Rachel Banner
@ishmaelcallme.bsky.social
chips & dips; poor sense of direction ; prof & union member ; writing about c19 U.S. literature - wives, violence, energy; Detroit, Philly, Joel Embiid forever
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Project MUSE - Melville's Idea of a Wife
muse.jhu.edu
I joke that it took me twenty years to figure out how to get this off my chest about Herman Melville, starting from my first encounter as an undergrad in 2005. But it kind of did. So thrilled that this essay has a home at J19: Project MUSE - Melville's Idea of a Wife muse.jhu.edu/article/970112
I’ve been terrified of the Veiled Prophet since I learned about that whole scenario prob 10 years ago. But also this looks great!
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I’ve been terrified of the Veiled Prophet since I learned about that whole scenario prob 10 years ago. But also this looks great!
the whole essay is full of KO’s: “What these pundits are nudging us to do, ever so politely, is accept that women, in the main, are accustomed to being a little degraded, a little underpaid and ignored and dampened in their ambitions, in ways that men are not and never will be.”
“Much of the centrist manosphere’s rhetoric is predicated on refusing to see half of what’s in front of you.” OK @winterjessica.bsky.social ! www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
the whole essay is full of KO’s: “What these pundits are nudging us to do, ever so politely, is accept that women, in the main, are accustomed to being a little degraded, a little underpaid and ignored and dampened in their ambitions, in ways that men are not and never will be.”
the leaf stalker
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
the leaf stalker
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There’s absolutely no reason this isn’t currently the Rockets logo. The 25-26 Rockets uniforms look like the jersey a famous player would wear in an insurance commercial that didn’t clear the rights. Or the opposing team in Teen Wolf 3. RETVRN, Rockets! 12/x
November 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
There’s absolutely no reason this isn’t currently the Rockets logo. The 25-26 Rockets uniforms look like the jersey a famous player would wear in an insurance commercial that didn’t clear the rights. Or the opposing team in Teen Wolf 3. RETVRN, Rockets! 12/x
Japanese maple glowing
November 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Japanese maple glowing
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every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
My biggest conference win? Two people told me I smelled really good when I hugged them yesterday
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
My biggest conference win? Two people told me I smelled really good when I hugged them yesterday
“are you a Jackie or a Marilyn?” is so played out. We all really want to know if you’re a Lucretia or a Sarah Josepha?
Love the ssaww swag this year 💕
Love the ssaww swag this year 💕
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“are you a Jackie or a Marilyn?” is so played out. We all really want to know if you’re a Lucretia or a Sarah Josepha?
Love the ssaww swag this year 💕
Love the ssaww swag this year 💕
if you’re looking for a social science read that’s v good, v depressing, and v infuriating may I recommend Jessica Calarco’s Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Social Safety Net
November 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
if you’re looking for a social science read that’s v good, v depressing, and v infuriating may I recommend Jessica Calarco’s Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Social Safety Net
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I feel like I am a professor in the same way that a dog is sometimes the mayor.
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I feel like I am a professor in the same way that a dog is sometimes the mayor.
Wait why did the R candidate guy wear a red beret??
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Wait why did the R candidate guy wear a red beret??
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Congrats to Chuck Schumer on demonstrating pretty conclusively that his support and endorsement are completely irrelevant.
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Congrats to Chuck Schumer on demonstrating pretty conclusively that his support and endorsement are completely irrelevant.
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As the statement notes, learning management systems are a form of instructional infrastructure, and we know that the infrastructure and the environments in which we teach have directed impacts on learning. Every day, these virtual infrastructures slip further away from our instructional control. +
November 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
As the statement notes, learning management systems are a form of instructional infrastructure, and we know that the infrastructure and the environments in which we teach have directed impacts on learning. Every day, these virtual infrastructures slip further away from our instructional control. +
“Large Flowering Sensitive Plant” (John Thornton c. 1800) cracking me up as a title
November 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“Large Flowering Sensitive Plant” (John Thornton c. 1800) cracking me up as a title
at least four hilarious quotes in this piece
@rickcity.bsky.social I know I should be impressed, but I would be impressed if he did something less cliché like "the Iron Claw"
www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/394189/d...
www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/394189/d...
DX crotch chop is costing Joel Embiid a lot of money
We’re up to four now. Maybe Triple H will help him take care of it, though?
www.cagesideseats.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
at least four hilarious quotes in this piece
Decided: my winter 25/26 vibe is John Malkovich in this designer’s ad campaign
November 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Decided: my winter 25/26 vibe is John Malkovich in this designer’s ad campaign
I’m sick so I missed my usual hike today, but some recent color show pics
November 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I’m sick so I missed my usual hike today, but some recent color show pics
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This is literally just the ad campaign Ginsberg and Don Draper come up with to win the Jaguar account.
November 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is literally just the ad campaign Ginsberg and Don Draper come up with to win the Jaguar account.
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one nice thing about the scarlet letter is that it's not a story by an algorithm specifically for one child
November 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
one nice thing about the scarlet letter is that it's not a story by an algorithm specifically for one child
Rumi braids, show out
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Rumi braids, show out
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Who has the Power?
Rally & Teach-In: Trump, McCormick, and the Billionaires behind attacks on Higher Ed
Friday Nov. 7th, Noon - 1pm
Outside Senator McCormick’s Office at 20th & Market, Philadelphia. JOIN US!
actionnetwork.org/events/who-h...
Rally & Teach-In: Trump, McCormick, and the Billionaires behind attacks on Higher Ed
Friday Nov. 7th, Noon - 1pm
Outside Senator McCormick’s Office at 20th & Market, Philadelphia. JOIN US!
actionnetwork.org/events/who-h...
October 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Who has the Power?
Rally & Teach-In: Trump, McCormick, and the Billionaires behind attacks on Higher Ed
Friday Nov. 7th, Noon - 1pm
Outside Senator McCormick’s Office at 20th & Market, Philadelphia. JOIN US!
actionnetwork.org/events/who-h...
Rally & Teach-In: Trump, McCormick, and the Billionaires behind attacks on Higher Ed
Friday Nov. 7th, Noon - 1pm
Outside Senator McCormick’s Office at 20th & Market, Philadelphia. JOIN US!
actionnetwork.org/events/who-h...
trick or treating with kid was cute, but I ended last night with my actual favorite Halloween tradition
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
trick or treating with kid was cute, but I ended last night with my actual favorite Halloween tradition
Halloween ‘88, perfecting my Care Bear stare. The baby is my little sister, and today is her birthday!
October 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Halloween ‘88, perfecting my Care Bear stare. The baby is my little sister, and today is her birthday!
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a coke nail but for parmesan cheese
October 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
a coke nail but for parmesan cheese
had to rush out of one thing on campus bc I wasn't prepped for class, except then I realized I locked my keys in my office once I got back to it, and this realization was accompanied by me spilling an entire cup of coffee on myself and the wall. It's going great.
October 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
had to rush out of one thing on campus bc I wasn't prepped for class, except then I realized I locked my keys in my office once I got back to it, and this realization was accompanied by me spilling an entire cup of coffee on myself and the wall. It's going great.