Amanda Mullen
@charmandahhhh.bsky.social
She/Her. Writer & editor for hire. Forever yapping about TV and books. Bylines at ComicBook, Screen Rant, Winter Is Coming, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, and more.
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Amanda Mullen
@charmandahhhh.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Sometimes, you just need to hear the words “There’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.”
The way this could apply to just about any industry at the moment.
It’s so cool to have hitched your wagon 20 years ago to an industry that was booming beyond anyone’s expectations and have it turn out to be stripmined and utterly hollowed out by Shareholder Value, and every other industry you could slot into has been, surprise, hollowed out by Shareholder Value
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The way this could apply to just about any industry at the moment.
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Trans people are being legislation out of having civil rights and these assholes are going to bat for a fucking robot
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trans people are being legislation out of having civil rights and these assholes are going to bat for a fucking robot
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Wrote a short thing about that 5-9 nonsense.
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/your-9-5-i...
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/your-9-5-i...
"Your 9-5 isn't killing your dreams."
Said an asshole
gabinoiglesias.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Wrote a short thing about that 5-9 nonsense.
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/your-9-5-i...
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/your-9-5-i...
On Stranger Things eve, let’s take a moment to look back at the twists that *didn’t* happen — thankfully for all of us.
My latest for ComicBook:
comicbook.com/tv-shows/lis...
My latest for ComicBook:
comicbook.com/tv-shows/lis...
5 Abandoned Stranger Things Twists That Would've Made The Show So Much Darker (Or More Absurd)
Stranger Things' writers planned several dark twists that didn't make it into the Netflix series, and that might be for the best.
comicbook.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
On Stranger Things eve, let’s take a moment to look back at the twists that *didn’t* happen — thankfully for all of us.
My latest for ComicBook:
comicbook.com/tv-shows/lis...
My latest for ComicBook:
comicbook.com/tv-shows/lis...
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Tech bros really can't understand why we're hostile to technology that a) is frequently confidently wrong and b) threatens to ruin our already terrible lives
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Tech bros really can't understand why we're hostile to technology that a) is frequently confidently wrong and b) threatens to ruin our already terrible lives
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
It’s not often that I write a cover letter and think, hey, that was good, after — but today is one of those rare instances, and I am embracing it.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It’s not often that I write a cover letter and think, hey, that was good, after — but today is one of those rare instances, and I am embracing it.
She’s very contemplative this Monday. Likely plotting what she’ll knock off my shelves next.
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
She’s very contemplative this Monday. Likely plotting what she’ll knock off my shelves next.
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Maybe instead of spending billions of dollars to shove unnecessary AI into everything, tech companies could spend $10 to innovate updates not resetting all of your settings.
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Maybe instead of spending billions of dollars to shove unnecessary AI into everything, tech companies could spend $10 to innovate updates not resetting all of your settings.
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What pisses me off is that the AI bubble WILL fucking pop and drag the economy down with it and the industry will inevitably get bailed out, which is honestly such a great long con.
Here's why concerns about an AI bubble are bigger than ever
Tech companies are pouring billions into AI chips and data centers. Increasingly, they are relying on debt and risky tactics. Financial analysts are worried there's a bubble that will soon pop.
www.npr.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What pisses me off is that the AI bubble WILL fucking pop and drag the economy down with it and the industry will inevitably get bailed out, which is honestly such a great long con.
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New Yorkers are tired of being asked to believe in a system that has delivered little for them. They want a politics that can see the scale of the crisis, and actually start to tackle it.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
New Yorkers are tired of being asked to believe in a system that has delivered little for them. They want a politics that can see the scale of the crisis, and actually start to tackle it.
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Many recent horror TV shows prove how effective the medium is for the genre, and these modern books should become prestige series next.
