candice roberts
@popmediaprof.bsky.social
▫️media studies & queer theory
▫️communication professor
▫️they/them
📍nyc (via philadelphia)
▫️communication professor
▫️they/them
📍nyc (via philadelphia)
blessed are the fact-checkers
NPR built a visual archive of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. In "Chapter 2: Stop the Steal," we look at how false claims of a stolen election mobilized Trump supporters.
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
n.pr
January 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
blessed are the fact-checkers
largely kicked the cable news habit but couldn't resist a little hit of breaking in realtime. don't worry, i got my comeuppance when the host told a guest "now you have weeks of content for your podcast!"
back to college basketball, (barely) more morally palatable than the corporate news industry
back to college basketball, (barely) more morally palatable than the corporate news industry
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
largely kicked the cable news habit but couldn't resist a little hit of breaking in realtime. don't worry, i got my comeuppance when the host told a guest "now you have weeks of content for your podcast!"
back to college basketball, (barely) more morally palatable than the corporate news industry
back to college basketball, (barely) more morally palatable than the corporate news industry
so many. tied for first is aaliyah's are you that somebody. s/o mark gerard (see also: everclear's santa monica, d'angelo, etc)
supa dupa fly is an exemplar of the form. nobody does it like hype williams. peak 90s, peak MTV
youtu.be/hHcyJPTTn9w
supa dupa fly is an exemplar of the form. nobody does it like hype williams. peak 90s, peak MTV
youtu.be/hHcyJPTTn9w
December 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
so many. tied for first is aaliyah's are you that somebody. s/o mark gerard (see also: everclear's santa monica, d'angelo, etc)
supa dupa fly is an exemplar of the form. nobody does it like hype williams. peak 90s, peak MTV
youtu.be/hHcyJPTTn9w
supa dupa fly is an exemplar of the form. nobody does it like hype williams. peak 90s, peak MTV
youtu.be/hHcyJPTTn9w
maybe the only year-end wrap up i'll do?
cheers to performative reading and performative posting
popmediaprof.com/2025/12/30/b...
cheers to performative reading and performative posting
popmediaprof.com/2025/12/30/b...
Books I Saw on the E train (and a few other places) in 2025
iron flame – rebecca yarros (downtown E, hardcover) crying in h mart – michelle zauner (downtown E, softcover) you like it darker – stephen king (uptown 6, softcover) the midnight…
popmediaprof.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
maybe the only year-end wrap up i'll do?
cheers to performative reading and performative posting
popmediaprof.com/2025/12/30/b...
cheers to performative reading and performative posting
popmediaprof.com/2025/12/30/b...
can't stop thinking about this part in the scorcese doc where paul schrader says of taxi driver, "when i first wrote about him [travis bickle], he was the underground man. now he's the internet man." instead of talking to nobody, all the contemporary travis bickles are gassing each other up online
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December 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
can't stop thinking about this part in the scorcese doc where paul schrader says of taxi driver, "when i first wrote about him [travis bickle], he was the underground man. now he's the internet man." instead of talking to nobody, all the contemporary travis bickles are gassing each other up online
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yes, agree. most things that have tried (and failed) don't capture that lynchian/postmodern, wholesale rejection of the metanarrative
The Chair Company *is* probably the closest anyone’s come to doing actual Lynchian art
December 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
yes, agree. most things that have tried (and failed) don't capture that lynchian/postmodern, wholesale rejection of the metanarrative
extended to dec 5
now you have a few more days to submit an abstract to the television area of the popular culture association
now you have a few more days to submit an abstract to the television area of the popular culture association
television scholars: come join us at the Popular Culture Association, one of the most fun conferences
deadline to submit an abstract to the TV area (or one of the 90+ others, if you must): nov 30
see you in atlanta in the spring!
pcaaca.org
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deadline to submit an abstract to the TV area (or one of the 90+ others, if you must): nov 30
see you in atlanta in the spring!
pcaaca.org
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Popular Culture Association
pcaaca.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
extended to dec 5
now you have a few more days to submit an abstract to the television area of the popular culture association
now you have a few more days to submit an abstract to the television area of the popular culture association
television scholars: come join us at the Popular Culture Association, one of the most fun conferences
deadline to submit an abstract to the TV area (or one of the 90+ others, if you must): nov 30
see you in atlanta in the spring!
pcaaca.org
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deadline to submit an abstract to the TV area (or one of the 90+ others, if you must): nov 30
see you in atlanta in the spring!
pcaaca.org
📺
Popular Culture Association
pcaaca.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
television scholars: come join us at the Popular Culture Association, one of the most fun conferences
deadline to submit an abstract to the TV area (or one of the 90+ others, if you must): nov 30
see you in atlanta in the spring!
pcaaca.org
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deadline to submit an abstract to the TV area (or one of the 90+ others, if you must): nov 30
see you in atlanta in the spring!
pcaaca.org
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the amount of "news" bots churning out fake headlines grows exponentially every day on this site
it should actually be illegal to create inaccurate posts about the phillies
keep harrison bader's name out your trash AI mouth
it should actually be illegal to create inaccurate posts about the phillies
keep harrison bader's name out your trash AI mouth
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
the amount of "news" bots churning out fake headlines grows exponentially every day on this site
it should actually be illegal to create inaccurate posts about the phillies
keep harrison bader's name out your trash AI mouth
it should actually be illegal to create inaccurate posts about the phillies
keep harrison bader's name out your trash AI mouth
@workingfamilies.org wolf packs are everywhere (or start one!)
