Samantha Allen

Patricia Wants to Cuddle — Multnomah County Library Patricia Wants to Cuddle — Allen, Samantha (Journalist), — "When the final four women in competition for an aloof, somewhat sleazy bachelor's heart arrive on a mysterious island in the Pacific Northwe...

If you're looking for "Sapphic spooky vibes for someone getting into the genre (audiobook preferable)," we suggest Patricia Wants to Cuddle by @samanthaallen.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian

Sophia Takal Directing Adaptation of Horror-Comedy Novel ‘Patricia Wants to Cuddle’ for Votiv (EXCLUSIVE) Sophia Takal will direct an adaptation of the horror-comedy novel 'Patricia Wants to Cuddle,' which sends up reality TV, for Votiv.

Hello, people of Bluesky. A film adaptation of PATRICIA WANTS TO CUDDLE is officially in the works. I am super excited about this:

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ChatGPT Is Everywhere — Why Aren't We Talking About Its Environmental Costs? One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.

yes, ChatGPT is in schools; there are K-12 school districts and DOEs entering into AI contracts, too. so rather than panicking over the death of academia as a foregone conclusion—particularly when LLMs are frequently wrong—why don't we talk about the climate costs of AI?

my latest @teenvogue.com

I Asked a Grammarian to Help Me Unpack “That’s That Me Espresso” The nonsense line in Sabrina Carpenter’s summertime bop is open to interpretation.

It has taken me almost a year to look for a forensic grammatical breakdown of 'Espresso' and all I can do is say thank you to @samanthaallen.bsky.social: www.them.us/story/sabrin...

Nicole Maines Packed DC’s ‘Secret Six’ Full of “Flawed Queer Bitches” The actress and writer talks to Them about writing Dreamer and surviving the anti-trans hellscape.

today on Them, my interview with @nicoleamaines.bsky.social on writing the new SECRET SIX miniseries (out today!), the rapid evolution of Dreamer, and complicating the "queer superhero" in 2025: www.them.us/story/nicole...

The National Park Service Has Removed the Word “Transgender” From the Stonewall Monument Website The letter “T” was also removed from instances of the acronym “LGBTQ+.”

the National Park Service erased the word "transgender" from its Stonewall National Monument page today and replaced "LGBTQ+" with "LGBQ+" -- here's my report for @them.us: www.them.us/story/nation...

How ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Made the Perfect Teen Angst Movie Soundtrack “Teenage angst is a very earnest, potentially even embarrassing space to occupy exactly because of how sincere it is; that feels not unrelated to my queerness.”

we're all rightfully stressed about The News; on a dif note — been thinking a lot about the lack of awards recognition for I Saw The TV Glow despite its long tail of influence. sharing this profile I did of the film's music, talking to Jane Schoenbrun, Frances Quinlan of Hop Along, and Sloppy Jane

Fantasy literature is bigger than ever. These books show why. New novels by Kritika Rao, Shannon Lee, Samantha Allen and others explore crises of faith and identity without skimping on the romance or the magic.

Fantasy books are so much more versatile than anyone realizes right now. In my latest book review column, I look at four books that range from romantasy to ecological weirdness to wuxia action.

Gift linK: wapo.st/4hqE3Fu

“Fix Your Hearts or Die”: David Lynch’s Work Has Always Been Deeply, Powerfully Queer The filmmaker was so much more than just an influence on his legion of LGBTQ+ fans.

wrote a farewell to my, our, beloved David Lynch: about getting "fix your hearts or die" tattooed, the legions of queer and trans art his work has since enabled, and losing his genius in part to the ecological decline caused by the human hubris his work obsessed over. @them.us

His health bar is huge

Illustration of Santa as a sleigh carrying a red sack labeled “Christmas gifts”

Santa as sleigh is Cronenberg esque and absolutely sick. This is what liberals want to do to christmas

ebook of ROLAND ROGERS ISNT DEAD YET by Samantha Allen next to flowers and a cup of cold brew.

ROLAND ROGERS ISN’T DEAD YET is super fun, has tons of great cultural references, and the ending made me WEEP! It’s so touching and heartfelt. Gah, I loved this book and I love @samanthaallen.bsky.social . If you adore books about movie stars, this is a most read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

i like all the little cinematic undercuts. the pile of cigarettes! the raviolis! people being upset about procedure!

conclave is really about how difficult it is to be a project manager

I Asked a Grammarian to Help Me Unpack “That’s That Me Espresso” The nonsense line in Sabrina Carpenter’s summertime bop is open to interpretation.

If you need a break from the dumpster fire of democracy and like me, have kids who have been screaming all week “daddy, play Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso one more tiiiime,” the following may be just the medicine for you: www.them.us/story/sabrin.... @samanthaallen.bsky.social, you made my day.

I’m totally with you, and yet I’ve met many people who are firmly Team Comma. We need Sabrina to settle it.

I Asked a Grammarian to Help Me Unpack “That’s That Me Espresso” The nonsense line in Sabrina Carpenter’s summertime bop is open to interpretation.

“That’s that me espresso” is catchy, but what does it mean?
www.them.us/story/sabrin...

‘Challengers’ Is Deliriously Campy Queer Fun Zendaya’s tennis threesome movie is exactly as much of a blast as we were hoping it would be.

CHALLENGERS altered my brain chemistry.

TIH 561: Samantha Allen on M to (WT)F, Dark Humour, and Women’s Restrooms In this podcast, Samantha Allen talks about M to (WT)F, dark humour, women’s restrooms, and much more.  About Samantha Allen Samantha Allen is the author of the horror comedy Patricia Wants to Cudd…

Today on This Is Horror Podcast, we talk to Samantha Allen in the first of a two-part conversation.

In this episode, @samanthaallen.bsky.social talks about M to (WT)F, dark humour, women’s restrooms, and much more.

www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-561-sama...

ROLAND ROGERS ISN’T DEAD YET is coming September 10, 2024 from the fine folks at Zando Projects. Check out the cover — and the beautiful blurbs!

Stop calling all good writing "lyrical" challenge

Men Can't Stop Kissing Each Other at 2024 Awards Shows From Mark Ruffalo and Ramy Youssef to that viral ‘The Bear’ acceptance speech.

The hot new trend is kissing your co-star.

Let’s Leave the Cringey Gendered Memes in 2023 From “girl dinner” to the Roman Empire, the binary was alive and well on TikTok.

Talked with the one and only @jamesfactora.bsky.social about the many, many, many gendered memes of 2023.

The Most Dramatic, Inspiring, and Shocking Queer Reality TV Moments of 2023 Sasha Colby, Yam Yam Arocho, and Chrishell Stause lit up our screens all year.

At least 2023 had some good reality TV!

Chrishell Stause Defends G Flip at the ‘Selling Sunset’ Reunion: “Don’t Go After My Partner.... In a heated hot seat segment, the reality star stuck up for her marriage to the nonbinary artist.

The G Flip beat (pun intended) continues.

The Definitive Chrishell Stause and G Flip Relationship Timeline From a fateful Halloween party to their surprise wedding, the couple has a queer love story for the ages.

Finally completed my masterpiece.

Oh my gosh!!! Thanks so much! He’s quite hilarious!

He would have been OP as the gamers say.

Talked to Matt Rogers about his hilarious Christmas album.
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