I can’t claim credit for noticing the phrase below; that was @bdmcclay.bsky.social, who noted in her review of this book that we can assume it’s about the New Yorker & is thus perfect. “Ordinarily devoted to a style of writing that combined indifference with hysteria.” —Ken Greenhall, Childgrave
Also today: @bdmcclay.bsky.social tells the most entertaining and confounding story yet about her silly & sweet dog, Boswell. You won’t believe what he’s been getting up to.
he's just looking out for me
Hardcover reveal for Fight Me. Endpaper art by Actual Legend Bryan Hitch! Preorder at www.penguin.co.uk/books/446205...
"her father proposed to her mother by saying “I think I need to set up a picket line around you.” Incredible." notebook.substack.com/p/capsule-re...@bdmcclay.bsky.social
clara bow, suze rotolo, the marigold
In her newsletter @bdmcclay.bsky.social is as usual sensible & insightful about Taylor Swift. She also offers some I think unimpeachable personal rules of criticism. The first is also the number 1 rule for getting the most out of Road House (1989): “Try to assume that everything is on purpose.”
smdh
i keep laughing at this but it has to be said there's no "but" here… patrick bateman is a swiftie… it gives me no pleasure to report this but you know it's true www.reddit.com/r/swiftiecir...
[trump voice] they say "late capitalism" this "late capitalism" that the capitalism's always late folks it doesn't run on time it's very sad… Benito now he tried to make the capitalism run on time, but they got him folks, they got him… it was curtains for Benny
