Vicky P. Lantz
@vplphd.bsky.social
Theatre Historian | Disney Scholar | D&Der | Displaced Oregonian (she/her)
Currently working on Victorian fashion and colonialism; Disney frontierism
Currently working on Victorian fashion and colonialism; Disney frontierism
How wonderful!! I’d love to hear @smittermeier.bsky.social keynote on Star Trek!!
#CFP Red Alert!
We are organizing an international #symposium on #StarTrek in September 2026 in Paris, for the 60th anniversary of the franchise. 🖖
We are pleased to announce that Dr. @smittermeier.bsky.social will deliver the keynote address of the symposium!
We are organizing an international #symposium on #StarTrek in September 2026 in Paris, for the 60th anniversary of the franchise. 🖖
We are pleased to announce that Dr. @smittermeier.bsky.social will deliver the keynote address of the symposium!
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
How wonderful!! I’d love to hear @smittermeier.bsky.social keynote on Star Trek!!
So grateful for Angela Pinholster, Jenny Kokai @jkokai.bsky.social, Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social, Tamarah Tucker Gonzalez, and Priscilla Hobbs @mythinginaction.bsky.social zooming into my Disney Performance class. It heightened our discussions and broadened their understanding!
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
So grateful for Angela Pinholster, Jenny Kokai @jkokai.bsky.social, Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social, Tamarah Tucker Gonzalez, and Priscilla Hobbs @mythinginaction.bsky.social zooming into my Disney Performance class. It heightened our discussions and broadened their understanding!
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In other news, I recommend today's Daily Podcast, about the parents of a trans girl who just had to flee Tennessee for Connecticut in order to protect her. The parents are both Southerners and ministers, and had idea what "trans" was until they had to learn.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America
Podcast Episode · The Daily · 11/21/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In other news, I recommend today's Daily Podcast, about the parents of a trans girl who just had to flee Tennessee for Connecticut in order to protect her. The parents are both Southerners and ministers, and had idea what "trans" was until they had to learn.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
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Students using AI is definitely the thing that is going to break me. Not even failing grades work as a deterrent.
October 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Students using AI is definitely the thing that is going to break me. Not even failing grades work as a deterrent.
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the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
If you think I've forgotten about the hurricane satellites, think again. The Navy is permanently unplugging them this week, on the brink of the busiest stretch of the season. There's so much more to this story, and I have the latest scoop. ⬇️
Navy Set to Unplug Critical Hurricane Satellites this Week
Abrupt termination of satellite data by U.S. Department of Defense sends forecasters scrambling for a fix on the brink of the busiest stretch of the hurricane season
michaelrlowry.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
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I’m a hardworking, taxpaying, churchgoing, grandkid-raising American citizen. And if I work all day long and want to go home, smoke a joint & just stare at the fireplace for 3 hours…that’s my civil liberty.
@sarapayan.bsky.social reports on my mission to end America's prohibition on marijuana:
@sarapayan.bsky.social reports on my mission to end America's prohibition on marijuana:
Rick Steves Talks Travel, Cannabis and Freedom
The celebrated PBS television host’s plant advocacy is legendary as is his take on the current state of international cannabis.
cannabisnow.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I’m a hardworking, taxpaying, churchgoing, grandkid-raising American citizen. And if I work all day long and want to go home, smoke a joint & just stare at the fireplace for 3 hours…that’s my civil liberty.
@sarapayan.bsky.social reports on my mission to end America's prohibition on marijuana:
@sarapayan.bsky.social reports on my mission to end America's prohibition on marijuana:
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"From Animation to a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Fashion, Fantasy and Science Fiction" is taking off at light speed momentarily! So grab your Blue Milk and join us for this amazing panel! #DisNet2025
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ALT: a man with long hair and a beard drinks from a bottle
media.tenor.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"From Animation to a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Fashion, Fantasy and Science Fiction" is taking off at light speed momentarily! So grab your Blue Milk and join us for this amazing panel! #DisNet2025
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Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
@roxanegay.bsky.social maybe you’re right.
A new study from MIT’s Media Lab (not yet peer-reviewed & small sample size): ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills. [time.com]
June 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
Asked @nicklantz.bsky.social to watch the opening of 11 movies for me. He questioned the task, thinking of only two possibilities: 1) I’m doing work or 2) I’m the embodiment of a monster from The Phantom Tollbooth 🤣
June 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Asked @nicklantz.bsky.social to watch the opening of 11 movies for me. He questioned the task, thinking of only two possibilities: 1) I’m doing work or 2) I’m the embodiment of a monster from The Phantom Tollbooth 🤣
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Our confidence is increasing in the likelihood of heavy rain across the Houston metro area on Thursday morning, perhaps around sunrise or a few hours later. Flash flooding is possible in the strongest storms. Parts of the region are elevated to Stage 2 flood alert.
