Jonathan Burdick

Went to my childhood roller rink today in the parental capacity. Haven’t been there in 25 years. It looks and even smells exactly the same. Unfortunately there was no Spice Girls, Goo Goo Dolls, or Backstreet Boys playing.

Like. She could have just shrugged and left. And been annoyed. And just never gone back. That was a choice.

Having not watched these in about 25 years, I can confirm that three is absolutely awful, but four really holds up. #Halloween #SpookySky

A Hero in the Midst of Cowards The righteous rage of John Brown

On this day in 1859, John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry began. A few years ago, I wrote this story about Brown, his final days, & the influence of his time spent living in Pennsylvania. If you missed it, I hope you’ll check it out. #history #skystorians

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Tonight’s #Halloween horror classic:

Ending this night with this absolute 80s classic. So bad it’s good. #Halloween

Tonight’s #Halloween season double feature. I’ve actually never watched A Quiet Place *and* I’ve managed to avoid any spoilers about it.

I missed this one when it came out somehow. While watching it tonight, I thought to myself that it sure seemed like a zombie movie as if directed by Jim Jarmusch. It turns out… it was a zombie movie literally directed by Jim Jarmusch. 🤦🏻‍♂️ #halloween #spookysky

A newer one tonight for #Halloween season. I know nothing about besides it being described to me as a mashup of a cheesy Lifetime movie and a classic slasher.

And when you realize it was 1974, predating even Halloween by a few years, it’s even more impressive!

Black Christmas (1974) for tonight’s #Halloween movie.

Here’s tonight’s Halloween season watch, another one I haven’t watched since I was 13 or 14. It makes one wonder why Spielberg hasn’t dabbled more in the horror genre.

It really held up, I thought. There’s a particular vibe to those 80s horror movies that I dig.

Honestly, it’s corny (in a good 80s horror movie way), but I’m loving it.

First horror movie of the #Halloween season: Fright Night (1985). I haven’t watched this since I was 13 or 14 when I rented a beat up old VHS copy of it, but I remember loving it and its darkly comedic vibe. #HalloweenSky

Starting with today's post, on some of the many AmericanStudies reasons why we can't forget the histories & stories of boxing--& a couple reasons why I wish we could.

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Here it is, my 243rd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️

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Canada Lee's Knockout Path from Erie to Broadway From welterweight warrior to theater legend

Canada Lee was an esteemed Broadway actor who, among other roles, was the lead in Orson Welles's Native Son adaptation. In Hollywood, he worked with Alfred Hitchcock & alongside Sidney Poitier. Before this though? A scrappy boxer. My latest. #history #skystorians

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Due to Lee’s increasing civil rights activism & connection to progressive causes, he soon found himself the target of anti-communist hysteria & with the FBI's investigation of him, he was blacklisted. When asked to identify a friend as a communist to drop the blacklisting, Lee refused. #history

When he took on the lead role in Welles' Native Son in 1941, he was experiencing fame well beyond that from his boxing days. The New York Times outright called him one of the best actors in the country. "I'm completely bewildered," Lee said. #skystorians #Broadway #history

After nearly 100 professional matches, Canada Lee hung up his gloves. He dabbled as a bandleader, traveling from club to club, before in 1934, stumbling upon something new: the stage. In 1936, he was cast by Orson Welles as Banquo in an extremely successful production of Macbeth. #acting #history

Canada Lee started boxing professionally at age 20 after winning around 90 of his first 100 fights as an amateur. He was described as a "sensational welterweight" who hit hard with his "dynamic left hand" and a "pile driving right." #history #boxing #sports

Canada Lee's Knockout Path from Erie to Broadway From welterweight warrior to theater legend

Canada Lee was an esteemed Broadway actor who, among other roles, was the lead in Orson Welles's Native Son adaptation. In Hollywood, he worked with Alfred Hitchcock & alongside Sidney Poitier. Before this though? A scrappy boxer. My latest. #history #skystorians

www.eriereader.com/article/cana...

Got my copy of the second volume of The Triangle. I’m in good company. And everybody else involved — editors, photographers, the absolutely indispensable archivists and researchers — sure did make this magazine look SLICK. #history #skystorians #EriePA

JonathanBurdick.com - Echo Chambers The Same Sad Echo (Chamber)

Without my editor, I get a little carried away. But here’s my perspective on the whole echo chambers discussion. I have a lot of thoughts. A.I. slop! Algorithms! Dead Internet Theory! The World Wide Web! RSS feeds! Journalistic codes of ethics! Read on:

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I’m a Pirates fan, so… I can relate.

I liked my blue book tests. 😂

I love editing. Being challenged by your editor to trim 1,000 words from a 3,000 word story and then doing it and it’s somehow better? What a rush!

New magazine dropped with my story “Ink & Imagination Built Erie” covering many of Erie’s notable past architects. Unfortunately though, the magazine is sent to Erie County Historical Society members and only available to buy at the museum, so no link of it to share (yet?). #history #skystorians