Reposted by HussainAdam P Knave @adampknave.com · 06/04/2026So no seriously. It’s been days of this pace randomly looking like this and not loading and nothing from anyone about it. Cmon now. At least go “we know and we’re working on it” 919642
Reposted by HussainMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 16/03/2026If you didn't catch the names in PTA's speech, the 1975 Best Picture nominees are Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws, Nashville, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. There are no skips; there is no wrong place to start. They will make you love American movies anew, and demand the best from them. 411854292
Reposted by HussainDave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026I support Letterboxd here. Review-bombing something you haven't seen is lame. Plenty of ways to make fun of a movie you hate that don't involve giving it a fake score on a site people like to use for their real movie takes. 2126019
Reposted by HussainMatthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 23/01/2026I wrote about the likely unfixable harms of the Trump administration’s war on vaccination. www.slowboring.com/p/the-shocki...slowboring.comThe shocking collapse of American vaccinationA somewhat surprising, totally terrible, borderline unfixable Trump legacy 511322
Reposted by HussainNick @nwbvt.bsky.social · 11/12/2025With the news that the State Department is going back to Times New Roman, calling the move to Calibri a "wasteful diversity move", reupping this. With an administration this bad it's important to highlight the few good things they do. standard-out.com/2023/01/18/s...standard-out.comSave the SerifsWarning, this post is going to be about one of the most boring topics possible, font choice. The Washington Post reports the State Department has ordered a shift in font choice from Times New Roman… 341
Reposted by HussainRiver_Tam @rivertam.bsky.social · 24/09/2025One like = one book recommendation (will likely be nonfiction, often niche) 519011
Reposted by HussainBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 12/10/2025This is an obsession of mine - a huge pathology of the press is coverage suggesting that politicians who are less skilled performers are somehow less "authentic" Me on Romney coverage in CJR: www.cjr.org/united_state... Me on Hillary Clinton coverage in The Upshot: www.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/u...gen.medium.comA Politician’s Authenticity Doesn’t MatterWho cares how Kirsten Gillibrand ate her fried chicken? 1114934
Reposted by HussainChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 03/01/2025I always forget to post Gift Links! Thanks, Hussain. 1638241
Reposted by HussainAlan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Here it is: the 10 best TV shows I watched this year.rollingstone.comThe 10 Best TV Shows of 2024From 'Shogun' to 'What We Do in the Shadows,' 'Ripley' to 'Shrinking,' critic Alan Sepinwall picks the series that stood out this year. 2427627
Reposted by HussainTyler Dinucci @tylerdinucci.bsky.social · 24/11/2024I know everyone thinks we should teach more STEM but maybe we should teach basic economics 3474
Reposted by HussainJonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 24/11/2024It’s pretty clear that we’re past the tipping point. Network effects are powerful. Threads misread the market. People didn’t want Insta w/ Words. They wanted a Twitter replacement. 3549757
Reposted by HussainDavid Karol @davidkarol.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Swing voters/independents on average are LESS informed and follow things less closely. Many don't even know who Liz Cheney is. The idea that it mattered one way or the other to them -as opposed to a small number of agitated extremely online types - is implausible. 810212
Reposted by HussainMubashar “Mubs” Iqbal @mubashariqbal.com · 11/11/2024Starter packs are genius, but I was surprised there wasn't a list of them for people to find. So I built it: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack... The website monitors the packs being shared and adds the ones it finds to the database. Missed your stater pack? Message me and I'll get it added.blueskydirectory.comAll - Bluesky DirectoryA curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform. 110465192947
Reposted by HussainAlissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 01/12/2023The best(s) of the year! www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/m...nytimes.comBest Movies of 2023It was a terrific year for film, whether art house or mainstream, even if the main subject the movies wrestled with was deeply pessimistic. 1271
Reposted by HussainGremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 29/10/2023A Murdered Israeli Filmmaker’s Prophetic Warning, in “The Boy” www.newyorker.com/culture/scre...newyorker.comA Murdered Israeli Filmmaker’s Prophetic Warning, in “The Boy”Yahav Winner’s final work captures the dissonance of life along the Israel-Gaza border. 1146
Reposted by HussainAlan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 29/10/2023Chandler Bing was my favorite. Matthew Perry was a genius at knowing exactly how to deliver a line to generate the most possible laughs. I hate that he's gone, and tried to capture what made him great:rollingstone.comMatthew Perry Was the Sarcastic Soul of ‘Friends’Comedy actor, who passed away at the age of 54, could deliver a one-liner like no other and proved a crucial ingredient to the sitcom’s comedy stew. 529286
Reposted by HussainSam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 17/10/2023This week is like Christmas for great Taylor writing 0112
Reposted by HussainGlenn White @justicar.xyz · 14/10/2023Reminder that if you see disturbing or traumatic images, playing Tetris as soon as possible afterwards can help the brain cleanse itself, and lessen the impacts of it longer term. No, I'm not kidding. And no one knows how or why it works. But it DOES work, and I encourage you to remember it. 10942741827
Reposted by HussainSam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 12/10/2023I wrote about Taylor Swift, Stop Making Sense, and the future of movies.slate.comMovie Theaters Are Figuring Out a Way to Bring People BackThe trick isn’t to make event movies. It’s to make movies into events. 1316
Reposted by HussainAlissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 13/10/2023Swung into the podcast studio today to guest-host an episode of Vox’s The Gray Area, starring the brilliant Walt Hickey, about his next book and everything we get wrong about Hollywood and why humans are amazing. I love this book. Pod coming soon. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/walte...hachettebookgroup.comYou Are What You WatchPulitzer Prize-winning author and data expert Walt Hickey explains the power of entertainment to change our biology, our beliefs, how we see ourselves, and h... 051
Reposted by HussainMatt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · 11/10/2023It was a real thrill to talk to Michael Phillips about Opposable Thumbs in the Chicago Tribune. I gotta get a print copy.chicagotribune.comSiskel & Ebert rivalry in the new book "Opposable Thumbs""Certainly the studios loved the thumbs; they were valuable as marketing tools to them. But they didn’t settle for saying: 'I don’t like this movie.'" 1215
Reposted by HussainRyan Godfrey @ryangodfrey.com · 11/10/2023This is not exactly that, since I think it's only for the last 24 hours, but the "Best of Follows" feed will give you the most liked/reposted recent content from the people you follow, which is great if you're not always on here to see it all. 043
