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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 1d

I had to read a lot of novels I didn't enjoy in high school, but in college I fell absolutely in love with 18th century British novels, perhaps partly because they were so much spicier and wilder than the stuff we read in high school.

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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 1d

I love it. It's never too late to discover the joy of a great musical.

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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 1d

My latest post for @classicmoviehub.bsky.social is a look at MAD LOVE (1935), a Hollywood version of THE HANDS OF ORLAC that really leans into its weird thrills. #filmsky

Silver Screen Standards: Mad Love (1935)

Silver Screen Standards: Mad Love (1935) I’m firmly in the “every day is Halloween” camp when it comes to classic horror movies, and I especially love the lesser-known, off-the-wall, really weird e…

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 5d

Donald Trump has been illegally shutting down the parts of government he doesn't like and firing tens of thousands of federal workers since Day One.

Republicans’ shutdown doesn't give him any more power to create chaos.

It’s workers and the American people who will suffer.

Vought sounds layoff siren: ‘The RIFs have begun’

At least nine agencies appear to be affected.

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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 5d

And taco trucks on every corner? I'm in!

Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 6d

Last class today for my Women and the Early English Novel course with the lifetime learners. It was a lot of fun but also bittersweet to revisit the subject I meant to study as a career academic. Hugs to my fellow refugees and escapees from the dungeons of the ivory tower.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 7d

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 10d

Watched BACK TO THE FUTURE II (1989) last night, not having seen in it in many years, and they got the whole terrible timeline thing right except for it being 2025 instead of 2015.

a man says there 's something very familiar about all this in front of a diner

Alt: Biff Tannen says, "There 's something very familiar about all this," in front of a diner in a scene from BACK TO THE FUTURE II.

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Kanopy @kanopy.com · 12d

This Halloween season, spend some time with the Masters of Horror. These are directors who have defined and redefined the genre over the past century. See their films today on Kanopy and tell us your favorite filmmaker.

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Masters of Horror

This Halloween season, spend some time with the Masters of Horror. This list features directors who have left their mark on or have redefined the genre over the past century.

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Kellee aka IrishJayhawk66 @kelleepratt.bsky.social · 14d

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A Fitting Tale for Our Times… THE MORTAL STORM (1940)

For our 2nd film to explore in our journey into “the Greatest Year in Cinema History: 1939,” we’re taking a liberty with the primary goal of our course by discussing a film from 1940. Initially, I …

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16d

The biggest divide is not between “right” and “left." It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see that they have all the wealth and power.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 16d

The top 10% now hold 67.4% of all the wealth in the US.

The bottom 50% hold 2.5%.

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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 16d

What a cute way to celebrate a birthday!

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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 18d

If you're an old school horror movie fan and need a good laugh, let me recommend HAUNTED HOTEL on Netflix. They named the town Midwich, and it just gets better from there. The Body Snatchers homage episode even has a Donald Sutherland tribute. #filmsky

a man in a trench coat and tie is standing in front of trees in a park .

Alt: Donald Sutherland is wearing a trench coat and pointing ominously in a scene from Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 19d

I don't know about you, but it feels crazy optimistic to make plans of any kind now. How do I know what next week will be like at this rate, much less 2026?

Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 19d

It's too weird to go these days - leaving academia is still a deep grief, even though my uni was never a welcoming place to be. Teaching the lifetime learners as a volunteer isn't the same, although the students are great.

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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 19d

SEASECS was always a good time. Hope the paper research goes well!

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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 22d

I had the same thought.

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Stephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social · 27d

If you're cancelling certain streaming services today, remember that your library card gives you access to Kanopy, which has heaps of great programming!

www.kanopy.com

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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 26d

In case you need an address for a letter (sent mine yesterday):

Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution
500 S. Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA 91521-2515

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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 26d

Got our flu and Covid shots a few weeks ago (as soon as they became available). This round wasn't too bad - just a little tired. Now, the bruise the pharmacist gave me with the needle was a whole different issue...

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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 27d

This is going to make my film series, "Close Encounters with the Third Reich," a lot more timely next term. I hope my lifetime learners don't report me for saying Nazis are bad.

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 27d

This is the real reason Jimmy Kimmel is being taken off the air.

Brian Stelter: "Nexstar already owns lots of TV stations. It wants to merge with Tegna, which owns lots of other stations. In order to do that, it needs Brandon Carr, the FCC Chair's, permission."

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Cass Morris @cassmorriswrites.com · 27d

The address to target is:

Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution
500 S. Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA 91521-3515

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Jennifer Garlen @virtualvirago.bsky.social · 27d

Just going to leave this here for people to use: support.abc.com/hc/en-us/art...

How do I submit feedback for shows on ABC.com?

To submit comments or suggestions for your favorite ABC shows, you can give us feedback by following the steps below: Using a supported web browser, go to ABC.com Select the Submit Programming Fe...

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