David Cote
@davidcote.bsky.social
Theater Critic. Playwright. Opera Librettist. Future Dog Daddy.
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New York, 2004. 📸 by Richard Avedon.
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
New York, 2004. 📸 by Richard Avedon.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Capricorn: Prepare for a busy, productive day (you’ll be forced into harvesting ore).
November 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Capricorn: Prepare for a busy, productive day (you’ll be forced into harvesting ore).
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November 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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This week's #wordlesentence: Extended Halloween Edition!
“I awoke in a roadside motel (a sleazy venue to match my vampiric guise) to find a short, rabid bat perched on my chest—an occurrence I tend to abhor.”
11/6: GUISE
11/5: SHORT
11/4: VENUE
11/3: AWOKE
11/2: RABID
11/1: MOTEL
10/31: ABHOR
“I awoke in a roadside motel (a sleazy venue to match my vampiric guise) to find a short, rabid bat perched on my chest—an occurrence I tend to abhor.”
11/6: GUISE
11/5: SHORT
11/4: VENUE
11/3: AWOKE
11/2: RABID
11/1: MOTEL
10/31: ABHOR
November 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This week's #wordlesentence: Extended Halloween Edition!
“I awoke in a roadside motel (a sleazy venue to match my vampiric guise) to find a short, rabid bat perched on my chest—an occurrence I tend to abhor.”
11/6: GUISE
11/5: SHORT
11/4: VENUE
11/3: AWOKE
11/2: RABID
11/1: MOTEL
10/31: ABHOR
“I awoke in a roadside motel (a sleazy venue to match my vampiric guise) to find a short, rabid bat perched on my chest—an occurrence I tend to abhor.”
11/6: GUISE
11/5: SHORT
11/4: VENUE
11/3: AWOKE
11/2: RABID
11/1: MOTEL
10/31: ABHOR
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Reading the brilliant book 'Inventing the Renaissance' by @adapalmer.bsky.social, and I think she coined a phrase for the ages:
"History, unlike fiction, doesn't have to be plausible."
"History, unlike fiction, doesn't have to be plausible."
a man with red hair and a beard is standing in the woods
ALT: a man with red hair and a beard is standing in the woods
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November 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Reading the brilliant book 'Inventing the Renaissance' by @adapalmer.bsky.social, and I think she coined a phrase for the ages:
"History, unlike fiction, doesn't have to be plausible."
"History, unlike fiction, doesn't have to be plausible."
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
New #wordlesentence!
“I gripped the marking gauge like a hammer and crouched behind the lathe as the plump elf, decked in holly, each finger a fetid pink tuber, pawed at the new toys with a greedy glare.”
10/30: LATHE
10/29: GLARE
10/28: HOLLY
10/27: FETID
10/26: PLUMP
10/25: GAUGE
10/24: TUBER
“I gripped the marking gauge like a hammer and crouched behind the lathe as the plump elf, decked in holly, each finger a fetid pink tuber, pawed at the new toys with a greedy glare.”
10/30: LATHE
10/29: GLARE
10/28: HOLLY
10/27: FETID
10/26: PLUMP
10/25: GAUGE
10/24: TUBER
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
New #wordlesentence!
“I gripped the marking gauge like a hammer and crouched behind the lathe as the plump elf, decked in holly, each finger a fetid pink tuber, pawed at the new toys with a greedy glare.”
10/30: LATHE
10/29: GLARE
10/28: HOLLY
10/27: FETID
10/26: PLUMP
10/25: GAUGE
10/24: TUBER
“I gripped the marking gauge like a hammer and crouched behind the lathe as the plump elf, decked in holly, each finger a fetid pink tuber, pawed at the new toys with a greedy glare.”
10/30: LATHE
10/29: GLARE
10/28: HOLLY
10/27: FETID
10/26: PLUMP
10/25: GAUGE
10/24: TUBER
Just a silly game to you, Bee?
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Just a silly game to you, Bee?
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"John Carpenter is allowed to dislike a movie."
October 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"John Carpenter is allowed to dislike a movie."
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As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
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Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
This week's #Wordlesentence: William S. Burroughs Edition!
“Trapped in some detox haven, urged to attain a neurochemical ideal in limbo (a gross, puritanical stunt) when all I want is to drill that vein.”
10/23: DRILL
10/22: STUNT
10/21: DETOX
10/20: LIMBO
10/19: IDEAL
10/18: HAVEN
10/17: GROSS
“Trapped in some detox haven, urged to attain a neurochemical ideal in limbo (a gross, puritanical stunt) when all I want is to drill that vein.”
10/23: DRILL
10/22: STUNT
10/21: DETOX
10/20: LIMBO
10/19: IDEAL
10/18: HAVEN
10/17: GROSS
October 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This week's #Wordlesentence: William S. Burroughs Edition!
“Trapped in some detox haven, urged to attain a neurochemical ideal in limbo (a gross, puritanical stunt) when all I want is to drill that vein.”
10/23: DRILL
10/22: STUNT
10/21: DETOX
10/20: LIMBO
10/19: IDEAL
10/18: HAVEN
10/17: GROSS
“Trapped in some detox haven, urged to attain a neurochemical ideal in limbo (a gross, puritanical stunt) when all I want is to drill that vein.”
10/23: DRILL
10/22: STUNT
10/21: DETOX
10/20: LIMBO
10/19: IDEAL
10/18: HAVEN
10/17: GROSS
at this point, is he just creating fodder for SNL cold opens? Bowen Yang, get into your Santos costume....
BREAKING: Trump commutes sentence of disgraced former congressman George Santos.
“I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!”
“I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!”
October 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
at this point, is he just creating fodder for SNL cold opens? Bowen Yang, get into your Santos costume....
New #Wordle sentence!
“In a veritable stack of tomes, Mary Beard has chronicled the Forum, which Roman received which wound, who was catty or jiggled a lever of power to install a spoof of the Republic.”
10/16: CATTY
10/15: SPOOF
10/14: FORUM
10/13: BEARD
10/12: WOUND
10/11: STACK
10/10: LEVER
“In a veritable stack of tomes, Mary Beard has chronicled the Forum, which Roman received which wound, who was catty or jiggled a lever of power to install a spoof of the Republic.”
10/16: CATTY
10/15: SPOOF
10/14: FORUM
10/13: BEARD
10/12: WOUND
10/11: STACK
10/10: LEVER
October 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New #Wordle sentence!
“In a veritable stack of tomes, Mary Beard has chronicled the Forum, which Roman received which wound, who was catty or jiggled a lever of power to install a spoof of the Republic.”
10/16: CATTY
10/15: SPOOF
10/14: FORUM
10/13: BEARD
10/12: WOUND
10/11: STACK
10/10: LEVER
“In a veritable stack of tomes, Mary Beard has chronicled the Forum, which Roman received which wound, who was catty or jiggled a lever of power to install a spoof of the Republic.”
10/16: CATTY
10/15: SPOOF
10/14: FORUM
10/13: BEARD
10/12: WOUND
10/11: STACK
10/10: LEVER
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Today is P. G. Wodehouse’s birthday.
“Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to talk French.”
“Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to talk French.”
October 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Today is P. G. Wodehouse’s birthday.
“Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to talk French.”
“Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to talk French.”
This week's #Wordle sentence: Aviation Safety Edition
“Relay the message: Plane down, but Captain Bruce bailed, his hardy nylon canopy blooming with a spasm that seemed both to annoy and amuse him.”
10/9: HARDY
10/8: ANNOY
10/7: NYLON
10/6: AMUSE
10/5: PLANE
10/4: RELAY
10/3: SPASM
“Relay the message: Plane down, but Captain Bruce bailed, his hardy nylon canopy blooming with a spasm that seemed both to annoy and amuse him.”
10/9: HARDY
10/8: ANNOY
10/7: NYLON
10/6: AMUSE
10/5: PLANE
10/4: RELAY
10/3: SPASM
October 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This week's #Wordle sentence: Aviation Safety Edition
“Relay the message: Plane down, but Captain Bruce bailed, his hardy nylon canopy blooming with a spasm that seemed both to annoy and amuse him.”
10/9: HARDY
10/8: ANNOY
10/7: NYLON
10/6: AMUSE
10/5: PLANE
10/4: RELAY
10/3: SPASM
“Relay the message: Plane down, but Captain Bruce bailed, his hardy nylon canopy blooming with a spasm that seemed both to annoy and amuse him.”
10/9: HARDY
10/8: ANNOY
10/7: NYLON
10/6: AMUSE
10/5: PLANE
10/4: RELAY
10/3: SPASM
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In Rob’s latest column, he chats with playwright Bess Wohl about her great new feminist play LIBERATION, and brings us around NYC with the clever comedy of Abby Wambaugh’s ‘The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows,’ Big Bang readings at his church, and more.
www.americantheatre.org/2025/10/10/b...
www.americantheatre.org/2025/10/10/b...
Bess Wohl: Listening for ‘Liberation’
The playwright talks about her great new feminist play. Plus: the clever comedy of Abby Wambaugh's 'The First 3 Minutes of 17 Show,' Big Bang readings, and more.
www.americantheatre.org
October 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
In Rob’s latest column, he chats with playwright Bess Wohl about her great new feminist play LIBERATION, and brings us around NYC with the clever comedy of Abby Wambaugh’s ‘The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows,’ Big Bang readings at his church, and more.
www.americantheatre.org/2025/10/10/b...
www.americantheatre.org/2025/10/10/b...
