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Peter Cullen Bryan, PhD

@pcbryan.bsky.social

Have PhD, will travel. Americanist by training, fan/media studies by trade. Scholar of fan studies, adaptation, Disney, comics - happy to talk intersections of translation/gender/disability. First book out; next book soon. He / him.

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It’s almost February! Courtesy of Morrell’s, a February 1942 calendar that works in 2026.

01.02.2026 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman with red hair is running down a hill in a black suit . Alt: Joanne Whalley as Sorsha in Willow
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Rad Dudes, Rude β€˜Tude, and the Family, Too: How Nintendo and Sega Advertisements Shaped the Image of Gaming in the 1990s | Games: Research and Practice The tale of the console wars of the 1990s, the stodgy, conservative, family-friendly Nintendo consoles waging an advertising war against the rebellious upstarts behind the Sega Genesis, has been told ...

My latest co-authored article with Megan Condis was just published in Games: Research and Practice. And it's open access!

Check out "Rad Dudes, Rude β€˜Tude, and the Family, Too: How Nintendo and Sega Advertisements Shaped the Image of Gaming in the 1990s."

29.01.2026 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college (undergrad):

The Rock Opera
History of the Great Lakes
Medieval Heroes and Villains
Studies In The Gothic Novel
The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

31.01.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Macaulay Culkin on Instagram. 😒

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Gothic Studies *Gothic Studies: Call for Expressions of Interest in Editing a Special Issue* Gothic Studies is seeking expressions of interest in guest edited special issues for publication in volume 30, issues 2.....

*Gothic Studies: Call for Expressions of Interest in Editing a Special Issue*

Gothic Studies is seeking expressions of interest in guest edited special issues for publication in volume 30, issues 2 and 3 (2028).

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30.01.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Taught a whole class on these two (and the dog).

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CFPs for Pedagogical Publications The following CFPs are current calls for pedagogical materials that will be published on Adaptation Today. All materials will be peer-reviewed before publication. For questions about the CFPs or pe…

Less than one week to submit pedagogical materials for our special issue on teaching adaptation, Adaptation and Comics! Deadline is February 1st, we want to heard from you! adaptationtoday.com/resources/pe...

29.01.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yourself, but as a cartoon.

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"But that's the best part, old horse," said Ukridge, animated. "Unlike our ancient, debauched, *fiat* currency β€” all right in its way, I suppose, but no match for the future β€” cryptocurrency gets more and more computationally expensive to produce. They do it with computers, I'm told."

"What's so good about that?"

"Upon my Sam, don't you see it? Expense is value. Scarcity is value." I held back from wishing he'd make himself more valuable by leaving. "The dashed things can only increase in value as more and more people embrace progress. Everyone wins."

"Except the people near the end of the chain," I pointed out.

"And you don't want to be one of them, do you, laddie? Are you in?"

I shook my head.

"Disappointing. Tragic. Men like you killed the electric car. Look up at the sky in a month's time, old horse. You'll see the rest of us, those who possessed the big, broad, flexible outlook, waving down at you from Mars." He checked the time. "Shall we go to lunch?"

"Let's."

The diner didn't take Bitcoin, so I had to pay for us both.

"But that's the best part, old horse," said Ukridge, animated. "Unlike our ancient, debauched, *fiat* currency β€” all right in its way, I suppose, but no match for the future β€” cryptocurrency gets more and more computationally expensive to produce. They do it with computers, I'm told." "What's so good about that?" "Upon my Sam, don't you see it? Expense is value. Scarcity is value." I held back from wishing he'd make himself more valuable by leaving. "The dashed things can only increase in value as more and more people embrace progress. Everyone wins." "Except the people near the end of the chain," I pointed out. "And you don't want to be one of them, do you, laddie? Are you in?" I shook my head. "Disappointing. Tragic. Men like you killed the electric car. Look up at the sky in a month's time, old horse. You'll see the rest of us, those who possessed the big, broad, flexible outlook, waving down at you from Mars." He checked the time. "Shall we go to lunch?" "Let's." The diner didn't take Bitcoin, so I had to pay for us both.

