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“Network” premieres today in ‘76
“.. we thought we were making a satire,” said Lumet. “But the extraordinary and frightening thing is how quickly it stopped being satire .. When the truth becomes entertainment, when rage becomes a commodity, the culture begins to eat itself.”
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“.. we thought we were making a satire,” said Lumet. “But the extraordinary and frightening thing is how quickly it stopped being satire .. When the truth becomes entertainment, when rage becomes a commodity, the culture begins to eat itself.”
@ditzkoff.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“Network” premieres today in ‘76
“.. we thought we were making a satire,” said Lumet. “But the extraordinary and frightening thing is how quickly it stopped being satire .. When the truth becomes entertainment, when rage becomes a commodity, the culture begins to eat itself.”
@ditzkoff.bsky.social
“.. we thought we were making a satire,” said Lumet. “But the extraordinary and frightening thing is how quickly it stopped being satire .. When the truth becomes entertainment, when rage becomes a commodity, the culture begins to eat itself.”
@ditzkoff.bsky.social
Sorrow is King
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Sorrow is King
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Umm technically he’s called Netanyahu’s Monster
John Fetterman has released a picture showing the injuries he sustained after falling on his face:
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Umm technically he’s called Netanyahu’s Monster
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The guy who wrote the Olivia Nuzzi piece is the son of Nora Ephron and Carl Bernstein which is almost too on the nose
November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The guy who wrote the Olivia Nuzzi piece is the son of Nora Ephron and Carl Bernstein which is almost too on the nose
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Drew is among my oldest friends BECAUSE of his writing. He is a vital, independent voice in pop culture writing -- and more of you should be reading him.
Hey, if you're thinking about subscribing to my new efforts at Ghost, this is the week I need you to do it.
The doors are open and the Ghost era is beginning. If you were reluctant because of Substack, please show me I made the right choice by moving.
drewmcweeny.com
The doors are open and the Ghost era is beginning. If you were reluctant because of Substack, please show me I made the right choice by moving.
drewmcweeny.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Drew is among my oldest friends BECAUSE of his writing. He is a vital, independent voice in pop culture writing -- and more of you should be reading him.
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There is no war in Ba Sing Se.
We have always been at war with Eastasia.
Portland is burning to the ground.
We have always been at war with Eastasia.
Portland is burning to the ground.
October 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
There is no war in Ba Sing Se.
We have always been at war with Eastasia.
Portland is burning to the ground.
We have always been at war with Eastasia.
Portland is burning to the ground.
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Nation Schedules Recurring Monthly Benefit Concert To Streamline Tragedy Response Process https://theonion.com/nation-schedules-recurring-monthly-benefit-concert-to-s-1819580392/
October 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Nation Schedules Recurring Monthly Benefit Concert To Streamline Tragedy Response Process https://theonion.com/nation-schedules-recurring-monthly-benefit-concert-to-s-1819580392/
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Noah catalogued every living animal in pairs and was hyperfocused on boats.
Don’t tell me autism started with Tylenol.
Don’t tell me autism started with Tylenol.
September 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Noah catalogued every living animal in pairs and was hyperfocused on boats.
Don’t tell me autism started with Tylenol.
Don’t tell me autism started with Tylenol.
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rewatching NETWORK for a project 👀 and it is absolutely shocking how prescient this film is. it’s like paddy chayefsky was granted a vision of america in 2025 and he furiously tried to turn what he saw into something intelligible to viewers in the 1970s
September 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
rewatching NETWORK for a project 👀 and it is absolutely shocking how prescient this film is. it’s like paddy chayefsky was granted a vision of america in 2025 and he furiously tried to turn what he saw into something intelligible to viewers in the 1970s
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Well, the cell block of accused murderers in a women’s prison receives a new inmate whose luck turns when she’s represented by a lawyer who understands the system and . . . oh.
September 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Well, the cell block of accused murderers in a women’s prison receives a new inmate whose luck turns when she’s represented by a lawyer who understands the system and . . . oh.
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When you want to go to bed, but you can't stop writing, and the characters won't stop talking. 😅
#writing #writersky #whatissleep #writer
#writing #writersky #whatissleep #writer
August 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
When you want to go to bed, but you can't stop writing, and the characters won't stop talking. 😅
#writing #writersky #whatissleep #writer
#writing #writersky #whatissleep #writer
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Can folks do me a favor?
