(reposting w/ Margo spelled right, sans "T") Finished "Margo's Got Money Troubles." Adore the whole ensemble — Fanning, Pfeiffer, Offerman, Kidman — and really nice to see Thaddea Graham in this! It's like I wanted to be the baby surrounded by these ppl. Especially sweet = Fanning with Offerman.

Would just really like a dog.

Glad my diligent viewership of this Sabrina Carpenter Coachella set was rewarded with the Madonna guest spot (and four lines from "Confessions")

a woman from schitt 's creek is making a funny face and says oh dear . ALT: a woman from schitt 's creek is making a funny face and says oh dear .

Lady at blood testing place was horrified that I hadn’t eaten yet today, given the 8,000 tubes they had to collect from me. I tried to explain that it didn’t affect me because I’ve been “intermittent fasting” forever. She still was like

Resharing for Holocaust Remembrance Day

me too, oh what could've been

Iggy Pop at the end of his Coachella set. Also me going to sleep as a person with chronic illness.

'Shttl' is a Holocaust movie that approaches subject from a different angle than most New Jerseyan Moshe Lobel stars in film set in Soviet Ukraine.

My interview with the New Jersey star of "Shttl" and the film's director. A movie set on the eve of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, filmed in Ukraine months before the 2022 Russian invasion. Now playing in NJ. www.njarts.net/shttl-is-a-h...

The Malcolm revival is out today

Mattea Conforti is an unmissable standout with a heartbreaking performance as Becka opposite Chase Infiniti's Agnes in "The Testaments" sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale." My interview w/ Harvard student Mattea (Young Janice Soprano from "The Many Saints of Newark") montclairlocal.news/2026/04/from...

a woman in a girl scout outfit is sitting on the floor with her arms outstretched and a camera in her pocket . ALT: a woman in a girl scout outfit is sitting on the floor with her arms outstretched and a camera in her pocket .

A "Troop Beverly Hills" sequel! The movie came out when I was a Brownie/Girl Scout. Prime viewing for my North Jersey troop. Learned what a carb was from a lady who slammed the door in my face when I was selling cookies, saying she didn't eat carbs. Now I can't eat cookies, but buy them for others!

Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages A key issue is protections against layoffs from AI

New: 150 unionized ProPublica workers are on strike TODAY over AI, layoff protections, wages, and more.

They're asking readers to not visit ProPublica or engage with content on other platforms. It's the first work stoppage of its kind at the newsroom.

www.theverge.com/news/908401/...

Spring COVID vaccine ✅

In 2000, Frankie Muniz made his debut as the tremendously gifted and perpetually aggrieved Malcolm Wilkerson on "Malcolm in the Middle." I talked to Muniz, now 40, about the "Malcolm" revival out this Fri & his days as a kid actor in NJ njmonthly.com/articles/jer... #FrankieMuniz #MalcolmintheMiddle

Any friends I know good Lily Allen fans?

This worship of efficiency kills creativity. Every transcript I have, every piece of research, I go over again & again, looking for detail, pattern, illuminating anecdote. It’s not efficient. I flail sometimes! But it’s essential. It’s how I learn to tell the story to myself, so I can tell it to you

Ah yes, the morning casting call haul … today’s catch: “trashy girlfriend types,” Long Island

What does it mean if I find a ladybug in my cauliflower?

Cleaned humidifier instead 💨

Maybe that’s why I’ve been avoiding it

Do I know anyone in Jersey City / NYC who likes art history? 🖼️

Thundabirdz

Ryan Coogler's 'X-Files' Reboot Taps Himesh Patel To Star Himesh Patel is set to co-star opposite Danielle Deadwyler in 'X-Files' reboot from producer Ryan Coogler.

🎶 I love this song.🎶 Himesh Patel and Danielle Deadwyler. Ryan Coogler assembling some of my fave actors for my fave "X-Files." deadline.com/2026/03/hime... #XFiles

Ken Burns | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend YouTube video by Team Coco

"There is no 'them.'" — Ken Burns on Conan O'Brien's podcast

"Can we talk about the idiocy of podcasts for a second?" — Ken Burns on Conan O'Brien's podcast

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSmS...

great, now whenever someone mentions Sara Bareilles I think of that sizable animal carcass / multiple animal remains ... why didn't I click away?

Charlie Puth: New Album, New Baby and His New Jersey Roots Charlie Puth spoke to us just four days before baby Jude was born, fresh off the Super Bowl, while preparing to release his fourth album.

Charlie Puth just welcomed his first child, Jude, with wife Brooke. Days before the baby arrived, we talked about his album "Whatever's Clever," out this Friday. He shared thoughts on parenthood, his emergence from being "cringe" and his old pal: New Jersey njmonthly.com/articles/jer... #CharliePuth

Is it too late for Afroman to get an EGOT for best original songs based on an original trial? #LemonPoundcake

Goonies Star Kerri Green Was a Real NJ Cheerleader Before Playing One Kerri Green is celebrating the 40th anniversary of "The Goonies" and says she hopes the rumored sequel happens.

To modify the oft-quoted trend: "Mom, what were you like in the '80s?"

I talked to Kerri Green about "The Goonies," her 1985 film debut, and the coming sequel. She was cast as cheerleader Andy Carmichael when she was an actual New Jersey cheerleader. She'll be @ NJPAC Fri w/ Corey Feldman #Goonies

Best joke from last night.

Re-upping this story after Michael B. Jordan's Oscar win for "Sinners." Jordan is an alum of Newark Arts High. Now Newark Public Schools is planning a new high school aimed at fostering careers in film and TV. #Oscars #MichaelBJordan #Sinners #Newark