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Scott Meslow

@scottmeslow.bsky.social

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Author: — A PLACE BOTH WONDERFUL AND STRANGE: THE EXTRAORDINARY UNTOLD HISTORY OF TWIN PEAKS (Running Press, coming soon) — FROM HOLLYWOOD WITH LOVE: THE RISE AND FALL (AND RISE AGAIN) OF THE ROMANTIC COMEDY (Dey Street, available now)

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Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · 15h

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Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · 1d

In a better world Midnight Mass would’ve bought him the rope to do basically anything he wanted after

Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · 1d

Rolling straight from a First Reformed rewatch into a Midnight Mass rewatch and these really are two of the most striking performances of the past decade

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Kevin Nguyen @knguyen.bsky.social · 6d

I feel very lucky that I got to talk about my Homeland-Security-mass-detention-Asian-American book on The Daily Show

Kevin Nguyen - “Mỹ Documents: A Novel” | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

www.youtube.com

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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · 6d

@scottmeslow.bsky.social made an observation I can’t stop thinking about in his Ghost of Yōtei review, how the game won’t let you run into trees. I asked him about it and he said something about how the game is “nature without its wildness” and that’s basically it, to me

www.gq.com/story/ghost-...

‘Ghost of Yōtei’ Reviewed: Bloody Revenge and Strange Comfort in a Sprawling Open World

Sony's latest action-adventure blockbuster dials up the samurai-movie escapism just when we need it most.

www.gq.com

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Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · 9d

This is a First Trap 😍 (and it worked on me, I’m gonna watch it again now)

Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · 9d

I’m pretty deep into the skill tree (on standard difficulty) and progression has felt pretty much perfectly balanced throughout — enough flexibility to go deep early on the skills you care about, but enough depth that you’re still getting useful new abilities 20+ hours in

Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · 9d

Playing Ghost of Yōtei (or fiddling while Rome is burning):

‘Ghost of Yōtei’ Reviewed: Bloody Revenge and Strange Comfort in a Sprawling Open World

Sony's latest action-adventure blockbuster dials up the samurai-movie escapism just when we need it most.

www.gq.com

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Eko Eko Alex-rak: Wizard of Darkness @alexxkittle.bsky.social · 28d

OK IT'S HAPPENING! Announcing my 2026 wall calendar, featuring new original illustrations celebrating the works of David Lynch, much missed and forever an inspiration. PRE-ORDERS start today as the art is still in-progress, I expect to print and ship in November!

www.etsy.com/listing/4366...

My digital illustration inspired by Mulholland Drive.

My digital illustration inspired by Twin Peaks.

My digital illustration inspired by The Elephant Man.

My digital illustration inspired by Dune.

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Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · Aug 22

For sure! Drop me a line anytime

Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · Aug 22

Very excited to formally reveal the cover of my new book — A Place Both Wonderful and Strange: The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks.

The book will be published on February 24, 2026, but you can preorder NOW (and I’d be very grateful if you do!):

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/scott...

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Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thanks for sharing! More to come soon…

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Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · Aug 21

More resonant than I’d like it to be!

Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thinking about this bit from Wolf Hall a lot lately

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Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · Aug 20

Ooooooooo Devereauuuuuuuuux

Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · Aug 20

(I’m aware, obviously, of the other, darker reasons these people are gobbling up journalism outlets, letting them boil in stomach acid for a while, then puking whatever’s left back out)

Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · Aug 20

I’m so tired of the sheer contempt of the management class. You can only run a publication like this if you have no respect whatsoever for both your writers and your readers. And at that point, why bother with journalism at all? You can almost definitely squeeze more money out of some other widget

The Things I Thought and Did Not Say While Writing For a Content-Mill

In 1996, Jerry Maguire was laughed out of his office for publishing a company-wide memo encouraging his industry to take a more human approach.

danielcruse.substack.com

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John Thorne @thornewip.bsky.social · Aug 15

Well, Los Angeles, it's your turn....
(Link is for day one. There are two more days in this event.)
www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN Parts 1—4 - American Cinematheque

www.americancinematheque.com

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Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · Jul 30

lol

Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · Jul 29

I put this in my NYT best movies of the 21st century and I was not kidding

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Scott Meslow @scottmeslow.bsky.social · Jul 25

Great day to buy Plays the Music of Twin Peaks on vinyl

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autumn wright 🍂 @theautumnwright.bsky.social · Jul 11

"We had the chance to be truly expansive, and we couldn’t get over the fact that we loved games too much."

This month in Dialogue, @jmrivera.bsky.social on why the games industry shouldn't exist and how games media fails itself.