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@dckath I hadn't seen the play, honestly, so I didn't have a basis for comparison. 5 minutes ago via Twitterrific in reply to dckath
This is the best romantic comedy you'll have a chance to see this summer. Support it. Here's why: bit.ly/JJNUji 38 minutes ago via HootSuite
@dckath she's a director, not a writer. If the latter, then I would have asked. 41 minutes ago via Twitterrific in reply to dckath
For all my folks graduating over the next few weeks, here is some bad advice, and one good idea: listen to Beth Ditto. bit.ly/KgBUdt about 1 hour ago via HootSuite
The verdict on the #GameofThrones RPG: rushed into production and wasting promise. bit.ly/Js5GN3 about 2 hours ago via HootSuite
I like this post by @AndyDaglas quite a bit: andrewdaglas.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/why… #FridayReading about 2 hours ago via web
I talked to the director of #Hysteria, a romantic comedy so good and so high-stakes I didn't believe it was possible: bit.ly/JJNUji about 3 hours ago via web
@novelfootsteps I don't think that's an objective thing. To me, the movie made the idea that you could enjoy war frightening and alienating. about 3 hours ago via HootSuite in reply to Novelfootsteps
TVMcGee The Red Sox fan in me would rather watch a movie called "Hemingway and Bellhorn" this weekend on HBO. about 3 hours ago via web Retweeted by AlyssaRosenberg
@ambindermarc Yes, or Milch, Chase and Weiner will emerge from your mirror and glare at you harshly. about 3 hours ago via web in reply to ambindermarc
@katelinnea @hollye83 Perhaps it gets better! But having the main character be condescending and narrow for 500 pages is bad enough! about 3 hours ago via web in reply to katelinnea
@katelinnea @hollye83 I basically said the book is a huge copout in that it treats BDSM as a result of damage and backs off actual BDSM. about 3 hours ago via web in reply to katelinnea
jackshafer RT @harrisj Can we get Werner Herzog in a Siri ad? Siri, how do I drag a steamship over a mountain? Siri, is there insanity among penguins? about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck Retweeted by AlyssaRosenberg and 67 others
@katelinnea People are cranky at me for not reading the whole Fifty Shades trilogy before reviewing the first book. about 3 hours ago via web in reply to katelinnea
I don't really think that series are entitled to be considered as a whole if a book is so bad you can't move forward. about 3 hours ago via web
@franklinleonard I get back into town on July 20, and I would LOVE to do that. about 4 hours ago via web in reply to franklinleonard
@mhunger Andrea writes about video games for me fairly regularly. She is different than the guest bloggers who were with us this week. about 4 hours ago via web in reply to mhunger
#FF my West Coast critic homies, who gave me a great week away: @charliejane @Annaleen @BastardMachine @HitFixDaniel @tvoti about 4 hours ago via web
Once again, #FF @sesmithwrites @scottmeslow and @AlliThrasher, who killed it while I was gone. about 4 hours ago via web
One of my correspondents takes a look at the #GameofThrones RPG and is not impressed: bit.ly/Js5GN3 about 4 hours ago via web

Name Alyssa Rosenberg
Location Washington, DC
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Bio Culture blogger for @ThinkProgress, correspondent for @TheAtlanticENT. Likes: lady detectives, shoes, Robyn, brass owls. Tweets, views, & tastes are mine alone.