Marisa LaScala
@martogo.bsky.social
Writer/editor (currently parenting/toys at Good Housekeeping, previously Parents and Working Mother). Union girlie/WGAE shop steward. She/her. Posts about moms and movies.
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You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
Jesse went to The Hold Steady yesterday and today I found confetti in the bed.
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Jesse went to The Hold Steady yesterday and today I found confetti in the bed.
Instead of just bragging to my group text, I wrote about how much my Stubs A-List membership saved me on moviegoing this year—more than $600! 🤘
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I See Every Movie, and the Best Gift for People Like Me Is an AMC Stubs A-List Membership
I literally saved hundreds of dollars this year.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Instead of just bragging to my group text, I wrote about how much my Stubs A-List membership saved me on moviegoing this year—more than $600! 🤘
www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/gif...
www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/gif...
My entire family has picked up an annoying habit of singing, "I've heard it said," before we say anything stupid.
December 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
My entire family has picked up an annoying habit of singing, "I've heard it said," before we say anything stupid.
I don't really use Spotify because we're a physical media family, so my Spotify Wrapped mostly captures the one day I was going through something and listened to the Italian Eurovision song entry like six times in a row. 🤌
December 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I don't really use Spotify because we're a physical media family, so my Spotify Wrapped mostly captures the one day I was going through something and listened to the Italian Eurovision song entry like six times in a row. 🤌
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
Yeah, my most-used emojis really sum up the year.
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Yeah, my most-used emojis really sum up the year.
Lowkey the best museum in NYC. ❤️
SPECIAL AWARD: Museum of the Moving Image
December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Lowkey the best museum in NYC. ❤️
Ready for The Further Adventures of Payakan.
December 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Ready for The Further Adventures of Payakan.
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New Yorkers kept telling me the same thing: they’re thinking of leaving because they can’t afford to raise their kids here. Universal childcare isn’t just a promise — it’s how we make this a city for everyone.
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
New Yorkers kept telling me the same thing: they’re thinking of leaving because they can’t afford to raise their kids here. Universal childcare isn’t just a promise — it’s how we make this a city for everyone.
Happy first day of advent-calendar opening to everyone who celebrates! This year we only have five. #Restraint.
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For Some Gen Z and Millennials, Advent Calendars Are a Form of Self-Care
How treat-a-day sets went from checkout line staples to high-end holiday must-dos.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Happy first day of advent-calendar opening to everyone who celebrates! This year we only have five. #Restraint.
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To make up for my last post:
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
They Might Be Giants
The Hold Steady
The Mountain Goats
Los Campesinos
Rilo Kiley
(I think at least 8x each?)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
They Might Be Giants
The Hold Steady
The Mountain Goats
Los Campesinos
Rilo Kiley
(I think at least 8x each?)
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
To make up for my last post:
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
They Might Be Giants
The Hold Steady
The Mountain Goats
Los Campesinos
Rilo Kiley
(I think at least 8x each?)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
They Might Be Giants
The Hold Steady
The Mountain Goats
Los Campesinos
Rilo Kiley
(I think at least 8x each?)
I told Jesse I wanted to listen to Smashing Pumpkins on the ride home, but maybe I just wanted to listen to Cherub Rock over and over? Anyway, now he's playing Mellon Collie while we unpack and the 10yo wants nothing to do with us.
December 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I told Jesse I wanted to listen to Smashing Pumpkins on the ride home, but maybe I just wanted to listen to Cherub Rock over and over? Anyway, now he's playing Mellon Collie while we unpack and the 10yo wants nothing to do with us.
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A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
We have only watched one episode of the new season of Stranger Things, but it is important that everyone know that in the '80s I had sheets and a bedspread in the exact same pattern as Holly Wheeler's wallpaper.
November 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We have only watched one episode of the new season of Stranger Things, but it is important that everyone know that in the '80s I had sheets and a bedspread in the exact same pattern as Holly Wheeler's wallpaper.
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just saw the stat that Riverdale started six months after Stranger Things, did 7 seasons, and has been off the air for over 2 years before Stranger Things airs its 5th season
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
just saw the stat that Riverdale started six months after Stranger Things, did 7 seasons, and has been off the air for over 2 years before Stranger Things airs its 5th season
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A sequel to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. The world needs more Jarntathan!
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A sequel to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. The world needs more Jarntathan!
No one is ranking Attack of the Clones high enough NO INTERACTIONS
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
No one is ranking Attack of the Clones high enough NO INTERACTIONS
The 10yo has gotten into Futurama, and sometimes now when she walks around the apartment I can see her making Zoidberg claw-clacking motions to herself.
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The 10yo has gotten into Futurama, and sometimes now when she walks around the apartment I can see her making Zoidberg claw-clacking motions to herself.
We're taking the 10yo to the Stranger Things play tonight. When he got the tickets at TKTS, Jesse was informed that if you show up after 7, they won't seat you until 25 minutes in. Now I'm picturing Demogorgons dancing up the aisles like Cats.
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We're taking the 10yo to the Stranger Things play tonight. When he got the tickets at TKTS, Jesse was informed that if you show up after 7, they won't seat you until 25 minutes in. Now I'm picturing Demogorgons dancing up the aisles like Cats.
This is probably going to resonate with very few people, but when I was watching 'Keeper,' @rockmarooned.bsky.social surreptitiously went to the deli, bought a slice of chocolate cake, and left it out on the table for me to find when I finished the movie. 😬 #TrueLove
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
This is probably going to resonate with very few people, but when I was watching 'Keeper,' @rockmarooned.bsky.social surreptitiously went to the deli, bought a slice of chocolate cake, and left it out on the table for me to find when I finished the movie. 😬 #TrueLove
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Always a delight to have Marisa on the program!
Had a great time talking with @durwoodclapper.bsky.social and @meryanroe.bsky.social on Movin' Right Along, where I learned a lot about those ribbons tied to fans in movies, what spirits ACTUALLY say in Field of Dreams, and whether or not I'm related to Johnny Fiama.
www.toughpigs.com/movin611/
www.toughpigs.com/movin611/
Movin’ Right Along 6.11: Jacuzzi® Party! - ToughPigs
Gonzo builds a Jacuzzi and throws a party.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Always a delight to have Marisa on the program!
They say you should bring your authentic self to work but my authentic self wears this No Face sweatshirt from Uniqlo four out of five days, so I think I need to keep being able to work from home sometimes.
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
They say you should bring your authentic self to work but my authentic self wears this No Face sweatshirt from Uniqlo four out of five days, so I think I need to keep being able to work from home sometimes.