Bryan Waterman
@waterman.bsky.social
Lit, hist, art, music. Toggling btwn the 1790s and the 1970s, I write abt seduction, friendship, arts scenes/circles, NYC. 33 1/3 on Marquee Moon. Professing English at NYU since 2001.
Missing me here search the WFMU comments board.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Here’s a link to the syllabus and the lectures/podcast that David Blight, Beverly Gage, and I are teaching this semester: America at 250: A History.
president.yale.edu/committees-p...
president.yale.edu/committees-p...
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Here’s a link to the syllabus and the lectures/podcast that David Blight, Beverly Gage, and I are teaching this semester: America at 250: A History.
president.yale.edu/committees-p...
president.yale.edu/committees-p...
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War is peace
Freedom is slavery
Ignorance is strength
—George Orwell
Freedom is slavery
Ignorance is strength
—George Orwell
The Trump administration is ordering the State Department to label countries with abortion access, LGBTQ+ protections, DEI policies, and even hate-speech safeguards as human rights violators.
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
War is peace
Freedom is slavery
Ignorance is strength
—George Orwell
Freedom is slavery
Ignorance is strength
—George Orwell
How are Dems not jumping on this more during a holiday travel week? Scoldilocks and the Private Jet people, who flew all through the shutdown with no delays, are calling people slobs. Time to remind folks that the reality TV billionaire class is the enemy.
I guess my issue with the pajamas thing is that if they drop the rule requiring airlines to compensate people for lengthy delays and continue other deregulatory efforts, more people will be needing their pajamas in the airport.
Sean Duffy: "Dressing with respect -- whether it's a pair of jeans and a decent shirt, I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better which encourages us to maybe behave a little better. Let's try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport."
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
How are Dems not jumping on this more during a holiday travel week? Scoldilocks and the Private Jet people, who flew all through the shutdown with no delays, are calling people slobs. Time to remind folks that the reality TV billionaire class is the enemy.
I'm still mad* about the time change.
*sad
*sad
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I'm still mad* about the time change.
*sad
*sad
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I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
"I am a lineman for the county..."
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"I am a lineman for the county..."
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This struck a chord, with lots of great suggestions in the replies and quote-posts. There are lots of reasons why people don't drink, including religious and health reasons. I have no shame about it, but it's really no one's business why. And I recommend a hiking backpack for easier transport.
I do not drink because I have almost no tolerance for it anymore (one margarita is too much).
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This struck a chord, with lots of great suggestions in the replies and quote-posts. There are lots of reasons why people don't drink, including religious and health reasons. I have no shame about it, but it's really no one's business why. And I recommend a hiking backpack for easier transport.
Plain and simple. Billionaires are the enemy.
Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Plain and simple. Billionaires are the enemy.
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
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forever grateful to @waterman.bsky.social who introduced me to patti smith ~15 years ago in his writing new york class as I see her play once again 🥰
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Ok but may I suggest I ❤️ YOU, MAM! -DONNIE
November 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Ok but may I suggest I ❤️ YOU, MAM! -DONNIE
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We don’t need to reform ICE.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
We don’t need to reform ICE.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
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oh, alas, i've been informed that there was another velvet underground of paducah, kentucky, and this was almost certainly them.
November 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
oh, alas, i've been informed that there was another velvet underground of paducah, kentucky, and this was almost certainly them.
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John F. Kennedy Jr.
by Andy Warhol in Montauk, 1972.
by Andy Warhol in Montauk, 1972.
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
John F. Kennedy Jr.
by Andy Warhol in Montauk, 1972.
by Andy Warhol in Montauk, 1972.
Maybe my favorite literary work on JFK's death.
Kenneth Goldsmith, "The Assassination of John F. Kennedy," from American Deaths and Disasters (2012).
Kenneth Goldsmith, "The Assassination of John F. Kennedy," from American Deaths and Disasters (2012).
Kenneth Goldsmith Reading: "American Deaths and Disasters - The Assassination of John F. Kennedy"
YouTube video by Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit - MOCAD
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Maybe my favorite literary work on JFK's death.
Kenneth Goldsmith, "The Assassination of John F. Kennedy," from American Deaths and Disasters (2012).
Kenneth Goldsmith, "The Assassination of John F. Kennedy," from American Deaths and Disasters (2012).
Lou Reed, "The Day John Kennedy Died (Live)"
The Day John Kennedy Died (Live)
YouTube video by Lou Reed - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Lou Reed, "The Day John Kennedy Died (Live)"
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Jacqueline Kennedy II from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II, 1965, published 1966 #artbots #warhol
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/1147362
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/1147362
June 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Jacqueline Kennedy II from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II, 1965, published 1966 #artbots #warhol
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/1147362
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/1147362
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“Bob? Bob Kennedy?”
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“Bob? Bob Kennedy?”
Anyone else who thinks about seduction novels for a living want to start a support group on Zoom? I’m losing my mind over here.
Obviously not the most, ah, memorable thing about this graf, but...she READ Callahan? And still decided to blow up her career to send nudes etc. in response to a crank septuagenarian failson sending her the worst erotic poetry ever written?
November 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Anyone else who thinks about seduction novels for a living want to start a support group on Zoom? I’m losing my mind over here.
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The Post hasn’t even covered it? Am I missing something?
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The Post hasn’t even covered it? Am I missing something?
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Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
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Trump is the most transparent & easily manipulated person ever. I think the reason Mamdani can do this so much better than any other leader is that Mamdani has no stake in the dirty system as it is and can genuinely strategize from there, rather than always trying to keep his own secrets/territory.
Mamdani is playing him like a fiddle, it's absolutely incredible.
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Trump is the most transparent & easily manipulated person ever. I think the reason Mamdani can do this so much better than any other leader is that Mamdani has no stake in the dirty system as it is and can genuinely strategize from there, rather than always trying to keep his own secrets/territory.