Freelance TV, film and pop culture critic for NYT, Washington Post, TV Guide and others. Former critic at Vulture. Wrote the book on Clueless.
Joined January 2009
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25 Feb 2021
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.
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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
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22 Jul 2025
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…
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27 Jun 2025
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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26 Jun 2025
"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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26 Jun 2025
For real, I actually did clap
26 Jun 2025
i started cheering like he was andrew garfield coming out of the portal in no way home #thebear #thebearfx
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24 Jun 2025
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!)
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12 Jun 2025
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.
11 Jun 2025
Talking misattribution, Hells Angels, and absolutely zero yacht rock with the coolest Doobie Brother vulture.com/article/doobie-b…
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3 Jun 2025
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3 Jun 2025
BREAKING: The New York Knicks are relieving Tom Thibodeau of his duties as head coach, sources tell ESPN. Thibodeau led the Knicks to their first East Finals in 25 years, made playoffs in 4 of 5 years and led Knicks to consecutive 50 win seasons for first time since the 1990s.
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2 Jun 2025
Ron was best man at a gay wedding you dumb fuck. #HappyPride
1 Jun 2025
Good morning and Happy Sunday!
No quotes today.
Just wanted to post how I feel about “pride” month.
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29 May 2025
Winkler killed it tonight. Another master class in acting.
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14 May 2025
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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14 May 2025
And no, I'm not mentioning this because of the HBO Max news, lol, why would you think that?
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14 May 2025
We are living in the age of billionaires doing dumb shit and then getting praised for undoing the dumb shit they did.
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14 May 2025
It was inevitable after this
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6 May 2025
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
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6 May 2025
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.
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2 May 2025
You work long enough in this biz, you eventually get caught up in layoffs. Yesterday I lost my job at Vulture, the best gig I’ve ever had. Still processing but I’ll want to write again so please keep me in mind for freelance work or regular work or just general nice messages.
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