Tobias Wilson-Bates
@phdhurtbrain.bsky.social
Time Machines. Temporality. Ecology. Robots. Education. Associate Professor of 19th century British Literature.
Enough characters for the first volume of a Dickens novel
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Enough characters for the first volume of a Dickens novel
I’m hearing a lot of controversy already about how he’s choosing to depict Casaubon
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I’m hearing a lot of controversy already about how he’s choosing to depict Casaubon
Every shot in this movie is ready to be cut apart and reanimated to live on as a tormented remnant
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Every shot in this movie is ready to be cut apart and reanimated to live on as a tormented remnant
Regardless of how you feel about the new Frankenstein adaptation, I think we can all agree it is a rousing success at producing meme-content, and, in that alone, is well worth existing.
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Regardless of how you feel about the new Frankenstein adaptation, I think we can all agree it is a rousing success at producing meme-content, and, in that alone, is well worth existing.
having a spine has proven ineffective, so our new strategy is to become vaguely sentient floating jelly
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
having a spine has proven ineffective, so our new strategy is to become vaguely sentient floating jelly
I want Oscar Isaac to play a different version of the Victor Frankenstein character every three years for the rest of his life
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I want Oscar Isaac to play a different version of the Victor Frankenstein character every three years for the rest of his life
*me, trying to get the school to pay for food and drinks at events
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
*me, trying to get the school to pay for food and drinks at events
A good way to rid one's self of a sense of discomfort is to do something. That uneasy, dissatisfied feeling is actual force vibrating out of order; it may be turned to practical account by giving proper expression to its creative character.
-William Morris (advising you touch grass)
-William Morris (advising you touch grass)
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A good way to rid one's self of a sense of discomfort is to do something. That uneasy, dissatisfied feeling is actual force vibrating out of order; it may be turned to practical account by giving proper expression to its creative character.
-William Morris (advising you touch grass)
-William Morris (advising you touch grass)
Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization.
-William Morris
-William Morris
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization.
-William Morris
-William Morris
Hobbes must’ve felt like a fucking god telling the illustrator about this insane cover concept
November 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Hobbes must’ve felt like a fucking god telling the illustrator about this insane cover concept
The Fates determining whether your flight is canceled this week
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Fates determining whether your flight is canceled this week
This page not doing me any favors either
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This page not doing me any favors either
Never recovering from this page
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Never recovering from this page
Like the episode where Darwin predicted beak evolution tied to the shape of local flowers
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Like the episode where Darwin predicted beak evolution tied to the shape of local flowers
Love me some autumnal leaves on a misty morning 🍂
November 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Love me some autumnal leaves on a misty morning 🍂
Oh, and Grace Kim’s series is lovely!
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Oh, and Grace Kim’s series is lovely!
A couple thoughts
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
A couple thoughts
Hollup, I think I can explain…
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Hollup, I think I can explain…
Tough but fair. Put this on my chest.
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Tough but fair. Put this on my chest.
Great news, everybody. Apparently Georgia is a blue state.
November 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Great news, everybody. Apparently Georgia is a blue state.
Whenever a public figure passes who was extremely polarizing, I am always reminded of this
November 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Whenever a public figure passes who was extremely polarizing, I am always reminded of this
🚨WARNING🚨
Parents, check your child’s Halloween candy. Police report candy containing JMW Turner’s 1812 sublime depiction of Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps!!!!
Parents, check your child’s Halloween candy. Police report candy containing JMW Turner’s 1812 sublime depiction of Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps!!!!
October 31, 2025 at 2:55 AM
🚨WARNING🚨
Parents, check your child’s Halloween candy. Police report candy containing JMW Turner’s 1812 sublime depiction of Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps!!!!
Parents, check your child’s Halloween candy. Police report candy containing JMW Turner’s 1812 sublime depiction of Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps!!!!