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Pretty into cats, classical Hollywood, DVDs, and the beach. Author of _Some Kind of Mirror: Creating Marilyn Monroe_. Co-editor of _Perspectives on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend_.
#MarilynMonroe passed overnight between August 4 and 5, 1962. She left behind a body of work that testifies to her as a comic genius as well as a talented dramatic actress.
August 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
#MarilynMonroe passed overnight between August 4 and 5, 1962. She left behind a body of work that testifies to her as a comic genius as well as a talented dramatic actress.
Notes on “how a nuclear attack on the US might unfold” just appear in my inbox, right in the middle of the day during a holiday week. Are we great yet?
July 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Notes on “how a nuclear attack on the US might unfold” just appear in my inbox, right in the middle of the day during a holiday week. Are we great yet?
A statue of George Washington. With a big black bird on his head. Symbolism noted.
June 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A statue of George Washington. With a big black bird on his head. Symbolism noted.
I’ve got 3 days of “break” before summer classes start.
May 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I’ve got 3 days of “break” before summer classes start.
Happy Mother’s Day, skeeters.
May 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Happy Mother’s Day, skeeters.
Lit/Film 2025 is in Savannah! Proposals due May 16. litfilm.org/conference/l...
April 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Lit/Film 2025 is in Savannah! Proposals due May 16. litfilm.org/conference/l...
A film that takes place where I’m from.
April 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A film that takes place where I’m from.
Interrupting your doom scroll with a photo of puppy after his first trail walk. ❤️
March 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Interrupting your doom scroll with a photo of puppy after his first trail walk. ❤️
Please join the SCMS Performance & Stardom SIG for a talk on nonprofessional acting. Register for the Zoom here: tinyurl.com/ys6t5wn8 (Free and open to anyone interested.)
January 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Please join the SCMS Performance & Stardom SIG for a talk on nonprofessional acting. Register for the Zoom here: tinyurl.com/ys6t5wn8 (Free and open to anyone interested.)
Snowstorm in southeast Georgia
January 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Snowstorm in southeast Georgia
First face-to-face class of spring semester!
January 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
First face-to-face class of spring semester!
The last week of my Letterboxd list - I’ve been sitting more than I have in years.
December 30, 2024 at 10:48 PM
The last week of my Letterboxd list - I’ve been sitting more than I have in years.
Holidays in the south mean the reindeer need a fan.
December 19, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Holidays in the south mean the reindeer need a fan.
Gotta share the good news! See you at SCMS25 as the least impressive panelist on this amazing panel!
November 25, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Gotta share the good news! See you at SCMS25 as the least impressive panelist on this amazing panel!
Been pondering what I can only imagine would be one of the greatest holiday films ever: a holiday film starring Marilyn Monroe. What do you think the plot would be? Mistaken identity? Saving a pageant with musical aplomb? A secret Santa for lonely kids?
November 10, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Been pondering what I can only imagine would be one of the greatest holiday films ever: a holiday film starring Marilyn Monroe. What do you think the plot would be? Mistaken identity? Saving a pageant with musical aplomb? A secret Santa for lonely kids?
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,282,085!
September 19, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,282,085!
Just a post for the sake of posting.
June 4, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Just a post for the sake of posting.