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Mark Masterson

@markjmasterson.bsky.social
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Byzantinist. Flutist. Author of Between Byzantine Men (Routledge 2022) and Man to Man (Ohio 2014) Former Associate Professor of Classics, Victoria University, New Zealand (now retired). Orcid: 0000-0001-9964-8672

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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
AI is shoved down my throat when I do searches and catches my eyeballs... otherwise I don't use. What's happening in my opinion is that the web is being ruined, the information to be found is increasingly not to be trusted. That's a take away for my demographic.
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
OMG YES
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
(PS: if you ever feel uncomfortable about the way left spaces get messed up, this material will be of interest.)
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The linked material is thought provoking and this person, Ru (not Ru Paul), is smart.
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
scenes from our house!
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
♥️💯
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Last night at the opera
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I think I am here for this.
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I rather feel that ♥️
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
o rem evocativam in hoc poemate!
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
26 minutes to curtain
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Dr SpookyGoth @ghostingdani.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
YUP
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
And yes! it also so amounts to criminal malpractice!
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
From one angle it amounts to unilateral disarmament and it suggests that a) if you like what the coalition has done, why would you switch? and b) you are out of luck if you don't like what the coalition has done. WEAK #BetterStartsNotNow
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Yes! And *hugs*
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
boy am I under a rock! lol
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
what movie is that (I live under a rock down under, as you know)?
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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
They should invent news about higher education that doesn't drive you insane
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
love that all-shout NO!
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
😲
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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
jesus fuckin chris
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If you’re in LA we’re doing a set at Amoeba in about half an hour. Actually we are doing the set whether you’re in LA or not but you know what I mean
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Loving this!
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Thanks for these!
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
ikr!!
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It's been chafftastic lately. (Send me a recent title whose queer male representation you think is top-notch, if you like and have a moment. I would be grateful.)
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I have been getting too much Song of Achilles type gay male representation lately.
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
yup squared
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
resonates for me. the representation is generally weak. I am probs going to stop reading SFF soon, as I am just not finding much that's compelling anymore. I have read some that are supposed to be good from the queer angle and they are meh.
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
wow!
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The public is engaged and she is a real part of that.
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
💯
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
IT'S TIME!!!1!!
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Abigail Nussbaum @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
At some point, AI boosters are going to have to engage with the fact that the people who have most fully and prominently bought into this product are also the stupidest, most evil people on the planet.
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≠matthew←kinlin●●◯♜ @matthewkinlin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Derrida. Blanchot. The city of Lublin. ❤️‍🔥 I got to interview independent scholar, writer & literary translator @frankgarrett.online for @hfr.bsky.social about philosophy, his wider project of translation, & queer Polish poet Czechowicz @sublunary.bsky.social 🔥 heavyfeatherreview.org/2026/08/04/f...
heavyfeatherreview.org
“A Brief but at Times Illuminating Encounter”: Matthew Kinlin Interviews Literary Translator Frank Garrett
Frank Garrett is an independent scholar, writer, and literary translator based in Dallas, Texas. We spoke over Zoom about his projects in translation, philosophy, and specifically his ongoing work …
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I honestly don’t know how anyone can be in the room when he says this kind of shit and not say ANYTHING. That’s not how you talk to people! Hit him with a rolled up newspaper or SOMETHING.
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Mark Masterson @markjmasterson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I mean centaur!
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