Tom Robson
@thomasmrobson.bsky.social
Disney scholar.
Phillies fan.
Star Wars nerd.
Gaygaygay.
Co-author: Disney Parks & The Construction of American Identity: Tourism, Performance, Anxiety (Lexington Books, 2024)
Opinions are obviously my own and not those of my employer.
Phillies fan.
Star Wars nerd.
Gaygaygay.
Co-author: Disney Parks & The Construction of American Identity: Tourism, Performance, Anxiety (Lexington Books, 2024)
Opinions are obviously my own and not those of my employer.
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you: PhDs in the humanities should teach entrepreneurship
me: a early modern spy-themed chain restaurant called Aphra Behnigans
me: a early modern spy-themed chain restaurant called Aphra Behnigans
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
you: PhDs in the humanities should teach entrepreneurship
me: a early modern spy-themed chain restaurant called Aphra Behnigans
me: a early modern spy-themed chain restaurant called Aphra Behnigans
This is a total stab in the dark for my #phillies fan friends out there.
Ages ago (15+ years) the Phils sold this Phanatic ornament. My brother and his family had one they loved, but lost along with everything else in the CA fires last year. I can't find one anywhere online.
Anyone have any leads?
Ages ago (15+ years) the Phils sold this Phanatic ornament. My brother and his family had one they loved, but lost along with everything else in the CA fires last year. I can't find one anywhere online.
Anyone have any leads?
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This is a total stab in the dark for my #phillies fan friends out there.
Ages ago (15+ years) the Phils sold this Phanatic ornament. My brother and his family had one they loved, but lost along with everything else in the CA fires last year. I can't find one anywhere online.
Anyone have any leads?
Ages ago (15+ years) the Phils sold this Phanatic ornament. My brother and his family had one they loved, but lost along with everything else in the CA fires last year. I can't find one anywhere online.
Anyone have any leads?
Every semester you can expect someone in higher ed to post something snarky about the number of dead grandparents that inevitably pop up around finals.
I'd rather acknowledge the very real family emergencies and tragedies that our students face. I've had three in the last three weeks.
I'd rather acknowledge the very real family emergencies and tragedies that our students face. I've had three in the last three weeks.
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Every semester you can expect someone in higher ed to post something snarky about the number of dead grandparents that inevitably pop up around finals.
I'd rather acknowledge the very real family emergencies and tragedies that our students face. I've had three in the last three weeks.
I'd rather acknowledge the very real family emergencies and tragedies that our students face. I've had three in the last three weeks.
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i would write braindead junk essays and have a packing peanut for a brain too if my mom was a Halloween Horror Nights clown
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
i would write braindead junk essays and have a packing peanut for a brain too if my mom was a Halloween Horror Nights clown
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This is the vibe I’m wanting when the Republicans are removed from power. It won’t happen but it’s what I want.
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This is the vibe I’m wanting when the Republicans are removed from power. It won’t happen but it’s what I want.
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I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
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screw cyber monday, I'm here for Kyber Monday
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
screw cyber monday, I'm here for Kyber Monday
"AIDS is no longer just a disease. It is a human rights issue."
-Nelson Mandela
-Nelson Mandela
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"AIDS is no longer just a disease. It is a human rights issue."
-Nelson Mandela
-Nelson Mandela
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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My book Theme Park Fandom is coming out in a much more affordable paperback edition. Pre-order here:
www.routledge.com/Theme-Park-F...
www.routledge.com/Theme-Park-F...
Theme Park Fandom: Spatial Transmedia, Materiality and Participatory Cultures
Theme Park Fandom argues that serious study of theme parks and their adult fans has much to tell us about contemporary transmediality and convergence, themed and immersive spaces, and audience relatio...
www.routledge.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My book Theme Park Fandom is coming out in a much more affordable paperback edition. Pre-order here:
www.routledge.com/Theme-Park-F...
www.routledge.com/Theme-Park-F...
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Farewell to the great Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer who played a pivotal part in introducing reggae to the rest of the world. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Farewell to the great Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer who played a pivotal part in introducing reggae to the rest of the world. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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Flyers and Devils fans agree on a "Fuck the Rangers" chant down in the lower levels. The weekend of finding common ground with sworn enemies continues
November 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Flyers and Devils fans agree on a "Fuck the Rangers" chant down in the lower levels. The weekend of finding common ground with sworn enemies continues
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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Every day I think there's no way for Trump to show himself to be a more disgusting degenerate, no way he could debase his office, and no way he could humiliate the country and its people any more than he already has. Yet every single day he manages to do it. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Every day I think there's no way for Trump to show himself to be a more disgusting degenerate, no way he could debase his office, and no way he could humiliate the country and its people any more than he already has. Yet every single day he manages to do it. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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The first dog tries to pay with a toy.
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The first dog tries to pay with a toy.
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to have an affair with one longshot presidential candidate twice your age that you’re profiling may be regarded as a misfortune; to have two looks like carelessness
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
to have an affair with one longshot presidential candidate twice your age that you’re profiling may be regarded as a misfortune; to have two looks like carelessness
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I wouldn’t write that shit down in a diary that was already on fire
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I wouldn’t write that shit down in a diary that was already on fire
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opening a PDF, seeing a pop up asking "would you like an AI summary of this document?" and spitting on my monitor screen
August 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
opening a PDF, seeing a pop up asking "would you like an AI summary of this document?" and spitting on my monitor screen
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What if the alternative is worse?
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What if the alternative is worse?
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Good morning from our massive picket line in Denton, Texas. It's DAY FOUR of our national ULP strike! We’re calling on everyone to hold the line and not shop at Starbucks while baristas are on strike. #NoContractNoCoffee
November 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Good morning from our massive picket line in Denton, Texas. It's DAY FOUR of our national ULP strike! We’re calling on everyone to hold the line and not shop at Starbucks while baristas are on strike. #NoContractNoCoffee
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Jesus fucking Christ
Didn’t think much of the rumors until they started doing damage control
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Jesus fucking Christ
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This photo’s become Keyzer Soze straightening his foot to walk
November 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
This photo’s become Keyzer Soze straightening his foot to walk
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Although many people are saying it, I do not believe our current president sucked off former president Bill Clinton on camera. I have not seen sufficient evidence that our current president gave the former president a blowie in a way that was memorialized in a photo. That's not something I believe.
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Although many people are saying it, I do not believe our current president sucked off former president Bill Clinton on camera. I have not seen sufficient evidence that our current president gave the former president a blowie in a way that was memorialized in a photo. That's not something I believe.
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TFW you try to impress someone with your knowledge, but without actually doing the course reading
This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
TFW you try to impress someone with your knowledge, but without actually doing the course reading