Noah Gittell
@noahgittell.bsky.social
Troubador. Former film critic and author. Was once seen in NYT, The Atlantic, The Ringer. Now seen at open mic night, possibly in your town.
I watched OH, HI, and while it was plenty enjoyable, my main takeaway is that I am what's known as a "softboy"
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I watched OH, HI, and while it was plenty enjoyable, my main takeaway is that I am what's known as a "softboy"
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Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
I've spent a good part of the morning thinking about how much you'd have to pay me to go see Wicked: For Good, and the answer is $385
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I've spent a good part of the morning thinking about how much you'd have to pay me to go see Wicked: For Good, and the answer is $385
I just posted on FB my idea that hunters and vegans should team up, and it's not going well
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I just posted on FB my idea that hunters and vegans should team up, and it's not going well
Got such a lovely compliment today.
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Got such a lovely compliment today.
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Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
I wrote a great song today. It's a good day.
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I wrote a great song today. It's a good day.
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This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
What's Up Doc is not on this list. Fire it into the sun.
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
What's Up Doc is not on this list. Fire it into the sun.
Joel Edgerton fits into a generation of performers who practice "recessive acting." This piece from 9 years ago still lives with me. www.filmcomment.com/article/amer...
The Great Recession: American Movie Acting Today
Restrained but resilient, a style of acting has taken hold that speaks to an era’s anxieties
www.filmcomment.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Joel Edgerton fits into a generation of performers who practice "recessive acting." This piece from 9 years ago still lives with me. www.filmcomment.com/article/amer...
Not everyone who enjoys football is an American neofascist, but every American neofascist enjoys football.
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Not everyone who enjoys football is an American neofascist, but every American neofascist enjoys football.
My take on Ethan Hawke's performance in BLUE MOON is that it's some of the best work of his career and also someone else should have played that role.
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
My take on Ethan Hawke's performance in BLUE MOON is that it's some of the best work of his career and also someone else should have played that role.
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This never happens in politics and too rarely happens in life.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This never happens in politics and too rarely happens in life.
It’s telling that no one on Ezra Klein’s podcast ever recommends fiction.
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It’s telling that no one on Ezra Klein’s podcast ever recommends fiction.
A big reason why the "we are all doomed" sentiment is so popular now is because of rise of AI. We've sublimated so much of ourselves to technology that we don't know who we are anymore. And that feels apocalyptic.
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A big reason why the "we are all doomed" sentiment is so popular now is because of rise of AI. We've sublimated so much of ourselves to technology that we don't know who we are anymore. And that feels apocalyptic.
I would be happy if Will Ferrell would star in a three-camera family sitcom. He'd make it funnier than it has any right to be, and he doesn't make good movies anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I would be happy if Will Ferrell would star in a three-camera family sitcom. He'd make it funnier than it has any right to be, and he doesn't make good movies anymore.
The problem, of course, is that he does something like this almost every single day
November 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The problem, of course, is that he does something like this almost every single day
I watched Rebecca Miller's SHE CAME TO ME last night, and I'm now thinking it's not that they stopped making good rom-coms, it's that we all just stopped watching them
November 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I watched Rebecca Miller's SHE CAME TO ME last night, and I'm now thinking it's not that they stopped making good rom-coms, it's that we all just stopped watching them
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And if you're right you'll agree
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
And if you're right you'll agree
As much as I would hate to lose Pete Alonso, watching him mashing homers over the green monster would be good for baseball.
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
As much as I would hate to lose Pete Alonso, watching him mashing homers over the green monster would be good for baseball.
The only question left is whether SNL will be around long enough for Glen Powell to be inducted into the Five Timer's Club. Everything else is immaterial
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The only question left is whether SNL will be around long enough for Glen Powell to be inducted into the Five Timer's Club. Everything else is immaterial
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
My answer to this is always something brief. Actors who can imbue just a word or two with deep meaning take my breath away.
Albert Brooks saying "Yes" at the end of A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
Heath Ledger saying "Hi" in THE DARK KNIGHT
Kevin Spacey saying "I don't remember" in LA CONFIDENTIAL
Albert Brooks saying "Yes" at the end of A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
Heath Ledger saying "Hi" in THE DARK KNIGHT
Kevin Spacey saying "I don't remember" in LA CONFIDENTIAL
what’s your favorite line delivery
November 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My answer to this is always something brief. Actors who can imbue just a word or two with deep meaning take my breath away.
Albert Brooks saying "Yes" at the end of A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
Heath Ledger saying "Hi" in THE DARK KNIGHT
Kevin Spacey saying "I don't remember" in LA CONFIDENTIAL
Albert Brooks saying "Yes" at the end of A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
Heath Ledger saying "Hi" in THE DARK KNIGHT
Kevin Spacey saying "I don't remember" in LA CONFIDENTIAL
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I know this is old man yells at cloud but there is something in the constitution about this
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I know this is old man yells at cloud but there is something in the constitution about this