Jeremy Fassler
Journalist. Bylines: The New York Times, Vulture, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones. Former: Capitol Forum, Daily Banter.
- Don't underestimate Harris's strengths with young people. The Gen-Z operatives in the Democratic Party did great work in 2024 and they had each other's backs.
- To Journalists: Please stop telling people not to cancel their Washington Post subscriptions after yesterday. There is no other way for customers to register their discontent because Bezos ignores their criticism and continually degrades the product.
- My heart goes out to every journalist who The Washington Post laid off today. Shame on the paper's new insect overlords who have ruined one of the great American news institutions.
- But in all seriousness, Neil Gaiman, please go fuck yourself.
- Second thing: Neil Gaiman coming back? In this economy? No, bro, go count your money and stfu. As of APRIL of 2025, he was SUING one of his (alleged) survivors! I HAVE A SNEAKING SUSPICION THE RICH, ENDLESSLY GLORIFIED MAN DID NOT DO THE FUCKING WORK FAM! www.vulture.com/article/neil...
- I would rather see Pinky and the Brain re-create the missing Magnificent Ambersons footage than the AI slop described in this article.
- In 1942, RKO slashed 43 minutes from Orson Welles's "The Magnificent Ambersons" and slapped on a happy ending. Now, an A.I. company wants to restore what was lost. Are they righting a historic wrong or descrating a classic? My deep dive, in this week's New Yorker. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
- "Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?" "I think so Brain, but what if Eli Whitney had called it the Joseph Cotten Gin?"
- Learning Noam Chomsky was tight with Jeffrey Epstein gives new meaning to the term "Manufacturing Consent."
- I saw three films from this year's Sundance Film Festival via the streaming app. Two were commendable efforts, and the third...well, at least it wasn't as bad as Melania. (Read on if you want to know more.) jeremyfassler.medium.com/three-films-...
- Catherine O'Hara? Christ, I hate it here.
- I'm gonna give you all 24 hours until I start butting into your mentions to remind you she was more than just "the mom in Home Alone."
- I love hearing artists talk about works that mean something to them, so this wonderful collection of artists describing their favorite Sondheim songs is the best thing I'll read all day. Bonus points to Tony Kushner for choosing the brilliant "A Bowler Hat." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/a...
- For the record, my choice would be "The Road You Didn't Take." Or "Please Hello." Or "Move On." Or "The Gun Song." Or "A Little House for Mama," cut from Wise Guys/Bounce/Road Show. Or something like that.
