Kate Thorman
@kthor.bsky.social
Writer and editor of pretty much anything that uses words, but especially film/TV/audio
SF -> NY -> London
kthor.substack.com
SF -> NY -> London
kthor.substack.com
I wrote about Oscar bait, my fave classic noir, comedy specials (a newsletter first!), and found family: kthor.substack.com/p/three-recs...
Three recs, found family edition
A political thriller in the Vatican, my fave comedy special(s), a Vienna-set post-war noir
kthor.substack.com
December 7, 2024 at 11:05 AM
I wrote about Oscar bait, my fave classic noir, comedy specials (a newsletter first!), and found family: kthor.substack.com/p/three-recs...
So I guess the party finally got here, huh?
November 17, 2024 at 11:24 AM
So I guess the party finally got here, huh?
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Brilliant read. "The money produced by art has not disappeared. ... The reality is that the people with the most money have devised, at every turn, new and more bulletproof ways for them to make and keep more money, and for the people who make things to make less."
an actually good Sydney Sweeney-themed think piece is “The Money Is in All the Wrong Places” by @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social
defector.com/the-money-is...
defector.com/the-money-is...
The Money Is In All The Wrong Places | Defector
You can always tell who in Hollywood has family money by their Instagrams. People like Dakota Johnson, who have a Hollywood lineage deeper than the Mariana Trench, post only rarely. They post about so...
defector.com
March 7, 2024 at 4:12 AM
Brilliant read. "The money produced by art has not disappeared. ... The reality is that the people with the most money have devised, at every turn, new and more bulletproof ways for them to make and keep more money, and for the people who make things to make less."
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Since a lie can travel the world while the truth is still putting it’s shoes on, please help share this truth far and wide:
Alexander Smirnov - GOP’s key witness in their attempt to impeach Biden - was charged with falsifying evidence against Biden and lying to the FBI.
Gift link: wapo.st/48hRbHZ
Alexander Smirnov - GOP’s key witness in their attempt to impeach Biden - was charged with falsifying evidence against Biden and lying to the FBI.
Gift link: wapo.st/48hRbHZ
Former FBI informant charged with lying about Biden business
The prosecutor who charged Hunter Biden with gun and tax crimes has now accused a former informant of making false claims of corruption against the Bidens.
wapo.st
February 16, 2024 at 6:40 AM
Since a lie can travel the world while the truth is still putting it’s shoes on, please help share this truth far and wide:
Alexander Smirnov - GOP’s key witness in their attempt to impeach Biden - was charged with falsifying evidence against Biden and lying to the FBI.
Gift link: wapo.st/48hRbHZ
Alexander Smirnov - GOP’s key witness in their attempt to impeach Biden - was charged with falsifying evidence against Biden and lying to the FBI.
Gift link: wapo.st/48hRbHZ
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This tweet from David Folkenflik just sent a chill through me. Our country is becoming a vast news desert.
January 24, 2024 at 1:32 AM
This tweet from David Folkenflik just sent a chill through me. Our country is becoming a vast news desert.
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You can get a full list of Oscar noms tomorrow morning from the Academy's digital magazine aframe.oscars.org
Don't cross the virtual picket lines!
Don't cross the virtual picket lines!
Alright besties: we’ve got another union walkout tomorrow, timed with the Oscar noms announcement. Don’t click on any links from Vanity Fair, Vogue, Bon Appetit, GQ, Glamour, Self, Allure, Teen Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, etc: ✊ www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Condé Nast Union Members Launch 24-Hour Walkout Amid Layoff Talks
More than 400 workers at Vanity Fair, Vogue, Condé Nast Entertainment, Bon Appétit and other brands are walking out on Tuesday to protest bargaining practices the union alleges are unlawful.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 23, 2024 at 2:23 AM
You can get a full list of Oscar noms tomorrow morning from the Academy's digital magazine aframe.oscars.org
Don't cross the virtual picket lines!
