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Friday Favorites – we’re back! Here we are in a brand-spanking-new year. Hope everyone’s 2020 is off to a great start.

WHAT I READ

I was very happy to read that Netflix will now let you disable its awful autoplaying feature. THANK YOU, NETFLIX!
I’ve been doing a “home edit” so I’ve been reading a lot of articles about organizing small spaces. This one with kitchen tips was great.
The New York Times wrote a lovely profile of my next door neighboring town, Burbank.
Did you see Knives Out? I thought it was so much fun. I was excited to read they are making a sequel.

OTHER BLOGGERS & INFLUENCERS

My trailer-judging colleagues and I at The Hollywood Picture News spilled some tea on this week’s new films.
Talk about putting in the work so you don’t have to — Greeblehaus assembled a master list of music festivals any fan will want to bookmark.
The Kitchn put up this pizza dip recipe and I am going to try it on Sunday when some friends come over to watch the Oscars.
Life Hacker suggested adding pancake batter to your scrambled eggs…. How do we feel about that, kids?

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EARLIER THIS WEEK

My favorite bookstore opened a wine shop INSIDE THE STORE. I plan to move in. Please forward my mail.
Trump failed at geography but Claire McCaskill won at Twitter:

I spoke on a panel hosted by the LA chapter of PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) called “How Social Media is Disrupting PR.” It was a lot of fun! I often book engagements like this because I learn so much from my co-panelists. This was certainly the case here.

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PR & SOCIAL MEDIA

I am proud that a film I am working on, Incitement, is earning an absolute ton of praise, including this flattering review from the LA Times’ Senior Critic Kenneth Turan. It is 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, too!!!
I am even MORE proud to say that Bill and Hillary Clinton attended a screening of this movie in New York. Just a couple out for a date night. Why not, right? This totally decreases the Kevin-Bacon-degrees between us all and I am happy.

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

Rebel Wilson just went ahead and stole the BAFTAs. Her intro here is just genius. And the audience reactions are priceless all around. Andrew Scott (“Fleabag”) straight up cries.

These were my favorite Super Bowl commercials:

Uh….. Happy June? Happy Summer? Where did the time go? So much in today’s Friday Favorites. I’m a little all over the place, but c’est la vie!

WHAT I READ

For those of you in my field, or if you’re just an avid Facebook user, it’s important to read up on their latest update; they’re doing away with trending topics.
I read about this nine year old who is living the dream. His Twitter account is solely dedicated to all the dogs he’s pet. I followed and turned on mobile notifications.

I loved reading this interview with Asana Founder, Justin Rosenstein. Who better to get organizational tips from than the creator of the leading organizational project management platform? (Note, he recommends this book, which I immediately downloaded to my Kindle and look forward to reading.)
I have become absolutely obsessed with Reese Witherspoon as an entrepreneur. She is the change we need. Read more.
Former Obama photographer Pete Souza continues to establish giving shade as an artform. He is mastering it.

OTHER BLOGGERS & INFLUENCERS

A Beautiful Mess offers this refreshing recipe for The Bramble Cocktail.
Wendy talks about the value of playtime. I whole-heartedly agree. Even for us grown ups. Especially for us grown ups.
A lot of sudden tragedy in the blogger community this week and my heart is broken for Pam, who lost her husband, and Chelsea, who lost her sister.

EARLIER THIS WEEK

My obsession with grandiose bookstores continues. I started a Pinterest Board for it. Enjoy.
I saw Beauty & the Beast in concert at the Hollywood Bowl starring Zoe Deschanel, Kelsey Grammer, Taye Diggs and…. Rebel Wilson as Lefou. She managed to go off book and work in a beastiality joke, leaving dozens and dozens of parents in the audience asking “HOW DO I EXPLAIN THIS TO MY CHILDREN?!” (But overall, a really fun evening.)

Roseanne has been condemned and her show canceled. Deservedly so. Samantha Bee got a little carried away on a point that was actually valid and apologized for it. Both cases prove that too many people do not know what racism actually is. And also what the side effects of Ambien actually are. I roll my eyes at these people.

People of all races, religions and nationalities work at Sanofi every day to improve the lives of people around the world. While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication.

— Sanofi US (@SanofiUS) May 30, 2018

You probably saw it on Twitter. Or the news. Kim Kardashian met with Donald Trump to discuss prison reform. Except that’s not really what she did. She’s lobbying for the pardon of a Grandmother serving time on drug charges. And to be fair, I agree with Kim that Grandma needs to get out. But deeming herself a spokesperson for prison reform is a stretch and deceptive. There is not a selfless bone in that woman’s body; I’m sorry.

Whenever she does something “selfless,” it’s just another photo opp. I can’t take her seriously. She has set herself up to have zero credibility. Which makes her pretty perfect to partner with Trump.

— AJ. (@ajfeuerman) May 31, 2018

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

Hearts Beat Loud comes out next week and I think it looks really sweet. Not a story I’ve seen told before and surely a different type of role for Nick Offerman.

A couple of REALLY strong action movies are on the horizon and I am HERE FOR IT! I love big screen ass kickings. Next week, Hotel Artemis:

And also, this September, we get out “Sydney Bristow” era Jennifer Garner back with Peppermint:

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