Colette Shade (buy Y2K!!)
@coletteshade.bsky.social
Author, Y2K: How the 2000's Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was). The NYT called me “lean, nimble, and profoundly depressing,” but I think I’m pretty fun.
Nonetheless we get some good punchlines in
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Nonetheless we get some good punchlines in
Yes, this was really awful!!! I remember this because my dad followed classical music and I read Daily Mail in college
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Yes, this was really awful!!! I remember this because my dad followed classical music and I read Daily Mail in college
Hoping there will be one so I can do that!!!!!
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Hoping there will be one so I can do that!!!!!
Yep!!! I have a whole section of my book about the creepy Olsen Twins “18th birthday countdowns.” Also a related essay called “Larry Summers Caused My Eating Disorder”
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Yep!!! I have a whole section of my book about the creepy Olsen Twins “18th birthday countdowns.” Also a related essay called “Larry Summers Caused My Eating Disorder”
Omg, that makes me so happy! I want his name to forever be associated with eating disorders lol
November 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Omg, that makes me so happy! I want his name to forever be associated with eating disorders lol
Yes, I argue, Larry Summers perhaps indirectly created 50 Cent
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Yes, I argue, Larry Summers perhaps indirectly created 50 Cent
If you want to read more on my thoughts about Larry Summers (and how he shaped my teens and 2000’s pop culture), buy my book! bookshop.org/p/books/y2k-...
Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was)
How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was)
bookshop.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
If you want to read more on my thoughts about Larry Summers (and how he shaped my teens and 2000’s pop culture), buy my book! bookshop.org/p/books/y2k-...
He also said women are not as good at math as men.
Now, he’s found to be apparently palling around with Epstein.
Has this guy ever done anything right???
Now, he’s found to be apparently palling around with Epstein.
Has this guy ever done anything right???
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
He also said women are not as good at math as men.
Now, he’s found to be apparently palling around with Epstein.
Has this guy ever done anything right???
Now, he’s found to be apparently palling around with Epstein.
Has this guy ever done anything right???
Also, his expertise led to policies that gutted and deregulated our own economy, leading to a dog eat dog culture and culminating in the 2008 financial crisis. Then he told Obama to do a too-low bailout, which prolonged the recovery.
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Also, his expertise led to policies that gutted and deregulated our own economy, leading to a dog eat dog culture and culminating in the 2008 financial crisis. Then he told Obama to do a too-low bailout, which prolonged the recovery.
Wait, TNR does marketplace plans?
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Wait, TNR does marketplace plans?
Elon Musk is what happens when you’re good at math and have no theory of mind, social skills, or emotional intelligence
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Elon Musk is what happens when you’re good at math and have no theory of mind, social skills, or emotional intelligence
The next Curtis Sliwa
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The next Curtis Sliwa
If you hate seeing low rise jeans come back and celebrated when Dick Cheney died last week, this is the book for you bookshop.org/p/books/y2k-...
Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was)
How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was)
bookshop.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
If you hate seeing low rise jeans come back and celebrated when Dick Cheney died last week, this is the book for you bookshop.org/p/books/y2k-...
That looks quite pleasant! While I am enjoying the cold, I also got myself an uber to go to the gym lol
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
That looks quite pleasant! While I am enjoying the cold, I also got myself an uber to go to the gym lol
The layers here are incredible. Jackets on flannels on t shirts. Today I wore my favorite black watch cashmere scarf with my knee length parka.
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The layers here are incredible. Jackets on flannels on t shirts. Today I wore my favorite black watch cashmere scarf with my knee length parka.
Come on over to Michigan
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Come on over to Michigan
Yep! As Stefan Zweig says
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Yep! As Stefan Zweig says
Some fevers result in the death of the patient
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Some fevers result in the death of the patient
“The fever will break” lol
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“The fever will break” lol