Brittany R. Clark, Ph.D.
@brittrclark.bsky.social
Ph.D in American Studies. Lecturer in English. Lover of pop culture.
My book Media Representations of Retail Work in America: http://bit.ly/3YIBAgT
My book Media Representations of Retail Work in America: http://bit.ly/3YIBAgT
Pinned
Looking for books published in the last year or so for my 20th/21st century lit class in the Spring.
Ah, yes, the classic young adult autobiographies Heart of Darkness and Moby Dick.
Thanks AI! 🙄
Ah, yes, the classic young adult autobiographies Heart of Darkness and Moby Dick.
Thanks AI! 🙄
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
(Because the image is flagged, it's the Red Hot Chili Pepper's album By the Way).
(Because the image is flagged, it's the Red Hot Chili Pepper's album By the Way).
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
(Because the image is flagged, it's the Red Hot Chili Pepper's album By the Way).
(Because the image is flagged, it's the Red Hot Chili Pepper's album By the Way).
I'm tellin' ya, birds are terrifying creatures.
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I'm tellin' ya, birds are terrifying creatures.
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They don’t even necessarily *know* whether they’re using LLMs anymore. What’s OK? Summaries, Grammarly? Brainstorming? Their college has an institutional subscription to ChatGPT, so why is their prof mad at them for using it?
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
They don’t even necessarily *know* whether they’re using LLMs anymore. What’s OK? Summaries, Grammarly? Brainstorming? Their college has an institutional subscription to ChatGPT, so why is their prof mad at them for using it?
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Ok I had to go find the clip bc this is the energy I will be bringing when anyone ever asks me if I use this ugly nonsense
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQun5Qr...
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQun5Qr...
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Ok I had to go find the clip bc this is the energy I will be bringing when anyone ever asks me if I use this ugly nonsense
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQun5Qr...
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQun5Qr...
When I was in grad school one of my advisors was working on a project about memoirs written by mercenaries. Got to help by reading a couple of books by Mike Hoare. Same time period/general location of this film, but different events. It was like reading a book version of a John Wayne war movie #HATM
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
When I was in grad school one of my advisors was working on a project about memoirs written by mercenaries. Got to help by reading a couple of books by Mike Hoare. Same time period/general location of this film, but different events. It was like reading a book version of a John Wayne war movie #HATM
2. On Amazon Prime:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy; Manchurian Candidate ('62); That Thing You Do; Some Like it Hot; Nickel Boys; The Best Years of Our Lives; September 5; The Pajama Game; Spartacus; 1984; Rear Window; Escape from New York
#HATM
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy; Manchurian Candidate ('62); That Thing You Do; Some Like it Hot; Nickel Boys; The Best Years of Our Lives; September 5; The Pajama Game; Spartacus; 1984; Rear Window; Escape from New York
#HATM
November 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
2. On Amazon Prime:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy; Manchurian Candidate ('62); That Thing You Do; Some Like it Hot; Nickel Boys; The Best Years of Our Lives; September 5; The Pajama Game; Spartacus; 1984; Rear Window; Escape from New York
#HATM
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy; Manchurian Candidate ('62); That Thing You Do; Some Like it Hot; Nickel Boys; The Best Years of Our Lives; September 5; The Pajama Game; Spartacus; 1984; Rear Window; Escape from New York
#HATM
"Look! We made a s****y picture of a horse! We're not sure how it helps... but it's pretty cool!"
youtube.com/shorts/hL9pl...
youtube.com/shorts/hL9pl...
Literally every company now
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Look! We made a s****y picture of a horse! We're not sure how it helps... but it's pretty cool!"
youtube.com/shorts/hL9pl...
youtube.com/shorts/hL9pl...
As long as they're not buying a new cup
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBgo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBgo...
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
As long as they're not buying a new cup
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBgo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBgo...
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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pitching cosy British crime dramas in 2025
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
October 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Long trombone/tuba sound in the score does not inspire confidence that this will go well...
