"Goes to extreme measures" is a strange way of saying "kills people" #YouNetflix
Nothing like packing for a move to make you realize how many books you have from the same publishers. @DukePress @NYUpress I'm looking at you! (And thank you for the relatively consistent sizing!)
Something fun (or, rather, "fun") I came across while collecting other articles. From @Esquire 1978
How I wish @nbcthegoodplace was still on so we could get a Judge Gen @MayaRudolph reaction to this news screenmag.com/chicago-lands-…
I like to say ‘I’m dissertating’ rather than ‘I’m writing my dissertation’ because it encompasses the meal planning-vacuuming-going through old notebooks-crying in the shower-brilliant thought for one sentence in the shower-writing experience more completely #AcademicChatter
The different responses to and reads of this—funny/learning experience; empathy/cry for help; threatening/potential for violence—are fascinating
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I just typed “therapy” into my emoji search on my phone, and the answer was the “money-mouth face” 🤑 Is this universal or does someone coding the iPhone iOS have an AMAZING sense of humor? (This makes up for all the ‘fucks’ that turned into ‘ducks)
One night in Cancun makes a hard man humble/Not much between despair and ecstasy.
@RandyRainbow Waiting for One Night in Cancun: the Ted Cruz Story
USA: I’ve fallen and my leg is at this weird angle
Biden Admin: Can we get you an x-ray, a surgeon, medical leave, and a crutch?
10 R Senators: What happened to compromise?!
Biden Aiden: OK, what’s your proposals?
Senators: Box of Band Aids 🤷♀️
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I HOPE THIS E-MAIL DOES NOT FIND YOU
I HOPE YOUR CHAIR HAS GROWN OVER WITH MOSS
I HOPE A PLEASANT BUT UNOBSERVED BEAM OF LIGHT HITS YOUR DESK PERFECTLY THROUGH THE COLLAPSED CEILING
I HOPE THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING
Woke up abruptly at 5am with the realization that “Any Dream Will Do” from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat is a song about being an insomniac, not a prophet. Haven’t heard it for years, but I’m going to assume it’s true because it came to me in, you know, a dream.
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Terrorist attack against U.S. Congress has been incited by the President of the United States.
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Strong & humorous panel chairing from @StellaGaynor, who has the style of a good radio broadcaster! #genrenostalgia2021. A thought provoking panel with @CoopeyLouise, @Mariejb27, @EmilySaidel & Laura Gibson. – at Wylam, England
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New piece out @FlowTV TODAY discussing games, race, Tolkien, Baldur’s Gate, and more! Coauthored with my RA Caden Perry, further data/project work by @EmilySaidel. flowjournal.org/2020/12/fant…
2020: Deciding whether reusable face masks go in the clothing, medical, or miscellaneous sections of my budget.
The irony of @peacockTV using the marketing of "Great entertainment is finally free" is overwhelming. Entertainment is never free because we pay with our wallets and/or with our eyeballs being counted. This is true for NBC. This continues to be true for Peacock.
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It's here! Our team is proud to announce Cinephile 14. 1 "Audiences and Paratexts" is now available — read it for free online, or stay tuned for in-print copies! cinephile.ca/cinephile-14-1-…











