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Michelle Jaworski
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reporter/editor/critic for hire | words: go mag, daily beast, reactor mag, daily dot | member OAFFC | she/her

I just think that movie sweaters are really neat: https://knitflicks.beehiiv.com
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A screenshot from The Onion, filed as a local story. Headline: Friend Who Sent Link To 8-Minute YouTube Video Must Be Fucking Delusional Image: A white, bespectacled dude with a goatee and a bit of beard along the jawline is wearing a brown buttoned shirt. Sitting at a desk, he is staring at a computer screen in exasperation; his left hand is near his face. He cannot believe he has to deal with this shit. Published: May 15, 2013.
September 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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A vertical three-panel image from THE GOOD PLACE season 4, which heavily features Paul Scheer as Chuck (center, wearing a blue puffer vest and plaid flannels). You can also see Tatiana Carr as Meg behind him, while the panels also glimpses of Jameela Jamil as Tahani and Kristen Bell as Eleanor. Chuck (panel 1): He's got a point. The fair thing for us to do is Chuck (panel 2): just keep on giving up more and more stuff we want, unilaterally, Chuck (panel 3): until this demon is finally happy.
September 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Scooby Doo, who is wearing Velma’s glasses, tries to blow out a stick of dynamite while traveling down a log shoot.
May 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Apropos of nothing
Two police officers in HARLEY QUINN season 1 Clayface (in disguise as the cop on the right): Hello, chums. I come baring horrible news! Two police officers in HARLEY QUINN season 1 Clayface (in disguise as the cop on the right): Joker has kidnapped Bruce Springsteen. Two police officers in HARLEY QUINN season 1 Goateed cop on the left: Some rat fuck stole The Boss! Multiple cops (one woman, several men) running out the door as Clayface (in disguise as another cop) stands by the door in HARLEY QUINN season 1. Cops: We're coming for you, Boss!
May 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Also, kicking GISS out of its office isn't saving anybody shit because the GSA still has to pay Columbia rent—to the tune of $3 million a year—until August 2031 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/n...
While NASA says it has canceled the lease, it actually remains in effect, because the lease is between Columbia and a different federal agency. So the annual rent of $3 million is still due, whether the scientists are there or not, according to a Columbia official with knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal matters. That means that there is no cost savings to the government for vacating the offices — only disruption, at least for now. “There is no logic behind this,” said Kostas Tsigaridis, a research scientist at the institute and at Columbia. The lease for 43,000 square feet of office space is between Columbia and the General Services Administration, the agency that provides space for federal workers, a government database shows. It runs through August 2031. Columbia says the General Services Administration continues to pay the rent.
May 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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From THE ONCE AND FUTURE WITCHES by Alix E. Harrow: The words trial by fire swim hideously in Juniper’s vision. “They can’t do this.” Cleo laughs. It isn’t a very good laugh. “They already have.” “But it’s not legal. It can’t be. I wasn’t the best student but Miss Hurston made us recite the Constitution in second grade.” “The Constitution? What, exactly, do you think the Constitution is? A magic spell? A dragon, perhaps, that will swoop down to defend you in your most desperate hour?” Cleo straightens in her seat. Juniper doesn’t think she’s ever seen a face so full of scorn. “I assure you it has only ever been a piece of paper, and it has only ever applied to a very few persons.”
May 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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GISS does vital work in climate science research—NASA's work isn't just about space exploration—and kicking them out of their offices doesn't make anyone safe. Which is one of many reasons to fight this drive.proton.me/urls/H702VJW...
DOGE operatives recently decided to evict GISS from on its current location in Manhattan. GISS scientists are employed by NASA, Columbia, and other contractors who collaborate on their mission to understand Earth and other planets. The GISS workers are being vacated with no replacement office, putting them and their research at risk of being cut in the current budget climate. GISS scientists are at the forefront of research on the natural and anthropogenic changes in our environment that affect the habitability of our planet. Many of you will have seen the front page of the NY Times covering the temperature this year– this useful metric of global temperature called GISTEMP has been produced at GISS monthly for decades. Others may have experienced the extreme storm surge of Hurricane Sandy or deluge of the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Cutting the science that GISS does will weaken US national security by making our coasts and cities more vulnerable to catastrophe brought by storms and severe weather. New York City was the first city in the world to have its own NYC Panel on Climate Change under the leadership of NASA GISS scientists. They update this report every 5 years and deliver analyses on how individual communities are being impacted by present climate change and might be impacted by extreme weather and warming climate of the future. New Yorkers can proudly announce that terms like “black hole”, “pulsars”, and “quasars” were envisioned or announced right here because of NASA GISS. NASA’s science activities studying our planet and our place on it are not only statutorily mandated, but are also consistently ranked by the public as NASA's most important work (Pew 2023, MorningConsult 2021).
