBS, indefinitely. Just absolutely bizarre
Happy 69th birthday (nice) to Tony Bourdain, a man of principle, righteous scorn, and perfect taste 🤍
June 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy 69th birthday (nice) to Tony Bourdain, a man of principle, righteous scorn, and perfect taste 🤍
shot / chaser / conclusion ☝🏼
June 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
shot / chaser / conclusion ☝🏼
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"Some residents have decided to stay put because of elderly parents, young children, pets, medical needs, or simply lack of options."
Tehran has 10 million residents. Just IMAGINE if a foreign leader told New York City to evacuate, and you’ll start to understand why this is absolutely beyond doing www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump's order to leave Tehran adds to fear as Iranians share 'last photo of home'
Tehran's almost 10 million residents must now decide whether to shelter in their homes or attempt to leave.
www.bbc.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Some residents have decided to stay put because of elderly parents, young children, pets, medical needs, or simply lack of options."
Tehran has 10 million residents. Just IMAGINE if a foreign leader told New York City to evacuate, and you’ll start to understand why this is absolutely beyond doing www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump's order to leave Tehran adds to fear as Iranians share 'last photo of home'
Tehran's almost 10 million residents must now decide whether to shelter in their homes or attempt to leave.
www.bbc.com
June 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Tehran has 10 million residents. Just IMAGINE if a foreign leader told New York City to evacuate, and you’ll start to understand why this is absolutely beyond doing www.bbc.com/news/article...
Deeply humbled to realize that Peacock’s (hour late) Love Island USA premiere is ONE HOUR AND FORTY-THREE minutes……..7 minutes longer than the entirety of When Harry Met Sally……………..
June 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Deeply humbled to realize that Peacock’s (hour late) Love Island USA premiere is ONE HOUR AND FORTY-THREE minutes……..7 minutes longer than the entirety of When Harry Met Sally……………..
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For the third time in as many days, Palestinians in Gaza have been shot while trying to get food. Israel has acknowledged that its soldiers opened fire on people who were approaching them.
Dozens reported killed as Israel acknowledges troops opened fire near Gaza food point
For the third time in as many days, Palestinians in Gaza have been shot while trying to get food. Israel has acknowledged that its soldiers opened fire on people who were approaching them.
n.pr
June 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
For the third time in as many days, Palestinians in Gaza have been shot while trying to get food. Israel has acknowledged that its soldiers opened fire on people who were approaching them.