shelby brewster, phd
@shelbybrew.bsky.social
editing + indexing for nonfiction writers at eyebrighteditorial.com
performance studies, cultural studies, philosophy, environmental humanities
shelbybrewster.com
📍Prague, Czechia
performance studies, cultural studies, philosophy, environmental humanities
shelbybrewster.com
📍Prague, Czechia
~ 2026 Indexing Projects Thread ~
Cataloging indexes along with my selected musical accompaniment:
Cataloging indexes along with my selected musical accompaniment:
February 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
~ 2026 Indexing Projects Thread ~
Cataloging indexes along with my selected musical accompaniment:
Cataloging indexes along with my selected musical accompaniment:
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We're going to win because their side has no good art and they know it.
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
We're going to win because their side has no good art and they know it.
he's just like me for real
maaaajor photo of our mayor from @alexkrales.bsky.social in which we learn Mamdani is an iced-coffee-in-winter guy
HUGE win for that community, congrats!!!
(thought it was dunkin, which stopped me in my tracks, but no I don’t think the straw is the right shade of orange)
HUGE win for that community, congrats!!!
(thought it was dunkin, which stopped me in my tracks, but no I don’t think the straw is the right shade of orange)
January 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM
he's just like me for real
"Crucially, she didn’t act in a vacuum. Perkins was empowered by a surging labor movement. That labor power gave her the political capital to humanize the immigration process."
1/ I recently wrote about Frances Perkins—FDR’s Labor Secretary and first woman cabinet member. She is best known as the architect of the New Deal but she had a lesser-known achievement:
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
January 14, 2026 at 10:04 AM
"Crucially, she didn’t act in a vacuum. Perkins was empowered by a surging labor movement. That labor power gave her the political capital to humanize the immigration process."
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people have FOMO about parties but i have FOMO about homeownership
December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
people have FOMO about parties but i have FOMO about homeownership
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A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
a what
A coronal mass ejection recorded on Friday could reach Earth and cause geomagnetic storms on Sunday night.
Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Could Be Visible From These States Sunday
A coronal mass ejection recorded on Friday could reach Earth and cause geomagnetic storms on Sunday night.
www.forbes.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
a what
please, i'm begging you, editors of the world, do not use AI to "verify facts"
October 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
please, i'm begging you, editors of the world, do not use AI to "verify facts"
ah yes, the four genders
July 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
ah yes, the four genders
spotify made me a custom playlist called sludge and unfortunately it slaps.
April 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
spotify made me a custom playlist called sludge and unfortunately it slaps.
It has been a long time since I’ve wanted to see a show as badly as I want to see Orville Peck as the Emcee in Cabaret.
February 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It has been a long time since I’ve wanted to see a show as badly as I want to see Orville Peck as the Emcee in Cabaret.
I had the pleasure of working with Clare on both of these books. They are each stunning in their own way. Anyone interested in arts criticism, feminism, and writing should pick up copies of both!
Croft's volumes explore how Johnston began the 1960s as an influential dance columnist and by the start of the next decade became known as a keen observer of postmodern art and lesbian feminist life.
📚https://buff.ly/41lE604
📚https://buff.ly/3CYB5tg
#LGBTHistory #LGBTplusHM25 @dukepress.bsky.social
📚https://buff.ly/41lE604
📚https://buff.ly/3CYB5tg
#LGBTHistory #LGBTplusHM25 @dukepress.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I had the pleasure of working with Clare on both of these books. They are each stunning in their own way. Anyone interested in arts criticism, feminism, and writing should pick up copies of both!
not now, earth
Something is happening inside the Earth, scientists say
Something is happening inside the Earth, scientists say
The core of the Earth is undergoing surprise structural changes, researchers believe.
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
not now, earth
happy publication day to all my coauthors in this fabulous volume.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/methuen-d...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/methuen-d...
The Methuen Drama Handbook of Women in Contemporary British Theatre
This handbook provides a detailed exploration of the rich and diverse theatrical work produced by women in the first two decades of 21st-century British theatre…
www.bloomsbury.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
happy publication day to all my coauthors in this fabulous volume.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/methuen-d...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/methuen-d...
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in retrospect I think it may have been a mistake to make the work machine and the procrastination machine be the same machine
January 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
in retrospect I think it may have been a mistake to make the work machine and the procrastination machine be the same machine
in an effort to finally leave The Other Platform, working to connect with more folks here
👋 i'm a professional academic editor and indexer with a background in performance studies. currently in belgrade, serbia.
best thing i did in 2024 was finally get a dog. she has improved my life immeasurably.
👋 i'm a professional academic editor and indexer with a background in performance studies. currently in belgrade, serbia.
best thing i did in 2024 was finally get a dog. she has improved my life immeasurably.
January 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
in an effort to finally leave The Other Platform, working to connect with more folks here
👋 i'm a professional academic editor and indexer with a background in performance studies. currently in belgrade, serbia.
best thing i did in 2024 was finally get a dog. she has improved my life immeasurably.
👋 i'm a professional academic editor and indexer with a background in performance studies. currently in belgrade, serbia.
best thing i did in 2024 was finally get a dog. she has improved my life immeasurably.
what are the #humanities feeds around here? #AcademicSky
November 17, 2023 at 4:44 PM
what are the #humanities feeds around here? #AcademicSky
👋 hi there #AcademicSky.
i've made my way here from the bird place. so happy to see so many familiar faces.
i've made my way here from the bird place. so happy to see so many familiar faces.
November 10, 2023 at 3:19 PM
👋 hi there #AcademicSky.
i've made my way here from the bird place. so happy to see so many familiar faces.
i've made my way here from the bird place. so happy to see so many familiar faces.