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Ira Madison III

@irathethird.bsky.social
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Host of Feedback, a culture podcast. Best-selling author. Pure Innocent Fun: Essays out now. feedbackwithira.com

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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 1h
I spoke to How Long Gone co-host Chris Black about writing a memoir, his new clothing line Hanover, his ATL hardcore scene origins, and how he parties while sober.
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How a Punk Kid From Atlanta Became New York City's Man-About-Town
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My first published short fiction piece, “Selling Vermont,” from VOLUME 0 ISSUE 10, is now available without a paywall.
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Selling Vermont
"Black people like to ski?" | by Ira Madison III
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ted @estrellalune.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Omg omg, my two faves in one interview
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I spoke to Marlon James about his new book The Disappearers (which has been shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize), his complicated relationship with his own past, and how Prince, Heathers, and ’90s grunge gave him a vocabulary.
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How to Write Without Shame with Marlon James
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I wrote about RHONY’s slow return to form.
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The Prime of Ms. Carole Radziwill
But is RHONY in its prime again?
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I spoke to playwright Max Wolf Friedlich about his new play The Holes, followinf up his smash hit Job, writing theater for men, and addressing male loneliness on stage
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How Playwright Max Wolf Friedlich Depicted the Male Loneliness Epidemic on Broadway
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I wrote about the very odd Tom Cruise GQ cover
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Let's talk about GQ's Tom Cruise cover
Chile...
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I wrote about DNF culture
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DNF or: The Art of Performative Not Reading
Plus, everything I read in August
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Shards’ penultimate episode continues the slow desecration of a queer novel
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The Shards is a hetero adaptation of a queer novel
Ryan Murphy’s sanitized TV adaptation
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I spoke to Angela Flournoy (bestselling author of The Wilderness & The Turner House) writing, on what novels are for, the ideal reader, and how to trust your audience.
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How to Write a Novel with Angela Flournoy
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I spoke to Woody de Othello about sculpting, consciousness, Ocatavia Butler, living in Oakland, and bringing his acclaimed exhibition to California for C Mag
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Oakland Sculptor Woody De Othello Imbues Objects With Soul
Visit Woody De Othello's museum exhibition at UC Davis and engage with thought-provoking sculptures that challenge perception.
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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A ★★★★★ review of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
The Who’s Tommy as a horror film (not that it already isn’t, but I digress)
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I wrote about the Subway Take that called Real Housewives “the most important anthropological documentation of modern women that we have.”
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Real Housewives Isn’t That Deep
On Real Housewives as “anthropology”
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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A ★★★★★ review of Dreams in Nightmares (2024)
Shatara doesn’t reinvent the road trip drama, she expands it to include people who have always been part of America’s roads. So much that they made their own maps. A beautiful film, incredibly proud o...
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“The Shards has sinned by failing to be as terrifying as the novel, deviating wildly from it, and turning into a cartoonish teen drama.”
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The Shards shows how not to adapt a novel
The Shards, Week 2
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Slayer @slayer522.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The Shards (book) was so good it made be go back to try and read ‘White.’ I lasted one chapter before I put that one down forever. We’ll just separate art from the artist for this one.
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
In today’s newsletter: everything I read in July (in London)
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Everything I Read in July (in London)
Plus, London bookstore, food, and party recs
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I spoke to New York icons Connie Fleming and Lina Bradford about the queer history of NY nightlife
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The Golden Age of New York Nightlife with Connie Fleming and Lina Bradford
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
My take on The Shards premiere!
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Frank Watches: The Shards
Ryan Murphy's adaptation is faithful, but lacking
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Jane Roh 노진이 @janeroh.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Christopher Nolan "is having a conversation with straight men that no other director is having with them." And the ones who stan the Dark Knight films the most are illiterate:/ So glad @irathethird.bsky.social has a new pod talking culture www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXOT...
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We Miss Magazines with Chrissy Rutherford & John Villa
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Gautam Hans @gshans.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The great @irathethird.bsky.social on the limits of critique in our addled moment: “In 1950, Alan Turing posed the question, ‘Can machines think?’ In 2026, many of us scroll the tiny machines in our hands and pose the daily question, ‘Can HUMANS think?’” iramadison.substack.com/p/why-do-we-...
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Why do we watch movies?
On Obsession, The Odyssey, and the point of art
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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A ★★★★½ review of The Invite (2026)
Run Miss Cruz her second Oscar!  Seth Rogen saying “word on the street.” Confirmed Gizelle Bryant stan
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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A ★★★★ review of I Want Your Sex (2026)
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s son getting dicked down by Olivia Wilde… let’s get this mess started it’s time for hot topics
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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A ★★★½ review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
Peter and Frank’s relationship means so much to me. I love friendship!!!!
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
On Substack: I wrote about The Odyssey, Obsession, and how we talk about movies online.
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Why do we watch movies?
