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I walked in for my usual lookee-here-the-big-boss-wants-his-money-and-he-wants-it-today haircut yesterday and my ancient Italian barber literally said, "Hiya boys! I'm off to the hospital for open heart surgery!" and handed me off to the awkward bear barber, who gave me the tightest skin fade ever.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I will spend hours going down rabbit holes whenever I read an article about enraged and entitled estranged parents, and yet I had great parents myself. Discuss.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sniffies Guy: you remind me of my second stepdad Him: he was creepy looking but in a hot way Him: lol do you think i'm calling you creepy it's not that serious Him: hello are you going to answer me

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

While I'm still mourning the loss of Fred last week, it truly has been nice not to have her standing on my chest and loudly meowing, starting at 4:30 am, to demand food. Ruby, on the other hand, has always been more of a "Hey you just go about your business I'll wake up when I wake up" kind of gal.

A fat calico cat spraws on her back to expose her enormous belly.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I was aware of Shirley MacLaine from a very young age because she was born in my Northside neighborhood in Richmond. It was the kind of neighborhood that would never, ever shut up about it, though the family lived there only briefly. But hey, listen to this excellent podcast, already!

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A The Gilded Age Christmas album? Who asked for a The Gilded Age Christmas album? (It was me. I not only asked for a The Gilded Age Christmas album, but I dreamed about it with such determination that I manifested it into reality and you're all welcome.)

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Audra McDonald, Christine Baranski, Carrie Coon, Kelli O’Hara Launch Gilded Age Christmas Album - TheaterMania.com

The Broadway stars of HBO’s The Gilded Age team up with songwriter Desmond Child for this new record, featuring holiday classics and original songs.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’ve loved the Fire Emblem games for forever and don’t want to admit the number of hours I put into Three Houses. That said, I started Fortune’s Weave last week, ran into an almost immediate roadblock on Leda the Guitar Lady’s story (do not recommemd) that made me drop the game all this week.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today we had to say goodbye to Fred, with whom we were privileged to share a home for nineteen years. She was a sweet and affectionate girl, despite being a terrible mouser, an extraordinary wrecker of Christmas trees, and a hardcore bonito flake addict.

The first photo of Fred, taken at the office of the vet who rescued her from a barn.

Fred, discovered after climbing nearly to the top of a Christmas tree, circa 2007.

A mature portrait of Fred, a contented tabby.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Spent a lovely afternoon with the publisher of my erotica, @peterschutes.bsky.social, contemplating original Tom of Finland sketches in a classy venue. I even donned real pants for the occasion!

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I never feel prouder at somehow evading the algorithm than when the yootubes show me targeted ads implying I’m a long-haul trucker with a closet full of acrylic knit tops, and a possible meth addiction.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Listen, when I make grumpy posts, I truly am not asking the universe to accommodate or monkey paw me in the bluntest possible fashion. 🫤

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

You teenyboppers might have your Slapchats and TicketyTocks, but my generation had to make fun the old-fashioned way, dagnabbit. #FCF

A tasteful overhead shot of an erection.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Me, to Myself: How can I talk him into seeing a Molière play? Me: I could say it's a farce and not mention it's from 1673. Me: Maybe I could say it's like Noises Off, but French? Him: Hey have you heard of this play with the guy from the Operation game on its poster...? ME: I'LL BOOK TICKETS

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I don’t want to play WoW Forever. (But I also really kinda want to play WoW Forever.)

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Look, Practical Magic 2 (2026) isn’t going to convert skeptics into loving the previous flick as wholeheartedly and irrationally as I do, but I enjoyed the warm camaraderie of its cast and it manages to be similar in tone.

A promotional poster for Practical Magic 2 (2026), featuring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman looking unnaturally smooth over a host of candles.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Already have my day one seats for Practical Magic 2, and if your question is "Ew, who asked for Practical Magic 2?" my response, after "HOW VERY DARE YOU" is "I ASKED FOR PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, THAT'S WHO."