May 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Someone I know who works at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) passed this along to me.

GSA/DOGE is kicking them out of their Columbia building on May 31.

They need your help sounding the alarm and contacting your reps, especially if you're in New York.

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Advocacy for our GISS Colleagues The abrupt closure of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) came as a surprise and shock. NASA has said that GISS work and employees are essential to NASA going forward, but their status makes them vulnerable to additional adversity. We can’t restore the lease but we can let decision-makers in New York and our own states that we support of our colleagues and the critical work that they do for NASA and the nation. Advocating for the humane treatment and well-being of our colleagues is not a political act. We are not lobbying congress for funding or expressing favor for a particular political candidate.
May 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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I wasn't expecting HARLEY QUINN to include a vital journalism PSA
A car driving in front of Harley Quinn and Lois Lane in HARLEY QUINN season 5. - Ow! (Lois) - That murder confession (Harley) Lois Lane (left) and Harley Quinn (right) in HARLEY QUINN season 5. Harley: was off the record. Lois Lane (left) and Harley Quinn (right) in HARLEY QUINN season 5. Lois: You have to say it's off the record Lois Lane (left) and Harley Quinn (right) in HARLEY QUINN season 5. Lois: or else it's on the record.
April 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Two weeks, 63 regular polls (plus one more for that tie), hundreds of votes, several close calls, and more time than I can tell you. It all comes down to this: knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/knit-madne...
A collage of 64 sweaters from film and TV. From left to right, and then top to bottom: Row 1: FRIDAY THE 13TH, EMPIRE RECORDS, THE LAKE HOUSE, THE WAY WE WERE, FINDING MR. CHRISTMAS, CLUELESS, THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, and THE SANTA CLAUSE. Row 2: LET'S MAKE LOVE, SCHITT'S CREEK, LOCAL HERO, ANATOMY OF A FALL, GREASE, BONNIE AND CLYDE, HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, and SCREAM. Row 3: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, POKER FACE, HOUSE OF GUCCI, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, NO TIME TO DIE, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, and HOME ALONE. Row 4: THE SHINING, JAWS, THE WRONG TROUSERS, DUNKIRK, GRAVITY FALLS, SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU!, TITANIC, and HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE. Row 5: ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE, THE LIGHTHOUSE, A FISH CALLED WANDA, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, PENNY DREADFUL, ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, LOVE STORY, and THE MANDALORIAN. Row 6: THE HOLIDAY, MY SO-CALLED LIFE, BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY, THE TRUMAN SHOW, STAR TREK: PICARD, GILMORE GIRLS, THE O.C., and THE NANNY. Row 7: DERRY GIRLS, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, MOONSTRUCK, WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING, THE KILLING, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, FIREFLY, and CORALINE. Row 8: A CLOSE SHAVE, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY..., ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, THE BIG LEBOWSKI, KNIVES OUT, MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD, THE WHEEL OF TIME, and MURDER, SHE WROTE.
April 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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The Finals are here! Which will prevail as the winner of the First Annual Knit Madness? (9) THE WHEEL OF TIME, or (2) MURDER, SHE WROTE? knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/knit-madne... bsky.app/profile/mich...
Josha Stradowski as Rand al’Thor in THE WHEEL OF TIME season 1. He is wearing a fuzzy, striped light blue sweater. Claude Akins as Captain Ethan Cragg (left) and Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher (right) in MURDER, SHE WROTE season 1. She is wearing a cream cardigan with black fish stitched into the sides and the left seat. Ethan is standing while Jessica is sitting. A bracket that reads from top to bottom (and then left to right) Final Four, March 30: 1 Knives Out (crossed out) 9 The Wheel of Time 2 Murder, She Wrote 1 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (crossed out) Championship, March 31: 9 The Wheel of Time 2 Murder, She Wrote Champion, April 1
March 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Who will end up in the Championship: Color Work/Christmas Champion (2) MURDER, SHE WROTE, or Cardigan/Neck Champion (1) MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD? bsky.app/profile/mich...
