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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Paramount sought permission for them to own up to 100%, given the potential need for future investment. The commission approved the request […]” (1/3)

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

All thanks to Professors Andrew DeWaard @adewaard.bsky.social, Shawna Kidman, Pete Johnson, and Miranda Banks for spearheading “The Costs of Consolidation: Arguments and Evidence for Blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger.” I’m grateful to have had a tiny part in it.

more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton was the only thing keeping this country together. 💔

more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Excited to announce that "The Freedom to Televise: Regulating North American TV in the 20th Century,"a special issue of Television and New Media co-edited by myself and Jennifer Porst is out in the world! journals.sagepub.com/toc/TVN/curr...

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A delightful and not-even-a-smidge-condescending discussion of THE ODYSSEY. Highlights include an understanding of how movies are different from epic poems & a nuanced take on how creative decisions (and I would add industry-specific demands) shape a modern Odysseus. shows.acast.com/the-ancients...

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Hollywood’s Odyssey: The Historians' Verdict | The Ancients

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Wild sunset along the St. Lawrence River.

A red sun hovers in the sky with a red glow above it and reflected in the water below.

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Media scholars from around the country (myself included) have worked with MACRO Lab on an extensive new report: "The Costs of Consolidation: Arguments and Evidence for Blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger.” macrolab.ucsd.edu/paramount-warner-merger

The Costs of Consolidation:
Arguments and Evidence for Blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
Decades of mergers and acquisitions have reduced the number of major U.S. media companies to a handful of transnational conglomerates that dominate the production and circulation of news, film, television, sports, games, and other forms of media and culture. If Paramount Skydance acquires Warner Bros. Discovery, not only will this newly-formed conglomerate be burdened with $79 billion of debt, it will struggle to respect competitive safeguards, serve consumer needs, cultivate the media industry's long term health, and act in the broader interest of the public.
A team of more than 20 media experts from universities across the U.S. and Canada have collaborated on this research to encourage the courts, government regulators, non-governmental organizations, legislators, and citizens to challenge this deal. While this study addresses some of the quantitative impacts of this potential merger, our scope is far wider. The fourteen sections of this study define consumer welfare, public interest, and healthy competition more broadly, and consider democratic objectives like fair media access for non-profit and public-serving organizations, the preservation of community cultural spaces like theaters and of community social events like sports, and the support of a diverse range of stories and storytellers. Having spent decades researching the many (often non-quantifiable) ways that media and culture shape our lives as citizens and individuals, we enumerate here what kinds of impacts we can expect from this deal, and why policymakers and the public should be so concerned.
Download the report as a pdf (2.8 MB) or read each section below

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

We think Max is actually solving a murder.

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Big ol’ fuckin’ party when THAT day comes

more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Not a bad morning when you can visit a 5th generation mezcalero and fill up a water bottle with mezcal from his stash.

A hand holds a small water full of clear liquid (mezcal).

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Drinking a Victoria, praying for una victoria. 🇲🇽

In the background a centuries-old white convent. In the middle ground is a large green palm tree. In the foreground, sitting on a a brick surface, is a glass of brown beer in a glass that says Victoria. Next to it is a brown bottle with a gold label that says Victoria in cursive.

more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

As long as there is a teacher standing, there will not be a people on its knees.

A white poster with red letters on a weathered red wall. In Spanish the poster reads As long as there is a teacher standing, there will not be a people on its knees.

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Rodolfo Fernández @rodolfofernandez.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

If you need two of the most corrupt people in the world to collude on your behalf, you are a loser.

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

El fascismo recorre el mundo. Happy 4th!

Black and white street art on a yellow wall. A monstrous looking creature with a top hat flies, carrying a stick of dynamite and a flame. A sign reads “EL FASCISMO RECORRE EL MUNDO.” Artist stamp reads Subteráneos CCR*J.

more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

We are where we need to be on this day.

