And we are live! Proud to finally announce that our series Invisible Boys is now available to watch on Hulu! Much love to the wonderful cast and crew who brought this show to life 🏳️‍🌈❤️ I hope you enjoy it!!

Two weeks since DOCUMENTARY magazine released its Greatest Docs of the 21st Century list. Loved writing about the abundance of portrait docs on our list, including words on my fave, Stories We Tell. documentary.org/online-featu...

Greatest Docs of the 21st Century: Portrait of a Practice

Documentary’s “Greatest Docs of the 21st Century” lists are filled with documentary portraits that flatter and model a way of looking at the world

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Hey there Los Angeles film critics! You have 10 more days to apply to join LAFCA! Details here: bit.ly/JoinLAFCA

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Attention Los Angeles film critics! LAFCA is now accepting membership applications through May 31! Details here: bit.ly/JoinLAFCA

A cinephile of the first order, @bmanuel.bsky.social writes brilliantly about films, desires, & the dynamics of intimacy. He always finds & illuminates the sweet spot, which is why his praise makes me smile. #Preorder your copy of “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood" today - tr.ee/1poC6P #BookSky

2026 is the year I finally make it to Cannes! Excited to be attending the fest for the first time; any recs and, more importantly, any housing leads (may 15-20). 📽️🎞️

HELLO STRANGER by @bmanuel.bsky.social is available now in paperback! 📚 ✨ "Persuasive and well-researched." — @nytimes.com ✨ "A collage of thoughts on closeness and what it all means." — @altajournal.bsky.social ✨ "Funny, warm, and brilliant." — @ala-booklist.bsky.social

If you’re in Park City attending Sundance and need some doc recs, we at Documentary magazine have you covered.

The Preview: Seven Documentaries to Catch at Sundance 2026

Documentary’s editors select seven documentaries to catch at Sundance 2026

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New Generation: Eva Victor, SORRY, BABY #LAFCA

Best Documentary/Nonfiction, Winner: MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I — LAST AIR IN MOSCOW #LAFCA

Best Music Score, Winner: Kangding Ray, SIRĀT

Best Cinematography, Winner: Adolpho Veloso, TRAIN DREAMS #LAFCA

A highlight of my visit to Bend, OR for their fab film festival was time traveling to the early 2000s inside the very last Blockbuster.

“we heard tale of expanding the tent”

I just found this book in my library and it's everything I needed for thinking about the stirring of possibility that comes from opening into connection and frisson and being seen and known by others, and vice versa.

Manuel Betancourt@bmanuel.bsky.social · 2y ago

My new book HELLO STRANGER: MUSINGS ON MODERN INTIMACIES is out today! You can get your copy wherever books (and e-books & audiobooks) are sold! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757080...

Category is: Posing with my book, HELLO STRANGER which came out six months ago today! Get it wherever books are sold (namely, your favorite indie bookstore!); and yes, you can even get it on audiobook (read by yours truly).

Reading the interviews of Gabriel García Márquez and this passage stands out to me, from the 1970s but relevant in this time, that in this era the fight must be for collective happiness, which as he astutely describes, is the only kind of just happiness

Angels in America remains my go-to work whenever I feel despondent and sink into despair.

What a fucking nightmare

“you come up with a mean nickname to call this guy on TV?” “sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked”

Andrew Joyce@andrewjoyce.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm not sure this nickname will have the impact they think it will

here’s a pretty good rebuttal of the new Andrew Sullivan piece from Tony Kushner. Oh look it was written over 30 years ago. www.thenation.com/article/arch...

A Socialism of the Skin

Our suffering teaches us solidarity; or it should.

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helen@homotoptheory.northsky.social · last yr.

please stop posting pieces of the Andrew Sullivan column. Huge dead dove do not eat moment. “Can you believe he said-“ yes I can. “This is such disingenuous—“ yes it is. He’s been saying the same shit since the 90s

Love Astoria, my former home.

Mike Masnick@masnick.com · last yr.

Fascinating...

So many faves I left off.

I was deported by the U.S. for reporting on the Columbia University student protests. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation

As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.

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“Look, we both know why you are here,” the agent told me... “It’s because of what you wrote online about the protests at Columbia University,” he said. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation

As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.

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CLARIFICATION : The Trevor Project's hotline will still be live. But basically this means LGBTQ people can no longer be connected to it through the US national 988 suicide prevention hotline. They will need to be contacted DIRECTLY So spread this around They can be texted. They can be called.

Maggie Astor@maggieastor.bsky.social · last yr.

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

very much enjoyed @bmanuel.bsky.social’s Judy at Carnegie Hall—a perfect Pride month read.

posting about the crushing state of things and then promoting book stuff (h/t to @maris.bsky.social for this)

Also highly recommended: @bmanuel.bsky.social Manuel Betancourt’s book about the Carnegie Hall concert.

Judy Garland's Judy at Carnegie Hall

On the night of Sunday, April 23, 1961 Judy Garland made history. That's no hyperbole. Surrounded by a throng of ecstatic fans (3,165 to be exact), the legendar…

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Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 If you’re going to buy gay books this summer, may I recommend two that make for excellent poolside/beach reads?