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Budweiser used “Free Bird” in their new Super Bowl ad.
Problem is- the song isn’t about triumph. It’s about regret and leaving.
I wrote about how the meaning gets completely flattened.
#SuperBowl #Budweiser #MediaLiteracy
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Budweiser used “Free Bird” in their new Super Bowl ad.
Problem is- the song isn’t about triumph. It’s about regret and leaving.
I wrote about how the meaning gets completely flattened.
#SuperBowl #Budweiser #MediaLiteracy
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Media Literacy, Mythmaking, and Misuse
A Flattened Super Bowl Spectacle
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February 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Check out my latest article!
Budweiser used “Free Bird” in their new Super Bowl ad.
Problem is- the song isn’t about triumph. It’s about regret and leaving.
I wrote about how the meaning gets completely flattened.
#SuperBowl #Budweiser #MediaLiteracy
open.substack.com/pub/mattyras...
Budweiser used “Free Bird” in their new Super Bowl ad.
Problem is- the song isn’t about triumph. It’s about regret and leaving.
I wrote about how the meaning gets completely flattened.
#SuperBowl #Budweiser #MediaLiteracy
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I’ve been thinking a lot about how Breaking Bad gets remembered versus what it’s actually doing. I wrote a piece about it if you’re interested.
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#BreakingBad #MediaLiteracy
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#BreakingBad #MediaLiteracy
Media Literacy, Mythmaking, and Misuse
What Breaking Bad is Actually About
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January 31, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about how Breaking Bad gets remembered versus what it’s actually doing. I wrote a piece about it if you’re interested.
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#BreakingBad #MediaLiteracy
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#BreakingBad #MediaLiteracy
Continuing my series on media literacy and misread cultural touchstones- this time, Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.”
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Media Literacy, Mythmaking, and Misuse
How Born in the U.S.A. Was Stripped for Parts
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January 30, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Continuing my series on media literacy and misread cultural touchstones- this time, Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.”
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Back on BlueSky 👋 I’m writing a Substack series about so-called “red pill media,” how it keeps getting spectacularly misinterpreted, and what the creators were really saying.
Back on BlueSky 👋 I’m writing a Substack series about so-called “red pill media,” how it keeps getting spectacularly misinterpreted, and what the creators were really saying.
Media Literacy, Mythmaking, and Misuse
How The Matrix Got Rewritten by the Internet
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January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Back on BlueSky 👋 I’m writing a Substack series about so-called “red pill media,” how it keeps getting spectacularly misinterpreted, and what the creators were really saying.
Back on BlueSky 👋 I’m writing a Substack series about so-called “red pill media,” how it keeps getting spectacularly misinterpreted, and what the creators were really saying.
Kudos to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social for pushing back after AP was banned. The issue I have is- AP is an internationally recognized publication, and they would have been doing a disservice to their international reputation by calling it “Gulf of America.” And it’s only called that in the US.
February 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Kudos to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social for pushing back after AP was banned. The issue I have is- AP is an internationally recognized publication, and they would have been doing a disservice to their international reputation by calling it “Gulf of America.” And it’s only called that in the US.
I think at this point, people with felonies need to apply for gov jobs, and let them know in the interview. And if they end up dismissing because of the felony charge, sue the federal gov. We can have a 34-count felon as President, but someone with a single felony can’t push papers at the VA?
February 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I think at this point, people with felonies need to apply for gov jobs, and let them know in the interview. And if they end up dismissing because of the felony charge, sue the federal gov. We can have a 34-count felon as President, but someone with a single felony can’t push papers at the VA?
Did Donald Trump just end up making us all female by executive order? 🤣
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January 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Did Donald Trump just end up making us all female by executive order? 🤣
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@aoc.bsky.social @muellershewrote.bsky.social
So, for those that are following me, I’m sure you know by now that I’m a big fan of #movies and #television. I’d like to start posting some videos about lasting TV tropes. How does everyone feel about that? #filmsky #tvsky
January 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
So, for those that are following me, I’m sure you know by now that I’m a big fan of #movies and #television. I’d like to start posting some videos about lasting TV tropes. How does everyone feel about that? #filmsky #tvsky
So, TikTok is back. But it really feels like a bait-and-switch. And calling on that orange menace as the savior just seems wrong, considering he wanted it banned in 2020. I wonder if it was a way to try to get content creators over to that other platform, in hopes that it will boost engagement. 🙄
January 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
So, TikTok is back. But it really feels like a bait-and-switch. And calling on that orange menace as the savior just seems wrong, considering he wanted it banned in 2020. I wonder if it was a way to try to get content creators over to that other platform, in hopes that it will boost engagement. 🙄
TikTok is officially shut down. And I was in the middle of watching @aoc.bsky.social last video. And I got cut off in the middle 🙁
January 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
TikTok is officially shut down. And I was in the middle of watching @aoc.bsky.social last video. And I got cut off in the middle 🙁
January 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 20
Stargate Atlantis
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 20
Stargate Atlantis
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January 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 20
Stargate Atlantis
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 20
Stargate Atlantis
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 19
The Mandalorian
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 19
The Mandalorian
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January 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 19
The Mandalorian
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 19
The Mandalorian
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 18
The Librarians
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 18
The Librarians
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January 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 18
The Librarians
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 18
The Librarians
Can we make What’s Up by 4 Non Blondes the official song of this resistance?
January 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Can we make What’s Up by 4 Non Blondes the official song of this resistance?
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 17
Blacklist
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 17
Blacklist
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January 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 17
Blacklist
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 17
Blacklist
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 16
ER
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 16
ER
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January 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 16
ER
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 16
ER
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 15
Sense8
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 15
Sense8
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January 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 15
Sense8
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 15
Sense8
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 14
Community
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 14
Community
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January 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
#TVSky #Television
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Day 14
Community
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 14
Community
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 13
Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 13
Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers
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January 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 13
Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 13
Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers
Happy New Year! Let’s hope 2025 is better than 2024
January 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Happy New Year! Let’s hope 2025 is better than 2024
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 12
Stranger Things
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 12
Stranger Things
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December 31, 2024 at 2:57 PM
#TVSky #Television
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Day 12
Stranger Things
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 12
Stranger Things
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 11
Doctor Who
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 11
Doctor Who
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December 30, 2024 at 3:37 PM
#TVSky #Television
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 11
Doctor Who
Choose 20 television shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs
Day 11
Doctor Who
President Jimmy Carter passed away today at 100. While his legacy as President is undeniable, he’ll be most fondly remembered as a humanitarian who embodied service and compassion. He showed us the true meaning of caring for others.
#ThankYouJimmyCarter
You will be deeply missed.
#ThankYouJimmyCarter
You will be deeply missed.
December 29, 2024 at 10:50 PM
President Jimmy Carter passed away today at 100. While his legacy as President is undeniable, he’ll be most fondly remembered as a humanitarian who embodied service and compassion. He showed us the true meaning of caring for others.
#ThankYouJimmyCarter
You will be deeply missed.
#ThankYouJimmyCarter
You will be deeply missed.