Start date: May 1, 2026.
List of participants:
Chris Alexander (NYC), Alexis Almeida (NYC), Roberto Balò (Prato), Stephanie Barber (Philadelphia), Erica Baum (NYC), Courtney Bush (NYC), Alessandra Capodacqua (Florence), Felipe Cussen (Santiago, Chile), Mónica de la Torre (NYC), Claire DeVoogd (NYC), Ted Dodson (NYC), Robert Fitterman (NYC), Ethan Fortuna (NYC), Sophia Le Fraga (Los Angeles), Kristen Gallagher (NYC), Henry Goldkamp (New Orleans), Sanja Grozdanic (NYC), Aurelia Guo (London), Sabine Herrmann (Berlin), Atef Al Jaffal (Baghdad), Josef Kaplan (Philadelphia), Christine Kelly (North Adams, MA), Klaus Killisch (Berlin), Tyler Little (NYC), Matt Longabucco (NYC), Kristin Lucas (Austin), Monica McClure (NYC), Holly Melgard (NYC), Hella Mewis (Baghdad), Joe Milutis (Seattle), Cole Modell (Pittsburgh), Yedda Morrison (San Francisco), Joseph Mosconi (Los Angeles), Sean Munro (New Orleans), Anna Murray (Dublin), Théo Robine-Langlois (Paris), Kim Rosenfield (NYC), Zaid Saad (Baghdad), Jeff Shapiro (Siena), Ed Steck (Pittsburgh), Luke Stettner (Columbus, OH), Barrett White (NYC), Sam Winston (London), Joey Yearous-Algozin (NYC)
Boring
Mónica de la Torre
RESPONSES
Chris Alexander
Roberto Balò
Erica Baum
Alessandra Capodacqua
Ted Dodson
Robert Fitterman
Ethan Fortuna
Kristen Gallagher
Henry Goldkamp
I remember this scene often, though only seeing it once. In the sitcom Strangers With Candy, where Jerri Blank offers this quip in disgust: “Ew, bring a book.” The dramatic context was that whatever in-person event she was being canoodled into attending was going to be boring, and therefore a book would act as a source of engaging entertainment. I’ve always wanted to use this phrase in the same way, but have never gotten an appropriate opportunity to do so. Until now.
Sabine Herrmann
Christine Kelly
Sophia Le Fraga
