Aisha Harris
@aishaharris.bsky.social
🎙️/ ✍🏾 : NPR’s POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR
📖: WANNABE: RECKONINGS WITH THE POP CULTURE THAT SHAPES ME: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/wannabe-aisha-harris
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Aisha Harris
@aishaharris.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Since the Bluesky club is now popping off, gonna reintroduce myself as an author. Last year I pubbed my first book, WANNABE. It’s about my/our relationship w/pop culture and it makes a great gift for your culture-obsessed loved ones! www.harpercollins.com/products/wan...
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"Once in a while, you see a movie that doesn’t feel made, but extracted from a dreaming mind. It won’t go to you and hand over its meanings. You have to go to it." I reviewed The Secret Agent, my favorite film of 2025. Haunting, beautiful, profound. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
The Secret Agent movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
This is one of the year’s best films, and one of the most distinctive.
www.rogerebert.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Once in a while, you see a movie that doesn’t feel made, but extracted from a dreaming mind. It won’t go to you and hand over its meanings. You have to go to it." I reviewed The Secret Agent, my favorite film of 2025. Haunting, beautiful, profound. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
This fucking timeline, I tell ya. The gutter. The dumpster. The dirtiest asscrack of humanity.
I teased this last night in What I’m Hearing but now confirmed: Paramount WILL release Rush Hour 4 after prodding from Trump on behalf of Brett Ratner. Distribution deal. Producer Tarak Ben Ammar is lining up financing. Get ready for the dumbest possible state-controlled media.
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This fucking timeline, I tell ya. The gutter. The dumpster. The dirtiest asscrack of humanity.
My 20-year high school reunion is tonight. I'm not going, but I do feel ancient af now, so there's that.
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
My 20-year high school reunion is tonight. I'm not going, but I do feel ancient af now, so there's that.
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tonight I’m introducing WAITING TO EXHALE at 7pm at BAM. be there!
www.bam.org/film/2025/st...
www.bam.org/film/2025/st...
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
tonight I’m introducing WAITING TO EXHALE at 7pm at BAM. be there!
www.bam.org/film/2025/st...
www.bam.org/film/2025/st...
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Having now seen WICKED: FOR GOOD, I still stand by my critique that this did not need to be a two-parter.
But was I on the verge of tears as soon as the opening notes of "For Good" started playing? Abso-fucking-lutely. My review:
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
But was I on the verge of tears as soon as the opening notes of "For Good" started playing? Abso-fucking-lutely. My review:
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
'Wicked: For Good': This all could've been just one good movie
Part two of Jon M. Chu's splashy musical doesn't justify its own full-length movie, but it's clearly been made with love — and a deep commitment to the spirit of the material.
www.npr.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Having now seen WICKED: FOR GOOD, I still stand by my critique that this did not need to be a two-parter.
But was I on the verge of tears as soon as the opening notes of "For Good" started playing? Abso-fucking-lutely. My review:
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
But was I on the verge of tears as soon as the opening notes of "For Good" started playing? Abso-fucking-lutely. My review:
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Having now seen WICKED: FOR GOOD, I still stand by my critique that this did not need to be a two-parter.
But was I on the verge of tears as soon as the opening notes of "For Good" started playing? Abso-fucking-lutely. My review:
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
But was I on the verge of tears as soon as the opening notes of "For Good" started playing? Abso-fucking-lutely. My review:
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
'Wicked: For Good': This all could've been just one good movie
Part two of Jon M. Chu's splashy musical doesn't justify its own full-length movie, but it's clearly been made with love — and a deep commitment to the spirit of the material.
www.npr.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Having now seen WICKED: FOR GOOD, I still stand by my critique that this did not need to be a two-parter.
But was I on the verge of tears as soon as the opening notes of "For Good" started playing? Abso-fucking-lutely. My review:
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
But was I on the verge of tears as soon as the opening notes of "For Good" started playing? Abso-fucking-lutely. My review:
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
Now it’s this old girl’s turn! It’s Lucy’s nine-year gotcha anniversary. She’s originally from Sochi, has lived in Brooklyn and the Bay, and has seen lots of the US, including the Grand Canyon. A well-traveled pup!
Still, she’ll always prefer being lazy on comfy furniture.
Still, she’ll always prefer being lazy on comfy furniture.