#HATM #TraintoBusan
#HATM #TraintoBusan
October 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Long trombone/tuba sound in the score does not inspire confidence that this will go well...
#HATM #TraintoBusan
#HATM #TraintoBusan
Nice that he didn't make her choose between a lottery ticket and bread (like his character in Squid Game).
#HATM #TraintoBusan
#HATM #TraintoBusan
October 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Nice that he didn't make her choose between a lottery ticket and bread (like his character in Squid Game).
#HATM #TraintoBusan
#HATM #TraintoBusan
Every good Midwesterner knows that you gotta check to make sure that deer didn't wreck up your car.
#HATM #TraintoBusan
#HATM #TraintoBusan
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Every good Midwesterner knows that you gotta check to make sure that deer didn't wreck up your car.
#HATM #TraintoBusan
#HATM #TraintoBusan
I'm going to try watching, but I may need to tap out if it gets too scary for me.
#HATM #TraintoBusan
#HATM #TraintoBusan
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I'm going to try watching, but I may need to tap out if it gets too scary for me.
#HATM #TraintoBusan
#HATM #TraintoBusan
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A reminder that we're collecting books, chapters, and journal articles by non-TT historians for publication in our year-end lists. Anything with a 2025 pub date is eligible and you can submit for your friends/colleagues! 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
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A reminder that we're collecting books, chapters, and journal articles by non-TT historians for publication in our year-end lists. Anything with a 2025 pub date is eligible and you can submit for your friends/colleagues! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
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IMPORTANT BEAR NEWS www.latimes.com/california/s...
Wild bear stealthily enters California zoo, is found visiting the bear exhibit
A wild black bear took a jaunt around a Northern California zoo and was spotted visiting its bear neighbors.
www.latimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
IMPORTANT BEAR NEWS www.latimes.com/california/s...
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We need to reframe this conversation from what's cheating to why there's value in doing things you struggle with yourself. "Putting the pieces together" is the thinking and the question is not, is this cheating, but what's the point of doing it if you're not doing the thinking? Link in next post. /1
October 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We need to reframe this conversation from what's cheating to why there's value in doing things you struggle with yourself. "Putting the pieces together" is the thinking and the question is not, is this cheating, but what's the point of doing it if you're not doing the thinking? Link in next post. /1
1. Aladdin because my dad enjoyed it as much as I did and took me to see it in theaters multiple times. I also had super long hair like Jasmine.
#HATM #Goonies
#HATM #Goonies
That brings us to tonight’s #HATM questions:
1) what movie do you remember most from your childhood?
2) and what is on the menu at your home tonight?
1) what movie do you remember most from your childhood?
2) and what is on the menu at your home tonight?
October 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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In the best ways, so far, this film is excellent "Competence Porn" #HATM tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik...
Competence Porn - TV Tropes
Competence porn is a term invented by Leverage writer John Rogers (see here) and used by a lot of critics since — read here, here, here, and here. It's the thrill of watching bright, talented people p...
tvtropes.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
In the best ways, so far, this film is excellent "Competence Porn" #HATM tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik...
Is there anything better as a teacher than an observation going pitch perfect?
a baby wearing a penguins jersey holds up his fist in the air
ALT: a baby wearing a penguins jersey holds up his fist in the air
media.tenor.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Is there anything better as a teacher than an observation going pitch perfect?
@theoatmeal.bsky.social absolutely nailing the sadness in AI art and dissecting the myth of “talent” in art/artist discourse.
Art is "emotional nutrition" and "consuming AI art is like eating Styrofoam."
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
Art is "emotional nutrition" and "consuming AI art is like eating Styrofoam."
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
@theoatmeal.bsky.social absolutely nailing the sadness in AI art and dissecting the myth of “talent” in art/artist discourse.
Art is "emotional nutrition" and "consuming AI art is like eating Styrofoam."
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
Art is "emotional nutrition" and "consuming AI art is like eating Styrofoam."
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
Birds are terrifying example 1,000,000
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
August 24,1946
August 24,1946
October 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Birds are terrifying example 1,000,000