A. M. Vincent
@vincent.northsky.social
Associate Professor, History of Religion. Migrant. Bad at gender, worse at writing bios. I do stuff involving religion and literature and genocide, usually all at once.
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Applications for Program Participants close at the end of March, so start brainstorming those ideas and submitting now at lacon.org/programming/programparticipant
January 22, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Applications for Program Participants close at the end of March, so start brainstorming those ideas and submitting now at lacon.org/programming/programparticipant
Improve a movie by adding "With Big Naturals"
Close Encounters With Big Naturals of the Third Kind
Close Encounters With Big Naturals of the Third Kind
Improve a movie by adding "With Big Naturals"
The Englishmen who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain with Big Naturals
The Englishmen who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain with Big Naturals
Improve a movie by adding "With Big Naturals"
Butch Cassidy With Big Naturals and the Sundance Kid With Itty Bitty Flapjack Titties
Butch Cassidy With Big Naturals and the Sundance Kid With Itty Bitty Flapjack Titties
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Improve a movie by adding "With Big Naturals"
Close Encounters With Big Naturals of the Third Kind
Close Encounters With Big Naturals of the Third Kind
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
How remorseful he would be, how moved!
Cynthia Ozick, The Puttermesser Papers
How remorseful he would be, how moved!
Cynthia Ozick, The Puttermesser Papers
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"Lined on every wall by close-packed paper, the room was quite peaceful." - Aweary of the Sun, Gregory Feeley, in an early The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror
"Lined on every wall by close-packed paper, the room was quite peaceful." - Aweary of the Sun, Gregory Feeley, in an early The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"Knights could curse at you, fairies could trick you, it didn't matter."
The Bright Sword by Grossman.
"Knights could curse at you, fairies could trick you, it didn't matter."
The Bright Sword by Grossman.
January 21, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
How remorseful he would be, how moved!
Cynthia Ozick, The Puttermesser Papers
How remorseful he would be, how moved!
Cynthia Ozick, The Puttermesser Papers
There are approximately 10,012 births per day in the United States, so this is probably *someone's* first rodeo.
“prepare to be hated, americans” sweetheart i appreciate the sentiment but this is no one’s first rodeo
January 21, 2026 at 4:34 PM
There are approximately 10,012 births per day in the United States, so this is probably *someone's* first rodeo.
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ESPECIALLY if interdisciplinary, theoretical, and/or continental approaches to TRS are your jam and you don't fancy a trip to the US in November, you should check out the full CFP. Obviously I'd love to see everyone in the RS panel, but there are many others!
www.isrlc.org/isrlc-confer...
www.isrlc.org/isrlc-confer...
January 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
ESPECIALLY if interdisciplinary, theoretical, and/or continental approaches to TRS are your jam and you don't fancy a trip to the US in November, you should check out the full CFP. Obviously I'd love to see everyone in the RS panel, but there are many others!
www.isrlc.org/isrlc-confer...
www.isrlc.org/isrlc-confer...
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In just under a month I'm running a workshop for our doctoral students on unsticking their writing process, and whenever I do one of these I like to share a wide range of tips (with or without attribution, as the tipster prefers). So: what is your most effective and/or unhinged writing advice?
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
In just under a month I'm running a workshop for our doctoral students on unsticking their writing process, and whenever I do one of these I like to share a wide range of tips (with or without attribution, as the tipster prefers). So: what is your most effective and/or unhinged writing advice?
So say we all.
I am once again asking my field of study to stop being so damn relevant to current events.
Is anyone else getting Peloponnesian War vibes?
January 21, 2026 at 12:29 PM
So say we all.
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Hey! I'm looking for a CS/DH post-doc to work on building a large corpus of news broadcasts in Finnish, Finland Swedish, Sámi & Finnish Sign Language: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
#multimodality #digitalhumanities
#multimodality #digitalhumanities
Post-doctoral researcher in computer science or digital humanities specializing in audiovisual data
Post-doctoral researcher in computer science or digital humanities specializing in audiovisual data
jobs.helsinki.fi
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Hey! I'm looking for a CS/DH post-doc to work on building a large corpus of news broadcasts in Finnish, Finland Swedish, Sámi & Finnish Sign Language: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
#multimodality #digitalhumanities
#multimodality #digitalhumanities
Youth pastor voice:
guess what else is a “minor electrical issue”
January 21, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Youth pastor voice:
In just under a month I'm running a workshop for our doctoral students on unsticking their writing process, and whenever I do one of these I like to share a wide range of tips (with or without attribution, as the tipster prefers). So: what is your most effective and/or unhinged writing advice?
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
In just under a month I'm running a workshop for our doctoral students on unsticking their writing process, and whenever I do one of these I like to share a wide range of tips (with or without attribution, as the tipster prefers). So: what is your most effective and/or unhinged writing advice?
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To anybody interested, we are starting an online reading group that will run the next few years on the topic of Latin American philosophies and theologies, and whether it is possible to think of a non-redemptive sense of history. drive.google.com/file/d/1JcVn...
Programme for the Latin American Study Group at Texas A.pdf
drive.google.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:54 PM
To anybody interested, we are starting an online reading group that will run the next few years on the topic of Latin American philosophies and theologies, and whether it is possible to think of a non-redemptive sense of history. drive.google.com/file/d/1JcVn...
lolsob
@europe_explainer
THREAD: calming everyone down because panic helps nobody (1/19)
@random_professor
as someone who has studied continental politics for 30 years, this will not escalate.
