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Some sort of journalist. Bylines: @vanityfair, @slate, @newnownext, @billboardpride, etc.

Joined June 2009
"To introduce yourself as 'Johnny' was to say 'You won't have heard of me, but I think you'll like me.'" —#AlanHollinghurst, #TheSparsholtAffair
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Bridget Jones’s Baby: Do I Kinda Love This Movie Based on My Least Favorite Bridget Jones Book? open.substack.com/pub/johnny…
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason: Do I NOT Hate This Bad Movie Based on One of My All-Time Favorite Books? open.substack.com/pub/johnny…
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On #Halloween, we tease our hair for the gods, make martinis, and watch #TheWitchesofEastwick. Read the recap: johnnywrites.substack.com/p/…
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😤 ♍️
This list is 100% accurate 😅
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I increasingly do not know the difference between Troye Sivan and Sean Ford. 🫣
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Felt amusing, might delete later.
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Why do the fancy ladies hate Gay Xmas??? New #AndJustLikeThat recap is here for you: johnnywrites.substack.com/p/…
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Billy Dee Williams once was lost but now he’s found. This week’s #AndJustLikeThat recap is here for you: johnnywrites.substack.com/p/…
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Between Barry and Succession, HBO is leaning real hard into the Sunday Scaries vibe lately.
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Like, thank god for Somebody Somewhere. @bridgeteverett
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But, if I’m honest, only if it’s still 1995. Otherwise GLOW.
Post a cancelled tv show you wish would come back.
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This reminded me of a random dream I had that led me to fan-cast a “Muppet Vampire Chronicles.” @KermitTheFrog as Louis. @MissPiggy as Lestat. Gonzo as Armand. Rizo as the boy reporter. An actual human child actor Disney Channel star type as Claudia. This is a solid concept.
"A Muppet Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
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