steven anderson

The world lost a genial man, a genius communicator and a supreme artist. I lost a friend - beloved Drew.

Happy Michael Festival

Two WGAE members passing out flyers to the audience

“Help us get Jimmy Kimmel Live! back on the air” in front of ‘The View’ audience poster

“Defend the 1st amendment” picket sign

Two WGAE members holding Bring Kimmel Back flyers

Today, we leafleted audience members in line for The View, Good Morning America, and LIVE with Kelly & Mark to encourage them to join the fight to show ABC/Disney no president or corporation can deny our right to free speech.

WGA Statement on ABC's Decision to Pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice. As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree. Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world. The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

love this album.

suffer like g did?

An audience member takes a video of My Chemical Romance on a Nintendo 3DS from the pit at MetLife Stadium.

no one is taking a better video than the one being shot on a nintendo 3DS.

My Chemical Romance on stage at MetLife Stadium.

mcr at metlife stadium.

I grew up on ALL THIS SHIT

Americans, your public services are yours and you need to fucking fight for them, or you won't ever get any of it back

CLIFFHANGER

CLIFFHANGER

On July 2nd, Paramount agreed to settle a baseless lawsuit brought against 60 Minutes and CBS News by President Trump for $16 million. On July 15, during a regular show of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Colbert went on-air and called the settlement a “big fat bribe” in exchange for a favorable decision on the proposed merger between Paramount and Skydance, a charge currently under investigation in California. Less than 48 hours later, on July 17, Paramount canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a show currently performing first in its timeslot, giving vague references to the program’s “financial performance” as the only explanation. For ten years, the show has been one of the most successful, beloved and profitable programs on CBS, entertaining an audience of millions on late night television, on streaming services and across social media.

Given Paramount’s recent capitulation to President Trump in the CBS News lawsuit, the Writers Guild of America has significant concerns that The Late Show’s cancelation is a bribe, sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump Administration as the company looks for merger approval. Cancelations are part of the business, but a corporation terminating a show in bad faith due to explicit or implicit political pressure is dangerous and unacceptable in a democratic society. Paramount’s decision comes against a backdrop of relentless attacks on a free press by President Trump, through lawsuits against CBS and ABC, threatened litigation of media organizations with critical coverage and the unconscionable defunding of PBS and NPR.

The Writers Guild of America calls on New York State Attorney General Letitia James, no stranger to prosecuting Trump for illegal business practices, to join California and launch an investigation into potential wrongdoing at Paramount. We call on our elected leaders to hold those responsible to account, to demand answers about why this beloved program was canceled and to assure the public that Colbert and his writers were not censored due to their views or the whims of the President. In the meantime, the Writers Guild of America will support our members at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and across the late-night industry as they speak truth to power and we will explore all potential legal and political avenues to fight for our members in the aftermath of this decision.

The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) on Paramount’s Decision to Cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”.

Woodgrain Studio Ghibli DVD player with acorn remote

Just learned about the Studio Ghibli DVD player

Count von Count from Sesame Street sitting in front of several electric fans, cooling off backstage.

yay summer.

if you think every voice actor is a millionaire, you are not immune to propaganda and would not survive the winter, sorry.

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

Animal Crossing Wild World (2005)
#acww

The Harvard business review has ranked the top 10 generative AI use cases from 2024 to 2025. Therapy/companionship is now #1.

Damn, men will really do anything but go to therapy.

But seriously, in the midst of a “male loneliness epidemic,” this feels sadder than ever. Call a friend. Go outside and do something you love, build community, make a friend. Call a family member. Go to therapy.

i can’t stop watching this. bah! it’s so freaking good!!

Opening day of THE SHINING, 5/23/80

i used to dream of going to space and now i dream of having dental insurance

A vertical sign attached to the side of a building. The sign reads “DRUGS” in large, bold, red letters on a white background. The sign is next to a window with an air conditioning unit installed.

don’t do

cop this gem

Cartoon Network’s Last Gasp The irreverent animation factory once cranked out hits, talent and profits. But with David Zaslav’s retreat from streaming kids programming, the future of the network is in question.

Five years after its launch, Max is throwing in the towel on kids programming. What’s that mean for the future of Cartoon Network? My deep dive on the precarious state of a beloved animation brand.

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I wonder what it's like not to need lo-fi beats to remain sane

A four-foot-tall SpongeBob SquarePants made entirely from Legos stands under an orange staircase inside the Paramount office in New York.

it’s friday lego spongebob.

A screenshot of King of the Hill stylized to look like the original Game Boy. Hank Hill is standing in his living room looking angry. He says "No more dancing or any other Canadian tricks."

the new york sewer rats have finally elected a new rat pope