adrienne
@barelytolerable.bsky.social
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
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
At one point Morgan yells “WHAT?” at me and you have to read to find out why 😂 #Gaskell #northandsouth
Fans do appreciate mentions of Nash- I’m glad he’s still part of the #missscarletpbs world. he was such an important person to and for Eliza’s journey 😭
Now, that's why! He's met her through her connection to Mr. Nash and all that money! I miss Mr. Nash... I hope we'll get to see him again one day. #MissScarletPBS
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January 19, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Fans do appreciate mentions of Nash- I’m glad he’s still part of the #missscarletpbs world. he was such an important person to and for Eliza’s journey 😭
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A Patrick Nash mention!! I miss him. *sniff* #MissScarletPBS
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January 19, 2026 at 1:10 AM
A Patrick Nash mention!! I miss him. *sniff* #MissScarletPBS
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Bari will never explicitly say "it's fine for masked agents of the state to murder civilians." But she will say, again and again, that the people who are upset about masked agents of the state murdering civilians are hysterical, illegitimate, censorious liars.
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Bari will never explicitly say "it's fine for masked agents of the state to murder civilians." But she will say, again and again, that the people who are upset about masked agents of the state murdering civilians are hysterical, illegitimate, censorious liars.
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Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
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Yup--here in NYC, @handsoffnyc.bsky.social is the place to start.
Your local area likely has a Rapid Response network desperate for volunteers to help people being targeted by ICE. If you want to do something, find that organization and sign up for a training. Donate money sure but they need people!
January 8, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Yup--here in NYC, @handsoffnyc.bsky.social is the place to start.
Your local area likely has a Rapid Response network desperate for volunteers to help people being targeted by ICE. If you want to do something, find that organization and sign up for a training. Donate money sure but they need people!
January 8, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Your local area likely has a Rapid Response network desperate for volunteers to help people being targeted by ICE. If you want to do something, find that organization and sign up for a training. Donate money sure but they need people!
Watching Jeopardy with even more enthusiasm.
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 8, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Watching Jeopardy with even more enthusiasm.
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ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
January 7, 2026 at 9:48 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
This is Fire Island's year!
The 2026 #RomComBracket movies are now available for your perusal! letterboxd.com/romeverafter...
![2026 #RomComBracket
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January 6, 2026 at 5:15 AM
This is Fire Island's year!
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The 2026 #RomComBracket movies are now available for your perusal! letterboxd.com/romeverafter...
January 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The 2026 #RomComBracket movies are now available for your perusal! letterboxd.com/romeverafter...
I like reading Elizabeth Gaskell because she will tell you precisely how hot someone is objectively and in relation to the people around them. She triangulates hotness.
January 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
I like reading Elizabeth Gaskell because she will tell you precisely how hot someone is objectively and in relation to the people around them. She triangulates hotness.
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The first great American 250th anniversary date of the year arrives this Friday: the publication of Thomas Paine's COMMON SENSE, which occurred on January 9, 1776.
Many sources have the date as January 10, 1776. This is incorrect. But what accounts for the confusion???? Friends, follow me.
Many sources have the date as January 10, 1776. This is incorrect. But what accounts for the confusion???? Friends, follow me.
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The first great American 250th anniversary date of the year arrives this Friday: the publication of Thomas Paine's COMMON SENSE, which occurred on January 9, 1776.
Many sources have the date as January 10, 1776. This is incorrect. But what accounts for the confusion???? Friends, follow me.
Many sources have the date as January 10, 1776. This is incorrect. But what accounts for the confusion???? Friends, follow me.
Who was the first person to say Cranford is Gaskell’s greatest work? They’re wrong. That is all. lol.
January 5, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Who was the first person to say Cranford is Gaskell’s greatest work? They’re wrong. That is all. lol.
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All my thanks to #HitParadePod listeners & subscribers for enjoying my labor of love in 2025 (+a special shoutout to the @slate.com Plus community). As always, we covered a lot—spanning genres and decades. Now’s a good time to catch up on any Hit Parade episodes you missed! slate.com/podcasts/hit...
December 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
All my thanks to #HitParadePod listeners & subscribers for enjoying my labor of love in 2025 (+a special shoutout to the @slate.com Plus community). As always, we covered a lot—spanning genres and decades. Now’s a good time to catch up on any Hit Parade episodes you missed! slate.com/podcasts/hit...
Reading an Edgar Allan Poe that isn’t The Cask of Amontillado and someone gets entombed
December 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Reading an Edgar Allan Poe that isn’t The Cask of Amontillado and someone gets entombed
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how then can this one small heart beat
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
how then can this one small heart beat
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✨This book was once owned by Jane Austen! ✨
There are very few books that Jane Austen is known to have owned, making this one at the UL incredibly special. We're delighted to show it to you today, on her 250th birthday!
#JaneAusten250
There are very few books that Jane Austen is known to have owned, making this one at the UL incredibly special. We're delighted to show it to you today, on her 250th birthday!
#JaneAusten250
December 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
✨This book was once owned by Jane Austen! ✨
There are very few books that Jane Austen is known to have owned, making this one at the UL incredibly special. We're delighted to show it to you today, on her 250th birthday!
#JaneAusten250
There are very few books that Jane Austen is known to have owned, making this one at the UL incredibly special. We're delighted to show it to you today, on her 250th birthday!
#JaneAusten250
Rob Reiner directed some of the greatest moments cinema, including when Carrie Fisher folds down the corner of the card because the man is married but puts it back in her Rolodex.
December 16, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Rob Reiner directed some of the greatest moments cinema, including when Carrie Fisher folds down the corner of the card because the man is married but puts it back in her Rolodex.
I just remembered The Fray’s cover of “heartless.” It didn’t appear on the #xpncountdown but I like it lol
December 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I just remembered The Fray’s cover of “heartless.” It didn’t appear on the #xpncountdown but I like it lol
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I am so sorry Aretha for the DISREPECT from the XPN community! Hello police? I would like to report a robbery! #True1 #XPNcountdown
December 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I am so sorry Aretha for the DISREPECT from the XPN community! Hello police? I would like to report a robbery! #True1 #XPNcountdown
Sad songs supremacy at the end of this countdown for sure #xpncountdown
December 12, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Sad songs supremacy at the end of this countdown for sure #xpncountdown
I just GASPED that I will always love you is only at 9. Wtffff #xpncountdown what happened?? Do people not know it’s a cover???
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I just GASPED that I will always love you is only at 9. Wtffff #xpncountdown what happened?? Do people not know it’s a cover???
I’m spoiler free and I’m so excited to see what’s coming #xpncountdown
December 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I’m spoiler free and I’m so excited to see what’s coming #xpncountdown