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
August 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Can folks do me a favor?
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
Oh great, now I want Nick Offerman in a Wilford Brimley biopic.
June 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Oh great, now I want Nick Offerman in a Wilford Brimley biopic.
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Here’s a somewhat brutal tip that I hope I remember - if you’re old and worried about your days being numbered, behave in a way that will make people sad to see you go
April 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Here’s a somewhat brutal tip that I hope I remember - if you’re old and worried about your days being numbered, behave in a way that will make people sad to see you go
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Attention people like me who love instrumental reinterpretations of hip hop classics: Cici Zhu, who plays the ancient Chinese string instrument the Ghuzeng over beats, has released an album of her hip hop covers. A bunch of Dre, a couple Wu-Tang, Shook Ones Part II, good stuff.
Zhengtronic Vol.1, by CICI Zhu
12 track album
cicizone.bandcamp.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Attention people like me who love instrumental reinterpretations of hip hop classics: Cici Zhu, who plays the ancient Chinese string instrument the Ghuzeng over beats, has released an album of her hip hop covers. A bunch of Dre, a couple Wu-Tang, Shook Ones Part II, good stuff.
If anyone has a little time to research it, it would be fascinating to see how many married congresswomen are supporting having their votes taken away from them.
April 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
If anyone has a little time to research it, it would be fascinating to see how many married congresswomen are supporting having their votes taken away from them.
Hey Corpo Fuckwits: if you send me a customer satisfaction survey for a service and I don't respond... don't send me a "reminder"
a man in a white shirt and tie is sitting in front of a window and saying that 's .
ALT: a man in a white shirt and tie is sitting in front of a window and saying that 's .
media.tenor.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hey Corpo Fuckwits: if you send me a customer satisfaction survey for a service and I don't respond... don't send me a "reminder"
@stindle.bsky.social the birthday card I woke up to this morning from my 16-year-old
March 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
@stindle.bsky.social the birthday card I woke up to this morning from my 16-year-old
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When I worked on The Office, Greg Daniels had a list of questions he asked of every story. Some were show-specific (eg “Are we saying something truthful if exaggerated about office life?”), but many are applicable to any script. Here’s a little thread on them…
🧵1/X
#Scriptsky #Screenwriting
🧵1/X
#Scriptsky #Screenwriting
March 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
When I worked on The Office, Greg Daniels had a list of questions he asked of every story. Some were show-specific (eg “Are we saying something truthful if exaggerated about office life?”), but many are applicable to any script. Here’s a little thread on them…
🧵1/X
#Scriptsky #Screenwriting
🧵1/X
#Scriptsky #Screenwriting
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- Conclave cost $20m
- The Substance* cost $18m
- The Brutalist cost $10m
- Anora cost $6m
- Flow cost €3.5m
- A Real Pain cost $3m
- I’m Still Here cost $1.48m
Really good Oscar year for modest and low budget indies
- The Substance* cost $18m
- The Brutalist cost $10m
- Anora cost $6m
- Flow cost €3.5m
- A Real Pain cost $3m
- I’m Still Here cost $1.48m
Really good Oscar year for modest and low budget indies
March 3, 2025 at 4:33 AM
- Conclave cost $20m
- The Substance* cost $18m
- The Brutalist cost $10m
- Anora cost $6m
- Flow cost €3.5m
- A Real Pain cost $3m
- I’m Still Here cost $1.48m
Really good Oscar year for modest and low budget indies
- The Substance* cost $18m
- The Brutalist cost $10m
- Anora cost $6m
- Flow cost €3.5m
- A Real Pain cost $3m
- I’m Still Here cost $1.48m
Really good Oscar year for modest and low budget indies
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The real Best Picture winner in our hearts...
March 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The real Best Picture winner in our hearts...
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I don't think what I'm doing is doomscrolling anymore, it's just scrolling without processing and letting it wash over me like sludge over a baby duck in those Dawn ads
February 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I don't think what I'm doing is doomscrolling anymore, it's just scrolling without processing and letting it wash over me like sludge over a baby duck in those Dawn ads
Where is Democratic Leadership right now?
February 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Where is Democratic Leadership right now?