Mo Ryan

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writer. critic. gardener. cailleach na luatha 🦋
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I wrote a book about Hollywood titled Burn It Down. I’m also a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. More on all that at the links above 🌸🔥

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On the road again this week, excited to talk "Cue The Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV." First up: TUESDAY 7/9, I'll be at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC, talking about everything from Candid Microphone to The Apprentice with Dan Kois... Join us! www.politics-prose.com/emily-nussbaum

Emily Nussbaum — Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV - with Dan Kois — at Conn Ave | Politics and Prose Bookstorewww.politics-prose.com

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This Thursday, 7/11, I'll be back in Brooklyn, hosted by the fabulous Books Are Magic! My lovely colleague @michaelschulman and I will talk about the Louds (the OG reality stars), the merciless Frankenbite & that time a serial killer won The Dating Game... www.eventbrite.com/e/offsite-em...

Offsite: Emily Nussbaum: Cue the Sun! w/ Michael Schulmanwww.eventbrite.com "I'm calling it: Emily Nussbaum is the only reality TV judge who matters *bangs gavel*." —Samantha Irby, author of Wow, No Thank You

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We need a Kendrick diss track about Project 2025.

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Libro.fm is rad. 100 percent recommend. I have not looked back.

I want more folks to know about libro.fm as an alternative to Audible or Spotify or other shady corps. It’s 100% employee-owned and works like Audible, except your credits support an indie bookstore of your choosing instead of Amazon. Go listen to a disabled author for Disability Pride Month! 💙📚

Same audiobooks. Different story.libro.fm Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.

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Here is the full length interview with author and Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair @moryan.bsky.social about her book "Burn It Down"! neonmoviebunker.com/web-exclusiv...

Web Exclusive! Full interview with author Maureen Ryan!neonmoviebunker.com Here is the extended version of our conversation with Maureen Ryan, author of the newly in paperback book “Burn It Down”!

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Author Maureen Ryan graces John and El’Ahrai with her presence to discuss her new-in-paperback book, “Burn It Down”. But wait, there’s more! Reviews of “Kinds of Kindness” and “A Quiet Place: Day One”, plus home video picks, questions, and more! neonmoviebunker.com/350-in-the-n...

350. In the Neon Movie Bunker all his dreams can come true, first he has to make coffeeneonmoviebunker.com A great big number like 350 deserves a great big show, and by gum, we’ve got one for you this week! Author and Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair Maureen Ryan graces John and El’Ahrai with her presenc...

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It's quite simple. We just need to find a very powerful wizard

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This jarring, detailed story on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. isn’t just a frightening portrait of an unstable man who seems addicted to attention. It is a brutal account of how a legion of unstable, wealthy powerful people have led America to a terrible place. loom.ly/GlT7yZQ

RFK Jr.’s Family Doesn’t Want Him to Run. Even They May Not Know His Darkest Secrets.loom.ly A shocking photograph. Blowback from a Trump meeting. Alleged sexual assault. The Kennedys have voiced support for Joe Biden, but certain aspects of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s character are only just now...

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We are so excited to have this stunning special edition of The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin! There are only 500 out there in the world, and you could own one! This unboxing video shows the details: www.youtube.com/watc... www.32auctions.com/o...

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, Curious King Standard Amethyst Edition | A Special Edition Review - YouTubewww.youtube.com Hi everyone. Today's video is a special edition review; an unboxing and flip-through review of the limited Curious King edition of The Fifth Season by N.K. J...

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I'm delighted to announce that I'll be appearing at Chicago's Book Cellar on August 14 with my friend @moryan.bsky.social, where I'll talk about the Uncle Sam: Special Election Edition, she'll talk about Burn It Down and go from there. Please join us if you can: www.bookcellarinc.com/evening-stev...

An Evening with Steve Darnall and Maureen Ryan: In Conversation | The Book Cellarwww.bookcellarinc.com

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We have run through nearly half of our Extreme Civility SCOTUS retort stickers (not their real names). Yes, there's a lot of them--but don't miss out! www.32auctions.com/o...

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“The Court’s conservative majority has revealed itself to be the most direct threat to American democracy, and any Democrat who is not ready to shelve old fears about ‘court packing’ and get serious about expanding and reforming the Court isn’t made for this moment.” Correct.

I've seen enough -- this is the most radical, dangerous, arrogant, out-of-control Supreme Court in American history, and it needs to be treated as such. open.substack.com/pub/kevinmkr...

The Radical Roberts Courtopen.substack.com The current Supreme Court of the United States has just cemented its place in history as the most radical Supreme Court ever. For a century and a half, that dishonor has gone to the antebellum court l...

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This is a great list of ableist terms prefaced with thoughtful explanations of the historical terms and their function.

www.dictionary.com/e/ableist-la...

Examples of Ableist Language You May Not Realize You’re Usingwww.dictionary.com Rooting out ableist language requires awareness and intention. Learn how to talk about disabilities—and those who have them—with sensitivity and respect.

