iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!

2515252706245

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

Anthony D. Herrera @aherrera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Neighbor tricked me into eating a Ouija board. Disguised it as a square pizza. He was trying to turn me into a doorway to unknown realms, but all that happened was I puked up a little goblin foot. He was so embarrassed I ended up buying him a real pizza to cheer him up.

0397

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

mindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

We all have that one friend who says "caw! caw!" and then snatches a hot dog off your plate and flies away

7577155

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Brody/Dunham pt II: And does he really think LD would have had #GretaGerwig's health if she'd worked in a diff medium? Dunham and Gerwig are diff women with unique bodies/psyches. One's experience in her industry does not dictate what the other's would be. Even implying it would be is absurd & dumb.

000

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There may be takes as stupid as Richard Brody's assertion ( in the #NewYorker) that the source of @lenadunham.bsky.social's health trouble was working in TV rather than the movies, but I just can't think of a stupider one. LD did great work on TV; the movie biz is every bit as merciless... (1/2)

100

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Me: I’d like a slice of pizza Server: that comes with three sides Me: three slices of pizza Server, starting to sweat: what nine sides would you like with that Me: TAKE A WILD FUCKEN GUESS

451379164

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

J. Michael Mull @jmichaelmull.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

when you follow someone you assumed was reasonably sane, right up until they post a photo of their television mounted over the fireplace

66110

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

How do you stop @actblueorg.bsky.social from passing your contact information to every Demo campaign in the nation? I tried to donate to a few campaigns, and deliberately withheld my cell # to keep the fundraising txts from coming from everyone else but they got it anyway and now it's relentless.

030

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My favorite iPhone autocorrect is in the split second after you hit 'send' and it decides a name you've typed (accurately) couldn't possibly be the name you mean, and it spontaneously changes it to another name. That's just extremely helpful and I'm always so very fucking grateful when it happens.

010

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#DaveMarsh ... I admired Dave's politics and his commitment to social justice. He could be prickly, and I managed to trigger his anger a few times. But I never lost my admiration for him. Dave changed my life, and I know I'm nowhere close to alone in that. He was a great writer and an great man.

0101

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#DaveMarsh... And of course i turned to his writings on Bruce repeatedly as I worked on my book, tho I had committed most of his 'Born to Run' to memory back in 1979. I also love his "Louie, Louie" and the lesser-known but brilliant "The Beatles Second Album," which is hard to find but worth it.....

151

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#DaveMarsh...and then blurbed my Paul McCartney bio in '09. When I told him I'd been offered a deal to write about @brucespringsteen.net, but would do no such thing if he had something cooking, Dave instantly told me to go for it, and was a ready advisor into all (or most) things Brucie...(more)

061

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The great music writer #DaveMarsh died last night. It's hard to overestimate the impact he had on me, both for his writing in @rollingstone.com and elsewhere in the '70s, and even more so for his kindness and guidance when we became friends in the '00s. Dave promoted my Brian Wilson book in '06...

1161

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

it's gotta be embarrassing to be a shortstop and explain to people what you do. yeah i'm an infielder. no i'm not the guy who throws it. no i don't have my own base. huh? no no, it's totally cool with ballpark security, they told me i can stand out there. hm? no, not "sportstop." shortstop. mhm

211215131

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Coming to you on August 11: The paperback edition of TONIGHT IN JUNGLELAND. And how about that delightful blurb on the cover? @doubledaybooks.bsky.social @brucespringsteen.net #tonightinjungleland

073

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Hotel room coffee, the bitter oddly creamy stuff you get out of the in-room machine with the pods, seems engineered to convince you to stop drinking coffee once and for all.

110

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I'm rooting hard for the Knicks. But isn't there something repellant about the news (via @benstiller.redhour.com) that the celebs in prime seats are getting their tickets for free, while ordinary rich folks pay thousands of $ to sit upstairs and normal working people are priced out onto the street?

120

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/06/2026

SPEECHLESS. LFGK

209196432186

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

To be fair, he really needs daytime rest after being up all night posting fantasy A-I images of himself on "Truth" Social, as all presidents do.

1608250516890

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Minnesota GOP actually mourn the sacrifice of a police officer who executed a helpless Black man and was found guilty of murder. This is repellant and awful. Does the MinnGOP have a pro-lynching plank in their platform? Do they believe white men should be free to murder Black men at will?

dailykos.com

Minnesota GOP convention has moment of silence for Derek Chauvin

Yesterday, the Minnesota Republican Party held its nominating convention in Duluth. But the most outrageous moment came early in the proceedings. You read that right. The Minnesota GOP saw fit to have...

0106

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Outside the coffee shop a couple were discussing their mutual colleague and friend Sabina. But is she really their friend? “I just don’t know if Sabina is trustworthy,” the guy said. The woman nodded. You never know with Sabina. But is that a character flaw? Or is it kind of…hot? #TeamSabina

020

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz grew up poor in publicly subsidized housing in NYC, but now that he’s rich he can’t tolerate “socialistic” Seattle. It’s always bracing to see how greedy and socially irresponsible a rich man can become. www.seattletimes.com/business/sta...

seattletimes.com

Howard Schultz takes a jab at Seattle after moving to Miami

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz criticized the city and its mayor in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.