Don't cross the virtual picket lines!
I have script revisions I really need to do so naturally I have descaled my kettle for the first time ever and am about to bake a cake for the second time in a year
January 4, 2024 at 3:25 PM
I have script revisions I really need to do so naturally I have descaled my kettle for the first time ever and am about to bake a cake for the second time in a year
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Very much worth your time, amidst all the nonsense on these topics
Ending the Gaza war isn't enough. Have to not return to the bad pre-war situation or worse.
But real peace requires addressing these 5 difficult obstacles
1) Hamas
2) Bibi & his Far Right Govt
3) Palestinian Hopelessness
4) West Bank Settlers
5) Regional Power Dynamics
My latest (in The Daily Beast)
But real peace requires addressing these 5 difficult obstacles
1) Hamas
2) Bibi & his Far Right Govt
3) Palestinian Hopelessness
4) West Bank Settlers
5) Regional Power Dynamics
My latest (in The Daily Beast)
The Five Big Obstacles to Israel-Palestine Peace
The converged interests of powerful entities could make the conflict continue indefinitely. But with patience, these forces can be dislodged.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 1, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Very much worth your time, amidst all the nonsense on these topics
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There's a lot to unpack here.
The “New Antisemitism” and the Logic of Whiteness | Los Angeles Review of Books
Megan Wachspress argues that the relationship of leftist activists to their own whiteness is shaping the current wave of anti-Israeli campus protests....
lareviewofbooks.org
December 3, 2023 at 2:27 AM
There's a lot to unpack here.
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“Every single person who died in Vietnam between autumn 1968 and the Fall of Saigon — and all who died in Laos and Cambodia…as well as all who died in the aftermath, like the Cambodian genocide…died because of Henry Kissinger.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America’s Ruling Class, Finally Dies
Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, his consulting firm said in a statement on Wednesday.
www.rollingstone.com
November 30, 2023 at 6:54 AM
“Every single person who died in Vietnam between autumn 1968 and the Fall of Saigon — and all who died in Laos and Cambodia…as well as all who died in the aftermath, like the Cambodian genocide…died because of Henry Kissinger.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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I’m ready to organize my fellow Substack publishers and demand answers from leadership.
You want in? Email me: MKwrites4000@proton.me
You want in? Email me: MKwrites4000@proton.me
"Some Substack newsletters by Nazis and white nationalists have thousands or tens of thousands of subscribers, making the platform a new and valuable tool for creating mailing lists for the far right. And many accept paid subscriptions through Substack..."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Gift Article: Substack Has a Nazi Problem
The newsletter platform’s lax content moderation creates an opening for white nationalists eager to get their message out.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2023 at 9:01 PM
I’m ready to organize my fellow Substack publishers and demand answers from leadership.
You want in? Email me: MKwrites4000@proton.me
You want in? Email me: MKwrites4000@proton.me
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One last push!
Are you a romance reader? Did you find your reading habits changed during the pandemic? I am an academic librarian researching romance readership before, during, and after the pandemic. Please take my survey! Thank you in advance! www.surveymonkey.com/r/RomancingT...
#Romancelandia
Are you a romance reader? Did you find your reading habits changed during the pandemic? I am an academic librarian researching romance readership before, during, and after the pandemic. Please take my survey! Thank you in advance! www.surveymonkey.com/r/RomancingT...
#Romancelandia
November 24, 2023 at 8:07 PM
One last push!
Are you a romance reader? Did you find your reading habits changed during the pandemic? I am an academic librarian researching romance readership before, during, and after the pandemic. Please take my survey! Thank you in advance! www.surveymonkey.com/r/RomancingT...
#Romancelandia
Are you a romance reader? Did you find your reading habits changed during the pandemic? I am an academic librarian researching romance readership before, during, and after the pandemic. Please take my survey! Thank you in advance! www.surveymonkey.com/r/RomancingT...
