Freelance TV, film and pop culture critic for NYT, Washington Post, TV Guide and others. Former critic at Vulture. Wrote the book on Clueless.
Washington, D.C. area
Joined January 2009
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Here's the piece I was teasing yesterday: a massive oral history of the Lost finale. It was so great to (cough) go back and talk to everyone for this piece.
vulture.com/article/lost-ser…
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Ryan Gosling explains how “Sign of the Times” by @Harry_Styles became the “anthem” of @projecthailmary after co-star Sandra Hüller agreed to perform it in the film! #FallonTonight #ProjectHailMary
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#LongStoryShort swings big and connects
Read @chaneyj's review of the new Netflix series from BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg: bit.ly/4oMzd9Z
He’s already created humid conditions in my heat dome. (I don’t even know what this means.)
‘Corn Sweat’ to Create Humid Conditions in Midwest as Heat Dome Grows Across Eastern U.S. people.com/corn-sweat-to-cre…
My review of the final season of SQUID GAME, a show that is nothing like real life because who would consistently vote in favor of having their fellow citizens potentially killed?
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"This dramedy — yes, it's both a drama and a comedy, and I will not be taking further questions on this matter — always does its best work when it's actively on deadline."
My take on S4 of THE BEAR.
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For real, I actually did clap
i started cheering like he was andrew garfield coming out of the portal in no way home #thebear #thebearfx
THE BEAR returns tomorrow and I can't say anything about that yet, but I can resurface my extremely important analysis of Carmy's non-negotiables from last season. (Is it bad that I re-read this and was laughing at shit that I wrote? Oh well!)
vulture.com/article/the-bear…
Man, @devonsaysrelax is so good at what she does. As someone who was taken to a Doobie Brothers concert at an extremely young age, appreciated this.
Talking misattribution, Hells Angels, and absolutely zero yacht rock with the coolest Doobie Brother vulture.com/article/doobie-b…
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Ron was best man at a gay wedding you dumb fuck. #HappyPride
Do you ever think about how much time many of us spend trying to convince higher-ups that we're worthy and smart when those higher-ups often have no idea what they're doing and lack good judgment?
I do. I think about it a lot.
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We are living in the age of billionaires doing dumb shit and then getting praised for undoing the dumb shit they did.
It's irrelevant to the case, at least as far as I know, but I would love for someone to question Kanye and Myers about the Hurricane Katrina telethon under oath.
The blockbuster trial could drag in everyone from Kanye West to … Mike Myers? slate.trib.al/OX7uhLc
Being laid off sucks in a major way. But I am so touched and, honestly, surprised by all the friends and colleagues who have reached out to me. I've appreciated each and every DM, text and email. Thank you doesn't begin to cover it but nevertheless: thank you.