Antisemitism is getting downright weird of late

Hey fellow Jews, you understand that if you do the chinese food and a movie thing every December 25th and feel like it is an important ritualized annual family tradition, then you DO in fact celebrate Christmas, right? I mean that's fine but don't pretend you don't!

I saw this in the bathroom of a Toronto tattoo parlor🥹

I'm super freaked out by antisemitism rn (have been told twice on social media in 24 hrs that I'm the problem H**ler was trying to solve) and it completely breaks me that one cannot express fear about antisemitism without that being taken as code for supporting genocide in Gaza.

I just called Porter Airlines customer service because they screwed me today, cancelled my son's flight and rebooked him for 4 days later and won't give a refund, and I was told, "your current wait time is 5087 minutes." This is a direct quote.

I can't get past what an incredibly privileged perspective this is. Imagine thinking that it's a general truth that the lockdowns were about chilling at home and bonding with your loved ones

German friends, help me! There's a super funny German word of the form x-los which means basically 'no frills' or 'no bells and whistles' and I can't remember it or find it through googling and it's driving me nuts.

If the inside of your head were a genre of music, what would it be? Not asking what your favorite genre is, but rather the soundtrack that best captures your mental life. Mine is unequivocally Ska.

Who are the people who are so unreflectively compliant with random social demands that they actually take the time to tap the buttons to rate the quality of their bathroom experince at the airport? Like what's the personality profile and trauma background on that one?

Hi friends! CFP for a special issue of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal on Situating Neurodiversity and Madness. Please share widely! philevents.org/event/show/119…

Excited for this workshop!!

Hey if anyone is in the DC area on Thursday, please come to this fun rum event that my sweetie is hosting at Tiny Tiki! He's been making drinks at home all week for this and it should be a blast. facebook.com/share/qAWocuiR…

I've decided that this is going on my tombstone, context-free.

Hey DC people! Vote for Dan Steinberg at Tiny Tiki for Best Bartender! You know it is true! bestof2024.washingtoncitypaper.com/people-and-pla…

I am super excited about this hybrid workshop via the University of Southampton next week! Please join if this is your thing. I am giving a brand new paper on Gender Euphoria and honestly I am psyched about it! southampton.ac.uk/humanities/new…

Hi folks! We are extending the deadline for this special issue by a couple of weeks, as several folks have asked for extensions. Please consider submitting! philevents.org/event/show/119…

Lots more details now available about the upcoming Berlin Workshop on Speech and Harm! See the program and register (free!) below! I hope to see many of you there! bwsah.org

My review essay on Paul Thagard's *Falsehoods Fly: Why Misinformation Spreads and How to Stop It* Forthcoming in the Journal of Value Inquiry. Pull quote: People like Paul Thagard, the author of this book, as well as other philosophers, and many other academics, have convinced

Reminder! This is in two weeks at TU Berlin. Please register and please come! bwsah.org

The recording of Professor Quill Κουκλα's talk, "Agency, Ambivalence, & Consent" is now up on our YouTube channel. Please sign in to YouTube to view, as this lecture is only available to viewers 18 years or older. buff.ly/3XKf4pw #sfuenglish SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies SFU Philosophy