jericho jennifer nelson
@henkaipantomime.bsky.social
they + she
art historian poet
Fil Am messing with Renaissance practices
U Delaware + Philly
co-founder of the journal Selva
https://linktr.ee/henkaipantomime for books and pubs
art historian poet
Fil Am messing with Renaissance practices
U Delaware + Philly
co-founder of the journal Selva
https://linktr.ee/henkaipantomime for books and pubs
<<“Quality of life” mechanics are secularization.>>
amazing piece
amazing piece
New Stop Caring article is live.
@aglhrm.bsky.social returns to the site, blessing us with an essay on Dragon Quest VII, gnosticism, and the secularization of game mechanics.
Really riveting read, was an absolute pleasure to read and edit.
@aglhrm.bsky.social returns to the site, blessing us with an essay on Dragon Quest VII, gnosticism, and the secularization of game mechanics.
Really riveting read, was an absolute pleasure to read and edit.
God Won't Forgive You For Following His Will
The secularization of Dragon Quest.
www.stopcar.ing
January 30, 2026 at 6:32 PM
<<“Quality of life” mechanics are secularization.>>
amazing piece
amazing piece
#earlymodern and #reformation #reformazing? question:
when "animal rationale" shows up in the Tischreden, what is Luther's most proximate source? is there a standard Latinization of Aristotle's λόγον ἔχον concept? this is probably also obvious to a #medieval -ist somewhere.
please help?!
when "animal rationale" shows up in the Tischreden, what is Luther's most proximate source? is there a standard Latinization of Aristotle's λόγον ἔχον concept? this is probably also obvious to a #medieval -ist somewhere.
please help?!
January 30, 2026 at 12:46 AM
#earlymodern and #reformation #reformazing? question:
when "animal rationale" shows up in the Tischreden, what is Luther's most proximate source? is there a standard Latinization of Aristotle's λόγον ἔχον concept? this is probably also obvious to a #medieval -ist somewhere.
please help?!
when "animal rationale" shows up in the Tischreden, what is Luther's most proximate source? is there a standard Latinization of Aristotle's λόγον ἔχον concept? this is probably also obvious to a #medieval -ist somewhere.
please help?!
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Rose-Anne Gush (@rsenne.bsky.social), Angela Harutyunyan, Eunsong Kim (@aestheticspolitics.bsky.social), Daniel Spaulding, Kerstin Stakemeier, Josefine Wikström, and myself.
We have also written something of a genealogy of the term and an interpretation of its ‘three waves’ – 1930s, 60s–70s, now.
We have also written something of a genealogy of the term and an interpretation of its ‘three waves’ – 1930s, 60s–70s, now.
Marxist Aesthetics: A Minimal Research Programme
| The Nordic Journal of Aesthetics
tidsskrift.dk
December 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Rose-Anne Gush (@rsenne.bsky.social), Angela Harutyunyan, Eunsong Kim (@aestheticspolitics.bsky.social), Daniel Spaulding, Kerstin Stakemeier, Josefine Wikström, and myself.
We have also written something of a genealogy of the term and an interpretation of its ‘three waves’ – 1930s, 60s–70s, now.
We have also written something of a genealogy of the term and an interpretation of its ‘three waves’ – 1930s, 60s–70s, now.
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Just published…
Tobias Dias, @routhier.bsky.social, and I have edited a special issue of the Nordic Journal of Aesthetics on ‘Marxist Aesthetics’ with a suite of excellent contributions by Hannah Black, Mikkel Bolt, Tobias Dias, Tobias Ertl, E.C. Feiss, Jackqueline Frost, Seb B. Grossmann …
Tobias Dias, @routhier.bsky.social, and I have edited a special issue of the Nordic Journal of Aesthetics on ‘Marxist Aesthetics’ with a suite of excellent contributions by Hannah Black, Mikkel Bolt, Tobias Dias, Tobias Ertl, E.C. Feiss, Jackqueline Frost, Seb B. Grossmann …
Vol. 34 No. 70 (2025): Special issue: Marxist Aesthetics
| The Nordic Journal of Aesthetics
tidsskrift.dk
December 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Just published…
Tobias Dias, @routhier.bsky.social, and I have edited a special issue of the Nordic Journal of Aesthetics on ‘Marxist Aesthetics’ with a suite of excellent contributions by Hannah Black, Mikkel Bolt, Tobias Dias, Tobias Ertl, E.C. Feiss, Jackqueline Frost, Seb B. Grossmann …
Tobias Dias, @routhier.bsky.social, and I have edited a special issue of the Nordic Journal of Aesthetics on ‘Marxist Aesthetics’ with a suite of excellent contributions by Hannah Black, Mikkel Bolt, Tobias Dias, Tobias Ertl, E.C. Feiss, Jackqueline Frost, Seb B. Grossmann …
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The word dismantle has been dogging me in various forms all morning. (Not kindly, not unkindly. Determined.) And the image of a sugar cube. And I do not have time to write a poem. And my notebook is out of reach. So.
