A drawing of two white children playing, their ball has bounced to another child, with a darker skin tone, who is in a cage. Text reads: Kids need care, not cages. Tell the Vic Govt: No adult prison sentences for children.
today in Vic Parliament: a bill that will mean children as young as 14 will face adult prison sentences. we know this will disproportionately harm Blak, brown and migrant kids, and it goes against decades of evidence. tell the Allan govt to scrap this awful bill: cv-au.replit.app/kids-need-care
02.12.2025 00:22 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Humor has increasingly become a prominent tool in right-wing politics and media ecosystems in the US and globally. Check out this upcoming virtual symposium, and please share with those who might be interested in participating or attending
27.09.2025 17:10 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...
27.09.2025 17:55 — 👍 9318 🔁 2797 💬 116 📌 346
Shows I want pitches for:
Desperate Housewives
Dawson‘s Creek
Grey‘s Anatomy
Fresh Prince of Bel Air
CSI
NCIS
Living Single
American Idol
The Big Bang Theory
Downton Abbey
Fleabag
The Simpsons
Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Parks & Recreation
Saturday Night Live
The Muppet Show
Brooklyn-99
Girls
NYPD Blue
ER
02.09.2025 15:45 — 👍 80 🔁 39 💬 14 📌 6
I am not there any more and also not Dutch, but one of my high school besties lives and gigs there - if you see a Rosalind on the line up, say hi! She's a gem
30.07.2025 22:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Episode 6 feat. Steph Foxton
Serrated Edge · Episode
Episode 6 of the Serrated Edge!
Steph Foxton tells @tilknowles.bsky.social about linguistics and a 'little pup,' and how her participants have become really (really) enthusiastic co-researchers...
open.spotify.com/episode/3max...
27.06.2025 21:20 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Episode 5 feat. Kyle Harvey
Serrated Edge · Episode
Episode 5 of the Serrated Edge!
Kyle Harvey chats to @tilknowles.bsky.social, sharing some unexpected stories including and his own journey to finding out how productive studying humour can be...
open.spotify.com/episode/59Fv...
20.06.2025 03:41 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Episode 4 of the Serrated Edge!
Alex Cothren talks to @tilknowles.bsky.social about satire (funny and otherwise), creative writing, and the importance of being part of the AHSN...
13.06.2025 01:53 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Episode 3 feat. Bradley J Dixon
Serrated Edge · Episode
Episode 3 of the Serrated Edge!
@bradleyjdixon.me talks to @tilknowles.bsky.social about personas, parafiction, comedian comedy and many meta matters...
open.spotify.com/episode/3dpB...
05.06.2025 03:27 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
If you're a grad student or ECR working in humour in any form/discipline in Australasia (whether you live in the vague region or are writing about the region) and would like to guest on an episode, please reach out!
25.05.2025 02:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The early career researcher edition of the AHSN's quick interview podcast Cutting Edge is here - Serrated Edge! Episode one features Dr Fergus Edwards talking about his work on Tom Stoppard's use of humour in staging philosophy and PhD survival tips.
25.05.2025 02:17 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🎢 Transmedia Tourism • Experience Economy • Theme Parks • Disney • Participatory Cultures • Media Endings
❤️ Sushi • Margaritas • Minions
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💻 https://linktr.ee/drrebeccawilliams
Associate Prof, University of Colorado; Director, RPTF + Sound Fellow, Library of Congress NRPB
Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Research @ Monash. Book FEMINIST ACTIVISM & PLATFORM POLITICS (Routledge) http://tinyurl.com/mr473tx8
social media scholar + mum living in Narrm/Melbourne
She/her
Studying influencers & ‘influencer creep’ in creative industries
Associate Professor in Media & Communication, University of Leeds
Pre order Influencer Creep now: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/influencer-creep/paper
AI is not inevitable. We DAIR to imagine, build & use AI deliberately.
Website: http://dair-institute.org
Mastodon: @DAIR@dair-community.social
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dair-institute/
writer, comedian, musician based in Walyalup, WA.
The Yeah Nah Review on substack
co-host of The Battler
debut novel NOCK LOOSE out NOW!!!
sociologist and author of The Souls of White Jokes (Stanford University Press) https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=30308
The closure of Meanjin has triggered outrage across Australia’s literary and academic communities.
The solution is straightforward — transfer the journal to new custodians who can ensure its future.
More at https://savemeanjin.org
English Language & Literature. PhD: Monstrosity. Queer history. Gothic. Antifa. Archaic English. NEW BOOK: Woke Shakespeare. Prof. d'Emeritus. https://linktr.ee/drianmccormick
Comedian. Writer. Actor.
https://linktr.ee/greglarsencomedian
The Civics of Technology (CoT) project aims to empower students and educators to critically inquire into the effects of technologies on their individual and collective lives. Find updates here or by subscribing to our newsletter at civicsoftechnology.org.
Film Comedy Researcher, University College Dublin
Film Comedy and Spain: Humour, Genre, and the Nation 1970-2020 (Legenda, 2025) - order now!
Writing on 21st-century rom com (film/TV) in Spain
Overland Journal – radical Australian literature and culture since 1954
overland.org.au
ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society
Assistant Professor Universiteit Utrecht - humoronderzoeker - cultuurwetenschapper - cabaretautoriteit - feminist - social media nomad
https://www.uu.nl/medewerkers/DCZijp
