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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 21h

Could do this again in a week and probably have 9 different picks, but there’s something representative here

Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I know it's been said before but I hadn't appreciated it until now--1939 was quite a great year in film (Wizard of Oz, Stagecoach, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Gone with the Wind). We just watched Oz in my film class and now moving onto Mr. Smith

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm showing my film as literature students The Wizard of Oz and man it's wild that we show that movie to kids at a relatively young age.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm showing my film as literature students The Wizard of Oz and man it's wild that we show that movie to kids at a relatively young age.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

As a Texas alum and one whose ancestors were at San Jacinto, this spoke to me

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I realize I'm in this constant state of turmoil as someone who wants to follow the news and current events and politics but also finds it... not just discouraging, but like upsetting.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

College football season means I get REALLY nostalgic for living in Austin and listen to a metric ton of Willie Nelson

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I read Yesteryear and found it to be both quite entertaining while also illuminating many peculiarities and falsehoods of the world in which we live thomasbevilacqua.substack.com/p/review-yes... #books #fiction #novels

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Review: Yesteryear

Caro Claire Burke’s debut novel, which tells the story of a “tradwife” but is about much more than that.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I'm also finding myself in a moment where I'm feeling... some sort of way about having to leave the college academic world (I know that there probably wasn't a job out there anyways, but still)

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In addition to Moby Dick AND The Divine Comedy, I've been starting to make my way through Yesteryear, which I am finding engaging and timely

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My thoughts on the latest release from the Mountain Goats, which has me going back and revisiting their albums with which I haven’t spent that much time. thomasbevilacqua.substack.com/p/2026-album... #MountainGoats #Music

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Finding my way back to the Mountain Goats with Days

“Three notes and I can name that tune, ice cream tastes good in the afternoon”

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Check out my new post on teaching Citizen Kane and grasping just how essential the film remains. thomasbevilacqua.substack.com/p/teaching-c... #Film #Movies #CitizenKane

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Teaching Kane

Thinking about what Welles’ 1941 masterpiece still has to tell us and teach us as modern viewers.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

After a Herculean effort by me, everything is under one roof at thomasbevilacqua.substack.com. Movies, music, sports, literature, teaching/education, television, it’s all going to be there.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Starting to watch Citizen Kane again with my film students, and once again I'm struck by the Trump parallels.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Re-reading Dante's Inferno, as one does. What an absolutely wild poem.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

trying to come up with a good assignment for my students to get them to think about what using AI to generate their written work really deprives them of. I have some ideas but I'm finding it a struggle to really nail down something.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I find myself wanting to emulate and be like Mr. Rogers and John Wooden. I often come up short.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Engaging in a little nostalgia and remember the sports highlight videos/documentaries I gobbled up as a kid (and wondering where are the next great ones). sporadicgames.substack.com/p/searching-... #NFL #Football

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Searching for Football’s Epic

Revisiting some of the great highlight/documentary videos I remember from my youth, and wondering why we haven't produced the great, sweeping football documentary yet.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Check out my (belated) thoughts on Christopher Nolan’s 2017 film, Dunkirk. www.newhollywoodcriterion.com/p/2017-film-...

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Dunkirk: "All we did is survive."

A masterclass in cinema and tension courtesy of Christopher Nolan

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

My partner is a professor of Ancient Greek Poetry, so being able to talk with her about The Odyssey (which we saw together) has been super cool.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

After seeing Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey, I had some thoughts on what it has to say to those of us who teach the humanities. thomasbevilacqua.substack.com/p/christophe... (My proper film review is forthcoming) #ChristopherNolan #TheOdyssey

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What Nolan’s Odyssey Teaches Us About the Humanities

How a film adaptation reveals the living power of the humanities.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Very good film. Thoughtful adaptation with lots of Nolan-esque flourishes. But also… Odysseus kind of gets the Batman portrayal, doesn’t he?

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Revisiting the Raiders’ 1995 game against the Dallas Cowboys before they found themselves in the proverbial wilderness until the 2000s rolled around. sporadicgames.substack.com/p/raiders-da... #Raiders #NFL

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A Raiders Fan's Notes: In Oakland, Before the Fall

Revisiting the Raiders' 1995 game against the Dallas Cowboys and seeing the moment when the Raiders' fortunes changed.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Before the first round of our final major tees off, go ahead and read my thoughts heading into the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale! sporadicgames.substack.com/p/2026-briti... #Golf #BritishOpen #OpenChampionship

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Final Predictions for the 2026 Open Championship

Some quick thoughts heading into the final major of the year.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Check out my new post in my series of reflections on the Raiders with the 1995 season opener, which was the team’s first regular season game in Oakland since 1981. sporadicgames.substack.com/p/1995-nfl-r... #NFL #RaiderNation #Raiders

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A Raiders Fan's Notes: Back at the Coliseum

Revisiting the Raiders' 1995 return to Oakland and discovering how different memory can be from reality.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Your friendly reminder that “Born in the USA” isn’t really a BBQ playlist song. If you’re looking for Springsteen for your cookout, “Sherry Darling” or the party songs from The River are appropriate. Or “The Promised Land” is arguably more appropriate.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It’s like playing golf on the surface of the sun

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

“What the white whale was to Ahab, has been hinted; what, at times, he was to me, as yet remains unsaid.” thomasbevilacqua.substack.com/p/moby-dick-... My second post as I make my way through Moby Dick has me talking a bit about the whale and a lot about Ahab. #Books #Novel #MobyDick

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The Summer of Moby Dick, Part II

We get the first appearance of Captain Ahab as well as much discussion of our titular whale.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I’m out here, missing putts like I’m playing at Shinnecock

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I did a little thinking/ruminating on AI and what it can (and can’t) do within the humanities classroom. thomasbevilacqua.substack.com/p/humanities... #AI #Teaching #ArtificialIntelligence #English

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The Plugged-In Archive

What AI can and can't provide within the world of the humanities classroom.

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Thomas Bevilacqua @thbevilacqua.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The World Cup—the occasion where every 4 years I pretend like I understand soccer’s offside rule.

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