dr ak 🐸
@thekonk.bsky.social
Pretty into cats, classical Hollywood, DVDs, and the beach. Author of _Some Kind of Mirror: Creating Marilyn Monroe_. Co-editor of _Perspectives on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend_.
Political discourse has me dreaming of Miss Piggy. Speak out, piggy.
miss piggy from the muppet show is making a funny face with her eyes closed .
Alt: miss piggy from the muppet show is making a funny face with her eyes closed .
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November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Political discourse has me dreaming of Miss Piggy. Speak out, piggy.
#DieMyLove was delightfully intense. Jennifer Lawrence created one of my favorite characters in film ever - for whatever that reveals about me.
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
#DieMyLove was delightfully intense. Jennifer Lawrence created one of my favorite characters in film ever - for whatever that reveals about me.
Georgia Southern is hiring three new TT colleagues: children's lit/media, Shakespeare, and creative writing. Please share with your networks: www.georgiasouthern.edu/colleges/art...
Employment Opportunities - Georgia Southern University
Employment Opportunities College of Arts & Humanities, Department of English Current Job Opening: Assistant Professor of English in Creative Writing – Job Opening #291247 Assistant Professor of Englis...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Georgia Southern is hiring three new TT colleagues: children's lit/media, Shakespeare, and creative writing. Please share with your networks: www.georgiasouthern.edu/colleges/art...
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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more important than ever to understand how with minimal energy people (and now things!) can easily persuade you to act against your own interests, if you aren’t familiar with their tactics and how your own damn brain works.
October 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
more important than ever to understand how with minimal energy people (and now things!) can easily persuade you to act against your own interests, if you aren’t familiar with their tactics and how your own damn brain works.
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The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
At least there’s a reasonable explanation for why the one thing I had to look forward to doesn’t seem to be happening.
Returning Jesus Christ Downed By U.S. Missile Defense 30,000 Feet Before Making Landfall
September 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
At least there’s a reasonable explanation for why the one thing I had to look forward to doesn’t seem to be happening.
At the fabulous TBC5, where a presenter called attention to Lynch’s “dense atmosphere of pointlessness.” Suddenly claims that Lynch is a realist make so much sense, as I too seem to be mired in a “dense atmosphere of pointlessness.”
September 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
At the fabulous TBC5, where a presenter called attention to Lynch’s “dense atmosphere of pointlessness.” Suddenly claims that Lynch is a realist make so much sense, as I too seem to be mired in a “dense atmosphere of pointlessness.”
Take a break from doomscrolling to learn about stardom! Friday, online.
Next Friday, we're hosting an author talk with Niamh Thornton! Register for the Zoom at tinyurl.com/5xkvenp6.
September 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Take a break from doomscrolling to learn about stardom! Friday, online.
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Join us!
Next Friday, we're hosting an author talk with Niamh Thornton! Register for the Zoom at tinyurl.com/5xkvenp6.
September 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Join us!
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Next Friday, we're hosting an author talk with Niamh Thornton! Register for the Zoom at tinyurl.com/5xkvenp6.
September 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Next Friday, we're hosting an author talk with Niamh Thornton! Register for the Zoom at tinyurl.com/5xkvenp6.
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I think one of the things people misunderstand about being anti-ChatGPT and related products is that they are being forced into institutions and other products and services in ways that affect all of our lives whether they work or *not* and we will all have to deal with the consequences
August 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I think one of the things people misunderstand about being anti-ChatGPT and related products is that they are being forced into institutions and other products and services in ways that affect all of our lives whether they work or *not* and we will all have to deal with the consequences
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Hello it’s me Sam Altman I have a zillion dollar idea it’s a chat bot that tells teenagers to kill themselves and you can generate csam with it and it poisons the air and water and it’s wrong most of the time and we’re going to put it in your refrigerator and stuff 👍 I need more money for this btw
August 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hello it’s me Sam Altman I have a zillion dollar idea it’s a chat bot that tells teenagers to kill themselves and you can generate csam with it and it poisons the air and water and it’s wrong most of the time and we’re going to put it in your refrigerator and stuff 👍 I need more money for this btw
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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I love the new Cracker Barrel logo! 🧡
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
August 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I love the new Cracker Barrel logo! 🧡
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
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Please register and plan to join us for an author talk with Niamh Thornton about the book María Félix: A Mexican Film Star and Her Legacy. Olivia Cosentino will moderate.
