Alan Zilberman
@alanzilberman.bsky.social
Film critic at Washington City Paper. #FreeDC.
Mark… you can still hire them.
(Media) SCOOP: Weeks ago, the owner of the Washington City Paper had offered to purchase The Washington Post's sports and local sections, keeping their desks alive.
The Post reporters were laid off and the desks were shut down instead.
www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
The Post reporters were laid off and the desks were shut down instead.
www.theverge.com/policy/87683...
Bezos could have saved WaPo’s sports and local journalists. He laid them off instead.
“The equation isn’t adding up.”
www.theverge.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Mark… you can still hire them.
Nine Inch Nails is playing DC tomorrow, their first time here since 2018. If they don’t play “I’m Afraid of Americans,” I think the entire crowd will be justifiably disappointed.
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Nine Inch Nails is playing DC tomorrow, their first time here since 2018. If they don’t play “I’m Afraid of Americans,” I think the entire crowd will be justifiably disappointed.
Every time I see stuff like that, I think about this funny, angry Katt Williams tirade (extremely NSFW language).
Katt Williams on Michael Jackson!
YouTube video by TTAM GIB
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Every time I see stuff like that, I think about this funny, angry Katt Williams tirade (extremely NSFW language).
Not enough people are on board with my pick.
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Official Video) [Explicit]
YouTube video by UPROXX
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Not enough people are on board with my pick.
You should make this your bio.
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
You should make this your bio.
Reposted by Alan Zilberman
"Shout out also to Tiny Desk series editor Lars Gotrich, a nice guy and a great music writer who has a most excellent name. Lars Got Rich. Fucking sick. If that was my name, you couldn't tell me shit."
You can't tell me shit. (Thanks, @tombreihan.bsky.social 🙌)
You can't tell me shit. (Thanks, @tombreihan.bsky.social 🙌)
Geese's Tiny Desk Concert is really good
Geese's Tiny Desk Concert Is Really Good: Watch
An Australian TikToker recently ran into Geese frontman Cameron Winter at an airport, and they had a little impromptu interview. When asked what was next for Geese, Winter said, “We go deeper into the...
stereogum.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"Shout out also to Tiny Desk series editor Lars Gotrich, a nice guy and a great music writer who has a most excellent name. Lars Got Rich. Fucking sick. If that was my name, you couldn't tell me shit."
You can't tell me shit. (Thanks, @tombreihan.bsky.social 🙌)
You can't tell me shit. (Thanks, @tombreihan.bsky.social 🙌)
Take off the shirt and scarf, and make this a permanent instillation.
February 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Take off the shirt and scarf, and make this a permanent instillation.
As of right now, the results are neck and neck! How? Why?!
Do you want to vote for arguably the finest animated film Disney ever made, or be an agent of chaos? No matter how you choose, be [Josh's] guest.
Do you want to vote for arguably the finest animated film Disney ever made, or be an agent of chaos? No matter how you choose, be [Josh's] guest.
February 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
As of right now, the results are neck and neck! How? Why?!
Do you want to vote for arguably the finest animated film Disney ever made, or be an agent of chaos? No matter how you choose, be [Josh's] guest.
Do you want to vote for arguably the finest animated film Disney ever made, or be an agent of chaos? No matter how you choose, be [Josh's] guest.
We are far enough into the year that I am harshly judging the homeowners who, against all sense and good taste, still have up their Christmas decorations.
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
We are far enough into the year that I am harshly judging the homeowners who, against all sense and good taste, still have up their Christmas decorations.
A former book critic at Washington Post Book World wrote about last week's cuts, and while the whole thing is worth reading, the end cuts through the bullshit of algorithm/click-driven generated content to articulate the need for actual criticism and culture.
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
A former book critic at Washington Post Book World wrote about last week's cuts, and while the whole thing is worth reading, the end cuts through the bullshit of algorithm/click-driven generated content to articulate the need for actual criticism and culture.
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
Fell to my knees when I saw today’s high temperature, now my knee is all fucked up from sharp ice chunks digging into it.
looking at today’s forecasted temperature in the 40s, a single tear of joy streaming down my cheek
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Fell to my knees when I saw today’s high temperature, now my knee is all fucked up from sharp ice chunks digging into it.
Thank you! To be fair, I am rooting for it about as much as I root for everything I am about to see. Being film a critic requires eternal optimism or deep self-loathing, and I prefer the former mostly.
February 9, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Thank you! To be fair, I am rooting for it about as much as I root for everything I am about to see. Being film a critic requires eternal optimism or deep self-loathing, and I prefer the former mostly.
I’ve heard mixed things, and I liked Saltburn mostly. I’m rooting for it!
