Peter Cullen Bryan, PhD
@pcbryan.bsky.social
Have PhD, will travel. Americanist by training, fan/media studies by trade. Scholar of fan studies, adaptation, Disney, comics - happy to talk intersections of translation/gender/disability. First book out; next book soon. He / him.
That's The Bird and the Bee playing over the credits here - great band if you enjoy jazz-tinged electropop and amazing covers of Hall and Oates: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv3Z...
#TheBigSick #HATM
#TheBigSick #HATM
The Bird And The Bee - My Love
YouTube video by TheBirdandtheBeeVEVO
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February 16, 2026 at 2:59 AM
That's The Bird and the Bee playing over the credits here - great band if you enjoy jazz-tinged electropop and amazing covers of Hall and Oates: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv3Z...
#TheBigSick #HATM
#TheBigSick #HATM
Satte Se Patta is a 1982 Hindi adaptation of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satte_P...
#TheBigSick #HATM
#TheBigSick #HATM
Satte Pe Satta - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Satte Se Patta is a 1982 Hindi adaptation of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satte_P...
#TheBigSick #HATM
#TheBigSick #HATM
Someone mentioned My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but is this also a play on While You Were Sleeping? #TheBigSick #HATM
February 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Someone mentioned My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but is this also a play on While You Were Sleeping? #TheBigSick #HATM
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"and she's gonna be a therapist..."
He used the present tense for her! He believes she's going to get better. ❤️😭
#HATM #TheBigSick
He used the present tense for her! He believes she's going to get better. ❤️😭
#HATM #TheBigSick
February 16, 2026 at 2:25 AM
"and she's gonna be a therapist..."
He used the present tense for her! He believes she's going to get better. ❤️😭
#HATM #TheBigSick
He used the present tense for her! He believes she's going to get better. ❤️😭
#HATM #TheBigSick
"I watched the X-Files, like three whole episodes, and its a bad show."
To be fair - the first season takes a bit to get going, and its also a show that I think would be hard to get into outside of the original context. #TheBigSick #HATM
To be fair - the first season takes a bit to get going, and its also a show that I think would be hard to get into outside of the original context. #TheBigSick #HATM
February 16, 2026 at 2:15 AM
"I watched the X-Files, like three whole episodes, and its a bad show."
To be fair - the first season takes a bit to get going, and its also a show that I think would be hard to get into outside of the original context. #TheBigSick #HATM
To be fair - the first season takes a bit to get going, and its also a show that I think would be hard to get into outside of the original context. #TheBigSick #HATM
The 9/11 joke is an interesting historical reference - this is roughly 2005, so that is going to be way more of a thing than in 2017. There's also that element of "can we joke about it yet" that persisted well beyond, though the ISIS reference places this in 2015-ish. #TheBigSick #HATM
February 16, 2026 at 2:01 AM
The 9/11 joke is an interesting historical reference - this is roughly 2005, so that is going to be way more of a thing than in 2017. There's also that element of "can we joke about it yet" that persisted well beyond, though the ISIS reference places this in 2015-ish. #TheBigSick #HATM
So his one man show was about Pakistan and cricket...
What two topics would your one-person show be about?
#TheBigSick #HATM
What two topics would your one-person show be about?
#TheBigSick #HATM
February 16, 2026 at 1:24 AM
So his one man show was about Pakistan and cricket...
What two topics would your one-person show be about?
#TheBigSick #HATM
What two topics would your one-person show be about?
#TheBigSick #HATM
Anupam Kher, the dad here, has appeared in over 500 films, being a prolific Bollywood actor (I know him as the dad in Bend It Like Beckham). #TheBigSick #HATM
February 16, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Anupam Kher, the dad here, has appeared in over 500 films, being a prolific Bollywood actor (I know him as the dad in Bend It Like Beckham). #TheBigSick #HATM
I would get caught up in Night of the Living Dead, because I always get sucked in and start to hope it will end differently this time. #TheBigSick #HATM
February 16, 2026 at 1:11 AM
I would get caught up in Night of the Living Dead, because I always get sucked in and start to hope it will end differently this time. #TheBigSick #HATM
Smallpox vaccination scars land...different now, though we have (successfully) wiped that disease out in the wild.
#TheBigSick #HATM
#TheBigSick #HATM
February 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Smallpox vaccination scars land...different now, though we have (successfully) wiped that disease out in the wild.
#TheBigSick #HATM
#TheBigSick #HATM
#HATM
For an update on where this couple is, I recommend Kumail's stand-up special on Hulu Night Thoughts.
The lead-up here is that they were getting work done on their house & caught on their security camera a couple sneaking into their pool w/ a cheese board + knife
youtu.be/kzPQ-6V3-rs?...
For an update on where this couple is, I recommend Kumail's stand-up special on Hulu Night Thoughts.
The lead-up here is that they were getting work done on their house & caught on their security camera a couple sneaking into their pool w/ a cheese board + knife
youtu.be/kzPQ-6V3-rs?...
