C.L. McCartney
@chrismccartney.bsky.social
(he/him) Writes things and edits things. Mostly SFF, mostly queer. Managing Director and Co-Founder of @BonaBooks.bsky.social
Queer, nerd, lefty. Views my own.
Queer, nerd, lefty. Views my own.
Even the basic premise of "NY Housing is expensive, which is why we live here" feels way, WAY too timid to be relevant in 2025.
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Even the basic premise of "NY Housing is expensive, which is why we live here" feels way, WAY too timid to be relevant in 2025.
"At the risk of being didactic..." writes @drfionamoore.bsky.social in her feedback, before making a wonderful suggestion that recontextualizes the entire story and makes it obvious how I fix the ending. 😅
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"At the risk of being didactic..." writes @drfionamoore.bsky.social in her feedback, before making a wonderful suggestion that recontextualizes the entire story and makes it obvious how I fix the ending. 😅
The suggestion seems to be that they're revising it. But. 👀
November 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The suggestion seems to be that they're revising it. But. 👀
That said, I saw BoM for the first time a few months ago, and wasn't convinced you could stage it as a *new* show today. There's something very uncomfortable about West End actors depicting dirt-poor, naive, brutalised, AIDS-suffering Ugandans on stage while a white audience laughs.
November 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
That said, I saw BoM for the first time a few months ago, and wasn't convinced you could stage it as a *new* show today. There's something very uncomfortable about West End actors depicting dirt-poor, naive, brutalised, AIDS-suffering Ugandans on stage while a white audience laughs.
It's hard to make anything impervious to bad readings. See how many people miss the point of Fight Club or the Northman, or Coppola making two sequels to the Godfather just to underline "Michael is the villain" with ever-increasing emphasis.
November 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It's hard to make anything impervious to bad readings. See how many people miss the point of Fight Club or the Northman, or Coppola making two sequels to the Godfather just to underline "Michael is the villain" with ever-increasing emphasis.
The VISUALS.
a green ice cream truck is lit up with green lights
ALT: a green ice cream truck is lit up with green lights
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November 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The VISUALS.
STUNNING work! 🥰
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
STUNNING work! 🥰
It's not directly relevant, but I'm reminded that without Lady With an Ermine, Phillip Pullman wouldn't have invented Daemons.
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It's not directly relevant, but I'm reminded that without Lady With an Ermine, Phillip Pullman wouldn't have invented Daemons.
Very this. And even if artist's weren't intending narrative (which... lol), humans project emotion, memory and narrative onto *abstract* paintings, let alone portraits.
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Very this. And even if artist's weren't intending narrative (which... lol), humans project emotion, memory and narrative onto *abstract* paintings, let alone portraits.