Mike Murphy
@mmmmurf.bsky.social
Editor at MarketWatch, streaming columnist, San Francisco native, Giants fan, burrito enthusiast. Yes, that's a banana slug in my profile pic.
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Also, btw, for anyone who said Mountainhead was too unrealistic... um... this is straight out of Mountainhead.
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Also, btw, for anyone who said Mountainhead was too unrealistic... um... this is straight out of Mountainhead.
So horrible
Laney College shooting: Coach from Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’ shot on Oakland campus
John Beam, Laney College’s athletic director and a longtime football coach featured on Netflix, was shot on the Oakland campus, according to officials and a person familiar with the matter.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
So horrible
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Rian Johnson and his producers have hit the town in search of a new distributor now that ‘Poker Face’ is canceled. The twist? Lyonne’s out, and Peter Dinklage is in as the new Charlie Cale.
Poker Face Is Over As We Know It
Rian Johnson and his producers have hit the town in search of a new distributor now that ‘Poker Face’ is canceled. The twist? Lyonne’s out, and Peter Dinklage is in as the new Charlie Cale.
www.vulture.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Rian Johnson and his producers have hit the town in search of a new distributor now that ‘Poker Face’ is canceled. The twist? Lyonne’s out, and Peter Dinklage is in as the new Charlie Cale.
“I have been on strike for a third of my professional life,” said Erin Hebert, a 32-year-old copy editor at the Post-Gazette. “But I believe in journalism, and I think we will win.”
The longest strike in America is by a union at a newspaper. Is it about to end?
“I don’t have that much fight left in me:” Most of the journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have left, but those still on strike welcome an end to the ordeal.
www.marketwatch.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“I have been on strike for a third of my professional life,” said Erin Hebert, a 32-year-old copy editor at the Post-Gazette. “But I believe in journalism, and I think we will win.”
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“Mad Men” will stream on HBO Max starting Dec. 1, in 4K for the first time - and roughly 23 years after HBO passed on developing the show. (It’s currently only on AMC+ in the U.S.)
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“Mad Men” will stream on HBO Max starting Dec. 1, in 4K for the first time - and roughly 23 years after HBO passed on developing the show. (It’s currently only on AMC+ in the U.S.)
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Heads up: Paramount says it will be hiking subscription fees for P+ in the US early next year. Last price hike was summer 2024. If you're someone who watches a lot of P+ keep your eyes out for holiday sales on annual plans if you wanna lock in current rates a bit longer.
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Heads up: Paramount says it will be hiking subscription fees for P+ in the US early next year. Last price hike was summer 2024. If you're someone who watches a lot of P+ keep your eyes out for holiday sales on annual plans if you wanna lock in current rates a bit longer.
Jfc Pluribus is spectacular
November 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Jfc Pluribus is spectacular
Second game of back-to-backs should be half price for fans.
Warriors starters at Kings tonight
Brandin Podziemski
Will Richard
Moses Moody
Jonathan Kuminga
Quinten Post
Brandin Podziemski
Will Richard
Moses Moody
Jonathan Kuminga
Quinten Post
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Second game of back-to-backs should be half price for fans.
I don't miss ABC or ESPN but I just realized I can't watch The Lowdown finale tonight on FX because of the Disney-YouTube TV idiocy and now I'm kinda pissed.
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I don't miss ABC or ESPN but I just realized I can't watch The Lowdown finale tonight on FX because of the Disney-YouTube TV idiocy and now I'm kinda pissed.
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This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
My latest streaming column: Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ kicks off its final season, ‘Pluribus’ is revealed on Apple, ‘Landman’ returns to Paramount+ and much more.
www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-...
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Here’s what’s worth streaming in November 2025 on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more
Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ kicks off its final season, ‘Pluribus’ is revealed on Apple, and ‘Landman’ returns to Paramount+
www.marketwatch.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My latest streaming column: Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ kicks off its final season, ‘Pluribus’ is revealed on Apple, ‘Landman’ returns to Paramount+ and much more.
www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-...
www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-...
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"The officer who shot him did not speak to him before he opened fire, did not identify himself, did not provide a verbal warning that he might use force, and did not provide medical attention after the incident. No CBP or Coast Guard officers tried to help him."
A violent response to an Oakland protest raises the same legal questions other states are grappling with as Trump’s immigration crackdown intensifies.
A federal agent shot a pastor in the face with a chemical weapon. What can California do about it?
A violent response to an Oakland protest raises the same legal questions other states are grappling with as Trump’s immigration crackdown intensifies.
oaklandside.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"The officer who shot him did not speak to him before he opened fire, did not identify himself, did not provide a verbal warning that he might use force, and did not provide medical attention after the incident. No CBP or Coast Guard officers tried to help him."
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well this should be a good Home Town episode www.nola.com/news/aggress...
October 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
well this should be a good Home Town episode www.nola.com/news/aggress...
Is Dave Roberts managing the Jays? Why pitch to Ohtani at this point?!?
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Is Dave Roberts managing the Jays? Why pitch to Ohtani at this point?!?
Isn't this how the Crusades started?
Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Isn't this how the Crusades started?
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Posting again as a public service (and because I can't freakin' remember either):
October 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Posting again as a public service (and because I can't freakin' remember either):
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Absolutely obsessed with framing your employees sleeping on the floor as a humble brag
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Absolutely obsessed with framing your employees sleeping on the floor as a humble brag
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
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last 15 years feel like an experiment in putting individuals who don't know why people see movies in charge of getting people to see movies
David and Larry Ellisons’ sloptastic vision for Hollywood is coming into focus:
“Paramount has reportedly signed a $200M+ multiyear deal for Higgsfield AI to use mass-use Popcorn AI model that ingests dailies and script notes, then outputs regional cuts: new leads, alternate jokes, revised endings”
“Paramount has reportedly signed a $200M+ multiyear deal for Higgsfield AI to use mass-use Popcorn AI model that ingests dailies and script notes, then outputs regional cuts: new leads, alternate jokes, revised endings”
October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
last 15 years feel like an experiment in putting individuals who don't know why people see movies in charge of getting people to see movies
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you've gotta admit the NCAA has an incredible sense of comic timing
Now official: College athletes and school staff can bet on pro sports, beginning on Nov. 1.
All three Divisions have voted to approve the change, per the NCAA.
All three Divisions have voted to approve the change, per the NCAA.
October 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
you've gotta admit the NCAA has an incredible sense of comic timing
Gutted for Mariners fans, but I'm now a huge Jays fan. Beat LA!
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Gutted for Mariners fans, but I'm now a huge Jays fan. Beat LA!
I have no skin in this game but I just threw up in my mouth a little bit in sympathy of Mariners fans
October 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I have no skin in this game but I just threw up in my mouth a little bit in sympathy of Mariners fans
"Task" had a lot of loose ends to tie up in the finale and .... wow, nailed every one. Beautiful, thrilling, emotional, just pitch perfect all the way around. I'm calling it now: Best show of the year.
October 20, 2025 at 4:39 AM
"Task" had a lot of loose ends to tie up in the finale and .... wow, nailed every one. Beautiful, thrilling, emotional, just pitch perfect all the way around. I'm calling it now: Best show of the year.
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This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.