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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · Oct 17

Welcome, new friends! My book is pop culture criticism woven around my family's origin story: my mom ran away from her military officer family's home at 13, hitchhiked around the country, lived as an adult in 1970s NYC, then married an ex-con her own father's age. bookshop.org/p/books/runa...

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🧛🏻‍♀️Let_The_Right_Hanh_In @hanhonymous.bsky.social · 1h

"It’s difficult to imagine the upside-down universe where I end up writing this sentence, but it happens to be reality: The Vatican stood up to Donald Trump, but the Nobel committee bent the knee," writes @andrewohehir.bsky.social for @salon.com www.salon.com/2025/10/12/a...

At least Trump didn't win the Nobel Prize. Or, wait — did he? - Salon.com

Nobel's cowardly shuffle: Prize goes to Venezuelan right-wing activist, who immediately

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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 1h

finally finished writing about seeing Elvis Costello earlier this week & what it's like to witness our favorites aging in front of us, as we do the same: jukeboxgraduate.com/elvis-costel...

Elvis Costello & the Imposters featuring Charlie Sexton, Royal Oak Music Theatre, October 9, 2025

They leave him half way to paradise They leave you half way to bliss

jukeboxgraduate.com

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 3h

The CMS is down.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 3h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 3h

Circling back to our date, I hope this casual text follow-up finds you well.

Paulie in the Act of Existing-Bills Fan Edition (4-1) @yopauliefl.bsky.social · 3h

As per our prior conversation, it was agreeable to witness you.

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 11h

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Salon.com @salon.com · 23h

The actor, who died at 79, turned eccentricity into elegance and inspired generations to embrace authenticity.

Diane Keaton made being yourself the greatest role of all - Salon.com

The actor, who died at 79, turned eccentricity into elegance and inspired generations to embrace authenticity

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Richard Mirabella 🎃 @rpmirabella.bsky.social · 1d

youtu.be/NOGEyBeoBGM?...
Her interesting visual style can be seen in her video for Belinda Carlisle's Heaven is a Place on Earth.

Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by BelindaCarlisleVEVO

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Richard Mirabella 🎃 @rpmirabella.bsky.social · 1d

Diane Keaton should have lived much longer. She would be in her 90s, chic and silly. She'd grace late night TV now and then and say outrageous things to shock the squares. She was our queen of quirk, yes, but also an actor of tremendous fragility and charm.

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Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 1d

This is an incredible fact. I’m a little sad I didn’t know this when she was alive.

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 1d

Oh Diane.

Keesh @carrdiganbutton.bsky.social · 1d

people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 1d

I mentioned wanting to visit a stationery store and Indianapolis conjured one for me on the walk to pick up lunch. Charming!

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Shashanna @shashanna.bsky.social · 1d

Unsolicited Dick pic

a man with a beard is sitting in a chair and the name dick van dyke is on the bottom of the screen

Alt: a man with a beard is sitting in a chair and the name dick van dyke is on the bottom of the screen

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 1d

Unsolicited Picnic

Movie poster from 1955's Picnic with William Holden and Kim Novak and Rosalind Russell with an illustration of a very hot William Holden with a torn shirt and tousled hair and Kim Novak in an off the shoulder number hanging on for dear life

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TimOh!thyOnElmStreet @barturtle.bsky.social · 1d

Unsolicited Nic Pic

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 1d

unsolicited Flick gif

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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 1d

I emailed the guy who originally drew Pepe to see if he had any comment about the current frog reclamation, and he was like uh what are you talking about

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 1d

fuck NOW you tell Keith Urban this?

Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 1d

Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1d

the gospel according to me

Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1d

there’s pretty much no subset of the church I trust more than American nuns over 50

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 2d

Tired: Certified Bikini Inspector hat
Wired:

Stephen Graham Jones @sgj.bsky.social · 2d

Haven’t seen this before

A “mandatory bear checks” sign in Montrose, CO

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goodriverreview.bsky.social @goodriverreview.bsky.social · 2d

Announcing our Best of the Net nominees!

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 2d

thanks!

Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 2d

OK for an ocean-obsessed 12 year old, you think?

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 2d

He was in a 10-minute play I wrote. Welp, there goes that memory.

Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 2d

Oh my god. This is horrific. I've known him casually for years, through covering theater. Also, Jesus, Manual has been through a lot in recent years.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

Printing presses kept their letters in cases.

Capital letters went in the upper case.
Smaller letters went in the lower case.

This is why we say ‘UPPER CASE’ and ‘lower case.’

Ok, but what did we call them before the invention of the printing press?

MAJUSCULE and minuscule.

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 2d

Airports don't count for me (alas, Seoul!) and neither does through traffic, but if my feet touch the ground, it counts. (Hi, Montana!)

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