Whitney Friedlander

The Census impacts every aspect of state and local planning and if you don't know how many people are in a place, it crushes schools, first responders, hospitals, EVERYTHING. Undocumented immigrants — who are, you know, PEOPLE — are HERE. Pretending they aren't will decimate resources EVERYWHERE.

Would You Hide an AirTag in Your Kid's Shoe? Sketchers Thinks You Would. Creepy? Smart? Creepily smart? You decide. Sketchers has unveiled a line of shoes with hidden compartments for AirTag trackers.

Parenting + Generalized Anxiety Disorder diagnosis = you buy your kid the Sketchers with the AirTag compartment. www.vice.com/en/article/s...

a woman sitting at a table with a glass of water ALT: a woman sitting at a table with a glass of water

A random Hartford, CT. number texted to ask if we could talk real quick. I know it's probably spam. But what if it's Emily Gilmore?

Wednesday Season 2 Is a Supernatural Veronica Mars In the first half of Wednesday's second season, the Jenny Ortega-fronted Netflix dramedy is as sticky as overcooked marshmallows.

The new season of #Wednesday borrows from known source material. But not necessarily from the one you think. My review www.pastemagazine.com/tv/netflix/w...

Hi @mixedlinguist.bsky.social. I just heard you on @annehelen.bsky.social's podcast and my goodness is your job fascinating. I sent the podcast link/your TikTok to like 10 people.

Wednesday Season 2 Is a Supernatural Veronica Mars In the first half of Wednesday's second season, the Jenny Ortega-fronted Netflix dramedy is as sticky as overcooked marshmallows.

The new season of #Wednesday borrows from known source material. But not necessarily from the one you think. My review www.pastemagazine.com/tv/netflix/w...

Proud to announce that my magazine is launching the ANTICS Variety Show, starting on September 2nd at 10pm at Pete's Candy Store. If you're a musican, comedian, poet, writer or you have some other talent, and you're looking for a stage, hit me up at michael.tedder@anticsmag.com.

Timeline Cleanse 🧼🫧🧼🫧

My brother texted to say our dad was cooking his own dinner …

Age verification? When people told me I looked like Lois Lane, they meant Teri Hatcher.

Manny Jacinto Is Not Your Handsome Dope: “I Love Proving People Wrong” Manny Jacinto became famous for playing the handsome dope on 'The Good Place,' now he's the straight-man amongst the chaos of Disney's 'Freaky Friday' sequel. Here, he opens up about working with wome...

I talked to Manny Jacinto about his abs. www.instyle.com/manny-jacint...

The one-two punch of budgets shrinking and publicists making the stories I do get impossible to complete…

Napping is wasted on the young.

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Maybe this is why they're always staring. They're waiting for someone to talk.

Sometimes I post pictures of my friend's dog for the dopamine rush.

Also, thanks again to @ezwrites.bsky.social for her help with this one.

Celine Song’s ‘Materialists’ Broke a Romcom Taboo. And It’s Not About Money The buzzy summer movie starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans has been marketed like a romantic comedy. But it isn't your typical popcorn flick. Its secondary plot about sexual assault...

My TL is telling me that Materialists is now streaming. Here'a story I wrote about the movie's OTHER storyline. (TW) www.instyle.com/materialists...

(Also) My Fantastic Four

My Fantastic Four

Washington Black and the Sterling K. Brown Brand Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown executive produces and acts in this coming-of-age period drama that adapts Esi Edugyan’s award-winning novel.

I reviewed the Sterling K. Brown-produced Hulu series Washington Black. But, really, I wrote about the SKB brand. www.pastemagazine.com/tv/hulu/wash...

Thank you for keeping the public aware of this developing situation.

Washington Black and the Sterling K. Brown Brand Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown executive produces and acts in this coming-of-age period drama that adapts Esi Edugyan’s award-winning novel.

I reviewed the Sterling K. Brown-produced Hulu series Washington Black. But, really, I wrote about the SKB brand. www.pastemagazine.com/tv/hulu/wash...

Ted Lasso Season 4 promo photo

The Gang Comes to KC to Eat BBQ; Get Ted Back

The Sean Spicer express

Realized @andydehnart.com would know the answer to this.

Just sitting here wondering if Andy Byron will do DWTS first or if he'll just go straight to his own reality dating show.

If Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham reunite on the same day that Chris Martin breaks up some marriages ... I don't think Dad Rock can survive this.

Y'all, it's 8:30 pm PST and I'm afraid to put down my computer because NEWS KEEPS HAPPENING.