Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa
@benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at Seattle University. Author of The Celluloid Specimen: Moving Image Research into Animal Life available from UC Press here:
https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520342347/the-celluloid-specimen
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OK, I totally dropped the ball on Noirvember. Noirs are all feature films and that's too much for me (especially since I often need to rewatch the movies I'm teaching on top of that). But I'm determined to have an Alanis Obomsawin December. I'm ready to immerse myself in the work of a master.
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
OK, I totally dropped the ball on Noirvember. Noirs are all feature films and that's too much for me (especially since I often need to rewatch the movies I'm teaching on top of that). But I'm determined to have an Alanis Obomsawin December. I'm ready to immerse myself in the work of a master.
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Wow, looks amazing!
Nigerian Modernism celebrates the achievements of Nigerian artists working before and after the decade of national independence from British colonial rule in 1960.
…tells the story of artistic networks spanning Zaria, Ibadan, Lagos and Enugu, as well as London, Munich, Paris.
Nigerian Modernism celebrates the achievements of Nigerian artists working before and after the decade of national independence from British colonial rule in 1960.
…tells the story of artistic networks spanning Zaria, Ibadan, Lagos and Enugu, as well as London, Munich, Paris.
November 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Wow, looks amazing!
Nigerian Modernism celebrates the achievements of Nigerian artists working before and after the decade of national independence from British colonial rule in 1960.
…tells the story of artistic networks spanning Zaria, Ibadan, Lagos and Enugu, as well as London, Munich, Paris.
Nigerian Modernism celebrates the achievements of Nigerian artists working before and after the decade of national independence from British colonial rule in 1960.
…tells the story of artistic networks spanning Zaria, Ibadan, Lagos and Enugu, as well as London, Munich, Paris.
OK, I totally dropped the ball on Noirvember. Noirs are all feature films and that's too much for me (especially since I often need to rewatch the movies I'm teaching on top of that). But I'm determined to have an Alanis Obomsawin December. I'm ready to immerse myself in the work of a master.
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
OK, I totally dropped the ball on Noirvember. Noirs are all feature films and that's too much for me (especially since I often need to rewatch the movies I'm teaching on top of that). But I'm determined to have an Alanis Obomsawin December. I'm ready to immerse myself in the work of a master.
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My grandfather's grandfather was a Jewish scholar. He wrote a treatise on rabbi Shimon ben Lakish--who is a pretty interesting figure. According to legend he was a bandit who was convinced to join a yeshiva by a rabbi he was trying to rob and eventually become a prominent rabbinical scholar. 1/2
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 AM
My grandfather's grandfather was a Jewish scholar. He wrote a treatise on rabbi Shimon ben Lakish--who is a pretty interesting figure. According to legend he was a bandit who was convinced to join a yeshiva by a rabbi he was trying to rob and eventually become a prominent rabbinical scholar. 1/2
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A lot of academic leaders are defining both their and their institution's legacy right now (derogatory).
Any person who claims to be an academic leader and signs a document like this is neither.
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A lot of academic leaders are defining both their and their institution's legacy right now (derogatory).
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This is the Sunburst Candy Spider from Thailand. Not AI (sucks to have to declare this). Very real and had been on my wish list for a long time.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is the Sunburst Candy Spider from Thailand. Not AI (sucks to have to declare this). Very real and had been on my wish list for a long time.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
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Predator and The Running Man were both released in 1987, thirty eight years ago. The last two movies I have seen in theaters were a Predator sequel and a Running Man reboot.,,
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Predator and The Running Man were both released in 1987, thirty eight years ago. The last two movies I have seen in theaters were a Predator sequel and a Running Man reboot.,,
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Just as horrifying: I polled my students a couple years ago and almost all of them admitted to watching the movies I assigned them at 2x the speed!
Oh my god. She's 1000% right. This makes so much sense.
(Credit: Saradoesbookstuff on insta)
(Credit: Saradoesbookstuff on insta)
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just as horrifying: I polled my students a couple years ago and almost all of them admitted to watching the movies I assigned them at 2x the speed!