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Now it’s this old girl’s turn! It’s Lucy’s nine-year gotcha anniversary. She’s originally from Sochi, has lived in Brooklyn and the Bay, and has seen lots of the US, including the Grand Canyon. A well-traveled pup!
Still, she’ll always prefer being lazy on comfy furniture.
Still, she’ll always prefer being lazy on comfy furniture.
BAD-era MJ: truly an unhinged cultural moment. Got Scorsese + Richard Price to make a short film proving he's still down with black people; cast Joe Pesci as an upside-down-ponytail villain injecting kids with drugs; did a dance-off with a Claymation rabbit; turned himself into a transformer robot
November 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
BAD-era MJ: truly an unhinged cultural moment. Got Scorsese + Richard Price to make a short film proving he's still down with black people; cast Joe Pesci as an upside-down-ponytail villain injecting kids with drugs; did a dance-off with a Claymation rabbit; turned himself into a transformer robot
I have been saying this for YEARS. I can always predict it's coming, and it's even crept into the half-hour "comedies" lane. It's filler, a lazy attempt at adding ostensible depth to a character/story. (It rarely does!)
I do wonder if execs are pushing this formula upon writers ...
I do wonder if execs are pushing this formula upon writers ...
please, tv writers, i beg you
stop making the penultimate episode a flashback that answers all my questions about how we got here
i don't care! i already AM here. these are not questions i want answered! i don't care about these flashback people! i don't want to care about these flashback people!
stop making the penultimate episode a flashback that answers all my questions about how we got here
i don't care! i already AM here. these are not questions i want answered! i don't care about these flashback people! i don't want to care about these flashback people!
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I have been saying this for YEARS. I can always predict it's coming, and it's even crept into the half-hour "comedies" lane. It's filler, a lazy attempt at adding ostensible depth to a character/story. (It rarely does!)
I do wonder if execs are pushing this formula upon writers ...
I do wonder if execs are pushing this formula upon writers ...
I could credibly pass for a high schooler into my mid-20s. Will never forget the time an old man, min. 50 yrs, hit on me in a bodega, asked how old I was, and when I told him 23 -- w/my resting stank face -- his response was, I kid you not: "Oh damn, I thought you might be 16!"
Men are gross!
Men are gross!
have said this before but I was maybe 25 before I realized it was no longer inappropriate for 30 year old men to hit on me, because they'd been doing it since I was 9. for years I had a reflexive disgust for older men who were "too nice." it starts early, and it never stops.
I was talking with a friend my age not long ago about how she received the largest amount of male interest from older men when she was ~8 years old to around 19 or so.
At least a couple of them--from church, mind you--said she was "worth the risk with law enforcement". She wasn't safe at church.
At least a couple of them--from church, mind you--said she was "worth the risk with law enforcement". She wasn't safe at church.
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I could credibly pass for a high schooler into my mid-20s. Will never forget the time an old man, min. 50 yrs, hit on me in a bodega, asked how old I was, and when I told him 23 -- w/my resting stank face -- his response was, I kid you not: "Oh damn, I thought you might be 16!"
Men are gross!
Men are gross!
Kept waiting for at least one of these stories to end with, "And then I left him," but (of course), nope. The most bonkers through-line here is that none of these couples have kids (yet) and it sounds like every women had glaring red flags *before* getting married. 🫠
www.thecut.com/article/draf...
www.thecut.com/article/draf...
When Your Husband Spends $300,000 on DraftKings
Four women on how sports gambling turned their relationships upside down.
www.thecut.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Kept waiting for at least one of these stories to end with, "And then I left him," but (of course), nope. The most bonkers through-line here is that none of these couples have kids (yet) and it sounds like every women had glaring red flags *before* getting married. 🫠
www.thecut.com/article/draf...
www.thecut.com/article/draf...
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Just a late night reminder that if you’re getting into the films of Mira Nair, she’s one of the interview subjects of my book CINEMA HER WAY, which is still in stores now and would make a great Christmas gift.
🎁 www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847...
🎁 www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847...
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a late night reminder that if you’re getting into the films of Mira Nair, she’s one of the interview subjects of my book CINEMA HER WAY, which is still in stores now and would make a great Christmas gift.
🎁 www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847...
🎁 www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847...
Not Variety mangling Kendrick's lyrics while also misquoting Sally Field 😆
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Not Variety mangling Kendrick's lyrics while also misquoting Sally Field 😆
Ok but when did a large McDonald’s french fry order get shrunk down to the size of a small fry circa 2003, while still rising in price with inflation?
