Andy McCumber
@ahmccumber.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Sociology. Past: Postdoc, Stony Brook University IACS, UCSB Sociology PhD. Author of BAD NATURE, University of Chicago Press www.andymccumber.com
For the environmental sociologist or rodent enthusiast on your list?
Bad Nature
Offers insights into the social and cultural implications of humans’ relationships with rats and the natural world. Apart from the occasional pet owner who has rats, most people regard rats as dise...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
For the environmental sociologist or rodent enthusiast on your list?
Yeah. Not sure any team is safe in that respect though.
November 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Yeah. Not sure any team is safe in that respect though.
Yeah it’s a real uncomfortable contrast. All the more reason to get him out of there.
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Yeah it’s a real uncomfortable contrast. All the more reason to get him out of there.
That was both the best and worst way for that stupid stupid season to end.
October 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
That was both the best and worst way for that stupid stupid season to end.
The most hilarious aspect of this is the premise that this is a goal that needs a well-funded think tank to accomplish. The Democrats don’t seem to need any convincing to make them shut up about these issues.
September 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The most hilarious aspect of this is the premise that this is a goal that needs a well-funded think tank to accomplish. The Democrats don’t seem to need any convincing to make them shut up about these issues.
And like … if I had to guess, he probably got some personal assistant and asked them to write something creepy for Jeff’s birthday and I’ll do a little doodle on it.
September 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
And like … if I had to guess, he probably got some personal assistant and asked them to write something creepy for Jeff’s birthday and I’ll do a little doodle on it.
Lots of fantastic answers here but I’m going to say Shelley Duvall in The Shining because it was inexplicably given a Razzie.
August 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Lots of fantastic answers here but I’m going to say Shelley Duvall in The Shining because it was inexplicably given a Razzie.
I watched Michael Haneke’s Caché (or Hidden) last year and I think it’s one of the best movies I’ve seen in recent memory.
August 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I watched Michael Haneke’s Caché (or Hidden) last year and I think it’s one of the best movies I’ve seen in recent memory.
Thank you! They really did do a wonderful job on the cover. Still surreal to see it at the conference!
August 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Thank you! They really did do a wonderful job on the cover. Still surreal to see it at the conference!