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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 13h

The only way fans in Canada could look sadder right now is if they really were the 51st state.

Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 13h

There will be a depressing number of institutions that say yes or flirt with this, but also doesn't opening up the offer to all-comers so quickly seem just a little thirsty? Like they're putting fascism on sale for 20% off because not enough universities are buying?

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Philip Leventhal @philipleventhal.bsky.social · 16h

Finally had time to listen to this excellent interview with Mark Goble about his new book, DOWNTIME: THE 20TH CENTURY IN SLOW MOTION, with Alix Beeston on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/333dere5. @goblemark.bsky.social @alixbeeston.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 2d

I would boycott Salesforce if I knew what they did. But that stupid tower can sure get fucked.

Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 3d

What a crock of shit from Marc Benioff — who appears willfully ignorant of news and facts and so thirsty for approval and attention from the Trump tech bros (who in the past mocked him relentlessly) that he is soiling himself in public www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 5d

Let him wear Treinen’s Charlie Kirk hat for good luck

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 7d

Dodgers’ most ICE-coded chud needs a recent immigrant to rescue the team. Again.

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 8d

Only Advil? Solid win.

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 10d

God also didn’t hit on Stanford grad students in the 90s

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 10d

I respect that James Gunn, even when he’s going full dorky anti-fascism in this season of Peacemaker, can’t resist a good sight gag. If only I didn’t think that Nazi crocs would probably sell pretty well in our dimension right now.

Floating croc shoe with a small Nazi insignia

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 10d

I should be watching a baseball game right now but a book will do.

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 11d

I have some questions about the marginal utility of his film criticism.

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 13d

Treinen in for the 9th because Dodgers don't need a "save," they need a warfighter who can kill a five-run lead and break things.

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 15d

William Friedkin directed the Exorcist and this suckling pig aspic thing from Sorcerer is clearly the most terrifying shot of his career.

Picture of a glazed roasted suckling pig and pears

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 16d

low-key obsessed with how hard their publicists must work to make sure they have no internet footprint on Israel and are never, ever asked . . .

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Philip Leventhal @philipleventhal.bsky.social · 16d

Tomorrow! Pynchon & PTA! Join Peter Coviello as he discusses his book VINELAND REREAD w/ John Plotz and Ethan Warren after a screening of Paul Thomas Anderson's *One Battle After Another* at West Newton Cinema. tinyurl.com/3n2kcvzj
@columbiaup.bsky.social

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 16d

Organic DMZ

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 17d

Now that the Wall Street Journal has reviewed my book on slow motion, do you think I can pitch them an op-ed on Modern Monetary Theory?

Serious thanks to @columbiaup.bsky.social and @philipleventhal.bsky.social for making this happen.

www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

‘Downtime’ Review: Taking It Slow at the Movies

The visual effect of slow motion has a long history in film. In recent years it has become a cinematic commonplace.

www.wsj.com

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 17d

would be equally cool if there was a park slope polyamory book written by a goose

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 17d

Dude I teach Faulkner almost every semester. Does that count?

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 17d

More than anything, they want to be patted on the head and told they're a good boy by the liberal elites

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 17d

Downtime is here. cup.columbia.edu/book/downtim...

Downtime | Columbia University Press

Slow motion has become perhaps the least special effect in film and media, a stylistic technique for showing violence, dream sequences, and flashbacks or oth... | CUP

cup.columbia.edu

Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 17d

Now that the Wall Street Journal has reviewed my book on slow motion, do you think I can pitch them an op-ed on Modern Monetary Theory?

Serious thanks to @columbiaup.bsky.social and @philipleventhal.bsky.social for making this happen.

www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

‘Downtime’ Review: Taking It Slow at the Movies

The visual effect of slow motion has a long history in film. In recent years it has become a cinematic commonplace.

www.wsj.com

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 20d

Too bad "rapture" is already taken

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 21d

Got one of these but instead of “stupid” it says “Antichrist”

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 21d

also, my daughter vomited all over me on our way out of a ramen shop

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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 21d

this is the rosh hashanah/rapture double-feature we need

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