New #Wordle sentence!
“Due to gooey geese poo, the recorder was on the fritz, resulting in the spoil of tapes and forcing the ornithologist to dally by the lake, calculating width, struggling to remain civil.”
10/2: WIDTH
10/1: SPOIL
9/30: GEESE
9/29: CIVIL
9/28: GOOEY
9/27: FRITZ
9/26: DALLY
“Due to gooey geese poo, the recorder was on the fritz, resulting in the spoil of tapes and forcing the ornithologist to dally by the lake, calculating width, struggling to remain civil.”
10/2: WIDTH
10/1: SPOIL
9/30: GEESE
9/29: CIVIL
9/28: GOOEY
9/27: FRITZ
9/26: DALLY
October 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
New #Wordle sentence!
“Due to gooey geese poo, the recorder was on the fritz, resulting in the spoil of tapes and forcing the ornithologist to dally by the lake, calculating width, struggling to remain civil.”
10/2: WIDTH
10/1: SPOIL
9/30: GEESE
9/29: CIVIL
9/28: GOOEY
9/27: FRITZ
9/26: DALLY
“Due to gooey geese poo, the recorder was on the fritz, resulting in the spoil of tapes and forcing the ornithologist to dally by the lake, calculating width, struggling to remain civil.”
10/2: WIDTH
10/1: SPOIL
9/30: GEESE
9/29: CIVIL
9/28: GOOEY
9/27: FRITZ
9/26: DALLY
If this is act I of Full Metal Jacket I’m 100% ok with it
Secretary of Bravado Pete Hegseth brought the generals before him to fat shame them
(and brag that he can do push-ups)
(and brag that he can do push-ups)
October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If this is act I of Full Metal Jacket I’m 100% ok with it
"There I was at Masquerade, the site-specific, immersive remix of The Phantom of the Opera, wondering if veteran director Diane Paulus could turn aversion into affection. Will my heart ever melt over this hideously deformed musical?" observer.com/2025/09/revi...
Review: ‘Masquerade’ Tries to Revive ‘Phantom of the Opera’ But Embalms It Instead
Diane Paulus is an old pro at taking theatrical IP and infusing wild, contemporary life into it. If only she’d done so here.
observer.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"There I was at Masquerade, the site-specific, immersive remix of The Phantom of the Opera, wondering if veteran director Diane Paulus could turn aversion into affection. Will my heart ever melt over this hideously deformed musical?" observer.com/2025/09/revi...
Had fun chatting about the past, present and future (?!?) of theater criticism on a bench in Riverside Park one lovely sunny day. Co-hosts Rebecca McKean and Alan Winson even quoted some of my, ahem, more biting reviews back at me, which is a bit scary & humbling. shows.acast.com/bar-crawl-ra...
Theatre Critics -- David Cote & Zoe Kaplan | Bar Crawl Radio
BCR's Park Bench Chat -- Talking with UWSers in Manhattan's Riverside Park.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Had fun chatting about the past, present and future (?!?) of theater criticism on a bench in Riverside Park one lovely sunny day. Co-hosts Rebecca McKean and Alan Winson even quoted some of my, ahem, more biting reviews back at me, which is a bit scary & humbling. shows.acast.com/bar-crawl-ra...
New #Wordle sentence!
“Later, when he could no longer defer the memory of the coven, the knight saw the tattered, muddy drape; the wet and leering mouth; and a blunt quill dripping—was it?—his blood.”
9/25: DRAPE
9/24: BLUNT
9/23: MOUTH
9/22: QUILL
9/21: COVEN
9/20: DEFER
9/19: LATER
“Later, when he could no longer defer the memory of the coven, the knight saw the tattered, muddy drape; the wet and leering mouth; and a blunt quill dripping—was it?—his blood.”
9/25: DRAPE
9/24: BLUNT
9/23: MOUTH
9/22: QUILL
9/21: COVEN
9/20: DEFER
9/19: LATER
September 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
New #Wordle sentence!
“Later, when he could no longer defer the memory of the coven, the knight saw the tattered, muddy drape; the wet and leering mouth; and a blunt quill dripping—was it?—his blood.”
9/25: DRAPE
9/24: BLUNT
9/23: MOUTH
9/22: QUILL
9/21: COVEN
9/20: DEFER
9/19: LATER
“Later, when he could no longer defer the memory of the coven, the knight saw the tattered, muddy drape; the wet and leering mouth; and a blunt quill dripping—was it?—his blood.”
9/25: DRAPE
9/24: BLUNT
9/23: MOUTH
9/22: QUILL
9/21: COVEN
9/20: DEFER
9/19: LATER