Not sure how that will hold up in court my love. Watch #NightThoughts on @hulu
YouTube video by Kumail Nanjiani
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February 16, 2026 at 1:05 AM
The Big Sick was an awards contender for the 2017, for its ensemble, Holly Hunter's performance, and the script, which netted Oscar nomination for Original Screenplay, which it lost to an all-timer. Fun note: we've now done 3 of the 5 Best Original Screenplays for that year! #TheBigSick #HATM
February 16, 2026 at 1:01 AM
The Big Sick was an awards contender for the 2017, for its ensemble, Holly Hunter's performance, and the script, which netted Oscar nomination for Original Screenplay, which it lost to an all-timer. Fun note: we've now done 3 of the 5 Best Original Screenplays for that year! #TheBigSick #HATM
The Big Sick was a surprise hit on its $5 million budget, counterpointing a summer heavy in superheroes (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Wonder Woman, Despicable Me 3), landing at $56.4 globally. It's first wide release week (where it landed in 5th) was actually its fourth overall. #TheBigSick #HATM
February 16, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The Big Sick was a surprise hit on its $5 million budget, counterpointing a summer heavy in superheroes (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Wonder Woman, Despicable Me 3), landing at $56.4 globally. It's first wide release week (where it landed in 5th) was actually its fourth overall. #TheBigSick #HATM
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Bill Siemering, founding program director of NPR, author of its mission statement, has asked me to inquire if any profs might be interested in a Zoom class visit? No honorarium necessary. Bill founded All Things Considered, Fresh Air, won a MacArthur, etc.
A Founding Father of NPR Worries About Its Fate
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January 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Bill Siemering, founding program director of NPR, author of its mission statement, has asked me to inquire if any profs might be interested in a Zoom class visit? No honorarium necessary. Bill founded All Things Considered, Fresh Air, won a MacArthur, etc.
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Now this is a movie plot!!! Someone understands grad school.
February 14, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Now this is a movie plot!!! Someone understands grad school.
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These dudes think this is so clever.
Beyond the difference in harms that accompanies the age limits for booze and voting, there were 26,000+ arrests of minors for liquor law violations in 2019. It’s a relatively common crime.
There are functionally no arrests each year for in-person voter fraud.
Beyond the difference in harms that accompanies the age limits for booze and voting, there were 26,000+ arrests of minors for liquor law violations in 2019. It’s a relatively common crime.
There are functionally no arrests each year for in-person voter fraud.
Rep. Brian Steil: "I flew home to my home state of Wisconsin, went to buy a 6 pack a beer, the clerk asked for my ID, confirmed it, and then I was allowed to buy the beer. I just think it's nuts that we protect our beer more than our ballots."
February 12, 2026 at 1:38 PM
These dudes think this is so clever.
Beyond the difference in harms that accompanies the age limits for booze and voting, there were 26,000+ arrests of minors for liquor law violations in 2019. It’s a relatively common crime.
There are functionally no arrests each year for in-person voter fraud.
Beyond the difference in harms that accompanies the age limits for booze and voting, there were 26,000+ arrests of minors for liquor law violations in 2019. It’s a relatively common crime.
There are functionally no arrests each year for in-person voter fraud.
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Come watch some classics with us!
Next week, @drsamsummers.bsky.social and @benstravis.bsky.social are introducing not one but TWO screenings of Disney classics at London cinemas! See below for details
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Come watch some classics with us!
Remove a letter, ruin a film:
Mad Max: Fur Road
Max takes a wrong turn leaving Thunderdome, and finds himself trapped at Sydney Fur Con 2052.
Mad Max: Fur Road
Max takes a wrong turn leaving Thunderdome, and finds himself trapped at Sydney Fur Con 2052.
Remove a letter, ruin a film:
Let's Care Jessica to Death
The story of an overly-protective husband and his poor wife.
Let's Care Jessica to Death
The story of an overly-protective husband and his poor wife.
Remove a letter, ruin a film:
Star Wars: Return of the Jed
Star Wars: Return of the Jed
February 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Remove a letter, ruin a film:
Mad Max: Fur Road
Max takes a wrong turn leaving Thunderdome, and finds himself trapped at Sydney Fur Con 2052.
Mad Max: Fur Road
Max takes a wrong turn leaving Thunderdome, and finds himself trapped at Sydney Fur Con 2052.
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If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
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gatorade is owned by pepsico but it's the coca cola of the sports drink market. powerade in turn is owned by coca cola, but it's unquestionably the pepsi of sports drinks. this should be plainly obvious to all
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
gatorade is owned by pepsico but it's the coca cola of the sports drink market. powerade in turn is owned by coca cola, but it's unquestionably the pepsi of sports drinks. this should be plainly obvious to all
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
I am pleased to announce that I will be guest editing a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Disney Studies, with the inimical Joel Gray and...you? We're looking for a Goofy to join our Donald and Mickey, so please consider signing on. Issue CFP will follow in due course.
Have you wished upon a star that you could be an IJoDS editor, but thought that only happens in fairy tales? Well, dream no more: we're looking for special guest editors on two special issues (Global fandom and Mickey). We are open to all regardless of experience level: tinyurl.com/3wfh6ncw
Call for Guest Editors
The International Journal of Disney Studies is planning two exciting special issues (more about them below), and we’re looking to expand our guest editor teams for them! As guest editor, you would wor...
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February 9, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I am pleased to announce that I will be guest editing a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Disney Studies, with the inimical Joel Gray and...you? We're looking for a Goofy to join our Donald and Mickey, so please consider signing on. Issue CFP will follow in due course.
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Reposted by Peter Cullen Bryan, PhD
Here is a thing:
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Here is a thing:
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
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you personally have the ability to secure elections for yourself and your neighbors.
February 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
you personally have the ability to secure elections for yourself and your neighbors.