Maggie Hendricks
@maggiehendricks.bsky.social
Sometimes sports journo, sometimes comms pro, always a maker. Love Chicago. Probably making a Taskmaster or Murder, She Wrote joke. I won't answer any questions you can Google. I'm here for conversation, not debate. I mute whining about officials.
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Terrible, always a total magnet. His story about getting cast in Goodfellas, basically his first movie, is so charming www.avclub.com/isiah-whitlo...
![Well, fast forward to Goodfellas. That was sort of like a feeding frenzy in New York City, and I got an audition for it. I went in and I auditioned for the guy who gets who owns the nightclub—he gets hit over the head with a bottle by Joe Pesci. And I thought, “Well, look, they’re not going to cast me as this guy.” I mean, it didn’t make sense, you know? But I got a callback! So I went back and I go into the room, and Martin Scorsese says, “What do I know you from? I know you from somewhere.” I said, “Well, I did those readings at Paul Newman’s for you, for The Color Of Money. He said, “Oh, that’s right, that’s right! Look, that part you auditioned for—obviously, you can’t do that part of. It just wouldn’t work. But I have this character!” He’s a doctor and it’s in the part of the movie where he’s like the only person that that Henry Hill trusts while he’s all coked out and everything like that. He said, “Do you think you could do that for me? I know it’s not much, but if you could do it for me, I would really appreciate it.” And I’m sitting there thinking, “Okay, act like you’ve been there before.” [Laughs.] I said, “Yeah, sure, Marty. I mean, you know, it’s not about the size of the part. It’s what we do!” So he says thanks, and that’s how I got cast! [Laughs.] I didn’t say, “Well, gee, Marty, I have never done a movie before hardly.” But I got cast in Goodfellas—that’s how all of that happened.
I do remember I went to my day job—I was a waiter at a place on 10th Avenue—and I said, “I just got a part in Goodfellas!” And they said, “No way! Get out!” I said, “No, I met with Martin Scorsese, and they’re going to cast me as this doctor.” And one of the guys said, “Oh, I’m going down there tomorrow, and I’m taking my stuff, because if you got a part, I know I’m going to get a part.” [Laughs.] He was like, “They must just be handing out parts—they must need tons of people if they cast you—you just got here!” So he went down there and he didn’t get a part. And here I a…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bck7uabvjt4xu5uzn3exzhqj/bafkreihprpksbsipsbrgqrbrjh2t7moeap457yglhouhssilvkmowqc654@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Terrible, always a total magnet. His story about getting cast in Goodfellas, basically his first movie, is so charming www.avclub.com/isiah-whitlo...
Have not made my mind up of how I'm voting for the open senate or rep in my district, but I'm willing to listen to anyone who will vow to stop filling my mailbox with crap, or at least let me opt out. It's not even 2026 and I'm already getting inundated.
December 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Have not made my mind up of how I'm voting for the open senate or rep in my district, but I'm willing to listen to anyone who will vow to stop filling my mailbox with crap, or at least let me opt out. It's not even 2026 and I'm already getting inundated.
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Years of complaints about a gymnastics coach’s behavior didn’t lead to a permanent sanction by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, sources say in a new AP investigation — raising questions about athlete safety and oversight.
AP sources: In 'Nassar 2.0,' Olympics watchdog failed to close abuse case against gymnastics coach
Young gymnasts were sounding warnings about a coach as far back as 2017. That's the same year the U.S.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Years of complaints about a gymnastics coach’s behavior didn’t lead to a permanent sanction by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, sources say in a new AP investigation — raising questions about athlete safety and oversight.
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all these posts like "it's ok you didn't accomplish anything this year, you survived" like knock on some wood or wait two days to post this imo
December 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
all these posts like "it's ok you didn't accomplish anything this year, you survived" like knock on some wood or wait two days to post this imo
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The Trump administration arrested 106 protesters this fall, calling them “rioters” and saying the National Guard was needed to protect the immigration agents.
But only 9 cases still have a pending felony charge.
Most are falling apart in court.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/30/c...
But only 9 cases still have a pending felony charge.
Most are falling apart in court.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/30/c...
Rioters? Agitators? Immigration agents’ claims against US citizens mostly fall apart in court.
Time and again, Donald Trump’s immigration agents claimed horrific crimes at the hands of protesters in Chicago. Those allegations of abuse did not withstand the scrutiny of judicial review.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Trump administration arrested 106 protesters this fall, calling them “rioters” and saying the National Guard was needed to protect the immigration agents.
But only 9 cases still have a pending felony charge.
Most are falling apart in court.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/30/c...
But only 9 cases still have a pending felony charge.
Most are falling apart in court.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/30/c...
Cannot recommend nights like this enough.