@lgbtqvictoryfund.bsky.social supports equality coalitions
@emilyslist.bsky.social elects pro-choice candidates
ruraldemocracyinitiative.org mobilizes progressive rural causes
you can @runforsomething.net or help a motivated friend
@lgbtqvictoryfund.bsky.social supports equality coalitions
@emilyslist.bsky.social elects pro-choice candidates
ruraldemocracyinitiative.org mobilizes progressive rural causes
you can @runforsomething.net or help a motivated friend
if you're upset, angry with federal government, i see you. i invite you to spend a few mins off this site today, connect w/ a group already taking action to change things. find a local political org near you. apply for a community board. join a city committee. DM me if you need ideas; happy to chat
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
@workingfamilies.org wolf packs are everywhere (or start one!)
@lgbtqvictoryfund.bsky.social supports equality coalitions
@emilyslist.bsky.social elects pro-choice candidates
ruraldemocracyinitiative.org mobilizes progressive rural causes
you can @runforsomething.net or help a motivated friend
@lgbtqvictoryfund.bsky.social supports equality coalitions
@emilyslist.bsky.social elects pro-choice candidates
ruraldemocracyinitiative.org mobilizes progressive rural causes
you can @runforsomething.net or help a motivated friend
if you're upset, angry with federal government, i see you. i invite you to spend a few mins off this site today, connect w/ a group already taking action to change things. find a local political org near you. apply for a community board. join a city committee. DM me if you need ideas; happy to chat
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
if you're upset, angry with federal government, i see you. i invite you to spend a few mins off this site today, connect w/ a group already taking action to change things. find a local political org near you. apply for a community board. join a city committee. DM me if you need ideas; happy to chat
a cool article about television design and sense of place (in this case, tulsa) in the year's best TV show you're probably not watching— the lowdown
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www.forbes.com/sites/rachel...
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www.forbes.com/sites/rachel...
‘The Lowdown’: FX’s Brilliant Neo-Noir Designed For The 21st Century
Costume designer, Alyssa Blair, and production designer, Brandon Tonner-Connolly, on how successful storytelling depends on collaborative cooperation.
www.forbes.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
a cool article about television design and sense of place (in this case, tulsa) in the year's best TV show you're probably not watching— the lowdown
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www.forbes.com/sites/rachel...
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www.forbes.com/sites/rachel...
"Politics is no longer something that is done to us; it is something that WE DO." - @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"Politics is no longer something that is done to us; it is something that WE DO." - @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
right? when TLC said "no scrubs" everybody knew immediately what they meant. and yet "no kings" is unclear?
(and also somebody write that parody please... 🎶a king is a guy who thinks he's fly/also known as a fascist🎶)
(and also somebody write that parody please... 🎶a king is a guy who thinks he's fly/also known as a fascist🎶)
I've seen multiple posts recently saying No Kings had no demands and I think I see what they mean but that also feels... not quite right to me
For one there's a demand in the name lol "no kings," like everyone was demanding an end to authoritarianism
For one there's a demand in the name lol "no kings," like everyone was demanding an end to authoritarianism
October 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
right? when TLC said "no scrubs" everybody knew immediately what they meant. and yet "no kings" is unclear?
(and also somebody write that parody please... 🎶a king is a guy who thinks he's fly/also known as a fascist🎶)
(and also somebody write that parody please... 🎶a king is a guy who thinks he's fly/also known as a fascist🎶)
i generally keep my depraved f1 interests off this account, but i'll just say– give charles leclerc even a halfway decent car and nobody on the grid, save verstappen, holds a candle to him
October 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
i generally keep my depraved f1 interests off this account, but i'll just say– give charles leclerc even a halfway decent car and nobody on the grid, save verstappen, holds a candle to him
once again asking people to not quote-post m*ga and fascists, including videos of their irl nonsense. they love knowing they have provoked you. don't engage. don't reply. don't repost— even to critique. stop the spread.
