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Josie
@jotorresbarth.bsky.social
Asst. prof of TV/media studies. Current book project: US radio + TV horror anthologies 1940s-1960s, gender/domestic space + media technology, the uncanny. #FirstGen. She/her.
just ate the last bagel I brought back from NYC in January 😞 (I split it in half to make it last longer)
February 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
that cartoon is really something
February 12, 2026 at 9:09 PM
god I love the Internet Archive
February 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
giving those nickelodeon hooligans a run for their money www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL2R...
Bizarre Minecraft movie trend sends cinemas into chaos | A Current Affair
YouTube video by A Current Affair
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February 11, 2026 at 9:51 PM
they were shocked I had not heard of this phenomenon
February 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
today I briefly discussed audience interaction in silent-era films, and my students told me about the meme of people screaming and throwing things and bringing live chickens to the Minecraft movie…which is absolutely coming back when we get to exploitation film
February 11, 2026 at 6:47 PM
it’s like…I finally got the job, now I have to convince *someone* to give me the resources to do what I need to do to keep the job

maybe once you get tenure you’ll be able to relax, at least a little?
February 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
the process of applying for external funding is absolutely triggering my job market PTSD
February 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Intriguing CFP here for a special issue of the InMedia journal on "The Art of Podcasting." Proposals due April 15, 2026.
CFP 12.1 – The Art of Podcasting: experimenting with a new medium
Twenty years after the term ‘podcast’ was coined by journalist Ben Hammersley in reference to the online radio practices that were budding in the early 2000s, podcasts have become ubiquitous. Since...
journals.openedition.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
apparently it’s the place to see and be seen!

they need a separate bank of treadmills for anyone who actually wants to break a sweat
February 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
pet peeve about using the school gym: if you’re going to occupy a treadmill, you should use it to *run* on and not to stroll at a pace that would cause me to pass you on the sidewalk while scrolling TikTok
February 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
tough life you lead
February 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I keep a waterproof notepad and pencil in the shower for this very reason
February 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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I know that these things generally make little difference, but I would advise medievalists to sign the petition to save Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary. #medievalsky c.org/gGvyrHcwYt
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Save Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary!
c.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Mr. Brown indeed
February 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
**reposts requested**

PA faculty: encourage your students to submit their films to the Bucknell Intercollegiate Film Festival, a student-run festival showcasing films made by Pennsylvania students, held in the historic Campus Theatre in downtown Lewisburg!
filmfreeway.com/BIFFBucknell
Bucknell Intercollegiate Film Festival
The Bucknell Intercollegiate Film Festival (BIFF, formerly known as 'Reel Bucknell) is a student-run festival whose mission is to showcase films made by Penn...
filmfreeway.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
ign.com IGN @ign.com · 11d
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
every time that I teach Stella Dallas a student says that it made them call their mom
February 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I’ve been to Pittsburgh exactly twice and *I* recognize this intersection
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
congrats, Andy!
January 31, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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For everyone reading this Atlantic piece, check out my talk with @jotorresbarth.bsky.social (and my upcoming one with @landonpalmer.bsky.social). I would love to do a roundtable discussion on this if anyone is interested!

youtu.be/-0Okh6Wq7xc?...
January 31, 2026 at 4:38 PM
oh nothing, just tearing up thinking about the Ottawa Centaurs
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Meek's Cutoff!
January 29, 2026 at 10:05 PM
probably enough work for today, right?
January 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM
just had one of those satisfying moments where I can't figure out what I'm writing about and then come up with a title and it turns out that's my argument
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM