Erin Qualey

billionaires should not be allowed to exist because the downside of "one of them loses their mind" is simply too dangerous for a functional society

also, having a billion dollars tends to make you lose your mind

Oh, how I was hoping you would write Keaton’s “In Memoriam” piece for Vulture. Can’t wait to read this and sob my little eyes out.

My annual rewatch of The Family Stone is gonna hit so much harder this holiday season. RIP Diane Keaton. A real one.

The Apple Watch should include workout options like “Cleaning A Basement,” “Raking Leaves,” and “Running After Child at Local Park.” Why do these not exist?

Television Critics Association The Television Critics Association (TCA) condemns ABC's indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which is the latest in a series of actions aimed at silencing critics of the Trump administration. The Walt Disney Company's capitulation to the demands of the FCC chair this week represents a wanton disregard of the First Amendment's guarantee to a right for people and the press to speak without government retribution. TCA stands with the Writers Guild of America, which said in a statement it is "united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent," and SAG-AFTRA, which said this "is the type of suppression and retaliation that endangers everyone's freedoms." The government attempting to punish creatives, writers, and/or journalists for speech that officials do not like is authoritarianism. Corporations that profit from the words of television stars, writers, and journalists must defend their employees from governmental pressure, which is different from setting their own creative and editorial standards.

TCA condemns ABC and Disney’s capitulation to the government’s demands of censorship.

Oh thank you for your kind words! Also, the tzatziki chips from Costco are my fave rn!

Writing is 99% thinking about what snacks I have in the pantry and 1% actual writing.

Re Kimmel, it's important that Disney has left itself an out--it is a "suspension," not a cancellation or firing. What happens in the next two days--reaction within the company but also in the press, in the industry, in Washington, among consumers, and on social media--may affect how this plays out.

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 WA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

How many Marks does Adam Scott have to play in one episode to get a goddamn Emmy

Covering Owen’s overage (and neglecting to put the ticker on the screen when the kid went over) feels like a light backpedal, but they should really be calling it entirely at this point. It’s so cringe.

I get the perceived need for brevity, but he blew it again.

Yes! Do it, SETH!

I know there’s a time limit, but it would have taken one second!

He didn’t thank Sal Saperstein.

The Long Walk is one of those rare Stephen King adaptations that makes you feel exactly the way you do when you’re reading the novel. (Complimentary.)

Haha you’re probably right about the neediness, but I am starved for Gilligan and Seehorn content, so I’m riding this train as far as it goes, cayenne coffee and all.

A text thread with texts from the upcoming AppleTV+ series Plurbius. All texts address someone named Carol and all of them are work-based or self-care-based, asking if Carol has been hydrating or appreciating her work.

Did anyone else sign up for texts from the new Vince Gilligan show Plurbius? And, if so, do you analyze each one for clues for days afterward like a psychopath?

The lobster! The ice cream! That Weekend at Bernie’s slump! He’s so good at using his body to the max.

"The Studio" excels at committing to a bit Zoë Kravitz and Bryan Cranston jump fully into the show's chaos for one of its most hilarious episodes yet.

Sorry, Scorsese. Here’s my pitch for why Cranston and Kravitz both deserve to take home #Emmy gold. They’re both in crowded fields, but #TheStudio created an irresistible drug-fueled showcase that just won’t quit.
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That’s the hope! I’ve been nervous about starting bc they say it can make you more anxious for a couple weeks before it kicks in, but it seems like it helped you right away! So … fingers crossed!

I have an unopened prescription for an SSRI in my bathroom drawer, and this essay is definitely what I needed to plan a day to start taking it. Thank you.

There’s a thin line between staying as informed as you should and making yourself anxious in a way that is completely unproductive and every single day the news is trying very hard to push you over into the latter

The winners for the 2025 #TCAAwards have been revealed!

Follow us for all of the details AND acceptance speeches....

I love this fact too. I had to watch this movie with a group for an “Addiction and the Family” course, and when I shared this fact, none of the other students (or the professor) were impressed. I am so happy to hear that it makes someone else happy.

Haha I only remembered that one bc I happen to be doing a relevant rewatch!

Vulture Telematrix No. 49: Aug 11, 2025

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2528

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Top 4%! Proud of this one.
I know my Marsden and Merritt.

Oddly, this is the second time in two weeks where I’ve wanted to use “Up Close & Personal” as an answer to the Cinematrix, and it’s not an option?! Does no one remember that Celine Dion banger???

If anyone wins for THE STUDIO they have to thank Sal Saperstein

Totally!!