Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 22hWithout me, there wouldn’t BE any Skydance studio! 0193
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Debut The Debut The Debut Julianne Moore Julianne Moore Julianne Moore This is my brain now. 080
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I have now seen Digger. Expected more digging tbh. 1101
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 27/09/20261993 called to say that the mainstream isn't mandatory and it's cool not to care about it, you sellout. Schwing! 060
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Someone asked me “Who’s your favorite Mary?” out of nowhere tonight, and I didn’t realize he meant my favorite star of “Oh, Mary!” (duh, Cole), so I went through all the famous Marys—Tyler Moore, J. Blige, Queen of Scots—and landed on Mary Pickford. Who’s yours? 11291
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026And yet this has never happened to me once. 000
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026My pet peeve: when you’re meeting someone and they text, “Here 10 mins early.” What am I supposed to do about that? Make my subway go faster? Teleport? I’ll still be on time, but now I feel late and anxious. Just wait 10 minutes and don’t tell me! (Will repost every time this happens.) 4260
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Duncan Sheik’s rapturous indie-rock score for “Spring Awakening” truly kicked down a door for what musicals could sound like. And he was a dreamboat. RIP youtu.be/RmKvvRAymbQ?...youtu.beDUNCAN SHEIK Sings "Spring Awakening's" Opening on Theater TalkYouTube video by Theater Talk Archive 2191
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Thank you to whoever anonymously donated $60 million to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the largest single donation in its history, so it can expand access. One of my favorite places in NYC! www.nypl.org/blog/2026/09...nypl.org 122942
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I’m glad that John Mulaney appreciates Frank Vincent’s book “A Guy’s Guide to Being a Man’s Man,” which I also, for some reason, own. 3934
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Bob Mackie, High Priest of Sequins, RIP! I had the most delightful conversation with him in 2018 about dressing Cher through the years. "Anything I put on her, she went, ‘Oh, that’s fun.’ It never occurred to her to wear anything ordinary.” www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...newyorker.comA Lifetime of Dressing CherBob Mackie’s costumes are the best thing about “The Cher Show,” a Broadway bio-musical currently running at the Neil Simon Theatre. 1607
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This was too unserious to post yesterday, but here is Zadie Smith’s short story based on the urban legend about Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, and Michael Jackson escaping New York together on 9/11: www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...newyorker.com“Escape from New York”Fiction by Zadie Smith, from 2015: “He could not get over how well he was handling the apocalypse so far.” 092
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026From what I've heard, the veteran Muppeteers and Seth Rogen's people were at bitter odds over tone. A lot of "Gonzo wouldn't say this" kind of stuff. The special turned out great, but I'm not surprised that everyone's throwing up their little Kermit hands in exasperation. 88418
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Road Runner is an aspirational figure. 0142
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Is Wile E. Coyote the last living silent-film star? 4514
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn in "Housesitter" (1992): www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGJS...youtube.comYou Can See Everything | Official Teaser HD | A24YouTube video by A24 1110
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I wrote about "Famous Last Words," the fascinating Netflix show that interviews notable figures under the condition that the episode won't appear until immediately after their death. I spoke to its creator and host, Brad Falchuk, a.k.a. Mr. Gwyneth Paltrow. www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t...newyorker.comThe Netflix Show That Airs from the Great BeyondThe promise of “Famous Last Words”—which just released its Gloria Steinem episode—is that the show’s subjects can finally speak freely, knowing that the interview won’t come out until they’ve died. 1131
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I’ve got two fun events at this year’s New Yorker Festival: interviewing Parker Posey on Oct. 23rd and Benito Skinner on Oct. 24th. Tix on sale now at festival.newyorker.com. 2160
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The last episode of this was beautifully haunting. Adios, Macondo! 0100
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Since when did not wanting to throw the fanciest party in the world in someone’s honor become “canceling” them? 4516
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Anyone with gardening knowledge have tips on how I can revive this wilting Japanese maple? She’s unhappy this summer and I don’t know how to cheer her up. 351
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Ok can we just slow the fuck down here? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/a...nytimes.comYayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97The Japanese artist’s polka-dot covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s. 815420
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026One thing about Tim Curry: though Rocky Horror made him a queer sex icon, he never publicly defined his sexuality. Not in interviews, not in his memoir. This was the most I got out of him. Which, fine? 117643
Reposted by Michael Schulmanpauline kael bot @paulinekaelbot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Tim Curry, with his devil's incisors...floats against the star studded blackness, the bags under his eyes puffing out and his curly, dimply smile so elfishly dirty that it's as if he were lighted by hellfire. (1983) 113023
