Mars was the Roman god of war. That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.' Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices. That’s why we have Marshall’s.

"If reviewers are merely skimming papers & relying on LLMs to generate substantive reviews...it opens the door for a new cheating method...which involves inserting hidden white text... that tells AI tools to give a research paper favorable reviews." www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

One of the best written essays I've read in awhile. Clever, researched, clear. We all need well cited and insightful voices on wellness these days, especially. Follow 👀

Before and After the Internet. We have just published a review of two recent books on #AlgorithmicCulture and #PlatformCapitalism by @striphas.bsky.social and @synthesiastica.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Rally today at NOAA building in Boulder, Colorado to stand up for federal workers, particularly scientists

*Please share widely (deadline Mar 5):* The Dept of Media Studies at the Univ of CO Boulder is searching for 2 Assistant Teaching Profs. If you're passionate about higher-ed instruction, invested in media literacy, & have a background in global media, apply: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

The app deadline for the Assistant Teaching Professor opening in my department (Media Studies, U of CO Boulder) is less than 2 weeks away! This is a contracted/renewable, non-tenure-track faculty line. Read on for additional information about the position: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

PLEASE SHARE: The Dept. of Media Studies at the University of CO Boulder is hiring TWO assistant teaching professors. These are renewable, non-tenure track positions for which we're using a single job ad: lnkd.in/gHXdMqUw Deadline is February 28, 2025.

Solid piece on the thinking behind the Broligarchy: “The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term,” via Vox - apple.news/A5jGJAukoSGK...

At some point I would like to ignore Elon Musk. Sadly, that time is not now. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This explains it.

Public Domain Day is coming soon. Get ready to party like it's 1929! web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...

"The combination of Blackness and Twitter represents a paradigm shift from modernity’s materialist “existence in Black” to a Black technoculture afforded by the digital’s capacities for virtuality, simulation, and interactivity." André Brock

‘Phonetic’ is not. ‘Abbreviation’ is 12 letters. ‘Thesaurus’ doesn’t have a synonym. Say what you will about English, but it has a sense of humor.

Did y'all see this? The university of WI system is proposing a policy change so that the system would now assert and control copyright over professors' lecture notes, syllabi, articles, & more. VERY concerning: www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

Cultural Studies is officially returning to Bluesky—but before we begin sharing details about our final issue of Volume 37, we first wanted to let you know that we also post on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn and wanted to invite you to follow us wherever else you might also be.

It used to happen like this…

Oxford English Dictionary word of the year: "brain rot." Fitting… corp.oup.com/word-of-the-...

Dictionary [dot] com's word of the year is "demure." What's your pick? www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-th...

A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)

(1/2) Just learned that the Italian translation of Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet was just published earlier this month by Mimesis. I knew it was in the works but wasn't aware that it was out. Exciting! 🇮🇹 www.mimesisedizioni.it/libro/979122...

Grateful to @archive.org for downloading climate & environmental data as we re-enter an era of censorship & climate denial: www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/s...

What a beautiful thing to see this community forming here. My biggest concern about leaving the-platform-that-must-not-be-named was saying goodbye to the folks I followed. Great to see so many of you here -- and so many new folks I should have known about.

Our Fall Sale is underway. If you are outside the US & Latin America, shop with our partners, @capacademicbooks.bsky.social and Univ. of Toronto Press for faster & cheaper shipping. www.combinedacademic... utpdistribution.com/...

Follow this amazing group of Media Studies colleagues from the University of Colorado Boulder!

(1/3) Honored that Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet has received an Honorable Mention from the DH Caucus of the American Studies Assn for the Ángel David Nieves Book Award. Thanks to the DH community for supporting the book, & to a keen reviewer for urging me to better engage DH! ☺️

Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.

The United States now has: • 45,020 reporters • 275,550 public relations specialists For every reporter, there are now six PR people. (data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Fascinating piece (paywall) from the Atlantic on touch in baseball. The really interesting parts explore the implications of literally "losing touch" in the present day (e.g. touchless soap dispensers, etc.) | www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

Rereading a selection from García-Canclini's Hybrid Cultures (1989/1995) this morning was like peering back into a lost world.

Delighted to share the 2nd of 3 faculty openings in the Dept. of Media Studies, Univ. of Colorado Boulder. If you're focusing on ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA, please consider applying. It's a tenured or tenure-track OPEN-RANK search. Deadline: Dec. 10 | jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

(1/2) I had a pinned post about my latest book, Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet, over on the platform-that-must-not-be-named. Figured there should be something here about the book, too: cup.columbia.edu/book/algorit...

A helpful guide if you're just starting out here (and, presumably, moving over from the platform-that-must-not-be-named). The starter packs have been a real help, too—and thanks to those of you who've included me in your lists.

I've gotten used to emails ending with disclaimers, but this was a new one: "No AI assistance was used in the writing of this email. I am the sole author and am responsible for every word."

Higher ed is increasingly under attack, so now is the time to re-invest in these extraordinary institutions. To wit: it's University Press week! Celebrate & support the inestimable role UPs play in advancing knowledge & supporting higher ed. upweek.up.hcommons.org/celebrate/un...

(1/2) Haymarket Books has made 10 key antifascist ebooks free to download, but just for a few days: titles by Angela Y. Davis, Mariame Kaba, Rebecca Solnit, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, & more | www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...

Facebook memory from 2011. Who remembers Google+?

Congratulations @drariahalliday.bsky.social on the impending publication of Black Girls & How We Fail Them. An important and ++timely++ book. Pre-order now!

If you you're in higher ed and wondering what could be heading down the pipeline over the next 4 years… www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Neighborhood assemblies, not one-day marches. Durable networks, not ephemeral signals. Governable spaces, not viral moments.

"They want you to feel powerless and to surrender and to let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can save is worth saving." Rebecca Solnit

Not enough coffee in the world to start this day; and yet, the work begins.

When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, works of art & culture from 1928 will enter the public domain in the US, meaning they can be remixed & reused in new creative works. And 1928 was a big year, thanks to a famous mouse... Join our celebrations: blog.archive.org/2023/12/05/w...

"Listening to the Video: Hip Hop Videography and Rural Black Aesthetics" by Corey J. Mills is one of the many insightful articles included in Vol. 37, Issue 6. Read the abstract in the attached images and the full article at: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Tonight a bunch of us are celebrating the new book by @striphas.bsky.social, Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet, along with @zephoria.bsky.social at the Boulder Public Library!

So, I co-run a Master's program. It's called Media and Public Engagement. It is for aspiring media activists and scholars, people who want to make their work accountable to communities. You can also join my lab, @medlabboulder.bsky.social. Would you like to apply? www.colorado.edu/cmci/academi...

Delighted to have been a featured first on Spark, talking about the EU's Digital Services Act. Myinterview starts at the 18:00 min mark & lasts until about 27:00. I’m back on at 41:30, talking abt Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet (about 10min). Hope you enjoy! spotify.link/M4flYWIzfDb