matthew sekellick
@sekellick.bsky.social
writer and artist (theater+) from upstate new york living in Philly. hobbyist permaculture orchardist. i write about performance in Philly and the American theater: playsunpleasant.substack.com
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the entire beltway media complex is rotten all the way through, I truly believe Nuzzi's just the worst at hiding it
The more Lizza writes the more he indicts himself in serious ethical lapses but there are a lot of editors and publishers who are complicit here, too.
The whole thing is just gross.
(And shout out to the serious journalists who do good work. You deserve better peers and a healthier industry.)
The whole thing is just gross.
(And shout out to the serious journalists who do good work. You deserve better peers and a healthier industry.)
November 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
the entire beltway media complex is rotten all the way through, I truly believe Nuzzi's just the worst at hiding it
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well, I read it, and the salient, non-gross part is Lizza alleging, midsentence and without elaboration, that Nuzzi ran numerous “catch-and-kill operations” on RFK’s behalf, which would give her a role in both his appointment and the untold preventable deaths he has abetted in office. Cool.
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
well, I read it, and the salient, non-gross part is Lizza alleging, midsentence and without elaboration, that Nuzzi ran numerous “catch-and-kill operations” on RFK’s behalf, which would give her a role in both his appointment and the untold preventable deaths he has abetted in office. Cool.
As a society, we should be more embarrassed by non-athletic outfits with sneakers
November 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
As a society, we should be more embarrassed by non-athletic outfits with sneakers
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And the piece itself:
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US: 'You are effectively blacklisted by much of the world's banking system'
Six judges and three prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the Trump administration. In an interview with Le Monde, Guillou discusses the impact of these measures on ...
www.lemonde.fr
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
And the piece itself:
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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OK tonight I learned that Gaspar Noe brought Dario Argento as his +1 to meet the Pope, and this is possibly the sweetest and the maddest thing to ever happen.
The Pope got to meet Dario Argento! I wonder which of the Three Mothers trilogy is Leo's fav, I'm gonna say Inferno, cos this Pope doesn't seem like a Suspiria kinda guy.
The Pope welcomed a number of Hollywood film stars to the Vatican, where he called cinema a "vehicle of hope".
More than 100 film industry professionals were received at the Apostolic Palace, including Cate Blanchett, Alison Brie and Viggo Mortensen.
jrnl.ie/6875825
More than 100 film industry professionals were received at the Apostolic Palace, including Cate Blanchett, Alison Brie and Viggo Mortensen.
jrnl.ie/6875825
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
OK tonight I learned that Gaspar Noe brought Dario Argento as his +1 to meet the Pope, and this is possibly the sweetest and the maddest thing to ever happen.
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my beloved girlfriend has an inexplicable attraction to grotesque, almost supernaturally weird old men. guys who look like the adults from a roald dahl story. fellas who act like they were perhaps recently animals turned human through some unnatural bargain with the fey. not me though
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
my beloved girlfriend has an inexplicable attraction to grotesque, almost supernaturally weird old men. guys who look like the adults from a roald dahl story. fellas who act like they were perhaps recently animals turned human through some unnatural bargain with the fey. not me though
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I would love to read an account of this saga that isn’t written in an atrociously purple way but seems like that’s too much to ask of anyone involved
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I would love to read an account of this saga that isn’t written in an atrociously purple way but seems like that’s too much to ask of anyone involved
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this would have been a month-long scandal in 2011
President Trump walking past the flag at the Whitehouse which has fallen to the ground
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
this would have been a month-long scandal in 2011
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
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It is very funny that this Pope is just going to get jerseys from now on. Everyone decided that's what this Pope likes and that is it. It's like if your grandmother got you a puzzle for Christmas one year and you said you liked it so your entire extended family is like "oh that's the puzzle kid"
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
Spike Lee Blesses Pope Leo with Knicks Jersey
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
www.vulture.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It is very funny that this Pope is just going to get jerseys from now on. Everyone decided that's what this Pope likes and that is it. It's like if your grandmother got you a puzzle for Christmas one year and you said you liked it so your entire extended family is like "oh that's the puzzle kid"
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i’d be more comfortable with the olivia nuzzi coverage if every story was headlined something like “seduced by a guy who eats roadkill: the story of an extremely stupid lady”
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
i’d be more comfortable with the olivia nuzzi coverage if every story was headlined something like “seduced by a guy who eats roadkill: the story of an extremely stupid lady”
Plant trees pet cats
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Plant trees pet cats
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I attended a meeting yesterday and it reminded me that every single organizer needs to get training on how to facilitate meetings. Truly. You lose more people through terrible meeting facilitation than I can express.
