Hollywood Didn’t Lose the Working Actor. It Phased Them Out. As studios chase scale and streamers chase stars, the middle-class actor—the backbone of Hollywood—has quietly been written out of the business.

“Just as the middle vanishes, here comes the next efficiency play: AI…The fact that we’re workshopping taxes on imaginary actors tells you how this is going.”

Today they banned my book. It was not the first. It won’t be the last. Here’s what I want you to know. This is not what I wanted to write. I wanted to write about how I’m about to go on book tour for my new book in a few days. Instead I am writing about the fact that I was just informed that m…

1500 books banned (term the district uses is “weeded”) or permitted only to AP students. A staggering list that goes so far beyond the usual suspects. Who knew Willa Cather was such a pervert threat to our youth? thebloggess.com/2026/03/25/t...

Robert De Niro smiles while looking off to the side while marching in No Kings Manhattan. He's wearing a button that says "I [heart] IMMIGRANT NY"

You talkin' to me?

Robert De Niro at #NoKings Manhattan.

Chromebook Remorse: Tech Backlash at Schools Extends Beyond Phones

“But after tens of billions of dollars of school spending…studies have found that digital tools have generally not improved students’ academic results or graduation rates. Some researchers &organizations like UNESCO even warn that overreliance on technology can distract students and impede learning”

Lisa Kudrow Is Back—Again Twenty-two years after the end of “Friends,” the actress returns with a new installment of “The Comeback.”

“Ridiculous as Valerie Cherish is, she and Kudrow have lived parallel lives: both are sitcom stars turned producers, still weathering the cruel demands of show business into their sixties.” @newyorker.com

Hollywood Didn’t Lose the Working Actor. It Phased Them Out. As studios chase scale and streamers chase stars, the middle-class actor—the backbone of Hollywood—has quietly been written out of the business.

“Roles that once went to seasoned, mid-career actors are now routinely filled by Oscar winners or A-list film stars. Prestige television—once where careers were built—is now where already-built careers go to extend their shelf life.” #acting #hollywood

2010-2013.

Hollywood Didn’t Lose the Working Actor. It Phased Them Out. As studios chase scale and streamers chase stars, the middle-class actor—the backbone of Hollywood—has quietly been written out of the business.

As studios chase scale and streamers chase stars, the middle-class actor—the backbone of Hollywood—has quietly been written out of the business. My latest blog post... #hollywood #film #television

I cannot believe the military parents who went through stop-loss, who went through twenty YEARS of a pointless, aimless war, are okay seeing their sons and daughters dragged off to this generation’s Hunger Games

A view from Guilford, CT ✊ #NoKings #connecticut

New York City Ballet Pulls Out of Kennedy Center Performances

The house of Balanchine ditches the Kennedy Center 🙏 #dance #ballet

New Mexico throws lifeline to newspapers. When will Colorado? There is one single profession mentioned in the U.S. Constitution.  Journalism. “Congress shall make no law  …. abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” That’s because our profession isn’t j...

“Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham put New Mexico on the national media map by signing a bill that gives tax credits to businesses employing local journalists and printing newspapers. The credits are meant to give local journalism a fighting chance.” @denvergazette.com #Journalism

Low attendance, economic struggles, attention wars: Inside the battle to save live theater in L.A. Pasadena Playhouse producing Artistic Director Danny Feldman, Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney and Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Snehal Desai reveal how they're confro...

“The challenge of figuring out a workable business model as production and personnel costs rise while old revenue streams dry up is bad enough. But the quagmire is made worse by the question of what audiences want in an age of abundant at-home entertainment options…” @charlesmcnulty.bsky.social

“Just as Hollywood’s working actors are now scraping by on dwindling opportunities, the original playing field—the stage—has already been here…These were the spaces where an actor built a career…That system has nearly collapsed under the weight of shifting audience habits and broken economics.”

Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.

He is turning his Justice Department into a criminal organization.

Hollywood Didn’t Lose the Working Actor. It Phased Them Out. As studios chase scale and streamers chase stars, the middle-class actor—the backbone of Hollywood—has quietly been written out of the business.

As studios chase scale and streamers chase stars, the middle-class actor—the backbone of Hollywood—has quietly been written out of the business. My latest blog post... #hollywood #film #television

Organizers expect today's No Kings Day rallies — with more than 3,000 events planned across all 50 states — to be the largest single-day protest in American history.

Florida bans sociology from core curriculum at state universities For years, Republican lawmakers and education leaders have argued that sociology — especially high-enrollment introductory courses — has been overtaken by progressive ideology

“Florida’s public universities will no longer allow a standalone introductory sociology course to count toward general-education requirements…a sweeping, systemwide ban that reflects years of Republican criticism of the discipline.” @miamiherald.com #highered

I love that my wife is bringing her crafty charm to the resistance ❤️🧵🪡 #NoKings #quilting #quiltsky

I hope that Ms. Streisand knows! @barbrastreisand.bsky.social

This is such a satisfying lede. I love this for her. www.chronicle.com/article/elis...

A great moment tonight at Wesleyan University as we were joined by Cornel West and Robert P. George for a conversation about the need to bridge differences to find our common humanity in this age of such unrest.

Cornel West invoked what he called Samuel Beckett’s favorite word in the English language, “perhaps”:

“‘Perhaps’ we can be forces of good. ‘Perhaps’ we can preserve the best of a fragile democratic process… That’s the role of institutions of higher learning like Wesleyan.”

Inspiring all around 🙏

Cornel West invoked what he called Samuel Beckett’s favorite word in the English language, “perhaps”:

“‘Perhaps’ we can be forces of good. ‘Perhaps’ we can preserve the best of a fragile democratic process… That’s the role of institutions of higher learning like Wesleyan.”

Inspiring all around 🙏

A great moment tonight at Wesleyan University as we were joined by Cornel West and Robert P. George for a conversation about the need to bridge differences to find our common humanity in this age of such unrest.

Wesleyan University has announced that Senator Chris Murphy will be a Commencement Speaker this year.

I also want to mark the significance of getting a book about space-time and the cosmos into a publication that is aimed at Black viewers and readers. This is part of why I do what I do.

Black audiences are underserved by #scicomm, and that is a civil rights issue. 🧪📚💙

Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying US lawmakers are pressing Tulsi Gabbard to reveal whether using a VPN that connects to overseas servers can strip Americans of their constitutional protections against warrantless surveillance.

NEW: The government tells Americans to use VPNs to protect their privacy. The government also automatically presumes communications of unknown origin are foreign. Foreign communications don't require a warrant to wiretap.

Lawmakers who've done the math want answers.

My latest @wired.com:

Nice to wake up to some good news: a victory for the democratic opposition on no new funding for ICE and
Border Patrol.

All credit to Senate Dems, who held firm and prevailed.

All honor to the people of Minneapolis, who showed the way in resisting and defeating the forces of authoritarianism.

A Conversation with Cornel West and Robert P. George Wesleyan University welcomes Cornel West and Robert P. George for a timely and necessary dialogue on freedom of expression, truth, and democratic l...

Looking forward to welcoming Cornel West and Robert P. George to Wesleyan University tonight.