Lauren Sarner
@laurensarner.bsky.social
TV reporter & critic at The New York Post. Past bylines: HuffPost, The Daily Beast, Inverse. TCA member. Views my own.
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in weather so cold your snot turns to icicles, what feels like half the state of Minnesota has just risen up to say "I'm not disappointed, I'm just MAD" to the worst humans among us and it's just this wave of righteous caring and god damn.
when this country is on, it's fuckin' on.
when this country is on, it's fuckin' on.
January 23, 2026 at 9:38 PM
in weather so cold your snot turns to icicles, what feels like half the state of Minnesota has just risen up to say "I'm not disappointed, I'm just MAD" to the worst humans among us and it's just this wave of righteous caring and god damn.
when this country is on, it's fuckin' on.
when this country is on, it's fuckin' on.
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Homemade signs like this are everywhere in South Minneapolis. Seen on January 21, 2026.
January 22, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Homemade signs like this are everywhere in South Minneapolis. Seen on January 21, 2026.
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"Organize my ideas." That's what actual writers use, you know, their BRAINS for. 😡 When the tool's been built on the result of OTHER writers' organization of their ideas, with months of work and pain, day after day? SHAME.
this is what his email said, in part. it was largely about him creating an AI podcast (??) of the newsletter.
January 23, 2026 at 7:19 PM
"Organize my ideas." That's what actual writers use, you know, their BRAINS for. 😡 When the tool's been built on the result of OTHER writers' organization of their ideas, with months of work and pain, day after day? SHAME.
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It’s hard to accurately describe what is happening in Minneapolis without sounding crazy.
Unmarked rental vans all over the city, with people in military gear and no id jumping out of them to take captive anyone who looks nonwhite or who makes political speech they disagree with.
Unmarked rental vans all over the city, with people in military gear and no id jumping out of them to take captive anyone who looks nonwhite or who makes political speech they disagree with.
January 22, 2026 at 2:12 PM
It’s hard to accurately describe what is happening in Minneapolis without sounding crazy.
Unmarked rental vans all over the city, with people in military gear and no id jumping out of them to take captive anyone who looks nonwhite or who makes political speech they disagree with.
Unmarked rental vans all over the city, with people in military gear and no id jumping out of them to take captive anyone who looks nonwhite or who makes political speech they disagree with.
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I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
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January 22, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
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I wonder if this is how the ancient Greeks felt just watching their lives get absolutely rag-dolled time and time again by their assigned cast of useless idiot gods
January 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I wonder if this is how the ancient Greeks felt just watching their lives get absolutely rag-dolled time and time again by their assigned cast of useless idiot gods
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Genre movies (especially horror) have essentially been keeping movie theaters afloat for years. Glad the academy is finally taking them seriously.
January 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Genre movies (especially horror) have essentially been keeping movie theaters afloat for years. Glad the academy is finally taking them seriously.
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This lineup is exactly what the Academy votership overhaul several years ago was going for: More room for genre. A year when the huge, popular movie with the black cast ISN'T the surprise "Oops" omission. And a more international look--nineteen nominations for foreign films this year.
January 22, 2026 at 2:08 PM
This lineup is exactly what the Academy votership overhaul several years ago was going for: More room for genre. A year when the huge, popular movie with the black cast ISN'T the surprise "Oops" omission. And a more international look--nineteen nominations for foreign films this year.
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It's more than a little cool that Delroy Lindo got his first Oscar nomination today.
He's been an excellent actor for decades.
He's been an excellent actor for decades.
January 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM
It's more than a little cool that Delroy Lindo got his first Oscar nomination today.
He's been an excellent actor for decades.
He's been an excellent actor for decades.
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And to the person who told me I was full of shit when I said the night of October 17 2025 that Jacob Elordi should get an Oscar nomination for Frankenstein, I am totally revelling in your wrongness today. Timeless, miraculous performance.
January 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM
And to the person who told me I was full of shit when I said the night of October 17 2025 that Jacob Elordi should get an Oscar nomination for Frankenstein, I am totally revelling in your wrongness today. Timeless, miraculous performance.
