iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Sheila Liming @seeshespeak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

IDEA: rehabilitation centers for the modern, digitally ravaged attention span They could feature activities like lectures, seminar-style discussions, and reading. They could be called colleges, or maybe universities.

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

happy new lambchop record day to all who observe

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

dan chiasson cooking with gas at @nybooks.com, e.g. "He painted the sunset of WASP power and culture, its last light showing up as eccentricity. Porter’s canvases sometimes feel like artifacts from the coastal cold-roast elite’s secret psychedelic period." www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

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Where the Meanings Are | Dan Chiasson

Fairfield Porter was an insider among the East Coast elite, but his own portraits of life in Southampton and Maine give the charming impression of an outsider looking in.

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

the three essential things for habitability are not atmosphere, rocks, and flowing water. the three essential things are missy elliott, bob, and ray. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/s...

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Astronomers Find an Atmosphere on a Nearby Earthlike Planet

It’s the first potentially habitable world known to host an atmosphere, making it a lead contender in the search for life beyond our solar system.

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Dr Jessica Parr @provatlantic.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Anyone who is mad about the appropriation of @rachelcleves.bsky.social 's research should go buy her book and encourage others to do the same: bookshop.org/p/books/char...

bookshop.org

Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America

A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America

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Indivisible Iowa Johnson County @indivisibleia-joco.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Your summer power bill spiking isn't bad luck, it’s by design. Iowa utilities raise rates every June 1 - Aug 31, built into the rate plan. And Alliant just stacked TWO rate hikes about +$17 month onto the average bill. Corporations are profiting, data centers are moving in and WE pay the price.

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Paula Krebs @paulakrebs.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

"Dear Recipient, Your terminated NEH award is eligible for reinstatement pursuant to the rulings issued on May 7, 2026. . . To begin the reinstatement process, complete the Reinstatement Assurances Form. You can find this document in the Forms tab in eGMS Reach." Happy about this? Rejoin the MLA.

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

my partner, who is from new york, is for the knicks wtaf

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Chris Maytag @cpm5280.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Universities run on: - undergrad money, - grad student labor - faculty expertise …and staff *everything else*. And most universities pay those “everything else” folks poorly, offer them no security, and let them go first.

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

i love i love boosters, i’m a i love boosters booster

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

no mnba tonight and i’m honestly relieved

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

the paint in detroit not having any paint is classy

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Doug Gillard has a new record out, splayed across your streaming services. In honor of PARALLEL STRIDE, listen on the every other 2 various, mesmeric Gillard guitaring--with Guided by Voices, with the posthumous Game Theory record, with the astonishing Bambi Kino, and solo. Ears up! 2-3pm CT krui.fm

krui.fm

KRUI Radio

Iowa City's Sound Alternative

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

oh look the sixers are standing around watching embiid

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

henry james accused george eliot of pedantry wtf

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Joseph M. Adelman @jmadelman.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

We’re tripling our energy use so 11th graders can cheat on the dual enrollment class they’re taking to “get out of” a college history requirement.

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

the pope is correct about the war bc he is correct on the merits and not because he is the pope likewise Trump is wrong about the war on the merits and not bc heads of state should never criticize religious leaders or engage in blasphemy which is actually fine thank you for coming to my ted talk

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Fire up your dirigibles and rev up your wind-powered gondolas: this talk in Duluth has been rescheduled for April 16 due to a blizzard 2 weeks ago. With mighty head nods to @njdames.bsky.social and @djbduncan.bsky.social and @melvillequotes.bsky.social #bookhistory #18c #c18 #vastearlyamerica

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Me, after reviewer 2 gets done with my paper

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Good bloople of bluesky, join me in Duluth! With more in the shout out vein to @adamwithbooks.bsky.social and Patricia Buckley Ebrey and Will Slauter. #bookhistory #18c #c18 #vastearlyamerica

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

bluesky's type case ran out of h's and o's and so belatedly i say xxly sxit ucxnn

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Honored to be giving the Janofsky Lecture in Duluth at the University of Minnesota on April 2nd. Come hear about what I’m calling the modular turn in book history, with shout outs to Lucille Chia, Tsuen-Hsuin Tsien, @whitneytrettien.bsky.social, @jeffmakala.bsky.social, and @mlmcgill.bsky.social!

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I have The Perfect Joke, the set up is identical to the punch line the set up is identical to the punch line

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

good bloople of bluesky, give me some, i listened to all 78 minutes of that song by the necks last night

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

This interview with the great @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social was a "wow" moment for me. Thanks, New York Times and David Marchese. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m... I couldn't help noticing the question that seemed the most Times-like to me.

