Zack Wagman
@zackwagman.bsky.social
Book person. Movie person. Person person.
Back to the Future
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
When Harry Met Sally
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
When Harry Met Sally
Do the Right Thing
Blue Velvet
Raging Bull
Die Hard
Blue Velvet
Raging Bull
Die Hard
Name your top 4 80s films.
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Back to the Future
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
When Harry Met Sally
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
When Harry Met Sally
Great piece on Jesse Jackson by CNN's Abby Phillip, coming from her book A DREAM DEFERRED. Check it! www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/p...
The story of Jesse Jackson’s 1988 campaign and how close he came to becoming America’s first Black presidential nominee | CNN Politics
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., a civil rights leader and political outsider, ran for president in two groundbreaking campaigns that changed American politics. A son of the segregated South who went from noth...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Great piece on Jesse Jackson by CNN's Abby Phillip, coming from her book A DREAM DEFERRED. Check it! www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/p...
I know not the point but “unusually named Mikie, perhaps her only asset” is so fucking weird
BREAKING: Jack calls Trump "constantly" and he STILL can't protect the Gateway Tunnel Project.
October 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I know not the point but “unusually named Mikie, perhaps her only asset” is so fucking weird
One Travesty After Another
shocked to learn that the president lied about this and also this is a horrible defacing of a building that belongs to the people of the United States, not donald trump
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
October 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
One Travesty After Another
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@jasondiamond.bsky.social at the @barnesandnoble.com Discover Prize Awards! KAPLAN’S PLOT was a finalist. And congrats to Katie Yee for winning but as they say, it’s an honor to be nominated. Buy a copy of Jason’s great novel btw.
October 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
@jasondiamond.bsky.social at the @barnesandnoble.com Discover Prize Awards! KAPLAN’S PLOT was a finalist. And congrats to Katie Yee for winning but as they say, it’s an honor to be nominated. Buy a copy of Jason’s great novel btw.
The lox and whitefish hitting hard rn #iykyk
a man sits at a table with two bottles of water in front of a sign that says tnt
ALT: a man sits at a table with two bottles of water in front of a sign that says tnt
media.tenor.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The lox and whitefish hitting hard rn #iykyk
Clever, adjective, clev·er: marked by wit or ingenuity
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Clever, adjective, clev·er: marked by wit or ingenuity
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WITHOUT CONSENT (November 2025)
pete hegseth, who you will recall has been accused of domestic abuse and sexual assault, has announced a new policy by which you cannot file anonymous complaints of mistreatment. sex criminal solidarity.
September 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
WITHOUT CONSENT (November 2025)
What movie do you consider “perfect”?
September 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
What movie do you consider “perfect”?
Hell yeah
Disney has Tron: Ares, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Rental Family, Zootopia 2, Ella McCay, Avatar: Fire and Ash, and Is This Thing On? opening this year. I hope the talent involved in these movies curtails all planned publicity until the company reverses its decision about Kimmel.
September 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Hell yeah
RIP to one of the best. I've been editing a book on All the President's Men and the vision, talent, charisma, and stubbornness that made him great is on full display.
September 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
RIP to one of the best. I've been editing a book on All the President's Men and the vision, talent, charisma, and stubbornness that made him great is on full display.
Oh man, this profile of @jasondiamond.bsky.social got me right in the schpilkes. forward.com/culture/book...
Kafka and Chicago taught him to love literature, Rodney Dangerfield taught him how to live it
Over a tuna sandwich at Eisenberg's, the essayist and debut novelist discusses the road that led to 'Kaplan's Plot.'
forward.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Oh man, this profile of @jasondiamond.bsky.social got me right in the schpilkes. forward.com/culture/book...
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Went to buy something at my local bookstore and they said “your books came in.” It took a second to realize they meant MY book. I haven’t gotten my copies yet so it was my first time seeing them. I bought one and they’re not on sale yet so I think I got the first copy of my own book.
September 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Went to buy something at my local bookstore and they said “your books came in.” It took a second to realize they meant MY book. I haven’t gotten my copies yet so it was my first time seeing them. I bought one and they’re not on sale yet so I think I got the first copy of my own book.
