As an archivist for my favorite television show Twin Peaks, I love finding ephemera created when David Lynch and Mark Frost’s masterpiece first aired in the early 1990s. Many of these paper items were produced for a specific, immediate purpose and not much thought was given to saving them for future records. This colorful brochure was…
My decades-long fascination with David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange Twin Peaks extends beyond the small town. I’ve also been a fan of both Lynch and Frost’s other works, which is why I’m thrilled to share a look at John Thorne’s new book, “Devious Dreams: Reimagining David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive.” I remember seeing…
The music of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks was my gateway to the show. I borrowed the official soundtrack from my local library in September 1993 before I even saw a frame of the series. I was obsessed with the haunting score composed by the late Angelo Badalamenti. Today, there is always [Twin Peaks]…
The last day of the Real Twin Peaks 2024 event on February 25 started with a book signing with author Courtenay Stallings at the North Bend Trading Company in downtown North Bend, Washington. Courtenay read several passages from her 2020 book “Laura’s Ghost: Women Speak about Twin Peaks” before meeting with fellow Twin Peaks fans who…
Ten years ago, back in 2011, Twin Peaks fandom felt like a secret society. The show was just hitting Netflix, inviting a new generation of viewers along with lapsed fans to dive in. The Gold Box DVD had been released a few years prior, and there simply wasn’t much going on aside from a couple…
While researching a recent article related to the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, I identified another book used in Twin Peaks. This one briefly appears twice in Episode 2020 inside Windom Earle’s cabin.
In Episode 2021, Agent Cooper hypothesizes that “if the door to the Black Lodge does exist, it probably exists at a point in time.” Symbols from the Owl Cave petroglyph and a pocket book on planets lead him to conclude that the gateway opens when Jupiter and Saturn meet. This is known in astronomy as the “Great…
I feel like I’ve been waiting my entire life to write this article. Today, the planets Jupiter and Saturn will be conjunct in the night sky. Long time Twin Peaks fans have been mimicking Windom Earle signing about this conjunction since Episode 2020 (#27) first aired on April 18, 1991. It is by far one of…
Throughout Twin Peaks, Special Agent Dale Cooper shares his fascination about the country of Tibet. He shares the history of Tibet in Episode 1.002 while preparing to throw rocks at bottles. After being shot in Episode 2.001, he tells Diane that wishes the Dalai Lama could return to Tibet from exile. Finally, he shares even more…
While researching Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, I caught a scene where Laura Palmer walks through the hallway at Twin Peaks High School. She’s on her way to meet Bobby Briggs and holding a paperback novel in her hand. Which novel is she carrying?