#houwx #housky
#houwx #housky
Strong storms likely to hit the Houston region Thursday morning: Stage 2 flood alert for areas west of I-45
In brief: Our confidence is increasing in the likelihood of heavy rain across the Houston metro area on Thursday morning, perhaps around sunrise or a few hours later. Flash flooding is possible in …
spacecityweather.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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My dad, who has lived under a dictatorship, knows one when he sees one. His first text this morning is that we are now officially in a dictatorship. It is all pretty grim.
June 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My dad, who has lived under a dictatorship, knows one when he sees one. His first text this morning is that we are now officially in a dictatorship. It is all pretty grim.
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You pray that this was a joke that went over like a fart in church. Otherwise, we are cooked.
The head of FEMA reportedly said during a briefing that he wasn't aware the U.S. had a hurricane season, leaving staffers "baffled" and "confused"
FEMA Head Said He Was Unaware Of U.S. Hurricane Season, Sources Say
It was not clear to agency staff whether he meant it literally, as a joke, or in some other context.
www.huffpost.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
You pray that this was a joke that went over like a fart in church. Otherwise, we are cooked.
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It me.
Anyone want a radar update? Yeah? Ok. Here you go. Severe t’storm watch til 5A. Storms move through Houston 12-3ish. Gusty winds and lightning. And heavy rain.
May 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
It me.
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the revealed position of the republican party is that it thinks broad expansion of higher education — and especially its expansion for certain americans — was a mistake that must be rolled back
an overwhelming percentage of cuts at the NSF are to STEM education. experts see it as part of a broader attack on DEI, as well as on education as a whole.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/s...
Funding Cuts Are a ‘Gut Punch’ for STEM Education Researchers
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
the revealed position of the republican party is that it thinks broad expansion of higher education — and especially its expansion for certain americans — was a mistake that must be rolled back
@pcaaca.bsky.social conference totes really do make rad beach bags
May 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
@pcaaca.bsky.social conference totes really do make rad beach bags
Just a couple of fans wishing everyone a happy May the Fourth
May 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Just a couple of fans wishing everyone a happy May the Fourth
Movies you’ve watched more than six times using gifs
April 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Movies you’ve watched more than six times using gifs
As @nicklantz.bsky.social and I prepare for celebrating 20 years of marriage in Hawaii, we think our #PCA2025 and #PCA2024 tote bags are perfect for beach bags!
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media.tenor.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
As @nicklantz.bsky.social and I prepare for celebrating 20 years of marriage in Hawaii, we think our #PCA2025 and #PCA2024 tote bags are perfect for beach bags!
I got one last panel in this morning before taking off!
What a great #PCA2025 and thanks again to @smittermeier.bsky.social , @pcbryan.bsky.social , and all the #DisneyStudies folks for a lovely conference.
What a great #PCA2025 and thanks again to @smittermeier.bsky.social , @pcbryan.bsky.social , and all the #DisneyStudies folks for a lovely conference.
Disney Studies XIII discusses Disney Christmases and how the supported the global project, the imperfect nostalgias for Splash Mountain, and the many touchy-feels of a Disney park. #PCA2025
April 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I got one last panel in this morning before taking off!
What a great #PCA2025 and thanks again to @smittermeier.bsky.social , @pcbryan.bsky.social , and all the #DisneyStudies folks for a lovely conference.
What a great #PCA2025 and thanks again to @smittermeier.bsky.social , @pcbryan.bsky.social , and all the #DisneyStudies folks for a lovely conference.
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Overheard at #PCA2025: “to be clear, when I’m in Galaxy’s Edge, I don’t walk up to kids and call them ‘child fascists!’.” @pcaaca.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Overheard at #PCA2025: “to be clear, when I’m in Galaxy’s Edge, I don’t walk up to kids and call them ‘child fascists!’.” @pcaaca.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Overheard at #PCA2025: “to be clear, when I’m in Galaxy’s Edge, I don’t walk up to kids and call them ‘child fascists!’.” @pcaaca.bsky.social
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Disney Studies VII elaborated on Monsters Inc. as a 90s corporate parable, Disney commitment to making money in spite of/through racism , and the performativity as community building in Star Wars for light and dark - @vplphd.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Disney Studies VII elaborated on Monsters Inc. as a 90s corporate parable, Disney commitment to making money in spite of/through racism , and the performativity as community building in Star Wars for light and dark - @vplphd.bsky.social
Watched Stop Making Sense on the plane to gear up for PCA. Then hopped in a cab with another attendee heading to the conference! Excited to get going! @pcaaca.bsky.social #disneystudies
April 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Watched Stop Making Sense on the plane to gear up for PCA. Then hopped in a cab with another attendee heading to the conference! Excited to get going! @pcaaca.bsky.social #disneystudies