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Last book of '25 was HELP WANTED by Adelle Waldman and first book of '26 was BLUETS by Maggie Nelson.
January 2, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Last book of '25 was HELP WANTED by Adelle Waldman and first book of '26 was BLUETS by Maggie Nelson.
Hm. Maybe FAUNA by Christiane Vadnais. And FINNA by Nino Cipri was fun-weird. (Perhaps worth mentioning that I do read things other than novellas with five-letter names that start with F and end with A.)
December 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hm. Maybe FAUNA by Christiane Vadnais. And FINNA by Nino Cipri was fun-weird. (Perhaps worth mentioning that I do read things other than novellas with five-letter names that start with F and end with A.)
Sat behind Robert De Niro at a screening of Easy Rider in the East Village.
December 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Sat behind Robert De Niro at a screening of Easy Rider in the East Village.
Perhaps River of Teeth and A Taste of Marrow by Sarah Gailey? Alternate history with hippos and lots of queer rep. Zen Cho's Sorcerer Royal series (f/f rep in the second book)? Nisi Shawl's Everfair?
December 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Perhaps River of Teeth and A Taste of Marrow by Sarah Gailey? Alternate history with hippos and lots of queer rep. Zen Cho's Sorcerer Royal series (f/f rep in the second book)? Nisi Shawl's Everfair?
As a former medievalist, can confirm. Though it is of course a ridiculous movie (complimentary).
August 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
As a former medievalist, can confirm. Though it is of course a ridiculous movie (complimentary).
Fellow Piersonite here! Going to have to disagree with you on Yorkside (way too much cheese), but Naples was criminally underrated.
August 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Fellow Piersonite here! Going to have to disagree with you on Yorkside (way too much cheese), but Naples was criminally underrated.
That was me! Snagged it ~10 seconds after I saw the post. 😁 I've learned the hard way that you've gotta move fast with Peculiarity Shop!
July 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
That was me! Snagged it ~10 seconds after I saw the post. 😁 I've learned the hard way that you've gotta move fast with Peculiarity Shop!
Ok, clearly I read that as 1980s. Oops. But I stand by my answer.
July 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Ok, clearly I read that as 1980s. Oops. But I stand by my answer.
Contact. Which is painful for me to say because Jodie Foster is my favorite actress of all time. But that movie thinks it's about 10x smarter than it actually is.
July 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Contact. Which is painful for me to say because Jodie Foster is my favorite actress of all time. But that movie thinks it's about 10x smarter than it actually is.
Is YA fiction & nonfiction ok (assuming it falls under the categories in the flyer)?
June 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Is YA fiction & nonfiction ok (assuming it falls under the categories in the flyer)?
Hard agree. Portia de Rossi is a comic genius.
June 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Hard agree. Portia de Rossi is a comic genius.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Fame (1980)
Center Stage
Fame (1980)
Center Stage
June 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Fame (1980)
Center Stage
Fame (1980)
Center Stage
I sat behind Robert DeNiro at a showing of *Easy Rider* in the East Village in the late 90s. He seemed to enjoy the film.
June 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I sat behind Robert DeNiro at a showing of *Easy Rider* in the East Village in the late 90s. He seemed to enjoy the film.