Sean Desilets
@seandesilets.bsky.social
MASTER LECTURER in the BU CAS Writing Program. Works on religion, cinema, and other media.
Sean's grading radio: that's academia, baby.
Jade, That's Showbiz Baby!
Jade, That's Showbiz Baby!
December 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Sean's grading radio: that's academia, baby.
Jade, That's Showbiz Baby!
Jade, That's Showbiz Baby!
Sean's grading radio continues its 2025 retrospective.
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, New Threats from the Soul
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, New Threats from the Soul
December 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Sean's grading radio continues its 2025 retrospective.
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, New Threats from the Soul
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, New Threats from the Soul
Sean's grading radio rolls on...
Wednesday, Bleeds
Wednesday, Bleeds
December 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sean's grading radio rolls on...
Wednesday, Bleeds
Wednesday, Bleeds
Sean's grading radio continues my survey of favorite records from this year...
Jim Legxacy, Black British Music
Jim Legxacy, Black British Music
December 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Sean's grading radio continues my survey of favorite records from this year...
Jim Legxacy, Black British Music
Jim Legxacy, Black British Music
Sean's grading radio is getting started....
Pink Siifu, Onyx'!
Pink Siifu, Onyx'!
December 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Sean's grading radio is getting started....
Pink Siifu, Onyx'!
Pink Siifu, Onyx'!
Because grading is all the delayed gratification I can take, Sean's grading radio begins with my favorite album of the year.
December 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Because grading is all the delayed gratification I can take, Sean's grading radio begins with my favorite album of the year.
D’Angelo, Acclaimed and Reclusive R&B Innovator, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Reposted by Sean Desilets
This is outstanding.
Never forget that these weak fascist lying losers are WEAK FASCIST LYING LOSERS.
Never forget that these weak fascist lying losers are WEAK FASCIST LYING LOSERS.
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This is outstanding.
Never forget that these weak fascist lying losers are WEAK FASCIST LYING LOSERS.
Never forget that these weak fascist lying losers are WEAK FASCIST LYING LOSERS.
One of my students just referred to the Kansas scenes in The Wizard of Oz as having been "shown in a dull, almost lifeless grayscale filter."
October 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
One of my students just referred to the Kansas scenes in The Wizard of Oz as having been "shown in a dull, almost lifeless grayscale filter."
Ah, yes, the committee for the first amendment, that symbol of fearless resistance to authoritarianism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/a...
Jane Fonda Revives Her Father’s McCarthy-Era Free Speech Group
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Ah, yes, the committee for the first amendment, that symbol of fearless resistance to authoritarianism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/a...
I don't know what's under this headline and never will, but I *am* willing to bet it's among the few things Gingrich has ever said that I agree with.
September 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I don't know what's under this headline and never will, but I *am* willing to bet it's among the few things Gingrich has ever said that I agree with.
I'm pretty sure this movie is illegal under our president's laws...
September 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I'm pretty sure this movie is illegal under our president's laws...
I am reading students' drafts. Always cut your first sentence.
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I am reading students' drafts. Always cut your first sentence.
Who do Wednesday sound like and why don't I enjoy their music?
September 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Who do Wednesday sound like and why don't I enjoy their music?
My God, The fabulous Ones.
September 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
My God, The fabulous Ones.
I really resent the current moment for making me give any kind of a shit about Jimmy Kimmel.
September 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I really resent the current moment for making me give any kind of a shit about Jimmy Kimmel.
Post a movie you love that has a terrible rotten tomato score
September 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Post a movie you love that has a terrible rotten tomato score
Reposted by Sean Desilets
If a working journalist cannot say that something true happened solely because it reflects badly on the subject, their publication has no interest in truth.
September 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If a working journalist cannot say that something true happened solely because it reflects badly on the subject, their publication has no interest in truth.
We're experiencing an incredible surge in political censorship in the US, even compared to the terrible situation before the Kirk shooting. It's terrifying.
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We're experiencing an incredible surge in political censorship in the US, even compared to the terrible situation before the Kirk shooting. It's terrifying.
Alabama Shakes in Boston.
September 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Alabama Shakes in Boston.
First day of 5,342nd grade.
September 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
First day of 5,342nd grade.
My ACLA seminar (Montréal, 2/26/26-3/1/26) is now accepting proposals: "Hot Priests: The Theo-erotics of Catholicism." Anybody interested in Catholicism and sexuality? Anybody know anybody interested in Catholicism and sexuality? Anyway please forward. www.acla.org/seminar/7e7d...
View Seminar | American Comparative Literature Association
www.acla.org
August 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My ACLA seminar (Montréal, 2/26/26-3/1/26) is now accepting proposals: "Hot Priests: The Theo-erotics of Catholicism." Anybody interested in Catholicism and sexuality? Anybody know anybody interested in Catholicism and sexuality? Anyway please forward. www.acla.org/seminar/7e7d...
I'm proposing this seminar for the ACLA conference in Montréal, 2/26/26-3/1/26: "Hot Priests: The Theo-erotics of Catholicism." Anybody interested in Catholicism and sexuality? Anybody know anybody interested in Catholicism and sexuality? Anyway please forward.
www.acla.org/seminar/7e7d...
www.acla.org/seminar/7e7d...
View Seminar | American Comparative Literature Association
www.acla.org
August 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I'm proposing this seminar for the ACLA conference in Montréal, 2/26/26-3/1/26: "Hot Priests: The Theo-erotics of Catholicism." Anybody interested in Catholicism and sexuality? Anybody know anybody interested in Catholicism and sexuality? Anyway please forward.
www.acla.org/seminar/7e7d...
www.acla.org/seminar/7e7d...