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Will Harris

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AV Club writer with 200+ Random Roles to my name. Onetime senior editor/writer, Q Magazine. Helped ZAZ write a book about Airplane! (Surely You Can't Be Serious). Happily married w/ child. Venmo: @WillHarrisInVA

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · Nov 17

Since I'm phasing out Twitter in favor of this much less toxic landscape, I just wanted to say, "Good luck, we're all counting on you." And as long as I'm here, I'll also remind you - or perhaps newly inform you - that I did the interviews for SURELY YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS: THE TRUE STORY OF AIRPLANE!

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 13h

First episode of the new podcast is officially recorded!

I wanted to pick someone for the first episode who I already know, someone who I knew would have plenty of stories to tell, and who better to fill that role than Robbie Rist?

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 15h

That @JoeBiden put out this magnanimous & gracious statement AFTER all the horrible, dishonest things Trump said about Biden today, says so much about who Joe Biden is as a person. And reminds us all once again of what an utterly horrible, small, bad, & insecure person Trump is.

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 17h

Finally getting around to watching season two of POKER FACE, and getting John Sayles to play Chief Hal in an episode revolving around an alligator… :::chef’s kiss:::

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 21h

Given that I've literally never watched a single episode of "Duck Dynasty," I think this turned out rather well...

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Whatever Happened To Missy Robertson From Duck Dynasty? - The List

Wondering what happened to Missy Robertson from "Duck Dynasty"? The reality TV star has been keeping busy since the show drew to a close.

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 1d

My daughter and I are the guests on this week’s episode of LET’S TALK TEN

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EP. #61 – DESERT ISLAND EVERYTHING with Will Harris and Ally Harris

Podcast Episode · Let's Talk Ten · 10/13/2025 · 56m

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 1d

This man has clearly never seen Space: 1999. You’re just asking for the moon to be blown out of orbit!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy: "If we go to the south pole of the moon, we can set up a base. We want to put up fission power. We think we can have longterm stays on the south pole of the moon."

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 1d

24 years ago today.

Happy anniversary, baby. Love you more every year. I mean, probably. It’s been a lot of years…

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

The search on Mar-a-Lago happened in August 2022. Jack Smith was appointed Special Counsel in November 2022.

Time, how does it work

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Eric Trump: "Sure enough, we find out that Jack Smith is planting manilla folders on the office of my father ... "

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 2d

The country’s going to shit, but the goodest boy is sleeping after attending a fall festival -*and* a pride festival.

Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 3d

The proper link for that Kristy MacColl piece I *tried* to share earlier…

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The Single File: Kirsty MacColl, “My Affair”

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 3d

Honoring Kirsty MacColl on her birthday with the reposting of the piece I wrote in her honor for the A.V. Club.

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 4d

You should download the new Last Looks episode of How Did This Get Made? and fast-forward to the 9:30 mark.

Thanks, @paulscheer.com!

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 4d

And the Nobel Trolling Prize goes to…

Reuters @reuters.com · 4d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 4d

"Hit that next Venezuelan boat *extra* hard." - Trump, probably

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 4d

We are roadtripping to Hollins with this big barky boy tomorrow. Pray for me and my blood pressure. Not just tomorrow, but all weekend. I will need it.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

“President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday.

(Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)”

@gettyimages.com @keithedwards.bsky.social

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 4d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Letitia James held Trump accountable & now he’s hijacking the DOJ to indict her in retaliation

This isn’t justice, it’s abuse of power

We will be amending our existing ethics complaint against Halligan & pursuing other legal measures

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Press Release | Democracy Defenders Fund

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

asked why he's going to Walter Reed tomorrow for his second physical exam since the start of the year, Trump brags about the cognitive exam he took in 2020, which he describes as "not the easiest test ... there aren't a lot of people in this room that would get every single question right."

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 4d

"He's cribbing from my look!"

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 4d

1993 wasn't necessarily the best of all possible years for me, and there was something about the songs on ELEMENTAL that really spoke to me in the moment. Obviously, things got better, but my fondness for the music still remains.

Tears For Fears - Goodnight Song

YouTube video by TearsForFearsVEVO

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 4d

#NowPlaying - Tears for Fears, ELEMENTAL
Still one of my all-time favorite albums despite the fact that it's one of the two TFF albums that Roland Orzabal did while he and Curt Smith were on the outs.

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 5d

I've booked the first guest for my podcast! It's someone I've actually known personally for quite a few years, but I've known him from TV for far longer than that, and it was during those years that I had to endure being told that I looked like him. Despite this, who's got questions for Robbie Rist?

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