Simon Dumenco

Writer of things about stuff. Editor-at-large, @adage

[Switching Codes with Eric Deggans @Deggans]

Many people may not realize the Hollywood writers’ strike didn’t officially end until WGA members voted to ratify the new deal. That 99% of membership voted for the deal tells you how much the union achieved.

[Matt Viser @mviser]

A WSJ correction, some 60 years after publication.

[Seth Grahame-Smith @sethgs]

I feel like they just cancelled Succession one episode before the finale.

[Tim Siedell @badbanana]

Twitter needs a “Mute Everyone” button.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

So long @HerschelWalker. A Senate campaign of many words and not much sense.

[Dionne Warwick @dionnewarwick]

I will be dating Pete Davidson next.

[Silent Movie GIFs @silentmoviegifs]

Louise Brooks was born 116 years ago today, on November 14, 1906
(Pandora's Box 1929)

[follow @bencollins on bluesky @oneunderscore__]

Here's what's going on at Twitter right now: It's a nightmare.

Employees are sounding the alarm about how it could make getting reliable information on this site during Tuesday's elections impossible.

[Thoughts of Dog @dog_feelings]

do not rush me. on our walks. these sniffs are like my social media. and i’m scrollin

[Simon Dumenco @simondumenco]

If Elon and Gisele start dating, I quit

[Fer Machado @fer_machado123]

Best thing I've watched in a very long time 😂 Congrats to @OceanSprayInc! #Marketing #Advertising @OrchardNY

[Alvaro Bedoya @BedoyaUSA]

35 years ago last night, my mother, brother and I landed at JFK on a long Lufthansa flight. My father had gone ahead of us; our mom didn't know if we had utensils at our new home, so she asked our flight attendant if we could keep the cutlery. She quietly said yes.

[Evelyn Douek @evelyndouek]

what i love about this approach to content moderation is how scalable it is

[Parker✨Herren @parkerdelrey]

The most interesting thing I’ve seen at Cannes is Snapchat’s glimpse into an alternate reality where I can afford Balenciaga

[Ann-Christine Diaz @annzo]

Thanks for the fun and fascinating convo @greygroup @campopja and putting us on the other side of the grilling.

[Dan Abrams @danabrams]

Interesting big picture analysis of the #DeppVsHeard trial from @simondumenco @adage. It includes references to @LawCrimeNetwork. . . https://t.co/Cleuwge8Px

[Ad Age @adage]

Now that the Depp-Heard show is lurching to a close, with the trial in its jury-deliberation phase, it’s hard to imagine what the celebrity-industrial complex, and the media industry in general, will find to replace it. https://t.co/pAfMEgJywt

[Golden State Warriors @warriors]

Steve Kerr on today's tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

[Mike Birbiglia @birbigs]

I’ve always respected @Trevornoah so much but this closing speech from the White House correspondents’ dinner is particularly spectacular.