@teenage_hegelian
history literally says otherwise
THREAD: calming everyone down because panic helps nobody (1/19)
@random_professor
as someone who has studied continental politics for 30 years, this will not escalate.
@teenage_hegelian
history literally says otherwise
January 19, 2026 at 9:27 PM
lolsob
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If you are mobile and want to do research related to this theme, this is a great opportunity. Matthijs is a great person to work with (as are the other biblical studies people on faculty there!), Radboud is a great place to work, and Nijmegen is a great place to live, even if only temporarily.
Please share widely! 3-year Postdoc in Early Christian Studies. Deadline: 8 March. Let me know if you have any questions or want to nominate a colleague.
Postdoc Position: Early Christian Studies | Radboud University
Do you want to work as a Postdoctoral Researcher: Early Christian Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies? Check our vacancy!
www.ru.nl
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
If you are mobile and want to do research related to this theme, this is a great opportunity. Matthijs is a great person to work with (as are the other biblical studies people on faculty there!), Radboud is a great place to work, and Nijmegen is a great place to live, even if only temporarily.
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Wild how Gary Larson's most infamous misfire of a cartoon has been so thoroughly vindicated by subsequent developments - first by the evolution of internet humor to the point where there was an audience ready to appreciate the joke, and then by advances in bovine behavioral science.
Cow Tools!
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Wild how Gary Larson's most infamous misfire of a cartoon has been so thoroughly vindicated by subsequent developments - first by the evolution of internet humor to the point where there was an audience ready to appreciate the joke, and then by advances in bovine behavioral science.
OK, I've been slogging through this all day and it's time to resort to bribery: if I finish marking the last 35 short papers in this batch before 9pm I can have a hot fudge sundae.
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
OK, I've been slogging through this all day and it's time to resort to bribery: if I finish marking the last 35 short papers in this batch before 9pm I can have a hot fudge sundae.
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In Accra for Ghana’s independence, VP Nixon “turned to the nearest Black man, slapped him on the shoulder, and asked what it felt like to be free. “I wouldn’t know, sir,” the man replied. “I’m from Alabama.””
January 19, 2026 at 12:33 PM
In Accra for Ghana’s independence, VP Nixon “turned to the nearest Black man, slapped him on the shoulder, and asked what it felt like to be free. “I wouldn’t know, sir,” the man replied. “I’m from Alabama.””
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Hey, academics! Have you signed a book contract lately?
You should report your royalty/advance rate anonymously on this spreadsheet.
Are you negotiating, or about to be negotiating, a book contract? You should take a look at the spreadsheet.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
You should report your royalty/advance rate anonymously on this spreadsheet.
Are you negotiating, or about to be negotiating, a book contract? You should take a look at the spreadsheet.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Academic publishing rates sharing
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April 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Hey, academics! Have you signed a book contract lately?
You should report your royalty/advance rate anonymously on this spreadsheet.
Are you negotiating, or about to be negotiating, a book contract? You should take a look at the spreadsheet.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
You should report your royalty/advance rate anonymously on this spreadsheet.
Are you negotiating, or about to be negotiating, a book contract? You should take a look at the spreadsheet.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Thread as Hugo candidate for short story. (content warning: bleak)
By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
January 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Thread as Hugo candidate for short story. (content warning: bleak)
The Mandalorian serving breakfast in bed:
This is the tray.
This is the tray.
The Mandalorian giving a tour of a farm:
This is the hay.
This is the hay.
The Mandalorian giving a tour of the waterfront:
This is the bay.
This is the bay.
January 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM
The Mandalorian serving breakfast in bed:
This is the tray.
This is the tray.
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Do you study disinformation or want to start working in that area?
Come to the DSI June 15-18th with @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, @emmaspiro.bsky.social, and many more.
disinfoinstitute.org
Come to the DSI June 15-18th with @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, @emmaspiro.bsky.social, and many more.
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Disinformation Summer Institute (DSI) - Disinformation Summer Institute
Disinformation Disinformation is false or misleading information created and spread to advance policy, political, economic or ideological goals. It is sometimes used by industries, governments, and ot...
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January 17, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Do you study disinformation or want to start working in that area?
Come to the DSI June 15-18th with @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, @emmaspiro.bsky.social, and many more.
disinfoinstitute.org
Come to the DSI June 15-18th with @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, @emmaspiro.bsky.social, and many more.
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Ruin a band by changing a letter
Hush
Hush
Ruin a band by changing a letter
Counting Craws
Mounting Crows 😳
Counting Craws
Mounting Crows 😳
Ruin a band by changing one letter.
Counting Brows
Counting Brows
January 17, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Ruin a band by changing a letter
Hush
Hush
How does Twitch streaming work and is it possible for me to go live for an 8 hour session of me frowning at a blank Word document, occasionally typing and then deleting the word "The"?
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
How does Twitch streaming work and is it possible for me to go live for an 8 hour session of me frowning at a blank Word document, occasionally typing and then deleting the word "The"?
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Boarding up the Overton Window to keep more zombie ideas from crawling through
January 16, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Boarding up the Overton Window to keep more zombie ideas from crawling through
ICQ status messages.
Okay, let's get nostalgic
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
January 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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