Mavcall
@mavcall.bsky.social
comm prof: gender & pop culture and online pedagogy. xennial. human to devon rex supergroup: Huey Lewis, Joan Jett, Stevie Nicks, & Eddie Vedder. gluten free foodie. clean air advocate. ❤️ my mn twins! order: https://a.co/d/ifmVETy (she/her)
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Ode to Gen X
Even for the casual viewer, the Netflix series Stranger Things will likely feel familiar, reminiscent of popular 1980s coming-of-age movies such as The Goonies, E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Stand ...
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Today’s the day! If you’re excited about the final season of Stranger Things, check out my book, Ode to Gen X: Institutional Cynicism in Stranger Things and 1980s Film from @upmississippi.bsky.social. It provides a recap of ST and a trip down 80s memory lane: bit.ly/3fDZyFo. #StrangerThings #GenX
Today’s the day! If you’re excited about the final season of Stranger Things, check out my book, Ode to Gen X: Institutional Cynicism in Stranger Things and 1980s Film from @upmississippi.bsky.social. It provides a recap of ST and a trip down 80s memory lane: bit.ly/3fDZyFo. #StrangerThings #GenX
Ode to Gen X
Even for the casual viewer, the Netflix series Stranger Things will likely feel familiar, reminiscent of popular 1980s coming-of-age movies such as The Goonies, E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Stand ...
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Today’s the day! If you’re excited about the final season of Stranger Things, check out my book, Ode to Gen X: Institutional Cynicism in Stranger Things and 1980s Film from @upmississippi.bsky.social. It provides a recap of ST and a trip down 80s memory lane: bit.ly/3fDZyFo. #StrangerThings #GenX
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Learning loss didn’t come from “lockdowns” or remote instruction.
It COMES FROM (still happening) illness.
Illness caused by COVID.
Illness that makes kids miss school and teachers miss teaching.
SICK DAYS. And the vascular damage that causes incapacity to think & retain.
This is still happening.
Learning loss didn’t come from “lockdowns” or remote instruction.
It COMES FROM (still happening) illness.
Illness caused by COVID.
Illness that makes kids miss school and teachers miss teaching.
SICK DAYS. And the vascular damage that causes incapacity to think & retain.
This is still happening.
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Learning loss didn’t come from “lockdowns” or remote instruction.
It COMES FROM (still happening) illness.
Illness caused by COVID.
Illness that makes kids miss school and teachers miss teaching.
SICK DAYS. And the vascular damage that causes incapacity to think & retain.
This is still happening.
Learning loss didn’t come from “lockdowns” or remote instruction.
It COMES FROM (still happening) illness.
Illness caused by COVID.
Illness that makes kids miss school and teachers miss teaching.
SICK DAYS. And the vascular damage that causes incapacity to think & retain.
This is still happening.
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Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
The American Revolution on PBS
A Historians At The Movies/Ben Franklin’s World Watch Party
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
The book chapter I’m writing on Unrivaled as an alternative to the WNBA just got a whole lot more interesting, me thinks. I’m so proud of Phee for using her position for good. #MinnesotaLynx #WNBA
September 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The book chapter I’m writing on Unrivaled as an alternative to the WNBA just got a whole lot more interesting, me thinks. I’m so proud of Phee for using her position for good. #MinnesotaLynx #WNBA
What a game!
THE SEATTLE STORM STAY ALIVE 😱
Skylar Diggins' late-game heroics powered Seattle to an 86-83 win over Las Vegas to tie the series 1-1.
Skylar Diggins' late-game heroics powered Seattle to an 86-83 win over Las Vegas to tie the series 1-1.
September 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
What a game!
The penultimate episode of Paradise on Hulu is the best episode of telvision I’ve seen since The Bear’s “Fishes” (2023, season two, episode six).
I am pretty sure I will not sleep tonight because of it. #Paradise
I am pretty sure I will not sleep tonight because of it. #Paradise
August 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The penultimate episode of Paradise on Hulu is the best episode of telvision I’ve seen since The Bear’s “Fishes” (2023, season two, episode six).
I am pretty sure I will not sleep tonight because of it. #Paradise
I am pretty sure I will not sleep tonight because of it. #Paradise
August 13, 2025.
Did baseball just die in my Minnesota?
Did baseball just die in my Minnesota?
a baseball player wearing a helmet and a chest protector is standing on a field .
Alt: Joe Mauer wearing a helmet and a chest protector standing on a baseball field, looking dismayed and rubbing his eyes
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August 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
August 13, 2025.
Did baseball just die in my Minnesota?
Did baseball just die in my Minnesota?
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth just said on Colbert, "We should all live long enough to develop a disability," & the audience laughed uncomfortably.
I can tell you what they were thinking. It was "Not me. That would never happen to me."
& the underlying, unacknowlged premise was "b/c I'm better than that."
I can tell you what they were thinking. It was "Not me. That would never happen to me."
& the underlying, unacknowlged premise was "b/c I'm better than that."
June 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Sen. Tammy Duckworth just said on Colbert, "We should all live long enough to develop a disability," & the audience laughed uncomfortably.
