Awww, that's so nice, thank you!!

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...

Disney Cuts Trans Storyline From Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’ Series: ‘Many Parents Would Prefer to Discuss Certain Subjects on Their Own Terms’ Disney removed a transgender storyline from the Pixar series 'Win or Lose,' saying that parents may prefer to discuss the topic 'on their own terms.'

Studios kissing the ring are not going to hold the line. They're gonna roll back as far as they're asked to.

“Instead of more typical teenage worries…my concerns are about what happens if kids feel emboldened by their [Texas Bluebonnet Bible-infused Curriculum] lessons to bully my little sister…It has worsened the hopelessness I continuously feel as a Muslim person in the U.S” #EduSky

It maybe has a brand problem, so I'm glad people are catching onto it! (Also Kathy Bates is just a treasure.)

Why Is Nicole Kidman Always on My TV Now? How embracing the menopausal years is giving some of our greatest actresses the best roles of their lives on the small screen. And how we can still do better.

I wrote about why Nicole Kidman, and lots of other great midlife actresses, are having a moment on TV. (Let's hope it's longer than a moment.) ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/the-menopa...

What James Gandolfini Brought to The Sopranos - TV Confidential with Ed Robertson (podcast) 00:16:17 - TVC 670.6: From June 2013: Jennifer Armstrong, former staff writer for Entertainment Weekly and the author of many books on popular television, joi…

@tvconfidential.bsky.social Show No. 670.6 What James Gandolfini Brought to The Sopranos w/guest @jmkarmstrong.bsky.social now available for LOD via www.listennotes.com/e/c9310e5730... via @listennotes.com #Podcast

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sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY

a man in a suit and tie says " i 'm in " in a netflix ad Alt: Ted Danson says "I'm in"

Sometimes, good things still happen in TV. Netflix just ordered a second season of A Man on the Inside.

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Luigi Mangione Played 'Among Us,' Breathes Air The ritualized rifling through old internet accounts usually muddies the story more than it informs the public.

“Only thing I can think of [writing] is a meta story about how everyone rushes to find everything someone has ever done online, and how that is often like a useless act.” www.404media.co/luigi-mangio...

News publishers ask DOJ to investigate Google search algorithm changes The News Media Alliance has asked federal officials to step in and halt Google's "anticompetitive" practices that are depriving publishers of money.

The News Media Alliance has asked the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to probe recent changes to Google's search algorithm, which the organization says is depriving major news publishers out of millions of dollars.

Honestly, "Snitch unlikely to get paid due to same sorts of labyrinthine rules that healthcare companies use to avoid paying for medical care" is about the most American story that could come out of this.

I'm getting this ominous sense that our dystopian Cyberpunk future draws ever closer.

A promotional graphic with a bold-multicolored background made up of green, teal, cream, and orange wavy lines. In the top left-hand corner is a burgundy banner that says “Last Chance!” in white text. At the center of the graphic is a white internet browser window with black text that says, “Win an annotated book from Jennifer Keishin Armstrong!” Beneath the text are two small thumbnails. One photo is a headshot of author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong and the other is the book cover for her book “Seinfeldia”. At the bottom of the graphic is an orange bubble containing the URL “afvoc2024.givesmart.com”.

Win an annotated copy of the NYT-bestseller SEINFELDIA from author @jmkarmstrong.bsky.social!

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YES, THIS. It very confidently makes stuff up instead.

Is Karma a Bitch, My Boyfriend, or You Dying Your Hair? How pop culture's ideas about karma have led us to think about it all wrong, and suffer as a result.

What is karma, exactly? Not really what pop culture wants you to think. culturetrip.substack.com/p/is-karma-a...

Literary Auction Launches With Prizes From Authors Kevin Kwan, Celeste Ng, Carmen Maria Machado and More (Exclusive) The fifth annual Author for Voice of Color auction will run from Dec. 2 at 12 p.m. ET to Dec. 10 and 9 p.m. ET. Proceeds will benefit the non-profit We Need Diverse Books, and features nearly 100 excl...

This year's Authors for Voices of Color online auction is now live! We're so proud of this lineup ... get your holiday shopping and do-gooding done in one place: people.com/authors-for-...

The New Pop Star Goddesses Female pop stars are funnier, angrier, queerer, weirder, smarter—and more powerful—than ever.

Who are the new Pop Star Goddesses? I wrote about them here: ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/the-new-po...

The Art of Writing Iconic ‘Friends’ Thanksgiving Episodes Greg Malins, the writer behind two beloved "Friends" Thanksgiving episodes, on meat trifles, turkey heads and the Phoebe/Joey love story that never was.

Planning to watch some #Friends Thanksgiving episodes this week? Read this great behind-the-scenes interview with writer Greg Malins at Ministry of Pop Culture first: ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/iconic-fri...

‘Hot Ones’ Turned Down Kamala Harris Interview The Harris campaign team confirmed that they tried to get the candidate on “Hot Ones” but the popular YouTube show said no.

Trump had no problem getting on podcasts: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

whereas the vice president was deemed too political: www.thedailybeast.com/hot-ones-tur...

Rave NYTimes capsule review of Cue The Sun

Hot damn I made the New York Times 100 Notable Books! 🪩🍸

When Women Invented Television New and Noteworthy  —New York Times Book ReviewMust-Read Book of March  —Entertainment WeeklyBest Books of March  —HelloGiggles “Leaps at the throat of television history and takes down the patriarchy...

And here's a buy link! www.harpercollins.com/products/whe...

The @nytimes.com was smart enough to list Emily Nussbaum's CUE THE SUN in its Notable Books of the Year, and kind enough to mention When Women Invented Television just beneath it, and Emily said nice things about it! A good day on the internet for me and my ladies.

i have been a dedicated libro.fm user for over a year now and at no point do i feel that i am missing out on anything from not using audible. also! if you subscribe you can direct a part of your subscription a local book shop

oh jeez.

Episode 632: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Author of So Fetch — Writer's Bone Best-selling author and pop culture historian Jennifer Keishin Armstrong kicks off our 2024 season with an in-depth conversation about her new book So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We’re St...

“‘Mean Girls’ isn’t unlike Shakespeare in a lot of ways. The point remains that this is Anthropology 101 behavior and that’s probably why we keep going back to it. And it’s perfectly named.” @jmkarmstrong.bsky.social

Writing tests us all in ways we haven't ever imagined. Stretching us to do better. Spurs our imagination. - Wrtr - Background shows large balloons flying over green hills as the sun rises.

In all great writing, there's a touch of magic that transports people out of their current, daily lives. Writing and stories that are greater than just the writing rules they follow. An author's touch and some of the character's input written into the story. - Wrtr #amwriting #author #writing