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The word dismantle has been dogging me in various forms all morning. (Not kindly, not unkindly. Determined.) And the image of a sugar cube. And I do not have time to write a poem. And my notebook is out of reach. So.
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GOOD
Hampstead Ponds will remain inclusive. Our analysis of the judgment.
Hampstead Heath Ponds to remain inclusive
The High Court has blocked a legal challenge from transphobic group Sex Matters, siding with thousands of swimmers who fought to keep the ponds inclusive
goodlaw.social
January 29, 2026 at 12:30 PM
GOOD
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The word armadillo is borrowed from Spanish and simply means “little armored one.” But an even better word for an armadillo, in my opinion, is the Nahuatl ayotochtli. It means “turtle rabbit.”
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 PM
The word armadillo is borrowed from Spanish and simply means “little armored one.” But an even better word for an armadillo, in my opinion, is the Nahuatl ayotochtli. It means “turtle rabbit.”
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Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry has filed a formal note of protest after an ICE agent tried to enter the consulate in Minneapolis before being stopped by a staffer inside. Under international treaties, law enforcement officers of host nations are barred from entering foreign embassies without permission.
Ecuador Foreign Ministry Slams ICE for Trying to Enter Consulate in Minneapolis
Law enforcement officers of host nations are barred from entering foreign embassies and consulates without permission.
truthout.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry has filed a formal note of protest after an ICE agent tried to enter the consulate in Minneapolis before being stopped by a staffer inside. Under international treaties, law enforcement officers of host nations are barred from entering foreign embassies without permission.
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I'm not sure this needs a caption.
January 28, 2026 at 4:35 AM
I'm not sure this needs a caption.
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Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
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A zine documenting the National Park Service’s “Life Under Slavery at George Washington House” exhibit—removed by the government January 22, 2026 in an act of censorship (zinebakery.com/bakeshop/cen...)
January 27, 2026 at 10:05 AM
A zine documenting the National Park Service’s “Life Under Slavery at George Washington House” exhibit—removed by the government January 22, 2026 in an act of censorship (zinebakery.com/bakeshop/cen...)
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Historians! Putting a plea out for suggestions of digital projects that foreground Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic histories?
January 26, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Historians! Putting a plea out for suggestions of digital projects that foreground Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic histories?
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The Newberry is noncirculating. BUT we have plenty of inspiration... americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The Newberry is noncirculating. BUT we have plenty of inspiration... americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
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January 26, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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Monthly reminder
important on LLMs for academics:
1️⃣ LLMs are usefully seen as lossy content-addressable systems
2️⃣ we can't automatically detect plagiarism
3️⃣ LLMs automate plagiarism & paper mills
4️⃣ we must protect literature from pollution
5️⃣ LLM use is a CoI
6️⃣ prompts do not cause output in authorial sense
1️⃣ LLMs are usefully seen as lossy content-addressable systems
2️⃣ we can't automatically detect plagiarism
3️⃣ LLMs automate plagiarism & paper mills
4️⃣ we must protect literature from pollution
5️⃣ LLM use is a CoI
6️⃣ prompts do not cause output in authorial sense
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Monthly reminder
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hot tip: every Brecht poem hits insane right now
January 24, 2026 at 11:08 PM
hot tip: every Brecht poem hits insane right now
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Hello, armor lovers! ⚔️ My latest for @hyperallergic.com is a review of the reopening of the arms and armor galleries at the @worcesterartmuseum.bsky.social. As you will see, there is a global take on armor from Corinthian helmets to Samurai to Mughal soldiers to the Mandalorian that I loved.