A two-split panel. On the left: Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher in MURDER, SHE WROTE. She is wearing a cream-colored zippered cardigan with several fish stitched together in black yarn on the front and sleeves. On the right: Fred Rogers in MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD. He is a green (likely hand-knit) cardigan.
March 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Who will end up in the Championship: Cables Champion (1) KNIVES OUT, or Textured/Miscellaneous Champion (9) THE WHEEL OF TIME? bsky.app/profile/mich...
A two-split panel. On the left: Chris Evans as Ransom Drysdale in KNIVES OUT. He is wearing a worn-down white Aran sweater. On the right: Josha Stradowski as Rand al’Thor in THE WHEEL OF TIME season 1. He is wearing a fuzzy, striped light blue sweater.
March 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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We're nearing the end game now: With only two more days of voting left in the tournament—and one until the Championship, let me introduce you to Knit Madness' Final Four. As always, here's a 🧶🧵 to group all of the remaining contenders knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/knit-madne...
A bracket, reading from top to bottom (and then center): Elite Eight, March 29: 1 Knives Out 3 When Harry Met Sally... (crossed out) 9 The Wheel of Time 3 Only Murders in the Building (crossed out) Elite Eight, March 29: 12 A Close Shave (crossed out) 2 Murder, She Wrote 1 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 2 The Big Lebowski (crossed out) Final Four, March 30: 1 Knives Out 9 The Wheel of Time 2 Murder, She Wrote 1 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Championship, March 31 A screenshot of a 64-sweater bracket, which has now whittled down to the Final Four, which is in a box in the middle of the bracket. A bracket that reads from top to bottom (and then left to right) Final Four, March 30: 1 Knives Out 9 The Wheel of Time 2 Murder, She Wrote 1 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Championship, March 31
March 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Whose cardigan—which they owned, btw—is superior? (1) MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD or (2) THE BIG LEBOWSKI? bsky.app/profile/mich...
A two-split panel. On the left: Fred Rogers in MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD. He is a green (likely hand-knit) cardigan. On the right: Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski in THE BIG LEBOWSKI. He is wearing a tan and brown Westerly zippered cardigan and a burgundy T-shirt.
March 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Which Color Work is supreme? (2) MURDER, SHE WROTE or (12) A CLOSE SHAVE? bsky.app/profile/mich...
A two-split panel. On the left: Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher in MURDER, SHE WROTE. She is wearing a cream-colored zippered cardigan with several fish stitched together in black yarn on the front and sleeves. On the right: Shaun the Sheep in A CLOSE SHAVE. He is wearing a white turtleneck sweater with pink stripes made from his own wool.
March 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Two very different textured sweaters emerge: (3) ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING and (9) THE WHEEL OF TIME (the winner of yesterday's tie-breaking rematch) bsky.app/profile/mich...
A two-split panel. On the left: Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora in ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING season 1. She is wearing a fluffy gray and rainbow-color striped pullover. On the right: Josha Stradowski as Rand al’Thor in THE WHEEL OF TIME season 1. He is wearing a fuzzy, striped light blue sweater.
March 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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It's an Aran-Off between (1) KNIVES OUT and (3) WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... bsky.app/profile/mich...
A two-split panel. On the left: Chris Evans as Ransom Drysdale in KNIVES OUT. He is wearing a worn-down white Aran sweater. On the right: Billy Crystal as Harry Burns in WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… He is wearing a chunky white Aran sweater, and he’s crouching next to Meg Ryan’s Sally Albright.
March 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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The results are in for Knit Madness Day 10: Sweet Sixteen, Part 2. Now that we're at the Elite Eight, here's a 🧶🧵 to group all of the remaining contenders knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/knit-madne...
