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@smosment.bsky.social

For you I've saved the descriptions of chicken sandwiches, teaches at UChicago | editor & indexer | proud member of SEIU local 73

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need to be there rn tbh

08.03.2026 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
FIRST THEY CAME FOR MY COLLEGE (OFFICIAL TRAILER)
YouTube video by Otis Lucas FIRST THEY CAME FOR MY COLLEGE (OFFICIAL TRAILER)

I was a VAP at New College for a few years; they were among the most exciting of my teaching career. It still breaks my heart that the place that once nurtured bright, adventurous and committed minds (many from working class homes) is gone.

07.03.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yeah to be clear it's a very weird metaphor!

05.03.2026 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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okay

04.03.2026 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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can you believe

02.03.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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how it's going

01.03.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

two psychics pass each other on the road, one says to the other β€œyou’re alright, how am i?”

24.02.2026 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

so far I have Kevin Quashie's Black Aliveness. others? any genre / discipline, but ideally excerpts are legible to advanced first year students...

23.02.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

if only I could teach Megan's face

23.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

best examples of criticism conveying wonder / surprise / discovery on the page?

23.02.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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mr survived bathtime

23.02.2026 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

saw jen fleissner (I think?) at the yoko show 🐐🐐

21.02.2026 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
climan strawberries, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1902

climan strawberries, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1902

climan strawberries, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1902

21.02.2026 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t mind the brutalistness but I do mind illegible libraries!

19.02.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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how perfect that the text on the Obama library can only be read by drones

19.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I am genuinely struggling to think of one collectively shared thing that isn’t worse…maybe the quality of televisions? But television programmingβ€”kinda bad!

17.02.2026 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

including the internet

17.02.2026 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I know the internet is basically in agreement on this but it really is crazy how much worse everything has become in the last 20 years

17.02.2026 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Amy De'Ath's book

Cover of Amy De'Ath's book

Excited to read this share.google/STKJgHop3FVm...

16.02.2026 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

holy

16.02.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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?

15.02.2026 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FYI the boys are back in town

13.02.2026 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

an exquisite book and person!

13.02.2026 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know !

13.02.2026 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

is the correct answer the gooning essay

13.02.2026 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

you can teach one text (novel, poem, film) about loneliness, you teach:

13.02.2026 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 3
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Jackson Pollock. Number 1A, 1948. 1948 | MoMA Jackson Pollock. Number 1A, 1948. 1948. Oil and enamel paint on canvas. 68" x 8' 8" (172.7 x 264.2 cm). Purchase. 77.1950. Β© 2026 Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. P...

what O'Hara saw: www.moma.org/collection/w...

12.02.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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reread this morning to prepare for class & teared up at β€œharm / will not fall, his perfect hand”

12.02.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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I’m Not Done With You | Mary Turfah You cannot harm a corpse, though you can use it to harm others.

Incredible, horrific piece.

thebaffler.com/latest/im-no...

11.02.2026 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 233    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 10

favorite theorists & practitioners of irony?

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