#Romancelandia
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A 🧵 about the document spreading among SAG-AFTRA members today:
On July 17, when SAG was deciding to go on strike, our NegCom put out this really helpful grid showing what we were asking for and how abysmally the AMPTP had failed to meaningfully counter. www.sagaftra.org/files/sa_doc...
On July 17, when SAG was deciding to go on strike, our NegCom put out this really helpful grid showing what we were asking for and how abysmally the AMPTP had failed to meaningfully counter. www.sagaftra.org/files/sa_doc...
www.sagaftra.org
November 23, 2023 at 6:25 AM
A 🧵 about the document spreading among SAG-AFTRA members today:
On July 17, when SAG was deciding to go on strike, our NegCom put out this really helpful grid showing what we were asking for and how abysmally the AMPTP had failed to meaningfully counter. www.sagaftra.org/files/sa_doc...
On July 17, when SAG was deciding to go on strike, our NegCom put out this really helpful grid showing what we were asking for and how abysmally the AMPTP had failed to meaningfully counter. www.sagaftra.org/files/sa_doc...
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Another excellent and essential Chotiner interview. This time with Omer Bartov - who gets the issues in question just right.
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
How to Define Genocide
A historian of the Holocaust examines Israel’s rhetoric and actions in Gaza.
www.newyorker.com
November 17, 2023 at 1:16 AM
Another excellent and essential Chotiner interview. This time with Omer Bartov - who gets the issues in question just right.
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Really missing Old Twitter tonight, which would have been my go-to for understanding why and how everyone in London is suddenly talking about David Cameron
November 13, 2023 at 9:05 PM
Really missing Old Twitter tonight, which would have been my go-to for understanding why and how everyone in London is suddenly talking about David Cameron
Absolutely thrilled to have For All Mankind back and also immediately remembering that few shows can make me cry so easily
November 11, 2023 at 8:21 PM
Absolutely thrilled to have For All Mankind back and also immediately remembering that few shows can make me cry so easily
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Spent an hour today removing my personal data from a bunch of places on the internet. This list made it really easy to do! If you're doing activism, doing this is a good preventative measure against doxxing. It's pretty straightforward:
https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List
https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List
GitHub - yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List
Contribute to yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 9, 2023 at 10:32 PM
Spent an hour today removing my personal data from a bunch of places on the internet. This list made it really easy to do! If you're doing activism, doing this is a good preventative measure against doxxing. It's pretty straightforward:
https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List
https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List
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The AMPTP’s “last best final” proposal would allow them to body scan performers making *more than minimum* in TV and features.
Performers would get paid once. But studios would be allowed to profit off their AI likenesses without their approval forever — even after they’re dead.
Performers would get paid once. But studios would be allowed to profit off their AI likenesses without their approval forever — even after they’re dead.
November 7, 2023 at 3:21 AM
The AMPTP’s “last best final” proposal would allow them to body scan performers making *more than minimum* in TV and features.
Performers would get paid once. But studios would be allowed to profit off their AI likenesses without their approval forever — even after they’re dead.
Performers would get paid once. But studios would be allowed to profit off their AI likenesses without their approval forever — even after they’re dead.
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That just finished a new first draft feeling
October 8, 2023 at 10:55 PM
That just finished a new first draft feeling
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Someone told me that this app may seem very empty because of this default setting that requires replies to have 2 likes or more before they show up.
Indeed! I changed it so that all replies show up, and suddenly the place seems much more lively. I highly recommend changing it in your settings.
Indeed! I changed it so that all replies show up, and suddenly the place seems much more lively. I highly recommend changing it in your settings.
July 26, 2023 at 9:07 AM
Someone told me that this app may seem very empty because of this default setting that requires replies to have 2 likes or more before they show up.
Indeed! I changed it so that all replies show up, and suddenly the place seems much more lively. I highly recommend changing it in your settings.
Indeed! I changed it so that all replies show up, and suddenly the place seems much more lively. I highly recommend changing it in your settings.