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I’ve heard mixed things, and I liked Saltburn mostly. I’m rooting for it!
About to find out whether I get to fill out another square on my bingo card.
February 9, 2026 at 11:41 PM
About to find out whether I get to fill out another square on my bingo card.
Post a banger that isn't in English.
I'm picking Otoboke Beaver, who shred and go harder than everybody.
I'm picking Otoboke Beaver, who shred and go harder than everybody.
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Post a banger that isn't in English.
I'm picking Otoboke Beaver, who shred and go harder than everybody.
I'm picking Otoboke Beaver, who shred and go harder than everybody.
Props to Laura Dern, who I think took more movies from the closet than pretty much everyone who has visited.
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Props to Laura Dern, who I think took more movies from the closet than pretty much everyone who has visited.
Exactly. I was there at the MSG farewell show, something made marginally less special with each passing day of their washed second act.
February 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Exactly. I was there at the MSG farewell show, something made marginally less special with each passing day of their washed second act.
When the LCD Soundsystem track "Oh Baby" played over the superbowl ad for Starlunk, one of Elon Musk's companies, I thought of this great @slate.com essay.
At least James and the gang don't have to worry about losing their edge anywmore. It's gone.
At least James and the gang don't have to worry about losing their edge anywmore. It's gone.
LCD Soundsystem Used to Be the Coolest Band In the World. How Did They Get So Cringe?
Watching the set at the Knockdown Center, I became aware that my favorite band had become unfathomably lame.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
When the LCD Soundsystem track "Oh Baby" played over the superbowl ad for Starlunk, one of Elon Musk's companies, I thought of this great @slate.com essay.
At least James and the gang don't have to worry about losing their edge anywmore. It's gone.
At least James and the gang don't have to worry about losing their edge anywmore. It's gone.
Merci beaucoup, mon ami.
February 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Merci beaucoup, mon ami.
In a true "did not have that on my bingo card" moment, the year's first great punk record is by a French band.
Falling, by Youth Avoiders
from the album Defiance
youthavoiders.bandcamp.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
In a true "did not have that on my bingo card" moment, the year's first great punk record is by a French band.
I am reading Sonny Boy, Al Pacino's memoir, and I got to a section where he talks about The Local Stigmatic, a film version of a one-act play he made in the 1980s.
He calls it one of his best roles, so out of curiosity, I watched it on YouTube. His English accent may be the worst I've ever heard.
He calls it one of his best roles, so out of curiosity, I watched it on YouTube. His English accent may be the worst I've ever heard.
The Local Stigmatic Pacino Speech
YouTube video by Nicholas Rowland
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I am reading Sonny Boy, Al Pacino's memoir, and I got to a section where he talks about The Local Stigmatic, a film version of a one-act play he made in the 1980s.
He calls it one of his best roles, so out of curiosity, I watched it on YouTube. His English accent may be the worst I've ever heard.
He calls it one of his best roles, so out of curiosity, I watched it on YouTube. His English accent may be the worst I've ever heard.
I was at a punk show Friday, then a goth-y metal show Saturday that raised money for DC mutual aid. I’m tired, boss.
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I was at a punk show Friday, then a goth-y metal show Saturday that raised money for DC mutual aid. I’m tired, boss.
Reposted by Alan Zilberman
I doubt this has happened before: 11 of this weekend's top 15 movies were made independently, inc. 4 of the top 5. There is nothing holding down overall grosses and attendance more than the fact that studios have forgotten how to do what they used to do, which is to fill the pipeline with movies.
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I doubt this has happened before: 11 of this weekend's top 15 movies were made independently, inc. 4 of the top 5. There is nothing holding down overall grosses and attendance more than the fact that studios have forgotten how to do what they used to do, which is to fill the pipeline with movies.
You could pick a list of five entirely different characters and it would still be defensible.
1. Max Cherry
2. Bill
3. Vincent Vega
4. Major Marquis Warren
5. Mr. Pink
1. Max Cherry
2. Bill
3. Vincent Vega
4. Major Marquis Warren
5. Mr. Pink
ok fine one more post about The Adventures of Cliff Booth. real quick top five Tarantino characters
1. The Bride
T-2. Shoshanna Dreyfus
T-2. Hans Landa
4. Cliff Booth
5. Jules Winnfield
1. The Bride
T-2. Shoshanna Dreyfus
T-2. Hans Landa
4. Cliff Booth
5. Jules Winnfield
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
You could pick a list of five entirely different characters and it would still be defensible.
1. Max Cherry
2. Bill
3. Vincent Vega
4. Major Marquis Warren
5. Mr. Pink
1. Max Cherry
2. Bill
3. Vincent Vega
4. Major Marquis Warren
5. Mr. Pink