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"Admirable yet breezy" –Los Angeles Review of Books Senior Staff Writer, The Ringer Order my book! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/al…

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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 11h
"The apotheosis of insanity.” For the 20th anniversary of 30 Rock, I went deep on my favorite thing about it: all the fake shows, movies, and songs. With help from Tina Fey. www.theringer.com/2026/10/08/t...
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From ‘MILF Island’ to ‘The Rural Juror’: Inside the Fake World of ‘30 Rock’
Nothing explains the greatness of the NBC sitcom—which premiered 20 years ago—like its TV, movie, and song parodies. “They were a treat to write,” says Tina Fey.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm obviously biased, but nobody covers the media as well as Bryan does. I promise that he'll make you laugh, too.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Friday afternoon crowd at the New Beverly for Hard Target a few years ago made me feel like I'd been lured there for some kind of nerd sting.
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Daniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It's time to go back to Gotham City. My book, I AM THE NIGHT: THE ULTIMATE UNAUTHORIZED HISTORY OF BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, comes out today! It's a narrative history of the landmark cartoon, packed with new interviews and deep-dive research. Grab a copy here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 28/08/2026
This is great piece about Coyote vs Acme www.theringer.com/2026/08/27/m...
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Keep Chasing That Bird: The Oral History of ‘Coyote vs. Acme’
The ‘Looney Tunes’ movie is finally hitting theaters after its controversial shelving three years ago—this is the story of how it got out from under the anvil
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It's been true since I was buying my band T-shirts from the fake Hot Topic there in 1995, but Phoebe Bridgers is right.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Went deep on the long journey of COYOTE VS. ACME. With Will Forte, Dave Green, Samy Burch, Eric Bauza, and many more. www.theringer.com/2026/08/27/m...
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Keep Chasing That Bird: The Oral History of ‘Coyote vs. Acme’
The ‘Looney Tunes’ movie is finally hitting theaters after its controversial shelving three years ago—this is the story of how it got out from under the anvil
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 20/07/2026
I wrote about the game
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Ode to Spain, Our Competent Kings of the World Cup
Spain’s style may be dull, but their logistical excellence is strangely inspiring
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Almost *15* years ago, I wrote a Deadspin story about how "Seven Nation Army" became a stadium anthem. I'm psyched that I get to help retell it now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D8B...
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The Most Famous Seven Notes in Sports | SC Featured
YouTube video by ESPN FC
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The Sunday Long Read @thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Don't miss this week's newsletter, featuring @rosehorowitch.bsky.social, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social, @mccrummen.bsky.social, @alansiegella.bsky.social & more: mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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☀️ The Sunday Long Read: The End of Reading?
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Stockholm in June.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Happy 35th birthday to my favorite movie. www.theringer.com/2021/06/30/m...
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The Tin Man Gets His Heart: An Oral History of ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’
Three decades ago, James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Linda Hamilton joined forces again to make the biggest, baddest, most eye-popping sequel ever. Here’s the story of how the machines took ov...
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Doughboys Podcast @doughboys.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Check out this article we’re interviewed in at The Ringer! Written by our buddy Alan Siegel and also features past Doughboys guests Jamie Loftus and Bill Oakley @alansiegella.bsky.social @jamieloftus.bsky.social @thatbilloakley.bsky.social www.theringer.com/2026/07/02/f...
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America’s Greatest Hot Dog
The price and quality of the $1.50 Costco frank haven’t budged in 40 years. It’s the last—and best—deal in the country.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
It's almost the Fourth of July, which means it's time for me to gush about America's best hot dog. www.theringer.com/2026/07/02/f...
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America’s Greatest Hot Dog
The price and quality of the $1.50 Costco frank haven’t budged in 40 years. It’s the last—and best—deal in the country.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Jackass: Best and Last is out. Steve-O put it best, I think: "You see us at all of these different stages, from being so young to literally in our 50s. What sticks out is that the constant is us howling laughing. Literally rolling on the floor." www.theringer.com/2026/06/25/m...