October 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
once again asking people to not quote-post m*ga and fascists, including videos of their irl nonsense. they love knowing they have provoked you. don't engage. don't reply. don't repost— even to critique. stop the spread.
i'm predictable, but richard linklater has got my goddamn number. blue moon is a sad, beautiful movie i'll watch a dozen times. and happy to report that ethan hawke is just as generous and cool as you hope— as good in person as he is onscreen
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October 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
i'm predictable, but richard linklater has got my goddamn number. blue moon is a sad, beautiful movie i'll watch a dozen times. and happy to report that ethan hawke is just as generous and cool as you hope— as good in person as he is onscreen
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i dreamed i was the host of a "what's my line"-esque game show where humans pretend to be cyborgs and a panel of cyborgs had to guess which ones were really human
October 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
i dreamed i was the host of a "what's my line"-esque game show where humans pretend to be cyborgs and a panel of cyborgs had to guess which ones were really human
after the hunt clearly endeavors to make the audience uncomfortable; viewing it as a professor adds a unique layer of discomfort. julia roberts is so damn good, and DP malik sayeed's incredible work is the most boundary-pushing thing about the whole film
Luca Guadagnino’s new film, “After the Hunt,” is “a posh Ivy League whodunnit and a cinematic Rorschach blot, cleverly rigged to generate cascading waves of suspicion,” @justincchang.bsky.social reviews.
“After the Hunt” Is a Pleasurably Ludicrous House of Cards
In Luca Guadagnino’s film, Julia Roberts plays a Yale professor forced to choose sides when a student accuses a colleague of sexual assault.
www.newyorker.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
after the hunt clearly endeavors to make the audience uncomfortable; viewing it as a professor adds a unique layer of discomfort. julia roberts is so damn good, and DP malik sayeed's incredible work is the most boundary-pushing thing about the whole film
"I loved every second of the regular season... [this team has] made a World Series, an NLCS, won the NL East two years in a row. That's a successful franchise. That's winning. That's giving yourself a chance. I hope they do it again next year. I hope they do it again forever."
go phils
go phils
i loved the 2025 philadelphia phillies. no playoffs can make me hate them. defector.com/what-ill-rem...
What I'll Remember About The Phillies | Defector
At the Phillies’ 2025 home opener, we decided that it was our year. As my friend Dana and I stood next to the giant balloon arch and let someone take our photo, people around us were feeling optimisti...
defector.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"I loved every second of the regular season... [this team has] made a World Series, an NLCS, won the NL East two years in a row. That's a successful franchise. That's winning. That's giving yourself a chance. I hope they do it again next year. I hope they do it again forever."
go phils
go phils
"As an autocratic dystopia continues to take shape, it’s difficult not to wonder how far this will go. Will libraries become the new speakeasies?" - @andizeisler.bsky.social
#BannedBooksWeek
www.salon.com/2025/10/06/t...
#BannedBooksWeek
www.salon.com/2025/10/06/t...
The dumbing down of America, one banned book at a time
A majority of Americans are against book bans. That won't stop a well funded, fear-fueled movement.
www.salon.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"As an autocratic dystopia continues to take shape, it’s difficult not to wonder how far this will go. Will libraries become the new speakeasies?" - @andizeisler.bsky.social
#BannedBooksWeek
www.salon.com/2025/10/06/t...
#BannedBooksWeek
www.salon.com/2025/10/06/t...
so busy with other work that i haven't seen as many festival films as i normally would but popped in for members' trivia last night. @filmlinc.bsky.social folks put on great events. (and also accidentally ended up at an A24 buyout at one of my local bars)
love NYFF season on the west side
love NYFF season on the west side
October 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
so busy with other work that i haven't seen as many festival films as i normally would but popped in for members' trivia last night. @filmlinc.bsky.social folks put on great events. (and also accidentally ended up at an A24 buyout at one of my local bars)
love NYFF season on the west side
love NYFF season on the west side
AI worth a pre-order
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
AI worth a pre-order
hard not to see ryder cup fans as a timely US metaphor— rich white dudes, emboldened by richer white dudes in power, making a spectacle of bad behavior. pro golf, like any global franchise, is impure all around but still easier to root for team EUR and rory to tell those douches to shut the fuck up
September 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
hard not to see ryder cup fans as a timely US metaphor— rich white dudes, emboldened by richer white dudes in power, making a spectacle of bad behavior. pro golf, like any global franchise, is impure all around but still easier to root for team EUR and rory to tell those douches to shut the fuck up
PTA's one battle after another has big "my partner is a Black woman" energy... multiple interpretations. sex + sexuality purposefully unsettle the audience, and harris describes some of the nuance here. ultimately agree that he makes a damn good (long, worth it) movie
www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...
'One Battle After Another' wants a revolution
Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and Teyana Taylor star in Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller about the unfulfilled promises of protest and rebellion.
www.npr.org
September 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
PTA's one battle after another has big "my partner is a Black woman" energy... multiple interpretations. sex + sexuality purposefully unsettle the audience, and harris describes some of the nuance here. ultimately agree that he makes a damn good (long, worth it) movie
www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...