Brian Flota
@brianflota.bsky.social
Humanities Librarian at JMU; co-editor of COMIC BOOKS, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, AND THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY; co-author of "Sustainable Futures for Comics Collections"; #FirstGen; Opinions mine, vinyl records, etc.
If hurt people hurt people, what do alert people do?
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
If hurt people hurt people, what do alert people do?
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
SUNSET BLVD. (1950; dir. Billy Wilder)
SUNSET BLVD. (1950; dir. Billy Wilder)
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
SUNSET BLVD. (1950; dir. Billy Wilder)
SUNSET BLVD. (1950; dir. Billy Wilder)
Found one of these beauts out in the wild! #OrvalTrappistAle
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Found one of these beauts out in the wild! #OrvalTrappistAle
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE STRANGER (1946; dir. Orson Welles)
THE STRANGER (1946; dir. Orson Welles)
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE STRANGER (1946; dir. Orson Welles)
THE STRANGER (1946; dir. Orson Welles)
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Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Record #1229: Buck Gooter, 100 Bells (2017, 12”, US, Ramp Local Records)
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Record #1229: Buck Gooter, 100 Bells (2017, 12”, US, Ramp Local Records)
Record #1228: The Wizard of Oz—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2021 reissue, 3x12”, US, Mondo)
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Record #1228: The Wizard of Oz—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2021 reissue, 3x12”, US, Mondo)
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946; dir. Lewis Milestone)
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946; dir. Lewis Milestone)
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946; dir. Lewis Milestone)
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946; dir. Lewis Milestone)
Record #1227: Bessie Smith, Empty Bed Blues (1971, 2x12”, US, Columbia Records)
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Record #1227: Bessie Smith, Empty Bed Blues (1971, 2x12”, US, Columbia Records)
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948; dir. Anatole Litvak)
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948; dir. Anatole Litvak)
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948; dir. Anatole Litvak)
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948; dir. Anatole Litvak)
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE SET-UP (1949; dir. Robert Wise)
THE SET-UP (1949; dir. Robert Wise)
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE SET-UP (1949; dir. Robert Wise)
THE SET-UP (1949; dir. Robert Wise)
Record #1226: Slowdive, Souvlaki (2011 reissue, 12”, EU, Music on Vinyl)
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Record #1226: Slowdive, Souvlaki (2011 reissue, 12”, EU, Music on Vinyl)
Record #1225: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, 2 Kindsa Love b/w Let’s Smerf (1995, 7”, US, Matador Records)
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Record #1225: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, 2 Kindsa Love b/w Let’s Smerf (1995, 7”, US, Matador Records)
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They’re trying to hold my man back from greatness
November 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
They’re trying to hold my man back from greatness
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Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Record #1224: The Beatles, Yesterday … and Today (1971 reissue, 12”, US, Apple Records)
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Record #1224: The Beatles, Yesterday … and Today (1971 reissue, 12”, US, Apple Records)
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
SCARLET STREET (1945; dir. Fritz Lang)
SCARLET STREET (1945; dir. Fritz Lang)
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
SCARLET STREET (1945; dir. Fritz Lang)
SCARLET STREET (1945; dir. Fritz Lang)
Record #1223: Siouxsie and The Banshees, Peek-a-Boo (1988, 12”, US, Geffen Records)
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Record #1223: Siouxsie and The Banshees, Peek-a-Boo (1988, 12”, US, Geffen Records)
Record #1222: Paul Woznicki, Woz (1981, 12”, US, Ulterior Records)
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Record #1222: Paul Woznicki, Woz (1981, 12”, US, Ulterior Records)
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Thanks to @sonorareview.bsky.social for publishing my essay. sonorareview.com/2025/11/04/s...
Staring at the Silence | Jill Talbot - Sonora Review
Stepping through the back door, I squint against the shadows before sliding into the corner booth of the bar section. The restaurant’s near empty, the way I like it. Every few weeks, I drive the seven...
sonorareview.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Thanks to @sonorareview.bsky.social for publishing my essay. sonorareview.com/2025/11/04/s...
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
RAW DEAL (1948; dir. Anthony Mann)
RAW DEAL (1948; dir. Anthony Mann)
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
RAW DEAL (1948; dir. Anthony Mann)
RAW DEAL (1948; dir. Anthony Mann)
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📣 Really proud to announce the publication of Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship, an #OpenAccess collection of essays co-edited with @amsichani.bsky.social and published by @uolpress.bsky.social that examines the role of failure in #DH and research more broadly
@sas-news.bsky.social
@sas-news.bsky.social
Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship - University of London Press
Failure is ordinary. From technological failures and computational obsolescence to rejected applications and challenging collaborations, failure is an unavoidable part of any scholarly endeavour. This...
uolpress.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
📣 Really proud to announce the publication of Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship, an #OpenAccess collection of essays co-edited with @amsichani.bsky.social and published by @uolpress.bsky.social that examines the role of failure in #DH and research more broadly
@sas-news.bsky.social
@sas-news.bsky.social
Rippin’ horror synth score for this bananas-ass low-budget action classic from the late 1980s set in Dayton, Ohio ( @jamesbrubaker.bsky.social )
Record #1221: Mike Pierry / Ned Folkerth, Deadbeat at Dawn (2025 reissue, 12”, US, @mysticvaultrecords.bsky.social)
Record #1221: Mike Pierry / Ned Folkerth, Deadbeat at Dawn (2025 reissue, 12”, US, @mysticvaultrecords.bsky.social)
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Rippin’ horror synth score for this bananas-ass low-budget action classic from the late 1980s set in Dayton, Ohio ( @jamesbrubaker.bsky.social )
Record #1221: Mike Pierry / Ned Folkerth, Deadbeat at Dawn (2025 reissue, 12”, US, @mysticvaultrecords.bsky.social)
Record #1221: Mike Pierry / Ned Folkerth, Deadbeat at Dawn (2025 reissue, 12”, US, @mysticvaultrecords.bsky.social)
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
This library music-adjacent TV soundtrack is where you’ll find the first appearance of the theme from THE PEOPLE’S COURT!
Record #1220: Bullet, The Hanged Man (1975, 12”, UK, Contour Records)
Record #1220: Bullet, The Hanged Man (1975, 12”, UK, Contour Records)
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This library music-adjacent TV soundtrack is where you’ll find the first appearance of the theme from THE PEOPLE’S COURT!
Record #1220: Bullet, The Hanged Man (1975, 12”, UK, Contour Records)
Record #1220: Bullet, The Hanged Man (1975, 12”, UK, Contour Records)