Olivia Messer
@oliviamesser.bsky.social
texan. editor in chief, the barbed wire. words in rolling stone, marie claire, slate, the daily beast, texas monthly, texas observer etc
for texas tips, email: olivia@thebarbedwire.com
for texas tips, email: olivia@thebarbedwire.com
even though I thought I knew how it would go, I was still kind of smacked in the face by each one
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
even though I thought I knew how it would go, I was still kind of smacked in the face by each one
Lil space heaters just remind me of all the fires I covered at the Waco Trib so be careful!!!!!
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Lil space heaters just remind me of all the fires I covered at the Waco Trib so be careful!!!!!
Same!!! New apartment!
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Same!!! New apartment!
I’m at the beginning of Season 2 of the show!
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I’m at the beginning of Season 2 of the show!
I was so ready to be …totally fine with his performance!
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I was so ready to be …totally fine with his performance!
Shirtless weirdly often for a British gentleman, no???
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Shirtless weirdly often for a British gentleman, no???
The best part the Philippa Gregory and Henry VIII ones is that many are good and well-cast, but you can also tell yourself that you’re learning history
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The best part the Philippa Gregory and Henry VIII ones is that many are good and well-cast, but you can also tell yourself that you’re learning history
All the various versions of Philippa Gregory novels and Henry VIII related stories are low stress for me because I know the plot lines so well, but if you somehow missed Downton Abbey and the 3 movies, the drama is almost exclusively about dinner party prep
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
All the various versions of Philippa Gregory novels and Henry VIII related stories are low stress for me because I know the plot lines so well, but if you somehow missed Downton Abbey and the 3 movies, the drama is almost exclusively about dinner party prep
Good lord, does anything good ever happen to Ross Poldark??
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Good lord, does anything good ever happen to Ross Poldark??
Same! Suddenly I’m Googling “does the cat survive”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Same! Suddenly I’m Googling “does the cat survive”
“NEW” could also mean must be a Robyn who is not currently Robyn
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
“NEW” could also mean must be a Robyn who is not currently Robyn
I have found him totally fine in other roles, but he could not compare to Henry Cavill in this one. Just turned Geralt into a husk of a character
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I have found him totally fine in other roles, but he could not compare to Henry Cavill in this one. Just turned Geralt into a husk of a character
I tried so hard, and then I paused the episode to look up reviews to see whether I should invest more time — and realized absolutely nobody found it watchable unless you basically fast forward through any scenes with The Witcher in them
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I tried so hard, and then I paused the episode to look up reviews to see whether I should invest more time — and realized absolutely nobody found it watchable unless you basically fast forward through any scenes with The Witcher in them
Yeah it took me a few reads to clock, but that frankly hammers home how easily mixed up the meaning is even when you feel like you’re using the right words!
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Yeah it took me a few reads to clock, but that frankly hammers home how easily mixed up the meaning is even when you feel like you’re using the right words!
I always appreciated “non-partisan but not neutral” as a journalism mantra
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I always appreciated “non-partisan but not neutral” as a journalism mantra