092

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Here's news about the new book by me and @clairedederer.bsky.social, for my pals at @doubledaybooks.bsky.social, publishers of my last two books. True facts: Claire is not just the author of 'Monsters,' the great book of social criticism, but also my real life wife.

1192

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I'm beginning to suspect that for #bezos and his mega-rich media-gutting ilk, the #WaPo's "Democracy dies in darkness" slogan was once a warning. But when your personal fortune eclipses the GNP of entire nations it becomes an aspiration.

030

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

BOO Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters

411207863150

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Hey friends: I'm teaching a live 90 minute online class on December 18 to share what I've learned about artistry, identity and authenticity from Bruce Springsteen, the subject of two (2) books I've written, TONIGHT IN JUNGLELAND and BRUCE. Join us!

393

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Hey @actblueorg.bsky.social : Two years after I filled in your form to stop getting texts and emails I still receive dozens of unsolicited fundraising pitches from random campaigns each week. Your org is a scam and a scourge. I will never contribute to anything affiliated with you. Congrats!

120

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Hey fellow authors: Remember when composing your author bio that just because you're writing about yourself in the third person most readers will still know that the person describing you as "legendary" and "beloved" and "the world's leading (fill in the blank)" is actually: You.

190

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

@actblueorg.bsky.social: Hey fyi, the relentless fundraising solicitations, literally hundreds and hundreds, I’ve received from every D campaign in the USA, thanks to your giving my info to anyone willing to pay for it, means I will never ever give money to any campaign affiliated with you.

010

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

The assassin turns out to be the same guy it always is: a random crazy with snakes in his head and a legally-obtained battlefield weapon in his hands. He doesn’t have beliefs, let alone a manifesto. He has a disease and a society that mistakes the power to kill for freedom. #kirk

0180

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

Ultimate Catalogue Clash @ucatalogueclash.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Here's our fantastic chat with @peteramescarlin.bsky.social about his definitive R.E.M. biography. We took in Seattle, Athens, and New Jersey in a winding and got some insight into why the book is constructed in an atypical way for a biography and why rebuilding 1970s Athens was important!

142

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

We'll be running an excerpt from it soon, but I wanted to give a huge shout-out to @peteramescarlin.bsky.social’s amazing book 'Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run.' Every Springsteen fan needs to buy it now: www.amazon.com/Tonight-Jung...

amazon.com

Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run

Amazon.com: Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run: 9780385551533: Carlin, Peter Ames: Books

1174

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

Ryan White @thatryanwhite.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Happy pub day to @peteramescarlin.bsky.social and “Tonight in Jungleland,” the story of someone putting in the work because it mattered more than anything in the world. It’s inspiring, sharply written, fantastically reported. bookshop.org/p/books/toni...

bookshop.org

Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run

The Making of Born to Run

052

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

vish khanna @vishkhanna.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

1002! Peter Ames Carlin hear Kreative Kontrol ⬇️ 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e... 💰: www.patreon.com/posts/ep-100... ☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nvaastY vk: bit.ly/4moe7Ni 🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna @peteramescarlin.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social @brucespringsteen.net

041

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

And now it's here! TONIGHT IN JUNGLELAND, the Making of 'Born to Run' is published today by @doubledaybooks.bsky.social. Here are just a few of the early reviews. Tour dates start TONIGHT in Seattle. @brucespringsteen.net

030

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Gay friends! Especially you guys: looking for a romantic, orientation-specific love song for your wedding or just for date night? Here's Bob Dylan's performance of "She's Funny That Way," revised to "He's Funny That Way." It's lovely! (and so are you!) open.spotify.com/track/2o8d8E...

open.spotify.com

He's Funny That Way

Bob Dylan · Universal Love - Wedding Songs Reimagined · Song · 2018

010

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Two weeks til TONIGHT IN JUNGLELAND. Pre-order now and you'll get yours on pub day! (I'm pretty sure) @brucespringsteen.net @doubledaybooks.bsky.social

096

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

TONIGHT IN JUNGLELAND rolls into town in 2.5 weeks and the critics have already spoken! (Some of them, anyway) @brucespringsteen.net @doubledaybooks.bsky.social

040

Peter Ames Carlin @peteramescarlin.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Interested in @brucespringsteen.net and BORN TO RUN? My new book TONIGHT IN JUNGLELAND is coming Aug 5 and the book tour starts that same day! Here are dates on the west and east coasts!

061

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

Jeanne Thornton @jeannethornton.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

thinking about the part in one of his bios (either the autobio or the amazing @peteramescarlin.bsky.social one) where he talks about how dennis and carl went away, and he doesn't know where they went. and i keep thinking "now he knows"

0141

Reposted by Peter Ames Carlin

Joel Reamer @pettyintrigues.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Deeply recommend this by @peteramescarlin.bsky.social. Reverential and referential both but with lots of moments that will have you cackling. (“You’ll laugh, you’ll cry…”) What a life, what a man.

061