Wrote a short post about class and income and widows and mid life romance in popular culture for CST Online cstonline.net/bradshaw-and...

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama. Us: Across your entire career? Reiner: In a 6 year period. Us: That sounds- Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

Please join us on Dec. 12 @ 1pm EST to discuss alternative assessment with contributors to the recent JCMS Teaching Media "Experiments in Ungrading" double-issue. @stephbrown.bsky.social @briannajc.bsky.social @lisawj.bsky.social @jennblaylock.bsky.social Register here: forms.gle/vZrY7NH5Yk6X...

My faculty is hiring... again! The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto is looking for an Assistant Professor (Tenure Steam) in Knowledge Systems, Infrastructures, Communities, and Cultures. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

Without humanities studies, I would not have been a very good scientist. My humanities classes were a master class in creativity, envisioning new futures and how to think. The skills we learned in our humanities classes brought creativity to all our endeavors. www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...

Hey, hey... @sigcisconf.bsky.social[email protected]'s Special Interest Group for Computing, Information & Society--is on Bluesky! Follow them if you're interested in #ComputerHistory or the social & political impact of digital technologies like #AI. #histsci #histtech #histSTM 🗃️📜📚

Sharing creative stuff is scarier and more vulnerable than sharing research stuff but I worked with an amazing team to make this queer hopeful weird essay film and it's FINALLY screening online til June 29. Check out the link for details: becomeingotherwise.my.canva.site#screenings

Film + media history folks, I'm early in a new project that covers golden studio era Hollywood (1930-early '50s ish) and the maturing silent era (1910s-ish); what are your recs for labour/contract/women in these eras and/or feminist film history projects that have compelling methods (any era).

Now THIS is a syllabus #booksky #blackbooksky www.aaihs.org/the-sinners-...

“In a world of polycrisis, the #climateemergency must not be neglected. Let’s continue to ensure our children’s future isn’t on the backburner, but front of mind, as we enter the voting booth.” @forourkidscanada.bsky.social #CanadaVotes2025

Corey Booker is at hour 15 on the senate floor and there are over 36,000 live viewers on YouTube alone right now.

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

Took me one minute to email congress/senators, add a little note at the beginning. Why do libraries matter to you?

But what kind of -ist will Brody play next? #oscars

How did television help to shape early conceptions of personal computing & computer dating? See standout media studies scholar Dr. @myrnamoretti.bsky.social 's insightful (just published) Interfaces essay "Part of Our Lives Now: The Personal Computer on "Family Ties” "! cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces

If you live in Wisconsin, you need to get involved with Susan Crawford's campaign now. Far-right activists have been talking about this race since November. If you live out of state, consider phone banking for crawford or throwing dough to her campaign or grassroots groups organizing for her.

A snowy day out canvassing with Eglinton Lawrence’s liberal candidate Vince Gasparro @vgasparro.bsky.social #onpoli #toronto

Excited to announce that we're looking for a tenure-track hire in Game Studies! Our department is home to two fantastic undergraduate programs in games/interactive media, and Canada's first MA in Game Studies program. Please share! brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/brocku...

Beware fake X ads pretending to be from the CBC #CanadaSky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

All right, Ontario! With the next provincial election expected for February 27, it's time to #UniteTheVote to #VoteFordOut! A new initiative called "Common Ground Ontario" is recruiting volunteers to help in targeted ridings. You can sign up at commongroundon.blogspot.com. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli

Interesting piece on the responsibility private universities have in this time of targeting public universities. At my press, we publish sometimes controversial books that the public one down the road could not. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

It's monkey see, monkey do with these MAGA wannabes. #canqueer

Authoritarianism wants you to feel like you’re drowning in chaos — headlines of breaking news, after breaking news. Here are 4️⃣ questions you can ask yourself to help spot genuine threats to our democracy. Read more here: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-pay...

What a week to be teaching Rubin's "Thinking Sex." Cannot wait to dig into this bs with my undergrads tomorrow Rubin in 1984: "It is precisely at times such as these, when we live with the possibility of unthinkable destruction, that people are likely to become dangerously crazy about sexuality."

Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.

Finally, on Friday, Feb 7, it’s the For Viola presentation of NO OTHER LAND. At latest count, we’ve had over 300 tickets booked, which puts us on pace to sell out pretty soon. hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil... Tell a friend and see you there. 🍉

Not only did Zuck sign off on using copyrighted works, Meta “wrote a script to remove copyright info, including the word ‘copyright’ and ‘acknowledgments,’ from e-books in LibGen…” … Meta actively tried to conceal it. techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/m...

How adding names to archival images has been healing for people of We'koqma'q First Nation 📜

NEW: Meta changed its Community Guidelines today to permit "allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality" @knibbs.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/meta-i...

JUST IN: Trudeau's decision after almost a decade in power, sets the stage for a succession fight to select a new prime minister.

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On the side of the wall at the Golden Globes there’s a studio leaderboard, lest things become too classy

Yes Demi Moore!!!

Seen on fbook this afternoon Zann Zsuzsannika writes "This is the cartoon WaPo refused to publish.The group in the cartoon included Mark Zuckerberg Meta founder & CEO, Sam Altman/AI CEO, Patrick Soon-Shiong/LA Times publisher, the Walt Disney Company/ABC News, & Jeff Bezos/Washington Post owner"

NYE miracle: Northern Exposure is back on Canadian amazon prime video 🙏💙

BREAKING: The biggest strike against Amazon in U.S. history is happening right now. The Teamsters are picketing facilities across the country. The union has organized workers at 10 Amazon locations AND they're putting up picket lines at hundreds of other Amazon sites nationwide.

I wrote about the narrative that AI will create an energy crisis: a great way to build unnecessary fossil fuel infrastructure & cement the market share of a few big companies w/o stopping to ask if that’s necessary ft. @jgkoomey.bsky.social & @smw.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1894...

Toronto artist creates Loser Lane an unwinnable video game to protest bike lane removal. momentummag.com/toronto-arti...

Skrmetti oral arguments live thread. First question is from Justice Thomas asks why it's not an age based classification rather than sex based classification.

Does anyone work on/know of citations on micro/mini/personal computer rentals to individuals/families (ie, not to businesses) in the 1980s in the US? **Or was alive then and had personal experience of such a phenomenon??** #historiesoftechnology #computerhistory

What's UP beautiful SCOTUS watchers? Assigned is going to DC, and YOU sent us. Our crack team of trans journalists will report on US vs Skrmetti, and the response of a community under siege as a fascist movement threatens to take their rights away. To kick things off, we've got a basic explainer.

The bike lane ban and rip out bill has passed. The fight on our streets starts now! See you this Friday. #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO

ACLU is hiring an Algorithmic Justice Fellow to work on cutting edge projects focused on digital rights — the work will interrogate how automated systems are being used in high stakes areas. www.aclu.org/careers/appl...

Good turnout for today’s Bike Lane Protest against Doug Ford's Bill 212. Safe streets save lives. #bikeTO youtu.be/K9_LaXOsGW0?...

The world watches incredulously as our Premier puts people who bike’s lives at risk for no good reason except to start a culture war. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n... #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO

I am recruiting a post-doc to work with me at UVA on a project about youth (18-25) financial cultures, literacies, and well-being in the digital environment. Please share widely! Deadline is rolling. virginia.phenompro.com/us/en/job/R0...

🚨 Deadline Alert! Are you our next New Media #PublicHumanities Postdoctoral Fellow? You might be, if you are: ✔️A recent PhD ✔️Engaged in new media/other journalism ✔️Doing public-facing humanities research 1/3

For all the feminist media scholars who just joined Bluesky...consider submitting a proposal to Console-ing Passions 2025! We're hosting it at Georgia State University and we're looking forward to lively conversations! fmt.gsu.edu/console-ing-...

Teaching tomorrow on 'Intersectional Data' with Beth Coleman's "Data Colonialism" chapter + Neptune Frost feels both more vital than ever and incredibly painful. Will be starting the class with an open floor for the students.