Katie Buenneke
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Katie Buenneke
@kbuenneke.bsky.social
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Pronounced ben-uh-key. Theater critic, pop culture enthusiast, LA Drama Critics Circle member. LA Weekly & Neon Tommy alumna. she/her.
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I hate film halloween what do you mean you’re barbra stanwyk in double indemnity
A woman in a blonde wig with a victory roll, cat eye sunglasses, and a white blouse in front of Halloween decorations Barbra Stanwyk in a blonde wig with a victory roll, cat eye sunglasses, and a white blouse in front of cans of food
November 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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making matzo ball soup at home and you know how some people recommend making matzo balls with seltzer? I just had a funny intrusive thought
A box of 30 cans of spindrift. The box says it’s made with REAL squeezed fruit—1.5 grapefruits, 2 lemons, 2.5 limes A pot of four matzo balls simmering on the stove. The picture is bad because the camera lens got steamed up.
April 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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on an old movie kick! watching a bunch of classics I’d somehow missed before.
Recent activity on letterboxd: you can’t take it with you, sullivan’s travels, the Philadelphia story, and bob trevino likes it
March 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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loving my new annual tradition of seeing a @steveyockey.bsky.social play in January at The Road #lathtr
A theater program for the show SLEEPING GIANT written by Steve Yockey, directed by Ann Hearn Tobolowsky, at The Road Theatre Company
January 27, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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she did come over and hang with me so I’m pretty sure this means we’re bffs now?
A selfie with Moo Deng, who is right next to me, on the other side of the zoo’s safety glass. A selfie with Moo Deng, where she is further away but more clearly visible.
January 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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The Pygmy hippo Moo Deng has her mouth open, and it almost looks like she is eating her mom’s mouth, which is also open. The text over their heads says “me & my friends yapping over each other.”
January 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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saw the iconic Moo Deng today and she is as adorable and meme-worthy as ever!! 🩷
A picture of the Pygmy hippo Moo Deng and her mom at the zoo. Moo Deng’s mom looks kind of exhausted, and the text over her head reads “my friends.” Moo Deng’s mouth is open and right next to her mom’s ear, so it looks like she’s speaking loudly. The text over Moo Deng’s head reads “me telling the same story for the fourth time.”
January 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Happy new year from Hong Kong!
New year’s fireworks over Victoria harbor, as seen from Kowloon.
December 31, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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I've been seeing a lot of shows recently—here are my abridged thoughts on them! theaterdigest.substack.com/p/theater-di...
December 2, 2024 at 5:42 AM
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Tonight’s show: THE CIVIL TWILIGHT at the Broadwater
December 1, 2024 at 6:17 AM
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Last night’s show: IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT, TYLER PRICE at the Hudson
November 30, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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Tonight’s show: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Pasadena Playhouse
November 27, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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Today’s show: WAITING FOR GODOT at the Geffen, starring Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi
November 25, 2024 at 3:33 AM
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-yellow & blue building: also Heinen Delfts Blauw, purchased in Bonaire
-llama: I think this was from World Market?
-Disney pair: sentimental; my coworker gave me the 2021 one, and the Candlelight choir director gave me the cloth one when I worked at Disney
-double decker bus: Harrod’s, in person
Ceramic ornament of a yellow building with blue windows and doors, that looks like the buildings in Bonaire. Cloth ornament of a llama with festive knitted decorations in green, blue, and pink Two ornaments: one says 2021, but the 0 is a Mickey Mouse. The other is a cloth diamond, with a Mickey button A red double decker bus ornament, with “Harrods” written on the side of the bus
November 24, 2024 at 6:42 AM
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-glass butter: Bloomingdale’s, online
-ceramic Curaçao: also Heinen Delfts Blauw, purchased in person
-Taylor Swift albums as books: AliExpress
-sledding penguin: Target, last year (no longer available 😫)
Glass ornament, gold, shaped like a stick of butter, and labeled as such Ceramic ornament, white, with blue palm trees. It says “Curaçao” and the o is a sun. Plastic, semitransparent ornament of all of Taylor Swift’s albums as books, with the title and style of each album on the spine. Felt ornament of a penguin on a sled. The penguin appears to be racing downhill (and is very cute!)
November 24, 2024 at 6:34 AM
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Some faves, and where I got them:
-Liberty of London: purchased there
-NYC tourist snowman: this one is made by Craftspring, and is available online a few places!
-little gnome: Heinen Delfts Blauw (available online)
-silver Mickey: purchased at Disneyland Paris a few years ago
Ceramic ornament showing the Liberty of London department store Cloth ornament of a snowman with a Statue of Liberty hat, a red scarf, a camera around their neck, holding a hot dog White ceramic 3d ornament of a gnome with a big orange nose, a long beard, and a hat with blue flowers. Ornament made up of three silver woven balls that look like Mickey Mouse
November 24, 2024 at 6:21 AM
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November 7, 2024 at 1:50 AM
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canNOT get over that the songs for August Moon were written by the one the main songwriters for one direction!!
A retweet from Savan Kotecha’s Twitter profile of an article about Savan writing the song “Dance Before We Walk” from THE IDEA OF YOU A list of songs Savan Kotecha wrote for one direction, from the one direction fan wiki: "What Makes You Beautiful" — lyricist, composer "Na Na Na" — lyricist, composer "One Thing" — lyricist, composer "Up All Night" — lyricist, composer "I Wish" — lyricist, composer "Save You Tonight" — lyricist, composer Take ​Me H​ome "Live While We're Young" — lyricist, composer "Kiss You" — lyricist, composer "Last First Kiss" — lyricist, composer "Heart Attack" — lyricist, composer "Change My Mind" — lyricist, composer "Back For You" — lyricist, composer "Magic" - lyricist, composer "Still The One" - lyricist, composer "Nobody Compares" - lyricist, composer Midnight Memories "Happily" - lyricist, composer
March 7, 2024 at 12:44 AM
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Sundance season
A Letterboxd account showing four movies under “recent activity”: DIDI, BETWEEN THE TEMPLES, A REAL PAIN, and THELMA
January 25, 2024 at 11:07 PM
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Amazon said, “we have no clue when you’ll receive IRON FLAME,” (even tho I preordered it) and, “we might be switching you from the special edition to the regular edition, who’s to say?” but luckily, Target came through!
Two copies of iron flame and one copy of fourth wing, all by Rebecca yarros, with black pages.
November 8, 2023 at 1:08 AM
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I thought Taylor Swift might release more vault tracks or something at 3am eastern/midnight pacific and I was quite incorrect!!
October 27, 2023 at 7:05 AM