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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In my head canon, the show ended with the bridge explosion in S9E5 & the silly twist never happened. I watched the show religiously until that. Hadn’t watched since, but heard about this episode & watched it. DEVASTATING. I’d totally watch an entire “what if” season of these with the OG characters.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Re-Animator deserves its classic status. The Faculty was as great as I remembered too. Next: I’m a big fan of Ray Bradbury’s classic book, but have never watched Disney’s film adaptation, which I’ve heard very good things about over the years. #filmsky #halloween #horror

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Watching The Faculty with the older kiddo tonight. I was a year younger than him when this came out and watched it probably twenty times on VHS. I haven’t seen it since I was a kid either, so really enjoying this walk down memory lane. #filmsky #horror

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I liked The Purge way more than I expected. I’ve always been advised to avoid the sequels. Onto Re-Animator tonight. I’m very familiar with it, but again, it’s a classic I’ve never watched in full. #horrorsky #filmsky

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What Lies Beneath was great with both Pfieffer and Ford at the top of their game. Pretty underrated movie, I’d say. Now onto The Purge (2013). I love Ethan Hawke, but never got around to watching any movies in this series. #filmsky #horrorsky

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I mean… Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer in a horror/thriller by Robert Zemeckis. What a combo!

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Up next: What Lies Beneath (2000). I saw this in theaters around age 14 and rented it again after it came out. I haven’t seen it since then, although I weirdly remember quite a bit. #filmsky #horrormovies

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Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's our first anniversary!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Not of marriage, but of @americanstudier.bsky.social's and my public scholarly website Black & White & Read All Over! I'm so proud of this website that got us both off Substack and has developed into a home for our work & resources for first-gen & indie scholars 🥹

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Black and White and Read All Over

Where Scholarship Meets the Public

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Oh, I bet. It is like a super weird, surreal nightmare. In some ways, I’m glad I didn’t watch this as a kid. In other ways… I feel like this is almost a perfect gateway for a kid getting into horror.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Shaun of the Dead tonight. Not new to me. I watched this one probably a dozen times (or more) when it originally came out in theaters and on DVD… but giving it a watch with my son tonight. It REALLY holds up. #horror #filmsky

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’m shocked at how good Phantasm was. I was culturally aware of The Tall Man, of course, but having never watched it, I had no idea that it was a surreal story of trauma & grief — in particular for men and boys. Pretty ahead of its time for 1979. Up next? John Carpenter’s The Fog (1980). #filmsky

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

C.H.U.D. was such a great ‘80s creature feature. I would have definitely loved that one as a kid. Now, I’m onto another #horror movie that I always saw at the movie store, but for whatever reason, never rented: Phantasm. #filmsky

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Last month, I wrote about Norman Morrison, the pacifist Quaker who self-immolated in 1965 to protest the escalating Vietnam War. Here’s some of my research that didn’t make it into my initial story. #history #skystorians jonathanburdick.beehiiv.com/p/reflection...

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Reflections on Norman Morrison

and how the Vietnam War has never really

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

1) Marty McFly seemed like the EPITOME of cool when I was a kid. The guitar. The skateboard. The attitude. The denim jacket! Hanging out with a crazy old scientist. 2) It definitely always felt like an 80s teen comedy to me. 3) It’s officially pot roast season here in NW Pennsylvania. #HATM

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It vibes a bit different than the first two, but you’re in for a treat!

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I think a lot of it depends on your age and where you are at in your life too when you watch each of them. I’m about to hit 40 in a few weeks… maybe that means I’m due for a rewatch of the whole trilogy!

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Huh. Had no idea that Home Alone was actually a C.H.U.D. reunion for John Heard and Daniel Stern. #moviesky

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Really enjoyed Longlegs. For #3, onto a cult classic that I often saw in the movie store as a kid, but never pulled the trigger on renting it: 1984’s C.H.U.D. #horror #filmsky

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Lord of Illusions was enjoyable but, yeah, also pretty bad. I’d still love to see Bakula reprise the role… maybe in the next Hellraiser movie. Onto a newer one tonight: Longlegs. Other than Nic Cage giving a batshit performance, I know almost nothing about it. #horror #filmsky

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ebert was a fan. Observations: Scott Bakula is like a paranormal investigating John McLane. It seems like they wanted his Harry D’Amour to be a franchise character possibly (like the stories). Fun fact: Barker intended for this to be the same fictional universe as Hellraiser. #filmsky #moviesky

