@ForrestW

@Slate's culture editor. He/him.

 Brooklyn, NY
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Joined March 2009
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I spent months investigating a heinous crime: the wrongest bird in the history of cinema. Tonight the results of my investigation are in print for the first time. (🧵) slate.com/culture/2025/05/bi…

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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If this is the kind of journalism you value, you should really consider signing up for Slate Plus. slate.com/culture/2026/10/ot…

Does Other Mommy Really Have the Most Jumpscares … Ever? I Counted Every Single One to Find Out.

I brought my notebook to Jessica Chastain’s latest horror flick to do some very harrowing fact-checking.

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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

Dave Marsh made me want to write about music.

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At this point I can no longer be outraged at Emily Wilson's bizarre misinterpretations of Nolan's The Odyssey. But for her to simultaneously mangle Die Hard??? theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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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

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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Shams Charania
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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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Spielberg Week on @Slate ends the only way it ever could have, with a defense of Munich’s infamous sex scene, complete with comment from Pulitzer winner Tony Kushner. slate.com/culture/2026/06/mu…

It’s the Most Controversial Scene in One of the 2000s’ Most Polarizing Movies. Even the Screenwri...

Even Munich screenwriter Tony Kushner was unsure what to make of its sex scene—but years later, he finally understands it.

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Benito Antonio
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NUEVAYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Knicks Memes
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The Knicks after Wu-Tang Clan performed at halftime
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Still cracking up at this lede from @jack_hamilton. xitter.cf/jack_hamilton/status/2…
Jack Hamilton@jack_hamiltonJun 8
this week is Spielberg Week at @slate, the cinematic corollary to 2016's Wonder Week. my contribution is this essay on spielberg's colossal 1993, which was fun to write slate.com/culture/2026/06/ju…

How Steven Spielberg Finally Stopped Being a Punching Bag

The New York Times called it “the most astounding one-two punch in the history of American cinema.” It still is.

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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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This is the close read of Bad Bunny’ Super Bowl performance that I wanted to read, from @jmrivera02. slate.com/culture/2026/02/ba…

What Gringos Might Have Missed About Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show

The Puerto Rican rapper’s performance wasn’t a crossover event. It was something better.

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I swear I did nothing to force @Slate’s movie critic to put LISTERS on her list of the 10 best movies of 2025. slate.com/culture/2025/12/be…

The 10 Best Movies of 2025

Including thrillers, comedies, a biopic, and a documentary that’s streaming for free on YouTube.

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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...

Criticism’s most abused straw man.

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