Steven Shaviro
@sshaviro.bsky.social
Stealth assassin from the clouds.
I finished reading THE ROSE FIELD. It marks a milestone, as I now have read through @philippullman.bsky.social Philip Pullman's six volumes about Lyra Belacqua. All wonderful, and much needed in these dark times. www.shaviro.com/Blog/?p=2004
Philip Pullman – The Pinocchio Theory
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November 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I finished reading THE ROSE FIELD. It marks a milestone, as I now have read through @philippullman.bsky.social Philip Pullman's six volumes about Lyra Belacqua. All wonderful, and much needed in these dark times. www.shaviro.com/Blog/?p=2004
New blog entry, on Philip Pullman: www.shaviro.com/Blog/?p=2004
Philip Pullman – The Pinocchio Theory
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October 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
New blog entry, on Philip Pullman: www.shaviro.com/Blog/?p=2004
Ralph Nader interviews Roddey Reid about Roddey's new book on political bullying:
www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/p/the-era-of...
www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/p/the-era-of...
The Era of the Bully
Ralph welcomes Professor Roddey Reid to break down his book “Confronting Political Intimidation and Public Bullying: A Handbook for the Trump Era and Beyond.” Then, we are joined by the original Nader...
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October 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Ralph Nader interviews Roddey Reid about Roddey's new book on political bullying:
www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/p/the-era-of...
www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/p/the-era-of...
New blog posting: a review of Jo Isaacson's brilliant new book on the 1962 movie What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? shaviro.com/Blog/?p=1999
Johanna Isaacson on What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? – The Pinocchio Theory
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October 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
New blog posting: a review of Jo Isaacson's brilliant new book on the 1962 movie What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? shaviro.com/Blog/?p=1999
Roddey Reid’s book, now revised and expanded, is the best text I have found that not only grasps the full meaning of Trump, but places him in the context of American business culture. Be afraid.
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roddeyreid.squarespace.com/new-book-1
About 1 — UNSAFE THOUGHTS BY RODDEY REID
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September 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Roddey Reid’s book, now revised and expanded, is the best text I have found that not only grasps the full meaning of Trump, but places him in the context of American business culture. Be afraid.
roddeyreid.squarespace.com/new-book-1
roddeyreid.squarespace.com/new-book-1
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Hakeem Jeffries voted for Charlie Kirk Day but still isn’t sure if he’ll endorse Zohran Mamdani. This is why the approval rating of the Democratic Party is lower than Trump’s or the GOP.
September 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hakeem Jeffries voted for Charlie Kirk Day but still isn’t sure if he’ll endorse Zohran Mamdani. This is why the approval rating of the Democratic Party is lower than Trump’s or the GOP.
Just made a Facebook posting that may get me into trouble (as has happened to me once before). But I felt like I had to say it.
August 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Just made a Facebook posting that may get me into trouble (as has happened to me once before). But I felt like I had to say it.
New blog posting: on Cassandra Khaw's The Library at Hellebore: www.shaviro.com/Blog/?p=1996
Cassandra Khaw – The Library at Hellebore – The Pinocchio Theory
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July 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New blog posting: on Cassandra Khaw's The Library at Hellebore: www.shaviro.com/Blog/?p=1996
Book review: MINDS IN TRANSIT by Joan Slonczewski shaviro.com/Blog/?p=1993
Joan Slonczewski, MINDS IN TRANSIT – The Pinocchio Theory
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July 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Book review: MINDS IN TRANSIT by Joan Slonczewski shaviro.com/Blog/?p=1993
New blog entry: Charlie Jane Anders' forthcoming novel, LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER: shaviro.com/Blog/?p=1990
Charlie Jane Anders, LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER – The Pinocchio Theory
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June 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
New blog entry: Charlie Jane Anders' forthcoming novel, LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER: shaviro.com/Blog/?p=1990
I wrote a brief review of Adrian Tchaikovsky's new science fiction novel SHROUD: shaviro.com/Blog/?p=1987
Adrian Tchaikovsky, SHROUD – The Pinocchio Theory
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June 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I wrote a brief review of Adrian Tchaikovsky's new science fiction novel SHROUD: shaviro.com/Blog/?p=1987
Roddey Reid on political intimidation and bullying in the age of Trump: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPY8...
Confronting Political Intimidation and Public Bullying with Roddey Reid
YouTube video by University of California Television (UCTV)
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May 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Roddey Reid on political intimidation and bullying in the age of Trump: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPY8...
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"(T)he retreat of morals in the presence of music, and of dancing, and the general gaiety of the theatre, is a fact very interesting to philosophers and very puzzling to the official censors."
-- A.N. Whitehead, 'Modes of Thought'
-- A.N. Whitehead, 'Modes of Thought'
May 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"(T)he retreat of morals in the presence of music, and of dancing, and the general gaiety of the theatre, is a fact very interesting to philosophers and very puzzling to the official censors."
-- A.N. Whitehead, 'Modes of Thought'
-- A.N. Whitehead, 'Modes of Thought'
New blog entry: Donald Trump is not conscious shaviro.com/Blog/?p=1979
Donald Trump is not conscious – The Pinocchio Theory
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April 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
New blog entry: Donald Trump is not conscious shaviro.com/Blog/?p=1979
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It's weird to have elected leaders who say they want to crash the economy, reinstate segregation, strip human rights and create a perpetual underclass and then have people ask why are they doing this are they bad at economics ?
April 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
It's weird to have elected leaders who say they want to crash the economy, reinstate segregation, strip human rights and create a perpetual underclass and then have people ask why are they doing this are they bad at economics ?
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If you think what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk can't happen to you because you're a citizen and she's not, you are sorely mistaken. Ozturk was snatched off the street not for being a national security threat but for having a wrong opinion. If we don't put a stop to this, it's coming for all of us.
March 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If you think what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk can't happen to you because you're a citizen and she's not, you are sorely mistaken. Ozturk was snatched off the street not for being a national security threat but for having a wrong opinion. If we don't put a stop to this, it's coming for all of us.
Just signed a contract to publish a book on the movie NEPTUNE FROST in Bloomsbury's Timecodes: Films MInute By Minute series. @bloomsburymedia.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just signed a contract to publish a book on the movie NEPTUNE FROST in Bloomsbury's Timecodes: Films MInute By Minute series. @bloomsburymedia.bsky.social
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This is the second time USAID/State is punishing people revealing the truth that Marco is killing children. They're quite desperate to hide this fact, as if the reporters in Africa or court declarations are making it up.
NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.
March 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This is the second time USAID/State is punishing people revealing the truth that Marco is killing children. They're quite desperate to hide this fact, as if the reporters in Africa or court declarations are making it up.
RIP Souleymane Cissé, great film director from Mali. HIs 1987 YEELEN, the only film of his I have seen, is extraordinary. He made other films as well, which I hope to get a chance to see.
February 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
RIP Souleymane Cissé, great film director from Mali. HIs 1987 YEELEN, the only film of his I have seen, is extraordinary. He made other films as well, which I hope to get a chance to see.
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February 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"Rolling back 'DEI policies'... is really just a code for no longer hiring Black people."
-- Elie Mystal
-- Elie Mystal
February 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Rolling back 'DEI policies'... is really just a code for no longer hiring Black people."
-- Elie Mystal
-- Elie Mystal