Drew McWeeny
@drewmcweeny.com
Caustically optimistic. Potty mouth. FILM NERD 2.0. Netflix's VOIR. MASTERS OF HORROR. '80s ALL OVER. FEAR ITSELF. I helped break the Internet. Sorry about that. Keto for life. Visit drewmcweeny.com for all my shit.
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Drew McWeeny
@drewmcweeny.com
· Sep 20
Support human art. Support the plurality of voices. Trans rights are human rights. We are all in this together.
Resist what you know is wrong.
Resist what you know is wrong.
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You read that right: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar will, thanks to the approval of Trump's FCC, own 49.5% of Paramount Warner Brothers, and CBS, and CNN. One of many things to keep in mind when you cast your vote in the next six weeks.
September 21, 2026 at 6:19 PM
You read that right: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar will, thanks to the approval of Trump's FCC, own 49.5% of Paramount Warner Brothers, and CBS, and CNN. One of many things to keep in mind when you cast your vote in the next six weeks.
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10 mins apart lol
September 21, 2026 at 5:14 PM
10 mins apart lol
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This will be a catastrophe for both filmed entertainment and news, and it's a great shame that the California AG caved. Trump and his people will celebrate this news today. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
Paramount to Resolve Antitrust Lawsuit, Clearing the Way for Warner Bros. Acquisition (Gift Article)
The deal would remove the last significant hurdle the media mogul David Ellison faced to create a news and entertainment empire, home to movie studios, HBO, CBS and CNN.
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This will be a catastrophe for both filmed entertainment and news, and it's a great shame that the California AG caved. Trump and his people will celebrate this news today. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
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Claim: "AI is going to help scholars do research faster than ever"
Fact: I was translating an OB economic text (outside my usual wheelhouse).
I can't figure out amount of grain for a loan. One source suggests sign might be read "šar-gal."
Google "šar-gal in Old Babylonian loan documents"
Fact: I was translating an OB economic text (outside my usual wheelhouse).
I can't figure out amount of grain for a loan. One source suggests sign might be read "šar-gal."
Google "šar-gal in Old Babylonian loan documents"
June 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Claim: "AI is going to help scholars do research faster than ever"
Fact: I was translating an OB economic text (outside my usual wheelhouse).
I can't figure out amount of grain for a loan. One source suggests sign might be read "šar-gal."
Google "šar-gal in Old Babylonian loan documents"
Fact: I was translating an OB economic text (outside my usual wheelhouse).
I can't figure out amount of grain for a loan. One source suggests sign might be read "šar-gal."
Google "šar-gal in Old Babylonian loan documents"
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Can't stop thinking about the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. I already want to go back, and I suspect it will become a habit.
September 21, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Can't stop thinking about the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. I already want to go back, and I suspect it will become a habit.
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OK, might as well let the cat out of the bag
The first excerpt from @beckbook.com is now available in the PRINT edition of New York Magazine!!
It'll be online later, but if you can buy the actual issue, go support one of the last great print magazines!!!
To entice you, here's the opening spread:
The first excerpt from @beckbook.com is now available in the PRINT edition of New York Magazine!!
It'll be online later, but if you can buy the actual issue, go support one of the last great print magazines!!!
To entice you, here's the opening spread:
September 21, 2026 at 8:41 AM
OK, might as well let the cat out of the bag
The first excerpt from @beckbook.com is now available in the PRINT edition of New York Magazine!!
It'll be online later, but if you can buy the actual issue, go support one of the last great print magazines!!!
To entice you, here's the opening spread:
The first excerpt from @beckbook.com is now available in the PRINT edition of New York Magazine!!
It'll be online later, but if you can buy the actual issue, go support one of the last great print magazines!!!
To entice you, here's the opening spread:
As my hearing begins its inevitable march into non-existence, my girlfriend loves to play the game, "Okay, seriously, can you hear those crickets?" almost nightly. And the answer is always, always, always no. No, I do not hear those crickets, and I'm starting to suspect they don't exist, damn it.
