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Adam Richter

@richterific.bsky.social
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Husband, dad, playwright, data nerd, dog walker. Usually in that order. linktr.ee/richterific

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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It would be amazing if his childhood dream wasn't to meet the pope, but to meet THIS pope.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As he should. The man was a genius.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yeah, but what if you need it to wash down the nachos that you also brought to the job interview?
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I mean, good for him for learning how to dress like a human, but Facebook's issue is not its fashion sense.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm starting to think the last "good thing" that AI did was make possible the release of The Beatles' "Now and Then."
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
While we're at it, on this #HobbitDay, it's worth noting that the town on the Long Lake in "The Hobbit" is called — wait for it — Lake Town.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy #HobbitDay! Remember that today of all days, it is no small thing to celebrate a simple life.
Bookshelf with books by and about J.R.R. Tolkien, along with wizard figurines and Funko Pop figures of Ted Lasso, Roy Kent, Samwise Gamgee and Peregrin Took.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Bold thing to say in a country that historically has been the target of genocide and forced famine.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We should remember the heroism of the first responders who gave their lives to rescue others on 9/11. We should also remember the civilians who were killed for the act of living their lives. My column from 2018 (apologies for the oversized mugshot): www.readingeagle.com/2018/09/11/a...
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Adam Richter: Let’s remember the civilians who died in the September 11 attacks
Today we remember the lives lost 17 years ago, when terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Pa. To steal a line from Abraham Lincoln, it is altogether fitting an...
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Intercepting the Patriots in the endzone to seal the win was *chef's kiss*.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is a wonderful play! Congratulations to the playwrightand to @gatherbytheghostlight.com
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
All I want is one space — one! — where we don't have to constantly ask, "was this AI?" After getting a play rejection that was written by AI, I thought about this blog post I wrote back in the spring. adam-richter.com/2026/03/11/m...
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Must AI invade the theater space, too? - Adam-Richter.com
The harmful technology is everywhere. Theater should be a refuge from the encroachment of AI.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
THIS RIGHT HERE 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 02/09/2026
On 2 September 1973 J.R.R. #Tolkien died aged 81. #Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is the best-selling book of the 20th Century, and is joined by seminal works The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. He may have died 53 years ago but his influence and legacy lives on in us all. Namárië. #booksky #lotr
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"And BTW, Bob Cratchit never even showed up all the earlier the next morning!"
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
You can tell a more nuanced story of Scrooge without trying to "both-sides" it into some mealy gray mass. I know. I did it with "Jacob and Ebenezer: A Love Story." The play, which further explores Ebenezer's descent into inhumanity, is a full-length play that's easy to stage. (Link follows)
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This article is garbage for two reasons: 1) It elevates ballpoint pens, which are objectively the worst pens you can use. 2) Fountain pens are not included. This is like saying Sbarro is the best Italian restaurant, and excluding any eatery that serves pasta.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
What a fucking ghoul.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
GenAI has no place in theater, and this is the hill I will die on. Probably from lack of water, because data centers used all of it. www.onstageblog.com/editorials/2...
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AI is Becoming Community Theatre’s Favorite Cheap Shortcut — OnStage Blog
I’m seeing more community theatres use AI for posters, marketing, and even creative work inside productions. I understand the budget pressures, but replacing artists with a cheaper shortcut shouldn’t ...
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"Ted Lasso" Season 4 is not as good as the original run, but it still has its charms. That said, a Pinter joke in last week's episode still has me cackling. IYKYK.
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Ted Lasso: Well Ya Know
ALT: Ted Lasso: Well Ya Know
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
An infant died, you fucking troglodyte.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
More from her, please.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Terrific story with a surprising ending.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
These are engaging and entertaining books. Highly recommended.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Follow @coreymccarty.bsky.social! He's a wonderful writer and illustrator (and a heck of a nice guy, to boot)!
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"Night Boat to Tangier" upended all my expectations and was an incredible read.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Here is the list. You're welcome, America. #SavedYouAClick
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This is outrageous and seems so, so, so predictable.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
What — if I may ask — the fuck?
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Sure, AI has no consciousness and therefore no accountability, but at least it's in the hands of amoral tech bros who also have no consciousness.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This was lovely.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"Kindness will always live on in the hearts of those we have touched." — from the homily at the funeral of Glen Hansard
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Thus we come to one of the most basic questions of AI ethics: When AI commits a crime, who is responsible? Because it ain't Claude.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We're living through a time in which far too many sociopathic ghouls walk unashamedly among us, and yet, someone like Glen Hansard is taken away early. What a deeply unfair world.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I feel lucky enough to have seen Glen Hansard in concert once, and wish that I had seen him more often.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This is a heartbreaking loss. Glen Hansard was a treasure.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
FWIW, most of the Fellowship would have survived the Odyssey, IMHO.
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Louise @selkies.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Is this a good time to mention that in college my History of Translation lecturer (Michael Cronin) told us that one of the first vernacular translations of The Illiad was into Irish, and the translator had to give the main characters dogs because in Gaelic society a free man had a dog
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
To any theater companies looking at this post: I'd like to inform you that my holiday play "Jacob and Ebenezer: A Love Story" is available for production licensing and does NOT have to feature an actor with a sketchy rep or a giant hat. newplayexchange.org/script/32473... Interested? Message me.
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JACOB AND EBENEZER: A LOVE STORY (FULL-LENGTH VERSION) | New Play Exchange
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Remember that "Jimothy" is just a nickname. His real name is "Jamesothy."
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Any war between two countries is kinda "international" by definition.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I and others wrote about this three yeas ago. adam-richter.com/2023/06/21/g...
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Google will kill the Web with AI
News publishers rightly worry that Google Bard will mean fewer visits to their sites. That’s bad for publishers, readers and the Web.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Boggles my mind that we are outsourcing our thinking to machines that can't even fucking think. #AI
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
"Translations" by Brian Friel made me fall deeper in love with Irish history, culture and literature.
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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Published 75 years ago today
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
With all due respect to the director of "The Phantom Menace," this take is ridiculous.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I'm in Berks County, Pa. I hate nearly all Pa. Dutch Cooking. Scrapple, shoo-fly pie, chicken potpie, all of it — you can keep it. No thank you.
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Adam Richter @richterific.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Nice letter in the Reading Eagle singing the praises of "Banshee." www.readingeagle.com/2026/05/07/l... #SupportLocalTheater #SupportLocalJournalism
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Letter: New play staged in Reading is not to be missed
Every aspect of “Banshee” is brilliantly executed.
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