Cindy White
@writewhite.bsky.social
Senior Editor at the Los Angeles Zoo. Formerly: The A.V. Club, IGN, The Watercooler. WGAE, professional fan of cool stuff, mom of twins, work in progress.
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‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
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Here's a sentence with an exclamation point!
Here's a regular sentence with a period where I say what I want to say. Now here's another exclamation point so you don't think I'm a bitch!
From,
Every woman ever
Here's a regular sentence with a period where I say what I want to say. Now here's another exclamation point so you don't think I'm a bitch!
From,
Every woman ever
October 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Here's a sentence with an exclamation point!
Here's a regular sentence with a period where I say what I want to say. Now here's another exclamation point so you don't think I'm a bitch!
From,
Every woman ever
Here's a regular sentence with a period where I say what I want to say. Now here's another exclamation point so you don't think I'm a bitch!
From,
Every woman ever
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I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭
October 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭
I just need two: “Economic headwinds.”
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
rm -rf ~/
"The chancellor approved it"
October 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I just need two: “Economic headwinds.”
Halloween names? In this economy? (Yes.)
October 9, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Halloween names? In this economy? (Yes.)
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Alrght everybody, get your Tin Can Telephones out. We need your help!
We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.
We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.
September 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Alrght everybody, get your Tin Can Telephones out. We need your help!
We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.
We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.
The surprise Michael Bay cameo here reminds me that even though I’ve transitioned from TV/film journalism to writing about animals and conservation, Hollywood still has a way of creeping in.
Mountain gorillas are back from the brink. But what happens if they run out of room?
Mountain gorillas are back from the brink. But what happens if they run out of room?
Humans have helped save the great apes from extinction, but are now the biggest threat to their survival as they compete for land in east Africa’s Virunga mountains
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The surprise Michael Bay cameo here reminds me that even though I’ve transitioned from TV/film journalism to writing about animals and conservation, Hollywood still has a way of creeping in.
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"I’m glad you kids love going to this zoo every weekend, but with each trip around your favorite enclosure, I’m reminded of my mortal limitations. I have to shamefully admit: I am running out of facts to tell you about red pandas."
I Am Running Out of Facts About Red Pandas
I am a drowning man, sinking under the weight of expectation, pulled toward the murky depths of adult fallibility. I’m glad my children love going ...
buff.ly
September 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"I’m glad you kids love going to this zoo every weekend, but with each trip around your favorite enclosure, I’m reminded of my mortal limitations. I have to shamefully admit: I am running out of facts to tell you about red pandas."
Someone just recommended this to me!
Interesting - a follow-up to LAST CHANCE TO SEE is coming in a few weeks... that's a must listen, for me...
One Last Chance To See - Radio 4 Documentary - British Comedy Guide
A guide to One Last Chance To See, the 2025 BBC Radio 4 radio documentary. A look back at Douglas Adams's endangered species book Last Chance To See.
www.comedy.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Someone just recommended this to me!
Went to Target for the first time since January to spend some gift cards (if they already have the $ from the gift card and you don’t claim any merchandise, they win). Smaller than average crowd for a weekend, but what really struck me were the empty shelves. Haven’t seen it like that since 2020.
September 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Went to Target for the first time since January to spend some gift cards (if they already have the $ from the gift card and you don’t claim any merchandise, they win). Smaller than average crowd for a weekend, but what really struck me were the empty shelves. Haven’t seen it like that since 2020.
Happy Caturday, or maybe I should say Kittenday?
September 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Happy Caturday, or maybe I should say Kittenday?
If you’re having feelings about Disney rn, the new Knights of Guinevere is a great watch, because Dana Terrace has an even more complicated relationship with Disney than you do. Weirdly beautiful and instantly intriguing, it’s anti-capitalist art, pure and uncut.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCAd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCAd...
KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE: PILOT
YouTube video by GLITCH
www.youtube.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you’re having feelings about Disney rn, the new Knights of Guinevere is a great watch, because Dana Terrace has an even more complicated relationship with Disney than you do. Weirdly beautiful and instantly intriguing, it’s anti-capitalist art, pure and uncut.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCAd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCAd...
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does anybody else feel like they are watching a mass psychosis
September 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
does anybody else feel like they are watching a mass psychosis
Thank you all for the amazing kitten name suggestions. I didn’t expect to get so many! Arthur says hello and bless you, his Bluesky subjects. (We’re calling him Arthur because he hitchhiked a ride to my workplace and that’s how I got him.)