11 modern horror books that should be turned into prestige TV
Horror TV has come a long way over the last few decades, with many recent titles highlighting just how successful the medium can be. With its jump scares and...
winteriscoming.net
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Many recent horror TV shows prove how effective the medium is for the genre, and these modern books should become prestige series next.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Thrilled to be writing at @wicnet.bsky.social again, and my latest is digging into horror books that deserve to be made into prestige TV. (Studios, if you're reading this...please?!)
winteriscoming.net/11-modern-ho...
winteriscoming.net/11-modern-ho...
11 modern horror books that should be turned into prestige TV
Horror TV has come a long way over the last few decades, with many recent titles highlighting just how successful the medium can be. With its jump scares and...
winteriscoming.net
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Thrilled to be writing at @wicnet.bsky.social again, and my latest is digging into horror books that deserve to be made into prestige TV. (Studios, if you're reading this...please?!)
winteriscoming.net/11-modern-ho...
winteriscoming.net/11-modern-ho...
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It's that time of year
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's that time of year
I am now even more pumped for this. 👀
Brandon Sanderson has written more than 50 books in his career to date, but none quite like the short fiction collection Tailored Realities. Our spoiler-free review:
Book review: Tailored Realities is a treat for die-hard Brandon Sanderson fans
Brandon Sanderson has written more than 50 books in his career to date, but none quite like Tailored Realities. Our spoiler-free review:
winteriscoming.net
November 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I am now even more pumped for this. 👀
A man in our apartment complex just walked by with three cats in tow, and how do I attain this life?
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A man in our apartment complex just walked by with three cats in tow, and how do I attain this life?
Regular reminder to touch some grass, even if it’s cold outside.
(You know who needed it? Me.)
(You know who needed it? Me.)
November 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Regular reminder to touch some grass, even if it’s cold outside.
(You know who needed it? Me.)
(You know who needed it? Me.)
Putting aside how much they hate us all, what does this even accomplish?
US Congress voted 285–98 to condemn "socialism." 88 Democrats joined Republicans, including Hakeem Jeffries.
What they mean by socialism is your access to healthcare, housing, safety regulations, and anything that benefits you instead of the oligarchy. There has been no vote to condemn fascism. #3E
What they mean by socialism is your access to healthcare, housing, safety regulations, and anything that benefits you instead of the oligarchy. There has been no vote to condemn fascism. #3E
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Putting aside how much they hate us all, what does this even accomplish?
The news giving anyone else whiplash today?
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The news giving anyone else whiplash today?
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"Oh Mamdani, you're so lovely!!!"
"Yes I know it, I can't help it!"
"Yes I know it, I can't help it!"
big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Oh Mamdani, you're so lovely!!!"
"Yes I know it, I can't help it!"
"Yes I know it, I can't help it!"
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If you plan to travel to cities where ICE is active, or they are active in your city - looking up the number for immigrant rights lawyers and keeping a know your rights card on you can help people.
The NILC has one you can print out foe yourself and foe others.
The NILC has one you can print out foe yourself and foe others.
Know Your Rights Card
This card explains that you are exercising your Constitutional rights. You have the right to remain silent and the right to ask to speak to an attorney. Available in Arabic, Chinese – Simplified, Chin...
www.nilc.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you plan to travel to cities where ICE is active, or they are active in your city - looking up the number for immigrant rights lawyers and keeping a know your rights card on you can help people.
The NILC has one you can print out foe yourself and foe others.
The NILC has one you can print out foe yourself and foe others.
A great thread about why the AI hype is so overplayed.
Short 🧵: One thing I don't see discussed regarding the whole likely implosion of the AI bubble is that Silicon Valley brought this upon itself by profoundly misunderstanding where human beings are at right now.
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A great thread about why the AI hype is so overplayed.
This is so annoying and gross on Google’s part, but I will be turning that shit off anyway.
Turning off the AI in Gmail causes your account to no longer slit your emails up through Primary, Promotions, and Social. That's because Google is a petulant little bitch who doesn't like that you told them to fuck off with their bullshit slop scam.
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is so annoying and gross on Google’s part, but I will be turning that shit off anyway.