I can tell you what they were thinking. It was "Not me. That would never happen to me."
& the underlying, unacknowlged premise was "b/c I'm better than that."
I can tell you what they were thinking. It was "Not me. That would never happen to me."
& the underlying, unacknowlged premise was "b/c I'm better than that."
💙❤️🤍
Thousands sing "This Land is Your Land" during a 'No Kings' protest in Napa, CA.
June 15, 2025 at 4:08 AM
💙❤️🤍
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When considering rainbow text, don't forget to consider readability and legibility. Text filled with rainbows can be difficult to read. Same with complex rainbow backgrounds. Putting each word or letter in a different color of the rainbow could force readers to work harder.
June 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
When considering rainbow text, don't forget to consider readability and legibility. Text filled with rainbows can be difficult to read. Same with complex rainbow backgrounds. Putting each word or letter in a different color of the rainbow could force readers to work harder.
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A bit jarring to go from one article describing a new #COVID variant leading to increased hospitalizations in Asia that has now detected in US to the next article about how the US is recommending fewer people get vaccinated.
May 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A bit jarring to go from one article describing a new #COVID variant leading to increased hospitalizations in Asia that has now detected in US to the next article about how the US is recommending fewer people get vaccinated.
Thank you for a fabulous year, Jim and @themichaelgrady.bsky.social Never leave us. 🐺
May 1, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Thank you for a fabulous year, Jim and @themichaelgrady.bsky.social Never leave us. 🐺
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On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is
April 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is
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NBC News: A federal judge just issued a final judgement and permanent injunction against the Trump admin — ruling that the National Institutes of Health must continue funding research grants at their original, full amounts. @msnbc.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
NBC News: A federal judge just issued a final judgement and permanent injunction against the Trump admin — ruling that the National Institutes of Health must continue funding research grants at their original, full amounts. @msnbc.com
In preparation for next year’s classic Animation Domination block, you really should read the book I wrote with Olivia Vogt: mcfarlandbooks.com/product/good...
April 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
In preparation for next year’s classic Animation Domination block, you really should read the book I wrote with Olivia Vogt: mcfarlandbooks.com/product/good...
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Masking discourse is on again and I’ll just say if you see people masking when few others are it’s likely because they’ve determined that for them, in that setting, the benefit of not catching (or spreading) whatever’s going around is worth the cost of masking. It’s rarely more complicated than that
April 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Masking discourse is on again and I’ll just say if you see people masking when few others are it’s likely because they’ve determined that for them, in that setting, the benefit of not catching (or spreading) whatever’s going around is worth the cost of masking. It’s rarely more complicated than that
Tomorrow would be a perfect day for a snow day since I am wide awake after that Timberwolves game! #MNTimberwolves
April 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Tomorrow would be a perfect day for a snow day since I am wide awake after that Timberwolves game! #MNTimberwolves
This is far too common. Thankful for Mayo Clinic doc who asked if I wanted a bilateral salpingectomy (tube removal) with my endo surgery. He explained procedure, benefits, drawbacks and didn’t question my decision or offer judgement. High five, Dr. Burnett! (And I’ve been endo free for THREE years!)
Asking insensitive questions like:
“Don’t you want to be a Mom?”
“You might want biological children, many women do”
“What happens if you meet your dream man and he leaves you for being barren?”
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“Don’t you want to be a Mom?”
“You might want biological children, many women do”
“What happens if you meet your dream man and he leaves you for being barren?”
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March 26, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This is far too common. Thankful for Mayo Clinic doc who asked if I wanted a bilateral salpingectomy (tube removal) with my endo surgery. He explained procedure, benefits, drawbacks and didn’t question my decision or offer judgement. High five, Dr. Burnett! (And I’ve been endo free for THREE years!)
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Timeline cleanse 🌞
March 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Timeline cleanse 🌞
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The power of on-screen representation 😻🐈⬛
March 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The power of on-screen representation 😻🐈⬛
Join us in Fargo! #Commsky
Tenure-track job opening! 🚨 Link in bio!
We're searching for a colleague to teach students in the areas of multimedia, broadcast, and/or strat communication. The teaching load is 2/2; candidate must maintain an active research agenda.
#NDSU #NDSUCommunication #StrategicCommunication #AcademicSky
We're searching for a colleague to teach students in the areas of multimedia, broadcast, and/or strat communication. The teaching load is 2/2; candidate must maintain an active research agenda.
#NDSU #NDSUCommunication #StrategicCommunication #AcademicSky
March 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Join us in Fargo! #Commsky
Thank you!
And FWIW, subscribing to @wired.com in January was one of the best decisions I made in the last couple of months.
And FWIW, subscribing to @wired.com in January was one of the best decisions I made in the last couple of months.
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Thank you!
And FWIW, subscribing to @wired.com in January was one of the best decisions I made in the last couple of months.
And FWIW, subscribing to @wired.com in January was one of the best decisions I made in the last couple of months.
My mom is in her 80s and does not have access to the internet.
So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...
Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support
Changes could break the system, former officials say.
www.axios.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
My mom is in her 80s and does not have access to the internet.