Joshua Rivera
@jmrivera.bsky.social
writer for hire. bylines at Vulture, Slate, The Ringer, and Vanity Fair. movies and tv and games and books and
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Joshua Rivera
@jmrivera.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Oh I never did an intro post. So:
I’m a writer interested in pop culture and how we make meaning from it. I was entertainment writer at polygon, and before that had stints at EW, GQ, and freelanced everywhere. Stories saved my life and I want to help people understand them, and each other, better.
I’m a writer interested in pop culture and how we make meaning from it. I was entertainment writer at polygon, and before that had stints at EW, GQ, and freelanced everywhere. Stories saved my life and I want to help people understand them, and each other, better.
This is how I pitch stories
January 31, 2026 at 5:24 AM
This is how I pitch stories
we really should’ve sent Train to a gulag for the first verse of hey soul sister
January 31, 2026 at 4:44 AM
we really should’ve sent Train to a gulag for the first verse of hey soul sister
my favorite cover design in comics is still the trade paperbacks for ZERO. Really incredible stuff. The collage of the single issue covers, stitched together with a different effect for each volume. The title in quotes. The price and credits incorporated into the design. All-timer tom muller work
January 31, 2026 at 2:08 AM
my favorite cover design in comics is still the trade paperbacks for ZERO. Really incredible stuff. The collage of the single issue covers, stitched together with a different effect for each volume. The title in quotes. The price and credits incorporated into the design. All-timer tom muller work
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ICE Out of Minneapolis! You all are amazing, and we're just getting started....
Watch here - www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
Donate here - bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
Watch here - www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
Donate here - bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
January 31, 2026 at 1:28 AM
ICE Out of Minneapolis! You all are amazing, and we're just getting started....
Watch here - www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
Donate here - bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
Watch here - www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
Donate here - bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
[the cast of the traitors, arriving at a green field for the eighth time] OH my god WHAT is THIS, Alan is SO CRAZY
January 31, 2026 at 12:54 AM
[the cast of the traitors, arriving at a green field for the eighth time] OH my god WHAT is THIS, Alan is SO CRAZY
another good post from Scott that I am angry he had to write
In Minneapolis, there are countless signs every day that the sanctity of our safe, loving places has been ruptured. The Trump administration has not just failed to protect children; it has seen, in their innocence and vulnerability, a fault line that ICE can exploit.
How do I talk to my kids about Minneapolis?
“All I want for my kid is joy, and so much of the world that surrounds her right now is confusion and fear and pain.”
www.theverge.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:43 PM
another good post from Scott that I am angry he had to write
lol well that’s shady
How much runway does Highguard have?
"Welch declined to talk about how the studio was funded. 'We don’t really speak publicly about the business, and the economics and the financials of our company,' he said."
"Welch declined to talk about how the studio was funded. 'We don’t really speak publicly about the business, and the economics and the financials of our company,' he said."
‘Highguard’ Maker Talks About the Game’s Dramatic Launch
The former Respawn developers have dealt with a lot of drama since announcing their new game last month
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:17 PM
lol well that’s shady
I know justwatchit is only mostly accurate but it has never once been right about what’s on kanopy
January 30, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I know justwatchit is only mostly accurate but it has never once been right about what’s on kanopy
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stopped at a ramen shop and they’ve got a ff xiv raid stream on the tv
January 30, 2026 at 7:45 PM
stopped at a ramen shop and they’ve got a ff xiv raid stream on the tv
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The best part of like 100 great things.
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
The best part of like 100 great things.
I think Disney should treat the muppets like marvel does the X-Men, just give cool creatives cart Blanche to pick like 5-7 of their faves and build a show around them
January 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I think Disney should treat the muppets like marvel does the X-Men, just give cool creatives cart Blanche to pick like 5-7 of their faves and build a show around them
my favorite muppets ranked by a secret and mysterious rubric
-Pepe
-beaker
-fozzie
-Swedish chef
-Sam the Eagle
-ANIMAL
-Pepe
-beaker
-fozzie
-Swedish chef
-Sam the Eagle
-ANIMAL
January 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM
my favorite muppets ranked by a secret and mysterious rubric
-Pepe
-beaker
-fozzie
-Swedish chef
-Sam the Eagle
-ANIMAL
-Pepe
-beaker
-fozzie
-Swedish chef
-Sam the Eagle
-ANIMAL
This lady (emerald, not Nina) is funny, man
“I think the thing is everyone who loves this book has such a personal connection to it, and so you can only ever make the movie that you sort of imagined yourself when you read it”
So she imagined him as white, is what she’s saying lol?
So she imagined him as white, is what she’s saying lol?
Emerald Fennell defends her ‘whitewashing’ Heathcliff casting of Jacob Elordi www.celebitchy.com/959601/
January 30, 2026 at 4:28 PM
This lady (emerald, not Nina) is funny, man
terrifying. this country’s so far gone
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
terrifying. this country’s so far gone
Unwinnable is cool, man
Last chance to take advantage of the Unwinnable year-end special subscription offer: sign up for $5, get all 24 issues from 2025. Ends tonight!
