Lisa Fung
@lisafung.bsky.social
I write about public policy issues for Blueprint magazine. Former Arts & Entertainment Editor at LA Times, Executive Editor at The Wrap. Founding editor of Culture Monster. Teach arts reporting at USC.
Slow news day?
(Not)
(Not)
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Slow news day?
(Not)
(Not)
Pete Hegseth thinks the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts is no longer a meritocracy and has become an organization designed to "attack boy-friendly spaces"
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
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U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Pete Hegseth thinks the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts is no longer a meritocracy and has become an organization designed to "attack boy-friendly spaces"
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
The Stahl House, the globally known icon of Midcentury Modernism and Los Angeles glamour, is for sale.
The Pierre Koenig-designed Case Study House #22 has an asking price of $25 million
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
The Pierre Koenig-designed Case Study House #22 has an asking price of $25 million
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
Iconic Stahl House, a Midcentury Modern stunner, up for sale
The Stahl House is selling for $25 million. The current owners say its tour program will continue for now.
www.latimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The Stahl House, the globally known icon of Midcentury Modernism and Los Angeles glamour, is for sale.
The Pierre Koenig-designed Case Study House #22 has an asking price of $25 million
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
The Pierre Koenig-designed Case Study House #22 has an asking price of $25 million
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
‘The tourism industry has been growing exponentially in Kenya since the 1900s, but the wildlife is declining exponentially and many species in the Mara have become extinct’
How did Marriott get approval for a Ritz-Carlton camp on a key migration passage?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...
How did Marriott get approval for a Ritz-Carlton camp on a key migration passage?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...
Is a New $3,500-a-Night Safari Camp Blocking a Wildlife Corridor?
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
‘The tourism industry has been growing exponentially in Kenya since the 1900s, but the wildlife is declining exponentially and many species in the Mara have become extinct’
How did Marriott get approval for a Ritz-Carlton camp on a key migration passage?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...
How did Marriott get approval for a Ritz-Carlton camp on a key migration passage?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...
Reposted by Lisa Fung
Reposted by Lisa Fung
The new editor of CBS News thinks that Alan Dershowitz and Dana Loesch debating the 2nd Amendment is “news.”
So, pour one out tonight for the actual journalists at CBS who have to listen to this drivel in the am news meeting
(She also says Dersh is “charismatic,” but that’s the lesser horror)
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So, pour one out tonight for the actual journalists at CBS who have to listen to this drivel in the am news meeting
(She also says Dersh is “charismatic,” but that’s the lesser horror)
1/2
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The new editor of CBS News thinks that Alan Dershowitz and Dana Loesch debating the 2nd Amendment is “news.”
So, pour one out tonight for the actual journalists at CBS who have to listen to this drivel in the am news meeting
(She also says Dersh is “charismatic,” but that’s the lesser horror)
1/2
So, pour one out tonight for the actual journalists at CBS who have to listen to this drivel in the am news meeting
(She also says Dersh is “charismatic,” but that’s the lesser horror)
1/2
Mark Kelly responds: ‘If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work’
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon says it will investigate Sen. Mark Kelly after controversial video
The Department of Defense announced it would investigate Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) for “serious allegations of misconduct” after his participation in a viral video.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Mark Kelly responds: ‘If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work’
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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This man is not well
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This man is not well
‘When you lose someone important early on, it reaffirms the fact that life is so fleeting. You owe it to yourself to find your passion and to pursue it.’
This is a lovely read by @ashleyspencer.bsky.social on Robert Irwin
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/s...
This is a lovely read by @ashleyspencer.bsky.social on Robert Irwin
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/s...
Robert Irwin Is Actually That Nice
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
‘When you lose someone important early on, it reaffirms the fact that life is so fleeting. You owe it to yourself to find your passion and to pursue it.’
This is a lovely read by @ashleyspencer.bsky.social on Robert Irwin
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/s...
This is a lovely read by @ashleyspencer.bsky.social on Robert Irwin
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/s...
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Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
‘Expecting a thin-skinned man like Trump to be respectful to those who ply him with questions about his failures — especially when they are women — is a recipe for disappointment.’
Via @rabcarian.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Via @rabcarian.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Column: Trump's decades-long pattern of attacking women crossed a new line
Angry about election losses, the Epstein files and a faltering economy, the president once again resorts to sexist slurs.
www.latimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
‘Expecting a thin-skinned man like Trump to be respectful to those who ply him with questions about his failures — especially when they are women — is a recipe for disappointment.’
Via @rabcarian.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Via @rabcarian.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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“Home Deport”.
$HD
$HD
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“Home Deport”.
$HD
$HD
This piece just wrecked me.
Tatiana Schlossberg is the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg and cousin of RFK Jr., who is cutting research funds into drugs and treatments that could save millions of lives.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Tatiana Schlossberg is the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg and cousin of RFK Jr., who is cutting research funds into drugs and treatments that could save millions of lives.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This piece just wrecked me.
Tatiana Schlossberg is the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg and cousin of RFK Jr., who is cutting research funds into drugs and treatments that could save millions of lives.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Tatiana Schlossberg is the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg and cousin of RFK Jr., who is cutting research funds into drugs and treatments that could save millions of lives.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Alito. Of course.
BREAKING: Alito has issued a temporary administrative stay BLOCKING the order that found Texas’ gerrymander to be racially biased. 1/ apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Alito. Of course.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign her seat in the House of Representatives, effective Jan. 5
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign Jan. 5, after fallout with Trump
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene supported a bill compelling the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the DOJ, putting her on the bad side of President Trump.
www.cnbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign her seat in the House of Representatives, effective Jan. 5
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
‘I met with a man who’s a very rational person’
Do you suppose Mamdani could say the same thing?
Do you suppose Mamdani could say the same thing?
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
‘I met with a man who’s a very rational person’
Do you suppose Mamdani could say the same thing?
Do you suppose Mamdani could say the same thing?
Love this
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Love this
Missouri Judge Who Wore Elvis Wig in Court Agrees to Resign
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
Nice background for Bill De Blasio’s interview with CNN.
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Nice background for Bill De Blasio’s interview with CNN.
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"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
This is terrifying.
And think of all the young people — this was a high schooler! — who don’t happen to have a judge by their side to intervene
And think of all the young people — this was a high schooler! — who don’t happen to have a judge by their side to intervene
America 2025.
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is terrifying.
And think of all the young people — this was a high schooler! — who don’t happen to have a judge by their side to intervene
And think of all the young people — this was a high schooler! — who don’t happen to have a judge by their side to intervene
‘Trump’s aggressive sexism, now seemingly uncontrollable by the man himself, isn’t just a personal foible. It’s a political weapon, and one tied to violence — a war on women that is ultimately part of the war on democracy.’
Via @anitachabria.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Via @anitachabria.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: 'Quiet, piggy' wasn't a joke. It's a dangerous invitation to violence
'Hostile sexism' has long been linked to political violence, and no president has been more willing to publicly wield it than Donald Trump.
www.latimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
‘Trump’s aggressive sexism, now seemingly uncontrollable by the man himself, isn’t just a personal foible. It’s a political weapon, and one tied to violence — a war on women that is ultimately part of the war on democracy.’
Via @anitachabria.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Via @anitachabria.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...