Ethan Campbell
@profgawain.bsky.social
Former English professor, medievalist, editor, writer. Books: The Gawain-Poet and Anticlericalism (2018); The English Apocalypse (2024): https://isdistribution.com/BookDetail.aspx?aId=184714.
There was nothing wrong with his name, until he was about 57 years old and that no-talent ass clown wrote a bestseller and started winning elections.
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
There was nothing wrong with his name, until he was about 57 years old and that no-talent ass clown wrote a bestseller and started winning elections.
Yeah, David Copperfield is bad news completely apart from his connection with Epstein — something like a dozen women have accused him of drugging and assaulting them, some when they were underage.
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Yeah, David Copperfield is bad news completely apart from his connection with Epstein — something like a dozen women have accused him of drugging and assaulting them, some when they were underage.
Because they’re not actually playing Prince’s music? No disrespect to the cover band, but it’s not the same.
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Because they’re not actually playing Prince’s music? No disrespect to the cover band, but it’s not the same.
He forgot you have to be on duty to commit that kind of crime with impunity.
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
He forgot you have to be on duty to commit that kind of crime with impunity.
I have some terrible news for you about how old that film is (more than two decades).
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I have some terrible news for you about how old that film is (more than two decades).
She should have said, “Senator, let your yes be yes and your no be no.”
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
She should have said, “Senator, let your yes be yes and your no be no.”
A powerfully moving story, @legroff.bsky.social. The brief glances at history outside its personal drama -- the sky collapsing, the Venezuelan worker "vanishing in the night" -- take it to another level. As the horrors of fascism bear down on us, the ordinary horrors haven't gone away.
November 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A powerfully moving story, @legroff.bsky.social. The brief glances at history outside its personal drama -- the sky collapsing, the Venezuelan worker "vanishing in the night" -- take it to another level. As the horrors of fascism bear down on us, the ordinary horrors haven't gone away.
I’m receptive to the theory that it’s largely American Christians looking for external villains to avoid having to confront sex abuse inside their own churches.
November 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I’m receptive to the theory that it’s largely American Christians looking for external villains to avoid having to confront sex abuse inside their own churches.
I blame standardized tests.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I blame standardized tests.
Kind of sounds like it’s just been embarrassing for the New York Times.
November 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Kind of sounds like it’s just been embarrassing for the New York Times.
For a second, I thought he meant the musical Chicago. Which would be more fair.
November 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
For a second, I thought he meant the musical Chicago. Which would be more fair.
Eh, I think the book of Ecclesiastes still has it right.
The Founders even wrote, “When in the course of human events …” because they knew what they were doing (throwing off tyranny) had been done before.
The Founders even wrote, “When in the course of human events …” because they knew what they were doing (throwing off tyranny) had been done before.
November 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Eh, I think the book of Ecclesiastes still has it right.
The Founders even wrote, “When in the course of human events …” because they knew what they were doing (throwing off tyranny) had been done before.
The Founders even wrote, “When in the course of human events …” because they knew what they were doing (throwing off tyranny) had been done before.
Arthur Conan Doyle tried that at first after he killed off Sherlock Holmes — he wrote “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” set in the past. When the fans kept clamoring anyway, he finally threw up his hands and brought him back from the dead.
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Arthur Conan Doyle tried that at first after he killed off Sherlock Holmes — he wrote “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” set in the past. When the fans kept clamoring anyway, he finally threw up his hands and brought him back from the dead.
He can’t possibly know who she is. Since, as she noted, he doesn’t read.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
He can’t possibly know who she is. Since, as she noted, he doesn’t read.
Why is he reading his oath of office? Just to remind everyone how much he’s violated it?
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Why is he reading his oath of office? Just to remind everyone how much he’s violated it?
Alex, I love everything you said and admire your courage. I think your most hard-hitting line, when the agent said "Have a blessed day," was "The church condemns you."
For a religious believer who thinks their actions are righteous, being called anti-Christian is a hit that really hurts.
For a religious believer who thinks their actions are righteous, being called anti-Christian is a hit that really hurts.
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Alex, I love everything you said and admire your courage. I think your most hard-hitting line, when the agent said "Have a blessed day," was "The church condemns you."
For a religious believer who thinks their actions are righteous, being called anti-Christian is a hit that really hurts.
For a religious believer who thinks their actions are righteous, being called anti-Christian is a hit that really hurts.
I don’t see anything unfortunate about this policy!
But I know the pressure to compromise on it can be intense, especially at a small college — good for you and your department for holding the line.
But I know the pressure to compromise on it can be intense, especially at a small college — good for you and your department for holding the line.
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I don’t see anything unfortunate about this policy!
But I know the pressure to compromise on it can be intense, especially at a small college — good for you and your department for holding the line.
But I know the pressure to compromise on it can be intense, especially at a small college — good for you and your department for holding the line.
All those people behind him are like, “This is gold, Mikey, gold!”
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
All those people behind him are like, “This is gold, Mikey, gold!”
The Lincoln Project catching strays out here 😂 I think those guys just hate Trump and would be happy to join Mamdani in a fight against him.
November 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The Lincoln Project catching strays out here 😂 I think those guys just hate Trump and would be happy to join Mamdani in a fight against him.
"The people I admire most are those who are sensitive and want to create something or discover something, and do not see life in terms of power, and such people get more of a chance under a democracy than elsewhere." -- E.M. Forster
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"The people I admire most are those who are sensitive and want to create something or discover something, and do not see life in terms of power, and such people get more of a chance under a democracy than elsewhere." -- E.M. Forster
How did New York City do?
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
How did New York City do?
Marjorie Taylor Greene is getting applause from the audience of The View. What, is that not normal? 🤣
November 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene is getting applause from the audience of The View. What, is that not normal? 🤣