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Nicole Kidman as a Witch in Practical Magic

ALT: Nicole Kidman as a Witch in Practical Magic

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In her narrative of nascent 1980s nightlife, Danceteria, pop artist Madonna shifts from first person present/imperative tense to the reflective past, asserting Puerto Rican boys “make,” then “made” her crazy, upending narrative/ fourth wall expectations. In this dissertation I will

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Anytime I read a technology piece from The Atlantic ("Texting is invasive! I phoned a friend while she changed a fussy baby and she didn't mind all that much!" or "Buy a cheap plastic $80 gizmo and read books on the back of your phone instead of using a free book app!") I feel my brains leaking out.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

My parents started teaching me the fundamentals of contract bridge when I was only 10 years old. Their reasoning, since bridge was so popular in their youth, was when I got to college, I'd be such a marvel at the game that every pretty girl on campus would beg to be my partner.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Woke up dozy, startled into wakefulness at the discovery that multiple real-life Goodreads friends have read and shelved a volume entitled Pastors Eat Pwussy Too.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I suspect a literary pedigree won’t sell tickets to “Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day” (2026), a harmless, lightly engaging period bonbon about a lady astronomer. But you’ll consider going when I tell you it’s the latest Lily Allen/Jennifer Saunders vehicle, right? With a cute dog?

A bunch of white folk in period costume grace the promotional poster for Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day (2026)

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Of all descendants of the iconic Girls Trip (2017), Spa Weekend (2026) is the palest—in every sense of the adjective. Its fitfully amusing script errs by telling everything and showing nothing save naked expanses of he-man abs. (But there are a lot of abs, for those into that kind of thing.)

Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau, and Anna Faris live it up in white robes on the promotional poster for Spa Weekend (2026).

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Him: Is that a [film star neighbor] Tamagotchi? Me: That is [film star neighbor] on my Tomodachi Life island. Him: She doesn't walk around talking about [squints] moose knuckle munching in real life? What's moose...? Me: I'm the ONLY ONE who hasn't MET HER so I WOULDN'T KNOW WOULD I.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Me, lying on my back: Am I a lazy top? Also me: Nah, you wiggled some. You said stuff. You're good! Me: Why do they all ride lately, then? Also me: Maybe you're the guy who allows them to indulge in being the aggressive bottom. Me: That sounds like 'lazy top.' Also me: And how does it feel? Me:

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Faisal Khan: It's Just So Relaxing

ALT: Faisal Khan: It's Just So Relaxing

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Leyendecker-esque silhouettes of this fine illustrator attract attention on the walls of my home, and I suggest they would brighten up yours, as well.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I have just sampled a Deep Fried Oreo-flavored Oreo and I must congratulate Nabisco for creating an Oreo that looks like a variation on an Oreo, yet tastes exactly like an Oreo.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Between Suzette Charles's eponymous PWL project, Belvedere Kane's PWL-adjacent Such Trying Times, and Sheena Easton's just-released Shockwave, 2026 is bumper year for decades-old shelved albums to see light of day. The first two are great! I get why Sheena's company balked at her dud, though.

Suzette Charles looks glamorous in black and sepia tones on the cover of her self-titled album

A lanky young man in colors and fashions that scream 1994 leans toward the viewer on Belvedere Kane's Such Trying Times album.

Sheena Easton stares provocatively over a pair of dark sunglasses at the viewers on the cover of Shockwave.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Hi I’m in a section of Connecticut so picturesque it makes my teeth ache to see Charles Busch.

A playbook for a reading of The Divine Sister, led by Charles Busch

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Look, I’m not exactly *proud* of this statistic, but I’m not surprised by it, either. I feel badly if I don’t check in on my boy Papi. (Friend code left up for a reason.)

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Honestly spent 20 minutes in the shower just now considering the possibility that my writing student who generated all her stories with AI might have been an industry plant? I can't remember even one of her malnourished tales, but I do remember the other writers' open antagonism toward her.

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The Mixed Reviews @themixedreviews.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Just when you thought it was safe to get back into podcasts, we welcome @papillonvoleur.bsky.social of @fearcodedpod.bsky.social to discuss Shark Movies! Take a bite with us at the links below or any #podcast app! 🍎: tiny.cc/TMRAppleSM 🟢: tiny.cc/TMRSpotifySM 📺: patreon.com/themixedreviews

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

One of my favorite Tim Curry projects was the TV series Earth 2 (1994), an Amblin science fiction effort so dire that Steven Spielberg removed his name from the credits. The show wasn't great, but Tim Curry understood the memo to camp it up as its sneering Dr. Zachary Smith-like villain.

