Melanie McFarland
@mctelevision.bsky.social
Senior Critic Salon. Fmr prez TCA. Fmr Peabody Awards board. Gardener. Cook. Writer. Opinions are mine. RTs don't ≠ endorsement. If u look like a bot imma block you immediately
Achievement unlocked. Took longer than expected because I had to break open a few cardamom pods & grind the seeds, but worth the effort.
I also liberated a fort in Ghost of Yotei. Nobody can accuse me of lacking a strong work ethic.
I also liberated a fort in Ghost of Yotei. Nobody can accuse me of lacking a strong work ethic.
October 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Achievement unlocked. Took longer than expected because I had to break open a few cardamom pods & grind the seeds, but worth the effort.
I also liberated a fort in Ghost of Yotei. Nobody can accuse me of lacking a strong work ethic.
I also liberated a fort in Ghost of Yotei. Nobody can accuse me of lacking a strong work ethic.
What I mean by that is, Arquette walks the fine line between the extremes we usually encounter in true crime docudramas. She makes room to be honest about Maggie's role as a permissive enabler of the horrible men in her life. And that makes her a depressingly familiar figure.
October 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
What I mean by that is, Arquette walks the fine line between the extremes we usually encounter in true crime docudramas. She makes room to be honest about Maggie's role as a permissive enabler of the horrible men in her life. And that makes her a depressingly familiar figure.
Libras are all about balance, remember.
October 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Libras are all about balance, remember.
If you see this post a random picture from your device without explaining it
October 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If you see this post a random picture from your device without explaining it
A lot of my generation learned some of the greatest lessons about having empathy for wildlife from primatologist Jane Goodall. Long ago she appeared at a TCA press tour to promote one of her docs. Our members aren't supposed to applaud for panelists. But I'll never regret applauding her.
October 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A lot of my generation learned some of the greatest lessons about having empathy for wildlife from primatologist Jane Goodall. Long ago she appeared at a TCA press tour to promote one of her docs. Our members aren't supposed to applaud for panelists. But I'll never regret applauding her.
Watch the above video, then look at this . . . "idea" and draw your own conclusions as to who exactly thinks they can safely do this and why.
August 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Watch the above video, then look at this . . . "idea" and draw your own conclusions as to who exactly thinks they can safely do this and why.
Since I posted the process here's the result: balsamic fig jam sweetened with fireweed honey
August 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Since I posted the process here's the result: balsamic fig jam sweetened with fireweed honey
Saturday night (fig) jam session.
August 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Saturday night (fig) jam session.
Fingers crossed that Anthony hires a car to drive Carrie, Miranda & Charlotte to a country spa upstate, lets them out, allows them to walk ahead of him for a bit & then starts yelling, "Go on now, git!" while throwing small rocks as tears stream down his face. #AndJustLikeThat #AJLT
August 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Fingers crossed that Anthony hires a car to drive Carrie, Miranda & Charlotte to a country spa upstate, lets them out, allows them to walk ahead of him for a bit & then starts yelling, "Go on now, git!" while throwing small rocks as tears stream down his face. #AndJustLikeThat #AJLT
Post the last pic of your pet
July 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Post the last pic of your pet
Terrible sous chef
June 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Terrible sous chef
Monday: "Crap...the power's out. That's ok, I'll catch up with that thing I need to watch for work on Thursday."
Thursday:
Thursday:
June 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Monday: "Crap...the power's out. That's ok, I'll catch up with that thing I need to watch for work on Thursday."
Thursday:
Thursday:
Him: Let's do something simple for dinner, like your tuna salad.
Me: (sigh)... OK.
The salad:
Me: (sigh)... OK.
The salad:
June 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Him: Let's do something simple for dinner, like your tuna salad.
Me: (sigh)... OK.
The salad:
Me: (sigh)... OK.
The salad:
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
...Nobody, apparently.
...Nobody, apparently.
June 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
...Nobody, apparently.
...Nobody, apparently.
My orchid cactus bloomed for the first time in years. #gardening #plants
June 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
My orchid cactus bloomed for the first time in years. #gardening #plants
Anyone who listened to WBMX back in the day knows this man's timeline is WAY off. People used to record the entire Saturday night line up, which was all house music featuring Farley Keith & a bunch of other house music legends. The BMX house bloc started in 1981.
June 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Anyone who listened to WBMX back in the day knows this man's timeline is WAY off. People used to record the entire Saturday night line up, which was all house music featuring Farley Keith & a bunch of other house music legends. The BMX house bloc started in 1981.
Shout out to fellow Illinois homeboy John Malkovich, through whom all these "New Pope" blessings flow I guess...
May 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Shout out to fellow Illinois homeboy John Malkovich, through whom all these "New Pope" blessings flow I guess...
Same with this monster, who drops bales of fuzz all over my house.
I am vacuuming at least 3X a week. I also recommend the Fur Daddy.
I am vacuuming at least 3X a week. I also recommend the Fur Daddy.
April 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Same with this monster, who drops bales of fuzz all over my house.
I am vacuuming at least 3X a week. I also recommend the Fur Daddy.
I am vacuuming at least 3X a week. I also recommend the Fur Daddy.
A must read on Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance: andscape.com/features/gen...
February 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A must read on Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance: andscape.com/features/gen...
Day 4 of celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with art & beauty: the merger of literary and visual power in Glenn Ligon's work #BHM
February 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Day 4 of celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with art & beauty: the merger of literary and visual power in Glenn Ligon's work #BHM
Luckily my Sour Patch flavor doesn't have legs
February 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Luckily my Sour Patch flavor doesn't have legs
Day 3 of celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with art & beauty: the elegance of Carrie Mae Weems #BHM
February 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Day 3 of celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with art & beauty: the elegance of Carrie Mae Weems #BHM