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11 actors received their first Oscar nomination today:
Rose Byrne
Jacob Elordi
Elle Fanning
Michael B. Jordan
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
Delroy Lindo
Wunmi Mosaku
Wagner Moura
Renate Reinsve
Stellan Skarsgård
Teyana Taylor
Rose Byrne
Jacob Elordi
Elle Fanning
Michael B. Jordan
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
Delroy Lindo
Wunmi Mosaku
Wagner Moura
Renate Reinsve
Stellan Skarsgård
Teyana Taylor
January 22, 2026 at 2:09 PM
11 actors received their first Oscar nomination today:
Rose Byrne
Jacob Elordi
Elle Fanning
Michael B. Jordan
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
Delroy Lindo
Wunmi Mosaku
Wagner Moura
Renate Reinsve
Stellan Skarsgård
Teyana Taylor
Rose Byrne
Jacob Elordi
Elle Fanning
Michael B. Jordan
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
Delroy Lindo
Wunmi Mosaku
Wagner Moura
Renate Reinsve
Stellan Skarsgård
Teyana Taylor
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In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
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One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 AM
One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
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they made a movie called Casablanca about WWII while WWII was happening. we would be poorer as a culture had they not made that movie because the act of moviemaking seemed absurd.
January 21, 2026 at 4:20 PM
they made a movie called Casablanca about WWII while WWII was happening. we would be poorer as a culture had they not made that movie because the act of moviemaking seemed absurd.
I just got stressed out interviewing an actor who asked, “how do you spell the first 3 letters of this word?” I was like “I’m being put on the spot for a spelling quiz?! I suddenly forget how to spell!” But it turned out he just wanted me to say “fun!” to tell me that they had fun
January 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I just got stressed out interviewing an actor who asked, “how do you spell the first 3 letters of this word?” I was like “I’m being put on the spot for a spelling quiz?! I suddenly forget how to spell!” But it turned out he just wanted me to say “fun!” to tell me that they had fun
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who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 PM
who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters
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this is my annual tradition too, and I encourage everyone (particularly my fellow white people) to do it too.
Making a pot of tea to prepare for my ritual reading of Letter from Birmingham Jail
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January 19, 2026 at 6:32 PM
this is my annual tradition too, and I encourage everyone (particularly my fellow white people) to do it too.
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"You’re not going to get in the car and go to the next town to see a movie," says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
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January 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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Runaway Emu Leads Florida Corporal in 45-Minute Police Chase
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January 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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NOT ON MY FUCKING WATCH
![Martin's thoughts turn, unprompted, to the end of Ice and Fire.
It becomes clear that the details of his story's conclusion, like so much of the saga, remains uncertain.
"I was going to kill more people, he muses. "Not the ones they killed [in the show]. They made it more of a happy ending. I don't see a happy ending for Tyrion. His whole arc has been tragic from the first. I was going to have Sansa die, but she's been so appealing in the show, maybe I'll let her live .."
from the james hibberd hollywood reporter interview with george rr martin](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rmmkxytapr6ekzbgppxp54w3/bafkreihld2mpdidor5zsi5cjap7ualhajdn2t6qqvcamnzjnd5ed7rjj5y@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
NOT ON MY FUCKING WATCH
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Anyway, "Traditional" "Masculinity" is made-up and stems primarily from your misremembering of your grandfather misremembering his grandfather. Also, possibly, from the fictional man Don Draper.
January 14, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Anyway, "Traditional" "Masculinity" is made-up and stems primarily from your misremembering of your grandfather misremembering his grandfather. Also, possibly, from the fictional man Don Draper.
Here’s my review of the Game of Thrones spinoff show, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms nypost.com/2026/01/13/e...
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Here’s my review of the Game of Thrones spinoff show, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms nypost.com/2026/01/13/e...
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I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
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“Doesn’t everybody have it open?” is so dire
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM
“Doesn’t everybody have it open?” is so dire