Mark Bould
@markbould.bsky.social
Professor of Film, Literature and Poor Life Choices. Full-time duck chaperone. Part-time author of things about films and books.
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The “newly discovered” Epstein archive contains 5 million more pages than the GOP healthcare plan.
January 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The “newly discovered” Epstein archive contains 5 million more pages than the GOP healthcare plan.
Had me at "Leonardo DiCaprio was, as always, adequate but miscast (and yes, I mean that he is always the wrong choice for every actual and possible film role)."
Missing the Pynchonian Element
A narrow reflection on "One Battle After Another"
adamkotsko.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Had me at "Leonardo DiCaprio was, as always, adequate but miscast (and yes, I mean that he is always the wrong choice for every actual and possible film role)."
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Online talk for the Smithsonian — coming up on 23rd Jan, lunchtime ET
smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr...
smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr...
Graveyards: A History of Living with the Dead
The pyramids at Giza, catacombs of ancient Rome, and cenotaphs around the world all commemorate the dead. Historian Roger Luckhurst delves into the often-unexpected visual culture surrounding these an...
smithsonianassociates.org
January 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Online talk for the Smithsonian — coming up on 23rd Jan, lunchtime ET
smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr...
smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr...
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Mamdani arrives to his mayoral inauguration at City Hall in a motorcade of NYC taxi cabs—workers he went on hunger strike with in 2021.
January 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Mamdani arrives to his mayoral inauguration at City Hall in a motorcade of NYC taxi cabs—workers he went on hunger strike with in 2021.
@argibbons.bsky.social beginning 2026 like she means to go: gentrifying the ducks with a bowl of organic petit pois
January 2, 2026 at 9:43 AM
@argibbons.bsky.social beginning 2026 like she means to go: gentrifying the ducks with a bowl of organic petit pois
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day one in mamdani’s new york
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
day one in mamdani’s new york
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measles outbreak at the creationist theme park — that's how 2026 is going
Health officials warn of potential measles exposure at popular KY attraction
The potential measles exposure happened at the Ark Encounter in Williamstown and a nearby hotel. Here's what we know.
www.courier-journal.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:39 AM
measles outbreak at the creationist theme park — that's how 2026 is going
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I wrote an author's note on my book for the energy humanities website, do check it out: www.energyhumanities.ca/news/the-non...
Energy Humanities News | The Nonhuman Narratives of Energy: Multispecies Encounters in Extraction
In this Author’s Note, Josephine Taylor outlines the intellectual and ethical foundations of her recent book, The Nonhuman Narratives of Energy, tracing how animal life has been rendered absent within...
www.energyhumanities.ca
January 2, 2026 at 7:12 AM
I wrote an author's note on my book for the energy humanities website, do check it out: www.energyhumanities.ca/news/the-non...
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Reform UK’s candidate in the 2026 Cotswold by-election is Matt Fincham founder of @FinchPRMatt.
One of his PR highlights is trying to downplay the guilty verdict on the Heythrop Hunt who defied the ban and killed foxes with their dogs, when he was the Countryside Alliance’s PR man:
One of his PR highlights is trying to downplay the guilty verdict on the Heythrop Hunt who defied the ban and killed foxes with their dogs, when he was the Countryside Alliance’s PR man:
January 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Reform UK’s candidate in the 2026 Cotswold by-election is Matt Fincham founder of @FinchPRMatt.
One of his PR highlights is trying to downplay the guilty verdict on the Heythrop Hunt who defied the ban and killed foxes with their dogs, when he was the Countryside Alliance’s PR man:
One of his PR highlights is trying to downplay the guilty verdict on the Heythrop Hunt who defied the ban and killed foxes with their dogs, when he was the Countryside Alliance’s PR man:
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
And that was when my end-of-year PDR took an unexpected turn...
January 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
And that was when my end-of-year PDR took an unexpected turn...
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anarchysf.com: December update
New additions:
• Phyllis MacLennan
• Vandana Singh
Update to:
• Robert Silverberg
New additions:
• Phyllis MacLennan
• Vandana Singh
Update to:
• Robert Silverberg
Welcome to anarchySF! | anarchySF
anarchysf.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:36 AM
anarchysf.com: December update
New additions:
• Phyllis MacLennan
• Vandana Singh
Update to:
• Robert Silverberg
New additions:
• Phyllis MacLennan
• Vandana Singh
Update to:
• Robert Silverberg
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Another fun fact: Donald Trump has more felonies than there are trans athletes...
December 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Another fun fact: Donald Trump has more felonies than there are trans athletes...
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BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
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🎄 Day 7 of #OLH12DaysOfChristmas
On the seventh day of Christmas the OLH gave to us seven flips upcoming, six journals joining, diamond open access, four new journals, three open access awards, two new colleagues and the launch of the OJC.
Join the publishing revolution:
On the seventh day of Christmas the OLH gave to us seven flips upcoming, six journals joining, diamond open access, four new journals, three open access awards, two new colleagues and the launch of the OJC.
Join the publishing revolution:
OLH journal applications - Open Library of Humanities
Our mission is to support and extend open access to scholarship in the humanities by bringing journals back into community ownership.
www.openlibhums.org
December 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎄 Day 7 of #OLH12DaysOfChristmas
On the seventh day of Christmas the OLH gave to us seven flips upcoming, six journals joining, diamond open access, four new journals, three open access awards, two new colleagues and the launch of the OJC.
Join the publishing revolution:
On the seventh day of Christmas the OLH gave to us seven flips upcoming, six journals joining, diamond open access, four new journals, three open access awards, two new colleagues and the launch of the OJC.
Join the publishing revolution:
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Oh. my. god. This is the Asst. US Atty General calling people -- in print -- "hoes."
December 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Oh. my. god. This is the Asst. US Atty General calling people -- in print -- "hoes."