I'm used to the AI pitches about people who can promote me to their book club or blog or offer vague marketing services, but this is the first time someone has impersonated an actual journalist

That's surprising to me tbh

an email from "Jacinta.Parksons.abcmelbourne@gmail.com" that reads "Dear Camryn, I hope hope you’re well. My name is Jacinta Parsons, and I host conversations on ABC Radio Melbourne, where I speak with authors about their work and the ideas behind it. What stood out to me in your work, particularly in Friday I’m in Love, is the energy and warmth in Mahalia Harris’s journey as she navigates identity, belonging, and the desire to celebrate herself on her own terms. The idea of a coming-out party as both a personal milestone and an act of joy brings a refreshing and empowering perspective, while the balance of romance, friendship, and real-life pressures gives the story both heart and relatability. I’d love to talk with you about how you approached capturing Mahalia’s voice and experiences, and how you balance themes of self-discovery, love, and cultural identity. I’m also interested in how you developed the story’s blend of romantic comedy elements with deeper reflections on community, expectation, and personal growth. If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, I’d be delighted to arrange a time that suits you in the coming weeks. Warm regards, Jacinta Parsons ABC Radio Melbourne"

These scams are just getting more and more specific 😭

good advice for writing anything honestly

Give yourself time to write a terrible draft and then walk away for a day or two and let your subconscious keep working. Then you can come back with fresh eyes and tinker tweak

But the stakes of being terrible when you’re writing a draft are zero because no one knows! It’s just you and you!

I'm surprised by that tbh. It's also like as a young woman I wouldn't want to apply to a school in a state where I wouldn't have access to abortion, should I need it

Is marriage really that hard

‘Mile End Kicks’ and ‘Roommates’ Director on Collaborating With Adam Sandler and Exploring ‘Gender Envy’ in Semi-Autobiographical Film Chandler Levack discusses her two films, 'Mile End Kicks' and 'Roommates,' which open Friday.

helloooooo!!!! variety.com/2026/film/ne...

it just feels like he's not old enough in a weird way to me, but I can't really explain it

Yeah I know it's probably a losing battle but I do like to keep privacy when I can

I know I'm preaching to the choir but it's extremely depressing and dispiriting that you can spend your entire career developing and strengthening certain skills, only for the market or whatever to suddenly do an about face and render them obsolete.

I like Jonathan Daviss a lot (as a watcher of Outer Banks) but this biopic feels so weird especially since Snoop is still alive

It's bleak out here

It's scary out here

I really don't understand the argument. Why lean into something that's going to take your job? Like, she and Reese don't have to worry about that (now) but below the line workers definitely do. And it seems like hey have no solidarity for those workers who make their movies.

yeah this really disappointed me

Reese Witherspoon Doubles Down on Telling Women to Learn AI: Jobs We Hold Are ‘Three Times More Likely to Be Automated By AI’ Reese Witherspoon is again advising her followers that there's no time like the present to start learning about and using artificial intelligence.

“the jobs women hold are 3x more likely to be automated by AI, yet women are using AI at a rate 25% lower than men on average. We don’t want to be left behind”

Using the (ethically & environmentally 👎) technology that’s replacing your job won’t save your job. What is she even talking about?

I haven't been to a show there in a long time because of reporting on this like a few years ago

The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden's Surveillance Machine Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.

Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more. www.wired.com/story/madiso...

The infinite growth model is one of the worst things to happen to journalism/media. At some point you reach the ceiling of people who want to read your magazine! You can just make enough money to pay people well and publish things and not grow forever!

Re: shuttering Self Magazine: "Condé Nast’s overall business was profitable and ended 2025 with revenue growth, Mr. Lynch said. The new changes, he said, were aimed at positioning “the company for continued growth.”"

It really is laid off if you do, laid off if you don't with corporate media www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/b...

I'm interested in what their editorial decisions look like/who will be writing there

I want to see Mile End Kicks but it's only playing in like two AMCs here one a day :( and I'm in NYC. It sucks

the poster for Mile End Kicks, written and directed by Chandler Levack and starring Barbie Ferreira

the poster for Roommates, directed by Chandler Levack and starring Sadie Sandler and Chloe East

more attention should be paid to Chandler Levack, whose second and third features — Mile End Kicks (which she also wrote) and Roommates — are being released ON THE SAME DAY, one in theaters and one on Netflix. I don't think a director has ever achieved this feat before!

i know all of the reasons people say there’s no point in boycotting or that everything is problematic etc but i just think ultimately these guys are gonna choke out any good work on the platform anyway so why not escape if you can

What Happened to the Blackbuster? From “Boomerang” to “Love & Basketball,” the golden age of Black upward-mobility cinema projected fantasies of racial representation. Then they disappeared.

What Happened to the Blackbuster? share.google/TpPYuuOCw42p...

i think the confusion about the economic situation stems from if you are rich you are fine and everyone else is not. Hopefully this clears things up

This is crazy.

‘I feel helpless’: college graduates can’t find entry-level roles in shrinking market amid rise of AI

Young American graduates expressed frustration over fewer job openings and longer searches

When New York Magazine abandoned the Curbed archives [five years of work, 100+ stories] I took solace in the fact that at least they were available via Wayback Machine ...