September 21, 2026 at 9:02 AM
As my hearing begins its inevitable march into non-existence, my girlfriend loves to play the game, "Okay, seriously, can you hear those crickets?" almost nightly. And the answer is always, always, always no. No, I do not hear those crickets, and I'm starting to suspect they don't exist, damn it.
I'm 56 and I just learned that the Sting/Jennifer Beals/Clancy Brown Frankenstein film THE BRIDE was directed by the man who created the MASTERCHEF format/franchise.
September 21, 2026 at 6:01 AM
I'm 56 and I just learned that the Sting/Jennifer Beals/Clancy Brown Frankenstein film THE BRIDE was directed by the man who created the MASTERCHEF format/franchise.
It's like we're playing a game of chicken at this point. What's it going to take to make sure I unsubscribe?
Disney+ has altered its user agreement to clarify that ads will be allowed on all subscription tiers. https://bit.ly/4hhOjBo
September 21, 2026 at 5:38 AM
It's like we're playing a game of chicken at this point. What's it going to take to make sure I unsubscribe?
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It’s very simple. A reality TV host became dictator because he turned down a role for Sharknado 4 and that’s why the king of outer space, who cheats at Diablo, got to kill Africa. Now the economy is controlled by a sex cult that has something to do with Harry Potter fanfic because of robots.
September 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
It’s very simple. A reality TV host became dictator because he turned down a role for Sharknado 4 and that’s why the king of outer space, who cheats at Diablo, got to kill Africa. Now the economy is controlled by a sex cult that has something to do with Harry Potter fanfic because of robots.
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@aoc.bsky.social just put out a great statement on AI. Refreshing to see a major politician on the left nail this.
"Silicon Valley billionaires want us to believe that Al robots will destroy humanity. But the biggest threat to humanity are the tech oligarchs themselves."
🎯
"Silicon Valley billionaires want us to believe that Al robots will destroy humanity. But the biggest threat to humanity are the tech oligarchs themselves."
🎯
September 19, 2026 at 1:19 AM
@aoc.bsky.social just put out a great statement on AI. Refreshing to see a major politician on the left nail this.
"Silicon Valley billionaires want us to believe that Al robots will destroy humanity. But the biggest threat to humanity are the tech oligarchs themselves."
🎯
"Silicon Valley billionaires want us to believe that Al robots will destroy humanity. But the biggest threat to humanity are the tech oligarchs themselves."
🎯
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I love this episode, and if you don't know Corey Sherman or his film BIG BOYS yet, I hope this serves as an introduction to both of them!
www.drewmcweeny.com/the-hip-pock...
www.drewmcweeny.com/the-hip-pock...
The Hip Pocket #403 - Corey Sherman
The director of BIG BOYS joins us to talk about some of his indie inspirations, including RUBY IN PARADISE, the anime OCEAN WAVES, and Mike Leigh's caustic CAREER GIRLS.
www.drewmcweeny.com
September 20, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I love this episode, and if you don't know Corey Sherman or his film BIG BOYS yet, I hope this serves as an introduction to both of them!
www.drewmcweeny.com/the-hip-pock...
www.drewmcweeny.com/the-hip-pock...
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Just a friendly reminder, you don't need...that shitty wizard series...for references for wizards. If you wanna draw a wizard or magician fight, look up irl photos of music conductors. You're welcome.
September 19, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Just a friendly reminder, you don't need...that shitty wizard series...for references for wizards. If you wanna draw a wizard or magician fight, look up irl photos of music conductors. You're welcome.
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Workers now produce roughly 40% more per hour than they did in the late 1990s.
But we're not working shorter weeks, retiring earlier and living more comfortably asa result.
Instead people are struggling to pay for the heating, food and bills at the same time.
We're being robbed blind.
But we're not working shorter weeks, retiring earlier and living more comfortably asa result.
Instead people are struggling to pay for the heating, food and bills at the same time.
We're being robbed blind.
September 20, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Workers now produce roughly 40% more per hour than they did in the late 1990s.
But we're not working shorter weeks, retiring earlier and living more comfortably asa result.
Instead people are struggling to pay for the heating, food and bills at the same time.
We're being robbed blind.
