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I’d love to connect with people who are in or interested in film/cinema studies; specifically from a theoretical, critical, and historical standpoint.

Archivists, academics, scholars, librarians, historians, curators, and programmers are welcome.

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Folk horror, religious horror, psychosexual thrillers, and noir/neo-noir.

Two of my books came! 📚

• Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style by Graham Marsh and Jason Jules

• Superfine: Tailoring Black Style by Amanda Garfinkel, Monica L. Miller, and William DeGregorio #MetGala

“Without creativity, we cannot revolt.” — Nawal El Saadawi

Do I need to get back into my fantasy bag? So much of current American book publishing and marketing sucks the fun out of genre fiction. I realized this is my issue with a lot of American romance and mystery novels today.

Writers: when was the last time you had a grammar refresher?

Where are the film fans who actually enjoy movies?

J'écoute les infos sur une station de radio française. Je comprends la moitié, mais je vais m'améliorer.

Are you in the mood to read me, @jamellebouie.net , @mangiotto.bsky.social and/or @midcenturycinema.bsky.social on John Frankenheimer's innovatively shot, incredibly unsettling and still wildly timely cult classic Seconds, released on this date in 1966? Thought so!

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The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice. As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree. Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world. The WA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

WGA Statement on ABC's Decision to Pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice. As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree. Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world. The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Unfortunately for you lot, I’m going to be even more woke and pretentious about art and culture and even more of a stickler for intellectualism. Y’all have let willfully ignorant people get away with too much.

Here are four of my favorite novels. #BrianaReads

The National Book Awards Longlists are dropping this week. We'll see which books were nominated in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People's Literature. I'm excited! #NBAwards @nationalbook.bsky.social

I hate the book cover trend that is literally just huge blocky text with the title and author's name. Mystery and thriller books have it bad about that. Bring back the cover artists and illustrators.

I love the elder millennials who didn't leave NYC and LA to become tradwives or crypto/tech/corporate influencers and are still sticking it out with labor unions and speaking up for people who entered creative industries after them. I don't think y'all get enough credit.

I’ve fallen victim to 90s & 2000s millennial nostalgia.

I'm reading Susan Sontag's essay "Fascinating Fascism," and she's speaking about the fetishization of Nazi aesthetics in sex and pornography. She's cooking and talking about the way it was aligned with sexual adventurism and erotic paraphernalia. #BrianaReads

Audition by Katie Kitamura is on the 2025 Booker Prize long list and it might have gotten an Obama boost. From what I see, this is pretty divisive but I LOVED Audition and thought it was perfect. #BrianaReads

I never considered myself into weird girl litfic but then I just saw a post of like… 15 books in that canon and I read all of them and liked them. In true millennial fashion, I’m not a fan of labels. #BrianaReads

I’m currently reading Dante’s “The Divine Comedy” and I’m on “Inferno” right now. It’s good but like… girl okay, we get it. #BrianaReads

I want to radiate R&B and brown heart emoji energy.

Currently reading: A Companion to Feminist Art, edited by Hilary Robinson and Maria Elena Buszek #BrianaReads

I really need to lock in and work on these writing samples for grad school. That's going to take up most of my time the rest of the year.

In my (women’s) sports era. 🎾 🏐 ⚽️🏀

The StudBudz having people saying the word “stud” in the Black lesbian context in mainstream American broadcast media is tickling me. I love the WNBA.

I’m halfway into “James” By Percival Everett and I can already tell this will be getting five stars. I have never read “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” By Mark Twain, but I am in love with this book. I can’t believe it took me this long to read it. #BrianaReads

I’m very serious about the Booker Prize longlist announcement.