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If any fellow NWSL fans want to join an ShePlays mini league with myself, @tomyenter.bsky.social, and others, code is TRIN.

11.03.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How points and scoring will work in ShePlays fantasy NWSL 2026 (this time with tables because we figured out how to do that!) (you may need to swipe to the side to see them all on mobile, but we hope this is more straightforward!)

sheplays.com.au/news/cd7f9bf...

11.03.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
James Franco from Spring Breakers

James Franco from Spring Breakers

11.03.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In what could be a parody of a novel about academia, but currently my life, the adults on this vacation are a physicist, an artist, two novelists, a therapist, a science educator, a writing instructor, and a philosopher.

10.03.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

In the book, the rock alien is the only survivor on its ship (many die). Later it has a medical calamity. But ultimately survives.

10.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
a sun setting on a gently rippling lake, jeans and shoes stretched out on a balcony

a sun setting on a gently rippling lake, jeans and shoes stretched out on a balcony

status update

08.03.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lessons of Darkness (1992) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive From Wikipedia:Lessons of Darkness (German: Lektionen in Finsternis) is a 1992 film by director Werner Herzog. Shot in documentary style on 16-millimetre film...

Thinking about Werner Herzog's LESSONS OF DARKNESS as I scroll past videos of oil fields on fire in Iran. Worth a revisit (or first viewing), which you can access for free on @archive.org archive.org/details/less...

08.03.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Olivia Rodrigo read this and said, sure, why not?

07.03.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A man asked me last night what publishing needs to do for literary fiction to begin appealing to men again. I said, as nicely as I could, that, with over 2,000 books published every Tuesday, of which many would appeal to men, it’s not a publishing problem, it’s a men problem.

04.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 3531 πŸ” 591 πŸ’¬ 109 πŸ“Œ 108

Santos to Caicedo is my love language. #COLWNT

04.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ethics of AI and Emerging Technologies The University of Mississippi β€” fondly referred to as Ole Miss β€” stands as a premier public research institution with a proud legacy of academic distinction. We are devoted to nurturing a vibrant, inc...

Two-Year Post-Doc in Ethics of AI and Emerging Technologies #philsky

04.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

So many, but the first to come to mind is the β€œdisco will never die” monologue at the end of The Last Days of Disco, and how cleverly Stillman undercuts it and undercuts the undercut.

04.03.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rightfully so!

03.03.2026 01:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve never felt like there was a consensus on what was *the* song on 69 LOVE SONGS, but recently I’ve seen more references to and covers of β€œThe Book of Love.” Has that emerged as *the* song?

02.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

No. I thought she swiped her with the back leg. But looked clean. (Cleats maybe slightly up.)

01.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This time Hayes is serious about Heaps’s positional discipline!

01.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And they’re club teammates!

01.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Ricky Ricardo talking to an open-mouthed Lucy

Ricky Ricardo talking to an open-mouthed Lucy

β€œHayes says she’s given Heaps a lot of clarity about the need to keep disciplined [in positioning]”

01.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Yes I was thinking they’re all playing some variation of a 10, with Moultrie in that pocket.

Hayes has said Dahlien can play a winger or wingback, so that’s a likely spot.

01.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty close to a USWNT B-team. Canada will likely get the current top unit.

Not many existing partnerships on the field. Could be clunky opening (regardless of goals).

Moultrie-Heaps-Shaw is not a combo I ever expected to see. That plus 3 backs(?), suggest Hayes is anticipating a low block.

01.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Apologies to anyone I’ve cancelled a meeting with, but I am backlogged on emails apologizing for not emailing sooner.

27.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve now lived in the South long enough that sometimes when scrolling quickly I see White House but it scans as Waffle House.

26.02.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hal & Harper. On MUBI.

Also, as Sean says, Baby Assassins.

26.02.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2/24/26

chicken parm sandwiches

25.02.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Because it's all-purpose.

25.02.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2/22/26

Madhur Jaffrey's red splint lentils with cabbage

23.02.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you're curious about what the Bicentennial looked like on TV, I co-authored a chapter on 1976 material in the @peabodyawards.bsky.social archive. We found "flag-waving patriotism appearing alongside subversive dissent." It's not 'pro-America' to silence dissent.
www.ugapress.org/978082035620...

22.02.2026 01:25 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I liked it.

21.02.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Image of book cover

Image of book cover

I had the pleasure of reviewing @cjbartel.bsky.social's new book *Aesthetics and Video Games* for the Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism.

Here's an illustrated thread summarising the book and my thoughts:

You can read my full review here: philpapers.org/rec/FISAAV

#philtech #games #gamestudies

20.02.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I must follow too many Millennials and Gen Z on here because I knew Alyssa Liu won but not that she won to MacArthur freaking Park!

20.02.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0