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David Wondrich

@davidwondrich.bsky.social
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Barroom historian. Author of The Comic Book History of the Cocktail, Imbibe, Punch and a mess of other books. Ardent Wet. Brooklynite and part-time Triestino. Anima humana non est imitabilis.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16h
We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
@mortenmorland.bsky.social
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Sir Jon @pintocomics.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Dropped another batch of episodes to the website, including @jendiagammon.bsky.social, @davidwondrich.bsky.social and a few others not on Bluesky, and even dug up a 2018 show with Beachbum Berry, as well as my 20 year old article where I discovered him! www.pintocomics.com is the page! #popculture
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Pint O' Comics
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Tommy Ramone. There might have been a 1-2-3-4.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Also, now we’re beset from the other direction. Rampant, non-contextual development, anonymization, loss of community…
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We didn’t have much of an option, TBH.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Orange Gambino.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Back in the 80s and early 90s, my house in Brooklyn was in the middle of all that shit. Not fun. Best of luck to you!
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Truly. I'd also add that, if the thing to which the phrase refers has fallen out of, I won't say general, but at least educated knowledge, it might be time to look around for a new phrase.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Better make sure there’s a paper air marshal around.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
That’s a really good one. And if you’ve never fumbled a nutmeg you haven’t made nearly enough punch.
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Horizontalsrich @richienb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@kirkdalebooks.bsky.social @oddthisday.bsky.social it's International Crumhorn Day, lads!
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I know precisely what you mean.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
All I gots is more bars.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
As long as Chasen's was around they knew they were never gonna get best.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yes we do.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thanks, Evan--wish you could join us!
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Evan Rail @evanrail.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tell your NYC friends that the great @davidwondrich.bsky.social will be hosting a a multi-course Martini dinner with history & lore about the cocktail, a killer menu and a bunch of smart Martini variations at the Knickerbocker Hotel on Oct. 6. www.theknickerbocker.com/experiences/...
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Experiences | Things to do in New York | The Knickerbocker
Discover expertly curated things to do in New York, from Broadway shows to bespoke tours. Let The Knickerbocker guide your unforgettable NYC experience.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Heh.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This should be fun! I promise I'll smile.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I feel seen!
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
State of the Martini, 1952 (according to the Los Angeles Times):
"the Martini is by far the most popular of mixed drinks, and Martini addicts are the biggest cranks in the world. Their fussiness knows no bounds.
     Bartenders cater to their foibles as an attendant in a high-class lunatic asylum to the hallucinations of his charges."
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Melissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I am tired of having to pretend that the value of studying my discipline solely rests on the "marketable skills" we teach. Sometimes things are just worth knowing and doing because they make your life bigger and richer.
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Crisp @crisp91.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A 2,700-year-old Etruscan tomb has been uncovered at Vulci, filled with weapons, gold, chariot parts, jewelry and even rare women’s shoes. Buried beneath the earth for centuries, it offers an extraordinary glimpse into a civilization still shrouded in mystery.
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Archaeologists discover 'tomb of the very highest rank' in 2,700-year-old Etruscan cemetery
Archaeologists have discovered a massive Etruscan burial mound with a vast assortment of grave goods north of Rome.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I just turned in the manuscript for a second, revised and augmented edition. Out next year. It's no longer in print because its sales, while steady, had become rather anemic. Ironically, just as it was going out of print there seems to have been an uptick in interest in it.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Cruise ship factory, Monfalcone, Friuli.
In the distance, a gigantic cruise ship rises, surrounded by cranes.A closer view.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Truth is always the strongest argument.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I’m telling you. I’ve got the Visigoths on speed dial; fingers crossed.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
New policing strategy at the flea market, Trieste.
Roman legionnaires in mail, scuta and pila grounded. Gewgaws, framed prints and stall keepers in the background.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
She wasn’t there, she didn’t do it. I was at the next table, eating kasha varnishkas. Saw y’all and said howdy.
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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Who’s making the Free Bonnie Slotnick tshirts bc I urgently need one evgrieve.com/2026/09/line...
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Line tensions boil over: East Village bookseller Bonnie Slotnick arrested outside Harry Styles pop-up on 2nd Street
EV Grieve is the leading news, entertainment and lifestyle blog about the East Village of New York City.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Senior, from the island of Curaçao. Beacuse the place they compound it is called "Chobolobo House." And it's marginally higher proof than Bols and it does the job.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Missed every goddamn day.
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Martin Doudoroff @doudoroff.com · 18/09/2026
HBD Gaz. 👇🥃
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Me, too, please.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
You and me both, my friend.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Oh, and, TBH, I don’t remember a goddamn thing about what he sounded like.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
He opened for my band once. Club Lingerie, LA,1984-1985. Good times.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I have read it! Whiskey toddy for breakfast!
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Also very nice!
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
That should work!
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
And yeah, Jim Thompson. Bad people doing bad things. Also great.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm on number 74 of his 78 Maigret novels (there are also a number of short stories). I could not recommend any crime fiction more highly. Idiosyncratic, by turns casual and extremely intense, and so very human. And he's pretty much the greatest drinker in all detective fiction. Very, very steady.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In fact, I have one of those, too. It is absolutely gorgeous--and at 33 pounds a hell of a bargain. 1930s is my best guess.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Lunch, Paris, Rue Odéon.
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charliepap.bsky.social @charliepap.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Oh sure Elon musk, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezoa and Mark Z could buy and sell me or destroy my life with their internet influence and wealth but I challenge any of you taints to meet me in any dive bar in America and will see who leaves distraught on every level
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Well yeah, that bites. I do insist on a window.
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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My experiences have been better, but that may have to do with being a contract worker with connections.
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