Did some light record shopping on holiday. #NowPlaying

I have covid again now thanks to the government's wee little eugenics experiment letting it run unchecked through a huge population. Let's see if I'm one of the chosen ubermensch! Fun fun fun.

Great plan.

True fact.

Read books.

We've lost quite a few followers for being critical of Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak breaking the law. But NHS staff have never needed support more, so please follow and RT if you remain right behind us.

If only there were a famous American film, perhaps the most famous of all time, warning against the protofascism inherent in a major industrialist acquiring new media to influence public opinion and satisfy their limitless ego that we could all learn a lesson about Elon Musk from

Eating in DnD: You eat your rations. Drinking in DnD: We will roleplay this for 4 hours. You will come to know the name of every NPC in the bar, owe several of them money, get into a fight, your bard will hit on half of them, and you will roll six separate CON checks. #DnD

Oh god. A sodding Bank Holiday.

I had a brilliant time on BBC Free Thinking chatting about housework yesterday with michele kirsch Orielle Sullivan Michèle Roberts and Matthew Sweet thanks to the brilliant Torquil MacLeod and have so much left to say! Here’s a thread based on my 10yrs’ research on waste+housework (1/?)

So, the Holy Ghost is just vibes, right?

Sad news to share. Richard King, Professor Emeritus at Nottingham, died on 18 April. Richard was Chair of BAAS from 1992-1995, and was one of our first BAAS Honorary Fellows (2009). We pass on our deepest condolences to Richard's family and colleagues. histsociety.blogspot.com/2012/04/richar…

I'm devastated to hear of the passing of Richard King. He tutored and mentored me from when I was an undergrad through my PhD. He was my wife's supervisor too. I am so saddened. He was an extraordinary inspiration to me. Just the kindest, most brilliant, most wonderful man.

I will soon pass through it but I still refuse to accept that Gilberdyke is a real place. It sounds like gnomes would live there.

Moby-Dick

📣 Henry James enthusiasts & C19 Tweeps! @john_funchion & I are excited to be guest-editing a 2023 HJR special issue on “Radical Henry James”—1K-12K-word essays on any aspect of reading James radically or rethinking James’ relationship to radicals/radicalism due by Mar 1, 2023.

Postdoctoral Research Assistant - Editing Beckett at University of Oxford .8 fixed term until 2025 jobs.ac.uk/job/CPD177/pos…

Thanks to all the organisers of BAAS 2022! A great event. I learned so much and hung out with great friends old and new. If I didn't say hi to you, we didn't meet, or didn't get a chance to chat, please know I wanted to! Catch me at the next one. I'll be by the coffee. Peace out

Can't get enough American Studies? ⭐ May 6th CFP for @Branch19th closes ⭐ May 14th BrANCA symposium ⭐ June 22nd-24th HOTCUS 2022

Yes. Remarkably few noticed.