Tom Panarese
@popaff.bsky.social
Podcast host of Pop Culture Affidavit and Required Reading With Tom and Stella. Uncollector. Long Island expat. Long-suffering Mets fan.
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My childhood friend Chris is the guitarist for Gone Stereo. I'm kind of cringing at this.
Btw, I am shocked that The Beaches and The Beths are not on this. Maybe next year.
Btw, I am shocked that The Beaches and The Beths are not on this. Maybe next year.
December 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
My childhood friend Chris is the guitarist for Gone Stereo. I'm kind of cringing at this.
Btw, I am shocked that The Beaches and The Beths are not on this. Maybe next year.
Btw, I am shocked that The Beaches and The Beths are not on this. Maybe next year.
Damn, I'm this many chapters into writing this. And yes, I still start in longhand.
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Damn, I'm this many chapters into writing this. And yes, I still start in longhand.
Clearly, I need more bookmarks.
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Clearly, I need more bookmarks.
This is my level of nerdy con planning.
I put more effort into this than I do lesson planning.
I put more effort into this than I do lesson planning.
October 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This is my level of nerdy con planning.
I put more effort into this than I do lesson planning.
I put more effort into this than I do lesson planning.
It's Baltimore Comic-Con Day!!! @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's Baltimore Comic-Con Day!!! @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social
I asked my sister what she wanted from the library book sale. 😬
October 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I asked my sister what she wanted from the library book sale. 😬
I cackled when I got the text.
September 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I cackled when I got the text.
Writing drafts in longhand helps me focus. Typing it up, however ...
August 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Writing drafts in longhand helps me focus. Typing it up, however ...
Officially college parents. Yikes.
August 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Officially college parents. Yikes.
We were cleaning out an old filing cabinet at work and found some VHS tapes. Among them was this. I snagged it.
August 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We were cleaning out an old filing cabinet at work and found some VHS tapes. Among them was this. I snagged it.
I've been a Donna Troy fan for a very long time (despite what you may have read in old lettercolumns). This annual was phenomenal and got me choked up. Thank you, @philjimeneznyc.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I've been a Donna Troy fan for a very long time (despite what you may have read in old lettercolumns). This annual was phenomenal and got me choked up. Thank you, @philjimeneznyc.bsky.social
So yes, I am the type of dork who takes pictures of his friend's books when he spots them in his local B&N. @blumagaincurios.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
So yes, I am the type of dork who takes pictures of his friend's books when he spots them in his local B&N. @blumagaincurios.bsky.social
Love how the Marvel section at Universal Orlando is selling comics.
July 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Love how the Marvel section at Universal Orlando is selling comics.
Left hanging on my front door. Chuckling like Butt-head.
June 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Left hanging on my front door. Chuckling like Butt-head.
Quote post with the Batman comic(s) that was released the month you turned 10!
I'm cracking up at the fact that someone slabbed that "Batman Classic" book.
I'm cracking up at the fact that someone slabbed that "Batman Classic" book.
June 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Quote post with the Batman comic(s) that was released the month you turned 10!
I'm cracking up at the fact that someone slabbed that "Batman Classic" book.
I'm cracking up at the fact that someone slabbed that "Batman Classic" book.
Idk know how many times I have read it, but every time I get to this passage, I want to English teacher scream at anyone who says older books are not relevant.
June 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Idk know how many times I have read it, but every time I get to this passage, I want to English teacher scream at anyone who says older books are not relevant.
All the records I own and I am listening to this for the billionth time.
June 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
All the records I own and I am listening to this for the billionth time.
Post the best panel of X-Men you can think of right now.
May 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Post the best panel of X-Men you can think of right now.
Free Comic Book Day means quarter bins at the LCS.
May 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Free Comic Book Day means quarter bins at the LCS.
Bonus content for our AP Dystopian Lit unit.
May 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Bonus content for our AP Dystopian Lit unit.
Yeah I read scripture.
April 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Yeah I read scripture.
My friend Chris is the guitarist in the Long Island punk band Gone Stereo. Just got the EP they put out alongside another band, Something Bitter. Check them out if you are nostalgic for 90s-era punk.
April 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My friend Chris is the guitarist in the Long Island punk band Gone Stereo. Just got the EP they put out alongside another band, Something Bitter. Check them out if you are nostalgic for 90s-era punk.