But we're not working shorter weeks, retiring earlier and living more comfortably asa result.
Instead people are struggling to pay for the heating, food and bills at the same time.
We're being robbed blind.
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They say if you give fascists an inch they’ll take a mile, but what if there was a *special* inch that would make fascists so happy they forget about the mile altogether? A lot of people’s politics revolve around finding that special inch, regardless of how many miles they give up in the process
a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever
September 20, 2026 at 3:21 AM
They say if you give fascists an inch they’ll take a mile, but what if there was a *special* inch that would make fascists so happy they forget about the mile altogether? A lot of people’s politics revolve around finding that special inch, regardless of how many miles they give up in the process
Lance Esplund sounds like a real dullard, and he's loudly, spectacularly wrong. The reason this museum is so amazing is because it refuses to fall into this kind of stodgy, shitty, pretentious thinking.
September 20, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Lance Esplund sounds like a real dullard, and he's loudly, spectacularly wrong. The reason this museum is so amazing is because it refuses to fall into this kind of stodgy, shitty, pretentious thinking.
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From the Government Information Manual for the Motion Picture Industry, circa WWII, on fascism.
September 20, 2026 at 8:49 PM
From the Government Information Manual for the Motion Picture Industry, circa WWII, on fascism.
Oooooh. I just saw that Meow Wolf LA is going to be using the space that used to be The Bridge, which was an amazing IMAX screen in its heyday. That's a cool use of the space and I'm excited to see what they do with it.
September 20, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Oooooh. I just saw that Meow Wolf LA is going to be using the space that used to be The Bridge, which was an amazing IMAX screen in its heyday. That's a cool use of the space and I'm excited to see what they do with it.
I love to pronounce robot "row-bit," a la the '50s, and it makes my girlfriend climb the wall every time. I explain that I just want a return to an America where doctors smoked during surgery, men wore their belts up around the middle of their chest, and everyone knew how to say the word robot.
September 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I love to pronounce robot "row-bit," a la the '50s, and it makes my girlfriend climb the wall every time. I explain that I just want a return to an America where doctors smoked during surgery, men wore their belts up around the middle of their chest, and everyone knew how to say the word robot.
I love this episode, and if you don't know Corey Sherman or his film BIG BOYS yet, I hope this serves as an introduction to both of them!
www.drewmcweeny.com/the-hip-pock...
www.drewmcweeny.com/the-hip-pock...
The Hip Pocket #403 - Corey Sherman
The director of BIG BOYS joins us to talk about some of his indie inspirations, including RUBY IN PARADISE, the anime OCEAN WAVES, and Mike Leigh's caustic CAREER GIRLS.
www.drewmcweeny.com
September 20, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I love this episode, and if you don't know Corey Sherman or his film BIG BOYS yet, I hope this serves as an introduction to both of them!
www.drewmcweeny.com/the-hip-pock...
www.drewmcweeny.com/the-hip-pock...
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Jesus Christ, this article will enrage you like nothing else
Tesla driver charged with murdering 2 in San Jose shows no remorse, prosecutors say
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — When Ivana Balistreri and her baby were trapped inside a “fireball,” a Tesla driver who had just crashed into the victims’ car on Highway 87 in San…
www.kron4.com
September 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Jesus Christ, this article will enrage you like nothing else
I'm 56, man. I can't be takin' prat falls out here in the streets, y'all, says the dude who took a pretty gnarly prat fall earlier.
September 19, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I'm 56, man. I can't be takin' prat falls out here in the streets, y'all, says the dude who took a pretty gnarly prat fall earlier.
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I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️
September 19, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️
Gerrit Graham's been living on borrowed time since that insane stunt in USED CARS, so let's celebrate the extra 45 years he got. He was Beef in PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, so as long as we are sharing movies, we'll be sharing his work. Dude was so great. Much, much love. #RIP
September 18, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Gerrit Graham's been living on borrowed time since that insane stunt in USED CARS, so let's celebrate the extra 45 years he got. He was Beef in PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, so as long as we are sharing movies, we'll be sharing his work. Dude was so great. Much, much love. #RIP