Marisa LaScala
@martogo.bsky.social
Writer/editor (currently parenting/toys at Good Housekeeping, previously Parents and Working Mother). Union girlie/WGAE shop steward. She/her. Posts about moms and movies.
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E: "Are My Melody and Kuromi sisters or dating?" I literally never thought about it either way.
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
E: "Are My Melody and Kuromi sisters or dating?" I literally never thought about it either way.
Just watched my second movie in a week where Netflix was name-checked in a non-Netflix movie.
November 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Just watched my second movie in a week where Netflix was name-checked in a non-Netflix movie.
"All Her Fault" is a show with a "Bunny Lake Is Missing" premise and a main character named Marissa. Did I make this happen? 🤔
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"All Her Fault" is a show with a "Bunny Lake Is Missing" premise and a main character named Marissa. Did I make this happen? 🤔
Had just enough time before my Alamo Drafthouse movie to go to the @condeunion.bsky.social rally. Shame on Condé! Reinstate the Fired Four! The big eyeball is watching (and so are the rest of us).
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Had just enough time before my Alamo Drafthouse movie to go to the @condeunion.bsky.social rally. Shame on Condé! Reinstate the Fired Four! The big eyeball is watching (and so are the rest of us).
It's that time of year again: North Brooklyn Angels's "Neighbors Giving Thanks" campaign 💚
www.northbrooklynangels.org/thanksgiving/
www.northbrooklynangels.org/thanksgiving/
Neighbors Giving Thanks 2025 – North Brooklyn Angels
We're North Brooklyn Angels, a volunteer-powered non-profit in Brooklyn that brings food to where the need is through our mobile soup kitchen (the Angelmobile). We now regularly serves over 3,000 hot,...
www.northbrooklynangels.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It's that time of year again: North Brooklyn Angels's "Neighbors Giving Thanks" campaign 💚
www.northbrooklynangels.org/thanksgiving/
www.northbrooklynangels.org/thanksgiving/
Wow those Dust Bunny Q&A tickets really went fast. Fannibals do not mess around!
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Wow those Dust Bunny Q&A tickets really went fast. Fannibals do not mess around!
Reposted by Marisa LaScala
Conde Nast illegally fired union leaders, sign this petition demanding they reverse course. I did. actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Tell Condé bosses to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions and end the union-busting
On Nov. 5, 2025 in an egregious attempt at union-busting, Condé Nast management illegally terminated four union members – Alma Avalle, Jake Lahut, Jasper Lo and Ben Dewey – for participating in federa...
actionnetwork.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Conde Nast illegally fired union leaders, sign this petition demanding they reverse course. I did. actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Five dollars to remove the glasses glare in my kid's school photos feels like a racket. Be better at taking pictures!
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Five dollars to remove the glasses glare in my kid's school photos feels like a racket. Be better at taking pictures!
Lookin' good!
Our NYC teams flooded the floors of Hearst Tower with @wgaeast.bsky.social shirts! While we each bring unique perspectives to work (our strength!) the matching ‘fits are a reminder of the power we wield when we unite to improve our workplace. When things get tough, we’ll always stand together. #1u
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Lookin' good!
Reposted by Marisa LaScala
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
You've heard of Barbenheimer, but today I did Predimental Value (seeing two Elle Fanning movies in one day).
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
You've heard of Barbenheimer, but today I did Predimental Value (seeing two Elle Fanning movies in one day).
We tested a few AI toys, and so far kids have found them buggy, frustrating, and uncanny. (One parent told us her kid yelled, "No, it's scary!" and threw it across the room.) But what happens when they get better? Will kids understand what is talking to them?
www.goodhousekeeping.com/childrens-pr...
www.goodhousekeeping.com/childrens-pr...
AI-Enabled Toys Are Here—But They Still Have a Long Way to Go
When put to the test, the high-tech toys are more buggy than buzzy. But what happens when they get better?
www.goodhousekeeping.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We tested a few AI toys, and so far kids have found them buggy, frustrating, and uncanny. (One parent told us her kid yelled, "No, it's scary!" and threw it across the room.) But what happens when they get better? Will kids understand what is talking to them?
www.goodhousekeeping.com/childrens-pr...
www.goodhousekeeping.com/childrens-pr...