September 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thank you all for the amazing kitten name suggestions. I didn’t expect to get so many! Arthur says hello and bless you, his Bluesky subjects. (We’re calling him Arthur because he hitchhiked a ride to my workplace and that’s how I got him.)
Hindsight! It ran for one season in VH1, of all places. Think Peggy Sue Got Married for Gen-X. Cruelly cut short after one season and left off on a cliffhanger.
September 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Hindsight! It ran for one season in VH1, of all places. Think Peggy Sue Got Married for Gen-X. Cruelly cut short after one season and left off on a cliffhanger.
Timeline cleanse. I brought home a kitten from work this week. He still doesn’t have a name. We’re taking suggestions.
September 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Timeline cleanse. I brought home a kitten from work this week. He still doesn’t have a name. We’re taking suggestions.
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Since we didn't get the fun reading we all wanted today and I'm stuck in a car for a couple of hours....BEHOLD THE MIGHTY GARIBALDI, CALIFORNIA'S STATE FISH!!!!
August 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Since we didn't get the fun reading we all wanted today and I'm stuck in a car for a couple of hours....BEHOLD THE MIGHTY GARIBALDI, CALIFORNIA'S STATE FISH!!!!
Since I’m now back to working in an office I missed dropping off my kids for their first day of high school (at a very famous high school). I love my husband but he didn’t take any good pics and now I’m bummed.
August 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Since I’m now back to working in an office I missed dropping off my kids for their first day of high school (at a very famous high school). I love my husband but he didn’t take any good pics and now I’m bummed.
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We’re deeply disappointed negotiations for a global plastics treaty have ended without a final agreement.
Over the past 3 years, the momentum has been undeniable. The world now understands, plastic is a full lifecycle problem that demands systemic solutions, & that its health impacts are profound.
Over the past 3 years, the momentum has been undeniable. The world now understands, plastic is a full lifecycle problem that demands systemic solutions, & that its health impacts are profound.
August 20, 2025 at 2:12 AM
We’re deeply disappointed negotiations for a global plastics treaty have ended without a final agreement.
Over the past 3 years, the momentum has been undeniable. The world now understands, plastic is a full lifecycle problem that demands systemic solutions, & that its health impacts are profound.
Over the past 3 years, the momentum has been undeniable. The world now understands, plastic is a full lifecycle problem that demands systemic solutions, & that its health impacts are profound.
Getting back into work after only like 10 months away and the tools I used to use (Airtable, MailChimp, Canva, etc) are now infested with useless AI “helpers.” They’re 10x more frustrating and harder to use. I can do things myself, let me opt out!
August 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Getting back into work after only like 10 months away and the tools I used to use (Airtable, MailChimp, Canva, etc) are now infested with useless AI “helpers.” They’re 10x more frustrating and harder to use. I can do things myself, let me opt out!
Felt the Sunday scaries creeping up (it happens when you’re unemployed too, because it means getting back to searching and applying for jobs) but then I remembered that I work at the zoo now.
August 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Felt the Sunday scaries creeping up (it happens when you’re unemployed too, because it means getting back to searching and applying for jobs) but then I remembered that I work at the zoo now.
Someone (or several someones) could create an amazing and popular media site by scooping up some of the talented writers out of work right now. It’s possible to do it in a non-exploitative, reader-forward way. The big companies just don’t want to because it give creatives too much power.
August 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Someone (or several someones) could create an amazing and popular media site by scooping up some of the talented writers out of work right now. It’s possible to do it in a non-exploitative, reader-forward way. The big companies just don’t want to because it give creatives too much power.
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I'm not watching WAR OF THE WORLDS and I don't think you should either. Why? Because the bean counters at Amazon don't see hate-watching as a bad thing. In fact, they are playing to that.
You Won't Make Me Watch The Worst Non-Movie Of The Year
No, I'm not going to watch that movie everyone is saying is so awful that I have to see it. I'm not falling for that trap.
www.giantfreakinrobot.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'm not watching WAR OF THE WORLDS and I don't think you should either. Why? Because the bean counters at Amazon don't see hate-watching as a bad thing. In fact, they are playing to that.
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Trouble captivating readers from the start? In today’s newsletter, take a look at some great first lines from a range of novels, and pick up some tactics for how to make your own opening stand out. nepheletempest.substack.com/p/opening-se...
Opening Sentences
Hook Your Reader from the First Line
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August 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Trouble captivating readers from the start? In today’s newsletter, take a look at some great first lines from a range of novels, and pick up some tactics for how to make your own opening stand out. nepheletempest.substack.com/p/opening-se...