Crew Diva
@profpeytonplace.bsky.social
Doer of things with words. Knitter of things with string. Mover of water with oars. Lover of BritPop. Author of _Dirty Whites and Dark Secrets: Sex and Race in PEYTON PLACE_
'“Candlelight and black tie and my creative vision,” she says, as though listing the ingredients in a cauldron. “As first lady, children will always remain my priority,” she coos, and you can almost picture her coaxing them into her little gingerbread house.'
January 31, 2026 at 1:52 AM
'“Candlelight and black tie and my creative vision,” she says, as though listing the ingredients in a cauldron. “As first lady, children will always remain my priority,” she coos, and you can almost picture her coaxing them into her little gingerbread house.'
It's a scorching review: 'She glides from the fashion fitting to the table setting, and from the “candlelit dinner” to the “starlight ball”, with a face like a fist and a voice of sheet metal.'
January 31, 2026 at 1:51 AM
It's a scorching review: 'She glides from the fashion fitting to the table setting, and from the “candlelit dinner” to the “starlight ball”, with a face like a fist and a voice of sheet metal.'
I've just begun GRAVITY'S RAINBOW and, dammit, it is GOOD. For a long, long time I had resisted Pynchon, having been underwhelmed by THE CRYING OF LOT 49. For the same reasons as the original poster, I wanted to make a go of something meaty. It's surprisingly beautiful in its amusing awfulness.
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I've just begun GRAVITY'S RAINBOW and, dammit, it is GOOD. For a long, long time I had resisted Pynchon, having been underwhelmed by THE CRYING OF LOT 49. For the same reasons as the original poster, I wanted to make a go of something meaty. It's surprisingly beautiful in its amusing awfulness.
Have you read much Hardy? Highly recommend THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE.
January 20, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Have you read much Hardy? Highly recommend THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE.
I did exactly this as well!
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I did exactly this as well!
Our dog does this, too! He arrived in our lives with this habit. He's such a good, sweet boy!
August 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Our dog does this, too! He arrived in our lives with this habit. He's such a good, sweet boy!
I'm genuinely not surprised by any of this.
June 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I'm genuinely not surprised by any of this.
There have been so, so many of these pages since 2016.
June 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There have been so, so many of these pages since 2016.
Congratulations, Doctor!
March 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Congratulations, Doctor!
Shaheen, man. She has no more primaries. She could have been on the right side of history, but no. And my other senator. Quislings, every last one of them. I'm so disgusted.
March 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Shaheen, man. She has no more primaries. She could have been on the right side of history, but no. And my other senator. Quislings, every last one of them. I'm so disgusted.
Offscale. These fucking fuckers. My god.
March 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Offscale. These fucking fuckers. My god.
Poignantly? Jfc. Also, wtf?
March 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Poignantly? Jfc. Also, wtf?
Thank you for your leadership and courage. The failure of your colleagues to stand with you gives me neither hope nor faith in their ability to meet this moment. But you have, and for that I am grateful.
March 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Thank you for your leadership and courage. The failure of your colleagues to stand with you gives me neither hope nor faith in their ability to meet this moment. But you have, and for that I am grateful.
Rubio's face in the cutaway..he knows he's totally f**ked.
March 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Rubio's face in the cutaway..he knows he's totally f**ked.
Get up, turn your back, and go.
March 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Get up, turn your back, and go.
Aaaand they cowered. Let Green take their fall. Embarrassing and profoundly disappointing.
March 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Aaaand they cowered. Let Green take their fall. Embarrassing and profoundly disappointing.
It's the "again" that kills me.
March 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It's the "again" that kills me.
None of the rest of them did.
March 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
None of the rest of them did.
The "Have Fun!" is the chef's kiss.
March 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The "Have Fun!" is the chef's kiss.