Bryan Waterman
@waterman.bsky.social
Lit, hist, art, music. Toggling btwn the 1790s and the 1970s, I write abt seduction, friendship, arts scenes/circles, NYC. 33 1/3 on Marquee Moon. Professing English at NYU since 2001.
Missing me here search the WFMU comments board.
Missing me here search the WFMU comments board.
Scenes from the last 16 hours in the air: New York, Istanbul, Abu Dhabi.
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Scenes from the last 16 hours in the air: New York, Istanbul, Abu Dhabi.
A small but earnest dance party gathering in Washington Square Park.
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
A small but earnest dance party gathering in Washington Square Park.
Kid is dressed as Richie Tenenbaum (his idea). My work as a parent is pretty much done.
October 31, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Kid is dressed as Richie Tenenbaum (his idea). My work as a parent is pretty much done.
“So we’ll see what happens.”
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 AM
“So we’ll see what happens.”
Still willing to Zoom in to discuss this.
October 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Still willing to Zoom in to discuss this.
I can’t express how thrilling it was to open the ballot and see @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social at the top of the ticket. The people’s choice! Let’s GOOOOOOOOO!
October 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I can’t express how thrilling it was to open the ballot and see @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social at the top of the ticket. The people’s choice! Let’s GOOOOOOOOO!
Missed opportunity. (Also, this effing sucks. What a total disappointment.)
!["I [SQUARE] Judd" bumper sticker](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4plxlek3e7v6sft5ihvq6xgs/bafkreifmg7mojn572anow7uwj5m7mfzpzsydqnfdgd3dgqiw2bc5nhis5u@jpeg)
October 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Missed opportunity. (Also, this effing sucks. What a total disappointment.)
When you're waiting for the mushroom coffee to kick in.
October 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
When you're waiting for the mushroom coffee to kick in.
Next on the very busy president’s agenda
October 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Next on the very busy president’s agenda
Epic @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Survivor ad hit the family group chat the minute it aired…
October 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Epic @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Survivor ad hit the family group chat the minute it aired…
I mean honestly 👶🏻🍼
October 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I mean honestly 👶🏻🍼
So glad “Kaputt” was on the set list.
October 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
So glad “Kaputt” was on the set list.
Saw Destroyer last night with my daughter, Molly, making good on one of the funniest text messages I’ve ever received, sent 14+ years ago during her first year of high school.
October 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Saw Destroyer last night with my daughter, Molly, making good on one of the funniest text messages I’ve ever received, sent 14+ years ago during her first year of high school.
Got my boy his annual jabs.
October 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Got my boy his annual jabs.
Trying to get this chapter organized
September 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Trying to get this chapter organized
You guys, I thought Jill’s new book on the Constitution was going to be a little addendum to THESE TRUTHS but it’s a whole ass book of the same size!
September 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
You guys, I thought Jill’s new book on the Constitution was going to be a little addendum to THESE TRUTHS but it’s a whole ass book of the same size!
![quote bubble, w/ wormtongue whispering in theoden's ear, above Laura Loomer's unhinged tweet in which she drools over the idea of Trump becoming "the 'dictator' the Left thinks he is." She also hopes the "right [will] be as devoted to locking up and silencing our violent political enemies as they pretend we are." "It just needs to happen," she says.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4plxlek3e7v6sft5ihvq6xgs/bafkreiheyrnhptg3fpz537ogozc2jcy5qhhy4oveclhh4gafynu4q37fle@jpeg)
I learned so much from a Core Field Guide he wrote for Marina Zurkow’s class years ago. Taught me a lot about how students experienced the Core. And he was very kind to walk me through it.
September 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I learned so much from a Core Field Guide he wrote for Marina Zurkow’s class years ago. Taught me a lot about how students experienced the Core. And he was very kind to walk me through it.
Pretty sure this isn't the offramp Governor Cox was asking for.
September 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Pretty sure this isn't the offramp Governor Cox was asking for.