Amy Kuperinsky
@amykup.bsky.social
Features and entertainment writer/preexisiting condition. Film, TV and New Jersey. Reporter for 22 years, new to Bluesky. @AmyKup on Twitter. IG/Threads: @kupamy. Email: [email protected] | Stories: https://linktr.ee/amykup
Update: This film, "The Friend's House is Here," has won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast at the Sundance Film Festival. The stars of the movie, which filmed in Iran, couldn't attend the premiere because our country suspended visas from Iran #Iran #Sundance
Talked to Hossein Keshavarz and Maryam Ataei, who filmed "The Friend's House is Here" in secret in #Iran. The movie, premiering tonight at #Sundance, is set in a community of underground artists and performers making their voices heard at great risk in #Tehran
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Filmmaker From NJ Details Harrowing Journey Making Secret Movie in Iran
"The Friend's House is Here," premiering at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, follows a vibrant community of artists staging underground plays in Tehran.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
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Like. I don’t know a single writer of this caliber who would work for that ridiculous rate. Or that ridiculous man. Delulu.
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Like. I don’t know a single writer of this caliber who would work for that ridiculous rate. Or that ridiculous man. Delulu.
We were just beginning to learn about COVID. We still called it the "coronavirus." It was an election year. I posted this headline with my whole chest. It was probably the only thing that made sense.
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#CatherineOHara
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#CatherineOHara
January 30, 2026 at 9:36 PM
We were just beginning to learn about COVID. We still called it the "coronavirus." It was an election year. I posted this headline with my whole chest. It was probably the only thing that made sense.
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#CatherineOHara
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#CatherineOHara
Why would I want to live in a world without Catherine O’Hara? Just makes no sense.
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Why would I want to live in a world without Catherine O’Hara? Just makes no sense.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Judge rules that Luigi Mangione should not face the death penalty if convicted on federal charges in CEO's killing.
January 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge rules that Luigi Mangione should not face the death penalty if convicted on federal charges in CEO's killing.
Don Lemon, Georgia Fort. What freedom of the press?
January 30, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Don Lemon, Georgia Fort. What freedom of the press?
When you already haven't been to the grocery store in 11 days due to snow (and people flooding the stores ahead of snow), what's one more day? #NationalStrike
January 30, 2026 at 4:38 AM
When you already haven't been to the grocery store in 11 days due to snow (and people flooding the stores ahead of snow), what's one more day? #NationalStrike
How quaint. My grandmother so enjoyed her trip to the then-new Bergen County Children's Zoo (now Bergen County Zoo at Van Saun Park) in 1961 that she saw fit to have a letter published in The Record about it.
January 30, 2026 at 2:30 AM
How quaint. My grandmother so enjoyed her trip to the then-new Bergen County Children's Zoo (now Bergen County Zoo at Van Saun Park) in 1961 that she saw fit to have a letter published in The Record about it.
Update — this film has won the Grand Jury Prize for short film at Sundance! (And is now streaming through Sunday)
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#TheBaddestSpeechwriterofAll #ClarenceBJones #MartinLutherKingJr #MLK #StephCurry #Sundance #SundanceFilmFestival
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#TheBaddestSpeechwriterofAll #ClarenceBJones #MartinLutherKingJr #MLK #StephCurry #Sundance #SundanceFilmFestival
The day Alex Pretti was killed, I had the honor of speaking with Clarence B. Jones: lawyer & speechwriter for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He co-wrote "I Have a Dream." What would King say about what's happening? Jones is star of doc "The Baddest Speechwriter of All" njmonthly.com/articles/art...
New Doc Spotlights South Jersey Man Who Helped Write MLK's 'I Have a Dream'
Clarence B. Jones, who grew up in Burlington County, is the focus of "The Baddest Speechwriter of All," co-directed by Stephen Curry.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Update — this film has won the Grand Jury Prize for short film at Sundance! (And is now streaming through Sunday)
www.sundance.org/blogs/2026-s...
#TheBaddestSpeechwriterofAll #ClarenceBJones #MartinLutherKingJr #MLK #StephCurry #Sundance #SundanceFilmFestival
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#TheBaddestSpeechwriterofAll #ClarenceBJones #MartinLutherKingJr #MLK #StephCurry #Sundance #SundanceFilmFestival
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
The day Alex Pretti was killed, I had the honor of speaking with Clarence B. Jones: lawyer & speechwriter for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He co-wrote "I Have a Dream." What would King say about what's happening? Jones is star of doc "The Baddest Speechwriter of All" njmonthly.com/articles/art...
New Doc Spotlights South Jersey Man Who Helped Write MLK's 'I Have a Dream'
Clarence B. Jones, who grew up in Burlington County, is the focus of "The Baddest Speechwriter of All," co-directed by Stephen Curry.
njmonthly.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:43 AM
The day Alex Pretti was killed, I had the honor of speaking with Clarence B. Jones: lawyer & speechwriter for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He co-wrote "I Have a Dream." What would King say about what's happening? Jones is star of doc "The Baddest Speechwriter of All" njmonthly.com/articles/art...
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Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
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Walz: I think Kristi Noem probably should go back to South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out
January 27, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Walz: I think Kristi Noem probably should go back to South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out
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Tom Homan vows that protesters will be... ah, what is the word for it... unmasked?
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January 27, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Tom Homan vows that protesters will be... ah, what is the word for it... unmasked?
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
at this rate, I'll probably extricate my car from snow and ice by the Oscars.
January 27, 2026 at 4:55 AM
at this rate, I'll probably extricate my car from snow and ice by the Oscars.
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As Eli notes in the follow-up posts, last year Trump fired all the Biden appointees from the board of the US Holocaust Museum and replaced them with a bunch of Trump toadies. It's really gross that the org is throwing a fit like this. It's so obviously political.
January 26, 2026 at 10:16 PM
As Eli notes in the follow-up posts, last year Trump fired all the Biden appointees from the board of the US Holocaust Museum and replaced them with a bunch of Trump toadies. It's really gross that the org is throwing a fit like this. It's so obviously political.
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
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You’ll feel less confused if you admit to yourself that some people don’t care about the suffering of others, and some people like it.
January 26, 2026 at 2:33 PM
You’ll feel less confused if you admit to yourself that some people don’t care about the suffering of others, and some people like it.
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Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off. The individual was arrested and I am okay.
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Man Arrested at Sundance For Racially Motivated Incident at CAA Party
A man was arrested at CAA's Sundance party after he declared he was proud to be "white" and allegedly punched a person of color.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off. The individual was arrested and I am okay.
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Pretti clearly did not brandish his gun. Which means the government is saying he was killed for legally exercising his right to carry.
It’s as clear-cut a violation of the Second Amendment as I can possibly imagine. And we’re about to see the bulk of the gun rights crowd defend his murder.
It’s as clear-cut a violation of the Second Amendment as I can possibly imagine. And we’re about to see the bulk of the gun rights crowd defend his murder.
January 24, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Pretti clearly did not brandish his gun. Which means the government is saying he was killed for legally exercising his right to carry.
It’s as clear-cut a violation of the Second Amendment as I can possibly imagine. And we’re about to see the bulk of the gun rights crowd defend his murder.
It’s as clear-cut a violation of the Second Amendment as I can possibly imagine. And we’re about to see the bulk of the gun rights crowd defend his murder.
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NEW
Statement from the family of Alex Pretti:
Statement from the family of Alex Pretti:
January 25, 2026 at 12:55 AM
NEW
Statement from the family of Alex Pretti:
Statement from the family of Alex Pretti: