casey (not yet turkey lurkey flop queen)
@clberner.bsky.social
phd candidate, theatre artist, flop collector. i write about commercial failure(s), megamusicals, and neoliberalism. ask me about the 1986 musical RAGS. she/her/hers
Diana, the Musical revival for everyone
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Diana, the Musical revival for everyone
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Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
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The @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social arts and culture transition committee for those who (like me) are into such matters:
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social arts and culture transition committee for those who (like me) are into such matters:
ONCE AGAIN: GO BIRDS
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
ONCE AGAIN: GO BIRDS
go BIRDS
November 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
go BIRDS
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MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
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I hope the book writer’s understudy is on
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I hope the book writer’s understudy is on
so much product placement and yet i cant buy the elphaba thropp sex cardigan????
my favourite part of WICKED 2 was when they got to the song about Fucking and she pulled on the most enormous and thick sweater blanket you've ever seen
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
so much product placement and yet i cant buy the elphaba thropp sex cardigan????
dear zohran, play him some Starlight Express so we can finally get trains here
Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
dear zohran, play him some Starlight Express so we can finally get trains here
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I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
@ rian johnson don't listen to the haters, we'll forgive you entirely if you make a Follies movie
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
@ rian johnson don't listen to the haters, we'll forgive you entirely if you make a Follies movie
i love being a certified podcast hater, it is the 100% correct stance and this is even more evidence
November 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
i love being a certified podcast hater, it is the 100% correct stance and this is even more evidence
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“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
birds win, danny strong chess panned, god is smiling on me
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
birds win, danny strong chess panned, god is smiling on me
walking around with a squirt gun to squirt anyone who says danny strong fixed chess. this is my ministry.
November 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
walking around with a squirt gun to squirt anyone who says danny strong fixed chess. this is my ministry.
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having an economy that is all gambling and scams, and a generation of young people that have effectively been taught nothing is worth doing if it can’t turn a profit, is a slow-rolling disaster and i don’t know where it ends
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
having an economy that is all gambling and scams, and a generation of young people that have effectively been taught nothing is worth doing if it can’t turn a profit, is a slow-rolling disaster and i don’t know where it ends
lmfao actblue just sent me a survey and then kicked me out of it when i said i live in an urban area. love being a fake american because i live in *checks notes* the area in the usa with the most people
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
lmfao actblue just sent me a survey and then kicked me out of it when i said i live in an urban area. love being a fake american because i live in *checks notes* the area in the usa with the most people
this is my favorite quiz question when i teach Streetcar. everyone gets mad at me every time, sets the tone for the semester
Never pass up an opportunity to alarm people by noting that Blanche DuBois is thirty years old.
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
this is my favorite quiz question when i teach Streetcar. everyone gets mad at me every time, sets the tone for the semester
finally coming into my own as a lefty professor yelling about pronouns 🥰 (taught Hamlet III.i tonight)
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
finally coming into my own as a lefty professor yelling about pronouns 🥰 (taught Hamlet III.i tonight)
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This. Especially because I believe that writing is thinking (for me). I don’t want to lose that.
What people do not do, they often lose the ability to do. Which is sometimes fine! In my own life, I don’t have any great need to know how to do some of the math I once learned. But I don’t want to forget how to write.
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This. Especially because I believe that writing is thinking (for me). I don’t want to lose that.
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As the Cuomo speech continues, a “No means no” chant has broken out in the bar.
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
As the Cuomo speech continues, a “No means no” chant has broken out in the bar.
and if i cried? what then? WE FUCKING DID IT
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
and if i cried? what then? WE FUCKING DID IT
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mamdani is human. he'll fuck up and fail, especially with a hostile press and the giant mess that is nyc's politics. but today is a great day for the brave women who told what cuomo did, and for those of us who care that it should matter. that power shouldn't go to those who hurt the poweless.
I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
mamdani is human. he'll fuck up and fail, especially with a hostile press and the giant mess that is nyc's politics. but today is a great day for the brave women who told what cuomo did, and for those of us who care that it should matter. that power shouldn't go to those who hurt the poweless.
the age of innocence
mrs. dalloway
romeo and juliet
sula
passing
macbeth
sense and sensibility
the great gatsby
fun home
medea
(yes, plays count)
(bonuses: the house of mirth, the hours)
mrs. dalloway
romeo and juliet
sula
passing
macbeth
sense and sensibility
the great gatsby
fun home
medea
(yes, plays count)
(bonuses: the house of mirth, the hours)
I saw the "10 albums to get to know me" bouncing around bsky a bit, but here's my question:
what are your 10 books to get to know you?
what are your 10 books to get to know you?
November 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
the age of innocence
mrs. dalloway
romeo and juliet
sula
passing
macbeth
sense and sensibility
the great gatsby
fun home
medea
(yes, plays count)
(bonuses: the house of mirth, the hours)
mrs. dalloway
romeo and juliet
sula
passing
macbeth
sense and sensibility
the great gatsby
fun home
medea
(yes, plays count)
(bonuses: the house of mirth, the hours)
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It is also worth saying that everyone who mocks some supposedly fake discipline like “gender studies“ or “Africana studies“ is also really excited about degree programs in things like “AI prompt engineering.”
Nothing wrong with a “fake” discipline if it flatters your world view and bank account!
Nothing wrong with a “fake” discipline if it flatters your world view and bank account!
It is worth saying that putting “Africana studies” in scare quotes as if it’s a ridiculous concept is not a political argument. It’s just racism. “Africa is not worthy of a major” is the implication. Yeah dude you’re just racist. (From Gerard Baker at the WSJ today)
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It is also worth saying that everyone who mocks some supposedly fake discipline like “gender studies“ or “Africana studies“ is also really excited about degree programs in things like “AI prompt engineering.”
Nothing wrong with a “fake” discipline if it flatters your world view and bank account!
Nothing wrong with a “fake” discipline if it flatters your world view and bank account!