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Doesn’t seem that long ago I was in Halloween horror movie mode. It’s time again. This year, I’m also working on a story about #horrormovies and why we like them. I’m also going to specifically watch those horror #movies I somehow missed over the years. First up: Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Interestingly, Brinkley himself was raised in Ohio & went to Ohio State. I’m unsure if they’ve said specifically why they prefer Erie over Put-in-Bay where the Battle of Lake Erie happened — but I know they’ve discussed the centrality of Erie. I’ll ask that question directly when I get the chance.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My latest is on the quest to find a home for a *National* War of 1812 museum. Historian Douglas Brinkley, journalist Steve Scully, and Dr. Brad King, expert in museum exhibition development, all believe the location could be Erie, Pennsylvania: www.eriereader.com/article/brin...

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Bringing 1812 Into the 21st Century

A national museum on the shores of Lake Erie's bayfront

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Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Ben's account has unfortunately been temporarily suspended for tagging all the wonder scholars in #ScholarSunday this week, so please make sure to subscribe to the newsletter to get it in your inbox every week! If you find value in Scholar Sunday, please share it with people who don't know it yet!

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#ScholarSunday Thread 293 (9/13/26) – Black and White and Read All Over

Here it is, my 293rd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, &...

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The way I organize my bookshelves makes sense to me and me alone. I also can’t really explain it… but it all makes sense in my head.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Right? I just finished the latest season last week and was surprised to see the next season was already dropping.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As somebody who lives in Erie and can see Lake Erie out of my window, let me say: we are truly living in the dumbest of times.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’ve been getting paid to write for ten years and *still* internally cringe when I call myself a writer. But I do it anyway, because I am.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It was great! I wasn’t sure what my youngest’s reaction would be, but he giggled throughout the whole movie and afterwards said it was one of his new favorites.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Mostly, I spent the 10-20 minutes fighting it. I should just embrace it!

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Google was incorporated on this day in 1998. Here’s how Google described themselves in those early months. (And now nearly 30 years later, I’ve been on a mission to de-Google my digital life)

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Having a Sea World nearby in, of all places, Ohio as a kid was definitely a vibe.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

One of the best podcasts out there. Looking forward to many more.

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Brad Listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🎂 Otherppl turns 15 on September 14th. I released the first episode of the show on Sept 14, 2011. 15 years and more than 1k conversations w writers later, it's still going. To mark the anniversary, I’ve gone through the archive and chosen 15 conversations that have stayed w me: otherppl.com/15

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Jack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Now out: the September issue of DAMN HISTORY, my free monthly newsletter for #history readers and writers. Coffee stimulates history, Yippies at Disneyland, race terror in Florida, a metal bolt, restoring Pluto, damned thick books, + more. Read/subscribe: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Incredible photos. Thank you for sharing them!

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Some Battle of Lake Erie love in Widow’s Bay.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It’s so good. Alan Alda is my comfort voice.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Hahahaha. It’s an actual hashtag. I should have known.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’m not exaggerating when I say this music video pops into my brain probably once a month.

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

For the final post in my America Through 70s Rock Bands blog series, multi-media texts & contexts that help chart the arc of the iconic & incredibly influential punk band The Ramones--from that logo to their cameo in a Roger Corman B-movie to The Simpsons! blackwhiteandread.com/august-28-20...

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August 28, 2026: America Through 70s Rock Bands: The Ramones – Black and White and Read All Over

[On August 25th, 1976, the rock band Boston released their self-titled debut album. It would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time, so for its 50th anniversary this week I wanted ...

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Oh, for sure. The rage I felt towards the others on her behalf!

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I know I’m behind here, but I just finished Episode 4 of Widow’s Bay. They better not do my girl Patricia dirty.

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I was definitely eight years old and singing out loud the Werid Al song about it, lol.

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Jack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Today's #history article pick from Damn History, my free newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writer @jonathanburdick.bsky.social & @eriereader.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe www.eriereader.com/article/norm...

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Norman Morrison: An Erie Quaker's Fatal War Protest

How a 1965 self-immolation left a family, hometown grappling with its meaning

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Jonathan Burdick @jonathanburdick.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Oh wow, thank you so much for sharing.

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