⭐️ “A journey of discovery… All consuming. Readers will adore this trip to Chicago’s present and vivid past.” ⭐️
This is my first started review ever. Feels nice. www.booklistonline.com/products/981...
August 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
⭐️ “A journey of discovery… All consuming. Readers will adore this trip to Chicago’s present and vivid past.” ⭐️
Listen, @aarondfordnv.bsky.social: I wish you the best in your campaign for Nevada governor but please stop texting me. Six times in one week is pretty thirsty. I don't even live in your state.
August 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Listen, @aarondfordnv.bsky.social: I wish you the best in your campaign for Nevada governor but please stop texting me. Six times in one week is pretty thirsty. I don't even live in your state.
Watchmen, Bob’s Burgers, Succession
Take away all the GOAT candidates: The Wire, Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and Lost.
What’s the best show outside of that group?
What’s the best show outside of that group?
August 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Watchmen, Bob’s Burgers, Succession
lolol
Points for truth: The title is DEAD CENTER but all you have to do is look at the cover picture to see that he's on the right.
Amazing: The first political memoir written exclusively for coal lobbyists who can expense their Axios Pro subscriptions
July 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
lolol
This book is cool as shit!
July 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This book is cool as shit!
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I’m thrilled to welcome Dr. Dale Caldwell as our Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor of New Jersey!
Dr. Caldwell has spent his life in service — to his faith, to his students, and to the communities he’s helped strengthen with decades of leadership.
Dr. Caldwell has spent his life in service — to his faith, to his students, and to the communities he’s helped strengthen with decades of leadership.
July 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I’m thrilled to welcome Dr. Dale Caldwell as our Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor of New Jersey!
Dr. Caldwell has spent his life in service — to his faith, to his students, and to the communities he’s helped strengthen with decades of leadership.
Dr. Caldwell has spent his life in service — to his faith, to his students, and to the communities he’s helped strengthen with decades of leadership.
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He earned it! Kaplan's Plot is brilliant.
Seeing Kaplan’s Plot on The Millions books preview list means everything to me. I’ve been reading it for so long and never thought I’d write a novel, let alone one worthy of the best book website’s most anticipated books list.
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The Millions’ Great Summer 2025 Book Preview
Here you’ll find just over 100 titles out this summer that we’re excited about here at The Millions.
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July 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
He earned it! Kaplan's Plot is brilliant.
Love starting the day with this! "A rich tapestry . . . An affecting portrait. . . . A memorable tale of the American dream gone sideways." Go @jasondiamond.bsky.social @flatironbooks.bsky.social! www.publishersweekly.com/9781250385918
Kaplan’s Plot by Jason Diamond
The first novel from Diamond (Searching for John Hughes, a memoir) weaves a rich tapestry of a Chicago Jewish family through the...
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July 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Love starting the day with this! "A rich tapestry . . . An affecting portrait. . . . A memorable tale of the American dream gone sideways." Go @jasondiamond.bsky.social @flatironbooks.bsky.social! www.publishersweekly.com/9781250385918
The one and only. 💙
June 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The one and only. 💙
Chris Nashawaty wrote a great book on this called THE FUTURE WAS NOW from @flatironbooks.bsky.social. Just sayin'
On this day in 1982 both Bladerunner and The Thing were released in the US. Both flopped and were not received well. Both have gone on to be recognized as classics and have redefined their genres. I feel like today should be a holiday for lovers of movies and everyone who has ever failed.
June 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Chris Nashawaty wrote a great book on this called THE FUTURE WAS NOW from @flatironbooks.bsky.social. Just sayin'
One of the smartest people (and best readers!) in politics right now.
Beep boop.
My hottest NYC take is that a challenger to Eric Adams running specifically on “making it easier to raise a family in NYC” could build a multi-racial multi-class coalition that would absolutely take him down. www.nytimes.com/2023/10/11/n...
June 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
One of the smartest people (and best readers!) in politics right now.