November 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I attended a meeting yesterday and it reminded me that every single organizer needs to get training on how to facilitate meetings. Truly. You lose more people through terrible meeting facilitation than I can express.
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
If I taught a modern theater history course, I would assign my students to make wikipedia pages for theaters because it is real bleak on there. All sorts of notable cultural work that is totally non-existent there.
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
If I taught a modern theater history course, I would assign my students to make wikipedia pages for theaters because it is real bleak on there. All sorts of notable cultural work that is totally non-existent there.
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And yes it matters to still DO politics and this is part of that. I think it's strange when people say 'nothing matters' when in fact anything done in a sustained fashion matters to someone over time.
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
And yes it matters to still DO politics and this is part of that. I think it's strange when people say 'nothing matters' when in fact anything done in a sustained fashion matters to someone over time.
The actor who narrated the film Train Dreams, Will Patton, also narrated the audiobook. I just think that's neat.
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The actor who narrated the film Train Dreams, Will Patton, also narrated the audiobook. I just think that's neat.
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David Lynch shorts program played this, from July 2020, which is about a minute and a half of a drawing of a cartoon guy bouncing around the screen with yellow squares and an industrial score. Someone walked out. How was your day honey? youtu.be/Ggz_oXPjfhg
HOW WAS YOUR DAY HONEY?
YouTube video by DAVID LYNCH THEATER
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November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
David Lynch shorts program played this, from July 2020, which is about a minute and a half of a drawing of a cartoon guy bouncing around the screen with yellow squares and an industrial score. Someone walked out. How was your day honey? youtu.be/Ggz_oXPjfhg
The asters are holding it down, continuing to bloom and feed the local pollinator population. Observed at least three species using this one plant today
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The asters are holding it down, continuing to bloom and feed the local pollinator population. Observed at least three species using this one plant today
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this is the craziest thing I've read in a long time???? Meta projected that 10% of its revenue last year, $16 billion, came from scams. Meta intentionally charges the scammers MORE and knows that people who click on scams are more likely to see more of them www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
this is the craziest thing I've read in a long time???? Meta projected that 10% of its revenue last year, $16 billion, came from scams. Meta intentionally charges the scammers MORE and knows that people who click on scams are more likely to see more of them www.reuters.com/investigatio...
if we're talking final shot: It Was Just an Accident
November 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
if we're talking final shot: It Was Just an Accident
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
if unofficial results hold, Democrats have swept the city council in Troy, NY, a small upstate city. Dems were previously in a 4-3 minority.
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
if unofficial results hold, Democrats have swept the city council in Troy, NY, a small upstate city. Dems were previously in a 4-3 minority.
Like clockwork, PMA CEO & Director Sasha Suda was fired this morning, as the Inquirer reported yesterday (and ran on this morning's front page) that the board was in the dark as the rebrand moved forward www.inquirer.com/arts/philade...
The Philadelphia Art Museum rebrand surprised locals and board members. Is it as bad as some say?
A beer hall? Soccer team? The Art Museum's new logo and name are drawing fire. But the real test will be whether or not the redesign brings in crowds and raises money.
www.inquirer.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Like clockwork, PMA CEO & Director Sasha Suda was fired this morning, as the Inquirer reported yesterday (and ran on this morning's front page) that the board was in the dark as the rebrand moved forward www.inquirer.com/arts/philade...