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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · 3d

I just want a day alone with my tabs

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · 4d

I have never heard a yinzer say CARnegie, only carNEGie

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 4d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 5d

🔥 As you may have seen, in recent days, I've been going to the Broadview ICE facility near where I live. For @vanityfair.com I wrote about those protests & the hell that the Chicago area is being put through thanks to ICE/DHS. I hope you'll read this & share it. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Postcard From Chicago: There’s an ICE Facility in My Backyard

Chicago was not a war zone when Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz began. DHS and ICE have made it one.

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · 8d

Watched the first two episodes last night, and Daniel really nails it!

Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 8d

It's rare to see a show with this much utter contempt for its target audience.

My review of the thematically ambitious, but generally awful "Monster: The Ed Gein Story":

‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ Review: Charlie Hunnam Dons Frilly Undergarments and Flesh Masks for Netflix’s Trashy Takedown of True Crime and Those Who Love It

Focusing on the notorious figure who inspired 'Psycho,' 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and more, the latest installment in the anthology series also features Laurie Metcalf, Vicky Krieps and Tom Hollan...

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · 11d

This is vaguely the plot of Dan brown’s the secret of secrets

Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · 11d

Me when my three year old gently nudges a ball without immediately falling flat on his face

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · 13d

Did Carrie Bradshaw seriously never write a book called Womanhattan

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · 23d

We need a word for the joy derived from speaking to the same friends in slightly different configurations on various messaging apps simultaneously

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · 23d

Omg you guys!! DON’T make me sing

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Laura Bradley @lurabardley.bsky.social · 24d

In a likely turn of events, I am once again writing about late night. Read Part One of my report @vanityfair.com www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Late-Night TV Isn’t Dying—It’s Being Murdered

And we’re not just talking about Jimmy Kimmel. In part one of a two-part series, nearly a dozen insiders explain how one of comedy’s oldest genres is being strangled—starting with the chilling effect ...

www.vanityfair.com

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · 25d

The spammers are getting cruel (and weirdly accurate)

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · 25d

you're a snake?

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Erin Vanderhoof @vanderhoofy.bsky.social · Sep 12

after reading media theory about this for MONTHS, i present my Grand Unified Theory of why video essays are so good these days! With many thanks to @lindsayellis.bsky.social, who provided her thoughts on the matter www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Where the “Woke” Debate Burns Hottest: In Incredibly Long YouTube Essays on the Likes of RFK Jr. and Ms. Rachel

Why are audiences flocking to feature-length examinations of Joe Rogan with academic-quality citations? Creator Lindsay Ellis has some theories.

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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · Sep 12

wrote about the memes allegedly left by Kirk’s killer, the desire for a coherent narrative in a world without context, and the widening digital culture gap that’s going to make these very hard times even harder
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Groypers, Helldivers 2, Furries: What do the Messages Left by Charlie Kirk's Alleged Killer Actually Mean?

Suspect Tyler Robinson allegedly inscribed messages on bullet casings that reference video games and internet culture—but they hardly point toward a coherent ideology.

www.vanityfair.com

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · Sep 12

I'd like to suggest a "no-presh" mode where you can just play the games and not have scores count against your permanent record!

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · Sep 7

Why does Lego make a “street harassment” set

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · Sep 4

was friends with her in high school and this is entirely accurate

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · Sep 1

It’s a straight-up masterpiece, I inhaled it in two days

Isaac! At the Butler! @isaacbutler.bsky.social · Sep 1

I feel like there is not enough attention being paid to LONG STORY SHORT, which is the best tv show I’ve seen in quite a bit.

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · Aug 29

Don’t you love when 30 Rock jokes become real

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · Aug 29

The chickens are coming home to roost (all the Goodnight Construction Site books I put on hold are coming to the library at the same time)

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · Aug 28

There comes a time in every gal's life where she's gotta read the wikipedia page for Under the Dome (2013-2015)

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Rebecca Ford @beccamford.bsky.social · Aug 28

Brokenhearted that we had to make this episode, my last with David Canfield and @rilaws.bsky.social. But it’s a wonderful episode. Chatting with them every week about awards never felt like work, just time spent with my friends. I’ll miss them so much. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

How the Oscars Have Changed — and Changed Us

Podcast Episode · Little Gold Men by Vanity Fair · 08/28/2025 · 53m

podcasts.apple.com

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · Aug 26

Just reading the casually eviscerating index of Stephen Sondheim’s Finishing the Hat, typical Tuesday

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · Aug 25

What about the lactose intolerant? (Or in “not liking queen” terms, having Mercury poisoning)

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Hillary Busis @busis.bsky.social · Aug 14

Manwich

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