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Peter Larsen

@bypeterlarsen.bsky.social
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Pop culture reporter: pop music, film, TV, books, radio, etc. Day job: Orange County Register/Southern California News Group Moonlighting: adjunct journalism professor, Cal State Long Beach Misc.: Tall. Three cats. Medill School of J, Lewis & Clark College

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Peter Larsen @bypeterlarsen.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Lily Allen was fantastic at the Orpheum in LA on 4/25/26, playing her ‘West End Girl” LP in full in a fun ‘n creative show. She’s back there tonight and at the Kia Forum in September. Go see! www.dailynews.com/2026/04/26/l...
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Lily Allen thrills LA fans with a terrific ‘West End Girl’ performance
Allen’s first show in Los Angeles since 2018 is a full performance of her newest work, a song cycle of 14 songs based on the difficult end of her marriage.
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Paul Myers @pulmyears.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
“Our president's crazy Did you hear what he said?” - Talking Heads, “Making Flippy Floppy” (1983)
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Dr. Skylar Grayson @skylargrayson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA
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Peter Larsen @bypeterlarsen.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Last night’s review today: Mitski kicked her 5-night residency at Hollywood High School on Monday, March 30, and was fantastic, playing all but 1 song on her new LP and a good selection of older faves. Review and photos here: www.dailynews.com/2026/03/31/m...
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Mitski rocks Hollywood High School to kick off a 5-night residency
The emotional art-pop of the singer-songwriter shines brightly in songs from her new album, ‘Nothing Is About to Happen to Me,’ and older faves, too.
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Mike.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @dumbmike.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Gosford Park (2001) Gosford World (2015) Gosford World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
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Peter Larsen @bypeterlarsen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Had a great talk with Melissa Auf der Maur about her ‘90s rock memoir ‘Even the Good Girls Will Cry,’ playing bass in Hole with Courtney Love, Smashing Pumpkins with Billy Corgan, falling love with Dave Grohl ‘n much more. Gift-linked here: www.dailynews.com/2026/03/18/m...
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Melissa Auf der Maur joined Courtney Love’s band Hole, and she took notes.
In ‘Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A ’90s Rock Memoir,’ Auf der Maur shares her story of self-discovery and musical stardom in bands such as Hole and Smashing Pumpkins, and with her first love Dave Gro...
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Woltergeist 2: The Other Side-Eye @wolter.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
“But finding, not keeping’s the lesson” might be the best 6 word summation of the theme of Casablanca ever written and it’s in a Roxy Music song, not a volume of film criticism.
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
This is a good lesson for journalists: Use plain language to state true things clearly.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 24/01/2026
Board of Peace - Season 1
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Justin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
She's like an old samurai whose great battles are behind her but every once in a while she kills a man with piece of paper just to prove a point
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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Formal invitation to the hockey team sent,,, if any people with connections to the hockey team wanna have them email my team my bio. I’m for real. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Email to USA Hockey
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Peter Larsen @bypeterlarsen.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Contestants on the Game Show Network's "Which One is NOT All Over the Epstein Files?" eagerly raise hands to make their bets! Is it, left to right, A) Scott Bessent, B) Donald Trump, or C) Howard Lutnick? Lock in your votes now!
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
it’s just a mystery how known racist Donald Trump could possibly have posted a racist video
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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Wanna Hear Some Halo Lore? @stefanheck.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
BARI WEISS: Well, time to hire another new correspondent for CBS News. (Starts flipping through a huge tome titled “The Big Book of Pedophiles and Their Contact Information”)
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/02/2026
Worried about a newborn calf on his farm, Tanner Sorrell brought her inside to warm up. He soon found her cuddling with his kids on the couch. “I wasn’t going to be the party pooper if they were having fun,” Tanner said. “They’re only kids one time.”
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Farmers took in a freezing calf. Their kids cuddled up with her.
Tanner Sorrell worried about a newborn calf on his farm. He brought her inside to warm up, and soon found her cuddling with his kids on the couch.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The Dilbert Project. kalebhorton.ghost.io/the-d-lbert-...
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The D*lbert Project
I wish I could remember why I made this. All I know is it was 2013 and I was busted ass broke, sleeping on a mattress on the floor of my dad’s office. I had no prospects left. Everything I had fit com...
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
At odds, you can say it … because Noem is lying as ICE murders US citizens.
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Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
30 Rock "What a week" meme:
"What a year, huh?"
"Lemon, it's January 3rd."
