Stephen Shapiro
@stephenshapiro.bsky.social
Edinburgh based:
read my scholarly books below!
I work on contemporary cultural studies, horror, world-systems perspectives, and a Gramscian Marx.
read my scholarly books below!
I work on contemporary cultural studies, horror, world-systems perspectives, and a Gramscian Marx.
Pinned
I can't watch this - s1 was so depressing and a betrayal of the actual tv's show message.
If you like this sort of thing, better play Death Match Island
If you like this sort of thing, better play Death Match Island
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I can't watch this - s1 was so depressing and a betrayal of the actual tv's show message.
If you like this sort of thing, better play Death Match Island
If you like this sort of thing, better play Death Match Island
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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is Mediations journal still active?
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
is Mediations journal still active?
Reposted by Stephen Shapiro
Reposted by Stephen Shapiro
Reposted by Stephen Shapiro
"Both Robowok and Tigawok require people to program, load and unload the machines, to greet people and serve the food."
www.latimes.com/food/story/2...
www.latimes.com/food/story/2...
Commentary: Are robot woks the future of dining in Los Angeles?
We taste-tested two robot wok restaurants in L.A. to determine whose cooking reigns supreme.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"Both Robowok and Tigawok require people to program, load and unload the machines, to greet people and serve the food."
www.latimes.com/food/story/2...
www.latimes.com/food/story/2...
Reposted by Stephen Shapiro
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reposted by Stephen Shapiro
don't do the crime, if you can't pay the time - oh, nevermind
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Nicolas Sarkozy released from prison today after court ruling
Nicolas Sarkozy still faces an appeal trial over the so-called ‘Libya case’, expected next year
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
don't do the crime, if you can't pay the time - oh, nevermind
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
It's sort of incredible to me that some "big name" awards are only for Americans and prohibit the consideration of collaborative work.
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It's sort of incredible to me that some "big name" awards are only for Americans and prohibit the consideration of collaborative work.
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Just learned that The Wolf Man premiered 2 days after Pearl Harbor and one day after the US officially entered WWII.
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Just learned that The Wolf Man premiered 2 days after Pearl Harbor and one day after the US officially entered WWII.
don't do the crime, if you can't pay the time - oh, nevermind
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Nicolas Sarkozy released from prison today after court ruling
Nicolas Sarkozy still faces an appeal trial over the so-called ‘Libya case’, expected next year
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
don't do the crime, if you can't pay the time - oh, nevermind
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Reposted by Stephen Shapiro
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Reposted by Stephen Shapiro
Cancelled holiday travel plans for the wealthy are a bigger issue for the Democratic Party than cancelled health insurance plans for the poor.
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Cancelled holiday travel plans for the wealthy are a bigger issue for the Democratic Party than cancelled health insurance plans for the poor.
"Both Robowok and Tigawok require people to program, load and unload the machines, to greet people and serve the food."
www.latimes.com/food/story/2...
www.latimes.com/food/story/2...
Commentary: Are robot woks the future of dining in Los Angeles?
We taste-tested two robot wok restaurants in L.A. to determine whose cooking reigns supreme.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"Both Robowok and Tigawok require people to program, load and unload the machines, to greet people and serve the food."
www.latimes.com/food/story/2...
www.latimes.com/food/story/2...
Just learned that The Wolf Man premiered 2 days after Pearl Harbor and one day after the US officially entered WWII.
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Just learned that The Wolf Man premiered 2 days after Pearl Harbor and one day after the US officially entered WWII.
Reposted by Stephen Shapiro
Check in with your local Streeck-reading “anti-woke” NLR columnist today. They need to hear from you. They’re not okay.
Sahra Wagenknecht hat angekündigt, dass sie den Vorsitz der Partei Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) abgeben wird.
www.zdfheute.de/politik/sahr...
www.zdfheute.de/politik/sahr...
BSW: Sahra Wagenknecht gibt Parteivorsitz ab
Keine zwei Jahre nach Gründung ihrer Partei zieht sich die Namensgeberin zurück. Sie soll Vorsitzende der Grundwertekomission des BSW werden.
www.zdfheute.de
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Check in with your local Streeck-reading “anti-woke” NLR columnist today. They need to hear from you. They’re not okay.
is Mediations journal still active?
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
is Mediations journal still active?
In the US, generally, when someone asks what I teach, they want to know my favorite book.
In the UK, when I answer and say, you can probably guess from my accent, that ends the query.
In the UK, when I answer and say, you can probably guess from my accent, that ends the query.
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
In the US, generally, when someone asks what I teach, they want to know my favorite book.
In the UK, when I answer and say, you can probably guess from my accent, that ends the query.
In the UK, when I answer and say, you can probably guess from my accent, that ends the query.