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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

For the most part I’m ok with the fact that my wonky hamstring and recurrent, weirdly healed hip flexor injury have forced me to retire from running (at least for the foreseeable future), but in fall weather I miss it badly

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I wish I got a picture of the train that just rolled by me, because its sign said it was a 9 train. Good news folks! 2005 is back!

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good chance my husband will see DIGGER before me

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today I saw one banger of a long doc and wrote about another, both really full-concentration experiences; I’m exhausted but as I just told someone, to complain would be practically criminal

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Re-reading the Space Trilogy and being reminded that C.S. Lewis may be the only enjoyable writer of didactic fiction (and he is wickedly funny too)

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I do sort of think that imagining tech bros are in charge of society is the base case issue here. They have exactly the amount of power we give them. So buy a Brick or whatever and stop! This is a short power grab and it can be easily interrupted.

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I think I have decided that if you think The Movies Are Over it is a sign you have given up on art, because baby, the movies are always alive

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Gonna be in Berlin very briefly in mid-November, with a full battery of art to see, but if you have any tips I’m all ears

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Fully packed house for a 6 hr doc on a Sunday. I love NYFF

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don’t see all the art, but before the fall shows get going I want to say that my favorite exhibitions of 2026 so far have been: - the 59th Carnegie International in Pittsburgh - Canicula, by the Fondazione In Between Art Film, in Venice - the Jafa/Prince show at the Fondazione Prada in Venice

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"...Vance not only briefed POLITICO on the state of the Iran deal talks, but spoke to a group of reporters from several news organizations. In exchange for the information, those outlets agreed to grant Vance anonymity. Status, which did not participate in the briefing, is not bound by those rules."

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

in high school my English teacher would put an inspirational quote on the board every day and once she wrote “‘every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.’ - unknown”

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I voted in the top 100 TV project but I cannot recall what was on my list, sorry

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have only ever taught on the college level, and I have chosen not to have children (having been homeschooled and knowing a lot of this struggle myself), but it is not hard to detect some of this and I feel broken-hearted reading it www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...

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In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)

A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My friend @overstreet.bsky.social nails a lot of things about NATCHEZ that I didn’t have space for (unsurprisingly) and I saw this movie a year ago and think about it on the regular. You can get it on Apple, Amazon etc for $3 and I recommend. www.jeffreyoverstreet.com/2026/09/20/n...

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Natchez: my favorite discovery of 2026 so far

In my favorite film of 2026 so far, director Suzannah Herbert gives us a tour of homes that reveal history that Americans ignore to their own peril.

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I have seen some good movies in the past few weeks but they have largely convinced me that the most interesting filmmaking *by far* is happening in nonfiction, and it’s not even a contest

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“The genre is at an inflection point now. Pop culture is no longer lionizing founders to the extent that characters who do are played as sycophants or lemmings … But if attitudes have soured toward figures like Zuckerberg or Elon Musk, another force remains at play.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/m...

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As Big Tech Takes Over Hollywood, the Picture Onscreen Gets Darker (Gift Article)

“The Social Reckoning” and other movies reflect growing discontent with Silicon Valley founders. But such films may be at the mercy of the companies themselves.

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I am drinking a martini made with seaweed vermouth and horseradish gin

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As Big Tech Takes Over Hollywood, the Picture Onscreen Gets Darker (Gift Article)

“The Social Reckoning” and other movies reflect growing discontent with Silicon Valley founders. But such films may be at the mercy of the companies themselves.

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’m not exaggerating that three of my four grandparents (I just don’t know about the fourth) — lifelong Republicans — made the decision to vote for Biden/Harris largely on the basis of having had the polio vaccine as kids. My one grandma had polio and survived, but her feet are two sizes apart.

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have read all of Annie Dillard — I did my MFA at Seattle Pacific, back in the glory days — but I have never *loved* her work other than Holy the Firm. However I teach her every time I get the chance and in large part due to this amazing Alexander Chee essay themorningnews.org/annie-dillar...

