Wyeth Leslie
@wyethwashere.bsky.social
Local man trying his best. I write a lot.
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Self promotion never feels great but for folks wanting to read more pop cultural deep dives, you can follow me here! New pieces at least once a month!
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Stop interviewing CEOs
Stop interviewing CEOs about AI.
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Stop interviewing CEOs
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People don't realize that much of peanuts is anti-comedy, shockingly realistic and brutal truth telling. The whole premise of the strip was, initially, "what if ther were a comic that stopped being polite and started getting real about the emotional horrors of childhood"
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
People don't realize that much of peanuts is anti-comedy, shockingly realistic and brutal truth telling. The whole premise of the strip was, initially, "what if ther were a comic that stopped being polite and started getting real about the emotional horrors of childhood"
Me, a Midwestern man with religious trauma, watching Alien 3: “Getting some real religious trauma vibes.”
November 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Me, a Midwestern man with religious trauma, watching Alien 3: “Getting some real religious trauma vibes.”
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this AI shit is not gonna break me. I am still a writer and I'm still gonna write shit and it's gonna mostly be "just OK" workaday prose elevated by my little poetic flourishes but it's gonna be something only I could write. and maybe I won't even do anything with it, but it will exist
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
this AI shit is not gonna break me. I am still a writer and I'm still gonna write shit and it's gonna mostly be "just OK" workaday prose elevated by my little poetic flourishes but it's gonna be something only I could write. and maybe I won't even do anything with it, but it will exist
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Deleted my Substack earlier in the year out of concern for the choices being made on that platform. Moved everything over to Patreon which has been fine. Still no idea how to effectively promote it! Like all writers, wouldn’t mind more readers.
Self promotion never feels great but for folks wanting to read more pop cultural deep dives, you can follow me here! New pieces at least once a month!
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November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Deleted my Substack earlier in the year out of concern for the choices being made on that platform. Moved everything over to Patreon which has been fine. Still no idea how to effectively promote it! Like all writers, wouldn’t mind more readers.
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I think the corollary that a lot of people miss about "write what you know" is that *you have the power to know more things.* Research and talking to people are a central part of writing!
“write only what you know” is bullshit because a man wrote silent hill f and this shit rocks!!!! its feminist core resonates SO strongly if you’re a woman!!!!
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I think the corollary that a lot of people miss about "write what you know" is that *you have the power to know more things.* Research and talking to people are a central part of writing!
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I mean just look at this:
Xenovember day 19! There's a bit of a story behind this one, because it's pretty much where my whole career took a very solid turning point. Hit the link if you're keen to read, but if not, this is the piece that started it all...
www.instagram.com/p/DRRfn07EtiU/
www.instagram.com/p/DRRfn07EtiU/
November 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I mean just look at this:
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
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I’m always saying this
March 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I’m always saying this
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The X-Files is genuinely a timelessly good show, because when not focusing on overarching conspiracy plot, they would really just focus on a single concept and quite crucially, it would cast an incredible actor to center the episode around who would be utterly god damn captivating to watch.
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The X-Files is genuinely a timelessly good show, because when not focusing on overarching conspiracy plot, they would really just focus on a single concept and quite crucially, it would cast an incredible actor to center the episode around who would be utterly god damn captivating to watch.
Deleted my Substack earlier in the year out of concern for the choices being made on that platform. Moved everything over to Patreon which has been fine. Still no idea how to effectively promote it! Like all writers, wouldn’t mind more readers.
Self promotion never feels great but for folks wanting to read more pop cultural deep dives, you can follow me here! New pieces at least once a month!
patreon.com/WyethLeslie
patreon.com/WyethLeslie
Get more from Wyeth Leslie on Patreon
Pop Culture Writer
patreon.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Deleted my Substack earlier in the year out of concern for the choices being made on that platform. Moved everything over to Patreon which has been fine. Still no idea how to effectively promote it! Like all writers, wouldn’t mind more readers.
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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joining the war on AI on the side of bong joon ho
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
joining the war on AI on the side of bong joon ho
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This Machine Keeps the Ghost is for those struggling with lonely online spaces, being former church kids, and anxiety about our digital future. It is available on the big bad buy everything site but you can make me feel crippling gratitude by ordering from an indie bookstore!
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This Machine Keeps the Ghost is for those struggling with lonely online spaces, being former church kids, and anxiety about our digital future. It is available on the big bad buy everything site but you can make me feel crippling gratitude by ordering from an indie bookstore!
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This is a fantastic interview in general, but the realness of this particular answer stopped me cold
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is a fantastic interview in general, but the realness of this particular answer stopped me cold
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November 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Black Friday/Holiday Sale!
All first-time or returning subscribers can now purchase an annual subscription for $10 off their first year—which means just $19 for a full year of access to BW/DR and our entire 143 issue archive!
Also: you can gift it!
coupon code: HOLIDAY2025
All first-time or returning subscribers can now purchase an annual subscription for $10 off their first year—which means just $19 for a full year of access to BW/DR and our entire 143 issue archive!
Also: you can gift it!
coupon code: HOLIDAY2025
November 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“Hey Siri play the album Stygian by Atramentus.” (I am immediately uninvited from the Thanksgiving gathering)
November 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“Hey Siri play the album Stygian by Atramentus.” (I am immediately uninvited from the Thanksgiving gathering)
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Reminder to add TOKYO GODFATHERS to your Christmas movie watchlist this season! Grateful to have given (English, dubbed) voice to the trans anime icon, our beloved Hana, in this Satoshi Kon holiday classic from @gkids.com! Watch it for free on Tubi or rent it on AppleTV!
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reminder to add TOKYO GODFATHERS to your Christmas movie watchlist this season! Grateful to have given (English, dubbed) voice to the trans anime icon, our beloved Hana, in this Satoshi Kon holiday classic from @gkids.com! Watch it for free on Tubi or rent it on AppleTV!
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How mfers look after too much turkey
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
How mfers look after too much turkey
There’s a high end massage chair at the place where I’m staying for Thanksgiving and I’m about set this thing on “Tenderize”
November 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
There’s a high end massage chair at the place where I’m staying for Thanksgiving and I’m about set this thing on “Tenderize”