A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve. Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body. This is not new but it is expanding.

I'm switching from Goodreads to StoryGraph. Feel free to follow me there if you want. app.thestorygraph.com/profile/mill...

*not counting academic books.

Okay, I *think* I'm satisfied with the updated list of assigned films for my Queer Film class.

Good stuff.

SEATTLE!!! We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!

Good on ya, New York.

For your GRADUATE students! Submissions for the SCMS Gender and Feminisms Caucus Graduate Student Writing Prize are due in ONE month on November 1, 2025. The winning essay will be published (subject to revision) in FMH. online.ucpress.edu/fmh/pages/aw...

ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants

Imagine breaking up Tenacious D so that you could be in an Anaconda remake.

Applying to jobs while simultaneously finishing a dissertation is... a lot.

Well, at least we'll get a new Charli album. youtu.be/ID0rqEWrN44?...

Eddington is quite disappointing. It feels like a 2.5 hour South Park episode in that it tries to critique "both sides" but never actually says anything of substance. A very frustrating watch.

Well, I guess I should throw away my Against Me! shirt.

Good mail day 🧛‍♂️

this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake

Such a fantastic presentation on '80s Bombay horror by my friend and mentor, Kartik Nair. And Kartik was nice anough to gift me a signed copy of his book! Thank you @benspky.bsky.social and everyone at Seattle U for organizing this!

Final Destination: Bloodlines is a hoot and a half. Probably the most fun I've had at the movies since Barbarian.

Sinners is just as great the second time 'round fyi

Gimme gimme gimme!!! youtu.be/OpThntO9ixc?...

The 11.2 issue of Feminist Media Histories is live! 🤩 This issue is devoted to "Nontheatrical Medias" and is guest edited by Tanya Goldman and Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa. You can read their introduction below: online.ucpress.edu/fmh/article/...

Sinners is pretty great! Let Ryan Coogler (and other filmmakers) make more original movies!

I love days devoted to reading.

We are delighted to share the winner of the 2025 SCMS Horror Studies SIG Grad Essay contest: Sarah Potvin! Sarah is a PhD student at Texas A&M University. Her winning essay is titled "The Encroaching Horror of Suburban Blandness: The Stepford Wives' Feminisms."

Had a great time presenting at #SCMS25 in Chicago! Thank you to everyone who attended my panel!

#SCMS25 folks! Come by my panel today at 11:00 AM! 💜

En route to Chicago for #SCMS25 #SCMS2025! Excited to present on Saturday!

Linda Williams is one of my favorite scholars. Much of my own research is grounded in her ideas. She will be deeply missed.

Mickey 17 is unfortunately disappointing. The first half is great, the second half is very messy. Too many characters and too many plot points that don't go anywhere. It felt like a lot was left on the cutting room floor.

Wild how we're all expected to just file our taxes as if everything is normal and the IRS isn't currently on fire.

Overheard someone call Jimmy Carter a socialist.

I watched Emilia Perez and good god the bad reviews aren't exaggerating. Imagine a Pedro Almodovar film stripped of any catharsis, nuance, and quality.

The latest issue of Feminist Media Histories is now live! This is the first issue I've helped publish since I took on the role of the journal's managing editor. Thanks to the lovely folks at UC Press, the entire issue can be accessed for free throughout Black History Month.

The Transgender Law Centre works on supporting trans rights in areas like healthcare, employment, and immigration. They're trans-led and provide legal assistance, policy advocacy, public education. I've just donated and, if you can, I would recommend you do too <3 transgenderlawcenter.org/donate/

More imperative than ever: don’t cross picket lines

This one really hurts. RIP David Lynch.

You’ll probably see this screenshot floating around a lot but it really was wonderful to see Lynch put a scene in Twin Peaks: The Return where he has his character literally stare at the camera and say that you should either support trans people or die. I needed to hear that in 2017

I'm one Liberty Mutual ad away from setting fire to my TV.

Every line of dialog in A Complete Unknown is some iteration of “The ’60s are an important and exciting time!"

I love my uncle.

RIP to actress Olivia Hussey, known to horror fans for her work in BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974), IT (1990), and PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING.

Grad students & adjunct/underemployed faculty: Apply for travel grants to help with #SCMS25 expenses! Grants are selected by lottery. Learn more and apply here: https://buff.ly/408zERW. Deadline: Jan 6, 2024.

Tonight I rewatched the Hey Arnold! episode "Arnold's Christmas" (1996) for the first time in probably 20 years. The episode hit me even harder as an adult. It's a moving tale about searching for, and finding, kindness in people. A true gem of a Christmas special.

🗣️ I’m guest editing a special issue of @femmediahist.bsky.social on “Reproductive Politics & Media Histories.” CFP is below. Please get in touch if you’d like to propose something.

I'm writing my dissertation with Family Guy gifs instead of words.

Great opportunity for grad students writing about horror.

We are excited to announce that out annual grad student essay contest is now accepting submissions! The submission deadline is February 21! Please share with any/all scholars who might be interested! Here is the full CFP: horrorsig.wixsite.com/mysite/gradu...

SCMS folks: Reminder that our virtual symposium meeting is Friday, December 6, at 11:00 AM Central Time! SCMS already sent out the Zoom links, so check your emails for those! We look forward to seeing you!

Greetings, horror scholars! We're on Bluesky now! 👻