Flesh world twin peaks

Call me Meghan Markle or HBO (Max). I’m rebranding again.

Introducing
FLESH WORLD
: the same newsletter you’ve known and loved or hate-read — first as The Unpublishable, then as The Review of Beauty — now with a brand new name and graphics that make me squeal with delight. (Thank you,

TATE A. K. O.
!)




Is it ridiculous to rename this project for the third time in five years? Yes! But being wrong is kind of my brand. I started out writing for the Kardashian-Jenner Official Apps before realizing the error of my ways (2015; I’m sorry I ever pushed Kylie Lip Kits on you people). I launched a line of all-natural face oils before considering consumerism might not be the answer (2017). I quit my clean beauty column at HelloGiggles when it hit me that beauty standards are more “toxic” than any particular beauty product (2021). I like that I can recognize my missteps — existential, aesthetic — and course-correct. Not being attached to my own rightness is probably one of my better qualities.

Anyway, this newsletter was always meant to be FLESH WORLD. It’s the name I originally had in mind when I pivoted to The Review of Beauty last year. I let myself get talked out of it, but


If you have followed Twin Peaks Blog for awhile, you’ll know that my fellow authors Vinnie Guidera and Jason Mattson love discussing, identifying and even recreating props from the series. That is one reason I loved chatting with Jeff Moore, who served as the Prop Master for the second season, during the Real Twin Peaks 2024 event. We held a free panel discussion on February 23 at Friends & Co. Ice Cream in North Bend, Washington. Between the ice cream and Jeff’s stories, it was a sweet time for all.





NOTE – Due to technical difficulties, the last 10 minutes of Jeff’s conversation were not captured. There is no one more bummed than me about this fact.


FRIENDS & CO. ICE CREAM IN NORTH BEND




Fans from all around the world gathered inside the ice cream shop located at 111 W North Bend Way, North Bend. The shop is a sister location to the Snoqualmie Ice Cream store in the adjacent town of Snoqualmie.



During the event weekend, Friends & Co. offered a Twin Peaks special – Cherry Pie ice cream infused with real cherries and pie crust pieces baked by Chickadee Bakeshop, paired with a scoop of Cup of Joe espresso flavored ice cream.




Though the residents of
Twin Peaks
are plenty interesting, the unsung heroes of the show’s original run are the props and set decorations. It may take a few viewings for the details of the background to come to the front as an eye-patched 35-year-old cheerleader, a cape-clad psychedelic shrink, and a rock-throwing FBI savant all vie for our attention. However, I’d argue that the carefully curated sets give fans as much to chew on as the brilliantly written characters. Motifs form and tell a second story just below the surface, providing depth to the
Twin Peaks
universe that warrants another thirty years of conversation and questions. Burning questions like “which member of the Johnson household has a special fondness for small dogs?” Well, don’t lose any more sleep over this, because I’m going to get to the bottom of it.

The home of Shelly and Leo Johnson is chock full of kitsch. There are knickknacks on every surface in the house. The only wall without any mounted vintage décor is the one comprised of a few beams and a plastic tarp. A general retro theme is obvious at first glance, but a closer look at the details reveals a surprisingly consistent dog theme.

Vari-Vue Pood








Twin Peaks

Episode 5: "Cooper's Dreams"
TV episode
Written by Mark Frost
Directed by Leslie Linka Glatter
Original air date: May 10, 1990

Page last updated 1/5/2022




 

Clues are found in Jacque’s apartment and Cooper finds a surprise in his room; Audrey gets a job; James and Donna conspire with Maddy; Hank comes home; the log speaks.

 

Read the episode transcription at Glastonberry.net



 


Didja Know?


 


For the titles of the
Twin Peaks
TV episodes, I have taken the unique approach of using both the episode numbers, which were the only titles given the scripts by series creators David Lynch and Mark Frost, and the translated German titles of the episodes that were assigned when the series aired in that country. Frequent readers of PopApostle know I like the aesthetic of actual episode titles, but I also wanted to honor the simple numbering used by Lynch and Frost, hence the expanded titles presented in these studies.

 


Notes from the Log Lady intros


 

When cable channel Bravo obtained the rights to air reru