Tim Curry with a Jesus Christ Superstar mane and beard stands among some 80s-era Doctor Who monsters in Earth 2 (1994).

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Jacob Elordi could never be as sad a Sad Boy as Dominic Sessa in Tony (2026), a refreshing film about the young Anthony Bourdain's Provincetown summer that allows silences to do much of the storytelling. With Antonio Banderas, who might as well be wearing a tee reading HOT DADDY in every scene.

A promotional poster for Tony (2026), showing Dominic Sessa in a white chef's jacket glaring at the world from beneath curly bangs.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I have a Tim Curry story! Picture it: Detroit, 1988. I'm a young grad student approaching the Institute of Arts. The door opens and hits me in the forehead, sending me sprawling. "Oh dear," says a familiar voice. "Are you quite all right?" "Tim Curry!" say I. He's in town, touring Me & My Girl.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

So, I had a dumb post go viral today and since it was sweet and wholesome, I feel obliged to follow up with some of the nastiest, most wicked, downright morally bankrupt and profane observations about the seedy underbelly of the demimonde in which I wallow. (Business as usual, in other words.)

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Schitts Creek: It's Been A Morning

ALT: Schitts Creek: It's Been A Morning

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Got on my hands and knees at the supermarket this morning to help retrieve a stranger's dog's squeaky ball from under some shelves, which should show you how far I'm willing to go for a handsome puppers.

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Less than a month to go until the big launch day! Lots of fun things in the works. For all those important links go here: linktr.ee/jackshoulder

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It’s been 1600+ miles in 5 days, but I’m finally home. And there was much rejoicing upon Mianus.

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Pedro Pascal as Smiling Javi Gutierrez

ALT: Pedro Pascal as Smiling Javi Gutierrez

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

In ye olden days of long road trips, I’d have to buy a big pack of D cell batteries, load my boombox in the back seat of my ‘79 Malibu, blast mix tapes, and change them blindly when they were done. Streaming whatever the hell strikes my fancy from my phone seems like sheer magic now, every time.

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Sam Branman @tenyards.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

For the 8th Anniversary of my beloved award-winning drag show STR8 TO DVD we filmed the entire thing and next month for our 10th Anniversary we are releasing STR8 TO DVD: THE DVD! Real physical media you can own in your home! Pre-order on tenyardsclothing.com/str8todvd!

STR8 TO DVD the eighth anniversary
116 minutes of pulse-pounding non-stop drag action! Splits! Flips! Splits! 17:37 of just MacArthur Park! Only on home video!

Available online at tenyardsclothing.com or in persoj at C’mon Everybody on 9/12/2026

Pre-order now

Temporary STR8 TO SVD the eighth anniversary DVD menu featuring buttons saying start the show, chapter select, and credits

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The memorial barbecue yesterday had two warring culinary factions: the Detroit-led coney dog buffet crowd and the Chicago hot beef sandwich buffet challengers. I kind of defected to the hot beef crowd.

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Joey: I'm Not Even Sorry

ALT: Joey: I'm Not Even Sorry

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Having been advised by someone in the know that people of the heterosexual persuasion make conversation about their children, their children’s poop, weather, and paint, for today’s gathering I’ve prepared multi-purpose remarks such as, “How many coats did you need?” and “What color did it come out?”

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

At tonight’s pre-memorial pizza party (don’t ask), I became a heterosexual male’s new bff simply by asking him questions for a half hour about his favorite hobby, camping? I now have so much more insight into the straight male loneliness epidemic.

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Illinois Scruff Guy: Hello. Welcome to town. Are you averse to quick-paced vehicular mobile adventures in areas of low pedestrian circulation? Me: Uh, you’re asking if I’m looking for a car hookup, right? 🤔 (He was.)

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Y’all, roadside signs for ‘Dinos and Chocolate’ have been luring me all across Indiana and I don’t know if I can resist their siren call.

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

If you want a fun Friday listen, then, boy do I have the podcast for you! Listen to @mattbaume.bsky.social and I chat about all sorts over at sewersofparis.com

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Mr. Steed @mrsteed.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hi, I am in Ohio dining at my first ever Cracker Barrel. I am contemplating a dumplin.

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