Chuck
@queermudge.bsky.social
Queermudgeon. Teacher, writer, theatergoer. Allergic to toxic positivity.
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Chuck
@queermudge.bsky.social
· Dec 17
When you see a negative comment about something you love, try this simple test:
1 Did you love it before the negative comment?
2 Do you still love it after the negative comment?
If the answer to 1 and 2 is “yes,”then:
3 Why are you upset? Go love your thing. No one’s stopping you.
1 Did you love it before the negative comment?
2 Do you still love it after the negative comment?
If the answer to 1 and 2 is “yes,”then:
3 Why are you upset? Go love your thing. No one’s stopping you.
Please pay heed, gentlefolk.
AI slop is still slop, even when it’s making fun of the bad guys.
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Please pay heed, gentlefolk.
I haven’t watched Drag Race for quite a few seasons now, and the first few paragraphs of this smart recap by TLo really sums up why.
"Sure, give it to X. Send Y home. Maybe hire some new writers and directors while you’re at it. And give Ru her vitamin shot."
In which we read #DragRace for filth for getting old, tired and cheap:
tomandlorenzo.com/2026/01/rupa...
In which we read #DragRace for filth for getting old, tired and cheap:
tomandlorenzo.com/2026/01/rupa...
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: RDR Live Returns! - Tom + Lorenzo
As people who were documenting it at the time, let us tell you a little story about the early days of RuPaul's Drag Race, when it was on a queer cable
tomandlorenzo.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I haven’t watched Drag Race for quite a few seasons now, and the first few paragraphs of this smart recap by TLo really sums up why.
Since it’s Merman’s birthday: surely someone has considered the possibility of an Ethel Elphaba with a Mary Martin Glinda.
January 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Since it’s Merman’s birthday: surely someone has considered the possibility of an Ethel Elphaba with a Mary Martin Glinda.
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Ooh - your angry Bluesky post is really gonna show 'em what for.
January 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Ooh - your angry Bluesky post is really gonna show 'em what for.
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If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
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The Sunday in the Park news coming so soon after the Carrie Coon interview feels a bit on the nose.
January 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The Sunday in the Park news coming so soon after the Carrie Coon interview feels a bit on the nose.
The Sunday in the Park news coming so soon after the Carrie Coon interview feels a bit on the nose.
January 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The Sunday in the Park news coming so soon after the Carrie Coon interview feels a bit on the nose.
In other words, middle age.
January 14, 2026 at 1:18 PM
In other words, middle age.
It’s the first day of class. Send good thoughts. And gin.
January 13, 2026 at 12:48 PM
It’s the first day of class. Send good thoughts. And gin.
If I ever have a brain hemorrhage, it will be because I heard someone call a cast recording a soundtrack one time too many.
the please stop referring to cast recordings as soundtracks challenge
January 11, 2026 at 6:33 PM
If I ever have a brain hemorrhage, it will be because I heard someone call a cast recording a soundtrack one time too many.
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.
January 11, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.
If you see this, post an archer.
January 11, 2026 at 5:37 AM
If you see this, post an archer.
I watched this tonight and…oof. It’s like someone fed a bunch of Agatha Christies into an AI program and told it to write a screenplay. Not good.
January 11, 2026 at 5:33 AM
I watched this tonight and…oof. It’s like someone fed a bunch of Agatha Christies into an AI program and told it to write a screenplay. Not good.
Slightly diminish a band:
Pre-Owned Order
Pre-Owned Order
Slightly diminish a band:
The Calfsills
The Calfsills
Slightly diminish a band:
Most Things but Not Including the Girl
Most Things but Not Including the Girl
January 11, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Slightly diminish a band:
Pre-Owned Order
Pre-Owned Order
Your fave Star Trek character, wrong answers only
January 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Your fave Star Trek character, wrong answers only
In my case, Fall of the Roman Empire.
January 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
In my case, Fall of the Roman Empire.
I think every week we should keep the trend going and have someone hallucinate a dead character. Maybe next, Kathy chats with Lou Beale in the launderette. #EastEnders
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I think every week we should keep the trend going and have someone hallucinate a dead character. Maybe next, Kathy chats with Lou Beale in the launderette. #EastEnders
Being fast enough to leap up when a good song came on the radio so you could hit "record" and tape it. (Unless the DJ was an over-talker, in which case you waited until they shut up to hit the button.)
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Being fast enough to leap up when a good song came on the radio so you could hit "record" and tape it. (Unless the DJ was an over-talker, in which case you waited until they shut up to hit the button.)
Not my house but I know my way around.
January 9, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Not my house but I know my way around.
(Peeks around the corner, poking out a finger to test the temperature.)
Here, BlueSky, have this
(Ducks out again.)
Here, BlueSky, have this
(Ducks out again.)
January 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
(Peeks around the corner, poking out a finger to test the temperature.)
Here, BlueSky, have this
(Ducks out again.)
Here, BlueSky, have this
(Ducks out again.)
Ooh - your angry Bluesky post is really gonna show 'em what for.
January 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Ooh - your angry Bluesky post is really gonna show 'em what for.
A new year challenge for all alleged straight allies: try to find a way to mock and critique Republicans/conservatives/Maga folk without insinuating they’re just closeted gays.
January 7, 2026 at 2:50 AM
A new year challenge for all alleged straight allies: try to find a way to mock and critique Republicans/conservatives/Maga folk without insinuating they’re just closeted gays.
I don’t like what they’ve done with Jean. #EastEnders
January 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I don’t like what they’ve done with Jean. #EastEnders
We absolutely need and want musicals that are “just for fun,” but they still have to be well written. Lightheartedness is not an excuse for shoddiness.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 8:34 PM
We absolutely need and want musicals that are “just for fun,” but they still have to be well written. Lightheartedness is not an excuse for shoddiness.
For the next Knives Out movie, I want Uzo Aduba to show up, as Cordelia Cupp.
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 AM
For the next Knives Out movie, I want Uzo Aduba to show up, as Cordelia Cupp.