They could not have picked a funnier photo

If I send you this picture it means I’m dodging your uncomfortable question

Welcome to going viral under neoliberal capitalism, where you’re expected to turn your fifteen seconds of fame into a multi-platform media empire. With merch! This is a big point of discussion in my next academic book.

EXCLUSIVE: Natasha Rothwell is developing a TV adaptation of “Who TF Did I Marry?,” a viral series posted to TikTok by Tareasa “Reesa Teesa” Johnson earlier this year. Rothwell will executive produce the project in addition to starring as Johnson. wp.me/pc8uak-1lEFT2

Neon CEO Tom Quinn naming Hit Man as one that got away is such a bummer. A ton of people saw it on Netflix, certainly, but it absolutely would have been more talked about and engaged with (and, yes, made some money at the box office!) if it had been a theatrical release first.

Will Ferrell deciding to educate himself and others as well as supporting and loving Harper unconditionally when she came out to him really puts some other comedians to shame, huh.

we’re about to meet the most evil man of all time

These are text messages, exactly as they were written and sent, between a mother and her two daughters during yesterday’s shooting at Apalachee High School. The family shared the texts with The Washington Post. Both daughters were unharmed and now safe.

Great profile from Angela Yang 杨安琪 and Chloe Melas on Rosanna Pansino, one of YouTube’s earliest influencers, has emerged as the only major creator who’s vocally criticizing MrBeast online. nbcnews.com/tech/internet/…

We come to this place for magic

the kids are on tiktok romanticizing MGMT and being a college student in 2006, just thought i'd let yall know

A non-binary icon

Only Nicole Kidman could release a Netflix series that opens with Meghan Tailor group dance number and win Best Actress at Venice in the same week. No one’s doing it like her.

HBO always does this so well #IndustryHBO

wrote about tiktokers who detail their dating lives for their followers, including thee absolute diva molly rutter: vox.com/culture/370546…

A while back, I noticed the staggering amount of 9/11 memes and jokes that are suddenly everywhere now. For Rolling Stone, I wrote about black comedy, Gen-Z, and how the internet turned 9/11 into a punchline. rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

Tracking 3 major fires in SoCal: Bridge fire in LA, San Bernardino County - 34,000 acres - 0% containment Line fire in San Bernardino County - 32,000 acres - 14% containment Airport fire in Orange County - 19,000 acres - 0% containment #BridgeFire #LineFire #AirportFire Los Angeles Times

So many people have asked me about climate anxiety, and I finally found the courage to write about it in the Los Angeles Times I’m grateful to every person who opened their hearts to me, and it’s an honor to now share this stunning chorus of resilience with you 🙏 latimes.com/environment/st…

a purrfect story by Liz Skalka & Igor Bobic, and meow-velous art by Jianan huffpost.com/entry/2024-ele…

Long live the shared google docs. Many of you know I have a 25-page one I send to people visiting or moving to La (as I am a local and lifer).