Elizabeth Picciuto
@epicciuto.bsky.social
Writer. Fiction editor. Philosophy PhD. Rooted cosmopolitan, gardening Jew. Long Islander by birth, nature, and habit.
One reason people like to watch Tom Cruise specifically is because he does his own stunts. People like seeing a skill in action. People like seeing actors be good at acting. There might be AI movies but there will be a place for people. There is still live theater more than 100 years after film.
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ writer Rhett Reese reacts to viral AI video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting:
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
February 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
One reason people like to watch Tom Cruise specifically is because he does his own stunts. People like seeing a skill in action. People like seeing actors be good at acting. There might be AI movies but there will be a place for people. There is still live theater more than 100 years after film.
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I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at galluppanel@gallupmail.com to let them know what you think of this.
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at galluppanel@gallupmail.com to let them know what you think of this.
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HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd outside ICE headquarters in DC for the largest ever Jewish protest against ICE’s cruelty. #JewsAgainstICE
February 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd outside ICE headquarters in DC for the largest ever Jewish protest against ICE’s cruelty. #JewsAgainstICE
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i don’t think i had ever heard a british person say “pecans” before and it’s very upsetting frankly
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
i don’t think i had ever heard a british person say “pecans” before and it’s very upsetting frankly
Anyone who cites rotisserie chickens as an indulgence can be completely disregarded when it comes to grocery budgeting. It’s not even like avocados, “well, expensive for a fruit but they don’t actually add up to that much.” Rotisserie chickens are one of the most cost-effective food purchases.
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Anyone who cites rotisserie chickens as an indulgence can be completely disregarded when it comes to grocery budgeting. It’s not even like avocados, “well, expensive for a fruit but they don’t actually add up to that much.” Rotisserie chickens are one of the most cost-effective food purchases.
The grand jury in Texas declined to indict him. So this case is either far far worse or less bad than it appears. Either a significant group of people in Texas thinks it is ok to murder your child for political beliefs, or there are mitigating factors that aren’t clear to us.
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Sp if you shoot your daughter dead drunkenly in the UK you might get off Scott free
Sp if you shoot your daughter dead drunkenly in the UK you might get off Scott free
British Woman shot by dad in Texas after 'arguing about Donald Trump'
Lucy Harrison, 23, was alone in a bedroom at her father's home in Texas when she was shot dead.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The grand jury in Texas declined to indict him. So this case is either far far worse or less bad than it appears. Either a significant group of people in Texas thinks it is ok to murder your child for political beliefs, or there are mitigating factors that aren’t clear to us.
I think I speak for all of us when I say how deeply we wish these assholes never martyred them.
Ron Johnson on Alex Pretti: "They got their martyrs, didn't they? They got their martyrs. I think it's sick."
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I think I speak for all of us when I say how deeply we wish these assholes never martyred them.
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Having seen an uptick in "I love my child but I hate his autism" rhetoric lately...
Having seen an uptick in "I love my child but I hate his autism" rhetoric lately...
Hatred
Some time ago now, a handful of other friends and bloggers and I founded We Are Like Your Child, a group blog in which we wrote realistically and non-tragically about our challenges as autistic and…
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February 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Having seen an uptick in "I love my child but I hate his autism" rhetoric lately...
Having seen an uptick in "I love my child but I hate his autism" rhetoric lately...
I was told that deportations would reduce unemployment.
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I was told that deportations would reduce unemployment.
Confession: I don’t know what songs in English are about maybe 75% of the time.
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Confession: I don’t know what songs in English are about maybe 75% of the time.
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When a headline says it all:
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News
gaycitynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:24 AM
When a headline says it all:
My kids mock my husband and me (both former philosophers) by saying in a pretentious voice, “that brings up an interesting question.”
February 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM
My kids mock my husband and me (both former philosophers) by saying in a pretentious voice, “that brings up an interesting question.”
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We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific, With One Survivor
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February 10, 2026 at 6:14 AM
We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
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The idea of a bill rendering people deportable for following religious law should make every Jew ill
Tomorrow I will testify before subcommittee of House Judiciary Committee against the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act," which would authorize exclusion/deportation of all or most non-citizen Muslim immigrants. My written testimony posted here: reason.com/wp-content/u...
reason.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The idea of a bill rendering people deportable for following religious law should make every Jew ill
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When someone tells me how old their child is I say "that's such a fun age" even if it's 37
February 10, 2026 at 1:42 AM
When someone tells me how old their child is I say "that's such a fun age" even if it's 37
They also show daffodils and wisteria and hydrangeas in peak bloom at the same time, we are clearly in fantasy land.
I can accept Bridgerton’s Queen Charlotte in universe explanation for why there’s a multiracial regency aristocracy (plus it improves casting & aesthetics)
But they didn’t even try to explain why, in this universe, so many British noblemen look like *this* when they take their shorts off
But they didn’t even try to explain why, in this universe, so many British noblemen look like *this* when they take their shorts off
February 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
They also show daffodils and wisteria and hydrangeas in peak bloom at the same time, we are clearly in fantasy land.
The Hot American community has historically been underrepresented in the US presidency. But with recent gains in political power, such as the New York City Mayor’s office, it could be time for the Hot Americans to shine.
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The Hot American community has historically been underrepresented in the US presidency. But with recent gains in political power, such as the New York City Mayor’s office, it could be time for the Hot Americans to shine.
Sure, like 3% of them. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Sure, like 3% of them. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
Still surprising that they chose the halftime show well before the vibe shift shifted back and didn’t blink.
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Still surprising that they chose the halftime show well before the vibe shift shifted back and didn’t blink.
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Macbeth: SHIT
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Macbeth: SHIT
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the patriots can still win if mike pence has the courage to do what needs to be done
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM
the patriots can still win if mike pence has the courage to do what needs to be done
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
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Great politics should look like a party you want to join
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Great politics should look like a party you want to join
There are people watching their very first football game tonight, and my heart goes out to them.
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 AM
There are people watching their very first football game tonight, and my heart goes out to them.
You can imagine a sort of Neville Chamberlain version of the halftime show and this was the opposite of that.
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
You can imagine a sort of Neville Chamberlain version of the halftime show and this was the opposite of that.