Amy Dickinson
@askingamy.bsky.social
"Ask Amy" advice columnist, NPR Wait Wait Don't Tell Me panelist, literacy advocate, NYT bestselling author, and proprietor of the Freeville Free Library. Author of the One Good Thing newsletter on Substack
If I told you that I need to screen ONE film that leaves me feeling great, uplifted, and optimistic about humanity ...
What would you tell me to watch?
What would you tell me to watch?
December 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If I told you that I need to screen ONE film that leaves me feeling great, uplifted, and optimistic about humanity ...
What would you tell me to watch?
What would you tell me to watch?
I just saw Hamnet. Wow.
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I just saw Hamnet. Wow.
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Not counting YO MOMMA, presumably.
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Not counting YO MOMMA, presumably.
Timelapse this morning over beautiful Seneca Lake
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Timelapse this morning over beautiful Seneca Lake
He's a full-on racist, declaring it from inside the White House, while others look on, laughing.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
He's a full-on racist, declaring it from inside the White House, while others look on, laughing.
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Consumer protection:
Save yourselves
Save yourselves
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Consumer protection:
Save yourselves
Save yourselves
Christmas movie season begins with this sweet chestnut:
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Christmas movie season begins with this sweet chestnut:
Last night I accidentally watched The Roses.
Surely one of the foulest and unfunny "comedies" to waste a great cast.
HOW DID THIS GET MADE
Surely one of the foulest and unfunny "comedies" to waste a great cast.
HOW DID THIS GET MADE
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Last night I accidentally watched The Roses.
Surely one of the foulest and unfunny "comedies" to waste a great cast.
HOW DID THIS GET MADE
Surely one of the foulest and unfunny "comedies" to waste a great cast.
HOW DID THIS GET MADE
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The year I cookied Thanksgiving dinner instead of cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The year I cookied Thanksgiving dinner instead of cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
WOW ... lovely
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
WOW ... lovely
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A very tough week.
So I got a little Christmas tree for my greenhouse.
So I got a little Christmas tree for my greenhouse.
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A very tough week.
So I got a little Christmas tree for my greenhouse.
So I got a little Christmas tree for my greenhouse.
My brother died on Thursday. It's hard to imagine our family without the eldest holding up his corner.
His children and i were with him at the end and here is the obit I wrote for him:
www.perkinsfuneralhome.com/obituaries/c...
His children and i were with him at the end and here is the obit I wrote for him:
www.perkinsfuneralhome.com/obituaries/c...
Charles Lee Dickinson III Obituary November 19, 2025 - Perkins Funeral Home
View Charles Lee Dickinson III's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
www.perkinsfuneralhome.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My brother died on Thursday. It's hard to imagine our family without the eldest holding up his corner.
His children and i were with him at the end and here is the obit I wrote for him:
www.perkinsfuneralhome.com/obituaries/c...
His children and i were with him at the end and here is the obit I wrote for him:
www.perkinsfuneralhome.com/obituaries/c...
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RACE FANS! 🏎️
BID on a ½ Hour Zoom Call with Mario Andretti!!
All proceeds go to build specially designed mortgage free homes for severely wounded US veterans.
Bidding ends soon!!
www.ebay.com/itm/28692201...
BID on a ½ Hour Zoom Call with Mario Andretti!!
All proceeds go to build specially designed mortgage free homes for severely wounded US veterans.
Bidding ends soon!!
www.ebay.com/itm/28692201...
Pardon Our Interruption...
www.ebay.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
RACE FANS! 🏎️
BID on a ½ Hour Zoom Call with Mario Andretti!!
All proceeds go to build specially designed mortgage free homes for severely wounded US veterans.
Bidding ends soon!!
www.ebay.com/itm/28692201...
BID on a ½ Hour Zoom Call with Mario Andretti!!
All proceeds go to build specially designed mortgage free homes for severely wounded US veterans.
Bidding ends soon!!
www.ebay.com/itm/28692201...
I picture an "Oceans 11" style caper.
Not a new photo but a favorite: Some pissed off turkeys on the east side of Madison, presumably headed just down the street to the Jenifer Street Market to rescue some friends.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I picture an "Oceans 11" style caper.
Lately whenever I wonder:
WHOA, who's that actor...?
The answer is always Matthew MacFadyen: now INSANELY good in Death by Lightning
WHOA, who's that actor...?
The answer is always Matthew MacFadyen: now INSANELY good in Death by Lightning
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Lately whenever I wonder:
WHOA, who's that actor...?
The answer is always Matthew MacFadyen: now INSANELY good in Death by Lightning
WHOA, who's that actor...?
The answer is always Matthew MacFadyen: now INSANELY good in Death by Lightning
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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My dad helped beat the Nazis 80 years ago. Let’s do it again. #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My dad helped beat the Nazis 80 years ago. Let’s do it again. #VeteransDay
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November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Once described a girl as "a chunkier Reese Witherspoon..."
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Once described a girl as "a chunkier Reese Witherspoon..."
Giant leaf
Small terrier
Small terrier
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Giant leaf
Small terrier
Small terrier
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A barred owl in Chicago
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
A barred owl in Chicago
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Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
I'll take Paul Lynde for the win
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I'll take Paul Lynde for the win