S.J. Pearce
@homophonous.bsky.social
Andalusi lit and cultural history at NYU. Medieval, but not like that. Trying to strike a balance between critical and creative writing. Chaos muppet, always. Still perfecting my gazpacho.
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S.J. Pearce
@homophonous.bsky.social
· Nov 4
Extremely niche news for medievalists: Big Bird’s given name is Abelard?!
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this encapsulates the essential relationship between the people running universities, the people doing academic work in universities, and the people looking to smash and grab as much as possible from universities while we're on the way down
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
this encapsulates the essential relationship between the people running universities, the people doing academic work in universities, and the people looking to smash and grab as much as possible from universities while we're on the way down
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The first school to market itself as AI free is going to corner the market on people interested in actually learning. And I would not be surprised if rich families and the children of people creating this tech were the first movers.
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The first school to market itself as AI free is going to corner the market on people interested in actually learning. And I would not be surprised if rich families and the children of people creating this tech were the first movers.
I feel like I know people who need to know that there is not one, but two, picture books about Rafael Guastavino.
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I feel like I know people who need to know that there is not one, but two, picture books about Rafael Guastavino.
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The most major issues with this book is its foundation in an ethical lapse and the failure to grapple with that. Lack of real structure is also a problem. Still, the thing that is most jarring to my sensibilities is the repetitive language.
At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
December 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The most major issues with this book is its foundation in an ethical lapse and the failure to grapple with that. Lack of real structure is also a problem. Still, the thing that is most jarring to my sensibilities is the repetitive language.
"There is, of course, more to American conservatism — belief in the rule of law; in the nation’s republican civic order; in accountable and limited government..." 🤣🤣🤣
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | What conservatism should stand for ... and against
Conservatives must draw a bright line against the bigotry of Nick Fuentes and other extremists.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"There is, of course, more to American conservatism — belief in the rule of law; in the nation’s republican civic order; in accountable and limited government..." 🤣🤣🤣
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It is delightful to see the word "sitzfleisch" in a major newspaper. I'm not sure what to do with "sitzfleisch" juxtaposed against "Kardashian," though.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | How the bar exam failed Kim Kardashian
The test is not about quality control for lawyers, it’s about quantity control.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
It is delightful to see the word "sitzfleisch" in a major newspaper. I'm not sure what to do with "sitzfleisch" juxtaposed against "Kardashian," though.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.
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I needed some soothing TV so we're watching Murder, She Wrote, and in this episode a murdered escaped the murder scene without being seen by *pulling his black turtleneck over his head and ducking down in the shadows*. This show is delightful.
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I needed some soothing TV so we're watching Murder, She Wrote, and in this episode a murdered escaped the murder scene without being seen by *pulling his black turtleneck over his head and ducking down in the shadows*. This show is delightful.
Update: The book looks nothing like it did in my mind’s eye, but the author’s first name does start with a T. Highly recommend, in spite of what my brain fart may have suggested.
December 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Update: The book looks nothing like it did in my mind’s eye, but the author’s first name does start with a T. Highly recommend, in spite of what my brain fart may have suggested.
I'm having a problem: I can't just recommend a book to my students by telling them that it's poetry about being an American in Spain, the cover is pink with an orange circle on it and the author's first name starts with the letter T.
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I'm having a problem: I can't just recommend a book to my students by telling them that it's poetry about being an American in Spain, the cover is pink with an orange circle on it and the author's first name starts with the letter T.
@pearcele.bsky.social, your guys are making an appearance in NYC politics!
We’ve been having these debates all the way back to the first exile in Babylon. Some wanted to get back to Judea right away. Others stayed, and gave us the legacy of the Babylonian Talmud & diaspora.
They disagreed, and so do we. Maybe that’s why we call it Talmudic. 🧵
They disagreed, and so do we. Maybe that’s why we call it Talmudic. 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@pearcele.bsky.social, your guys are making an appearance in NYC politics!
💜🧵
Attacking pre-school teachers because they don’t think Palestinian kids should be bombed to death? Declaring NYC’s first Muslim mayor “our enemy?” Fomenting hatred, even within the Jewish community?
You’re not making anyone safer.🧵
You’re not making anyone safer.🧵
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Hot take: "Hark, Hear the Bells!" should never have been arranged in a minor key for aggressively muted trumpet.
December 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Hot take: "Hark, Hear the Bells!" should never have been arranged in a minor key for aggressively muted trumpet.
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ChatGPT - what’s a literary reference that’s pretentious and fascist?
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
ChatGPT - what’s a literary reference that’s pretentious and fascist?
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It’s just cribbing from the title of Hillbilly Elegy, right?
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
It’s just cribbing from the title of Hillbilly Elegy, right?
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I wondered if it was a reference to being (presumably) Italian American but maybe it just means you don’t need commas in your prose poem
November 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I wondered if it was a reference to being (presumably) Italian American but maybe it just means you don’t need commas in your prose poem
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ok I’m sorry to ever say anything but what the fuck does she think a canto is
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
ok I’m sorry to ever say anything but what the fuck does she think a canto is
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Once again, ILL remains the purest representation of scholarly community. I use it so much I often write little notes back and forth with the librarians when I’ve borrowed a lot from their library. It’s the closest you can get to those old penpal schemes and I love it.
Requested a book through ILL over break. It arrived today. Libraries man.
December 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Once again, ILL remains the purest representation of scholarly community. I use it so much I often write little notes back and forth with the librarians when I’ve borrowed a lot from their library. It’s the closest you can get to those old penpal schemes and I love it.
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I'm like 90% sure that's an innocent typo.
85%
85%
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I'm like 90% sure that's an innocent typo.
85%
85%
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I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics
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Pastor Jorge Bautista was telling a Border Patrol agent "we come in peace" when the agent fired toxic powder at him, leaving him struggling to breathe.
“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Pastor Jorge Bautista was telling a Border Patrol agent "we come in peace" when the agent fired toxic powder at him, leaving him struggling to breathe.
“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
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Every last one of these cars should be destroyed.
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Every last one of these cars should be destroyed.