Kim
@professorkhc.bsky.social
Theatre Artist/Professor, Shakespeare scholar (early modern performance practices.) Cat 🐈⬛ Dad. Beer 🍺 snob. History geek. New Englander, but really wishing I lived in Old England again.
Is it possible to own too many swords?⚔️
Is it possible to own too many swords?⚔️
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Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
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‘It’s Scotland’s Shakespeare’ – why the nation loves panto
https://www.inbella.com/1436536/its-scotlands-shakespeare-why-the-nation-loves-panto/
In the 19th century, pantomime grew out of early theatre productions like the commedia dell’arte, a form of traditional Italian stage comedy which …
https://www.inbella.com/1436536/its-scotlands-shakespeare-why-the-nation-loves-panto/
In the 19th century, pantomime grew out of early theatre productions like the commedia dell’arte, a form of traditional Italian stage comedy which …
'It's Scotland's Shakespeare' - why the nation loves panto - INBELLA
In the 19th century, pantomime grew out of early theatre productions like the commedia dell'arte, a form of traditional Italian stage comedy which dates back
www.inbella.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
‘It’s Scotland’s Shakespeare’ – why the nation loves panto
https://www.inbella.com/1436536/its-scotlands-shakespeare-why-the-nation-loves-panto/
In the 19th century, pantomime grew out of early theatre productions like the commedia dell’arte, a form of traditional Italian stage comedy which …
https://www.inbella.com/1436536/its-scotlands-shakespeare-why-the-nation-loves-panto/
In the 19th century, pantomime grew out of early theatre productions like the commedia dell’arte, a form of traditional Italian stage comedy which …
And this comes as no surprise whatsoever to anyone who understands art and creativity.
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
And this comes as no surprise whatsoever to anyone who understands art and creativity.
I could never choose between the San Francisco rdinus and the Bostoo Yook Yarters myself.
For anyone worried AI will replace all of us.
Courtesy of Gemini for the prompt “create an infographic of all the World Series winners since 1986”
I dare you to find 10 things that are right.
Courtesy of Gemini for the prompt “create an infographic of all the World Series winners since 1986”
I dare you to find 10 things that are right.
December 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I could never choose between the San Francisco rdinus and the Bostoo Yook Yarters myself.
THIS WHOLE DAMN THREAD.
As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
a man reading a book to a young boy
Alt: a man reading a book to a young boy
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
THIS WHOLE DAMN THREAD.
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Gombeen [gom-BEEN]
(n.)
- A shady moneylender operating in times of great financial turmoil.
- A mean, underhanded, corrupt person; usually applied to politicians.
Use:
“If that gombeen comes around here again, you tell him that I’m going to disfeature his heretofore snoutfair countenance!”
(n.)
- A shady moneylender operating in times of great financial turmoil.
- A mean, underhanded, corrupt person; usually applied to politicians.
Use:
“If that gombeen comes around here again, you tell him that I’m going to disfeature his heretofore snoutfair countenance!”
December 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Gombeen [gom-BEEN]
(n.)
- A shady moneylender operating in times of great financial turmoil.
- A mean, underhanded, corrupt person; usually applied to politicians.
Use:
“If that gombeen comes around here again, you tell him that I’m going to disfeature his heretofore snoutfair countenance!”
(n.)
- A shady moneylender operating in times of great financial turmoil.
- A mean, underhanded, corrupt person; usually applied to politicians.
Use:
“If that gombeen comes around here again, you tell him that I’m going to disfeature his heretofore snoutfair countenance!”
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December 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Sent off my abstract for the “Rethinking Original Practices” seminar at SAA 2026. I resisted the urge to submit a two sentence abstract ending in “fight me.”
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Sent off my abstract for the “Rethinking Original Practices” seminar at SAA 2026. I resisted the urge to submit a two sentence abstract ending in “fight me.”
The U.S. will be paying the price of MAGA’s willful ignorance for generations.
“Thousands of very competitive projects in areas like cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorders and public health improvements most like went unfunded in 2025.
Similarly, at the National Science Foundation, the roughly 3,000 fewer new grants encompassed reductions to every area of science”
Similarly, at the National Science Foundation, the roughly 3,000 fewer new grants encompassed reductions to every area of science”
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The U.S. will be paying the price of MAGA’s willful ignorance for generations.
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Exact the penalty.
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Exact the penalty.
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Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
I’m tempted to print this out and nail it to the door of my university president’s office.
I've said it before and I will say it again many times, people using "AI" to design and deliver 'teaching' to students, to mark their work, and in this case to (!) generate literal voice overs are risking their jobs, and frankly they *should* be at risk if they do this sort of thing:
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I’m tempted to print this out and nail it to the door of my university president’s office.
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I wish we lived in a land where if journalists heard the president call one of their colleges "piggy" or suggest another of their colleagues, who was butchered for what he wrote, in some way had it coming, they would close their laptops, leave as soon as possible, and ask to be reassigned.
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I wish we lived in a land where if journalists heard the president call one of their colleges "piggy" or suggest another of their colleagues, who was butchered for what he wrote, in some way had it coming, they would close their laptops, leave as soon as possible, and ask to be reassigned.
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
Yep. In a nice little box, right next to their spines.
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Yep. In a nice little box, right next to their spines.
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If things continue as they are, I can’t imagine a more patriotic way to celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday than with massive #NoKings rallies on July 4, 2026. 🇺🇸
I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
America... boy, I dunno.
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If things continue as they are, I can’t imagine a more patriotic way to celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday than with massive #NoKings rallies on July 4, 2026. 🇺🇸
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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AI is not sentient. It doesn't have a survival instinct. What's happened is that corporations have decided that we'll all obey capital if it can pretend to talk.
October 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
AI is not sentient. It doesn't have a survival instinct. What's happened is that corporations have decided that we'll all obey capital if it can pretend to talk.
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During a government shutdown, no less. FDT.
I hope the next president has the national security sense to demolish this “ballroom” that will no doubt be jam-packed with toilet cams and hidden microphones. wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
During a government shutdown, no less. FDT.
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By my count: Of the 15 Departments of the US Government, 13 launched new BlueSky accounts tonight (all but Justice and HUD), and all 13 have posted explicitly partisan political posts blaming Democrats and/or Chuck Schumer for the government shutdown.
October 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
By my count: Of the 15 Departments of the US Government, 13 launched new BlueSky accounts tonight (all but Justice and HUD), and all 13 have posted explicitly partisan political posts blaming Democrats and/or Chuck Schumer for the government shutdown.