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Gerry Canavan
@gerrycanavan.bsky.social
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Doomsayer, Utopologist. Minor but representative. Professor of 20th- and 21st-Century Literature at Marquette University.

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 15h
the reason for the season

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 16h
Coming in 2026, the next book in the Mass Markets series: NEXT TIME ON DRAGONBALL by the great @vincenthaddad.bsky.social...

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 1d
lol these are the last days of america
unusualwhales.bsky.social Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING: Trump has announced a $2,000 payment to most Americans, funded by U.S. tariff revenues.

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING: Trump has announced a $2,000 payment to most Americans, funded by U.S. tariff revenues.

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 3d
so far so good

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 3d
vince gilligan you crazy for this one

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 3d
assault on precinct 14
ambignostic.bsky.social Cris (without an H) @ambignostic.bsky.social · 3d
Everything else? What, are you gonna make THEY STILL LIVE? You gonna follow up Prince of Darkness: What's Behind The Mirror? Just don't. Carpenter is best when you give him the least to work with and that includes the head start of building on a classic

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Lee Konstantinou @lkonstan.bsky.social · 3d
Can't wait.

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Andrew Ferguson @epikt.bsky.social · 3d
peter watts waiting by the phone

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 3d
obligatory James Cameron at the white board: THE THING$
culturecrave.co Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 4d
John Carpenter says he's working on a sequel to 'The Thing'

"We'll see"

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Cris (without an H) @ambignostic.bsky.social · 3d
Everything else? What, are you gonna make THEY STILL LIVE? You gonna follow up Prince of Darkness: What's Behind The Mirror? Just don't. Carpenter is best when you give him the least to work with and that includes the head start of building on a classic

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 3d
dang
rangedtouch.bsky.social Ranged Touch @rangedtouch.bsky.social · 3d
Let's make it official:

SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.

If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:

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Shelved By Genre
These are books discussed on the podcast Shelved by Genre!
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Ranged Touch @rangedtouch.bsky.social · 3d
Let's make it official:

SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.

If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:

bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
Shelved By Genre
These are books discussed on the podcast Shelved by Genre!
bookshop.org

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 3d
alas, strange new worlds lareviewofbooks.org/article/stra...
Strange New Lows | Los Angeles Review of Books
Adam Kotsko boldly goes into season three of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” with high expectations.
lareviewofbooks.org

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 4d
John Carpenter says he's working on a sequel to 'The Thing'

"We'll see"

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IGN Deals @igndeals.bsky.social · 4d
LEGO Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D officially revealed. 3,600 pieces and 9 minifigs: Captain Picard, Riker, Worf, Data, Dr. Beverly Crusher, Geordi La Forge, Troi, Guinan, and Wesley Crusher. https://zdcs.link/aeKZxA

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 5d
okay what if it were Trek Babies and they were all the same characters but babies

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 5d
Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto will not Trek another Star:

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Star Trek 4 Reportedly Dead as Paramount Moves On From Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto-led Cast - Reactor
We may never see Chris Pine as Captain Kirk again.
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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 8d
put some respect on Danny Federici's name
ambignostic.bsky.social Cris (without an H) @ambignostic.bsky.social · 8d
I might like Bruce Springsteen more if it didn’t always sound like there was a glockenspiel in the E Street band

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Cris (without an H) @ambignostic.bsky.social · 8d
I might like Bruce Springsteen more if it didn’t always sound like there was a glockenspiel in the E Street band

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 9d
people on here will tweet anything
vickyacab.bsky.social Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 9d
Last night I saw a guy on the sidewalk in a Charlie Brown costume kissing a woman in a slutty angel costume and I couldnt snap a pic fast enough to show you all that Charlie Brown has hoes.

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 9d
Last night I saw a guy on the sidewalk in a Charlie Brown costume kissing a woman in a slutty angel costume and I couldnt snap a pic fast enough to show you all that Charlie Brown has hoes.

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 11d
never forget what they took from you

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 11d
you've heard of the dark enlightenment, now welcome to dark franchise studies
alyssamerc.bsky.social alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 12d
Shocking: they’re leaning in to the evocation of nerd imagery to further rally their base of reactionary antisocial gamers
We will reach people where they are with content they can relate to and understand, whether that be Halo, Pokémon, Lord of The Rings, or any other medium. DHS remains laser focused on bringing awareness to the flood of crime that criminal illegal aliens have inflicted on our country. We aren’t slowing down.” - DHS SPOX

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 11d
Doug’s the best!
benrobertson.bsky.social Ben Robertson @benrobertson.bsky.social · 11d
Congratulations to @noctambulate.bsky.social and huge thanks for shepherding Mass Markets into the world.
publisherswkly.bsky.social Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 13d
Doug Armato, who has helmed the 100-year-old press for 27 years, is retiring at the end of December. His tenure saw the expansion of the press’s list and the development of strong Indigenous studies, trade, and regional publishing programs.

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Ben Robertson @benrobertson.bsky.social · 11d
Congratulations to @noctambulate.bsky.social and huge thanks for shepherding Mass Markets into the world.
publisherswkly.bsky.social Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 13d
Doug Armato, who has helmed the 100-year-old press for 27 years, is retiring at the end of December. His tenure saw the expansion of the press’s list and the development of strong Indigenous studies, trade, and regional publishing programs.
University of Minnesota Press Director Retires
Doug Armato, who has helmed the 100-year-old press for 27 years, is retiring at the end of December. His tenure saw the expansion of the press’s list and the development of strong Indigenous studies,…
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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 12d
Shocking: they’re leaning in to the evocation of nerd imagery to further rally their base of reactionary antisocial gamers
We will reach people where they are with content they can relate to and understand, whether that be Halo, Pokémon, Lord of The Rings, or any other medium. DHS remains laser focused on bringing awareness to the flood of crime that criminal illegal aliens have inflicted on our country. We aren’t slowing down.” - DHS SPOX

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 12d
Tomorrow at the AMU! 5 PM!

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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 12d
I don't think we have to concede this!
casella.bsky.social Jake Casella Brookins @casella.bsky.social · 12d
An uncomfortable thing to sit with is that Tolkien's broad cultural impact, centuries down the line if we get them, is mostly going to be as a symbol of chauvinism and bigotry.