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Wesley Mead

@wesleymead.bsky.social

TV, music, film, books, physical media. Pop culture fanatic. Otis the Aardvark superfan. Married to Choni. Born to run. Stay gold.

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Claire Willett@clairewillett.bsky.social · 9mo ago

imagine being so rotted that Bruce Springsteen writes a brand new song about how much you suck shit and announces it by saying “by the way I’m so fucking mad that I banged this out in 24 hours” how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that

Wesley Mead@wesleymead.bsky.social · last yr.

@benbaker.bsky.social Bloody hell, the zine is superb. Love all your books but here, the format matches the tone and it enhances the whole experience. Like reading the bastard child of Smash Hits and TV Years with near 100% intersection with my areas of interest in pop culture ephemera. More plz!

Aubrey@aubrey.northsky.social · last yr.

Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

Statement from Tristan Kern de Gonzales Husband of Jonathan Joss My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home. That home was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done. Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship. Much of the harassment was openly homophobic. When we returned to the site to check our mail we discovered the skull of one of our dogs and its harness placed in clear view. This caused both of us severe emotional distress. We began yelling and crying in response to the pain of what we saw. While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired. Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life. Jonathan is my husband. He gave me more love in our time together than most people ever get. We were newlyweds. We picked Valentines Day. We were in the process of looking for a trailer and planning our future. He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other. I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved. To everyone who supported him, his fans, his friends, know that he valued you deeply. He saw you as family. My focus now is on protecting Jonathan’s legacy and honoring the life we built together. If your concern is how someone coped with trauma or how loudly they speak when recounting injustice and being ignored by authorities then you never truly cared about my husband. Jonathan saved my life. I will carry that forward. I will protect what he built. Tristan Kern de Gonzales
Wesley Mead@wesleymead.bsky.social · 2y ago

This Christmas Day, there isn’t a single episode of The Simpsons being broadcast on UK television. First time since 1994, I believe. Thirty-year streak broken. Feels somehow appropriate it’s the same Christmas as Disney+’s first exclusive streaming-only episode of the show. @cwickham.bsky.social