aj mcdougall
@oldmcdougall
intrepid gal reporter @njdotcom @starledger // ex-@thedailybeast // six-foot semantic bear trap of bad taste // funky but chic
“I’m not surprised that, 25 years later, we’re still talking about the movie.” - Natasha Lyonne For @VanityFair (!), I spoke to 20+ people to get the inside scoop on how a scrappy, sapphic cult classic came to life. vanityfair.com/hollywood/stor…
God I love New York. Where else can you get an iced coffee.
he's such a liar
Eh don’t be expecting us to be holding hands and kissing n cuddling we got a gig to do and people to move no time for all that nonsense
look i like mission impossible 1 as much as the next guy but ranking it first is insane. it doesn’t even have benji
look i like mission impossible 1 as much as the next guy but ranking it first is insane. it doesn’t even have benji
I did not cry immediately when I learned my good friend Matt Arco had died because it takes time for these things to sink in, but when I thought about my colleagues having to write Matt's obit I finally wept. RIP. nj.com/politics/2025/…
60 Minutes directly calls out its parent company, Paramount, following the resignation of executive producer Bill Owens
At the Robert Caro archives in New York, and look who walked right up to me…
At the Robert Caro archives in New York, and look who walked right up to me…
"History is contingent" absolutely crushing "it's all structural forces" recently
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s body language during the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office blowup vs. his tweet afterward
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s body language during the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office blowup vs. his tweet afterward
Goodbye to Tony Soprano's favorite newspaper. After 86 years, The Star Ledger will publish its final print edition tomorrow.
My dear 8-year-old friend Aedrik, who is undergoing chemo ahead of a stem-cell transplant to save his life, has a goal of 1,000 subscribers on his YouTube (mostly Roblox videos). That’s right, you can make a sick child happy by pressing a single button. youtube.com/@ihavebigmoney
yeah i do History, i do historiography, historicism, historical materialism, historicity. i do it all
✨Some personal news (a month late oops): Thrilled beyond measure to say I'm now a breaking and local reporter at NJ.com & the Star-Ledger. So incredibly psyched to be back in local news - and print! Expect rabbit holes & shoe leather. hmu with Garden State tips
each day that passes is just one day closer to watching the holdovers again
The Holdovers has joined the Letterboxd One Million Watched Club 🎄
👹some personal news: i’m closing out my time at @TheDailyBeast after 3 incredible years. it's a bittersweet goodbye; this newsroom and its reporters have meant the world to me. i'll have more to say soon. stay tuned for some ✨more✨ personal news at the end of the month!
you can tell I'm a good journalist because I made like 20 calls today and not a single person picked up the phone