Vanessa Armstrong (@vanessa-armstrong.com) on Bsky

Freelance Writer & Editor: Bylines: @reactormag @theatlantic @nytimes @vulture @latimes @glamourmag @smithsonianmag others | @officialTCA | she/her 💙💜💖

[Vanessa Armstrong (@vanessa-armstrong.com) on Bsky @vfarmstrong]

2023 is almost over! It's been a rocky year but I wrote a bunch of articles I'm especially proud of. Commence the thread.

[Smithsonian Magazine @SmithsonianMag]

In 1864, a book called Spectropia set out to expose how the brain can trick people into believing they’ve seen a ghost. https://t.co/WYgutyvPHJ

[Vanessa Armstrong (@vanessa-armstrong.com) on Bsky @vfarmstrong]

All parents have some version of Muffin's Dump Truck in their lives. Was glad to add this minisode to my #bluey Muffin list for @vulture!

[Vulture @vulture]

Some of the ‘Bluey’ minisodes are almost — almost — enough to make you forget you’re not watching ‘Bluey’ proper. https://t.co/zgJVdrMB06

[Vanessa Armstrong (@vanessa-armstrong.com) on Bsky @vfarmstrong]

@maggieofthetown @Collider Awesome! Is this a salaried or freelance position?

[Vanessa Armstrong (@vanessa-armstrong.com) on Bsky @vfarmstrong]

I'm gonna do this routine every morning right after chugging two cups of coffee

[Brandon Davis @BrandonDavisBD]

Hugh Jackman doing ADR for Deadpool & Wolverine is here. Thank you.

[Eddie Ibrahim @EddieMIbrahim]

And so it begins!

[Vanessa Armstrong (@vanessa-armstrong.com) on Bsky @vfarmstrong]

@erikaishii Congrats, Erika!!!

[Reactor Magazine @reactormag]

Histrom fans to the front: We have a peek at the next Outlander episodes, as well as the prequel Blood of my Blood!

https://t.co/A9iSH8PUuJ

[Vanessa Armstrong (@vanessa-armstrong.com) on Bsky @vfarmstrong]

Very curious to see what surprises are in store and where the story goes! #TCA24

[Reactor Magazine @reactormag]

Interior Chinatown, based on Charles Yu's book of the same name, now has a fall release date as well as...potentially more seasons?

https://t.co/dCwXOh8fVc

[Gʀᴇɢᴏʀʏ Rɪᴇʟʏ @RielyMD]

"Pneumatic tube technology became virtually obsolete.

Except in hospitals."

A fun history (and current state) of pneumatic tube systems. An old technology, along with fax machines, that is still critical to health care.

https://t.co/0yHR4Fen1C @vfarmstrong

[Vanessa Armstrong (@vanessa-armstrong.com) on Bsky @vfarmstrong]

Great comic book and great press! Please support if you like good comics!

[The Beat @comicsbeat]

Exclusive: Fanbase Press announces RIPPLE EFFECTS deluxe hardcover Kickstarter https://t.co/tyMmfuNEH2

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Our predilection for trusting others is a major reason con artists thrive—and makes dissimulation fascinating and appealing, especially in literature, writes @vfarmstrong. https://t.co/hm3XEQc1j4

[Vanessa Armstrong (@vanessa-armstrong.com) on Bsky @vfarmstrong]

There have always been flimflammers among us. In my latest for @TheAtlantic, I talk about the art of deception and how authors have portrayed its influence in both fiction and non-fiction.

https://t.co/8XK4OUTrHw

[Vanessa Armstrong (@vanessa-armstrong.com) on Bsky @vfarmstrong]

Had a great time interviewing Blu del Barrio about Star Trek: Discovery's latest episode! Check it out below. #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery

[Reactor Magazine @reactormag]

Ahead of the Star Trek: Discovery series finale, Blu del Barrio talks with @vfarmstrong about learning technobabble, Breen suits, and what they’ll take from the set into their life.

Read the interview:
https://t.co/R0y3nuudQF

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Something in our collective makeup seems to push us to discover new things, @vfarmstrong writes. These books reflect on what drives our species to seek out the uncharted and unknown. https://t.co/VLxS3bKHcY

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Something in our collective makeup seems to push us to discover new things, @vfarmstrong writes. These books reflect on what drives our species to seek out the uncharted and unknown. https://t.co/dMyUJhqelf

[Vanessa Armstrong (@vanessa-armstrong.com) on Bsky @vfarmstrong]

For @TheAtlantic, I wrote about books that center on exploration, in one way or another. Explore them yourself (sorry) if you have a moment!

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Something in our collective makeup seems to push us to discover new things, @vfarmstrong writes. These books reflect on what drives our species to seek out the uncharted and unknown. https://t.co/dMyUJhqelf

[Borys Kit @Borys_Kit]

THE FALL GUY premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood: one of the movie’s stunt performers, a parkour master, makes his introduction, wowing the crowd.

[Pixar @Pixar]

she’s doing her best 🥲

[Vanessa Armstrong (@vanessa-armstrong.com) on Bsky @vfarmstrong]

Need more Muffin Cupcake Heeler in your life? You do. For @vulture I highlighted her best #bluey episodes

https://t.co/jopXEaq6iA.

[Reactor Magazine @reactormag]

If you were the kid who read fairy tales that felt way too scary for their intended audience, then you might be interested in @vfarmstrong's interview with the showrunner for The Spiderwick Chronicles!

https://t.co/Zs1hOTGxtw