Great piece on Ashton Kutcher's Thorn, which is pushing anti-privacy laws in the UK & EU Thorn sells tech for corporate/police surveillance as a "solution" to child abuse & trafficking, even as service organizations & survivors question its efficacy thecut.com/article/ashton…

Becks is a sociologist! Tho Victoria Beckham is not the only Brit from a wealthy background who deflects privilege and claims a working-class origin, as my research with Dave O'Brien and Ian McDonald shows… journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

Starting bright and early with the Influencers 1 panel. First up: Aidan Moir’s presentation on de-influencing. A v interesting consistently growing trend on appropriately spending $, often in connection with global events / “TikTok drama”. We live for the drama. #AoIR2023

It’s…… TIME!!! 🎃🧊🎄 #MariahSZN

It’s…… TIME!!! 🎃🧊🌲

"To complain about ‘selling out’ is a privileged thing to do,” Michael Serazio tells rebecca jennings vox.com/culture/239505…

“Barbie feels like the debut of ambient cinema: less a film than a mood, a vibe, and an aesthetic, a soundtrack and a selfie backdrop,” writes @MichelleCyca. thewalrus.ca/were-all-livin…

Dr. Aidan Moir @moiraidan writes in the Conversation about a recent X post by the beloved Sesame Street character Elmo that went viral. University of Windsor @uwinfahss

Next Stop: #SpringTraining! #TruckDay | Canada_Moving

Football, you're out 👋 BASEBALL STARTS NOW!

I'm fascinated by the rise of AI-generated obituary spam. Obits have long-been the most lucrative newspaper feature. Everyone's interested and reads them. The Op-Ed page launch was delayed ~10 years by New York Times Opinion b/c executives were afraid to move obits theverge.com/24065145/ai-ob…

I got like, six very nice emails from seniors when I wrote about the role mall food courts play in neighborhoods that don't have a lot of places where for the price of a $2 coffee you have an indoor place to hang with friends. thestar.com/news/gta/when-…

I spoke with Manjula Selvarajah and CBC Radio about political leaders & campaigning on TikTok! University of Windsor UWindsor Research and Innovation @uwinfahss cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

TODAY IS THE DAY! TODAY IS THE DAY! TODAY IS THE DAY! TODAY IS THE DAY! TODAY IS THE DAY! TODAY IS THE DAY! TODAY IS THE DAY! Happy #OpeningDay

“When we study algorithmic radicalization, we tend to do so in the context of politics, but the same systems might also calcify our beliefs about cultural products,” writes Caroline Mimbs Nyce. theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

Vice President Kamala Harris’ message to supporters.

Goodbye, Football. BASEBALL IS HERE!!!

My article analyzing deinfluencing/TikTok/cost-of-living crisis is now published at Television & New Media 😊 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15…

The climb continues 📈 #lightsupletsgo