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The Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As a professor, most of what I do is log in to things

Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Anyone can come visit my CUNY classrooms at any time. I can even work on some affectations so as to be a better David Lodge character.

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Johanna Winant @johannawinant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

missing from this argument is the fact that Williams is an extraordinarily rich college with students who are overall very well-prepared for college—essentially none of this is generalizable even to a flagship university, much less any other higher education institution

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Opinion | I’m a College Professor. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think. (Gift Article)

If I do not treat writing as essential for achieving thought, it is not clear why I should force my students to.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Nigella on Bake Off just feels auspicious. When something is just right. Everything falling into place. The rest of the world is shit, yes, but this one thing is correct for once.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This evening I learned about the Pasadena parrots. Which is to say I heard hundreds of screaming birds and thought, Jesus, are those parrots?!?! And looked it up, and yes.

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duckrabbit.bsky.social @duckrabbit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Stephanie, thank you so much for sharing and see you soon xxxxx. If anyone who read this and liked it wants to follow me I'm @duckrabbit.bsky.social though I'm very bad at social media.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's great to see tailoring accommodate such extreme movement today. This level of tailoring was a bit more common in the past, as you can see in old films featuring Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly, but many modern suits will lift off the wearer's neck even when they're just walking.

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Roxanne Shirazi @roxanneshirazi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“CUNY graduates half of New York’s nurses and a third of its educators – workers who remain here, pay billions in taxes and are essential to fulfilling the mayor’s affordability agenda.” It’s long past time to tax NYU and Columbia to support NYC publics!

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Opinion: New York’s wealthiest universities need to finally pitch in

It’s time to revisit Mamdani’s proposal to have NYU and Columbia help fund CUNY.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

that sound you hear is the agonized screaming of thousands of historians; but especially the historians of medicine, epidemic disease (smallpox, influenza, dysentery), the historians of childbirth and childhood, the historians of quack medicine; the historians of vaccination

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Adina M. Yoffie @adinayoffie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yes, this is incredible. Read it right now.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Mad in advance about Big Love (probably) not being on the NYT top 100 tv shows of the century.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One of the best things I’ve read in a long time, an essay by my friend Sarah. pshares.org/issue-articl...

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our 17yo cat will probably be fine, so I’ll just be here marveling that they actually call it an “Elizabethan collar”!

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

9yo just finished four hours of work on a presentation for tomorrow. A rite of passage. Was he incredibly slow because he was too focused on the aesthetics of the thing? Yes. Do I have any room to criticize him for this? No.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Learned it, like so many things, from I.A. Richards!

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Learned the very useful word “velleity” today.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My hair stylist tells me I’m on track for a gray streak, so please be patient with me as I become totally insufferable.

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 16/09/2026

If you are willing to drop $47 million on AI services but unwilling to invest in research support & infrastructure for humanities faculty & students, you show that austerity is a choice. It’s not “too expensive” to give people the resources they need; you just don’t want to. bsky.app/profile/ashe...

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It *IS* a romp! I so enjoyed reading this and can’t wait for you to get the chance.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

May have reenacted the “fuck me, I love Keats” bit from Bridget Jones in my grad class today.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Imagine being as good at your job as Bob Mackie was.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It really sunk in for the first time this reading that the Gardiners leave their four kids 8 and under with Jane at Longbourn when they go sightseeing with Elizabeth Bennet for a month.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Billion dollar idea: Three Men and a Baby remake but the Tom Selleck character is played by Bad Bunny.

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Nissa Ren Cannon @nissaren.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

You can now go to the bookstore and buy this jaw-droppingly gorgeous (thanks @unnamedpress.bsky.social !) copy of Sinclair Lewis' Dodsworth, with a little afterword from @seeshespeak.bsky.social and me.

Cover of Sinclair Lewis novel Dodsworth, out with Unnamed Press

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

9yo: “I think I want to do the training to be an ATM.” Me: ??? 9yo: “It just seems really important! You can help people. I don’t think I want to do it forever because it’s really hard. But if I had the training, then I would know what to do, even if I had another job.” Me: ??? ??? ??? “Oh! EMT!”

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Lee Konstantinou @lkonstan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

UMD's Department of English is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a specialization in Poetry. Please spread the word. Best consideration date October 15, 2026. If you have any questions about the position, don't hesitate to reach out.

umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

Assistant Professor

Job Description Summary Organization's Summary Statement: The mission of the College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) is to prepare versatile and visionary leaders equipped to address the complexities of...

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It’s here! From the team that brought you Clarissa 2025, join us to read a rollicking delight of a novel. Whether you’re rereading or reading for the first time, there are lots of ways to join. We’ll have weekly Substack posts and bimonthly hybrid meetings.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I’ve been away. Have we discussed Nancy Mace’s Mrs. Dalloway tattoo?

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Unbeatable aura: Mary Poppins-era Julie Andrews.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I’d bet anything this has to do with AI. Reminds me of when we had it make our final exam schedule two years ago and chaos ensued.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

9yo “That’s it! We hosted the World Cup and it’ll be forever before we host again.” Me: “We, it’s been about 30 years, so it’ll probably happen again in your lifetime.” 9yo: “True.” Me: “I mean, probably in my lifetime.” 9yo: *snort* “MAYbe.”

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Professor KPA 🗃️😷 @kpanyc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

And #litsky literature people: is there a subfield within lit that works on how stories are processed, or is that more in psych/neuro? Not at the language level, but semantics of story-telling.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

9yo wanted hibachi for his birthday dinner, and we were the only ones in a packed restaurant who declined the salad. I guess not everyone has my algorithm?

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Incredible things happening in the comments to this Insta reel asking people for their favorite book.

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judithanne.bsky.social @judithanne.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

#ColorfulMonday As Seen In Paducah This is another vibrant quilt from the Charles Cameron exhibit named "De Colores." He is a celebrated modern quilter from North Carolina. I'll attach his comments about the quilt since you might find them interesting. (This is one of my favorites.)

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Over on Insta, I’m marveling at how Zola’s kids remind me of eyeliner girl.

Black and white photo of child with severe bob and expression.

Color still of child with severe bob, applying eyeliner.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Learning that the Belgium kits say “Ceci n'est pas un maillot” inside has made my day.

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 07/07/2026

Pulitzer-worthy headline

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

6yo is watching Brave, and how did I only just realize they dressed Queen Elinor as Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth?

Painting of a woman in the same green dress, holding a crown above her head

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Happy birthday to me! I spent the day face painting a few hundred kids at the elementary school carnival. 8yo says I’m officially middle-aged today. So far, I don’t hate it!

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Dr SpookyGoth @ghostingdani.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

❤️ Also if you haven't checked out the new Norton Library editions or Stephanie's versions of Austen, I am immensely pleased with their quality and usefulness!! wwnorton.com/books/978039...

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Emma

, Emma, Jane Austen, Stephanie Insley Hershinow, 9780393544046

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Accidentally rescued a foosball table. Now where does it go?

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

What terrible news! I didn’t know him in real life, but he was such a cheerfully helpful presence on social media. What a loss.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Guys, I genuinely enjoyed the elementary school spring concert, but perhaps especially the fact that the fifth graders were allowed to make their own set list.

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Stephanie Insley Hershinow @sinsleyh.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Peggy keeps retiring at my college, so they try to replace her with AI, and the cascade failures are still ongoing. Utter chaos.

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