Vince Keenan
@vpkeenan.bsky.social
Half of classic Hollywood mystery writer Renee Patrick @rpatrickbooks.bsky.social. A HELL OF A DRINK with Chris Elford coming 2027. Staff, NOIR CITY magazine. Cocktail enthusiast. Mets fan. Newsletter: Cocktails and Crime. https://vincekeenan.substack.com/
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Vince Keenan
@vpkeenan.bsky.social
· Nov 13
If we're making introductions: I'm one-half of novelist Renee Patrick @rpatrickbooks.bsky.social, the other half being my wife Rosemarie Keenan. In our books, Edith Head solves mysteries in Golden Age Hollywood. And I have a newsletter, Cocktails and Crime. vincekeenan.substack.com
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In which Zack Budryk perfectly captures the feeling many #ActuallyAutistic people feel in this particular moment of RFK Jr.'s resurgence: We felt like we were turning the corner on autism acceptance. And now we are seeing that door closed off.
www.welcometohellworld.com/i-will-not-g...
www.welcometohellworld.com/i-will-not-g...
I will not give up that which I have tasted
Promotion of the myth
www.welcometohellworld.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
In which Zack Budryk perfectly captures the feeling many #ActuallyAutistic people feel in this particular moment of RFK Jr.'s resurgence: We felt like we were turning the corner on autism acceptance. And now we are seeing that door closed off.
www.welcometohellworld.com/i-will-not-g...
www.welcometohellworld.com/i-will-not-g...
I am going pieless for the first Thanksgiving ever, so I cannot participate in this week's extensive pie discourse. Thank you for your consideration at this difficult time.
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I am going pieless for the first Thanksgiving ever, so I cannot participate in this week's extensive pie discourse. Thank you for your consideration at this difficult time.
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Seat belts are now illegal, and also not smoking two packs per day is illegal too. Your monthly shipment of abestos is in the mail (payment upon delivery).
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Seat belts are now illegal, and also not smoking two packs per day is illegal too. Your monthly shipment of abestos is in the mail (payment upon delivery).
"I'm pretty sure they just TRON: ARES'd this guy out of KPOP DEMON HUNTERS." I said this sentence aloud and meant every word of it.
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"I'm pretty sure they just TRON: ARES'd this guy out of KPOP DEMON HUNTERS." I said this sentence aloud and meant every word of it.
Ray Banks on Charles Willeford, which means read at once. raybanks.substack.com/p/the-man-wh...
The Man Who (Almost) Got Away
"Isn't the making of money the reason for existence? Isn't it? After rolling down the driveway that evening, I learned that it wasn't ..."
raybanks.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Ray Banks on Charles Willeford, which means read at once. raybanks.substack.com/p/the-man-wh...
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“Mr. Kerger says that he would like Einbecker to be making half its revenue from nonalcoholic products within five years. 'Beer is no longer the future.’”
@risenc.bsky.social reports on Germans going off beer and what brewers are doing in response [gift link]:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
@risenc.bsky.social reports on Germans going off beer and what brewers are doing in response [gift link]:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
Germans Are Going Off Beer. That’s Forcing Brewers to Adapt or Go Bust.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
“Mr. Kerger says that he would like Einbecker to be making half its revenue from nonalcoholic products within five years. 'Beer is no longer the future.’”
@risenc.bsky.social reports on Germans going off beer and what brewers are doing in response [gift link]:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
@risenc.bsky.social reports on Germans going off beer and what brewers are doing in response [gift link]:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Lite-Brite. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots. Toss Across. Mouse Trap. Truly a resume that should be etched in Valhalla.
We have lost a great man. My parents wouldn’t get me Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots (“You’ll knock his BLOCK off”) but they did get me Mousetrap. Years later my kids heard my story of unrequited yearning and got me “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Lite-Brite. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots. Toss Across. Mouse Trap. Truly a resume that should be etched in Valhalla.
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We have lost a great man. My parents wouldn’t get me Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots (“You’ll knock his BLOCK off”) but they did get me Mousetrap. Years later my kids heard my story of unrequited yearning and got me “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We have lost a great man. My parents wouldn’t get me Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots (“You’ll knock his BLOCK off”) but they did get me Mousetrap. Years later my kids heard my story of unrequited yearning and got me “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
A movie that takes place where you're from.