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Well, shit. RIP Tim Curry. I got to have this long talk with him last year for the publication of his memoir, and, while he was physically weak, he was still darkly and deliciously witty. No one will ever be sexier than him as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...newyorker.comTim Curry Does the Time WarpThe actor and singer discusses the origins of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” his relationship with David Bowie, and the joy of working with Miss Piggy. 214637
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026[to the tune of Bee Gees' "Tragedy"] Odyssey! When the Trojan War leaves you wanting more It’s Odyssey! When you’re lost at sea and it’s Greek to me You can’t get home, You’re Matt Damon stuck in an epic poem. 2234
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I haven't seen much talk here about the Colombian miniseries adaptation of "One Hundred Years of Solitude," but the second half is on Netflix now and it's excellent. Lush, sexy, weird—and so many Aurelianos! 3182
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I'm a house divided and cannot stand it! www.vulture.com/article/jean...vulture.comSmart vs. Kudrow Is the Hottest Race at the EmmysNobody’s ever beaten Jean Smart for Hacks. What if Valerie Cherish can? 2193
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Never change. www.gq.com/story/jeremy... 0191
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Long live the Jellicle Ball, which has now ascended to the Heaviside Layer. And all hail Junior LaBeija. O-P-U-L-E-N-C-E. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comJunior LaBeija, Master of CeremoniesAs the ballroom legend makes their Broadway début in “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” they reflect on accessorizing with raw chicken and dressing like Al Capone. 0120
Reposted by Michael SchulmanAlexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026‘Anthropic described the project as “our effort to disruptively scan all the world’s books” in an internal memo, which noted “we do not want it to be known that we are pursuing this project”.’ 731719904
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I get that classical-scholar-vs.-director is prime Odyssey discourse, but did you also know that John Leguizamo called the dog who plays Argus a PENDEJO? That's right, it's swineherd vs. hound. 0100
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026For this week's Talk of the Town, I spoke to John Leguizamo about his scene-stealing role as Eumaeus the swineherd in "The Odyssey," and we made a field trip to an ancient art gallery, where he made a two-thousand-year-old impulse purchase. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comJohn Leguizamo Is a Noble FellowThe “Ice Age” actor steals Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” as a loyal swineherd to Matt Damon’s Odysseus. Back in New York, he bought the director a two-thousand-year-old thank-you gift. 35114
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Wasn’t there a ghost who already showed us this dude’s backstory? 3555
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The Siren song of overpriced smoothies at Erewhon... 0100
Reposted by Michael SchulmanMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 18/07/2026An array of smart, goodhearted, and illuminating letters in response to that quite bad "I'm Gay, Not Queer" essay from the other week. tl;dr: Lighten up, Mary. But these writers are much more thoughtful than that. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Do the Words ‘Gay’ and ‘Queer’ Really Mean? (Gift Article)Readers respond to a guest essay about the labels used to describe those in the L.G.B.T.Q. community. 59321
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I enjoyed Bill Irwin as Cyclops and was amused by the camera angles employed to obscure what must be one big blue […] 130
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I liked "The Odyssey"! It reminded me of a Cecil B. DeMille spectacular, in the best way. But also very much about a dad who's away on a work trip and feeling bad about it. 1352
Reposted by Michael SchulmanAlissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026You must. It is inconceivable that the show was not this all along 0183
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026“Cats: The Jellicle Ball” is closing on Aug. 8. It’s one of my favorite things I’ve ever seen on Broadway, and I do not even like the musical “Cats”! Go if you can. Now and forever. Meow. 2529
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Only two for "The Comeback" is not enough! 291
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Tonight I happened to turn on an episode of “Girls” with Louise Lasser in it. Such a lovely, sharp late-in-life performance. RIP 0270
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Time for Mr. Oysterman to go shuck himself. 181
Reposted by Michael SchulmanJustin Taylor @justintaylor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026when they tell you that the past (1994) is a foreign country this is what they mean 3345
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 05/07/2026New at The New Yorker: my interview with David Wain about his comedy career, from the State to "Wet Hot American Summer" to his latest film, "Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass," about a woman on a quest to do Jon Hamm. (Aren't we all?) www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...newyorker.comDavid Wain’s Wet Hot American ComedyThe comedian and director David Wain talks about the State, making his first film in eight years, and the challenges of creating original comedy in Hollywood’s bleak landscape. 0372
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026America may be turning 250 today, but Eva Marie Saint is turning 102 and still kicking! 3507
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 03/07/2026In geopolitical news: Patti LuPone and Turkey are now at war. deadline.com/2026/07/patt...deadline.comPatti LuPone "Furious" That LGBTQ+ Cruise Ship Banned From Turkey PortsBy banning a cruise ship full of American LGBTQ+ travelers from docking, Turkish authorities have drawn the wrath of Broadway's Patti LuPone. 2448
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Finally saw “Obsession,” purely for the AC… …at an otherwise abandoned mall out of “Backrooms.” 280