Very happy with the fortuitous timing of my chat with Brett Story and Steve Maing, the filmmakers of UNION, the documentary on the Amazon Labor Union that just got shortlisted for the Oscars. For Truthdig truthdig.com/articles/the-e…

“thank you for choosing Amtrak” no problem there are no other trains

I see films where journalists own big houses and sigh so loudly. That aside, the new Almodovar film is excellent!

There's a whole world of Indian contributions to men's style, even in the space of Western aesthetics. But you can't be a racist fuckwad if you want to learn about the world.

Went on Pop Culture Happy Hour to talk about Bob Dylan and, surprising zero people, spoke a lot about Joan Baez npr.org/2024/12/27/122…

People who have never applied for a visa in their lives, having strong opinions on visas and visa holders and visa processes, is embarrassing (for them) and hilarious (for not them).

All this. And that the word Calico comes from the name of a south Indian city called Kozhikode/Calicut

My dad Larry Eichel left the The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2008. He wrote the first draft of Jimmy Carter’s obit when I was 4. I’m now 39 and have been at the Inquirer for 14 years. Tomorrow will be his first A1 story in 16 years. inquirer.com/news/jimmy-car…

Say the quiet part about caste out loud too, please. Why be a coy bigot?

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Haven't used Airbnb in a while and can def attest the listings and their owners have gotten worse than ever before. They don't reply, they deny booking requests with no explanation, charge extra for electricity. Just the pits.

Heart goes out all my HuffPo colleagues. Please hire Marina in whatever project you have!

two princesses supporting the Eagles over the years #SuperBowlLIX

Here's a Super Bowl front page for Eagles fans to savor. Take an early look at Monday's The Philadelphia Inquirer final edition.

In Omar Mismar's A FROWN GONE MAD, Bouba's cosmetic clinic in Beirut becomes a site for reckoning with war and trauma. Today Museum of the Moving Image #FirstLook2025 Bedatri D Choudhury। বেদত্রী reviews: reverseshot.org/features/3313/…

Hi Citi Bike why are none of the bikes on 91st street and 2nd Ave in Manhattan available to rent out?

How about making a rule that every time a television channel or verified social media handle puts out a false or obviously unverified report, the concerned person or supervising editor will clean toilets at an Indian army border post for a month!

The Trump administration is asking visitors at National Parks to report, via QR code, materials that show American history in a “negative” light. Few in the Philly region have participated so far. Story in 🧵w/ Evgenia Anastasakos & Bedatri D Choudhury। বেদত্রী