Easily one whole day of distraction from doomscrolling.
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@unwinnable.com
Easily one whole day of distraction from doomscrolling.
unwinnable.com/subscribe/
@unwinnable.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Unwinnable is cool, man
Ok this is where I draw the line. Going pure jock mode on this one. Get in line for your swirlies nerds
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Brandon Sanderson’s Literary Fantasy Universe ‘Cosmere’ Picked Up by Apple TV (Exclusive)
It's an unprecedented deal for the author, whose 'Mistborn' series and 'The Stormlight Archive' are being eyed for film and television adaptation, respectively.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Ok this is where I draw the line. Going pure jock mode on this one. Get in line for your swirlies nerds
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Honestly hope this stays focused on the John and Susie story, once this series introduced a whole bunch of sex-powered x-men I really hated it
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/k...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/k...
‘Sex Criminals’ Series Based on Comic Book Scores Prime Video Order
Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon and Tze Chun are adapting the Image Comics title by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Honestly hope this stays focused on the John and Susie story, once this series introduced a whole bunch of sex-powered x-men I really hated it
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/k...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/k...
there should be some kind of freelancer slack where people just spitball forever and editors can just drop in and be like “yes, good idea, commissioned”
January 29, 2026 at 5:50 PM
there should be some kind of freelancer slack where people just spitball forever and editors can just drop in and be like “yes, good idea, commissioned”
does anyone here still watch Outlander, has it been any good lately
January 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM
does anyone here still watch Outlander, has it been any good lately
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"This is the worst fucking time. But watching people's response to ICE has just been the most affirming thing in the world.” We interviewed our friends over at @racketmn.com about what it’s like to cover the crisis in Minneapolis as community-centered journalists
How Racket, Minneapolis’s Worker-Owned Newsroom, Is Covering Its Hometown Fascist Invasion
“This is the worst fucking time. But watching people’s response to ICE has been the most affirming thing in the world.”
www.coyotemedia.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"This is the worst fucking time. But watching people's response to ICE has just been the most affirming thing in the world.” We interviewed our friends over at @racketmn.com about what it’s like to cover the crisis in Minneapolis as community-centered journalists
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“Without Dan’s voice, Philly Mag wouldn’t be Philly Mag. And, I’d argue, Philadelphia wouldn’t quite be Philadelphia.”
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
Dan McQuade Got Philly Like No One Else
The writer, who died Wednesday, was one of the most gifted chroniclers of the Philadelphia experience.
www.phillymag.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“Without Dan’s voice, Philly Mag wouldn’t be Philly Mag. And, I’d argue, Philadelphia wouldn’t quite be Philadelphia.”
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
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Here's a thread of some Dan McQuade blogs that we really loved 🦅
The Garden State Parkway’s Jon Bon Jovi rest stop is playing fast and loose with famous quotes: defector.com/the-garden-s...
The Garden State Parkway’s Jon Bon Jovi rest stop is playing fast and loose with famous quotes: defector.com/the-garden-s...
The Garden State Parkway's Jon Bon Jovi Rest Stop Is Playing Fast And Loose With Famous Quotes | Defector
CHEESEQUAKE, N.J. — Have you ever scored a touchdown? I never played real football, so my own experiences have been pretty low-key, but man, did they feel great. I think I remember almost all of them—...
defector.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Here's a thread of some Dan McQuade blogs that we really loved 🦅
The Garden State Parkway’s Jon Bon Jovi rest stop is playing fast and loose with famous quotes: defector.com/the-garden-s...
The Garden State Parkway’s Jon Bon Jovi rest stop is playing fast and loose with famous quotes: defector.com/the-garden-s...
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As @jenniferkates.bsky.social reminds me, it was Dan McQuade who was at Hannibal Burress's October 2014 show at the Troc when he said “You rape women, Bill Cosby,” happened to be recording it, made it go viral, and from then on no one ever could forget or deny who Bill Cosby was.
Hannibal Buress on Bill Cosby: 'You're a Rapist'
Comedian Hannibal Buress called Bill Cosby a rapist in a bit at the Trocadero on Thursday night. Cosby has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women.
www.phillymag.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:15 AM
As @jenniferkates.bsky.social reminds me, it was Dan McQuade who was at Hannibal Burress's October 2014 show at the Troc when he said “You rape women, Bill Cosby,” happened to be recording it, made it go viral, and from then on no one ever could forget or deny who Bill Cosby was.
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imagine being so good at a crime that they actually rename the crime after you, like if you were so great at doing murders nobody called it "getting murdered" anymore but instead called it "getting [your name]d." For Charles Ponzi, this is no mere hypothetical
January 29, 2026 at 2:32 AM
imagine being so good at a crime that they actually rename the crime after you, like if you were so great at doing murders nobody called it "getting murdered" anymore but instead called it "getting [your name]d." For Charles Ponzi, this is no mere hypothetical