Kevin McLenithan
@mclengthyname.bsky.social
Editor by day. Film critic by night. Internet Puddleglum 24/7.
Genuine Q: do the NYT editors actually ... edit? As in, is somebody evaluating the text and revising or rejecting as necessary?
Admittedly, I know the publishing industry better than journalism, but surely whoever writes a headline has to show it to a second person before going to print ... right?
Admittedly, I know the publishing industry better than journalism, but surely whoever writes a headline has to show it to a second person before going to print ... right?
November 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Genuine Q: do the NYT editors actually ... edit? As in, is somebody evaluating the text and revising or rejecting as necessary?
Admittedly, I know the publishing industry better than journalism, but surely whoever writes a headline has to show it to a second person before going to print ... right?
Admittedly, I know the publishing industry better than journalism, but surely whoever writes a headline has to show it to a second person before going to print ... right?
Impossibly punk name for this bird in my kid's library book
October 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Impossibly punk name for this bird in my kid's library book
I did the lettering for my son's sign, but the words were 100% dictated by him. So a preschooler has a better grasp of the gospel than Roy. Faith like a child's, indeed.
October 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I did the lettering for my son's sign, but the words were 100% dictated by him. So a preschooler has a better grasp of the gospel than Roy. Faith like a child's, indeed.
What movie do you consider "perfect"? (I love answering this question.)
September 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
What movie do you consider "perfect"? (I love answering this question.)
If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to BlueSky
September 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to BlueSky
The times are evil, so spend a few moments hanging out with the elf owl, the smallest owl in the world. Elf owls are known for nesting in holes that other animals have made (and then vacated) in the sides of saguaros, the largest cacti in the world.
September 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The times are evil, so spend a few moments hanging out with the elf owl, the smallest owl in the world. Elf owls are known for nesting in holes that other animals have made (and then vacated) in the sides of saguaros, the largest cacti in the world.
the woke mind virus has infected children's books about birds - quick, get elon musk on the horn
August 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
the woke mind virus has infected children's books about birds - quick, get elon musk on the horn
Or how about this one, which made me mutter "holy shit" the first time I saw it (really, every time I see it):
August 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Or how about this one, which made me mutter "holy shit" the first time I saw it (really, every time I see it):
Post one of the most haunting shots in movie history from a film made before the year 2000
August 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Post one of the most haunting shots in movie history from a film made before the year 2000
When Colbert took over The Late Show, I lobbied hard to write the blurb for his spot on @christandpopculture.com's best-of-2015 roundup list. I don't always enjoy going back to read my decade-old writing, but it was nice to revisit this and think "yep, bingo." christandpopculture.com/the-2015-chr...
July 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
When Colbert took over The Late Show, I lobbied hard to write the blurb for his spot on @christandpopculture.com's best-of-2015 roundup list. I don't always enjoy going back to read my decade-old writing, but it was nice to revisit this and think "yep, bingo." christandpopculture.com/the-2015-chr...
Quote with your favorite anti-fascist film
July 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Quote with your favorite anti-fascist film
Unironically one of the best supporting performances of the last quarter-century
June 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Unironically one of the best supporting performances of the last quarter-century
Slightly annoyed that I couldn't fit THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, THE LOOK OF SILENCE, or AFTER YANG somewhere in here, but that's the way the listmaking cookie crumbles
June 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Slightly annoyed that I couldn't fit THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, THE LOOK OF SILENCE, or AFTER YANG somewhere in here, but that's the way the listmaking cookie crumbles
He doesn't have enough charm to be Zapp. He's more like one of these guys:
June 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
He doesn't have enough charm to be Zapp. He's more like one of these guys:
Some of y'all can't handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows
June 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Some of y'all can't handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows
just sewed a button back onto my kid's knight helmet, please clap
June 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
just sewed a button back onto my kid's knight helmet, please clap
I have never seen a less tempting job opening, and folks, I was once dumb enough to get roped into selling Cutco knives the summer after graduation
May 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I have never seen a less tempting job opening, and folks, I was once dumb enough to get roped into selling Cutco knives the summer after graduation
SCOOP: Exclusive photo of JD Vance getting the pope news
May 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
SCOOP: Exclusive photo of JD Vance getting the pope news
from Denise Levertov's "Unresolved" (1982)
May 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
from Denise Levertov's "Unresolved" (1982)
when you realize that @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social's screening of a remastered 30th-anniversary print of RAN falls on the weekend you have an out-of-town commitment that you can't reschedule
May 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
when you realize that @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social's screening of a remastered 30th-anniversary print of RAN falls on the weekend you have an out-of-town commitment that you can't reschedule
What are your four favorite films of the decade so far?
May 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What are your four favorite films of the decade so far?