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 03/01/2026
Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 03/01/2026
if you are talking today about how bad maduro was and were alive, at all, during the run-up to the iraq war you are potentially the dumbest person to ever live
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 16/12/2025
HARD BOILED DETECTIVE: another cruel sunrise over the city of the damned. another corpse. another widow. another cup of black coffee to drag my sorry ass back to life- *sputtering* ME: do you like it? it's an ethiopian washed process single origin DETECTIVE: ME: are you getting apricot notes
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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 10/12/2025
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.' Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
a shot of a god botherer in a car, next to him on the passenger seat is a skull in an ornate box
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more mr. spice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
insanely good thing to say when you enter a room
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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 15/12/2025
Speaking ill of Rob Reiner, now that should cost you your job
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Peter Larsen @bypeterlarsen.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Last night’s review today: Robert Plant was in terrific form with his band Saving Grace at the United Theater on Broadway in DTLA last night. The band is terrific, playing mostly acoustic folk, blues and lil bit o’ rock. Five Led Zeppelin songs too! X www.dailynews.com/2025/11/23/r...
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Robert Plant and Saving Grace deliver Led Zeppelin tunes and more in LA
The Led Zeppelin singer continues his terrific explorations of roots music in a terrific night at the United Theater on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 22.
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Peter Larsen @bypeterlarsen.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
David Byrne was amazing at the Dolby Theatre in LA, both the setlist, which was about half Talking Heads classics, half terrific solo material, but also the beautiful theatrical production of the shows visuals. Here’s my review: https//www.dailyne...
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David Byrne gives LA a fiery night of Talking Heads and solo music
The first of Byrne’s two nights at the Dolby Theatre delivered a feast of music and theater on Thursday.
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Peter Larsen @bypeterlarsen.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Last night’s review today: The Rock Hall induction was a terrific party with Soundgarden, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, White Stripes, Joe Cocker and more among the honorees, and Iggy Pop, Chappell Roan and David Letterman great presenters. www.dailynews.com/2025/11/09/r...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Soundgarden, Cyndi Lauper and other highlights
Inductees on Saturday at the Peacock Theater also included Salt-N-Pepa, the White Stripes, Warren Zevon and Outkast. A broadcast of highlights will air on ABC on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2026.
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Liza @lizamezzo.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
It would be nice if kids could just play sports without it being anyone's business if they're cis or trans. It would be nice if trans kids could have the playful and affectionate childhood every kid deserves. It would be nice if cis adults would fucking stop torturing trans kids. RIP Lìa Smith.
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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
I'm telling my kids this was Tom Homan
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flintstone is holding a bag of money with a dollar sign on it
ALT: flintstone is holding a bag of money with a dollar sign on it
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Tom Homan took a bag of cash from an undercover FBI agent the right way. by Ezra Klein
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama. His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful. Now he is tweeting in support of me. This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*. Or used to work.
Tweet From Obama mentioning my firing from the Washington post. Wirh a photo of me
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Tony Lastname @rivernewstc.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
😎🪴🌵 "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ~Theodore Roosevelt
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Michigan Lt. Governor…
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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Just saw someone refer to Cheryl Hines as The Marvelous Mrs. Measles and 💀💀💀💀💀💀
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Joe G @eastendjoe.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
A reminder for future generations….please don’t let this kind of music die out.
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Flamphe @flamphe.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Artwork in DC. I love this ❤️❤️❤️
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The Blood on Satan's White Claw @malicew.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
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Robin Baker @robinalexbaker.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Clara Bow was born 121 years ago today, so I'm celebrating with this photograph. It's described as 'Clara Bow in the Mojave desert with cigarette and gun' which sounds like the opening of a movie. It's preserved by UNLV Universities Libraries, Special Collections and Archives.
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
It’s a terrible bill. It will literally kill people. The most vulnerable among us will suffer as the wealthiest benefit. It’s perverse. I wish there were something I could do. But alas, I am only a U.S. Senator from Alaska whose “no” vote would kill the bill. So I voted yes. You get it.
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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Wild that Carson McCullers was born in 1917 and had a 2017 online essayist face
A young Carson McCullers, a white woman with a neat bob and bangs, wearing a crisp white shirt and holding a cigarette
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East Bay Booksellers @ebbooksellers.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Truth
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Matthew Vinge @mvinge.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Politicians hide themselves away. They only started the war. Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to the poor. Time will tell on their power minds. Making war just for fun, Treating people just like pawns in chess, Wait 'till their judgment day comes... - Ozzy Osbourne, "War Pigs"
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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Eartha Kitt as Catwoman.
A close-up, black and white photo of Eartha Kitt in her Catwoman costume.
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My Imaginary Brooklyn @myimaginarybrklyn.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Karl Alexander Wilke, 1912. “Woman Reading” #illustration #1910s #KarlAlexanderWilke
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pink jimi photon @pinkjimiphoton.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
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