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Crystal Kile
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Founder & Librarian | College of the Alien Information Theory Book Club | Greater Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States of America

See also @alieninformationtheorybookclub Instagram & Substack
Cinémathèque

College of the Alien Information Theory Book Club

21-31 January 2026

This program is rated R.

I
Angels in America (2003)
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II
The Ice Storm (1997)
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III
The Apprentice (2024)
www.imdb.com/title/tt8368...
January 22, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Succession (Season VIII)
President Trump is hosting a signing ceremony for his proposed “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Follow live.
Trump Hosts ‘Board of Peace’ Signing Ceremony in Davos: Live Updates
nyti.ms
January 22, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Chapel

America at 250

Women’s Studies

“Shake Loose Our Skin” (2004)

Recorded live
November 2004
Dixon Auditorium, Newcomb College, Tulane U

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January 22, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Succession (Season VIII)
President Trump praised and threatened European allies during a lengthy speech at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday. He also repeated his demands for ownership of Greenland.
Here’s a Look at Everything (and Everyone) Trump Targeted at Davos
President Trump’s verbal broadsides drew gasps and nervous laughter at the annual gathering of political and business leaders.
nyti.ms
January 21, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Katrina Warriors Reunion

If you plan to attend in person, please RSVP via the Eventbrite invitation

The inaugural Big Chief Donald Harrison, Sr Afro-New Orleans Festival is happening indoors at the ACC.

Hail, Lex!

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Inaugural Big Chief Donald Harrison Sr. Afro-New Orleans Festival
The festival is a collaboration with the ACC to bring complimentary books and cultural presentations to children throughout the city.
www.eventbrite.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Succession (Season VII)
January 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Sex, Sexuality, and The Gender Troubles Studies

Informed Dissent podcast coverage of the eventful week of 11 January 2026 featuring legal commentary from Glenna Goldis, Esq.

Your hosts are Jamie Reed, Cori Cohn, and Lauren Leggieri

open.substack.com/pub/informed...

or

youtu.be/mrWhuNRHdY0
January 17, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Poptart Show | Fri 16 Jan 2026

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January 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Sex, Sexuality, and Gender Studies

The Southern Strategy

Go behind the scenes at the Ole Miss TP USA chapter and meet its maestramind, a
Jewish/Catholic coed from New York

nymag.com/intelligence...
The Takeover of Kirk Country
How the dark forces of conspiracism remade MAGA’s youth movement.
nymag.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Women’s Studies

Sex, Sexuality, and The Gender Troubles

PBS livestream of oral arguments in the Little v Hecox case

www.youtube.com/live/YEg57Za...
LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court considers whether states can ban transgender students from sports
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Poptart Show | Sun 11 Jan 2026

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Poptart Show | Sun 11 Jan 2026
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January 11, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Sex, Sexuality, and Gender Studies

Succession (Season VII)

“Fucking Bitch” (Part II)
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."

The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"

"Learned what?" she asks

Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Katrina Warriors Reunion

Do you live in an area of the United States susceptible to tornado, flood, hurricane, earthquake, fire, or other?

FYI.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/c...
FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Katrina Warriors Reunion

Carnival 2026

It’s the Inaugural Big Chief Donald Harrison, Sr. Afro-New Orleans Festival of Literature & Culture

Saturday 24 January 2026
11 am until 4 pm

André Cailloux Center
2541 Bayou Road
New Orleans 70119
January 7, 2026 at 10:37 PM
America (Season CCL)
January 7, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Welcome aboard Lex Den 2026

Let us read.

Crone, Moira. (2012). The Not Yet. UNO Press.

www.uno.edu/unopress/the...
January 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
America (Season CCL)

Succession (Season VII)

Now that we have stabilized The TNT Plant Nature Park for the time being, let’s review and investigate further how this all went down.

Let’s rewind to the establishment of powder works at Ooltewah *and* work on the auto traffic issues facing We Owls.
January 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Succession (Season VII)

America (Season CCL)

Are we pro-democracy, or what?
January 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The United States of America (Season CCL)

January 6, 2026

www.youtube.com/live/ZvtFAVX...
WATCH LIVE: House Democrats hold special Jan. 6th hearing on five-year anniversary
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Joint Study Group America at 250: A History

Onboarding, welcome back, catch-up, and review session. BYOB

The College librarian considers recordings of 2025 DeVane Lectures appropriate for all students of American History

Playlist and syllabus:

youtube.com/playlist?lis...
January 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Poptart Show

Sat 3 Jan 2026

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Poptart Show | 3 Jan 2026
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January 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
It’s the second day of Christmas, and College of the Alien Information Theory Book Club is back in session.

Study Group America at 250 is off for a public intellectual Boxing Day hang with Professor Joanne Freeman
December 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
America at 250

‘Twas a very Succession (Season VI) Christmas 2025
The Trump administration celebrated Christmas on Thursday by posting a series of religious messages from official government accounts, using language that drew criticism from those who pointed to America's separation of church and state.
Trump Administration Emphasizes Religion in Official Christmas Messages
Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language, as the Constitution prohibits the establishment of an official state religion.
nyti.ms
December 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
VBS Inherit The Wind

America at 250: 1925 in review

The figure of William Jennings Bryan in American politics and life
December 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM