Animal and snack enthusiast. TV writer (the kind who writes about it; not for it) https://www.chatwithcharley.org/https://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mruuapisl22jDear editors: Please be prepared to be inundated with pitches from me about this. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/clueless-sequel-series-alicia-silverstone-paramount-plus-1236824275/?bt_ee=h1w%2FnhmF0Yai9dI0HpPd%2BETWlC%2Fzz46kxDoBsVsxoNcARAfJzM1PjCh1jDt10AZR&bt_ts=1785427584194#recipient_hashed=bafeea1b8e9dcde336ad5c61d7f2fbd778769026cab73c4fdc7fae80c7ea366b&recipient_salt=36d0f40dc605e5b70553275ad1aa268208a33ae8012a10a485aece33c6255a5d&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_content=%27Clueless%27%20Sequel%20Series%20With%20Alicia%20Silverstone%20Ordered%20at%20Paramount+,%202026-07-30%2009:00:20_07-30-2026_&utm_term=c4f44d92-c118-44dd-a175-746320589fa030 Jul 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruuapisl22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mrkqgkvnxk2aInvisibility and flying are great. But I desperately want the super power of functioning on little sleep.26 Jul 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkqgkvnxk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mrarb2wkj224East coast outlets: No one reads anymore. West coast outlets: All the cool people are reading. And talking to each other about reading. My latest for @theankler.bsky.social https://theankler.com/l-a-s-most-exclusive-clubs-are-book-clubs/22 Jul 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrarb2wkj224https://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mrarb2wkj224East coast outlets: No one reads anymore. West coast outlets: All the cool people are reading. And talking to each other about reading. My latest for @theankler.bsky.social https://theankler.com/l-a-s-most-exclusive-clubs-are-book-clubs/22 Jul 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrarb2wkj224https://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mr6bintrls2xWow I didn't know that male feminism meant not getting a job because it'll make you MAGA and it's better to be there to console your gf when she comes home from a long day at work. https://www.thecut.com/article/young-women-earning-more-money-boyfriends.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email21 Jul 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6bintrls2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mr3oed6krc2cDear fellow people pleasers: You don't have to reply to every email.20 Jul 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3oed6krc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mqwzew6xcc2qJust got a spam email request asking me to read a screenplay. Yes, this is different from normal spam requests. And screenplay read requests.18 Jul 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwzew6xcc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mqukuzzyy222Hello! I, too, have a take on The Odyssey (spoilers for those who haven't read/seen/heard the story). https://www.vulture.com/article/the-odyssey-lets-all-learn-from-odysseus-mistakes.html17 Jul 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqukuzzyy222https://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mqukuzzyy222Hello! I, too, have a take on The Odyssey (spoilers for those who haven't read/seen/heard the story). https://www.vulture.com/article/the-odyssey-lets-all-learn-from-odysseus-mistakes.html17 Jul 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqukuzzyy222https://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mqsbbuqjis2pOf course it's so hot today that all I want is a salad for dinner.16 Jul 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsbbuqjis2phttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mqkzkm56as2mWalking into the The Odyssey press screening to a a Jurassic Park like subtle roar of hungry film critics14 Jul 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkzkm56as2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mqkeqfpsok2pMore fun with Google: Type "The Odyssey" into search.13 Jul 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkeqfpsok2phttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mqjzs45oy227Does diversity on TV actually matter? It does on kids' TV. A story I've been tracking for over a year ... https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-07-13/childrens-tv-diversity-study13 Jul 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjzs45oy227https://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mq5ii5yz622fHuzzah! 2026 Emmys: The Year of the Chin Dimple is officially upon us! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jul 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5ii5yz622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mpyt5mz6w22nThe heat wave has come for Los Angeles06 Jul 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyt5mz6w22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mpjivhjxpc2zDear Netflix: No one asked for an AI Gene Wilder.30 Jun 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjivhjxpc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3moygfv7mfs2yDid my therapist forget my make-up session? Or is this a test to see if I will be assertive enough to contact her and ask?23 Jun 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3moygfv7mfs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3movoo5u7zk2uCancer can fuck right off. https://www.scarymommy.com/lifestyle/jill-smokler-tribute22 Jun 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3movoo5u7zk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mosqkddbrc2dHappy Father’s Day. Here’s a picture of my dad asleep on my couch. And here’s an essay I wrote about him for @thecut.com https://www.thecut.com/article/inheriting-annoyingness-from-my-father.html?utm_source=nymag_app_article_share21 Jun 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosqkddbrc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3moj5nd47uc2vIt's not a sequel!!!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jun 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3moj5nd47uc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3moj4z5rkl22pAs we enter into the final days of Emmy voting, a reminder that this could be the Year of the Chin Dimple.17 Jun 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3moj4z5rkl22phttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3moeelsa46c2aIf everyone buys gifts from Uncommon Goods, does that mean they're now ... less uncommon?15 Jun 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3moeelsa46c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mobvw7oam22lMy beloved Ponies didn't get any TCA nominations. This means it's all up to you, Emmy voters. https://variety.com/2026/tv/awards/ponies-emilia-clarke-haley-lu-richardson-spy-show-awards-1236779931/14 Jun 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobvw7oam22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mo46wcyhss25No one tell my mom I wrote this essay. https://www.thecut.com/article/inheriting-annoyingness-from-my-father.html?utm_source=nymag_app_article_share12 Jun 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo46wcyhss25https://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mo7v36qazs23As someone indifferent to basketball, I'm fine. As a lover of puns, I weep.14 Jun 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7v36qazs23https://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mo46wcyhss25No one tell my mom I wrote this essay. https://www.thecut.com/article/inheriting-annoyingness-from-my-father.html?utm_source=nymag_app_article_share12 Jun 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo46wcyhss25https://bsky.app/profile/whitneyfriedlander.com/post/3mo3s7qaup22jField of Dreams. But where a disgraced Ray Liotta comes back to his own press screening room https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/rotten-tomatoes-prediction-markets-polymarket-kalshi.html?utm_source=nymag_app_article_share12 Jun 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:uv6nihn3vv3p2inx4aha7746/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3s7qaup22j