Melissa
@melissagayle.bsky.social
Writer. VCFA WCYA alum. One day some little fat girl in ohio could be the next Mozart & make a beautiful film on her father's camera-corder -Francis Ford Coppola. rep @LindaCamacho she/her
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Melissa
@melissagayle.bsky.social
· Mar 19
John Garfield Is the Hottest Old Hollywood Jewish Star You’ve Never Heard Of - Hey Alma
Last summer, my grandmother and I watched “The Breaking Point,” a 1950 Hemingway adaptation about a desperate fishing boat captain whose efforts to provide for his family by getting involved with smug...
www.heyalma.com
I wrote about John Garfield for Hey Alma so that the youths could learn about him: www.heyalma.com/john-garfiel...
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If you've written a book or many or are writing one now, what a cool fucking thing you are doing. I hope you bask in how awesome it is that you had ideas and thoughts and worked on them for years to develop them into words others can understand. Like that's some sorcery shit. Fuck AI, THIS is magic.
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If you've written a book or many or are writing one now, what a cool fucking thing you are doing. I hope you bask in how awesome it is that you had ideas and thoughts and worked on them for years to develop them into words others can understand. Like that's some sorcery shit. Fuck AI, THIS is magic.
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Documentaries thrive because viewers know/believe they present the truth. There have been a lot of alarm bells within the documentary world about how AI threatens that at its core. Good piece here from @alissawilkinson.bsky.social getting at the core of the issue.
As basically anyone who’s talked to me since the summer knows, I’ve been working on this for months. Thanks to everyone who shared their insights. (I’ve got a lot more to say in the future, too.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
Can You Believe the Documentary You’re Watching?
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Documentaries thrive because viewers know/believe they present the truth. There have been a lot of alarm bells within the documentary world about how AI threatens that at its core. Good piece here from @alissawilkinson.bsky.social getting at the core of the issue.
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I had the good fortune once of serving with a man who heard an insult to a woman colleague from the man in leadership.
He said, in his usual calm voice, “You know how you just said (insult)?”
Took a beat.
“Never say that again.”
He said, in his usual calm voice, “You know how you just said (insult)?”
Took a beat.
“Never say that again.”
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I had the good fortune once of serving with a man who heard an insult to a woman colleague from the man in leadership.
He said, in his usual calm voice, “You know how you just said (insult)?”
Took a beat.
“Never say that again.”
He said, in his usual calm voice, “You know how you just said (insult)?”
Took a beat.
“Never say that again.”
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When nature takes him, as it takes us all, perhaps his entire obituary will simply read “quiet, piggy”
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
When nature takes him, as it takes us all, perhaps his entire obituary will simply read “quiet, piggy”
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SOMEONE: Fuck you!
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
Bovino is taking part in CBP detentions in Charlotte. dickfc_w_l on TikTok.
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
SOMEONE: Fuck you!
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
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Today Rian Johnson decided he has not done enough to make people who are too online angry at him
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Today Rian Johnson decided he has not done enough to make people who are too online angry at him
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To anyone dismayed about not getting Muppet Knives Out don't worry because they basically already did that in 1979 with Liza Minnelli and it's a perfect (Emmy-nominated!) episode of TV that you can enjoy right now!
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
To anyone dismayed about not getting Muppet Knives Out don't worry because they basically already did that in 1979 with Liza Minnelli and it's a perfect (Emmy-nominated!) episode of TV that you can enjoy right now!
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Good conversation about a great movie. Give a listen if you’re into noir, John Garfield, or Ernest Hemingway. And especially if you don’t know much about any of them!
Our GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC conversation with the czar of noir, @eddiemuller.bsky.social, on THE BREAKING POINT, released on this day in 1950:
GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC: “The Breaking Point” with Eddie Muller
Listen to GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC: “The Breaking Point” with Eddie Muller from One Heat Minute Productions wherever you get your podcasts!
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September 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Good conversation about a great movie. Give a listen if you’re into noir, John Garfield, or Ernest Hemingway. And especially if you don’t know much about any of them!
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The award-winning article about stormwater management you didn't know you needed.
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The award-winning article about stormwater management you didn't know you needed.
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Once when I was at a large party in Los Angeles, a famous director suddenly screamed from across an adjoining room at me and another guest, "I know you're talking about me!" He was right. (1980)
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Once when I was at a large party in Los Angeles, a famous director suddenly screamed from across an adjoining room at me and another guest, "I know you're talking about me!" He was right. (1980)
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I think we're all scarred by the staggering number of times this man has escaped accountability and the fact that he's flagrantly corrupt out in the open. It seems impossible to face consequences.
But I think both Trump and Bondi are losing control of this one and it will get much worse for them.
But I think both Trump and Bondi are losing control of this one and it will get much worse for them.
lot of people on this app seem really committed to the notion that nothing damaging will come out of the Epstein files.
let yourself hope a little! it’s free!
let yourself hope a little! it’s free!
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I think we're all scarred by the staggering number of times this man has escaped accountability and the fact that he's flagrantly corrupt out in the open. It seems impossible to face consequences.
But I think both Trump and Bondi are losing control of this one and it will get much worse for them.
But I think both Trump and Bondi are losing control of this one and it will get much worse for them.