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I had a wonderful time appearing on the excellent Hollywood Confessional podcast, check it out! 🙏🏻🙌🏻🔥👊🏻 www.hollywoodconfessionalpodcast.com/episodes/epi...

Episodes | Confessional Podcastwww.hollywoodconfessionalpodcast.com Hollywood Confessional podcast episodes contain 100% real, 100% anonymous confessions from entertainment industry professionals about what it's really like to work in film and television.

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Fun fact, actually doing 1-4 could very well energize and activate enough people to make 5 meaningfully viable instead of the longest shot out of the bunch

Reminder that there are five ways to address the current SCOTUS problem. 1. Impeach some justices 2. Impose term limits 3. Expand the courts 4. Pass legislation limiting court prerogatives 5. Keep winning the presidency for the next 16 years or so while periodically also holding the senate.

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And I, you, and he; and we, ye, and they, are all bats; and I’m a crow

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If there is anything resembling an afterlife, I hope right now, somewhere, Jessica Walter is happily shrieking “Gene Parmesan!”

Martin Mull, comic actor of ‘Clue,’ ‘Roseanne’ and ‘Arrested Development,’ has died

Martin Mull, Comic Actor of 'Clue,' 'Roseanne' and 'Arrested Development,' Dies at 80www.thewrap.com Martin Mull, best known for his roles in "Clue," "Roseanne" and "Arrested Development," died Thursday at age 80.

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Mr. Bree loves the Netflix show Sweet Magnolias, and I got 750% cooler to him in 2020 when I was casually like, "Oh yes the showrunner just donated to the auction!" Sheryl J. Anderson has supported us every single time, even if she won't give us spoilers. www.32auctions.com/organization...

TV Script Notes from Showrunner Sheryl J. Andersonwww.32auctions.com Auction item 'TV Script Notes from Showrunner Sheryl J. Anderson' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Legit thought this was a Dril tweet, incredible

Do you think the archangel Gabriel thinks anything the less of me

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real travesty that so many incredibly smart, knowledgeable journalists have been forced to leave the industry entirely, while a small contingent of gibbering Ivy League chucklefucks get paid tons of money by legacy media to translate their own farts into the written word

if you actually get *paid* to write about politics for a living, screaming that the nominee has to drop out after one bad debate *in june* (and one in which the challenger did not do well, either), you are unqualified for your job and your salary

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Thoroughly enjoying one of my favourites, Mr David Tennant, being extremely relaxed about saying things which are true.

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I had been hearing Legends & Lattes is a warm hug of a book. It really is. (I mean, why would one need a warm hug of a book in these times, right???) A fantasy setting but mainly a delightful, briskly moving, sweet & smartly observed hangout book. 2nd Baldree book equally fun. Moar pls asap ty 💚🌸🗡️🍰

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This is it, a big part of what I’m talking about re the CW. Certain places in the industry are incubators of talent, and now there are not a lot of those left.

I was just thinking about how Eric Kripke (The Boys) and Sera Gamble(You) both worked on Supernatural and have gone on to make some of the biggest streaming shows.

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After months of public outcry and pressure from the City Council, New York City’s libraries are poised to have their budgets fully restored so that branches may resume seven-day-a-week service, including Sundays. gothamist.com/news/nyc-lib...

NYC libraries to get budget funding back — and reopen on Sundaysgothamist.com In November, the mayor's budget cuts forced libraries to close on Sundays. The issue has been a thorn in his side ever since.

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MTV News online founding editor Michael Alex pulling zero punches, rightly. "History needs stewards, not owners. Whoever legally owns the archive does not legally own the history."

The Disappearance of MTV News’ Online Archive Is a Tragedy: Guest Post by the Website’s Founding Editorvariety.com In this guest post, Michael Alex, founding editor of MTV News, laments Paramount's decision to remove the site's archives from the internet.

This is it, a big part of what I’m talking about re the CW. Certain places in the industry are incubators of talent, and now there are not a lot of those left.

I was just thinking about how Eric Kripke (The Boys) and Sera Gamble(You) both worked on Supernatural and have gone on to make some of the biggest streaming shows.

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Wirecutter calls Alito the best budget pick but notes that Roberts is fully tricked out with all the bells and whistles

can someone please rank the republican supreme court justices by affordability

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The loss of the CW, as a network whose shows I watched a LOT & as a network that employed a ton of up & coming industry people who learned their crafts on CW shows in the last 10-20 years, continues to make me deeply dismayed. Many industry losses in recent years obv, but this one still stings a lot

“I mean, fuck it. They can’t fire me again. I’m just being brutally honest. I think it felt to me like they were looking for really easy, cheap content that they could fill up time with.” — Jared Padalecki Via Variety

Jared Padalecki Says Goodbye to ‘Walker’ and Blasts the CW’s ‘Cheap Content’ Strategy After Show’s Cancellation: ‘F— It. They Can’t Fire Me Again’t.co Jared Padalecki mourns the 'Walker' cancellation, blasts The CW for it—and looks forward to working with Eric Kripke and Jensen Ackles on 'The Boys.'