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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The BSA Events Committee is proud to support Queer Bibliography in the South, a multi-day conference including both panels and workshops. Both in person and virtual attendance is free, but registration is required. 🔗Link to the full program details and registration form in bio

The background is a bright magenta. At the center, there is a rounded rectangle with a white and pink gradient. On the left, a large pale pink circle contains the word "BIBLIO" in bold, outlined letters. Next to it, the word "GRAPHY" is in a large bold pink font, with the word "Queer" above it. A black circle in the bottom right corner contains the text "Registration required!" Below the central rectangle, in white text on the magenta background, is "QUEER BIBLIOGRAPHY IN THE SOUTH

Pink text on a white background with information about the Queer Bibliography in the South hybrid conference from 12 to 14 March 2026

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Matthew Levay @matthewlevay.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Just a reminder that proposals for “Modernism in Ephemeral Print,” an MLA 2027 panel co-sponsored by @moderniststudies.bsky.social and @sharpweb.org, are due by Friday!

mla.confex.com

Call for Papers: Modernism in Ephemeral Print (2027 MLA Annual Convention)

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

brings new meaning to the term "hate-watch." all praise the mla for publishing these.

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

“Almost all the 165 people killed in the attack were girls aged between seven and 12, according to local officials. There were around 170 girls at the school in southern Iran’s Minab at the time.“ A double-tap strike on little girls at school.

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

how much good could a good book do if a good book would get read

an early jacket design for the novel A GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK by elizabeth taylor. it features hand-drawn letters for title and author as head and foot of a larger image of two branching trees. between the two trees, a much smaller scaled couple walks.

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

the pleasure of thinking about rewatching *face/off* was so much better than the actual rewatch, the memory of the flipped performances way outweighed the actual performances, esp travolta, i rec this practice of thinknotwatch

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WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Yo La Tengo plays cover song requests in exchange for pledges live on Todd-o-Phonic Todd's show Sat., Mar. 7 (3–6pm), w/co-host Gaylord! Pledge $100 and have your request ready! Or use this link to submit your song request in advance. (Write request in the comments.) pledge.wfmu.org/donate?progr...

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

When there are no consequences for the last bad thing, you'll get a next worse thing.

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Amy Earhart @aearhart.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Years ago our admin did a red and black report. It took salaries & how much $ each instructor made in tuition $ for classes we taught-you were in the red or black. They released numbers once & shut it down bc humanities were producing huge $ for uni & engineers, business and scientists were losing $

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Mark Alan Mattes + Hot Brown Press @markalanmattes.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

We Need The Storm - ACLU Fundraiser hotbrownpress.etsy.com/listing/4463... #BlackHistoryMonth #c19 #19c #NoKings #letterpress In 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a speech to an antislavery society in Rochester, NY, commonly known as "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"

Black and blue split-fountain, hand-inked letterpress print that is set in beat-to-hell wood type and a hand-carved linocut block of a clenched fist

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

guys i need physical therapy for my physical therapy

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

If you tire of the dumb Emerald Fennell thing within 20, 10, 5 minutes, why not try its opposite: ON THE BULLET TRAIN WITH EMILY BRONTE, the capacious, witty, and crazy smart book by mighty @judithmpascoe.bsky.social

The book cover of Judith Pascoe's ON THE BULLET TRAIN WITH EMILY BRONTE featuring 9 squares with images ranging from manga Heathcliffs to a photographed, supersonic Tokyo railcar

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Russ @russ41.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

You can help build billionaire-free local news. Repost this -> I give $1 Follow @51st.news -> I give $1 Follow me -> I give $1 Donate -> I match your gift Let's fight misinformation, help good journalists to make a decent living, and stick a big ol' finger in Jeff Bezos' eye.

51st.news

The 51st is expanding

D.C. needs more local journalists. You can help us hire them.

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Brendan Davey @brendandavey.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Because, in my opinion, the greatest dilemma public colleges across the country face is that they NEVER receive enough state or federal funding. So they are forced to submit grant applications to the country’s philanthropic organizations to fit an ever-growing gap. THIS IS THE ENTIRE PROBLEM.

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Matthew P. Brown @mpbrown.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

"invariably entertaining" and "exuberant, erudite" and "occasionally infuriating": man, this TLS review. i feel seen: excluding the first two, and the adverb "occasionally," this is exactly what my loved ones say about me. #18c #c18 #vastearlyamerica #bookhistory www.the-tls.com/literature/p...

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Genre bending

The realist fiction of the eighteenth century took its origin, or at least part of it, from the single-sheet essay-periodicals that were the talk of

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