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Fan of Jane Austen & Gaskell’s North & South. ✨ fanfic writer ✨ English M.A. ✨ scarnash✨ https://linktr.ee/barelytolerable

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adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Feb 14

At one point Morgan yells “WHAT?” at me and you have to read to find out why 😂 #Gaskell #northandsouth

Smith & Taylor Classics @sandtclassics.bsky.social · Feb 14

This May, we're thrilled to bring a new edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's NORTH AND SOUTH (1855) to your bookshelves featuring a (heated!) conversation between Gaskell enthusiast Adrienne Garcia-Specht and actor/activist Morgan Spector (HBO's THE GILDED AGE). unnamedpress.com

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adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · 3d

Oh my gosh!!! Love that! Thanks for listening!

adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · 9d

I reserve the right to crash out if they announce season 6 as the final season of #missscarletpbs. That is all.

I need some hope of a Scarnash reunion in season 7.

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 18d

I have a list of all of the companies that advertised on one news show on KTLA today. It is so much more powerful to call the advertisers rather than the station. Let them know that you will not be using their products unless they pull their advertising.
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Chris Molanphy @cmolanphy.bsky.social · 28d

Just a sweet sweet fantasy: My new #HitParadePod at @slate.com is on the history of No1 debuts. How do songs score a fast pass to the penthouse? They’re not always classics—Idol coronations…rap beefs…boy-band soloists…superstar throwaways. For every “Fantasy” “Hello” or “Vampire” there’s a “Trollz.”

The Odd Alchemy That Sends a Brand-New Song to the Top of the Charts

For decades, No. 1 debuts were unheard of in America. Then the record labels and digital music hacked the Hot 100.

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adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · 24d

Felt good to cancel Hulu, my only Disney affiliated subscription.

adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Sep 9

He’s great in this role!!!

adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Sep 1

Seeing the pink spine of the North & South edition I was part of in the wild is always a delight #elizabethgaskell

Bookshelf in a bookstore featuring classic literature

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adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hmhmhm the call for papers for the Gaskell Conference held in Yorkshire in July. 👀 #elizabethgaskell

adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Sep 1

Also am interested in Melville’s obsession/friendship with Hawthorne so send those essays too!

adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Sep 1

I’m about 100 pages away from finishing Moby Dick. What essays do you assign or have you read on it or Melville that you recommend? I’m interested in reading about: contemporary reception and through present, discussion on being the great American novel, and on form. #whalesky #melville

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adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Aug 26

This was fun, as always, and it tickles me to be called a friend of the pod! Available where you get podcasts (and I don’t go the full 1 hr and 45 minutes without mentioning Miss Scarlet at the end lol)

Kristin | First Impressions Podcast @firstimpresspod.bsky.social · Aug 24

Trying this again, with a link this time! New episode out about Pride and Prejudice 2005! And it features the fabulous @barelytolerable.bsky.social firstimpressionspodcast.podbean.com/e/ep-79-pp-2... #janeausten #prideandprejudice #janite

Ep 79: P&P 2005 Movie Review with Adrienne | First Impressions: Why All the Austen Haters Are Wrong

Gentle listeners, this year marks the 20th anniversary of Joe Wright's film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, which released in 2005 and stars Kiera Knightley and Matthew MacFayden. Join Kristin, Mag...

firstimpressionspodcast.podbean.com

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adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Aug 20

Getting people to read North and South is my favorite pastime. If you’re coming from TikTok, hello!

Smith & Taylor Classics @sandtclassics.bsky.social · Feb 14

adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Aug 7

Sooo las culturistas culture awards is going to win an Emmy right?

adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Aug 5

And my kingdom for Leonard to be happy for one whole season #grantchesterpbs

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Amanda-Rae Prescott (she/her) @amandaraeprescott.bsky.social · Aug 5

I didn’t take any pics because I was front row last night but let’s just say @bookhoarding.bsky.social’s costumes +this talented cast are definitely worth seeing!!

Bianca ⚔️🍉 @bookhoarding.bsky.social · Jul 31

If you’re in the SF Bay Area you must come see Emma! It’s a delight and I laugh at the same jokes every night because the actors just get into it so well. (The end of Act I truly is a gift.) www.svshakespeare.org/emma

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adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Aug 5

I’m really hoping we see more Indian characters in the next and final season of #grantchesterpbs let’s deal with the complexities not just of being a foundling, but the cultural disconnect.

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Amanda-Rae Prescott (she/her) @amandaraeprescott.bsky.social · Aug 1

Meet Damien Timmer, the Exec Producer behind many a Masterpiece/British TV fan favorite series! Read my interview on @wgbh.org Drama!
www.wgbh.org/tv-shows/dra...

Meet Damien Timmer, the EP behind many of your favorite MASTERPIECE and Brit Dramas

If you looked at the credits of MASTERPIECE’s World On Fire and the 2004 Agatha Christie’s Marple adaption, or BritBox’s new thriller Code of Silence, one name — and one UK production company — keeps ...

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adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Jul 24

Get PBS passport for as low as $5 a month.

Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · Jul 24

scoop: donations to NPR and PBS stations have exploded, with donors across the country giving in unprecedented numbers since Congress cut federal funding

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...

Donations to NPR and PBS Stations Surge After Funding Cuts

www.nytimes.com

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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · Jul 24

Excellent article about how LLMs perform their feats of "magic" by exploiting the same psychological hacks that psychics do when performing cold readings.

::Chefs kiss::

softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...

The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models rep…

The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviour

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adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Jul 23

I loooove that they have a secret marriage

adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Jul 21

Ah, so excited to listen to this. Larry is a great character.

Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Jul 21

Episode 300! On a new MASTERPIECE Studio, #GrantchesterPBS star Bradley Hall on why Larry emerged as a fan-favorite on the @pbs.org period drama, his friendship with Melissa Scott on- and off-screen, how his character transformed, and much more.

LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Jul 20

Indeed! Especially since when North and South first aired in the UK, it broke the BBC message boards!

adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Jul 20

It was the “I don’t wish to possess you” scene

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adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Jul 20

Literally me: omg why do people go feral at mentions of north and south on their timeline?
My spouse, stunned because I am feral about it all the time: what do you mean???!!

😂😂😂😂

adrienne @barelytolerable.bsky.social · Jul 20

I have to leave Twitter for the evening because I posted a gif of Mr Thornton, didn’t log on for five hours, came back to thousands of likes and the app freezes when I open it lol. I added a link to the book though! Promo!!

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