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Ok but when did a large McDonald’s french fry order get shrunk down to the size of a small fry circa 2003, while still rising in price with inflation?
Adopted our little monster (Liz) Lemon exactly five years ago today. She is a dog, but could also be part cat, according to her ability to jump up or down 4 feet distances with ease.
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Adopted our little monster (Liz) Lemon exactly five years ago today. She is a dog, but could also be part cat, according to her ability to jump up or down 4 feet distances with ease.
Look, I'm very good at what I do, but there are few, if any, subjects I'm more prepared to cover than this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=723R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=723R...
Michael (2026) Official Teaser - Jaafar Jackson
YouTube video by Lionsgate Movies
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Look, I'm very good at what I do, but there are few, if any, subjects I'm more prepared to cover than this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=723R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=723R...
Anywho, this is worth a read!
Billie Jean knows what she's talking about. She was the primary source for this story on anti-trans bias at NYT we ran last year.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Anywho, this is worth a read!
In my brief time as an op-ed editor (<year), Brettbug Stephens argued Ashkenazis might be genetically superior, & Tom Cotton called for violence against George Floyd protestors. Some of us were constantly pushing back. I met with Sulzberger multiple times. Lip service was given, nothing changed.
A lot of nyt folks, me among them, believed we could change the culture and the coverage from the inside. That by working within channels, we could convince the leadership of its obligation to cover trans ppl fairly.
In hindsight I’ve come to think I was naive.
In hindsight I’ve come to think I was naive.
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In my brief time as an op-ed editor (<year), Brettbug Stephens argued Ashkenazis might be genetically superior, & Tom Cotton called for violence against George Floyd protestors. Some of us were constantly pushing back. I met with Sulzberger multiple times. Lip service was given, nothing changed.
Continuing on my analog creatives theme for today, I see Debra Messing has revealed herself to be the Gen X Kirstie Alley. Ya hate to see it!
November 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Continuing on my analog creatives theme for today, I see Debra Messing has revealed herself to be the Gen X Kirstie Alley. Ya hate to see it!
Appreciate this correction as I misspoke! To be clear: it should not be dark before 7pm, ever!
Abolish standard time, not Daylight Saving!
November 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Appreciate this correction as I misspoke! To be clear: it should not be dark before 7pm, ever!
There are many reasons why daylight savings must be abolished, not least of which is that fur babies can't grasp that it's not yet time for dinner or their last walk of the day at 4pm.
November 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
There are many reasons why daylight savings must be abolished, not least of which is that fur babies can't grasp that it's not yet time for dinner or their last walk of the day at 4pm.
I had no skin in this game since it's been five years since I left NYC, but this is basically how my husband would describe himself, minus identifying as culturally Jewish. On top of that, he's black! Polls are always flawed and deal in broad strokes, so it's important to analyze beyond that.
I saw this figure, and I’m not sure where I’d be classified here. I’m culturally/ethnically Jewish, I identify as Jewish, but I have no religious practice and am an atheist. This describes a lot of Jews in NYC, but I don’t know where we are in this chart!
This is a stunning political realignment--Mamdani lost Jews, Catholics, and Protestants but won by sweeping "Other" and "None."
As a Jewish voter in the 33% I hope my neighbors (literally) in the 63%, who were flooded with dishonest mailers, social media, and texts, will now keep an open mind.
As a Jewish voter in the 33% I hope my neighbors (literally) in the 63%, who were flooded with dishonest mailers, social media, and texts, will now keep an open mind.
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I had no skin in this game since it's been five years since I left NYC, but this is basically how my husband would describe himself, minus identifying as culturally Jewish. On top of that, he's black! Polls are always flawed and deal in broad strokes, so it's important to analyze beyond that.
I’m sure I’m not the first person to say this: Ryan Murphy is the white analog for Tyler Perry (or Lee Daniels, depending on the project)
November 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I’m sure I’m not the first person to say this: Ryan Murphy is the white analog for Tyler Perry (or Lee Daniels, depending on the project)
Also: Ringo Starr, Mr. Conductor from SHINING TIME STATION
I think everybody has a “Wallace Shawn from Young Sheldon” — my first one would probably be “Vincent Price, the guy who did the voice of Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective”
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Also: Ringo Starr, Mr. Conductor from SHINING TIME STATION