The talk will take place on Friday, September 12, at 1:00 PM EST via Zoom. Please register at tinyurl.com/5xkvenp6
The talk will take place on Friday, September 12, at 1:00 PM EST via Zoom. Please register at tinyurl.com/5xkvenp6
August 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Please register and plan to join us for an author talk with Niamh Thornton about the book María Félix: A Mexican Film Star and Her Legacy. Olivia Cosentino will moderate.
The talk will take place on Friday, September 12, at 1:00 PM EST via Zoom. Please register at tinyurl.com/5xkvenp6
The talk will take place on Friday, September 12, at 1:00 PM EST via Zoom. Please register at tinyurl.com/5xkvenp6
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
August 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
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The moment he named his platform “Truth Social” we were headed this way.
August 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The moment he named his platform “Truth Social” we were headed this way.
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New in PN: The slide toward "competitive authoritarianism"
"Orbán subverted Hungary’s democracy with gerrymandering and by creating a nationwide right-wing media network. He put loyalists in the public prosecutor’s office, ensuring the judicial system would go after his enemies. Sound familiar?"
"Orbán subverted Hungary’s democracy with gerrymandering and by creating a nationwide right-wing media network. He put loyalists in the public prosecutor’s office, ensuring the judicial system would go after his enemies. Sound familiar?"
"Competitive authoritarianism" and America's slide toward it
You can still vote. It just might not mean much.
www.publicnotice.co
August 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
New in PN: The slide toward "competitive authoritarianism"
"Orbán subverted Hungary’s democracy with gerrymandering and by creating a nationwide right-wing media network. He put loyalists in the public prosecutor’s office, ensuring the judicial system would go after his enemies. Sound familiar?"
"Orbán subverted Hungary’s democracy with gerrymandering and by creating a nationwide right-wing media network. He put loyalists in the public prosecutor’s office, ensuring the judicial system would go after his enemies. Sound familiar?"
My article: “Not Only ‘Double Entendre’ but Outright Smut”: Some Like It Hot’s (1959) Code-Compatible Style www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... is open access this month! Check it out!
“Not Only ‘Double Entendre’ but Outright Smut”: Some Like It Hot’s (1959) Code-Compatible Style
Published in Quarterly Review of Film and Video (Vol. 42, No. 1, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
My article: “Not Only ‘Double Entendre’ but Outright Smut”: Some Like It Hot’s (1959) Code-Compatible Style www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... is open access this month! Check it out!
#MarilynMonroe passed overnight between August 4 and 5, 1962. She left behind a body of work that testifies to her as a comic genius as well as a talented dramatic actress.
August 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
#MarilynMonroe passed overnight between August 4 and 5, 1962. She left behind a body of work that testifies to her as a comic genius as well as a talented dramatic actress.
I’ve reached that sweet spot of course prep and pre-teen girls listening to music in the next room where I questioned why the month of November was included in a fall schedule. 😬
July 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I’ve reached that sweet spot of course prep and pre-teen girls listening to music in the next room where I questioned why the month of November was included in a fall schedule. 😬
Still working on my book amidst the collapse of society. Though my topic is Marilyn Monroe as an adapted character, I am making connections to the manosphere and government conspiracies-so even obscure and niche humanities projects are relevant!
a cartoon drawing of a woman with blonde hair
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a woman with blonde hair
media.tenor.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Still working on my book amidst the collapse of society. Though my topic is Marilyn Monroe as an adapted character, I am making connections to the manosphere and government conspiracies-so even obscure and niche humanities projects are relevant!