Richard Whittaker
Award-winning reporter and film critic.
Veep, Austin Film Critics Association.
Bylines at Austin Chronicle. The Times, Birth.Movies.Death.
Heard on One of Us, Overhated, Certified Forgotten.
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- So the review of this 1926 film by @moviessilently.bsky.social has the best opening line I have read in a long while. moviessilently.com/2015/09/10/t...
- There is no such thing as a chat GPT journalist.
- The last few days have been hard work, talking to arts groups facing possible closure because of these stupid, unconscionable NEA grant cuts - and every one has said thank you to me for actually calling, listening, and telling their story. The kindness of the arts community is unmatched.
- He's going to start rattling on about magnetic launch systems again, isn't he?
- To quote Oscar Wilde, "To lose one Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet, Mr. Hegseth, may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose two Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets looks like carelessness."
- Breaking: Another F/A-18 fighter jet from the Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, per 4 people familiar w/the incident. 2 aviators ejected and were recovered by helo with minor injuries. www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/p...
- Reposted by Richard WhittakerMy former employer, Theatre Communications Group, is collecting data on arts organizations that have had their NEA grants cut. If this is you, please fill this out! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie. MaLXine.
- Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie. The XXitch.
- Reposted by Richard WhittakerNEA Grants Friday Night Massacre. Out: the arts. In: AI slop, MAHA measles advocacy, and ... disaster relief??? www.austinchronicle.com/daily/arts/2...