On Obsession, The Odyssey, and the point of art
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I landed one of my dream interviews: daytime legend Deidre Hall. We discussed her 50-year run as Dr. Marlena Evans on one of my fave shows, Days of Our Lives. It’s on my new podcast Feedback.
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From Days of Our Lives to Hacks, Deidre Hall Has Done It All
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PJ Rodriguez @pjrodriguez.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Podcast rec 1: if you have even a passing interest in soaps, you *must* see @irathethird.bsky.social’s interview with Deidre Hall. Fantastic. youtu.be/s3rce262_Gc?...
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From Days of Our Lives to Hacks, Deidre Hall Has Done It All
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🐈Rex Parker🐈‍⬛ ✏️ 🧐 @rexparker.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Smart, funny, good, listen. (I usually cringe when people write or talk about me but Natan does so w humor and generosity) (Also JCO is a treasure, her dismissal of crossword-solving a balm)
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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A ★★★★★ review of The Odyssey (2026)
These hoes don't be mad at Zeus, these hoes mad at Zeus’ Law
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I spoke to crossword puzzle constructor Natan Last about how crossword puzzles shape the cultural canon, what it means to create work that reflects your own voice, and whether Joyce Carol Oates should make time to do the crossword.
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Natan Last: Who Has Time for Crosswords? (Not Joyce Carol Oates)
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PJ Rodriguez @pjrodriguez.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
If you’re not listening to Ira’s new podcast, you should!
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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A ★★★ review of Her Private Hell (2026)
Refn survived death he’s allowed to return to his vibes cinema. I wanna watch again on K and on mute with a sick soundtrack.
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I spoke to Anna Peele, contributing editor at Vanity Fair and author of Enter the Villa, about the art of the celebrity profile and whether you can make Love Island without destroying lives.
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Anna Peele: Can You Make Love Island Without Destroying Lives?
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
My thoughts on the Love Island: Aftersun backlash for my newsletter
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Loathe Island
On Love Island, Summer House, and backlash
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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Happy podcast launch day to @irathethird.bsky.social!
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julia @naomishambles.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
IJBOL
But increasingly, Bravo fans have demanded a frictionless viewing experience that is devoid of drama. In the wake of the Summer House scandal, I've seen a myriad of suggestions for a show where Ciara Miller and other Black women merely hang out and live fabulous, drama-free lives. Baby, that's called Instagram stories.
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
My final thoughts on this season of Summer House for my newsletter
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Why do we watch reality TV?
A Summer House post-mortem
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
After a year off, I’m back on the mic. Feedback with Ira Madison III drops on June 18. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe to our YouTube or wherever else you get podcasts.
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Introducing: Feedback with Ira Madison III
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
My new books newsletter with a Yesteryear review, Pride Month recs, and more.
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Welcome to The Third: A new books feature
Yesteryear, Pride Month reading list, and more
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Slayer @slayer522.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This is a spot-on review and pretty close to my exact thoughts. Sure - the plane is in for a rough landing in Act III - but the first two acts are so good it’s worth the ride
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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A ★★★½ review of Backrooms (2026)
There’s so much cool shit in this from a 20 year-old and the use of tension and space in this is truly so unsettling and scary that I’m calling this a success. If the characters and story are kinda on...
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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A ★★★★ review of Is God Is (2026)
“Genres are a funny little concept, aren’t they?” This southern gothic revenge thriller spaghetti western black pop culture mashup was so much fucking fun. This is extremely my shit and I’ve loved sto...
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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A ★★★★ review of Obsession (2025)
This movie could’ve drove home its themes a bit more, because I think some audience members will come away with the cruelty inflicted on Nikki and believe the film has made Bear the victim. But from t...
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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A ★★★½ review of Mother Mary (2026)
For a film about pop music it has very little to say about pop music (reminds me of Opus, another dud A24 music industry thriller) and I have no idea how Mary’s music is engaged with critically in thi...
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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A ★★★★½ review of Blue Film (2025)
A gay indie film that embraces melodrama in all its beautiful and thorny glory. I will remember the colors in this film just as much as I’ll remember the sublime performances. Kieron Moore is a leadin...
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
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A ★★★ review of Fucktoys (2025)
A ballsy debut from Annapurna Sriram that evokes John Waters and Mary Harron in its best moments (attempts at Lynchian are less successful). Some really fun performances: Francois is out of this world...
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
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A ★★★★ review of The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)
This presents an alternate path for Lauren Sanchez should she choose to be fab
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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A ★★★★ review of Hokum (2026)
Barbarían levels of me wanting to scream at the screen for the protagonist’s choices… until I realized this is actually a comedy.
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
A new short story from me
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Portrait of a White Boyfriend
Fiction
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Ira Madison III @irathethird.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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A ★★★★ review of Erupcja (2025)
Not this coming for the synchronicity girlies… very triggering for those who’ve finished The Artist’s Way.
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