References on SNL today are extremely Millennial coded. (Too Close!)
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 AM
References on SNL today are extremely Millennial coded. (Too Close!)
I wrote about why advent calendars have taken off in recent years, especially with younger generations. “I think the whole ‘little treat’ thing is part survival, part celebration,” a trend expert told me.
www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/chr...
www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/chr...
For Some Gen Z and Millennials, Advent Calendars Are a Form of Self-Care
How treat-a-day sets went from checkout line staples to high-end holiday must-dos.
www.goodhousekeeping.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I wrote about why advent calendars have taken off in recent years, especially with younger generations. “I think the whole ‘little treat’ thing is part survival, part celebration,” a trend expert told me.
www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/chr...
www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/chr...
Recent Linklater movies feel like magazine articles to me, even when they're not specifically adapting magazine articles. Like instead of "Frank Sinatra has a cold," Blue Moon is "Lorenz Hart has a crush."
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Recent Linklater movies feel like magazine articles to me, even when they're not specifically adapting magazine articles. Like instead of "Frank Sinatra has a cold," Blue Moon is "Lorenz Hart has a crush."
When you get your covid, flu, and TDAP shots.
a man says i am invincible in front of a computer
Alt: a man says i am invincible in front of a computer
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
When you get your covid, flu, and TDAP shots.
Reposted by Marisa LaScala
Stranger Things has been on for a long time
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Stranger Things has been on for a long time
Reposted by Marisa LaScala
More important to me than my identity, I am also the Vice President of the NewsGuild of New York, and targeting me with a blatantly retaliatory termination like this feels like an egregious shot against our union and against media workers as a whole.
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
More important to me than my identity, I am also the Vice President of the NewsGuild of New York, and targeting me with a blatantly retaliatory termination like this feels like an egregious shot against our union and against media workers as a whole.
I'm not kidding, these young people should definitely put that same energy into unionizing their workplaces. You have to talk to people all the time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
A Little-Noted Element Propelled Mamdani’s Rise: Gen Z Loneliness
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I'm not kidding, these young people should definitely put that same energy into unionizing their workplaces. You have to talk to people all the time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
People are cheering outside my window 💚
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
People are cheering outside my window 💚
My senior year government teacher took a class period to register us all to vote. He made us choose a party so we could vote in primaries. He passed out the forms, walked us through them, collected them, and put them in the mail for us. It was one of the best things a teacher ever did at my school.
If you teach 18+ year-olds, please remind your students to vote and encourage and support them in doing so! When I was an assistant professor, I would lookup students' polling places for them. Go over the process together. Voting can be confusing and overwhelming, especially for new or young voters
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My senior year government teacher took a class period to register us all to vote. He made us choose a party so we could vote in primaries. He passed out the forms, walked us through them, collected them, and put them in the mail for us. It was one of the best things a teacher ever did at my school.
Jonathan Bailey story: My sister and I used to work at a video store together. Recently I said to her, "Jonathan Bailey in Jurassic World looks like an old movie cover to me. Do you know what movie it is?" She was like, "Nah. Oh wait, it's Mosquito Coast, isn't it?" She was right!
November 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Jonathan Bailey story: My sister and I used to work at a video store together. Recently I said to her, "Jonathan Bailey in Jurassic World looks like an old movie cover to me. Do you know what movie it is?" She was like, "Nah. Oh wait, it's Mosquito Coast, isn't it?" She was right!
Reposted by Marisa LaScala
Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.
Me, dropping the 10-year-old off at school knowing I won't see her until late because @rockmarooned.bsky.social is taking her to a Godzilla screening tonight, "Say hi to your Mothra for me."
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Me, dropping the 10-year-old off at school knowing I won't see her until late because @rockmarooned.bsky.social is taking her to a Godzilla screening tonight, "Say hi to your Mothra for me."
Oh yeah? Well today I conquered the bird room in Hollow Knight: Silksong, so I'm not sweating it either.
November 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Oh yeah? Well today I conquered the bird room in Hollow Knight: Silksong, so I'm not sweating it either.