Tiffany Knoell, Ph.D.
@tlknoell.bsky.social
Professional nerd. Occasional time traveler. Co-host of Silent Film Fridays on Stream.place. Associate Teaching Professor, Dept. of Popular Culture, School of Cultural and Critical Studies, BGSU. Views are my own, not those of my employer.
Tonight on Silent Film Fridays, we've got a pair of romance comedies: Behind the Screen (1916, dir Chaplin, star Edna Purviance) and The Danger Girl (1916, dir Badger, star Gloria Swanson). We kick off at *8PM* EST over at stream.place. Join us, won't you?
November 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Tonight on Silent Film Fridays, we've got a pair of romance comedies: Behind the Screen (1916, dir Chaplin, star Edna Purviance) and The Danger Girl (1916, dir Badger, star Gloria Swanson). We kick off at *8PM* EST over at stream.place. Join us, won't you?
Scritches and bliss.
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Scritches and bliss.
Veterans Day is coming up, so my pilot father is on my mind. The button the left wasn't his - it was in a lot of vintage sewing notions - but it still reminded me of him.
November 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Veterans Day is coming up, so my pilot father is on my mind. The button the left wasn't his - it was in a lot of vintage sewing notions - but it still reminded me of him.
Tonight on Silent Film Fridays, we're sticking with sci-fi with A Message From Mars (1913, United Kingdom Photoplays). As an early sci-fi film, this one includes special effects right from the Méliès playbook. We kick off at 8 pm EST over at stream.place/atk42games.b... . Join us, won't you?
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Tonight on Silent Film Fridays, we're sticking with sci-fi with A Message From Mars (1913, United Kingdom Photoplays). As an early sci-fi film, this one includes special effects right from the Méliès playbook. We kick off at 8 pm EST over at stream.place/atk42games.b... . Join us, won't you?
Boudicca made a nest in my shawl.
November 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Boudicca made a nest in my shawl.
Torias is clearly having a moment.
November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Torias is clearly having a moment.
Blooming in November
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Blooming in November
If you see this, I implore you to post a pic from your device without context.
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If you see this, I implore you to post a pic from your device without context.
Cozy November morning.
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Cozy November morning.
Tonight on Silent Film Fridays, we're continuing in the spirit of the season with Eerie Tales (1919, Germany, dir. Richard Oswald). Come for the spooky anthology, stay for Conrad Veidt. We kick off at 7pm Eastern over at stream.place/atk42games.b... . Join us, won't you?
October 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Tonight on Silent Film Fridays, we're continuing in the spirit of the season with Eerie Tales (1919, Germany, dir. Richard Oswald). Come for the spooky anthology, stay for Conrad Veidt. We kick off at 7pm Eastern over at stream.place/atk42games.b... . Join us, won't you?
Greetings from my house.
October 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Greetings from my house.
So many colors in the twilight.
October 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
So many colors in the twilight.
My writing companion and I send greetings to all at the No Kings protests. Were I not on deadline, I would join you in person.
October 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
My writing companion and I send greetings to all at the No Kings protests. Were I not on deadline, I would join you in person.
I need hope. This helps. Chalk from BGSU campus.
October 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I need hope. This helps. Chalk from BGSU campus.
Tonight on Silent Film Fridays, we're dipping into the Halloween spirit with selections from Haxan (1922, dir. Christensen). Come for the quasi-documentary, stay for the Witches' Sabbat. We'll kick off at 7pm Eastern over on stream.place (stream.place/atk42games.b...). Join us, won't you?
October 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Tonight on Silent Film Fridays, we're dipping into the Halloween spirit with selections from Haxan (1922, dir. Christensen). Come for the quasi-documentary, stay for the Witches' Sabbat. We'll kick off at 7pm Eastern over on stream.place (stream.place/atk42games.b...). Join us, won't you?
Post a picture of when your pet was little.
The kitten version of the Lady Zee.
The kitten version of the Lady Zee.
October 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Post a picture of when your pet was little.
The kitten version of the Lady Zee.
The kitten version of the Lady Zee.
Ginger and not so ginger.
October 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Ginger and not so ginger.
I just wanted to know time and temperature for roasting a butternut squash.
October 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I just wanted to know time and temperature for roasting a butternut squash.
This is Bahama. He and I went on a walk. I finally achieved the "me and my llama" dream first introduced by Sesame Street when I was a little kid.
October 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is Bahama. He and I went on a walk. I finally achieved the "me and my llama" dream first introduced by Sesame Street when I was a little kid.
Tonight on Silent Film Fridays, we're taking at trip to visit Aelita, Queen of Mars (1924, dir. Yakov Protazanov). We'll kick off at 7pm Eastern over at stream.place/atk42games.b... . Join us, won't you?
October 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Tonight on Silent Film Fridays, we're taking at trip to visit Aelita, Queen of Mars (1924, dir. Yakov Protazanov). We'll kick off at 7pm Eastern over at stream.place/atk42games.b... . Join us, won't you?
One (1) ginger widget.
October 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
One (1) ginger widget.
Fluffy and unbothered.
October 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Fluffy and unbothered.
About to plug it in and pray. I haven't bled on it yet, unlike almost all of my projects, but maybe the sacrifice won't be needed.
October 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
About to plug it in and pray. I haven't bled on it yet, unlike almost all of my projects, but maybe the sacrifice won't be needed.
Completed hood and cowl with my favorite fasteners to date: shirt studs from a lot of antique sewing supplies.
October 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Completed hood and cowl with my favorite fasteners to date: shirt studs from a lot of antique sewing supplies.
Currently on the needles.
October 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Currently on the needles.