Mark Harris

Any news organization with a shred of decency would fire Brian Kilmeade immediately. There is no gray area about this.

If Democratic politicians do not fight this because it's a "distraction," it will simply happen. They need to get in front of every mic and say that we will not allow Trump to destroy American history. He wants a culture war? GIVE HIM ONE. There are no distractions. Have every fight.

Creative writing prompt: Make a simple press statement about a car accident sound suspicious on at least three different levels.

Great montage of one of Bob Mackie's signatures--the Cher unveilings, circa 1976.

RIP Bob Mackie, genius.

Someone who doesn't follow me swaggering into my mentions and calling me "son" was just the fastest block in history.

I'm seeing a lot of "Obama opposed gay marriage" on the timeline today. It's bullshit. Obama said what he needed to say to get elected in 2008, appointed two SCOTUS justices who were for marriage equality in his first term, created an "I'm evolving" narrative that helped move the center... >

I'm watching Fatal Attraction (a deliriously inappropriate selection for this day!) for the first time in decades, and the things that are wrong, wrong, WRONG about it would give Bluesky a collective stroke, but the things that are right about it are nonstop pleasures and surprises.

I've been thinking today about the various ways in which 9/11 lives inside of New Yorkers, and one way it lives in me is that it's taken until this evening for my fear that something bad would happen in the city today to subside. >

Agree, and I will add that Mamdani's sense of optics remains faultless as well. This handshake made Giuliani look diminished, deflated, even a little needy. The last Democratic politician who knew how to perform civility without warmth was Obama; it is very effective when done right.

25 years ago today, I was in Canada covering the Toronto Film Festival with five cherished colleagues. In the days before we could get back to New York, the kindness and empathy of Torontonians sustained us. Today I'm thinking of everyone we lost that day, and everything we have squandered since.

Good morning. I am furious.

As if the headline isn't enough incentive, do read this short news story to the last paragraph because MAN does it escalate! playbill.com/article/man-...