I don’t care if he doesn’t disappear into the role.  There’s no one I’d rather have playing Mr. Rogers.  Tom Hanks is one of those actors about whom I have no doubt there are no Me Too stories.  And Mr. Rogers reminds me of all the times I spent watching him (and I Love Lucy and Bewitched) with my beloved grandmother…

Let me tl:dr the article for you:

And then when Sarah wakes up in the morning:

I love her expression: “Can you believe this shit?”

Guys. I’ve just decided to sell the most amazing invention. It’s called “Aluminum Wrap.” It’s going to cost $75 per roll, because it’s made strictly from recycled aluminum cans, and while it’s flexible, it’s also a little stiff - so you could wrap food in it.

That black friend™ looks a bit skeptical.

OK, I’m laying $10 on some white lady reinventing the washcloth in the next 60 days.

did she mention she has a black friend™ though?

I think a lot of it comes from the fact that he was studying to enter the priesthood. I think he saw that organized religion has a place with everyone and he wanted to share the best parts of it without hitting anyone over the head with theology.

Love one another. Treat people with respect. Be kind. Treat animals like…

What we really need is like a sociological study on how a certain generation (apparently those of us commenting on this story) feels an intense attachment to Mr. Rogers. It’s different than Sesame Street or Barney or whatever the other shows are kids watched. Blues Clues? The lady with the lamb puppet? But it is a…

I completely understand your point. But this world can always use, if not outright need, as much Fred Rogers as possible.

Hell, I'm just thrilled I'm not alone. I held it together until watching the Arsenio clip. I had to go to the bathroom until I pulled it together. 

I’m still not sure why someone decided we need this movie in a world where Won’t You Be My Neighbor? exists, but whatever.

“ I’m not seeing Hanks disappear into the role so much as Hanks playing it.” Yes. I still gently sobbed at my desk, though. 

I am a social worker at a Planned Parenthood clinic and I have also worked with them on the political side. I actually don’t believe politics and reproductive healthcare can be separated at this time. Ever notice all the protesters outside the clinics? They aren’t separating the political from the clinics. Planned…

It’s bad. The Secret Meeting to get rid of Wen—in the middle of negotiations!—and replacing her with a board member is sketchy as hell. They also have implied that Wen was dropping the ball on trans-inclusiveness, which is an accusation that I’ll take seriously and keep my eye out for more details.

Fundraising has not declined because Wen was president. Fundraising has declined since Planned Parenthood appealed to Trump’s National Labor Relations Board to break up their unions in 2018, before Wen’s time. Sorry she couldn’t pull them out of that spectacular nosedive. They walked back from that move for the PR…

Kind of weird to repost some TMZ cell phone content about a person’s child as news.

Counterpoint: Blue Ivy is fine, and your feigned obsession with a child is idiotic and played out.

Dying to know if she trips going down the aisle....