Today is Gwyneth’s birthday so I’m just going to say it – she’s the greatest human being ever. She’s not perfect – her sense of humor can be a little on the dirty side, she gets very angry at other drivers, isn’t that cheery before her first cup of coffee, considers dehydration to be a character flaw and improperly seasoned food hurts her feelings. Even with all of these imperfections, her gifts elevate her – blue eyes that see the best in the people she loves and a tireless drive to make sure they see it too. Soft, hard working hands that she uses to make the most delicious pancakes and make you feel at home with the slightest touch. Extreme curiosity and even more extreme bravery to share that curiosity and the places it takes her with the world. She’s a relentless mother and step mother, the BEST wife, all of her friends know she’s their champion and no one wears clothes as well as she does. She’s endlessly fascinating, succeeds at everything she does and drinks whiskey and eats fried food yet still manages to look like that. Happy birthday, Love. I know I’m not the only person to say, thank God you were born. I love you.
When you live with this woman, a few things become clear. There are the obvious things – that she’s beautiful, that she’s funny, that she likes things the way she likes them, when she likes them. That she is always busy – but also always has time for you. But the two things that really stand out are that she notices. And she acts. A lot of people notice without acting. They notice. Then they complain or they gossip or they shrug. And a lot of people act without noticing. Sometimes it’s helpful, but that is a dangerous way to act. Because you’re usually just acting for yourself. But Gwyneth notices and acts. She may notice you need a hug and give you an outstanding one. She may notice that you’re hungry and make you a delicious egg sandwich. She may notice you love the Red Sox and she will live and die with them even if she doesn’t understand what the hell is going on in the game. She may notice that you’re tired all the time and she will get you the right doctor to balance your hormones or create a little chewy square to help you sleep or wake up or teach you to meditate. She may notice that people still get weird about the word vagina and she will do something so that, for a few days at least, everyone is saying that word. She may notice that women are feeling funny about their bodies and how they are working and she will find brilliant people for them to talk to about it or have those experts write an article for Goop. She may notice that there is injustice. That there are people who abuse others and she will take a stand for the victims, even if it’s scary. Even if she was a victim, too. She will notice that birthdays matter and so she will always show up to your party with a great gift. She will notice that you worked hard on something and she will amplify your work with whatever credibility she was earned. She will also notice if you are driving like an asshole and act using her swear words and middle finger. I could go on and on. Really. Today is Gwyneth’s birthday. So today we notice her like she notices us every day. And we celebrate her because if anyone deserves to be celebrated it’s you, Gwyneth. Happy birthday. ❤️
This badass is 48 today. She makes pizza from scratch, is never late for cocktail hour, makes looking good annoyingly easy and never skips an opportunity to put an asshole in his place. She makes friends feel like family and family feel like friends. Trust me, she’s the best. Happy, happy, happy birthday, Beauty. I love you. PS – if anyone reading this wants to get Gwyneth something for her birthday, please VOTE! Register your friends to VOTE! Drive people to the polls! She absolutely loves it when you VOTE!!
Directing this one today. @gwynethpaltrow #thepolitician
#emmys2019 congrats to all of the amazing winners! Especially @theebillyporter – making history! #bestpresenteraward @gwynethpaltrow
Early Rubberman costume test from Season one #murderhouse (still my favorite). Congratulations to everyone who has ever contributed to #AHS. #100episodes @mrrpmurphy @fxnetworks @ahsfx
Pretty cool to go vote where your daughter is volunteering as a poll worker. She’s too young to vote this time, but if you’re old enough to vote this election, go give it a try. It’s fun and easy and the most American thing you can do! Bring your friends. Bring your parents. Go grab your neighbor and bring them! #vote #democracyiscomingtotheusa 🇺🇸
Nice work, America. 🇺🇸
After two negative covid tests I was lucky enough to be a part of a top secret, outdoor, majorly socially distanced, masked up screening of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Borat masterpiece. OH MY GOD. Please watch this the moment it drops on Amazon. You don’t want to hear about it before you see it for yourself. Just trust me on this one. Stay up late, get up early, cancel your plans on October 23 and WATCH! Also, thanks for the mask-kinis, Sacha – now we have something covid friendly to wear around the house! #borat #amazonstudios @boratsagdiyev
We promise to promise you EVERYTHING. The Politician. Running September 27. @the_politician @netflix
Tonight is the night! Season 3 of Pose. If you’re a fan of the show, welcome back. If you haven’t had the chance to catch the show yet, tune in to @fxnetworks tonight at 10PM EST to have your hearts and minds blown. #pose
Season two premier tonight! #pose #fxnetworks 10 PM!
@aspenhighlands
There are more refugees worldwide than at any time since World War II. The US government capped the number of refugees that can enter the US this year at 18K – the lowest since 1980. Their stated goal is to drop that number to zero. Over the past decade refugees have brought in 63 billion more in government revenues than the cost to resettle them (per US dept of HHS). It takes years for refugees to qualify for settlement in the US. These are hard working people who have suffered more than any of us can imagine and we are turning them away. Tomorrow the house judiciary committee is holding a hearing on the current state of the refugee program in the US and my friend Biar Atem – a Sudanese refugee and incredible American Dream story will be testifying. If you have the time, please tune in or find the testimony online at some point soon. We would be so lucky to have more men and women like Biar in our communities. He is the best of all of us.
911 season 3 premiers tonight on Fox! Tune in for some good, clean fun. @911onfox #911onfox
Street art. Season 9 starts tonight! One of the reasons we created AHS was our love for 80’s slasher movies. Friday the 13th is the movie that turned me on to horror. Simple, relatable and terrifying. I’m super excited to show you all our little contribution to the genre. Have fun – and if you hear jingling keys, RUN!!! #ahs #ahs1984 @fxnetworks @ahsfx #noine
Season 3! Thank you John Langraf and everyone at @fxnetworks @poseonfx #pose
911 Lonestar premieres tonight! If you like the original 911 you’ll love Rob and Liv in Lonestar. If you don’t like the original 911 then this one is totally different and much better. #911lonestar #fox
If you haven’t voted already – DON’T PUT YOUR BALLOT IN THE MAIL! It might not arrive on time. Put it in a drop box or vote in person. Your vote matters. Your life matters. Your rights matter. Your planet matters. GO VOTE!
I don’t post a lot on here, but on Wednesday September 16th I’m not posting because I stand with @colorofchange @naacp and @adl_national to protest Facebook and instagram. These platforms are responsible for radicalizing Americans and have done almost nothing to stop the virus of hate that is spread on their platforms. Awful racist and anti-Semitic propaganda is allowed and encouraged. Facebook is not beholden to its stockholders or to the market. They will only listen to YOU, their users – and only if enough of us say ENOUGH. I encourage you to join this fight for decency and hold Facebook accountable! #stophateforprofit #instafreeze
Facebook and Instagram are making money off of hate and divisiveness. Facebook needs to start fact checking political ads! They don’t care that we are all being lied to as long as they profit. A lot of the confusion and frustration we are all feeling is caused by the poison Facebook inserts into our collective consciousness and dialogue. Changing the way Facebook operates is a big part of healing our country and world going forward. #stophateforprofit
Election season making you hide under the covers? The best cure for fear is ACTION. Join me and the AHS cast for this super fun phone banking event! This event is focused on calling voters in the triple-flip state of Arizona. Let’s turn it blue. Go to www.swingleft.org/call
My friend – and one of the best sportswriters of all time – Mark Kram Jr. wrote a brilliant book about Joe Frazier. It’s a beautiful book about sports, race, class and the humanity that lives and suffers behind greatness. #smokinjoe #markkramjr
