Tony Pennino
@beatnikprof.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Literature at Stevens Institute of Technology, which means I’ve taught everything from Spaceships to Shakespeare. I wrote a book on 1980s British subversive theatre. Am writing one on James Baldwin. Fulbright Scholar. Playwright.
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Tony Pennino
@beatnikprof.bsky.social
· Jun 4
“If a thing loves, it is infinite.”
― William Blake
― William Blake
“Everything is holy! everybody's holy! everywhere is holy! everyday is in eternity! Everyman's an angel!”
― Allen Ginsberg
#PoetrySky
― Allen Ginsberg
#PoetrySky
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“Everything is holy! everybody's holy! everywhere is holy! everyday is in eternity! Everyman's an angel!”
― Allen Ginsberg
#PoetrySky
― Allen Ginsberg
#PoetrySky
This week in teaching. #FilmSky #AcademicSky
November 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This week in teaching. #FilmSky #AcademicSky
I was kidnapped by a couple of Irishmen and forced to drink old fashioneds.
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I was kidnapped by a couple of Irishmen and forced to drink old fashioneds.
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AppleTV has become the home of prestige sci-fi and I am not mad about it.
November 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
AppleTV has become the home of prestige sci-fi and I am not mad about it.
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
― Nelson Mandela
― Nelson Mandela
November 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
― Nelson Mandela
― Nelson Mandela
“Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.” #ShakespeareSunday
November 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.” #ShakespeareSunday
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This is me at 15. I’m a child.
I’m a CHILD.
I’m a CHILD.
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is me at 15. I’m a child.
I’m a CHILD.
I’m a CHILD.
What do you think @haggistamer.bsky.social ? Do I want this?
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
What do you think @haggistamer.bsky.social ? Do I want this?
One point to keep in mind about Watergate:
There was the scandal itself. At the same time, in 1973 and 1974, the economy was in the toilet from stagflation. Sound familiar?
Each fed the other as Nixon’s approval spiraled ever downward.
There was the scandal itself. At the same time, in 1973 and 1974, the economy was in the toilet from stagflation. Sound familiar?
Each fed the other as Nixon’s approval spiraled ever downward.
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
One point to keep in mind about Watergate:
There was the scandal itself. At the same time, in 1973 and 1974, the economy was in the toilet from stagflation. Sound familiar?
Each fed the other as Nixon’s approval spiraled ever downward.
There was the scandal itself. At the same time, in 1973 and 1974, the economy was in the toilet from stagflation. Sound familiar?
Each fed the other as Nixon’s approval spiraled ever downward.
“The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.”
Maya Angelou
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.”
Maya Angelou
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.”
Maya Angelou
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.”
Maya Angelou
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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No one tells you how much of this writing life is maintaining a one-sided cold war against some writer you feel wronged you years ago.
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
No one tells you how much of this writing life is maintaining a one-sided cold war against some writer you feel wronged you years ago.
“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.”
― Albert Einstein
― Albert Einstein
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.”
― Albert Einstein
― Albert Einstein
I’m not one to believe in conspiracy theories.
Incompetence on the other hand - yeah, that I believe in.
As my father used to say: “Always bet on stupid.”
Incompetence on the other hand - yeah, that I believe in.
As my father used to say: “Always bet on stupid.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’m not one to believe in conspiracy theories.
Incompetence on the other hand - yeah, that I believe in.
As my father used to say: “Always bet on stupid.”
Incompetence on the other hand - yeah, that I believe in.
As my father used to say: “Always bet on stupid.”
This week in teaching. #FilmSky #AcademicSky
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This week in teaching. #FilmSky #AcademicSky
“Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.”
― Albert Camus
― Albert Camus
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
“Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.”
― Albert Camus
― Albert Camus
Am I grateful for the electoral results on Tuesday? Yes.
Do I wish the American people had the vision and imagination back in 2024 to know that all this was coming if they voted him back in? Also yes.
Do I wish the American people had the vision and imagination back in 2024 to know that all this was coming if they voted him back in? Also yes.
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Am I grateful for the electoral results on Tuesday? Yes.
Do I wish the American people had the vision and imagination back in 2024 to know that all this was coming if they voted him back in? Also yes.
Do I wish the American people had the vision and imagination back in 2024 to know that all this was coming if they voted him back in? Also yes.
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One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
“Corruption wins not more than honesty.”
#ShakespeareSunday
#ShakespeareSunday
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“Corruption wins not more than honesty.”
#ShakespeareSunday
#ShakespeareSunday
“Did Virginia Woolf ruin fiction?”
Ross Douthat (probably)
Ross Douthat (probably)
November 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“Did Virginia Woolf ruin fiction?”
Ross Douthat (probably)
Ross Douthat (probably)
Fishes and loaves are canceled.
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Fishes and loaves are canceled.
I wish to stipulate that I will be hungover tomorrow.
November 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I wish to stipulate that I will be hungover tomorrow.