Mike Van Esler
@mikevanesler.bsky.social
associate prof. of Radio-TV-Film at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. bad movies, streaming media, anime, and jrpgs
Got a parking ticket and not only are they using surveillance tech to keep track instead of someone physically chalking tires, YOU have to pay the city for their choice of parking surveillance platform. Fuck you!!
September 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Got a parking ticket and not only are they using surveillance tech to keep track instead of someone physically chalking tires, YOU have to pay the city for their choice of parking surveillance platform. Fuck you!!
reading about a grocery store i went to as a kid: "In their final years in the 1980s and early 1990s, the National slogan in the St. Louis market was, "You're Important to Us!"
September 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
reading about a grocery store i went to as a kid: "In their final years in the 1980s and early 1990s, the National slogan in the St. Louis market was, "You're Important to Us!"
very funny to compare the Dem numbers here with how Democratic machine members responded. "why do our voters hate us?!"
September 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
very funny to compare the Dem numbers here with how Democratic machine members responded. "why do our voters hate us?!"
i'm remembering that they basically fired all of the competent people at these agencies. they're going to have beat cops running these investigations
September 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
i'm remembering that they basically fired all of the competent people at these agencies. they're going to have beat cops running these investigations
Really love to see this University-approved ad up in the halls of my institution. Definitely makes my job easier
September 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Really love to see this University-approved ad up in the halls of my institution. Definitely makes my job easier
whatever's going on over at academia.edu is incredibly funny
August 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
whatever's going on over at academia.edu is incredibly funny
buying my tickets to 2025 Chicago Summer Whiskey Tasting Festival on RA
August 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
buying my tickets to 2025 Chicago Summer Whiskey Tasting Festival on RA
my favorite thing about doing historical research is seeing all the old ads about crap i have long since forgotten
August 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
my favorite thing about doing historical research is seeing all the old ads about crap i have long since forgotten
while being a hater is fun, there are agonizing lows too
July 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
while being a hater is fun, there are agonizing lows too
this dude (shing fui-on) was the hardest working guy in hong kong. in every movie and usually for just like 5 minutes
July 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
this dude (shing fui-on) was the hardest working guy in hong kong. in every movie and usually for just like 5 minutes
Cool to live in a country where driving this is considered normal. Photo taken from eye level of a 6’0” person
July 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Cool to live in a country where driving this is considered normal. Photo taken from eye level of a 6’0” person
it really gives away the game that these finance freaks are fine with trump now but will go to the mat to stop any sort of progressive movement
June 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
it really gives away the game that these finance freaks are fine with trump now but will go to the mat to stop any sort of progressive movement
this smelled like a publicity stunt the moment the variety PR piece was published
May 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
this smelled like a publicity stunt the moment the variety PR piece was published
and thus comes to a close my Zotero "Max Rebrand" subfolder
May 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
and thus comes to a close my Zotero "Max Rebrand" subfolder
Please just give the Emmy to The Rehearsal in whatever category it’s nominated in
May 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Please just give the Emmy to The Rehearsal in whatever category it’s nominated in
let me confirm: clair obscur rocks. a demented mime began our battle by building a big fake wall to lower damage
April 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
let me confirm: clair obscur rocks. a demented mime began our battle by building a big fake wall to lower damage
business school invites faculty for the most business-school possible event
April 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
business school invites faculty for the most business-school possible event
games i played because they were the last ones on the shelf at blockbuster
April 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
games i played because they were the last ones on the shelf at blockbuster
To any of my academic followers, you may see a streetwear collab between online ceramics and penguin books. Please do not buy the gear, it’s corny as hell!!
April 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
To any of my academic followers, you may see a streetwear collab between online ceramics and penguin books. Please do not buy the gear, it’s corny as hell!!
IMDb user lists rock
April 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
IMDb user lists rock
Living in god’s light with a tower of goat biryani
April 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Living in god’s light with a tower of goat biryani