New ep of @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social from me: I talked with @drewayers.bsky.social about his engaging new book, ACTION BODIES: VFX, IDENTITY, AND EMBODIMENT IN BLOCKBUSTER CINEMA newbooksnetwork.com/action-bodies @utexaspress.bsky.social

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holy smokes, conan strikes up a chat with a random lady on the subway and she immediately starts riffing on his level, no problem.

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Last week I visited Rowan University Archives to inspect a 16mm kinescope of a Dec. 28, 1957 10th anniversary broadcast of Howdy Doody. The print had one splice, otherwise pristine. Perfect for projecting in a couple of weeks for my 1950s US television history class. Celluloid lives at Rowan!

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Protestors Criticized For Looting Businesses Without Forming Private Equity Firm First https://theonion.com/protestors-criticized-for-looting-businesses-without-fo-1843735351/

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It’s been long enough that I can talk about this vaguely. A family friend refused cancer treatment. He didn’t want medical costs to drain his retirement. He was obsessed with taking care of his wife and two kids. He died less than 6 months after telling us that. Few things radicalized me more.

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