My grandfather's grandfather was a Jewish scholar. He wrote a treatise on rabbi Shimon ben Lakish--who is a pretty interesting figure. According to legend he was a bandit who was convinced to join a yeshiva by a rabbi he was trying to rob and eventually become a prominent rabbinical scholar. 1/2
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 AM
My grandfather's grandfather was a Jewish scholar. He wrote a treatise on rabbi Shimon ben Lakish--who is a pretty interesting figure. According to legend he was a bandit who was convinced to join a yeshiva by a rabbi he was trying to rob and eventually become a prominent rabbinical scholar. 1/2
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Jesus christ. Imagine running into this guy in a dark alley.
Something I genuinely appreciate about @paleofuture.bsky.social, is how he tracks terrible politicians as bizarro human beings, whether in photos or press conferences. It's easy to see them as cartoons, but they're much scarier as people
Something I genuinely appreciate about @paleofuture.bsky.social, is how he tracks terrible politicians as bizarro human beings, whether in photos or press conferences. It's easy to see them as cartoons, but they're much scarier as people
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Jesus christ. Imagine running into this guy in a dark alley.
Something I genuinely appreciate about @paleofuture.bsky.social, is how he tracks terrible politicians as bizarro human beings, whether in photos or press conferences. It's easy to see them as cartoons, but they're much scarier as people
Something I genuinely appreciate about @paleofuture.bsky.social, is how he tracks terrible politicians as bizarro human beings, whether in photos or press conferences. It's easy to see them as cartoons, but they're much scarier as people
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I cannot emphasise what a strong film THE DIRTIES is. It's glib to call it "Elephant but funny", and yet Matt Johnson and his collaborators made an extraordinarily powerful film about school shootings and the incel imagination. We should be talking about this film so much more than we currently do!
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I cannot emphasise what a strong film THE DIRTIES is. It's glib to call it "Elephant but funny", and yet Matt Johnson and his collaborators made an extraordinarily powerful film about school shootings and the incel imagination. We should be talking about this film so much more than we currently do!
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If universities would prioritize smaller classes and fewer bells and whistles like third-party technology contracts, a significantly bigger number of PhDs would find a position in higher education.
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If universities would prioritize smaller classes and fewer bells and whistles like third-party technology contracts, a significantly bigger number of PhDs would find a position in higher education.
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I had a thought. I've been questioned many times, why I put Trinidadian dialect in my novella that is set centuries in the future.
The main refrain was, wouldn't that have been phased out?
And my thought was...would ppl make the same comment if I had used latin? or something latin sounding?
The main refrain was, wouldn't that have been phased out?
And my thought was...would ppl make the same comment if I had used latin? or something latin sounding?
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I had a thought. I've been questioned many times, why I put Trinidadian dialect in my novella that is set centuries in the future.
The main refrain was, wouldn't that have been phased out?
And my thought was...would ppl make the same comment if I had used latin? or something latin sounding?
The main refrain was, wouldn't that have been phased out?
And my thought was...would ppl make the same comment if I had used latin? or something latin sounding?
Jesus christ. Imagine running into this guy in a dark alley.
Something I genuinely appreciate about @paleofuture.bsky.social, is how he tracks terrible politicians as bizarro human beings, whether in photos or press conferences. It's easy to see them as cartoons, but they're much scarier as people
Something I genuinely appreciate about @paleofuture.bsky.social, is how he tracks terrible politicians as bizarro human beings, whether in photos or press conferences. It's easy to see them as cartoons, but they're much scarier as people
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Jesus christ. Imagine running into this guy in a dark alley.
Something I genuinely appreciate about @paleofuture.bsky.social, is how he tracks terrible politicians as bizarro human beings, whether in photos or press conferences. It's easy to see them as cartoons, but they're much scarier as people
Something I genuinely appreciate about @paleofuture.bsky.social, is how he tracks terrible politicians as bizarro human beings, whether in photos or press conferences. It's easy to see them as cartoons, but they're much scarier as people
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"Men, is it gay to be born? To struggle with the meaning of existence? To live with the uncertainty and frailty that comes with being alive? Is it gay to not know the future? Is it gay to need the reassurance of loved ones and to be reminded that we share our finitude with all other life forms?"