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Kino Lorber: Babe & Babe: Pig in the City 4K UHD The sweet and always surprisingly emotional adventures of Babe, the sheep-herding pig, come to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.

Kino Lorber: Babe & Babe: Pig in the City 4K UHD

The sweet and always surprisingly emotional adventures of Babe, the sheep-herding pig, come to 4K courtesy of Kino Lorber

#4K #4KUHD #4KBluray #bluray #PhysicalMedia #BlurayCollector #NewRelease #AnimalAdventure #comedy #fantasy

27.01.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cozy Science Fiction Submission Call Submit before 04/01/2026

Guidelines to our open Cozy Science Fiction Call are now available on Substack!

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27.01.2026 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

It probably is (Live and Let Die and maybe Octopussy get close), but I still have a soft spot for it, and enjoy it more than Casino Royale (an objectively superior film, but I like my Bond movies like I like my women - a bit goofy, a touch too ambitious, but willing to try something new).

26.01.2026 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, it is basically Star Wars-ploitation. #CasinoRoyale #HATM

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Incredible, you say? #CasinoRoyale #HATM

26.01.2026 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I learned CPR, the teacher talked about accidentally puncturing someone's lung with a broken rib, while still saving their life. #CasinoRoyale #HATM

26.01.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The evil organization here was going to be SPECTRE, but they didn't have the rights, so it became the new organization Quantum, which was later retconned to being part of SPECTRE when they finally got the rights back. #CasinoRoyale #HATM

26.01.2026 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed. I don't love the Craig Era that much, but Skyfall is one of the top Bond films to my mind. #CasinoRoyale #HATM

26.01.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They sort of deal with it in Die Another Day, where Bond spends the title sequence in North Korean captivity, and it clearly does some damage, though Brosnan's back to old tricks pretty quick (though so is Craig here). #CasinoRoyale #HATM

26.01.2026 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It is unusual to have Bond not actually do the bad guy in, though there are precedents (For Your Eyes Only comes to mind), but it felt a little weird that he does nothing at the end here. #CasinoRoyale #HATM

26.01.2026 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Mathis is their French contact. #CasinoRoyale #HATM

26.01.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, that is basically who Felix Leiter is. #CasinoRoyale #HATM

26.01.2026 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's also never as theatrical as in the movies - I've won more hands with pairs than I have with anything higher up - but its more fun to see a royal flush beat a straight flush. #CasinoRoyale #HATM

26.01.2026 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The movie intentionally downplayed the use of gadgets in the lead up, but then did this whole sequence. #CasinoRoyale #HATM

26.01.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I whiled away many a summer night playing that with friends well into the night. It regrettably does not hold up, but then...what does? #CasinoRoyale #HATM

26.01.2026 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The CIA having unlimited funds raises more questions than it answers, though if you know your history, it makes sense. #CasinoRoyale #HATM

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Following the Money: Ian Fleming and the Origin of Casino Royale In February, Artistic Licence Renewed visited Estoril in search of the real-life origin for Ian Fleming’s debut Casino Royale. We joined author Larry Loftis at the Palacio Hotel and Casino Es…

The setup for CASINO ROYALE is (loosely) based on Ian Fleming’s experiences as an intelligence officer during WWII, when he saw Nazi spies at a casino in neutral Portugal and mused about bankrupting them at cards. (Unlike Bond, he wasn’t that good a player.)

#HATM

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I guess if you are going to bring a knife to a gun fight, just make sure that it is a big knife. #CasinoRoyale #HATM

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Reminder that Mads Mikkelsen is, in fact, the bitch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3eA...

#CasinoRoyale #HATM

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The Illyrian Adventure

The Illyrian Adventure

I never thought Vesper was all that weird of a name, owing to having read Lloyd Alexander's Vesper Holly stories in middle school. #CasinoRoyale #HATM

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