The Microsoft read aloud function is a godsend. Has the extra benefit of making my diss chapters sound important enough that an updated Prof. Hawking vocalizer is talking about sentimental writing.

I'm appalled by the mask discipline for these GOP reps.

This is nothing less than a coup.

And it only took an armed insurrection.

Here, colleague Sam Sanders observes that “This is not who we are” is not accurate. “Our current troubles — and our current administration — are both just the latest chapters in America's ongoing battle over race.” npr.org/2021/01/10/955…

I will never understand the pdf print-page limit for titles in Ebook Central.

Margaret Fuller's meetings with women in Boston. That's a party.

No ticket.

From Brook Farm's The Harbinger: "Our dwellings are now symbols, not of brotherhood, but of isolation. They utter not the harmonies but the discords of Humanity." -On the idea to celebrate every community built home to reinforce connection between public and private spheres.

We’ve been watching the spike in violence and hate against Asian +Asian American folks over the past year. We’re going to go deep on this topic on next week’s episode—but in the meantime, here's the people we're reading + listening to: (1/🧵) 👇🏾

Chrome allows grouping of tabs. No more cramped tab bars!

Scheduled the diss defense in April...totally not already freaking out.

A week from Monday, I get to defend. First-gen student, first doctoral candidate in the family. Haven't stopped since preschool. And if you saw the last tweet, then I still can't use commas.

Dissertation: Defended. Whisky: in glass.

So...it's been almost twenty-four hours since it was official. I'm still waiting to indoctrinate a bunch of students while making a six-figure salary...

Where is Rowan Morrison!?

On the appeal of paranormal TV - and how GRAVE ENCOUNTERS exemplifies the dangers of that allure, by Dr. Kyle Brett You can find the film on Shudder #GraveEncounters #ghosthunting "True horror lies in the tension between knowing and not-knowing" horrorhomeroom.com/never-seen-bef…

A review by Dr. Kyle Brett of Alma Katsu - THE SPY WHO VANISHED is here!'s forthcoming new historical #horror novel. THE FERVOR horrorhomeroom.com/looking-into-t…