November 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
I have reached the age where, in the past week, I watched the pilot for PLURIBUS and the end of BUGONIA and each time thought, "Maybe that wouldn't be so bad."
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I have reached the age where, in the past week, I watched the pilot for PLURIBUS and the end of BUGONIA and each time thought, "Maybe that wouldn't be so bad."
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
T minus one hour.
Tonight on TCM starting at 8PM E/5PM P, @eddiemuller.bsky.social hosts a night of neo-noir. The classic POINT BLANK (1967), the charming THE LATE SHOW (1977), and the still-batshit-insane PERFORMANCE (1970). #TCMParty
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
T minus one hour.
Once again today I found myself explaining how there really was a toy called the Balzac. youtu.be/k0HEQ76UTO8?...
Balzac Ad- Whack It (1992)
YouTube video by 90's Video Girl
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Once again today I found myself explaining how there really was a toy called the Balzac. youtu.be/k0HEQ76UTO8?...
Tonight on TCM starting at 8PM E/5PM P, @eddiemuller.bsky.social hosts a night of neo-noir. The classic POINT BLANK (1967), the charming THE LATE SHOW (1977), and the still-batshit-insane PERFORMANCE (1970). #TCMParty
November 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Tonight on TCM starting at 8PM E/5PM P, @eddiemuller.bsky.social hosts a night of neo-noir. The classic POINT BLANK (1967), the charming THE LATE SHOW (1977), and the still-batshit-insane PERFORMANCE (1970). #TCMParty
Yeah, you should read this. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life (Gift Article)
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Yeah, you should read this. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Nice pile o’ Willeford on the cataloging desk today
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Nice pile o’ Willeford on the cataloging desk today
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So you can just decide not to share important data from October? I can think of a lot of recent playoff flameouts who would be excited to know about that.
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
So you can just decide not to share important data from October? I can think of a lot of recent playoff flameouts who would be excited to know about that.
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I would pay for a livestream of this (and similar productions featuring classic TV stars.) youtu.be/DnXn1S1VW2w?...
Barbara Eden and Hal Linden Announcement - Love Letters Performance on November 22, 2025
YouTube video by rockmyworld
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I would pay for a livestream of this (and similar productions featuring classic TV stars.) youtu.be/DnXn1S1VW2w?...
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Yesterday, the CDC changed a webpage to lie about vaccines and autism. Vaccines are an important part of public health. HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill cannot be trusted to tell the truth. They must be removed from office immediately. autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/kenn...
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Yesterday, the CDC changed a webpage to lie about vaccines and autism. Vaccines are an important part of public health. HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill cannot be trusted to tell the truth. They must be removed from office immediately. autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/kenn...
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oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
Surprisingly long conversation at the barber shop about how none of us have ever seen a turnip truck, much less somebody fall off one.
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Surprisingly long conversation at the barber shop about how none of us have ever seen a turnip truck, much less somebody fall off one.
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That moment followed by his calling a reporter "insubordinate" while shrugging off the murder of a journalist would have ended other presidencies. "Piggy" enraged me less than the silence that followed--the indifference, the cowardice, the collective shrug is what enables the eradication of decency.
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 5:43 AM
That moment followed by his calling a reporter "insubordinate" while shrugging off the murder of a journalist would have ended other presidencies. "Piggy" enraged me less than the silence that followed--the indifference, the cowardice, the collective shrug is what enables the eradication of decency.
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In retrospect it’s pretty fucking terrible for my mental health that the sun starts setting at 4 pm every year right when the baseball season ends.
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
In retrospect it’s pretty fucking terrible for my mental health that the sun starts setting at 4 pm every year right when the baseball season ends.
Excellent event last night for a terrific book. LA friends, don't miss out.
This Wednesday I'll be in LA, talking cocktail history & comics with the wonderful @bitbyafox.bsky.social at Now Serving books. 7:00. Hope to see yinz there!
And, of course, I'll be at Vinnie's Wine Shop, Seattle tonight at 6:30, now with the Aquavitosaurus, @andrewbohrer.bsky.social
And, of course, I'll be at Vinnie's Wine Shop, Seattle tonight at 6:30, now with the Aquavitosaurus, @andrewbohrer.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Excellent event last night for a terrific book. LA friends, don't miss out.