Greg Braxton

Senior writer, culture and represention for the Los Angeles Times. Lifelong Angeleno

[Greg Braxton @GeBraxton]

@blowryontv Great movie. I went to it after a bad breakup and cried the whole time

[Greg Braxton @GeBraxton]

A racial slur may have helped ‘Sinners’ make history at the Oscars. Read how the N-word and an underdog narrative elevated its chances for Oscar gold https://t.co/BrQAofFuEp

[Greg Braxton @GeBraxton]

@blowryontv It’s so freaking ridiculous. A steaming pile of flea dung every single night.

[Brian Lowry @blowryontv]

Have worked around Hollywood long enough to know nobody ever really leaves a job to spend more time with their family https://t.co/gTGLbDz7wf

[Greg Braxton @GeBraxton]

@blowryontv Donald-son. This not tournament. This for real.

[sophia 🐾 @ursuchadipshit]

15 minutes u deserved a spot on the setlist.

[Brian Lowry @blowryontv]

Fair enough, but what if you think CNN should cancel her show just because it's a food fight dressed up as political debate?

[Greg Braxton @GeBraxton]

One of these things is not like the other: ABC's decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel has some echoes of Roseanne firing - Los Angeles Times https://t.co/KSKXE11Mwi

[Greg Braxton @GeBraxton]

Interviewing Spike Lee is always a wild ride, a pleasure and a honor. My latest on the new film by America's most electric filmmaker https://t.co/HdsecHo2TS

[Greg Braxton @GeBraxton]

@blowryontv As Bugs Bunny would say, “What a maroon.”

[Greg Braxton @GeBraxton]

Grant Ellis starts his search for love as the second Black lead of ‘The Bachelor’, but will the troubled franchise do right by him? https://t.co/z3LZM7nXCG

[Brian Lowry @blowryontv]

Dude who nobody would have heard of without legacy media gripes about legacy media while taking second gig from legacy media.

[Greg Braxton @GeBraxton]

Don’t sit down to Thanksgiving dinner until you read this brilliant essay about the perils we face this year as we gobble up mashed potatoes https://t.co/anljrHxAuV

[Greg Braxton @GeBraxton]

Danielle Deadwyler was amazing in ‘Tlll’ and awesome in ‘Piano Lesson’. After her controversial snub, Oscar voters need to recognize her brilliance https://t.co/fMTeKDPOd4

[Lorraine Ali @LorraineAli]

I’m also sick of discussing Trump’s madness. But we have to https://t.co/SgIEgYOMe8

[Mike Nellis @MikeNellis]

Can we get 500 retweets today on this video of Kamala Harris saying that Donald Trump is too weak and unstable to lead America?

[Greg Braxton @GeBraxton]

'Joker: Folie à Deux' bombed, joining the 'bad sequel' club. But many of these 'losers' have developed cult followings. Here are some of my favorites https://t.co/V7xqS7efDX

[Greg Braxton @GeBraxton]

@etnow What???????

[Greg Braxton @GeBraxton]

@LAT_ChrisStone @latimes Congratulations, Chris, and good luck!!!

[W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell]

I know I’m a weird messenger to be giving advice, but I truly mean this to be helpful, @JDVance.

Fire your whole team. They clearly hate you. This is TV production 101, and they failed it.

1) Someone is supposed to scout ahead and make sure everyone there is interested in being on camera AND excited to talk to you. And if your team finds out that no one at the place is interested in talking to you and some don’t even want to be on camera with you - situations that I’m sure you are used to by now - then your team needs to find another establishment.

2) Someone is supposed to prep you with names and talking points. This is especially true because, as you know, you are horrible at small talk. Your team must even know this by now. Your team has to give you follow up questions so you are ready to go. “What is your bestselling donut?” “What’s your favorite?” “What do you recommend?” “What’s your favorite part of your job?” “Do you eat too many donuts because you work here.” This is simple stuff. But again, I get that it is extremely hard for you to speak to humans. That’s why you need a better team.

3) in lieu of small talk, which I would recommend you skipping because you are - again - HORRIBLE at it, your team should have given you a pre decided order so you were ready for the “difficult task” of ordering donuts. Here are a few suggestions for next time. “I’ll take a dozen glazed.” “Just give me a dozen of your bestsellers.” “JUST FILL THE BOX WITH SPRINKLES THAT YOU SCRAP OFF OF SPRINKLE DONUTS, AAAAAARGH!!!”

That last one was a trick. If you believed it then you need more help than I even imagined.

The good news is I’ll happily take you on as a client to teach you how to appear more human, all for the price of one jabilliondee dollar bucks. Currently, there is a 1% discount. But I need your answer by… more