In the background: a blue sky with white clouds and a mountain covered with greenery. Large, Multi-colored block letters spell MEZCAL.
A red, white, and green Mexican flag flies above the letters.

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Extreme close-ups of self-important people talking about their feelings. 🤬

more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Oaxacan coast day 4: a crab friend moved in and made its way upstairs. #CrabNoir

A red crab sits on the beige stairwell, illuminated by the light of a wall fixture. Behind him is shadow.

A red crab sits at the top of a staircase, illuminated from a light behind by , casting a scary shadow. Below him are five beige concrete steps , every other one illuminated by wall fixtures. Shadow and light alternate down the stairs.

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Heads up, folks. The handy display case of prohibited items at the Cancun airport includes fur-lined handcuffs.

A red line encircled a silver set of handcuffs covered in a black furry material. Also pictured are a white bottle of lotion, a white aerosol bottle, and various guns.

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Sad-looking Scots in kilts at the airport, and I just want to hug them and tell them their country is beautiful and their bacon is marvelous. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

How about Quiet-maxxing Read-maxxing No-speaker-phone-maxxing No-honking-a-millisecond-after-the-light-turns-green-maxxing

more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Not sure about the name of this Brazilian sweet bread in its natural state, but it’s doused with lots of butter and sugar. Sliced and caramelized after a few days, and it becomes this deliciousness. 🇧🇷

An oval shaped light brown piece of bread is topped with dark brown-to red caramelized sugar. It sits on a brown cutting board.

more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I feel the exclamation mark exacerbates and/or mocks an already stressful situation.

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Confused about multiple things here, but mostly why a Spanish dog has nacho cheese. This a missed opportunity to replace jamón with hot dog in a bechamel croqueta…in a bun.

A menu of items from a hot dog stand. Mexican dog with a picture of a hot dog in a bun with chili. Italian dog with a picture of a hot dog in a bun with red and yellow bell peppers. Portuguese dog with a picture of a hot dog in a bun covered in mushrooms and onions. Spanish dog g with a picture of a hot dog in a bun covered in yellow nacho cheese. And Irish dog with a picture of a hot dog in a bun with bacon and possibly yellow mustard drizzled on it.

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Curious as to why the drug dealers haven’t emerged from their winter slumber. The park across the street looks strange without them.

more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My husband and I have instituted a weekly cider night during which we sit on the steps to our home (in front of a busy and stupidly designed intersection) and drink whenever we see a traffic violation. I’ve never gone through a bottle of cider so quickly.

more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Halftime at the @hfdathletic.bsky.social W League game is the most adorable thing ever not involving cats. #NutmegSky

A green soccer pitch with a dark, cloudy sky above. Little girls play a mini-soccer game during halftime.

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Until the ticks are gone I remain an indoor cat

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I dreamed I delivered a lecture on Disney’s purchase of ABC. This should count as service.

more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Shouldn’t I be exempt from my employer’s mandatory cyber security training if I suspected the original cyber security mandatory training email was a scam and ignored it?

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

“Cinco de Mayo was this pivotal moment in which Mexicans really did come together and say, ‘We don't want a king,’” Fernández said.” The audio only has a snippet of what Dr. Fernández has to offer—check out the article!

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

But…lectures are already learning materials.

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Interesting to see what the COM building looked like when it was a Nash dealership. Also interesting to see that my office originally HAD A FUCKING WINDOW.

A color photo of a long building sits atop a black and white photo of the same building from the 1940s.

A section of the building covered with concrete blocks

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

We are “Sundays are for watching old couples from San Luis Potosí dance cumbia in their town square on Mexicanal” years old

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

In the ER with a possible broken rib, and laughing at this hurt so bad. Totally necessary, though.

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Door handles used to be the easiest things about cars

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more tacos, please @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

It’s so easy not to decorate your hotel like you went to Marshall’s coked up and dazzled by silver lacquer spray paint.