Happy birthday to the one and only, Hayao Miyazaki.

Listen, let me have my silly little treats, okay?

Exposition Review@expositionreview.bsky.social · 9mo ago

“When I saw creator jacksepticeye do a playthrough of a game called ‘Parasocial,’…I needed to play it for myself & I ended up devouring everything else from… @chillasart.bsky.social’s.” Read “PARA/SOCIAL” Stage & Screen Editor @mellindak.bsky.social’s full #ExpoRecommends: tinyurl.com/ParaSocialReco

folks, that's $567 million dollars of stolen wealth from the creatives you love who worked at Warner Brothers. this is so terrifically tragic.

Karl Bode@karlbode.com · 9mo ago

"Zaslav will receive $30 million in "Golden Parachute' compensation along with $537 million in equity for a total of $567 million in a transaction-associated pay." half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job

Hey, that’s me! If you write short scripts, stage plays, (or anything else tbh), submit it to us!

Exposition Review@expositionreview.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Your Vol. XI: “PARA/SOCIAL” editors want your multi-genre writing & creative work! Submit: tinyurl.com/ExpoParaSocial! 👥 @lilrensing.bsky.social @courtlandavenue.bsky.social @willwriteforchai.bsky.social @mellindak.bsky.social @monapily.bsky.social @briannasmykreder.bsky.social @annleee.bsky.social

: Whelp, my new hobby seems to be watching Jacob Wysocki edits and crying

The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) on Paramount’s Decision to Cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”.

: I love late-night TV. It’s a fun, crazy space — the spine that binds the book of my creative life together. I remember the thrill of staying up with my Mom to see The Late Show. It felt like I was watching something I shouldn’t be. It felt like New Years every night. 🧵

First up in our Vol. X: “Spring” issue spotlight, we have our fiction section, co-edited by @courtlandavenue.bsky.social & @mellindak.bsky.social w/ Heather Vaughn, featuring stories by Daphne Armbrstet, Jennifer Bannan, Briana Courtney & Valentina Gómez. Read their work: tinyurl.com/ExpoV10Spring!

: I know a Teenjus call when I see one

My friend was doing some video coverage at an HR conference last week and this was one of the slides for a presentation on AI in hiring and recruiting. From the phrase “AI-first world” to the absolutely unhinged choice of photo, believe me when I say Y I K E S.

Personally rooting for Journalism at the Kentucky Derby — it may be the only W journalism gets for the next four years 🐎

@expositionreview.bsky.social — I need to know if Francesca had the inside scoop on Haim’s new album this whole time and just didn’t tell us!

Exposition Review@expositionreview.bsky.social · last yr.

“To rethink. To decamp. To do something smart instead.” What did you (or your character) quit? Did they make a smart choice? Let judge Francesca Spiegel know and submit to her multi-genre “Quitting”-themed Flash 405 writing contest. Submissions close May 5. Details here: tinyurl.com/FlashQuitting.

Surprise, #Flash405: “Quitting” judged by Expo’s Associate Nonfiction Editor Francesca Spiegel is OPEN! In the spirit of this round’s theme—and in celebration of 10 years of Expo Review & #AWP25 —we’re *quitting our typical schedule & opening early! Find details & submit: tinyurl.com/FlashQuitting.

Listen, I just want it to be on the Internet before the finale on the off-chance I’m right about the dumb theory I’ve been forcing on my poor friends for weeks: The shooter in The White Lotus is a monkey.

Kendrick Lamar has 22 Grammies and a damn Pulitzer if you don’t know who he is that’s a You problem

Gnats are unnoted wheresoe’er they fly, But eagles gaz’d upon with every eye.

LA does not claim this man — get him outta that damn shirt

: “Is this the Krusty Krab?” “No, this is Plastic.” (Y’all it is FEBRUARY, pls let my plastics and me sleep)

: I think O&D just emailed me #Severance

: Okay, but I need to know what the severed floor of lululemon looks like

: A little treat, in this economy?

once again thinking about this passage from David Lynch's book Catching the Big Fish

Every time I watch Mulholland Drive, I live for the way the ending makes me feel — it’s like a chord change that suddenly harmonizes a movement that was discordant but interesting. It’s cerebral harmony, my brain flipping a switch during a dream, a sudden making sense. God I’ll miss David Lynch.

Variety@variety.com · 2y ago

Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78. bit.ly/40is3yQ

not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff

RIP David Lynch, who showed the world that it isn’t just okay to be weird. It’s fucking cool. ☕️

Me opening my news app:

: I’ll be doing another writing hour this morning at 8am — come join the live on Instagram!

Mellinda Hensley@mellindak.bsky.social · 2y ago

: This morning, I went LIVE on Instagram for the first time! It was pretty fun (and weird seeing myself on camera), but I’m experimenting with it as a productivity tool for my writing. During the pandemic, some close friends and I set up a writing hour. It kept me sane [1/4]

: This morning, I went LIVE on Instagram for the first time! It was pretty fun (and weird seeing myself on camera), but I’m experimenting with it as a productivity tool for my writing. During the pandemic, some close friends and I set up a writing hour. It kept me sane [1/4]