After 9ish(?) years in a group DM that moved to text, @maggiehendricks.bsky.social, @sarakatew.bsky.social, @stefanielaine.bsky.social, @joannepistonfan.bsky.social and I all did something together for the first time (virtually). More Yahtzee nights to come, aunties. ❤️
December 30, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Cannot recommend nights like this enough.
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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it is here I feel compelled to remind you once again that I have not had a full-time job in two full years.
but please, do go on about how racist white men are being silenced.
but please, do go on about how racist white men are being silenced.
This is how Christopher Caldwell begins his essay on Zohran Mamdani for the Claremont Review of Books.
Why are these people such freaks?
Why are these people such freaks?
December 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
it is here I feel compelled to remind you once again that I have not had a full-time job in two full years.
but please, do go on about how racist white men are being silenced.
but please, do go on about how racist white men are being silenced.
There's no greater love than this. That man adored his family and they adored him right back.
They cut in old clips of Dad and I love this man and am so sorry for their loss (though he will be immortal)
December 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
There's no greater love than this. That man adored his family and they adored him right back.
I was at Sluggers with my sister and some friends and Brad Miller was there (when he was playing for the Bulls) and he started hitting on my sister and she said "You had a shit game last night. Leave us alone." And he walked away and paid for our next round.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I was at Sluggers with my sister and some friends and Brad Miller was there (when he was playing for the Bulls) and he started hitting on my sister and she said "You had a shit game last night. Leave us alone." And he walked away and paid for our next round.
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Looking through my camera roll for the first time in a week and please enjoy these photos of my sister trying (and succeeding!) to embarrass the SHIT out of my tween niece by chanting "6-7" while doing the hand thing and then also dabbing
December 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Looking through my camera roll for the first time in a week and please enjoy these photos of my sister trying (and succeeding!) to embarrass the SHIT out of my tween niece by chanting "6-7" while doing the hand thing and then also dabbing
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the pickle lobby must be stopped
December 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
the pickle lobby must be stopped
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MTG "broke" with maga for the same reason a bank robber leaves the bank.
December 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
MTG "broke" with maga for the same reason a bank robber leaves the bank.
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if you don't have the moral clarity necessary to rawdog a basket of fries by yourself we aren't compatible
ketchup isn’t available, what are you putting on your fries?
December 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
if you don't have the moral clarity necessary to rawdog a basket of fries by yourself we aren't compatible
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Cori Close is right to be disappointed in the lack of media coverage yesterday.
Everyone watches women’s sports, but no one wants to pay a beat writer to cover them.
How many stories are being left on the table?
Everyone watches women’s sports, but no one wants to pay a beat writer to cover them.
How many stories are being left on the table?
December 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Cori Close is right to be disappointed in the lack of media coverage yesterday.
Everyone watches women’s sports, but no one wants to pay a beat writer to cover them.
How many stories are being left on the table?
Everyone watches women’s sports, but no one wants to pay a beat writer to cover them.
How many stories are being left on the table?
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these men are both in their mid-20s. brock purdy is a year older.
please teach your children about moisturizer
please teach your children about moisturizer
December 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
these men are both in their mid-20s. brock purdy is a year older.
please teach your children about moisturizer
please teach your children about moisturizer
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listed under nonprofit jobs
December 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
listed under nonprofit jobs
I just entered a quarter's worth of invoices and expenses into my accounting software and am now feeling very
December 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I just entered a quarter's worth of invoices and expenses into my accounting software and am now feeling very
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This, and reading/clicking said stories
the best action to take about this is to subscribe to papers that cover women’s sports so that they keep sending women’s sports writers to cover stories
December 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This, and reading/clicking said stories
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sorry but Luther Burden is an all-time cool name. his only career options were wide receiver, private detective, or jazz musician.
December 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
sorry but Luther Burden is an all-time cool name. his only career options were wide receiver, private detective, or jazz musician.
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The most decorated athlete at 49ers - Bears isn’t even playing | @sfchronicle.com
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Simone Biles credentialed, snapping pics from sidelines of 49ers-Bears
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles was on the sidelines for the San Francisco 49ers’ game against Chicago as she watches husband, Bears safety Jonathan Owens, play.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The most decorated athlete at 49ers - Bears isn’t even playing | @sfchronicle.com
www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...
www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...
And that!
Don’t forget AI replacing actual journalists
December 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
And that!
Sorry, Cori, I got laid off last week so couldn’t cover the game.
December 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Sorry, Cori, I got laid off last week so couldn’t cover the game.
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i think my entire life we've been wanting one bears qb to just throw a touchdown pass on a free play and we got him. people think everyone does it. i assure you they dont.
December 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
i think my entire life we've been wanting one bears qb to just throw a touchdown pass on a free play and we got him. people think everyone does it. i assure you they dont.
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TOUCHDOWN BEARS!
December 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
TOUCHDOWN BEARS!