Doc Ochs
@nochshorn.bsky.social
Keeps writing new bios late at night. PhD from CUNY in English. Writing a book on nostalgia in fantasy fic. Writing about genre at Unwinnable. Writing music as Bunny Petite. NYC lifer.
My kid wanted to play hide and seek, which was new. I closed my eyes and counted to three, as instructed, and when I opened them he smacked me in the tit.
Phair tries to make SK improv a song about lantern flies.
Doc Ochs@nochshorn.bsky.social · 5d agoLiz Phair announced she tracked down and murdered a lantern fly before launching into “Why Can’t I” tonight. Lemme tell ya, I have a lot of gen-x affectations but I’m a millennial by birth and I am not above that song.
She did NOT play Perfect World but she DID play Mesmerizing and Divorce Song. I’m happy.
Doc Ochs@nochshorn.bsky.social · 5d agoLiz Phair announced she tracked down and murdered a lantern fly before launching into “Why Can’t I” tonight. Lemme tell ya, I have a lot of gen-x affectations but I’m a millennial by birth and I am not above that song.
Liz Phair announced she tracked down and murdered a lantern fly before launching into “Why Can’t I” tonight. Lemme tell ya, I have a lot of gen-x affectations but I’m a millennial by birth and I am not above that song.
Watch me try to draw a line from Nick and Jess kissing on New Girl to all the strange intimacies of Furious.
Unwinnable@unwinnable.com · last wk."There is a pervasive wresting for control between the self and the violent other while the body itself reminds that any agency over the flesh is limited." @nochshorn.bsky.social examines Liz Meriwether’s use of the body as a storytelling device: buff.ly/HSP4l2N
Joshua’s column and mine use the same picture and they’re both very good. Coincidence...?
Joshua Rivera@jmrivera.bsky.social · 6d agonew @aftermath.site column! in the latest installment of THE WORK I wrote about Furious, what it really takes to bring the bastards down, and how our institutions aren't up to the task aftermath.site/hulu-furious...
Watch me try to draw a line from Nick and Jess kissing on New Girl to all the strange intimacies of Furious.
Unwinnable@unwinnable.com · last wk."There is a pervasive wresting for control between the self and the violent other while the body itself reminds that any agency over the flesh is limited." @nochshorn.bsky.social examines Liz Meriwether’s use of the body as a storytelling device: buff.ly/HSP4l2N
I think there’s a lot more to say here but I’m really happy with what I got started. Also I just want people to watch Meriwether’s shows.
Unwinnable@unwinnable.com · last wk."There is a pervasive wresting for control between the self and the violent other while the body itself reminds that any agency over the flesh is limited." @nochshorn.bsky.social examines Liz Meriwether’s use of the body as a storytelling device: buff.ly/HSP4l2N
Now hearing word that Captain Geech And The Shrimp Shack Shooters have pulled out of the Ed Sheeran tour.
John Moe@johnmoe.bsky.social · last wk.The Mummies & the Puppies have now withdrawn from the Ed Sheeran tour.
It’s webcomics week in my Graphic Lit class and I’m so tickled how many of my undergrads chose to present on Haus of Decline off the list I gave to them to look at.
Haus of Decline@hausofdecline.bsky.social · 3w ago
I feel like the distain I’ve seen for Choosin’ Texas comes from the name ringing of “take me to God’s country” but it’s a solid jam and not about all that at all.
Do you remember finding out what happened to Peggy for the first time? Oh my god.
Unwinnable@unwinnable.com · 2w ago"By the end of the show Peggy is undoubtedly the most important character who is not Don Draper, but despite her regular presence in the first season, this is where we really begin to get to know her." @nochshorn.bsky.social watches Mad Men S2E7–S2E9: buff.ly/XbpRQ3U
Keeping the Kings and Liz Meriwether in business goes a long way
Joshua Rivera@jmrivera.bsky.social · 2w agowas looking rough for a minute but some pretty good tv lately and more coming our way. tv rules!
Subbing in to teach a class on comics and graphic narratives that starts Monday! 😬 I’ve got the stuff I like, but what would you HAVE to include if you were teaching this?
[Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title] Some guys from Erie PA play the same song a bunch of times, then go on with their lives.
Josephine beckbook.com Riesman@josie.zone · 4w ago[Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title] A depressed English alcoholic grudgingly reconnects with his ex-wife before getting on with the arduous chores she's assigned to him
This is a fun one! I wrote about bodies in Liz Meriwether’s enviable run of tv shows. Watch me try to draw a line from Nick and Jess kissing on New Girl to all the strange intimacies of Furious (which you should be watching).
Unwinnable@unwinnable.com · 4w agoYou're not always the grand summoner -- sometimes, you're the middle-aged 30-year-old. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @edgarallanbro.bsky.social on revolution in FFX and our usual gang of columnists. Buy: buff.ly/DRnhpNm Subscribe: buff.ly/LK0CTtF
Putting my hand on my boob and singing I Will Always Love You.
Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙@mementomorty.bsky.social · last mo.as a big boobs and good morals haver i think i speak for all if us when i say we will miss our leader
Dolly Sings The Carter Family Classic "Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow" (1976) Feat Emmylou & Linda
YouTube video by The Carter Family Channel
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Doc Ochs@nochshorn.bsky.social · last mo.As overused as iconic is now that’s what Dolly was. Her death is a hole in the world and her memory is a blessing.
As overused as iconic is now that’s what Dolly was. Her death is a hole in the world and her memory is a blessing.
Love her. Great song. Love the album.
Solomon@solomonrmissouri.com · last mo.Kacey Musgraves performing …..You know, I honestly don’t know