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Eric Harvey

@ericdharvey.com

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prof ∙ critic ∙ music and media ∙ Hoosier in Michigan ∙ award-losing author of WHO GOT THE CAMERA?, which Rolling Stone called "approachably erudite" ∙ ericdharvey.com

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Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 2h

they could do absolutely anything

Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 2h

Osmond Borradaile, cinematographer for The Thief of Baghdad (1940), was born in 1898 and lived long enough to see Snoop Dogg sign to No Limit

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 17h

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 2h

the other thing I remember about the band is that they played the 1996 election night special for Bill Maher's "Politically Incorrect" show on ABC at the time, and Maher danced like a huge loser

Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 2h

absolutely loved this song, which was everywhere first semester of my freshman year of college. I connected with a nerdy TMBG-loving dorm neighbor through it, I got him high for the first (and last) time later that semester and he barfed in his trashcan

tombreihan.bsky.social @tombreihan.bsky.social · 3h

Alternative Number Ones on the Presidents Of The United States Of America's "Lump," a fun thing that happened.

The Alternative Number Ones: The Presidents Of The United States Of America’s “Lump”

In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This colum...

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Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 3h

LeBron and Tom Brady: the two greatest American male athletes of the 21st century, both played at a high level far longer than anyone else and both are boring brand-bot try-hards the second they aren't playing

Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 3h

lebron might go down as the least interesting public figure of our lives. i can't tell if he's intentionally uninteresting or if it just comes naturally, but man that guy is boring.

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Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 15h

why does Stanley Milgram look like he's about to release the best industrial noise 7" of 1981

Stanley Milgram leaning against the machine that shocks people

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Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 22h

ready for midterms next week, kinda bummed that blue has given way to green

A stack of 60 green exam books for midterms

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Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 23h

my suburban normie/Swiftie sister last night

Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 23h

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Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 1d

made the mistake of trying to read small print from a book in front of class yesterday

Dustin Hoffman, spry at 121 in Little Big Man

Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 1d

From Dallas, Texas, let's do the fucking news. President Kennedy died at 1pm, central standard time

Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 1d

wow, quoting Walter Cronkite in your first call

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."