iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Thinking of teaching Knight of the Burning Pestle this spring in Early Modern grad class. Good idea? Bad idea? How does it play in your classes?

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Smart Board, Dumb Professor

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I had a 1588 England/Spain quip on the ready. Ah well. #WorldCup

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Born on this day in 1593, in Rome, Artemisia Gentileschi. One of the great painters of Baroque Italy. Endured shit and painted about it. Here, herself as a martyr, Saint Catherine, 1616.

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Given this Christian Nationalist Starter Kit in a restaurant today: mini prayer quilt and effigies of Trump, Uncle Sam, and Star Spangled Jesus. 😩

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

When being the Seventh Head of the Beast isn’t all it’s cracked up to be any longer

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Teaching kismet: reaching final cantos of linguistic cosmonaut Dante’s Paradiso during Artemis II voyage L’aiuola che ci fa tanto feroci, Volgendom’ io con li etterni Gemelli, Tutta m’apparve da’ colli a le foci.

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

NORAD Resurrection Tracker: Currently Harrowing the Third Circle

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Dan McClellan @maklelan.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

DHS illegally takes another life

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Rachel Trousdale @rvtrousdale.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Me in September: That article? I'll write it during January break. Me in October: That review? I'll write it in January. Me in November: Spring syllabi? That's what January's for. Me in December: Whew, I'm burnt out. But I can catch my breath during break. Me in January: Ooops.

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

New Publication: “The Pilgrim’s Progress as Marvel Comic,” in Angelica Duran and Katherine Calloway’s Global Milton and Visual Art. This was a fun one to write! Christian is on soteriological steroids.

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

My family makes horror movies every Halloween. This year, our homage to 90s classic Are You Afraid of the Dark? youtu.be/Vq0lU1Wu7uU?...

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Are You Scared of the Dark?

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Taylor Swift’s true Love Story. Fate of Ophelia is a banger!

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

It was a meeting, Led by two idiots, Full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

It’s kind of wonderful that the first British edition of This Is Shakespeare mixes up Lysander and Demetrius just like the rest of us do.

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

My heart leaps up when I walk A college campus at start of fall: So was it when a freshman student; So is it now I am a professor; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me retire!

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Man this inflation is getting out of hand

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I didn’t have tentacled rabbits on my eschatological herald Bingo card but here we are

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International Spenser Society @spensersociety.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Spenser@Random returns tomorrow! Thursday, June 26, at 12pm EDT/5pm BST. Join us as we spin the digital wheel of destiny and are led by the cyberfates to a randomly selected section from The Shepheardes Calendar! Register here: cam.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Spenser at Random June 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

When your kid nails the hand made Father’s Day Card

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I am once again pitching my romantic comedy: - two academics start dating - discover they are each other's terrible reviewer - hijinks ensue Working title: Love is Double-Blind

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Magritte Moments in real life

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Dragon slaying is exhausting work

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

The Last of Us episode 6 dedicated to all girl dads

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Josh Reid @joshreid.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Considering polygamy if it means another designated driver for kid activities

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