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We need an emergency pod!

While there might not be a secret episode after all, you can still stay in Hawkins a little longer with ODE TO GEN X, a comprehensive study of cynicism in popular 1980s movies reflected in the television series STRANGER THINGS. #ConformityGate #StrangerThings

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Another vote for Six Feet Under.

Hey! I heard this was a pretty good read! 😉

(How ‘bout that finale?! Some serious Stand by Me - call back to season one - and The Breakfast Club vibes!)

@upmississippi.bsky.social is running a huge sale today and tomorrow! All books are 50 percent off - now’s the time to snag a copy! #StrangerThings

Ode to Gen X Even for the casual viewer, the Netflix series Stranger Things will likely feel familiar, reminiscent of popular 1980s coming-of-age movies such as The Goonies, E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Stand ...

Today’s the day! If you’re excited about the final season of Stranger Things, check out my book, Ode to Gen X: Institutional Cynicism in Stranger Things and 1980s Film from @upmississippi.bsky.social. It provides a recap of ST and a trip down 80s memory lane: bit.ly/3fDZyFo. #StrangerThings #GenX

Congrats, Dr. Turner! 🎉

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Learning loss didn’t come from “lockdowns” or remote instruction.
It COMES FROM (still happening) illness.
Illness caused by COVID.
Illness that makes kids miss school and teachers miss teaching.
SICK DAYS. And the vascular damage that causes incapacity to think & retain.
This is still happening.

The American Revolution on PBS A Historians At The Movies/Ben Franklin’s World Watch Party

Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM

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Omg, yes!!

The best movie in the 80s evil developer micro genre!

The book chapter I’m writing on Unrivaled as an alternative to the WNBA just got a whole lot more interesting, me thinks. I’m so proud of Phee for using her position for good. #MinnesotaLynx #WNBA

And Cheryl. She has done a heck of a job coaching and mentoring the best-of-the-best.

The most perfect GIF for this moment!

Since the Minnesota Lynx are now out of the playoffs, I may need to join you and see what #HATM has to say about this 80s classic!!

What a game!

Happy Birthday, Mina!

The penultimate episode of Paradise on Hulu is the best episode of telvision I’ve seen since The Bear’s “Fishes” (2023, season two, episode six).

I am pretty sure I will not sleep tonight because of it. #Paradise

a baseball player wearing a helmet and a chest protector is standing on a field . Alt: Joe Mauer wearing a helmet and a chest protector standing on a baseball field, looking dismayed and rubbing his eyes

August 13, 2025.

Did baseball just die in my Minnesota?

The day baseball died in Minnesota? I guess we’ll see. I stopped watching months ago, but I still listen to the podcast. Thanks for keeping me informed; I’ll come back to the team if they manage to turn the corner.

I knew this was coming, but I hate it so much.

It felt like such a disconnect to see you; I think because I picture you as your profile pic when I listen - despite knowing it is TLJ! 😂

Sen. Tammy Duckworth just said on Colbert, "We should all live long enough to develop a disability," & the audience laughed uncomfortably.

I can tell you what they were thinking. It was "Not me. That would never happen to me."

& the underlying, unacknowlged premise was "b/c I'm better than that."

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When considering rainbow text, don't forget to consider readability and legibility. Text filled with rainbows can be difficult to read. Same with complex rainbow backgrounds. Putting each word or letter in a different color of the rainbow could force readers to work harder.

My mom was just told she should have insisted my stepdad be taken to a different hospital. He had just died a few hours earlier. Her neighbor also said she thought one of her kids would be interested in buying her house. (She has never said she wanted to sell).

A bit jarring to go from one article describing a new #COVID variant leading to increased hospitalizations in Asia that has now detected in US to the next article about how the US is recommending fewer people get vaccinated.

KAT had three early fouls … like KAT often does. I love him just the same though!

Thank you for a fabulous year, Jim and @themichaelgrady.bsky.social Never leave us. 🐺