Ben Robertson
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb
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I hope that people on here can conjure as much energy for the fact that Israel has 'legalized' arbitrary military 'court' death sentences for stone-throwing Palestinian children as they can for indignation at hearing the words "Free Palestine." I truly do.
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From
@uminnpress.bsky.social
's series Mass Markets: Storyworlds Across Media edited by
@gerrycanavan.bsky.social
and yours truly. Send us your pitches.
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From
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's series Mass Markets: Storyworlds Across Media edited by
@gerrycanavan.bsky.social
and yours truly. Send us your pitches.
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Got my copies of
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's FAST AND FURIOUS FRANCHISING today. Excited to reread it.
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This was basically the conversation I had over brunch with my
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co-panelists about our scholarly lives being dedicated to thinking about franchise
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Is that a lot
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Gerry Canavan
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In the mail today: my editors' copies of Dan Hassler-Forest's FAST AND FURIOUS FRANCHISING!
www.amazon.com/Fast-Furious...
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Helicity Boson
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Sluggo is all of us yelling at centrists
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A.R. Moxon
9 days ago
“You can’t summarize the U.S. in a single image.”
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Robocop (1987)
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I'll buy that for a dollar!
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Dan Hassler-Forest
12 days ago
It’s here!! Today I received my pile of author’s copies of FAST AND FURIOUS FRANCHISING from
@uminnpress.bsky.social
. My warmest compliments to their entire team, which has been a joy to work with. So proud of this thing!! 🤗
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Gonna tell my kids this was capitalism
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boulderreportinglab.org/2026/03/15/l...
This makes me so sad. And angry.
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Dark Horse closes after 51 years as Boulder says goodbye to iconic bar
Patrons lined up one last time outside the legendary bar and grill, sharing stories of cheap beers, crab races and decades of late nights as the property prepares for redevelopment into housing.
https://boulderreportinglab.org/2026/03/15/last-call-at-the-dark-horse-after-51-years-a-boulder-institution-closes-its-doors/
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I'd tell my Deleuze joke but it's unbecoming
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY
12 days ago
A tragedy occurs off the coast of a land called Honah-Lee.
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Dan Hassler-Forest
12 days ago
ICYMI: on April 22, my university is hosting a public launch event for my new book FAST AND FURIOUS FRANCHISING: HOW THE SERIALIZED BLOCKBUSTER REMADE HOLLYWOOD, published by
@uminnpress.bsky.social
. See link for free registration and further details:
www.uu.nl/en/events/bo...
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Book launch Dan Hassler-Forest: Fast and Furious Franchising
Dan Hassler-Forest’s Fast and Furious Franchising charts the transformation of Hollywood through the story of one of its most successful cinematic universes.
https://www.uu.nl/en/events/book-launch-dan-hassler-forest-fast-and-furious-franchising
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Seedy E
13 days ago
Remembering the ancient ways
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If you see this, share a
#randomshelfie
#booksky
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Andrea Grimes
14 days ago
it's giving
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I think about this Far Side at least once per week
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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller March 05,1949
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@neguse.house.gov
where's your name on this list. you and
@colorado.gov
are pretty much guaranteeing I never vote for a Democrat in Colorado again.
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Dan Hassler-Forest
26 days ago
Heads up! I just got word from my contact at
@uminnpress.bsky.social
that actual copies of my book FAST AND FURIOUS FRANCHISING have arrived with their distributor, so early orders should start shipping pretty soon!! 🤗🎉
www.upress.umn.edu/978151792108...
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Fast and Furious Franchising
What the popularity of the Fast and Furious film franchise says about Hollywood blockbusters and media productionFast and Furious Franchising charts the tran...
https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517921088/fast-and-furious-franchising/
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Kant Hegel Nietzsche Heidegger
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Writing prompt
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY
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Various philosophies
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If you see this post, post a monster
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All out of Adderall, supplies are "limited," and I have a fuckton to do.
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The guillotine
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You know you have a solid argument when you turn replies part 3029876
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Dan Hassler-Forest
about 1 month ago
On April 22, my university will host a book launch event for my new monograph FAST & FURIOUS FRANCHISING, with presentations by Bruce Mutsvairo,
@aways.bsky.social
and
@joostvervoort.bsky.social
. It's free and open to the public, followed by free drinks! Register here:
www.uu.nl/en/events/bo...
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Book launch Dan Hassler-Forest: Fast and Furious Franchising
Dan Hassler-Forest’s Fast and Furious Franchising charts the transformation of Hollywood through the story of one of its most successful cinematic universes.
https://www.uu.nl/en/events/book-launch-dan-hassler-forest-fast-and-furious-franchising
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Jay Justice @NYC
about 1 month ago
Me whenever I have to communicate with other human beings
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An AI hallucination irl
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY
about 2 months ago
Inevitably, their affair ended: Howard worried excessively about what the pack would think, and Agnes simply ate the flowers.
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Dan Hassler-Forest
about 2 months ago
The
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
podcast devoted a full episode to my new book FAST AND FURIOUS FRANCHISING, which will be published by
@uminnpress.bsky.social
very soon now!
newbooksnetwork.com/fast-and-fur...
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Dan Hassler-Forest, "Fast and Furious Franchising: How the Serialized Blockbuster Remade Hollywood" (U Minnesota Press, 2026) - New Books Network
https://newbooksnetwork.com/fast-and-furious-franchising
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Dan Hassler-Forest
about 2 months ago
The last chapter of my new book, on Hollywood's "crisis era," is about the various factors that brought us here. Coming in April from
@uminnpress.bsky.social
!
www.upress.umn.edu/978151792108...
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Fast and Furious Franchising
What the popularity of the Fast and Furious film franchise says about Hollywood blockbusters and media productionFast and Furious Franchising charts the tran...
https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517921088/fast-and-furious-franchising/
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Me reading about any Democratic party response
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Snuggles
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This is who runs this account
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Holy shit holy shit holy shit
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the energy I bring to Bluesky
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Tom Ewing
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Gore Vidal Sassoon
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"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace."
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Alice in Chans
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Mrs Dalloway said she would call FTD herself.
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Here is the syllabus and reading schedule for my spring grad course, ENGL 5529 Fantasy, Franchise, and Baldur's Gate 3 Extra special bonus material: a brief character build guide and some tips for playing BG3
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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