Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Because the My Brilliant Friend erasure can’t stand 000 0
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026All writers need editors, so re-upping from last week with correct title: Because the pub date was abruptly moved forward a full month, I wasn’t able to pitch a review of Rebecca Perry’s MAY WE FEED THE KING, which is spectacular and unique. I hope it gets the attention in the US that it deserves. 030 3
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026If you like books set where you’re going, it’s clichéd but DUBLINERS is truly one of the all-time great collections. If you’re already a Joyce fan (and are traveling solo or with a like-minded partner), walking the route of ULYSSES is very rewarding & a great way to see Dublin (or was 20 yrs ago). 100 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Nice. Wish I was still there. Instead watching crazy lightning storm roll across the lake. 100 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Delta just calling it a day to go watch the football. 010 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 28/06/2026My mom just sent me this photo the other day, and talked about the party we had with all my grandparents and a few great-grandparents. I was 4 1/2, so only really remember it through the photos I’ve seen. 171 7
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Only design info is on back cover (see below). First Vintage International edition from January 1994 that I’m pretty sure I bought used because I was on a scholarship away from electrical engineering studying CEE history and supposed to study abroad in Prague that fall (long story didn’t happen). 010 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Dug it out to reread in 2021 for the first time in a decade. Still held up for me! 110 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 10/06/2026One of my most relaxing poses, and something I need to get back to doing more often. Here is me doing this in the middle of Iceland in 1998! 010 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I’ve used DDG for years, and once you adjust the settings (including turning off AI prompts and such), this is my results: 230 3
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Apparently I don’t look up often enough because I just noticed this Lenin atop a building on Norfolk just south of Houston. Anyone know the story behind it?? 110 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 05/05/2026I took the shortcut (and then backtracked to your path!) 260 6
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I’m so sick of living in a country that tops news sites around the world with its repeated atrocities, atrocities only occur because one political party is slavishly devoted to power instead of the genuine welfare of its citizens. 000 0
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 11/04/2026The best way to see the Duomo on a gorgeous Saturday. 010 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I sure hope not because I (over) use it all the time. A more authoritative answer, though not specifically in reference to “the story,” can be found in Dreyer’s English: 110 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 22/02/2026I took this photo 6 yrs ago today on the northern edge of Firenze as I went for a coffee after lunch. Walking past the spot this morning I spied a lizard as it flicked its tail and hid among the vines encircling an ancient tree that once shaded the newsstand, which closed a year after the pandemic. 000 0
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Could literally not agree with you more :) 130 3
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 15/01/2026I mean, after seeing him at this Nov. Q&A for Blue Moon, it’s hard to argue with that choice, if for no other reason than the suit. 030 3
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 02/01/2026New-to-me director whose work is extremely my jam and one of the great actors of her generation. 011 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 19/12/2025The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. Really hope I’m the Belushi here…I think. 010 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Grateful to science and my savings account; not grateful to the ignorance and fear-mongering responsible for the fact that I had to pay more than $200 for a life-saving vaccine that used to be free. 120 2
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 27/07/2025A couple other options for me, but neither comes close to this debut: 030 3
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Because movies are better than the news/world right now… 010 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 11/06/2025I will fire back with this mannequin, which—no judgment—seemed to be the only “child” version available in Albania, as I saw it in two cities, in shop windows and a museum, and have since seen it in other Balkan countries, too. 010 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Not that I would have had any influence if I’d seen this earlier, but fwiw: 120 2
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Very confused that NYT Spelling Bee counts the hyphenated version of this cheerleading accessory but not the correct one-word spelling 000 0
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 02/04/2025I’ve watched Val Kilmer’s movies more times than those of any other actor, probably due solely to Real Genius, which my brother and I watched borderline obsessively, but also Tombstone, The Doors, Top Secret, Top Gun, so many more. Thanks for so much joy. Rest easy, Val. 000 0
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 21/03/2025I thought of Jules et Jim, which would be interesting because there are actually three people running, kind of the duality of Mark represented. But I only watched once while very tired so this could be totally off. 111 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 15/03/2025@alexzucker.bsky.social it’s admittedly trivial compared with so much of what’s going on in the world, but wanted to let you know that your translations are well represented in Ljubljana’s main bookshop (the recent Topol translation is on the other side of the table): 110 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 11/03/2025@jowrotethis.bsky.social @robmahoney.bsky.social No idea how to forward a post here, but one of our great satirists has some Lorazepam advice for Tim I didn’t want you to miss. 000 0
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Under Settings>Moderation I see this screen: 130 3
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 24/12/2024To make all your Christmas/Hanukah/holiday wishes come true, here’s the best of list that no one has been asking for—my five favorite translated novels from the past year, as well as an honorable mention that I read for the first time in 2024: 061 6
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Sadly I don’t have any pets of my own, but this kitten in Kotor, Montenegro, was so adorable that it was very hard not to put her in my pocket when I left. Scores of cats live throughout the city (well fed and attended to medically), and the local kids named this one Maša. 030 3
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 11/11/2024What is one of your comfort movies/shows? 000 0
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 06/11/2024This is the verb choice that made me want to scream. 110 1
Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 05/11/2024Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally 010 1