Jason Mittell

Adaptive Forms: Videographic Criticism and Contemporary Science Fiction Film An examination of media adaptation in contemporary science fiction film, with 14 video essays <br><i>Part of the <a href="https://www.leverpress.org/videographicbooks/">Videographic Books</a> series</...

So very excited to announce that as of today the number of Videographic Books in the world has doubled! Check out ADAPTIVE FORMS, Gregory Brophy & Shawn Malley's fabulous new open-access book on contemporary science-fiction - complete with video essays on ARRIVAL, SNOWPIERCER, BLACK PANTHER, etc.!!!

A jump to the left and a step to the right indeed!

It’s so fucking funny that we’re still getting five NYT op-eds a week calling for the left to tone down their rhetoric

To the concept of "skill"?

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

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Saw The Beths tonight in Paris. IMO they're the tops of any band at that stage in their career. Just incredible at every aspect of their craft: writing perfect songs, playing them flawlessly, and putting on a wide-ranging mesmerizing show—even after having their instruments stolen! Check them out!

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

NYT headline: Democrats are in crisis. Eat the rich populism is the only answer

Day 13: Travel Day — Breakfast and Travel Updates Nau mai.

I spent much of the days listening to The Beths to prep for seeing them tomorrow in Paris. Then just read this on their (fabulous) travel blog: the band's van was broken into and most of their instruments were stolen! Why can't we have nice things?!

To be fair, NCIS is the best television series of the 21st century!

Yes - and problem is with the politico groupthink where maximizing "ratings/votes" = the best version of "art/civil society"

How much do you regard your media criticism as telling producers how to make television?

"Academic levels of discourse" is an anti-intellectual smack against those of us who spend a lot of words to analyze things that normal people find obvious. It's her meta-snobbery against the professional snobs!

If you haven’t heard it yet, the TCW episode of @ifbookspod.bsky.social is a must-listen!

Grave of Pierre and Marie Claire Bourdieu at the Cemetery Père-Lachaise in Paris

At Cemetery du Père-Lachaise in Paris today, I checked out Pierre Bourdieu's final habitus. Everyone at Père-Lachaise belongs to the elite, but among the thousands of graves there, he's clearly exhibiting middling cultural and economic capital.

The wealth, fame and respect!

Isn't that what the abstract is for?

Although now in Paris, where you need to buy rides in advance in an app or a card, which is so much less convenient for visitors

Go update your LinkedIn settings.

Just shaking my head thinking about all of the lawyer fees that would result from mass vacancies like that

Good to know! Amsterdam was my first time with this model and glad to hear it's not as much of an anomaly as I'd assumed.

But do you need to set up an account or app? Here it’s just a debit card

Not as of a few years ago when I was last there

Yeah, I got an international bank account / debit card that deals with every currency with no real fees (and can actually easily accept reimbursements from European universities!) - transformative for this temporary ex-pat!

Newspaper headline saying "Releasing the Epatein files causes autism, claims Trump"

OMG

Leaving Amsterdam after a great three day stay, the most impressive (practical) thing we saw was being able to check in and out of every bus/tram/train by just swiping your debit card or phone - you then get charged for rides at the end of each day! Every city needs to copy this system ASAP!!

#FuckYouMakeMe

I keep thinking that his part in Almost Famous is autobiographical, and it's his confession that he killed someone in a hit-and-run years ago. I find it helps explain his persona.

New issue launched with 11 new video essays on a range of topics, including four focused on eco-criticism and animal studies! Spread the word:
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Turns out Vermont is actually part of it - just didn't make it into the announcement. [But yes, we do keep re-electing a shitty Republican governor because he claims to be a nice guy.]