A bracket, reading from top to bottom (and then left to right): Sweet Sixteen, March 28: 8 The Killing (crossed out) 12 A Close Shave 14 What We Do in the Shadows (crossed out) 2 Murder, She Wrote Elite Eight, March 29: 12 A Close Shave 2 Murder, She Wrote A bracket, reading from top to bottom (and then left to right): Sweet Sixteen, March 28: 1 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 13 Moonstruck (crossed out) 6 The Banshees of Inisherin (crossed out) 2 The Big Lebowski Elite Eight, March 29: 1 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 2 The Big Lebowski A 64-sweater bracket for Knit Madness, which has now reached the Elite Eight Round. A bracket, reading from top to bottom (and then left to right): Elite Eight, March 29: 1 Knives Out 3 When Harry Met Sally... 9 The Wheel of Time 3 Only Murders in the Building Elite Eight, March 29: 12 A Close Shave 2 Murder, She Wrote 1 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 2 The Big Lebowski
March 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Will (2) THE BIG LEBOWSKI's cool claim victory over (6) THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN's franticness? Or will chaos prevail over zen? bsky.app/profile/mich...
A two-split panel. On the left: Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski in THE BIG LEBOWSKI. He is wearing a tan and brown Westerly zippered cardigan and a burgundy T-shirt. On the right: Colin Farrell as Pádraic Súilleabháin in THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN. He is wearing a hand-knitted red collared sweater.
March 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Will (1) MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD claim victory over New York's (13) MOONSTRUCK? Or will a lie-in cardigan claim victory over a cardigan meant for entertaining? bsky.app/profile/mich...
A two-split panel. On the left: Fred Rogers in MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD. He is a green (likely hand-knit) cardigan. On the right: Cher as Loretta Castorini in MOONSTRUCK. She looks disheveled and is wearing a ribbed periwinkle cardigan.
March 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Will (8) THE KILLING solve this matchup over (12) A CLOSE SHAVE's mischievous sheep? Or will Shaun ram his way to victory over Sarah Lund? bsky.app/profile/mich...
A two-split panel. On the left: Sofie Gråbøl as Sarah Lund in THE KILLING season 1. She is wearing a white and white Faroe Island vón star sweater. On the right: Shaun the Sheep in A CLOSE SHAVE. He is wearing a white turtleneck sweater with pink stripes made from his own wool.
March 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Will (2) MURDER, SHE WROTE's great detective prevail over (14) WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS' familiar with lots of (vampire) blood on his hands? Or will the descendant of Van Helsing prevail over Cabot Cove's treasure? bsky.app/profile/mich...
A two-split panel. On the left: Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher in MURDER, SHE WROTE. She is wearing a cream-colored zippered cardigan with several fish stitched together in black yarn on the front and sleeves. On the right: Harvey Guillén as Guillermo de la Cruz in WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS season 1. He is wearing a multicolored geometric fair isle sweater that features several rows of birds.
March 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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First, the matchup! (9) THE WHEEL OF TIME and (12) WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING tied. Only the numbers from this poll will count! bsky.app/profile/mich...
A two-split panel. On the left: Josha Stradowski as Rand al’Thor in THE WHEEL OF TIME season 1. He is wearing a fuzzy, striped light blue sweater. On the right: Sandra Bullock as Lucy Eleanor Moderatz in WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING. She is wearing a light gray oversized sweater with massive sleeves.
March 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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The results are in for Knit Madness Day 9: Sweet Sixteen, Part 1. We have our first tie, so here's a 🧶🧵 to group the rematch—with an explanation of how to handle future ties—as well as the matchups for the second half of the Sweet Sixteen knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/knit-madne...
A bracket, reading from top to bottom (and then left to right): Sweet Sixteen, March 27: 1 Knives Out 8 Firefly (crossed out) 3 When Harry Met Sally... 15 Derry Girls (crossed out) Elite Eight, March 29: 1 Knives Out 3 When Harry Met Sally... A bracket, reading from top to bottom (and then left to right): Sweet Sixteen, March 27: 9 The Wheel of Time 12 While You Were Sleeping 3 Only Murders in the Building 2 Coraline (crossed out) Elite Eight, March 29: Blank Space 3 Only Murders in the Building A bracket, reading from top to bottom (and then left to right): Sweet Sixteen, March 28: 8 The Killing 12 A Close Shave 14 What We Do in the Shadows 2 Murder, She Wrote Elite Eight, March 29: A bracket, reading from top to bottom (and then left to right): Sweet Sixteen, March 28: 1 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 13 Moonstruck 6 The Banshees of Inisherin 2 The Big Lebowski Elite Eight, March 29:
March 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM