Odalis Del Carmen

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NEW: 🎶 What if pop music shapes our feelings as much as it reflects them? A new study by Xiaolu Wang of 260k+ Chinese-language songs (1967-2023) finds lyrical sentiments moves in 35-year emotional cycles.

Finding the soundtrack to one of my favorite movies of all time has been a peak moment for me

They’re plotting something

Thank you!!!

Sharing again!

Anyone out here know a scholar working on alt-right meme culture? Would especially be great if they have expertise in DH and/or social media network analysis!

Very excited to be presenting at this year’s @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social conference. Ready to listen and learn from incredible Latinx studies scholars 🙂‍↕️

Tomorrow!!!

ISO freelance/remote work: I recently moved for personal & research reasons and it’s been financially tense, would love and appreciate any leads on work. I’m available to write, edit, transcribe, translate and anything connected to that.

ISO freelance/remote work: I recently moved for personal & research reasons and it’s been financially tense, would love and appreciate any leads on work. I’m available to write, edit, transcribe, translate and anything connected to that.

GO OFF LORD GRANTHAM

My last paycheck having been in July and my next one being in September should show everyone how completely unlivable grad student “salaries” are.

July first watches:
• What’s Up Doc? (1972)
• Miami Vice (2006)
• Mars Attacks! (1996)
• Rebecca (1940)
• Bringing Down The House (2003)
#filmsky

Omg I’ve never seen this??? Adding to list!!

I loveeeeee Laura!!! I’m obsessed w Gene Tierney

One of my faves!! Def on the rewatch list 🙂‍↕️

#filmsky friends: looking for something silly and thriller-ish (like a simple favor) to watch pls send recs!!

I guess crying while watching little women (2019) is just business as usual for me 🥲

Putting this out there (summer edition): in need of a side gig(s)/freelance opps — whether local to atx or remote! I’ve got experience copy editing/writing, archival research, audio editing, and a quick learner!

Would appreciate any leads 🫡 help out a broke grad student 😭

Putting this out there (summer edition): in need of a side gig(s)/freelance opps — whether local to atx or remote! I’ve got experience copy editing/writing, archival research, audio editing, and a quick learner!

Would appreciate any leads 🫡 help out a broke grad student 😭

The commercialization of suffering On Alligator Alcatraz.

“I urge us to pay attention to the commercialization of suffering. The rapid, yet now mundane way that we can easily turn violence into merchandize for the self-justified.”
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Noooo!!! I don’t understand this new trend of watching only bits and pieces of things on TikTok?? Where has curiosity gone????

Like just watch a movie!!!!

All students have to do for my class is watch movies and tv episodes and talk abt them for 10 minutes and they’re still using ChatGPT to give them summaries instead of ACTUALLY watching 😭

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:

1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long

All lies.

A little more than halfway through June and it’s honestly been a great personal Pride film fest (w a detour for the materialists)

WELCOME CANCER SEASON! CARE MORE! FEEL IT ALL! MOODY! DEFENSIVE! NEEDINESS AS A LOVE LANGUAGE! INSTEAD OF BILLIONAIRES WE COULD HAVE HOUSING! AND HEALTHCARE! AND CHILDCARE! AND FOOD FOR ALL! EMO AS AN EXTREME SPORT! ABOLISH ICE! FREE THEM ALL! ARMS EMBARGO! WAR IS OVER! WAR IS OVER! WAR IS OVER!

I’ve covered protests in this city for at least a decade. Last time I remember a Guard deployment was 2020 after George Floyd’s murder… and that came after thousands took to the streets in multiple neighborhoods, damaging businesses. Much larger scale than the last 48 hours.