Scott Tobias
@scotttobias.bsky.social
Film/TV writer. Co-host: The Next Picture Show podcast. Author of The Reveal newsletter (thereveal.film) with Keith Phipps. I got a houseboat docked at the Himbo Dome.
When the last word of a Noel meal post is coming…
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
When the last word of a Noel meal post is coming…
These two quotes really really *really* make it look like ICE was used to “resolve”’ a custody dispute.
![Michael Leavitt released a statement to media outlets on Tuesday evening saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u37ojtrgyezq2haj2awk622j/bafkreiegpexbyrargqiayaisaup2i7s4toxrz5wmzi44n2j4aqs2amfi6u@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
These two quotes really really *really* make it look like ICE was used to “resolve”’ a custody dispute.
Me when the Boursin and crackers come out at Thanksgiving.
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Me when the Boursin and crackers come out at Thanksgiving.
Key quote from the piece. Demonstrates the huge contrast Beam represented from the red-faced, fulminating demons who ran the sidelines in previous seasons of the show:
November 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Key quote from the piece. Demonstrates the huge contrast Beam represented from the red-faced, fulminating demons who ran the sidelines in previous seasons of the show:
Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! Not a snickerdoodle Frosty!
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! Not a snickerdoodle Frosty!
Finally the perfect time to roll out my picture of the haunted Wendy’s across from my hotel in Ann Arbor a couple years ago ago. She’s like Annabelle here!
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Finally the perfect time to roll out my picture of the haunted Wendy’s across from my hotel in Ann Arbor a couple years ago ago. She’s like Annabelle here!
Given that infamous shot of Kristi Noem posing ghoulishly outside a packed cell, it's telling that visits from her and other officials briefly *raised* the standard of treatment:
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Given that infamous shot of Kristi Noem posing ghoulishly outside a packed cell, it's telling that visits from her and other officials briefly *raised* the standard of treatment:
I read the book and everything!
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I read the book and everything!
Just returned from the North Center protest, held in response to the abduction of a daycare teacher this morning in our neighborhood. Huge turnout for something organized so quickly. Here are some crappy pictures I took! (1/2)
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Just returned from the North Center protest, held in response to the abduction of a daycare teacher this morning in our neighborhood. Huge turnout for something organized so quickly. Here are some crappy pictures I took! (1/2)
Folks in our neighborhood are pissed:
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Folks in our neighborhood are pissed:
This is happening tonight, too, if you're in the neighborhood.
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is happening tonight, too, if you're in the neighborhood.
Tough night for college sports betters:
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Tough night for college sports betters:
This went as well as might be expected:
October 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This went as well as might be expected:
I predict they will apply the law consistently, as they always do!!!
October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I predict they will apply the law consistently, as they always do!!!
Owen, 43 years later:
October 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Owen, 43 years later:
Wrote this on @teamziller.bsky.social’s newsletter. I don’t think enough people realize the full extent to which the Thunder have Another Guy.
October 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Wrote this on @teamziller.bsky.social’s newsletter. I don’t think enough people realize the full extent to which the Thunder have Another Guy.
Also a little shout-out to 2022 me for seeing the Akerman wave coming before the poll dropped. Maybe I only get partial credit here, but keep in mind JEANNE DIELMAN was #38 in the 2012 poll.
October 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Also a little shout-out to 2022 me for seeing the Akerman wave coming before the poll dropped. Maybe I only get partial credit here, but keep in mind JEANNE DIELMAN was #38 in the 2012 poll.
I think we know where this is going:
October 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I think we know where this is going:
From @kphipps3000.bsky.social's review today, a suggestion that Aziz Ansari's appearance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival wasn't such a great idea: thereveal.film/in-review-th...
October 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
From @kphipps3000.bsky.social's review today, a suggestion that Aziz Ansari's appearance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival wasn't such a great idea: thereveal.film/in-review-th...
Looks like I’m all mixed up about Bari Weiss!
October 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Looks like I’m all mixed up about Bari Weiss!
Minnesota, I have now tried the “juicy lucy” and even as a Chicagoan immersed in artery-strangling delicacies, the experience has humbled me.
October 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Minnesota, I have now tried the “juicy lucy” and even as a Chicagoan immersed in artery-strangling delicacies, the experience has humbled me.
The First Amendment remains intact. It’s just limited to a booth at the Minneapolis airport.
October 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The First Amendment remains intact. It’s just limited to a booth at the Minneapolis airport.
Cooking up a little something for you next week, chat:
October 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Cooking up a little something for you next week, chat: