Stephanie Zacharek
@szacharek.bsky.social
Film critic at TIME. I never travel far without a little Big Star. https://time.com/author/stephanie-zacharek/
This just in, from the Water Is Wet Dept.
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This just in, from the Water Is Wet Dept.
Though I've lived in NYC for 25+ years, I know very little about Staten Island (beyond the stuff everybody knows, like, that it's extremely conservative). Curious about this little fringe of blue on the voting map. What's -that- part of Staten Island like?
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Though I've lived in NYC for 25+ years, I know very little about Staten Island (beyond the stuff everybody knows, like, that it's extremely conservative). Curious about this little fringe of blue on the voting map. What's -that- part of Staten Island like?
Pantsuit Girlboss
November 3, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Pantsuit Girlboss
Take the (awesome molded leather) box, leave the crown.
October 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Take the (awesome molded leather) box, leave the crown.
I know nothing should surprise me, but I'm stunned by this picture. If you own a designated historic property (not that I do), usually you can't even install a doorbell that isn't period-specific. Or at least you wouldn't. This makes me heartsick.
October 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I know nothing should surprise me, but I'm stunned by this picture. If you own a designated historic property (not that I do), usually you can't even install a doorbell that isn't period-specific. Or at least you wouldn't. This makes me heartsick.
"Ethical concerns" is one phrase for it.
October 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"Ethical concerns" is one phrase for it.
I have two and only two pieces of Georgian jewelry, but sometimes I hold them in my hand and marvel that they’re around 200 years old.
October 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I have two and only two pieces of Georgian jewelry, but sometimes I hold them in my hand and marvel that they’re around 200 years old.
Not to be confused with
September 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Not to be confused with
Bartender, I'll have a chicken p shot, and if the kitchen is still open, a side of hepatitas with guac on the side, please.
September 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Bartender, I'll have a chicken p shot, and if the kitchen is still open, a side of hepatitas with guac on the side, please.
Every day when I read the news my jaw drops to the point where I feel I need to tie it up in a little kerchief Jacob Marley-style, but that nudie Trump sketch & accompanying text is just next-level insanity.
September 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Every day when I read the news my jaw drops to the point where I feel I need to tie it up in a little kerchief Jacob Marley-style, but that nudie Trump sketch & accompanying text is just next-level insanity.
Nothing I love more than a cute, bald baby on a plane. (btw, he’s laughing, not crying, and if he did cry once or twice it was not bothersome because sometimes babies just gotta let it out.)
September 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Nothing I love more than a cute, bald baby on a plane. (btw, he’s laughing, not crying, and if he did cry once or twice it was not bothersome because sometimes babies just gotta let it out.)
I wore palazzos to a palazzo, because how many chances does one have?
September 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I wore palazzos to a palazzo, because how many chances does one have?
Murano dog on a mission, no time to talk, lady!
August 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Murano dog on a mission, no time to talk, lady!
Just sunset, no big deal.
August 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Just sunset, no big deal.
My mom would have loved this pillow arrangement. My dad would’ve been like, “Dammit, where’s anybody supposed to sit?”
August 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
My mom would have loved this pillow arrangement. My dad would’ve been like, “Dammit, where’s anybody supposed to sit?”
More Fortuny stuff <sigh>
August 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
More Fortuny stuff <sigh>
Beauty overload at the Fortuny Museum in Venice. One of my favorite places on Earth.
August 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Beauty overload at the Fortuny Museum in Venice. One of my favorite places on Earth.
I got the following offer. Unfortunately, my subscription recently auto-renewed, which means I'm stuck paying for almost the full year anyway—so yeah, I took the refund. But doesn't this smack of desperation? WaPo really does NOT want to lose subscribers. So why aren't they listening to us?
August 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I got the following offer. Unfortunately, my subscription recently auto-renewed, which means I'm stuck paying for almost the full year anyway—so yeah, I took the refund. But doesn't this smack of desperation? WaPo really does NOT want to lose subscribers. So why aren't they listening to us?
Polar bear sighting, 29th near 7th.
August 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Polar bear sighting, 29th near 7th.
It’s clear that none of the trades reporting on this “story” actually read my essay. time.com/7308212/frea...
August 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It’s clear that none of the trades reporting on this “story” actually read my essay. time.com/7308212/frea...
I know some of you out there are Silk Scarf People. As the tariffs loom, I thought I'd alert you to a wonderful designer, based in Nice, who makes beautiful silk scarves of excellent quality. Below is one of my faves (in the bandana size). Placing one last order, because...sigh. lechalebleu.fr/en
August 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I know some of you out there are Silk Scarf People. As the tariffs loom, I thought I'd alert you to a wonderful designer, based in Nice, who makes beautiful silk scarves of excellent quality. Below is one of my faves (in the bandana size). Placing one last order, because...sigh. lechalebleu.fr/en
Project! Just dyed these fisherman sandals a muted olive brown. Forgot to take a “before” pic, but it was the same yellow as pic 3 (with the exact same scuffs in the same places). I loved the original color, just not on me. I’m so happy with the way they turned out—and that I didn’t mess them up!
July 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Project! Just dyed these fisherman sandals a muted olive brown. Forgot to take a “before” pic, but it was the same yellow as pic 3 (with the exact same scuffs in the same places). I loved the original color, just not on me. I’m so happy with the way they turned out—and that I didn’t mess them up!
So how can it still be called the Environmental Protection Agency? Needs to change its name to the Environmental Exploitation Agency.
July 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
So how can it still be called the Environmental Protection Agency? Needs to change its name to the Environmental Exploitation Agency.
Shark-alert flag, Bailey Island, Maine. Swimmers and scuba-divers beware!
July 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Shark-alert flag, Bailey Island, Maine. Swimmers and scuba-divers beware!