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“A Collection of Exceptional F--kups”: How to Say Goodbye to ‘Jackass’
Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, and the rest of the gang put their bones, stomachs, and crotches on the line for one last installment in a franchise that they never thought would become a franchise
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Come say goodbye to Jackass with me. www.theringer.com/2026/06/25/m...
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“A Collection of Exceptional F--kups”: How to Say Goodbye to ‘Jackass’
Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, and the rest of the gang put their bones, stomachs, and crotches on the line for one last installment in a franchise that they never thought would become a franchise
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I interviewed Danny McBride about his new book. "The idea that has always kind of tickled me is a whole generation of men that came up watching Rambo ended up working at GEICO." www.theringer.com/2026/06/23/b...
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Danny McBride Has More to Say About Insecure Men
The 'Righteous Gemstones' star discusses his new short story collection, which mines some of his favorite topics: jealousy, overcompensation, and the fragility of masculinity
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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This is today. Get it where you get books.
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Smash that pre-order button folks
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Nic @lessusefulthings.com · 19/06/2026
The American Library Association is auctioning off some of these read posters and here's some of my favorites that are up: movieposters.ha.com/c/search/res...
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Wonder what the dreaded Laramie is up to these days.
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BILL OAKLEY @thatbilloakley.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
OUT TODAY! Four years in the making: the sequel to my bestseller “Space: 1969”! @natashalyonne.bsky.social returns to star as Nurse Nancy in an even more incredible adventure! Get it at www.audible.com/pd/Space-197...
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Went deep with David Koepp about Disclosure Day, working with Steven Spielberg, and his career writing giant blockbusters. www.theringer.com/2026/06/11/m...
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A Blockbuster Movie Needs a Blockbuster Script. Enter David Koepp.
How the screenwriter behind ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Mission: Impossible,’ and now ‘Disclosure Day’ helped build some of the biggest movies of all time. “He is an explorer as a writer,” Steven Spielberg says...
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🚨Earnest post alert🚨. My book came out a year ago today. To everyone who bought a copy (or 7, like my mother-in-law), read it, sent me a note about it, reviewed it: I love you more than a cold beer on a hot Christmas morning. Oh, and it's still for sale. bookshop.org/p/books/stup...
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Stupid Tv, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of the Simpsons Changed Television-And America-Forever
How the Golden Era of the Simpsons Changed Television-And America-Forever
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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
This is epic. It's also a classic. Everything that annoys me about modern technology is on here. Including the growing mandatory use of QR codes to order food. And forcing you to download an app to park your car for 30 minutes. And steering you to a chatbot that can "answer your questions" .
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Josh Levin @joshuablevin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
When the Savannah Bananas revived a Negro Leagues team I was v. intrigued. The Indianapolis Clowns are a historic/fraught franchise. I spoke w/players+a Bananas exec+historians to see how they're thinking about Clowns 2.0. Read my feature in @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Savannah Bananas Bring Back a Negro Leagues Team
The organization is best known for its dance numbers and trick plays. Now it’s reviving one of the most entertaining—and controversial—franchises in baseball history.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Settling in at The Devil Wears Prada 2.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Coolest guy in my neighborhood.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Seems like a good week to re-post this. www.theringer.com/2019/05/29/m...
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Dewey Cox Ain’t Dead: An Oral History of ‘Walk Hard’
How John C. Reilly’s transcendent performance in a fake music biopic forever changed the way we look at the genre. And why, after its initial box office disappointment, it’s going stronger than ever.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Happy 30th anniversary to "Twenty-Two Short Films About Springfield" and @thatbilloakley.bsky.social. .
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Bobby as a student of commedia dell'arte killed me.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Happy St. Patrick's Day from John Swartzwelder.
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Jordan Ritter Conn @jordanritterconn.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Hey look, my book American Men is one of Amazon's most anticipated books of the spring. www.amazon.com/amazonbookre...
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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Teamed up with Kirk Goldsberry to go deep on the history of the Sloan Conference. With help from Daryl Morey, Jessica Gelman, Shane Battier, Michael Lewis, and more. www.theringer.com/2026/03/06/n...