Isaac Luria: “Men is it gay when babies are being breastfed?”
Wot
Wot
November 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"Men, is it gay to be born? To struggle with the meaning of existence? To live with the uncertainty and frailty that comes with being alive? Is it gay to not know the future? Is it gay to need the reassurance of loved ones and to be reminded that we share our finitude with all other life forms?"
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Homoeroticism is really what takes an action movie from good to great. That is just my opinion, of course, in addition to being an undeniable fact.
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Homoeroticism is really what takes an action movie from good to great. That is just my opinion, of course, in addition to being an undeniable fact.
Just as horrifying: I polled my students a couple years ago and almost all of them admitted to watching the movies I assigned them at 2x the speed!
Oh my god. She's 1000% right. This makes so much sense.
(Credit: Saradoesbookstuff on insta)
(Credit: Saradoesbookstuff on insta)
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just as horrifying: I polled my students a couple years ago and almost all of them admitted to watching the movies I assigned them at 2x the speed!
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Second-screening like this also demands more out of your brain while getting less effectiveness, essentially undoing some of the sleep you've been getting.
The good news is that this doesn't have to be permanent. Keep putting the phone elsewhere while doing an activity and you can knock the habit.
The good news is that this doesn't have to be permanent. Keep putting the phone elsewhere while doing an activity and you can knock the habit.
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Second-screening like this also demands more out of your brain while getting less effectiveness, essentially undoing some of the sleep you've been getting.
The good news is that this doesn't have to be permanent. Keep putting the phone elsewhere while doing an activity and you can knock the habit.
The good news is that this doesn't have to be permanent. Keep putting the phone elsewhere while doing an activity and you can knock the habit.
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Good news in #LandBack. Over 10,000 acres near Lake Tahoe was returned to the Washoe Tribe! The former ranch was purchased with a grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board. www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...
10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe to be returned to California tribe
The grant toward purchasing the land was part of an $87 million funding package.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Good news in #LandBack. Over 10,000 acres near Lake Tahoe was returned to the Washoe Tribe! The former ranch was purchased with a grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board. www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...
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If the U.S. was at war, Pete Hegseth's order would be a war crime, a military lawyer said. Instead, it might just be murder. wapo.st/49KbUJ1
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If the U.S. was at war, Pete Hegseth's order would be a war crime, a military lawyer said. Instead, it might just be murder. wapo.st/49KbUJ1
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Yeah sometimes I guess that is a little gay
"Men, is it gay to be born? To struggle with the meaning of existence? To live with the uncertainty and frailty that comes with being alive? Is it gay to not know the future? Is it gay to need the reassurance of loved ones and to be reminded that we share our finitude with all other life forms?"
Isaac Luria: “Men is it gay when babies are being breastfed?”
Wot
Wot
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Yeah sometimes I guess that is a little gay
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Aca-Alien-Franchise-Colleagues
I have gaps in an Aliens Franchise Companion the following:
- Aliens comic books
- Theological approaches
- monsters/hybrids
- crossovers (Predator/Blade Runner etc)
- creative pieces inspired by the franchise
Email me at: [email protected]
I have gaps in an Aliens Franchise Companion the following:
- Aliens comic books
- Theological approaches
- monsters/hybrids
- crossovers (Predator/Blade Runner etc)
- creative pieces inspired by the franchise
Email me at: [email protected]
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Aca-Alien-Franchise-Colleagues
I have gaps in an Aliens Franchise Companion the following:
- Aliens comic books
- Theological approaches
- monsters/hybrids
- crossovers (Predator/Blade Runner etc)
- creative pieces inspired by the franchise
Email me at: [email protected]
I have gaps in an Aliens Franchise Companion the following:
- Aliens comic books
- Theological approaches
- monsters/hybrids
- crossovers (Predator/Blade Runner etc)
- creative pieces inspired by the franchise
Email me at: [email protected]
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I am a dev and I dislike AI because
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I am a dev and I dislike AI because
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
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Gonna start an Insta called “The White Mannequins of Africa”
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Gonna start an Insta called “The White Mannequins of Africa”