Michelle Jaworski
@michejaw.bsky.social
reporter/editor/critic for hire | words: go mag, daily beast, reactor mag, daily dot | member OAFFC | she/her
I just think that movie sweaters are really neat: https://knitflicks.beehiiv.com
I just think that movie sweaters are really neat: https://knitflicks.beehiiv.com
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Behold, an ode to Elphaba's sex cardigan—as well as my first newsletter in way too long knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/wicked-for...
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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This is one of those times when all of the bad news just sucks the air out of your lungs.
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This is one of those times when all of the bad news just sucks the air out of your lungs.
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My love for em dashes is as old as the hills and as mighty as my inability to make a transition between thoughts literally any other way and I will be damned if I let the clankers take that from me
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
My love for em dashes is as old as the hills and as mighty as my inability to make a transition between thoughts literally any other way and I will be damned if I let the clankers take that from me
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I have Culture Crave muted here as part of a blanket news aggregator mute list, and this is exactly why.
Sites like Culture Crave are not real news outlets. They’re clickbait farms that don’t care about spreading misinformation or being blatantly wrong. They should not be taken seriously, and yet.
Sites like Culture Crave are not real news outlets. They’re clickbait farms that don’t care about spreading misinformation or being blatantly wrong. They should not be taken seriously, and yet.
Sara herself debunked the whole thing, but I want to make clear that I’m disappointed Culture Crave posted this in the first place without caring about research despite being a news outlet!
I also want to post this so people are aware the OP is misleading & bad, do NOT harass btw.
#Animation
I also want to post this so people are aware the OP is misleading & bad, do NOT harass btw.
#Animation
December 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I have Culture Crave muted here as part of a blanket news aggregator mute list, and this is exactly why.
Sites like Culture Crave are not real news outlets. They’re clickbait farms that don’t care about spreading misinformation or being blatantly wrong. They should not be taken seriously, and yet.
Sites like Culture Crave are not real news outlets. They’re clickbait farms that don’t care about spreading misinformation or being blatantly wrong. They should not be taken seriously, and yet.
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Friends! First three Rachel Reid game changers series, including Heated Rivalry, bundled for 1.99
THREE BOOKS, 1.99
It's 2.99 alone for Heated Rivalry lol
Get it a.co/d/758a4Io
THREE BOOKS, 1.99
It's 2.99 alone for Heated Rivalry lol
Get it a.co/d/758a4Io
Game Changers Collection: A Spicy Gay Hockey Romance - Kindle edition by Reid, Rachel. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Game Changers Collection: A Spicy Gay Hockey Romance - Kindle edition by Reid, Rachel. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taki...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Friends! First three Rachel Reid game changers series, including Heated Rivalry, bundled for 1.99
THREE BOOKS, 1.99
It's 2.99 alone for Heated Rivalry lol
Get it a.co/d/758a4Io
THREE BOOKS, 1.99
It's 2.99 alone for Heated Rivalry lol
Get it a.co/d/758a4Io
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a type of content that makes me want to launch myself into space and is huge part of why everything is so bad: TikToker goes down a “rabbit hole,” makes 9-minute video. The “rabbit hole” was she found an Eater article. The Eater journalist did all the work: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTruBS8cp/
allow me to take you on a journey where, once again, we learn we have no idea what’s in our food. at least we know corporations are pure of heart so I’m sure it’s fine🫶🏼🤡
TikTok video by kaelin
www.tiktok.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
a type of content that makes me want to launch myself into space and is huge part of why everything is so bad: TikToker goes down a “rabbit hole,” makes 9-minute video. The “rabbit hole” was she found an Eater article. The Eater journalist did all the work: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTruBS8cp/
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All media mergers end up hurting writers, actors, directors, and everyone else who works in the industry. Executives, assistants, caterers, teamsters, everyone. Fewer companies means fewer jobs, period.
December 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
All media mergers end up hurting writers, actors, directors, and everyone else who works in the industry. Executives, assistants, caterers, teamsters, everyone. Fewer companies means fewer jobs, period.
Updated this with some quotes from Paul Tazewell and Cynthia Erivo in defense of Elphaba's sex cardigan
![Speaking to NPR, Tazewell shot down our collective mental image of a bunch of animals making the cardigan for Elphaba a la Disney-era Cinderella by confirming that Elphaba made it herself.