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Dorkapalooza: The Oral History of the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
This is how the revolution was quantified
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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 25/02/2026
a few months ago, i talked to Tony Kushner for an hour and a half about Munich
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Even Tony Kushner Warned Steven Spielberg About Making ‘Munich’
Kushner—who cowrote the screenplay for Spielberg’s controversial, eerily prescient film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—recalls telling the director, “You do understand that we’re going to get ...
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Pete Croatto @petecroatto.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I'm sorry I haven't been a better husband. I'm sorry about the time I tried to make gravy in the bathtub. I'm sorry I used your wedding dress to wax the car. And I'm sorry for only now posting my Q&A with @alansiegella.bsky.social about his great SIMPSONS book. magazine.gwu.edu/bookshelves-...
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Bookshelves Winter 2025 | GW Magazine | The George Washington University
Alumnus Alan Siegel examines how “The Simpsons” redefined pop culture and the nation itself in a new book.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
"What kind of guy is he?" I talked to Adam Friedland about his show, his guests, and his brain. www.theringer.com/2026/02/23/p...
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A Talk Show for Our Times
With guests from Olivia Nuzzi to Alec Baldwin to Clavicular, ‘The Adam Friedland Show’ has become the best-booked, most oddly fascinating show on the internet
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katiebakes @katiebakes.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
INDUSTRY EPISODE 6 RECAP! Includes observations from Ken Leung, Max Minghella, Myha’la and Kiernan Shipka! www.theringer.com/2026/02/15/t...
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You Can Go Your Own Way: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 6 Recap
In “Dear Henry,” everyone is incentivized, no one is innocent, and ‘Industry’ is on the move
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I talked to John Oliver about what it's like making a political talk show these days. "You start processing it into comedy. Which at least gives you a little bit of a gulp of air as you’re drowning." www.theringer.com/2026/02/12/t...
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What Is ‘Last Week Tonight’ in the Age of Anti-Information?
As the show’s 13th season approaches, John Oliver explains how ‘Last Week Tonight’ has had to change—and why they keep making it
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Brian's book is great! Buy it. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Hannib...
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Hannibal Lecter
Drawing from exclusive interviews and previously unseen archival materials, this one-of-its-kind biography of Hannibal Lecter documents the canniba...
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
One more time, here’s my “Vrabes” oral history. With tons of help from the great @lindsayhjones.bsky.social. www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/n...
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The Oral History of Mike Vrabel
Last year, the New England Patriots were in the basement of the AFC East. This year, they’re in the Super Bowl. How? Look no further than their line-stepping, busted-lip head coach.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Wrestling matches, tobacco juice, shit talking, Super Bowl TDs, and high-level clock management: the Mike Vrabel story. www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/n...
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The Oral History of Mike Vrabel
Last year, the New England Patriots were in the basement of the AFC East. This year, they’re in the Super Bowl. How? Look no further than their line-stepping, busted-lip head coach.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Righteous anger from @bryancurtis.bsky.social. www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...
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Death of a Sports Section
The Washington Post sports department was dismantled before its leaders gave it a chance to change
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 04/02/2026
Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Love making interview requests and leaving out the "i" in "doing." Repeatedly.
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
If you're a sportswriter seeking Malcolm Butler this week, you should know that Ringer H'wood Bureau Chief @alansiegella.bsky.social already found him. www.theringer.com/2025/02/05/n...
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The Pick Heard Round the World
Ten years ago, the Super Bowl ended in the most unlikely of ways thanks to the most unlikely of players. For Malcolm Butler, that was just the beginning of a roller-coaster career.
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Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
The best Christmas movie👇. www.theringer.com/2024/06/06/m...
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Creature Feature: The Oral History of ‘Gremlins’
Don’t feed them after midnight. Don’t get them wet. But do read this deep dive into Gizmo and the nasty Gremlins, featuring words from director Joe Dante, actors Phoebe Cates and Zach Galligan, and ma...
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