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Annie Dillard and the Writing Life - The Morning News

Writers aren’t born, they’re made—from practice, reading, and a lot of caffeine. And sometimes tutelage.

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Got into the bean club finally yeahhh

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thrilled to death that my former Vox colleague Caroline Framke and I will be working together again! A smart hire!! www.nytco.com/press/a-new-...

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A New Television Critic Joins Culture | The New York Times Company

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This reminds me of the promos for one of the HUNGER GAMES movies in which you could “win your own Victory Tour!!”

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Artist Commons @artistcommons.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Students get to peer behind the visiting artist's studio door, and to see how an art practice and career in the arts truly develops. Sarah and Greg brought tremendous generosity to their three sessions with the students. We're so grateful to have had them as part of Artist Commons this quarter. 2/2

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Artist Commons @artistcommons.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We're delighted to share our Visiting Artists in Residence this quarter were new media artist Sarah Rothberg (@sarahrothberg.bsky.social) and photographer Greg Miller. One of the things we love about Artist Commons is creating opportunities for artists to spend time with other working artists. 1/2

Artist Commons Summer Visiting Artists in Residence. Greg Miller – Large-format photography and staged narrative. Sarah Rothberg – Interactive technologies and new media art.

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I would love to know if it’s pure coincidence that there are two movies directed by global cinema auteurs that premiered at major festivals this year and are explicitly paying homage to Kieslowski’s DEKALOG

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Film Forum @filmforumnyc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Julia Loktev's MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART II – EXILE opens October 9 only at Film Forum. Watch the new trailer below now!

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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

kinda wasn’t expecting 9/11 to hurt me any more at this point but finding out everyone on this website is even younger than I thought is doing it

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Still waiting to read a Fjord take that appears to have noted the central theme of the movie lol

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I don’t fault certain studios/movies for skipping festivals but I wish they weren’t all releasing those films in such a way to require me to cram their regular screenings into packed festival screening schedules. Has anyone ever considered releasing a movie in November?

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The book scammers are getting more sophisticated

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

My now annual tradition of being only a fraction of the way into MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS before my spine starts tingling is happening again (this time, PART II: EXILE)

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

cat's out of the bag, but also: Nathan Fielder + Lance Oppenheim (who directed PRIMETIME, the Pattinson To Catch a Predator movie that just premiered, plus REN FAIRE and SPERMWORLD etc. and my personal fav of his, SOME KIND OF HEAVEN, which is about The Villages)

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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 04/09/2026

I wrote an op-ed last year for Bloomberg about the conflicts of interest in Variety et al hosting FYC events for the Golden Globes, and when I went to them for comment, I got an off-the-record call trying to talk me out of it. I went ahead and wrote it.

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I used two literallys here which is a no-no, but this whole thing just drives me bananas

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

they *clap* are *clap* owned *clap* by *clap* Penske Media who owns literally all U.S. trades it's literally *more corrupt* than it was before

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I am now getting like 4-5 AI-generated scam emails a day from "book clubs" and "agents" and "publishers" and people who want to "have a relaxed chat" about one or the other of my books, and I'm honestly not sure at this point how I would know if I got a real one

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Jesus Christ, famously stingy about giving fish to people

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I had the privilege of being a part of the last group of women journalists, truth tellersto visit Gloria Steinem in her home. She told us the importance of having attitude in our work, sharing stories, and starting new ideas. “Just do it” she told me. And we will. Rest well Gloria.

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I have DNFed more books this year than ever in my life and I can’t tell if it’s them or me but I don’t like it!!

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I met with a couple grad students today whose theses / research I’m supervising (presently I only teach classes in the spring but thesis advising requires some advance work). I loved teaching my undergrads but it is SO intellectually invigorating to work with people who are mature and focused

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Some years ago — before all the Stuff — I wrote about how I wasn’t allowed to read Harry Potter as an evangelical kid, and thus didn’t even know what the story was until I was an adult, and boy has this one horseshoed on itself. (I’ve still not read them but I saw the movies back when they came out)

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