A Millennia-Long Fascination With Armor
The Worcester Art Museum’s reopening of its armor galleries goes far beyond the romance with medieval Europe.
hyperallergic.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Hello, armor lovers! ⚔️ My latest for @hyperallergic.com is a review of the reopening of the arms and armor galleries at the @worcesterartmuseum.bsky.social. As you will see, there is a global take on armor from Corinthian helmets to Samurai to Mughal soldiers to the Mandalorian that I loved.
ugh I forgot bsky takes away the preview of the link if you use pics. here it's amazing
fringearts.com/event/wctc/
fringearts.com/event/wctc/
January 23, 2026 at 1:40 PM
ugh I forgot bsky takes away the preview of the link if you use pics. here it's amazing
fringearts.com/event/wctc/
fringearts.com/event/wctc/
Philadelphia there is a performance here this weekend before the 🌨️ you must see. the best thing I've seen in the 2020s. carries transhistorical pain into laughter, which is still painful. don't have room to articulate the BRILLIANT ASL-plus aspect of content. go.
fringearts.com/event/wctc/
fringearts.com/event/wctc/
January 23, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Philadelphia there is a performance here this weekend before the 🌨️ you must see. the best thing I've seen in the 2020s. carries transhistorical pain into laughter, which is still painful. don't have room to articulate the BRILLIANT ASL-plus aspect of content. go.
fringearts.com/event/wctc/
fringearts.com/event/wctc/
wild that the White House said, as part of their response to being called out on this, "the memes will continue" 👀
in the annals of fascism's relation to the fourth estate, this is what I call "bad cheer"
couldn't find a link to this CNN segment so screenshot from www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
in the annals of fascism's relation to the fourth estate, this is what I call "bad cheer"
couldn't find a link to this CNN segment so screenshot from www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
January 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM
wild that the White House said, as part of their response to being called out on this, "the memes will continue" 👀
in the annals of fascism's relation to the fourth estate, this is what I call "bad cheer"
couldn't find a link to this CNN segment so screenshot from www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
in the annals of fascism's relation to the fourth estate, this is what I call "bad cheer"
couldn't find a link to this CNN segment so screenshot from www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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WORD FACT
In Middle English, the suffix -ster sometimes marked that a role was being performed by a woman.
A female brewer was a brewster.
A female webber (weaver) was a webster.
A female baker was a baxter (via bakster).
[1/2]
In Middle English, the suffix -ster sometimes marked that a role was being performed by a woman.
A female brewer was a brewster.
A female webber (weaver) was a webster.
A female baker was a baxter (via bakster).
[1/2]
January 22, 2026 at 11:18 AM
WORD FACT
In Middle English, the suffix -ster sometimes marked that a role was being performed by a woman.
A female brewer was a brewster.
A female webber (weaver) was a webster.
A female baker was a baxter (via bakster).
[1/2]
In Middle English, the suffix -ster sometimes marked that a role was being performed by a woman.
A female brewer was a brewster.
A female webber (weaver) was a webster.
A female baker was a baxter (via bakster).
[1/2]
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I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
I'm sad that two of the ppl I admire on here hate this movie bc I literally thought I finally found a way to appreciate the bitter irony of Gen X bc PTA met me in the middle by making a completely comic book almost slapstick stylized movie
but yet again it's probably just my bad taste 😢
but yet again it's probably just my bad taste 😢
I just tried to rewatch “One Battle After Another” and couldn’t get past the first 20 minutes. It’s so… “Monster’s Ball.”
January 21, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I'm sad that two of the ppl I admire on here hate this movie bc I literally thought I finally found a way to appreciate the bitter irony of Gen X bc PTA met me in the middle by making a completely comic book almost slapstick stylized movie
but yet again it's probably just my bad taste 😢
but yet again it's probably just my bad taste 😢
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The Death of a Gourmand: open.substack.com/pub/gilesmac...
The Last Days of Brillat-Savarin
The Death of a Gourmand
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:48 PM
The Death of a Gourmand: open.substack.com/pub/gilesmac...
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📄 A Poem Written on the Exam Paper of an Imperial University of Istanbul Literature Department Student, with the Grade Given Below: Zero. c. 1910.
✏️ “Never place your trust in hearing or in sight alone;
For they too may fall prey to many an error and mistake..
[𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]
✏️ “Never place your trust in hearing or in sight alone;
For they too may fall prey to many an error and mistake..
[𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 PM
📄 A Poem Written on the Exam Paper of an Imperial University of Istanbul Literature Department Student, with the Grade Given Below: Zero. c. 1910.
✏️ “Never place your trust in hearing or in sight alone;
For they too may fall prey to many an error and mistake..
[𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]
✏️ “Never place your trust in hearing or in sight alone;
For they too may fall prey to many an error and mistake..
[𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]