Bruce Handy
@brucehandy.bsky.social
Adult stuff: New Yorker, NYT, The Atlantic, elsewhere. Latest book: “Hollywood High: A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen Movies.” Kid stuff: picture books including “There Was a Shadow” and (coming October 14) “Balloon.”
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Cool optics bro
November 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Cool optics bro
Nice company for Balloon!
November 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Nice company for Balloon!
I wrote an op-ed about Bruce Springsteen’s breakthrough moment in the context of aspirational 1970s male rock stardom (I.e. what he meant to doofy normcore teenage boys like me)…
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/o...
October 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I wrote an op-ed about Bruce Springsteen’s breakthrough moment in the context of aspirational 1970s male rock stardom (I.e. what he meant to doofy normcore teenage boys like me)…
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/o...
I talked comedy and politics and cowardly networks with Dick Smothers.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
October 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I talked comedy and politics and cowardly networks with Dick Smothers.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Just caught this lovely “Briefly Noted” that ran in last week’s New Yorker. Thank you anonymous critic! The last line summarizes the book way better than I ever have.
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Just caught this lovely “Briefly Noted” that ran in last week’s New Yorker. Thank you anonymous critic! The last line summarizes the book way better than I ever have.
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As bad as the Sphere Wizard of Oz might be it’s still impressive people are traveling to Las Vegas and paying $200 a ticket to see an 86 year old movie
September 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
As bad as the Sphere Wizard of Oz might be it’s still impressive people are traveling to Las Vegas and paying $200 a ticket to see an 86 year old movie
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LA gave the resistance “skateboarder🛹 dude”, DC added a “sub sandwich🥖launcher”!
I delve deeply into the sociopolitical symbolism of submarine sandwich throwing as protest…
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/o...
Opinion | I’ll Have My Resistance on a Roll. Hold the Mayo.
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
LA gave the resistance “skateboarder🛹 dude”, DC added a “sub sandwich🥖launcher”!
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Beautiful bit of wordsmithery by @brucehandy.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Beautiful bit of wordsmithery by @brucehandy.bsky.social
I delve deeply into the sociopolitical symbolism of submarine sandwich throwing as protest…
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/o...
Opinion | I’ll Have My Resistance on a Roll. Hold the Mayo.
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I delve deeply into the sociopolitical symbolism of submarine sandwich throwing as protest…
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/o...
Reposting this in “honor” of White House’s proclamation on federal architecture.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Trump’s Proposed Face-Lift for Federal Buildings
What if the President practiced what he preaches when it comes to his own very classy holdings?
www.newyorker.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Reposting this in “honor” of White House’s proclamation on federal architecture.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
It’s true! Mea culpa!
Reading Hollywood High: A Totally Epic and Way Opinionated History of Teen Movies by @brucehandy.bsky.social and loving how deeply it dives into a genre I love intensely. But shocked he completely forgot Valley Girl. It goes hand in hand with Fast Times, I think.
August 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It’s true! Mea culpa!
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@brucehandy.bsky.social's Hollywood High. Incisive look at pop culture through lens of teen movies. Serious, critical analysis. Underpinnings of teen life/psychology told in Handy’s signature voice: Humor w/reportage. Great read for pop culture, movie buffs, academics.
#popculture #teenmovies
#popculture #teenmovies
July 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
@brucehandy.bsky.social's Hollywood High. Incisive look at pop culture through lens of teen movies. Serious, critical analysis. Underpinnings of teen life/psychology told in Handy’s signature voice: Humor w/reportage. Great read for pop culture, movie buffs, academics.
#popculture #teenmovies
#popculture #teenmovies
Shame is a goid thing… says my wife. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...
Opinion | The Coldplay Concert Shame Is Something to Celebrate
www.nytimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Shame is a goid thing… says my wife. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...
It’s funny because it’s true.
Private Eye hits the nail on the head
July 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It’s funny because it’s true.
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🟠 This week’s Klassik Tom the Dancing Bug
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It’s GOOD-GUY-WITH-A-GUN to the rescue!
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www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...
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It’s GOOD-GUY-WITH-A-GUN to the rescue!
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www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...
Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for June 26, 2025 | GoComics
Read Tom the Dancing Bug—a comic strip by creator Ruben Bolling—for today, June 26, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!
www.gocomics.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
🟠 This week’s Klassik Tom the Dancing Bug
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It’s GOOD-GUY-WITH-A-GUN to the rescue!
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www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...
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It’s GOOD-GUY-WITH-A-GUN to the rescue!
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www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...
Title story from Helen Schulman’s wonderful new collection, “Fools for Love,” published today by @theatlantic.com (free link!)
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
Fools for Love
A short story
www.theatlantic.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Title story from Helen Schulman’s wonderful new collection, “Fools for Love,” published today by @theatlantic.com (free link!)
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
As seen in print Vanity Fair!
June 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As seen in print Vanity Fair!
Doomscrolling old school.
June 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Doomscrolling old school.
June 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Our big annual AI-free summer book package, w/great new books by, take a breath, @jenngivhan.bsky.social @stevemartinreally.bsky.social @tvayyyy.bsky.social @robingivhan.bsky.social @brucehandy.bsky.social …
Summer books 2025: Get lost in our shelves of Chicago, spiritual or just plain weird books
Someday, when I open a bookstore and the big bucks roll in, I’ll display titles in narrow categories, ensuring no one finds anything and has to wander. This summer survey will be my trial run.
www.chicagotribune.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Our big annual AI-free summer book package, w/great new books by, take a breath, @jenngivhan.bsky.social @stevemartinreally.bsky.social @tvayyyy.bsky.social @robingivhan.bsky.social @brucehandy.bsky.social …
You know you’re in France when the train station newsstand has a Vivian Maier bookazine.
June 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
You know you’re in France when the train station newsstand has a Vivian Maier bookazine.
How it started.
How it’s going.
How it’s going.
June 13, 2025 at 6:35 AM
How it started.
How it’s going.
How it’s going.
June 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM