This is the take.
06.01.2026 22:24 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@iheartfatapollo.bsky.social
Fangirl, Associate Professor of media studies at UT Austin, author of "Fake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry" (NYU Press, 2019) and a bunch of other stuff. Posts aren't endorsements, mind your own cartwheels, etc. etc.
This is the take.
06.01.2026 22:24 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The part in GREMLINS where Mrs. Peltzer dual wields blades.
24.12.2025 03:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0We are working out while in dress clothes, somehow the worst of both worlds.
09.12.2025 02:02 β π 57 π 1 π¬ 3 π 0You had me at Flanagan panel.
26.11.2025 00:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Oh, so we're ranking Star Wars are we? Okay, here's my top 5 SW things to watch UT students watch in my transmedia storytelling class:
1. Holiday Special
2. Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
3. Mace Windu sequence of Tartakovsky's Clone Wars
4. Chauvinist Cut of The Last Jedi
5. Star Wars Uncut
Thank you for being willing to participate! It's paused for the moment while I sort through responses, but I will let you know if that changes!
12.11.2025 23:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Iβm just going to say it: Halloween stores have officially gotten too scary to safely walk through.
28.10.2025 20:01 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In this house we are currently honoring two Mr. Octobers.
28.10.2025 18:20 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks folks! Randomly drew the following names out of the hat, if this is you please DM me your address and I will send you a copy: @tlknoell.bsky.social @chicagoforce.bsky.social
28.10.2025 06:21 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Oh look, another βAll fans of (insert franchise) are dudesβ clickbait article has dropped, which means itβs time to give away a couple of copies of my book βFake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry.β
Comment below if you would like to be entered into this raffle!
Would love to discuss your feelings about them.
21.10.2025 04:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0As a massive Bitch Planet fan, this absolutely made my day.
21.10.2025 04:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you for taking the time!
21.10.2025 04:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sure I think so! We are going big tent with the term βfandomβ here
21.10.2025 04:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you! I have been getting a lot of βitβs so hard to choose!β
21.10.2025 04:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Epic. I would love socials for them!
21.10.2025 03:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks for sharing!
21.10.2025 03:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oh there is a whole section already in this chapter on Bitch Planet tattoos (and itβs the one Iβm contemplating getting to celebrate this book being done)! Thanks for sharing!
21.10.2025 03:57 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I want to recreate this in my house. Epic.
17.10.2025 04:10 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I quote this roughly once a day.
17.10.2025 02:17 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Not me getting misty at 10:22pm on a Wednesday at the amount of times the word "joy" is coming up in my fan studies research these days. Really needed right now, sending some your way.
16.10.2025 05:22 β π 14 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Feel free to share on other platforms!
15.10.2025 20:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I appreciate you taking the time!
14.10.2025 23:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Conversely, just this week, a friend who does not like Shrek noted that they purchased a nail polish from a licensed tie in line (likely #colourpop, who makes a ton of these) because they loved the color.
20.09.2025 15:05 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Cut to San Diego Comic-con 2016, where there was a full MAC activation/pop up shop to show off their new Star Trek line. I remember wishing I liked the color of the βKhaaaaaaaan!β nail polish better.
20.09.2025 15:02 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0In 2013 I vividly remember seeing this ad as part of the Cover Girl βcapitol collectionβ tied to Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Something distinctly/appropriately dystopian about giving the coal mining district a smoky eye.
20.09.2025 14:58 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0