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Katie Reed

@katiereedwrites.bsky.social

Musicologist, writer, cinephile, part-time sewist.

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I can’t hear Graceland without feeling my dad near, even after four years without him.

11.10.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two vintage sewing patterns for men’s shirts

Two vintage sewing patterns for men’s shirts

A 1960s sewing pattern for a groovy jumpsuit

A 1960s sewing pattern for a groovy jumpsuit

Gregory said β€œit’d be cool if you could copy this shirt/jacket I love”
But I heard β€œit would cool to shop for vintage MENS patterns!”
(And then I got one for myself, too)

09.10.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Prehistoric Man?

09.10.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Gene Kelly dancing in The Pirate: Pony
YouTube video by Andi LB Gene Kelly dancing in The Pirate: Pony

I’m prepping to teach MGM musicals tomorrow, so I present to you the greatest/most ridiculous edit on the internet.

09.10.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My list: 10 horror movies to get to know me! (Subject to change)
1. Rosemary’s Baby
2. The Innocents
3. Crimson Peak
4. The Bride of Frankenstein
5. Candyman (1992)
6. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
7. Night of the Hunter
8. The Changeling (1980)
9. Daughters of Darkness
10. Don’t Look Now

08.10.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
The Hollywood Bowl stage, lit in red with the word LOVE projected in capital letters

The Hollywood Bowl stage, lit in red with the word LOVE projected in capital letters

Pulp at the Bowl. What a show!

27.09.2025 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pulp - Mis-Shapes
YouTube video by PulpVEVO Pulp - Mis-Shapes

Cannot wait to see style icon/supreme dance inspiration Jarvis Cocker at the Bowl this weekend.

24.09.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Velvet Goldmine

It’s official: my Velvet Goldmine book is available for preorder! (Book cover still a mystery, get excited)

12.09.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

Reading @silviamg.bsky.social’s The Bewitching and loving it! What academic hasn’t had nightmares of getting crushed in the stacks?! By the time I got to the Bowie β€œStrangers When We Meet” mention, I was convinced this book was written for me. ❀️ I haven’t finished yet, but already highly recommend!

05.08.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Shelves with IKEA magazine files. The files have smiley faces.

Shelves with IKEA magazine files. The files have smiley faces.

Closeup of magazine files smiley face: perfect white patterns show through like teeth

Closeup of magazine files smiley face: perfect white patterns show through like teeth

Closeup of magazine files smiley face: yellowed patterns show through like teeth

Closeup of magazine files smiley face: yellowed patterns show through like teeth

Closeup of magazine files smiley face: a single pattern pokes out, like a hockey player’s teeth after a fight.

Closeup of magazine files smiley face: a single pattern pokes out, like a hockey player’s teeth after a fight.

To stave off the fall semester stress dreams, I’ve started organizing my home office. Today was sewing patterns! This project was both satisfying and hilarious. (Love these weird smiles)

04.08.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dario Argento’s Tenebrae has one! (And a class listening scene featuring some Nabucco)
Also, Liam Neeson might be a musicologist in Chloe (he gives a lecture about Don Giovanni, I think? Could be misremembering that one)

28.07.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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David Bowie and the Moving Image The central image of David Bowie's β€œLife on Mars?” could have been ripped from his own experience: a child sits β€œhooked to the silver screen,” reliving fantasti…

It’s paperback publication day! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

If you thought to yourself, β€œDB and the Moving Image sounds great, but a hardcover is too unwieldy,” today is your lucky day. Available widely, and directly from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburymus.bsky.social

www.bloomsbury.com/us/david-bow...

24.07.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A blonde woman in a pink chiffon tent dress looks offscreen and is reflected as a different brunette woman in the mirror behind her. A still from LAST NIGHT IN SOHO

A blonde woman in a pink chiffon tent dress looks offscreen and is reflected as a different brunette woman in the mirror behind her. A still from LAST NIGHT IN SOHO

Rewatching LAST NIGHT IN SOHO and man, I still love this weirdo movie. I get why some people don’t, but it all works for me.

23.07.2025 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have a lot of love for Into the Night

13.07.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

After 12ish cross country drives, I’m prepared to released my definitive* ranking of regional gas stations:
1. Stewart’s
2. Sheetz
3. Casey’s
4. Maverik
That is the entirety of my ranked list, no criteria provided for this very scientific ranking.
*our route does not go through WaWa territory

11.07.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love DOWN WITH LOVE so much! It really needs a nice 4K release.

26.06.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A NYT top 10 film list, featuring Phantom Thread, Mulholland Drive, The Velvet Underground, Tree of Life, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Fruitvale Station, Magic Mike XXL, Crimson Peak, Down with Love, and Us.

A NYT top 10 film list, featuring Phantom Thread, Mulholland Drive, The Velvet Underground, Tree of Life, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Fruitvale Station, Magic Mike XXL, Crimson Peak, Down with Love, and Us.

I made one, but I don’t feel good about it. (10 is not enough! It’ll change in a moment!)

26.06.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(I mean, I am wearing a β€œBeLeaf” shirt I’ve owned since high school. 20 minutes of bad hockey won’t break if the last 20 years didn’t.)

19.05.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A man in a Toronto Maple leafs jersey hold a handwritten sign: β€œI am ready to get hurt again”

A man in a Toronto Maple leafs jersey hold a handwritten sign: β€œI am ready to get hurt again”

Life of a leafs fan (I still have hope, because again, life of a leafs fan and it’s only halfway through the game):

19.05.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œβ€¦trippingly”

30.04.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Movies you've watched more than six times using gifs

26.04.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Five comedies to get to know me:
The Philadelphia Story
Clueless
The Awful Truth
Down with Love
It’s Always Fair Weather

23.04.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Maxwell, a scruffy schnauzer mix, hides from the sound of the hockey game

Maxwell, a scruffy schnauzer mix, hides from the sound of the hockey game

One member of this household is less excited about hockey noises.

23.04.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Leafs are… winning? Again? What is this feeling??

22.04.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As a Leafs fan, I am ready to be hurt again, but tonight we celebrate!

21.04.2025 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

MITCHELLLLLLY MARNER

20.04.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a mascot for the maple leafs is standing on a ledge Alt: a mascot for the maple leafs is dancing on a ledge

Leafs draw first blood in the Battle of Ontario!!
GO LEAFS GO

20.04.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Zoom’s outage managed to coincide exactly with my scheduled meetings for the day. I’m … free?

16.04.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) - The Last Supper
YouTube video by Existentia Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) - The Last Supper

Then when we retire, we can write the gospels
so they’ll still talk about us when we’ve died

14.04.2025 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) - Heaven on their Minds (Carl Anderson) ENG Sub - A. Lloyd Webber
YouTube video by JuanRa Rivas Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) - Heaven on their Minds (Carl Anderson) ENG Sub - A. Lloyd Webber

It’s Palm Sunday, which means MY MIND IS CLEARER NOW

14.04.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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