[start block quote] "It came out of very literally an organic decision of what does Elphaba have access to? And living alone, what choice would she make when she's looking for a robe, some way to be protective and warm? ... It's operating as her robe for that moment. She's got a loom in her treehouse, where she's weaving her own clothing. She's manifesting all these things from the elements that are around her, and the sweater is just in keeping with that. Now indeed, you could say, Well, why wasn't it a black, slinky peignoir? But where would she get ... that? Well why would she even have it? … I think that it just follows through with reasonable choices that define who a character is and what is important for them, where their priorities are." [end block quote]
And, according to Deadline, Erivo wanted to show a different and more vulnerable side of Elphaba and remove her armor during the scene where she wears the cardigan.
[start block quote] “I just wanted to present an opportunity to see this character where everybody, at this point in the film, have seen Elphaba as the strong, fighting woman who is the Wicked Witch as someone who could actually, when on her own, be the opposite, when comfortable enough to be so. That’s what that was. I just wanted something that removed the armor for a second, while, yes, showing you a more sensual, more connected side of her. The aim was not to turn her into a sexual object, but instead a softer human being worthy of being loved and having an intimate moment with someone.” [end block quote]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3ckajv2hmrtp3njovaptz6ns/bafkreie4segpoxwajmgoj5igxt2wy3if3j5emgsy6zygojaveaxvvzdxue@jpeg)
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Updated this with some quotes from Paul Tazewell and Cynthia Erivo in defense of Elphaba's sex cardigan
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Friends, do I know anyone (or friend of yours) who could offer me detailed info on knitting when blind? I'm particularly looking for those who were born blind & knit, but certainly appreciate any perspective! (I imagine rule #1 is Be Very Organized.) Looking to interview, thanks!
December 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Friends, do I know anyone (or friend of yours) who could offer me detailed info on knitting when blind? I'm particularly looking for those who were born blind & knit, but certainly appreciate any perspective! (I imagine rule #1 is Be Very Organized.) Looking to interview, thanks!
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Behold, an ode to Elphaba's sex cardigan—as well as my first newsletter in way too long knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/wicked-for...
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Behold, an ode to Elphaba's sex cardigan—as well as my first newsletter in way too long knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/wicked-for...
Behold, an ode to Elphaba's sex cardigan—as well as my first newsletter in way too long knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/wicked-for...
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Behold, an ode to Elphaba's sex cardigan—as well as my first newsletter in way too long knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/wicked-for...
Some personal news: I’ve now seen WICKED: FOR GOOD and I am pro-sex cardigan.
And yes, a newsletter is forthcoming, so keep an eye out for it knitflicks.beehiiv.com/subscribe
And yes, a newsletter is forthcoming, so keep an eye out for it knitflicks.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Knit(ting) Flicks
What I'm watching while I'm knitting—or what I'm knitting while I'm watching.
knitflicks.beehiiv.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Some personal news: I’ve now seen WICKED: FOR GOOD and I am pro-sex cardigan.
And yes, a newsletter is forthcoming, so keep an eye out for it knitflicks.beehiiv.com/subscribe
And yes, a newsletter is forthcoming, so keep an eye out for it knitflicks.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Started THE WIRE season 2 last night and got hit with the juxtaposition of introducing an instantly punchable character wearing a good boy on a sweater. (First-time watch, so I have no idea if he gets better or stays this obnoxious.)
November 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Started THE WIRE season 2 last night and got hit with the juxtaposition of introducing an instantly punchable character wearing a good boy on a sweater. (First-time watch, so I have no idea if he gets better or stays this obnoxious.)
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Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
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brutal but accurate
(amusingly, though, this does not carry over to everyone who watched Better Call Saul, all of whom would have run through a brick wall for Kim)
(amusingly, though, this does not carry over to everyone who watched Better Call Saul, all of whom would have run through a brick wall for Kim)
What To Know About ‘Pluribus’ https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-pluribus/
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
brutal but accurate
(amusingly, though, this does not carry over to everyone who watched Better Call Saul, all of whom would have run through a brick wall for Kim)
(amusingly, though, this does not carry over to everyone who watched Better Call Saul, all of whom would have run through a brick wall for Kim)
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women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
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I just want to say there are a lot of journalists and writers who do real, incredible work on topics that matter while maintaining high standards. Many of them do not have stable employment or recognition from major institutions.
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I just want to say there are a lot of journalists and writers who do real, incredible work on topics that matter while maintaining high standards. Many of them do not have stable employment or recognition from major institutions.
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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Another revelation from all of these emails is that many of the richest and most powerful people in the country absolutely cannot write. Helps explain their sweaty embrace of LLMs.
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Another revelation from all of these emails is that many of the richest and most powerful people in the country absolutely cannot write. Helps explain their sweaty embrace of LLMs.
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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evergreen
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
evergreen
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Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go
Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…
www.grammarly.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
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...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site
dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site