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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 1d

I have a friend who worked at a Great Lakes maritime museum and at least half the requests they received for public outreach talks wanted Edmund Fitzgerald to be the topic.

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 1d

I have. It's been a few years but I remember enjoying it quite a bit.

Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 1d

#6 Some of the bits are good but the pacing and vibe are sometimes off. Never quite reaches that Sean of the Dead or Tucker & Dale level.

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Get Away (2024)

A family's vacation to a remote getaway takes an unexpected turn when they discover the island they're on is inhabited by a serial killer.

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 1d

As far as I could tell the only equipment they brought on their weekend field school were two brushes, a tape measure, and a 30 year old map.

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 1d

#5 Bad professor, bad students, bad archaeology. Good dog. 🏺

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The Circle (2017)

A University professor takes four archaeology students on a field trip to a remote Scottish island. With tensions already present in the group, they unearth clues to an ancient mystery that will threa...

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 1d

#4 Love the Idea of a werewolf pandemic, but it ends up just a basic survival monster movie. Still, it moves fast and Grillo is a solid action star.

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Werewolves (2024)

A year after a supermoon’s light activated a dormant gene, transforming humans into bloodthirsty werewolves and causing nearly a billion deaths, the nightmare resurfaces as the supermoon rises again. ...

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 1d

#3 Another re-watch, Goosebumps is better than it has any right to be. Excellent choice for those that want a spooky season movie that's kind of heartwarming.

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Goosebumps (2015)

After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unle...

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 1d

#2 Not a traditional spooky season choice, but I love this one. McConaughey is chewing scenery and Bale is trying to win an Oscar in a movie about the dragon apocalypse.

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Reign of Fire (2002)

In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to global dominance after centuries of rest undergrou...

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 1d

#1 Started with the classic Poltergeist. A film referenced every time I work on a cemetery delineation project. "You hire us to avoid a Poltergeist type situation".

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Poltergeist (1982)

The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 1d

My spooky season viewing thread 2025, a mix of re-watches and first time viewings. A 🏺 means there's archaeology involved.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

he also said that 80% of antifa's members are landlords and if you lower the cost of housing, you basically starve the network of its financing

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 5d

Same asshole who's been burning public money using the Texas National Guard like his own personal stage prop.

Chron.com @chron.com · 5d

"Texans expect their taxpayer dollars to be used wisely, not advance political agendas on Texas roadways."

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declares war on state's rainbow crosswalks

"Texans expect their taxpayer dollars to be used wisely, not advance political agendas on Texas roadways."

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Sarah Herr @sherr-spadefoot.bsky.social · 5d

An important effort by tDAR to create a comprehensive regional digital archive, in this case of Huhugam archaeology, is critically considered in a new article in @saa-aap.bsky.social . news.asu.edu/20251007-art...

ASU launches groundbreaking database of Sonoran Desert archaeology | ASU News

Archaeology is most famously known for methodically digging into the earth to uncover secrets of the past. But once the physical items have been unearthed, how can the information that has been gleane...

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 5d

Every time I see the in-game ad for Vanda Pharmaceuticals, all I can think of is the Umbrella Corporation. ⚾

a umbrella corp advertisement with a red and white umbrella

Alt: a umbrella corp advertisement with a red and white umbrella

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 7d

Pretty wild story. I hope those involved are able to continue their research into how the stone ended up in a New Orleans backyard.

It could provide a very good case study of just how dispersed collections can become in the wake of conflict. 🏺

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New Orleans couple discovers ancient Roman grave marker in their yard

Discovery of 1,900-year-old headstone dedicated to Roman sailor sets off effort to repatriate item to Italy

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 7d

Can I repost with extreme emphasis?

Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 7d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 7d

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 7d

Watching my first playoff game of the season and I can safely say I hate batting helmet advertising.

a man is wearing a red and white toyota racing suit

Alt: a man is wearing a red and white toyota racing suit

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 7d

The GOP primary in Texas for Cornyn's Senate seat is going to be spectacularly insufferable. Pray for those of us in Texas just wanting to watch the MLB playoffs, but forced to constantly see these three assholes talk about who loves trump more.

Houston Public Media @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social · 7d

Hunt’s entry increases the likelihood that the GOP contest will go to a May runoff.

U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt enters GOP Senate primary against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, Texas AG Ken Paxton

Hunt represents Houston's Energy Corridor and northwest Harris County in the U.S. House of Representatives. His entry into the Republican primary increases the likelihood of the bitter, expensive contest dragging on into a May 2026 runoff.

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 8d

Following the DOT's lead, Texas is jumping on the discrimination bandwagon and trashing it's Disadvantaged Business program. I'm guessing most red states are following suit. At the link below you can see the letter TxDOT is sending to firms.

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 9d

1) No one is going to jail for picking up an artifact on public land. We're lucky if straight up traffickers get jail time.
2) Why not ask an archaeologist or Indigenous person about WHY these laws exist?

Chron.com @chron.com · 9d

Even casual beachcombing can break state law if artifacts are involved.

Taking these artifacts from Texas beaches could get you jailed

Even casual beachcombing can break state law if artifacts are involved.

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 10d

For spooky season, the Texas Historical Commission has an interesting online talk coming up on Victorian mourning practices.

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The Business of Grief: Veils, Voices, and the Spectacle of Victorian Mourning - Friends of THC

With the spooky season upon us, join State Historic Site Educators, Elana Barton from the Sam Bell Maxey House, and […]

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Q @gameovermike.bsky.social · 10d

I saw The Descent in a movie theater in Roswell, New Mexico the night before we took a candlelight tour of Carlsbad Caverns. At one point they turned out all the lights and I could swear I could hear crawlers in the dark.

a woman wearing a helmet and goggles is holding a lighter .

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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.bsky.social · 11d

I won't be surprised if FIFA pulls the games from the US if Trump keeps this up. The threat of disallowing games (something the President should have no power to do in a market economy) is a disruption FIFA must avoid.

Fifa says Trump can’t move World Cup matches despite threat to ‘left lunatic’ cities

President Trump said last week his administration would make sure cities were ‘safe’

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 11d

We're not at war with Venezuela, these boats are many hundreds of lines from our waters, much less our shores, there is no threat, this is just murder.

I really do think everyone from the SecDef to the guy who pushed the button should be tried for murder on this.

Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 11d

Don’t believe anyone who tells you that intelligence shows anything “without a doubt,” but even if the intelligence was water-tight, this strike was still murder. No law permits the deliberate, premeditated killing of civilians.

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Jess Cook Hale @jwcookhale.bsky.social · 12d

Really pleased to share a new open access article with Matt Sanger in Southeastern Archaeology. If you’re looking for spatial stats and mid to late Holocene site distribution patterns, we got you covered! Huge thanks to DINAA for sharing their site data, too!

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Recent middle and late Holocene transition research along the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico shoreline

We examine here evidence for human occupation along the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico during the middle to late Holocene transition (MH-LHT). It has been assumed that people ignored coastal z...

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