Ty Burr
@tyburr.bsky.social
Writer/film critic at tyburrswatchlist.com, WaPo. Ex-Boston Globe, EW. Pulitzer Finalist, 2017. Books at https://tinyurl.com/ytpycuh3. “He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news” — Brecht. KanMu.74
Today in history's ironic echoes:
What did the NYT know and when did it know it?
What did the NYT know and when did it know it?
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Today in history's ironic echoes:
What did the NYT know and when did it know it?
What did the NYT know and when did it know it?
Here's the Young Republican POS who called in ICE on my local car wash, where they hauled off 9 people *with work permits*. Get his ass.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/m...
November 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Here's the Young Republican POS who called in ICE on my local car wash, where they hauled off 9 people *with work permits*. Get his ass.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/m...
I canceled NYT over a year ago, but gotta know -- is this real?
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I canceled NYT over a year ago, but gotta know -- is this real?
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Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private server or Donald Trump murdering Jeffrey Epstein to cover up his sex crimes, both candidates went to great lengths to hide their most dangerous secrets.
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private server or Donald Trump murdering Jeffrey Epstein to cover up his sex crimes, both candidates went to great lengths to hide their most dangerous secrets.
Me hearing I need a CPAP
November 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Me hearing I need a CPAP
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At what point does the New York Times get charged as organizationally conspiring to abet human trafficking of minors.
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
At what point does the New York Times get charged as organizationally conspiring to abet human trafficking of minors.
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon should sue.
1/2 My current book project deals in part with the fascinating developments in AI voice performance that are moving esp fast on the technical/financial fronts yet seem still overshadowed by broader sociocultural emphases on AI & visual components of media performance.
variety.com/2025/digital...
variety.com/2025/digital...
Matthew McConaughey, Michael Caine Ink Deals for AI-Generated Versions of Their Voices With ElevenLabs
Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine have teamed with AI audio company ElevenLabs to produce virtual replications of their famous voices.
variety.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon should sue.
Rewatching "Children of Men" for the 1st time in almost 20 years and OMG, the opening lines.
"Day 1,000 of the Siege of Seattle. The Muslim community demands an end to the Army's occupation of mosques...the deportation of illegal immigrants will continue."
The movie takes place in 2027.
"Day 1,000 of the Siege of Seattle. The Muslim community demands an end to the Army's occupation of mosques...the deportation of illegal immigrants will continue."
The movie takes place in 2027.
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Rewatching "Children of Men" for the 1st time in almost 20 years and OMG, the opening lines.
"Day 1,000 of the Siege of Seattle. The Muslim community demands an end to the Army's occupation of mosques...the deportation of illegal immigrants will continue."
The movie takes place in 2027.
"Day 1,000 of the Siege of Seattle. The Muslim community demands an end to the Army's occupation of mosques...the deportation of illegal immigrants will continue."
The movie takes place in 2027.
I had a front row seat to the dot. com collapse of 2000, which started with the AOL/Time Warner merger (fuck you, Gerry Levin). I got triggered just looking at this headline.
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I had a front row seat to the dot. com collapse of 2000, which started with the AOL/Time Warner merger (fuck you, Gerry Levin). I got triggered just looking at this headline.
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
I’m just an old man shuffling his dog through the woods, blasting the new Geese album through giant dad headphones. You’re gonna have to nail me DOWN.
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I’m just an old man shuffling his dog through the woods, blasting the new Geese album through giant dad headphones. You’re gonna have to nail me DOWN.
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Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?
I hope everyone goes to see “Nuremberg,” not because it’s a good movie (it isn’t) but because it’s a pretty good idea going forward.
November 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I hope everyone goes to see “Nuremberg,” not because it’s a good movie (it isn’t) but because it’s a pretty good idea going forward.
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Boston area folks: just learned about this ICE Hotline to report ICE activity in the area:
🚨617-370-5023
- 5am-9pm every day
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Haitian Creole, more soon
- operated by Luce Mass. more info: www.lucemass.org
🚨617-370-5023
- 5am-9pm every day
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Haitian Creole, more soon
- operated by Luce Mass. more info: www.lucemass.org
LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of MA
www.lucemass.org
April 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Boston area folks: just learned about this ICE Hotline to report ICE activity in the area:
🚨617-370-5023
- 5am-9pm every day
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Haitian Creole, more soon
- operated by Luce Mass. more info: www.lucemass.org
🚨617-370-5023
- 5am-9pm every day
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Haitian Creole, more soon
- operated by Luce Mass. more info: www.lucemass.org
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serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them
really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them
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I am no longer employed so I'm not blogging Zohran tonight but I can just repeat exactly what I said in June :-)
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
The Democratic Party Needs to Learn from Zohran Mamdani's Guts and Backbone
Zohran Mamdani did something different, and it made all the difference.
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I am no longer employed so I'm not blogging Zohran tonight but I can just repeat exactly what I said in June :-)
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
That SPEECH and Dhoom Machale Dhoom and mom Mira Nair onstage (!) -- a huge embrace of NYC in all its polyglot beauty.
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
That SPEECH and Dhoom Machale Dhoom and mom Mira Nair onstage (!) -- a huge embrace of NYC in all its polyglot beauty.
Phew. This is cleansing in its fury.
"Bury him face down." This barn burner of an obit might feel hyperbolic to people who entered the world in the wake of 9/11; it's not. Cheney was one of the architects of today's American Christian conservatism. He was directly responsible for millions of deaths. Salt the earth where he's buried.
Dick Cheney departs the world he made: defector.com/dick-cheney-...
November 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Phew. This is cleansing in its fury.
10/10 no notes
November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
10/10 no notes
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Dick Cheney was a FATHER. He was a HUSBAND. What kind of monster would cackle ablut how he's being flayed alive by demons in a replica of an Abu Ghraib torture cell for all eternity while the angels sing and rejoice above just because he "violated the geneva convention" and "killed a million people"
November 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Dick Cheney was a FATHER. He was a HUSBAND. What kind of monster would cackle ablut how he's being flayed alive by demons in a replica of an Abu Ghraib torture cell for all eternity while the angels sing and rejoice above just because he "violated the geneva convention" and "killed a million people"