Pakinam Amer
@pakinamamer.bsky.social
Emmy-winning journalist. Aspiring screenwriter & filmmaker. Immersive storyteller @ MIT Virtuality. Former KSJ fellow. Board @ Imagine Science Films. Words & podcasts: SciAm, Nature, Science, The Boston Globe & others.
Too early to be whining about it (S3 will premiere 2027), but I can't wait for the next season of Severance! come on already.
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Too early to be whining about it (S3 will premiere 2027), but I can't wait for the next season of Severance! come on already.
Bill Hader is incredible!!!
January 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Bill Hader is incredible!!!
Binged four seasons of Barry over the weekend, and oh my, what a show! an instant favorite and some of the best television I've seen in the past decade. I can't get it off my mind. A masterclass in writing. Cinematography and directing in S4 was next level. I wish I watched it sooner.
January 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Binged four seasons of Barry over the weekend, and oh my, what a show! an instant favorite and some of the best television I've seen in the past decade. I can't get it off my mind. A masterclass in writing. Cinematography and directing in S4 was next level. I wish I watched it sooner.
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“It is a serious thing
Just to be alive
On this fresh morning
In the broken world.”
- Mary Oliver, Invitation
Just to be alive
On this fresh morning
In the broken world.”
- Mary Oliver, Invitation
February 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
“It is a serious thing
Just to be alive
On this fresh morning
In the broken world.”
- Mary Oliver, Invitation
Just to be alive
On this fresh morning
In the broken world.”
- Mary Oliver, Invitation
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“In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, this rectangle is mine.” Zadie Smith shares the blueprint she uses to write impersonal essays. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/wen976
The Art of the Impersonal Essay, by Zadie Smith
In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, the rectangle is mine.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, this rectangle is mine.” Zadie Smith shares the blueprint she uses to write impersonal essays. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/wen976
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This story has me losing it tbh www.latimes.com/california/s...
Beloved SoCal octopus will spend her final days caring for eggs that will never hatch
News of the approaching demise of Ghost, a giant Pacific octopus at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, prompted an outpouring of sadness on social media.
www.latimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This story has me losing it tbh www.latimes.com/california/s...
Thank you! I’m already on it :)
July 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Thank you! I’m already on it :)
So have people agreed on an alternative to #coverfly? #scriptsky
July 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
So have people agreed on an alternative to #coverfly? #scriptsky
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It’s horrifying indeed
July 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It’s horrifying indeed
Breath of fresh air podcasts.apple.com/eg/podcast/t... #podcast
The Secret Sex Lives of Muslim Women - EPISODE 1 - Salma Hindy's Sexual Journey
Podcast Episode · The Secret Sex Lives of Muslim Women · 21/04/2025 · 49m
podcasts.apple.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Breath of fresh air podcasts.apple.com/eg/podcast/t... #podcast
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Same-sex relationships have existed since time immemorial. What’s newly visible is the notion that engaging in them might be an exclusive preference and defining quality.
How “The First Homosexuals” Shaped an Identity
A timely exhibition dissects the emergence of modern ideas about gender and sexuality—and the backlash against them.
www.newyorker.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Same-sex relationships have existed since time immemorial. What’s newly visible is the notion that engaging in them might be an exclusive preference and defining quality.
In a pop interview with Nicholas Hoult for Letterboxd, he mentioned how brilliant the storyboarding was for No Country for Old Men & how it was great to see how the Coens prepared.
Anyone has the storyboards for the film and can share them? I’m so curious! #filmsky #writing #directing
Anyone has the storyboards for the film and can share them? I’m so curious! #filmsky #writing #directing
July 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In a pop interview with Nicholas Hoult for Letterboxd, he mentioned how brilliant the storyboarding was for No Country for Old Men & how it was great to see how the Coens prepared.
Anyone has the storyboards for the film and can share them? I’m so curious! #filmsky #writing #directing
Anyone has the storyboards for the film and can share them? I’m so curious! #filmsky #writing #directing
The speech is too fast for my brain to process. Can you ask your readers to please slow a down a little? It’s hard to keep up. Let the text breathe, please.
July 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The speech is too fast for my brain to process. Can you ask your readers to please slow a down a little? It’s hard to keep up. Let the text breathe, please.
Do you have any discount codes going for this one?
June 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Do you have any discount codes going for this one?
What a dream! Congrats
June 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
What a dream! Congrats
I’m always amazed at how similar Pakistanis and Egyptians are — down to the humor, even. Two sprouts from the same seed.
June 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I’m always amazed at how similar Pakistanis and Egyptians are — down to the humor, even. Two sprouts from the same seed.
Of course! And thanks for the follow back.
June 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Of course! And thanks for the follow back.
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In this week’s Directed By Women Viewing Guide: two new docs, a queer dramedy, a coming-of-(old)-age drama, one of Netflix’s best films on the big screen, a screening series at MoMA, Il Cinema Ritrovato, a doc on PBS, a pair of teen sex comedies, and a Palestinian short film.
For the sake of our present we have to forget our past.
Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide
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June 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In this week’s Directed By Women Viewing Guide: two new docs, a queer dramedy, a coming-of-(old)-age drama, one of Netflix’s best films on the big screen, a screening series at MoMA, Il Cinema Ritrovato, a doc on PBS, a pair of teen sex comedies, and a Palestinian short film.
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From 2015: Why being an early bird doesn’t make you superior.
No, Mornings Don’t Make You Moral
We are different people at different hours of the day, but an early bird isn’t superior to a night owl.
www.newyorker.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
From 2015: Why being an early bird doesn’t make you superior.
One of the unrivaled masterpieces of non-linear storytelling — the visuals (all practical, no CGI) still stunning two decades later.
June 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
One of the unrivaled masterpieces of non-linear storytelling — the visuals (all practical, no CGI) still stunning two decades later.
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”
“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”
July 1, 2024 at 4:44 PM
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”
“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”
*chef’s kiss*
should follow more music journalists here
should follow more music journalists here
June 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
*chef’s kiss*
should follow more music journalists here
should follow more music journalists here