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Stephen Shapiro
@stephenshapiro.bsky.social
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Edinburgh based:
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I work on contemporary cultural studies, horror, world-systems perspectives, and a Gramscian Marx.
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Stephen Shapiro @stephenshapiro.bsky.social · Nov 11
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confront loser bullies
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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"the time of monsters" is a wrong translation that betrays Gramsci by treating the present as a product, thing, or terratology, rather than a process manifesting deeper structural disfunction (a symptom) of centrist liberal capitalism
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‘The time of monsters’: everyone is quoting Gramsci – but what did he actually say?
Line handily sums up people’s bewilderment at state of world, but it isn’t quite what the Marxist thinker wrote
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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the attempt to create Ku-damm in the East failed and Berlin is desperate to try something new, anything new
www.berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/lum...
February 13, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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Why Are the Studios Ghosting Film Festivals?
After a string of costly misfires, big studios are rethinking Berlin, Cannes, and Venice — trading red carpets for tighter, social‑driven campaigns.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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Why Europeans no longer want to step foot in the US.
www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/muench...
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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February 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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ban the AfD
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February 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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#edinburgh gear, union pride
February 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Trump, Musk and now UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe – they are the enablers, making racists feel great again | Jonathan Freedland
With their profile and vile words, these malign provocateurs are tearing down decency’s guardrails, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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Makes me think we need an Ormond or Arthur Mervyn reading group
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sarahmdowling1.bsky.social Sarah Dowling @sarahmdowling1.bsky.social · 13h
Ok—I have been doing my #LastMan200, and I’m up to chapter 5! I have the edition with the Solnit intro, and reading up to this point, I’m a little confused by her disappointment with the female characters. They seem kind of fine to me! Certainly less out of place/time than riding a horse, haha
sarahmdowling1.bsky.social Sarah Dowling @sarahmdowling1.bsky.social · 3d
Finally got my copy of The Last Man (pictured here with another piece of pandemic art by Ruth Cuthand) and am getting caught up!! #LastMan200
February 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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As Harvard Tightens Grading Standards, Varsity Team GPAs Decline | News | The Harvard Crimson
More than half of Harvard’s varsity teams saw their average grade point averages drop in fall 2025, marking a sharp semester-to-semester downturn across sports programs amid the College’s push to rein...
www.thecrimson.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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www.latimes.com/business/sto...
How Chipotle lost its sizzle
The Newport Beach-based Mexican chain Chipotle saw its same-store sales decline in 2025 for the first time since the company went public in 2006.
www.latimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Harvard Graduate Student Workers Propose Wage Increases in Contract Talks | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard graduate student workers proposed wage increases for the first Monday, nearly a year into contract negotiations with the University.
www.thecrimson.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Scottish Labour leader says he doesn't regret for showing Scottish voters that he's all talk and no action
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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www.nssgclub.com/en/lifestyle...
Self-help and Individualism: The Price of Putting Yourself First
Discover how the obsession with self-help has normalized individualism and why well-being is also relational. Insights from psychologists and reflections on community.
www.nssgclub.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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nymag.com/strategist/a...
The Best Condoms for Every Shape, Size, and Proclivity
Including condoms that feel like nothing at all and ones that pull on rather than roll down.
nymag.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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#edinburgh gear, union pride
February 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Why Are the Studios Ghosting Film Festivals?
After a string of costly misfires, big studios are rethinking Berlin, Cannes, and Venice — trading red carpets for tighter, social‑driven campaigns.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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ban the AfD
www.spiegel.de/panorama/jus...
February 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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www.spiegel.de/auto/deutsch...
February 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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eff apology, they are due compensation for distress
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/anne...
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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Why Europeans no longer want to step foot in the US.
www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/muench...
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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February 13, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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taz.de/Trump-und-di...
February 13, 2026 at 11:21 AM