Maira Garcia

TV editor @latimes. Former @nytimes @statesman @txst. Very tired mom. Texas forever.

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

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[Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff]

When you’re determined to make the worst first impression possible https://t.co/eWbvHB670Q

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

Morning listening like the MJ popcorn snacking meme

[Edmund Lee 🐿️ 🗞️ @edmundlee]

First reported example of Bari Weiss meddling in 60 Minutes, finally someone asked the follow up up question, nicely done @LuluGNavarro

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

And yes, it’s easy to make lists. But not great ones that aim to be definitive, spark debate and brings in thousands and thousands of pageviews, which is part of the goal.

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

Very happy for Gilbert, who used to be my boss. He will be great at this. I just wish the entertainment media ecosystem was such that we could have more outlets with resources to make canonical lists so there’s more variety of viewpoints and narrative styles.

[Max Tani @maxwelltani]

NYT book review editor Gilbert Cruz is stepping down, per a note to staff. He'll become "Canon editor," where he will build a team dedicated to "expanding our embrace of those moments when we invite experts and readers alike to help us declare the definitive works in a given discipline."

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

My larger point is that these types of things are resource intensive and require a lot of project management, guidance and editing. It’s tough to compete with the best resourced newsroom in the country. We’ll keep crawling along, though, trying to keep up.

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

In late-January, early February, my reporter and I began having discussions about her going to Salt Lake City to interview Taylor Frankie Paul, the new 'Bachelorette' and star of 'Mormon Wives.' Little did we know what would come next. https://t.co/AuspF3mORU

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

@Carlos_Film Honestly, same.

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

“It makes you rethink in history all those heroes,” Ms. Lopez said. “The movement — that’s the hero.”

https://t.co/7DgbehpeeA

[Carlos Aguilar @Carlos_Film]

For the evening crowd.

[Shea Serrano @SheaSerrano]

crazy to have one of the best newspapers on the planet and be like “hmmm what should we do here at the washington post now that news is more important than it’s ever been oh i know let’s fire everyone”

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

I am deeply saddened by what’s happening at the Washington Post today. The coverage of the arts matter, criticism matters.

[Jada Yuan @jadabird]

Cried through the first take of this video. Our arts team was decimated, most arts reporters, most critics, in the mass layoffs at @washingtonpost. It's a sad day for anyone who cares about the arts — now for action, looking for work, ways to still support artists.

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

In this essay by "Dark Winds" showrunner John Wirth, he writes about the moment he had to escape the Palisades fire that consumed his home and destroyed it a year ago. I appreciate him sharing this vivid recollection with us and allowing me to edit. https://t.co/FMEtIc8fk0

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

There's some overlap from Robert Lloyd's Best TV Shows list, and each are a great reminder of series that are either worth revisiting or starting if you didn't get around to them this year! https://t.co/4N8OIZADO6

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

Because it was such a standout year for TV, there were some scenes and episodes that we felt were worth highlighting. Can you believe Severance, The Pitt, Jimmy Kimmel, SNL's 50th season and the creepy bat baby from Welcome to Derry were in 2025? https://t.co/ZuSwzpozO7

[Christopher Knight @KnightLAT]

After 45 years of daily art journalism — 36 of them at the L.A. Times, with 2,195 bylines — this is my final column. It has been a privilege, and it has been (mostly) fun. https://t.co/LIRCaSM66v

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

Happy Stranger Things Thanksgiving Eve to all who celebrate https://t.co/UXWFEH5NT6

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

Yes, we know who True's dad is, but did you know she also speaks Elvish? She spoke to us about the improvised line that surprised even Elijah Wood in last night's episode of I LOVE LA. https://t.co/MRqkrTuMqB

[Carlos Aguilar @Carlos_Film]

Beloved in Latin America, 31 MINUTOS, Chile’s answer to The Muppets and Sesame Street, is a musical puppet show that parodies a newscast. They recently did a Tiny Desk concert and they have a new Prime Video special. For LA Times, I interviewed the creators. Link in first reply.

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

Art critic Christopher Knight is retiring from @latimes at the end of the month. A huge loss for us. https://t.co/6XlTniMxWf

[Maira Garcia @mairalg]

The Times' @villarrealy is hanging out with @michaelurie as he gets ready for the Emmys tonight. Follow along in this diary of his day: https://t.co/b18SkcFTJy