Gabriel Lonsberry
@glonsber.bsky.social
Shakespeare professor and theater historian into court masques. Experimental music obsessive. Atlanta.
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Early Modern Performance Beyond the Public Stage
The first major work to explore and analyse the popular 'extra-theatrical' performances in late medieval and Renaissance England. This wider heterogeneous categ…
www.bloomsbury.com
Excited to share my newest publication, "From Britain to Fairyland: Prince Henry's Investiture and the Fictionalizing Power of the Stuart Court Masques"!
Included in this fantastic Arden Shakespeare collection on extra-theatrical #earlymodern performance 👀
www.bloomsbury.com/us/early-mod...
Included in this fantastic Arden Shakespeare collection on extra-theatrical #earlymodern performance 👀
www.bloomsbury.com/us/early-mod...
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Next we’re gonna get an essay, “Evangelicals Tried to Warn You About Trump”
February 9, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Next we’re gonna get an essay, “Evangelicals Tried to Warn You About Trump”
The stray shot at the kickoff rules 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The stray shot at the kickoff rules 😂
Bad Bunny simply showed a bunch of people enjoying life and having a nice time, and it’s going to make certain people so angry
February 9, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Bad Bunny simply showed a bunch of people enjoying life and having a nice time, and it’s going to make certain people so angry
Drake Maye is so young he could be in Geese
February 8, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Drake Maye is so young he could be in Geese
My last seven days. Most incoherent week ever
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
My last seven days. Most incoherent week ever
My last seven days
February 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
My last seven days
I’ve had a couple drinks and I might just give Mutations by Beck 5 stars on RateYourMusic
January 31, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I’ve had a couple drinks and I might just give Mutations by Beck 5 stars on RateYourMusic
Imagining a production of The Winter’s Tale that re-does the Dead Kennedys’ “Holiday in Cambodia” as “Holiday in Bohemia”
January 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Imagining a production of The Winter’s Tale that re-does the Dead Kennedys’ “Holiday in Cambodia” as “Holiday in Bohemia”
My last seven days
January 25, 2026 at 6:13 PM
My last seven days
It rocked me to my core to learn, just now, that MLK was only 39
MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
January 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM
It rocked me to my core to learn, just now, that MLK was only 39
Putting tomato slices on a hot dog is an abomination
January 19, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Putting tomato slices on a hot dog is an abomination
My last seven days
January 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM
My last seven days
Have the people still on Twitter tried 8chan? They might like it
January 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Have the people still on Twitter tried 8chan? They might like it
Big career moment: my first time reading a book and randomly coming across a citation of me that I wasn’t aware of
January 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Big career moment: my first time reading a book and randomly coming across a citation of me that I wasn’t aware of
My last seven days
January 12, 2026 at 3:53 AM
My last seven days
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“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
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January 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
They like this angle because you can’t see the maniac point a gun in her face
i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane
ah. they all got the memo
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January 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
They like this angle because you can’t see the maniac point a gun in her face
Every year that passes, this album cover feels more and more insane
January 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Every year that passes, this album cover feels more and more insane
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Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
Feels like we should appropriate the "don't tread on me" flag, no?
January 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Feels like we should appropriate the "don't tread on me" flag, no?
It’s like one day everyone became aware of this term “CSAM” except for me
January 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM
It’s like one day everyone became aware of this term “CSAM” except for me
My last seven days
January 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
My last seven days
Every time Rubio tries to emphasize the made-up pretext, Trump jumps in to clarify “no, this really was just for oil”
January 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Every time Rubio tries to emphasize the made-up pretext, Trump jumps in to clarify “no, this really was just for oil”