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Forrest Wickman

@ForrestW

@Slate's culture editor. He/him.

 Brooklyn, NY
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Joined March 2009
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You Can See Everything is a film that is so shocking and groundbreaking, that it gets you to root for a man showing a woman a video of a comedy sketch
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@NatGeoSep 17
New cat alert! A call from a wildlife sanctuary about a "weird cat" has led to the first new cat species discovered in over 100 years in Bolivia’s Yungas forest ecoregion. Learn more about this feline surprise: on.natgeo.com/JRuaGj
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@joshcarlosjoshSep 9
Sauron to the bearers of the other Rings of Power right before they were, all of them, deceived:
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a man *bang bang* a family *bang bang* a zoo *bang bang* a purchase *bang bang*
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Jack Hamilton@jack_hamiltonAug 15
RIP Dave Marsh, a writer who changed my life. a few years ago I wrote this about him slate.com/culture/2023/08/da…
The Greatest Music Critic You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

The Greatest Music Critic You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

Dave Marsh made me want to write about music.

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Rory Glynn@roryglynnmoviesJul 16
“Tim, I’m gonna get right to it…there’s an unconfirmed report that Col. Steven J. Lockjaw purchased a ticket to see Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY”.
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Reggie Ugwu@uugwuuJul 1
RIP to the GOAT nytimes.com/2026/07/01/arts/…
Slate’s ‘Culture Gabfest’ Signs Off After 18 Years

Slate’s ‘Culture Gabfest’ Signs Off After 18 Years

The podcast, which helped spawn the chat-show genre, aired its last episode Wednesday.

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Seton Hall Student@sacketologyJul 2
Jar Jar Binks calling someone a bitch
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@ShamsCharaniaJun 30
BREAKING: LeBron James will continue his NBA career for the 2026-27 season and has informed the Los Angeles Lakers that the franchise can move on without him because he will play elsewhere, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul tells ESPN.
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@sanbenitoJun 14
NUEVAYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@KnicksMemesJun 11
The Knicks after Wu-Tang Clan performed at halftime
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Alex@Alex172005_Mar 12
Definitely making this for my Oscars watch party on Sunday.
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wendell sandico@wendellsandicoMar 12
me at Maya Rudolph’s Oh Mary
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Samantha Bush@stillonzoloft23 Nov 2025
“are you wearing the—“ “Elphaba’s sex cardigan? Yes, I am.”
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Carl Wilson@carlzoilus24 Sep 2025
Today in @Slate: CRITICISM'S BIGGEST STRAWMAN: Once & for all, here's what "poptimism" was & wasn't, and why people keep blaming it for everything they dislike in culture. Most recently the esteemed Kelefa Sanneh, often (wrongly) said to have started it! slate.com/culture/2025/09/ta…
Grumps Blame It for Everything From the Rise of Taylor to the Fall of Pitchfork. They Don’t Even...

Grumps Blame It for Everything From the Rise of Taylor to the Fall of Pitchfork. They Don’t Even...

Criticism’s most abused straw man.

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Slate Culture@SlateCulture22 Sep 2025
Picture books are not the same as when we were little. In many ways, they’re better. slate.com/culture/2025/09/be…
The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Century

The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Century

There’s been a revolution in children’s storytelling—and it’s not just that the stories are more diverse.

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demi adejuyigbe@electrolemon14 Jul 2025
this that shit he put in the peach
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Jack Hamilton@jack_hamilton10 Jun 2025
it's impossible to do justice to sly's art and legacy but I did my best slate.com/culture/2025/06/sl…
Sly Stone Didn’t Just Change Popular Music. He Changed It Twice.

Sly Stone Didn’t Just Change Popular Music. He Changed It Twice.

The musical genius, who died on Monday, was a whole new thing.

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@Longreads13 May 2025
"[T]he bird in Charlie’s Angels is, I believe, the wrongest bird in the history of cinema . . . . It has haunted not just me but, as I’d later learn, the birding community at large for almost a quarter of a century." @ForrestW @Slate slate.com/culture/2025/05/bi…
It’s One of the Weirdest Mistakes in Movie History. I Spent Months Investigating How It All Went...

It’s One of the Weirdest Mistakes in Movie History. I Spent Months Investigating How It All Went...

The story behind cinema’s most mysterious bird.

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Carl Wilson@carlzoilus3 Feb 2025
Working late, 'cuz I pen zingers: This morning on Slate, my review of last night's Grammys, which broke out of their existential Groundhog Day loop with Beyoncé, but not far enough out to challenge head-on what's happening in America right now. slate.com/culture/2025/02/gr…
The 2025 Grammys Felt Like a Broadcast From an Alternate Universe

The 2025 Grammys Felt Like a Broadcast From an Alternate Universe

The awards show actually got it ... right?

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