Gerry Canavan
@gerrycanavan.bsky.social
Doomsayer, Utopologist. Minor but representative. Professor of 20th- and 21st-Century Literature at Marquette University.
the reason for the season
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
the reason for the season
Coming in 2026, the next book in the Mass Markets series: NEXT TIME ON DRAGONBALL by the great @vincenthaddad.bsky.social...
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Coming in 2026, the next book in the Mass Markets series: NEXT TIME ON DRAGONBALL by the great @vincenthaddad.bsky.social...
lol these are the last days of america
BREAKING: Trump has announced a $2,000 payment to most Americans, funded by U.S. tariff revenues.
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
lol these are the last days of america
vince gilligan you crazy for this one
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
vince gilligan you crazy for this one
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peter watts waiting by the phone
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
peter watts waiting by the phone
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assault on precinct 14
Everything else? What, are you gonna make THEY STILL LIVE? You gonna follow up Prince of Darkness: What's Behind The Mirror? Just don't. Carpenter is best when you give him the least to work with and that includes the head start of building on a classic
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
assault on precinct 14
obligatory James Cameron at the white board: THE THING$
John Carpenter says he's working on a sequel to 'The Thing'
"We'll see"
"We'll see"
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
obligatory James Cameron at the white board: THE THING$
dang
Let's make it official:
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
Shelved By Genre
These are books discussed on the podcast Shelved by Genre!
bookshop.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
dang
alas, strange new worlds lareviewofbooks.org/article/stra...
Strange New Lows | Los Angeles Review of Books
Adam Kotsko boldly goes into season three of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” with high expectations.
lareviewofbooks.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
alas, strange new worlds lareviewofbooks.org/article/stra...
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LEGO Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D officially revealed. 3,600 pieces and 9 minifigs: Captain Picard, Riker, Worf, Data, Dr. Beverly Crusher, Geordi La Forge, Troi, Guinan, and Wesley Crusher. https://zdcs.link/aeKZxA
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
LEGO Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D officially revealed. 3,600 pieces and 9 minifigs: Captain Picard, Riker, Worf, Data, Dr. Beverly Crusher, Geordi La Forge, Troi, Guinan, and Wesley Crusher. https://zdcs.link/aeKZxA
okay what if it were Trek Babies and they were all the same characters but babies
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
okay what if it were Trek Babies and they were all the same characters but babies
put some respect on Danny Federici's name
I might like Bruce Springsteen more if it didn’t always sound like there was a glockenspiel in the E Street band
November 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM
put some respect on Danny Federici's name
people on here will tweet anything
Last night I saw a guy on the sidewalk in a Charlie Brown costume kissing a woman in a slutty angel costume and I couldnt snap a pic fast enough to show you all that Charlie Brown has hoes.
November 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
people on here will tweet anything
never forget what they took from you
October 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
never forget what they took from you
you've heard of the dark enlightenment, now welcome to dark franchise studies
Shocking: they’re leaning in to the evocation of nerd imagery to further rally their base of reactionary antisocial gamers
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
you've heard of the dark enlightenment, now welcome to dark franchise studies
Doug’s the best!
Congratulations to @noctambulate.bsky.social and huge thanks for shepherding Mass Markets into the world.
Doug Armato, who has helmed the 100-year-old press for 27 years, is retiring at the end of December. His tenure saw the expansion of the press’s list and the development of strong Indigenous studies, trade, and regional publishing programs.
October 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Doug’s the best!
Tomorrow at the AMU! 5 PM!
October 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Tomorrow at the AMU! 5 PM!
I don't think we have to concede this!
An uncomfortable thing to sit with is that Tolkien's broad cultural impact, centuries down the line if we get them, is mostly going to be as a symbol of chauvinism and bigotry.
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I don't think we have to concede this!
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The Trump administration has a rainy day fund that will keep SNAP from expiring in November. Trump is refusing to use it.
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Dozens of States Sue Trump Administration Over Planned Food Stamp Cuts
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The Trump administration has a rainy day fund that will keep SNAP from expiring in November. Trump is refusing to use it.
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
the weekly budget of SNAP is 1.9 billion dollars
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
the weekly budget of SNAP is 1.9 billion dollars