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One for the ages 😱
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
One for the ages 😱
I was *way* too nice to someone who was incredibly unkind to me, and while I'm not sorry I took the high road, I am sorry I didn't stand up for myself more.
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I was *way* too nice to someone who was incredibly unkind to me, and while I'm not sorry I took the high road, I am sorry I didn't stand up for myself more.
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I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
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A “dangerous recasting” of McCarthyism as patriotism: PEN America statement on Florida’s new social studies standards that establish a unit on “The History of Communism” for grades 6-12 https://pen.org/press-release/new-florida-curriculum-is-dangerous-recasting-of-mccarthyism/
New Florida Curriculum on Communism is a “Dangerous Recasting” of McCarthyism
(MIAMI)-- PEN America today criticized Florida's new social studies standards that established a unit on “The History of Communism” for grades 6-12, calling it a “dangerous recasting” of McCarthyism as patriotism. PEN America Florida Director William Jo...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A “dangerous recasting” of McCarthyism as patriotism: PEN America statement on Florida’s new social studies standards that establish a unit on “The History of Communism” for grades 6-12 https://pen.org/press-release/new-florida-curriculum-is-dangerous-recasting-of-mccarthyism/
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🎁Well, it's birthday week! My goal for birthday week? Sell one print for every year I've trodden this earth, plus one for the year to come. 43 in all. Can I do it? Let's see!
(Now is also the time to place holiday orders so they actually arrive for the holidays!)
www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products
(Now is also the time to place holiday orders so they actually arrive for the holidays!)
www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🎁Well, it's birthday week! My goal for birthday week? Sell one print for every year I've trodden this earth, plus one for the year to come. 43 in all. Can I do it? Let's see!
(Now is also the time to place holiday orders so they actually arrive for the holidays!)
www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products
(Now is also the time to place holiday orders so they actually arrive for the holidays!)
www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products
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I really wish someone would talk about how much of Pizzagate and the right wing blogosphere/podcastland's previous obsession with Epstein was rooted in the fact that he was Jewish & they are antisemites.
Jon Stewart responds to the hypocrisy of MAGA-media previously obsessing over the baseless "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory in 2016, with their current almost nonexistent coverage of the Epstein files.
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I really wish someone would talk about how much of Pizzagate and the right wing blogosphere/podcastland's previous obsession with Epstein was rooted in the fact that he was Jewish & they are antisemites.
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I cannot emphasize enough how much you really oughta to see this.
Incredibly timely and a welcome stirring of the American soul.
Well, this American's anyway...
www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
Incredibly timely and a welcome stirring of the American soul.
Well, this American's anyway...
www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
The American Revolution | All Episodes Now Streaming | Ken Burns | PBS
Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States. Stream the full documentary from Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt.
www.pbs.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how much you really oughta to see this.
Incredibly timely and a welcome stirring of the American soul.
Well, this American's anyway...
www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
Incredibly timely and a welcome stirring of the American soul.
Well, this American's anyway...
www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
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"it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed"
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed"
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
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The thing about the "Quiet Piggy" thing isn't so much that he's a sexist scumbag. We knew that already.
But he would have caught himself in the past. He did with Megyn Kelly with "blood coming out of her... whatever."
Classic case of onset dementia. Losing all self-censorship. Disinhibition.
But he would have caught himself in the past. He did with Megyn Kelly with "blood coming out of her... whatever."
Classic case of onset dementia. Losing all self-censorship. Disinhibition.
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The thing about the "Quiet Piggy" thing isn't so much that he's a sexist scumbag. We knew that already.
But he would have caught himself in the past. He did with Megyn Kelly with "blood coming out of her... whatever."
Classic case of onset dementia. Losing all self-censorship. Disinhibition.
But he would have caught himself in the past. He did with Megyn Kelly with "blood coming out of her... whatever."
Classic case of onset dementia. Losing all self-censorship. Disinhibition.
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Like it’s great to see prominent Republicans knifing Donald Trump, sure, but this is not some kind of brave exciting truth telling going on here, it’s just gutter antisemitism, if MTG wanted to call him out as a Russian asset she would have done so using her big girl barks, and she did not
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Like it’s great to see prominent Republicans knifing Donald Trump, sure, but this is not some kind of brave exciting truth telling going on here, it’s just gutter antisemitism, if MTG wanted to call him out as a Russian asset she would have done so using her big girl barks, and she did not
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because a bunch of you can’t hear dogwhistles and think this is Based or something, the foreign country she’s talking about here is “Jews”. Just wanted to clear that one up for yall.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for 6 years for. I gave him my loyalty for free. I've never owed him anything. Let me tell you what a traitor is -- a traitor is an American that serves foreign countries."
November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
because a bunch of you can’t hear dogwhistles and think this is Based or something, the foreign country she’s talking about here is “Jews”. Just wanted to clear that one up for yall.
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JD Vance won't stand up for his wife and kids against Nick Fuentes. What a pathetic coward.
November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
JD Vance won't stand up for his wife and kids against Nick Fuentes. What a pathetic coward.
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All the things Susan Camp had to do to make Plan B a reality! The medical industry really hates women.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/h...
Sharon Camp, Mother of the ‘Plan B’ Contraceptive Pill, Dies at 81
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:55 AM
All the things Susan Camp had to do to make Plan B a reality! The medical industry really hates women.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/h...