Leila Walker

I saw that the day before Orals! It was fantastic. I loved the performances and also the very Blakean set.

Guillermo del Toro’s Lavish New Movie Breathes Fresh Life Into One of Science Fiction’s Oldest Stories He gets some help from a lanky Australian heartthrob.

Me: All I want is an adaptation of Frankenstein that deals with the frame narrative.

Guillermo del Toro:

slate.com/culture/2025...

"Although the ceasefire in Gaza agreed by Hamas and Israel largely holds, the Israeli army and settlers continue to carry out attacks and arrests in the occupied West Bank."

"Meanwhile, in Gaza City...we literally had to check once, twice and three times to make sure that we are in the right place, because it’s unrecognisable, including three of the mid-size hospitals that served hundreds of thousands of families..." Do not stop talking about Palestine.

Instructions so simple even I could follow them. And yes, it appears to work. Hurray.

It’s the “workstations” part that’s so funny. Start checking the paperclips

NASSR North American Society for the Study of Romanticism

Does anyone have a PDF of the most recent NASSR newsletter that they could share with me? My institution blocks access to nassr.org for "security reasons" 🙄

🚨Last Call: DemocracyICED on the National Mall in D.C. Weds noon
MeltedAway.com
In view of the U.S. Capitol, we’re raising a literal ton of ice in a one-word melting poem. The sculpture transforms the abstract concept of “democracy” into a visceral loss Live and livestreaming

We will soon be announcing a new Fellowship through the British Association for Romantic Studies which supportsthe work of independent researchers. It's a tight deadline but if you fall into this category or know anyone who does, watch this space @bars.bsky.social

Is anyone going to tell him about Tupac Amaru II?

For any Catholic, the sight of a Eucharistic Procession being turned away at the gates of the destination is the embodiment of Jesus being denied entrance. You don't have to be Catholic to get the symbolism in that!

Slightly less, perhaps. For now.

Thanks! I could have sworn I was on the BARS mailing list, but I don't see anything in my inbox. I'll email the organizers.

Is there a registration link?

We are told what wizards all know: that after the gods died, wizards discovered that beings older than the gods had existed (the fey, demon, giants).

Some beings were not here before the gods, but sung into being -- the celestials. They went feral, like monsters, after the gods died.

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

This is amazing pedagogy. Kudos.

I don’t often write about living artists, but when I do they have a tendency to win MacArthurs. Make of that what you will. Congratulations, Heather Christian, on a much-deserved win! www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...

Yes, I did just skim through 10 months of @titachico.bsky.social's posts to find this gem.

This is high art

Yes, that's it! Thank you!

Does anyone remember who it was that received the most hilarious proofreading feedback ever: "You keep writing 'The Long 18th Century,' but all centuries are the same length"?

Oh my broken heart. These poor young queer people

Please enjoy 10 seconds of a fat groundhog enjoying an apple at my sister's house 😊

Tawny owl

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

The sort of people the administration calls 'terrorists' :

"[the 84 year olds] were rushed by federal officers “for no apparent reason.” She said her husband was leaning on his walker and wearing his Vietnam veterans cap as he was pushed to the ground."

Me, mid-rant: The thing is, I actually do love America! I love that it belongs to everyone! I love that whoever shows up are the right people!

R: Open space principles! And whenever it ends will be the right time. 💀

One reason the One Special Boy thinks he can just issue Executive Orders to do whatever he wants is because he keeps issuing Executive Orders & doing whatever he wants - in obvious violation of the law & Constitution - & no one who swore oaths to country & Constitution is doing anything about it.

Read this whole thread. “Revolutionary” isn’t a metaphor when we’re talking social media.