Victoria Sturtevant
@vsturtevant.bsky.social
Media Studies Faculty. Author of It's All in the Delivery: Pregnancy in American Film and Television Comedy. Always up to talk comedy, gender, popular media, and reproductive politics.
https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477330449/
https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477330449/
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It's All in the Delivery
How changing depictions of pregnancy in comedy from the start of the twentieth century to the present show an evolution in attitudes toward women’s reprodu...
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One of my favorite parts of working on IT'S ALL IN THE DELIVERY was collecting screen captures and publicity images to illustrate the book's argument. They are published in black and white, so I thought it might be fun to post color copies in this thread for anyone who might be interested.
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Very cool collection of early films by African American filmmakers @criterionchannl.bsky.social this month www.criterionchannel.com/pioneers-of-...
Pioneers of African American Cinema - The Criterion Channel
Among the most fascinating chapters of cinematic history is that of the so-called “race films” that flourished in the U.S. between the 1920s and ’40s. Unlike the “black cast” films produced within the...
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November 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Very cool collection of early films by African American filmmakers @criterionchannl.bsky.social this month www.criterionchannel.com/pioneers-of-...
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Folks are asking what to do about the One Special Boy's AI vids and whether they should share them:
MOCK THEM WITHOUT SHARING.
This creates what an enthymeme, where readers have to SUPPLY PART OF THE REFERENT to understand what you are mocking. An enthymeme is the STRONGEST form of persuasion.
MOCK THEM WITHOUT SHARING.
This creates what an enthymeme, where readers have to SUPPLY PART OF THE REFERENT to understand what you are mocking. An enthymeme is the STRONGEST form of persuasion.
October 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Folks are asking what to do about the One Special Boy's AI vids and whether they should share them:
MOCK THEM WITHOUT SHARING.
This creates what an enthymeme, where readers have to SUPPLY PART OF THE REFERENT to understand what you are mocking. An enthymeme is the STRONGEST form of persuasion.
MOCK THEM WITHOUT SHARING.
This creates what an enthymeme, where readers have to SUPPLY PART OF THE REFERENT to understand what you are mocking. An enthymeme is the STRONGEST form of persuasion.
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The LA Public Library research librarian explaining what is going on with Charli and Taylor is outstanding work
www.instagram.com/reel/DPXZIUa...
www.instagram.com/reel/DPXZIUa...
October 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The LA Public Library research librarian explaining what is going on with Charli and Taylor is outstanding work
www.instagram.com/reel/DPXZIUa...
www.instagram.com/reel/DPXZIUa...
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Hi Folks, hoping to crowdsource an identification -- anyone know who the man on the right is? The man on the left is my grandfather, MGM and later independent producer, Sol Baer Fielding. He came into the family biz by marrying my grandmother Mitzi Cummings, a niece of Louis B. Mayer. Thanks!
September 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Hi Folks, hoping to crowdsource an identification -- anyone know who the man on the right is? The man on the left is my grandfather, MGM and later independent producer, Sol Baer Fielding. He came into the family biz by marrying my grandmother Mitzi Cummings, a niece of Louis B. Mayer. Thanks!
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Happy Labor Day, y'all. Hug a union today.
September 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Happy Labor Day, y'all. Hug a union today.
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Hit like if you read film criticism weekly and repost if you read film criticism more than that
August 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hit like if you read film criticism weekly and repost if you read film criticism more than that
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And btw, if you have a comic or film podcast, I'd love to come on and talk about my newest short film, JUST THE JANITOR!
Lemme know! (And please RT!)
Lemme know! (And please RT!)
August 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
And btw, if you have a comic or film podcast, I'd love to come on and talk about my newest short film, JUST THE JANITOR!
Lemme know! (And please RT!)
Lemme know! (And please RT!)
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World Central Kitchen says that after a five day pause due to limited supplies, limited cooking operations resumed today at its Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen in Gaza: wck.org/news/gaza-up...
World Central Kitchen | WCK Resumes Limited Hot Meal Service in Gaza After 5-Day Pause
After a five day pause, limited cooking operations resumed today at World Central Kitchen's Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen in Gaza.
This marks the second time in 2025 our hot meal program has been force...
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July 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
World Central Kitchen says that after a five day pause due to limited supplies, limited cooking operations resumed today at its Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen in Gaza: wck.org/news/gaza-up...
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Good read. I especially liked how it plays with laugh at v. laugh with. But no pull quotes here, because each line works better in the context of the others.
July 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Good read. I especially liked how it plays with laugh at v. laugh with. But no pull quotes here, because each line works better in the context of the others.
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I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
People on this app get really angry every time I point out that social media manipulation is a real phenomenon that we are all stewing in and that’s having real world consequences and I’m sure part of that is engagement farmers who do that manipulation not liking people talking about it
July 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
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We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so…
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June 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
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“This production makes that queerness explicit, reclaiming the story through the lived experiences of trans and nonbinary artists.” #TransRightsAreHumanRights www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/28/s...
Sir Ian McKellen to open all-trans production of Shakespeare classic
Sir Ian McKellen is to open a new production of the Shakespeare classic Twelfth Night that will feature all trans and non-binary performers.
www.thepinknews.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“This production makes that queerness explicit, reclaiming the story through the lived experiences of trans and nonbinary artists.” #TransRightsAreHumanRights www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/28/s...
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NEWS: NPR and three Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House over effort to ban federal funding for NPR & PBS
The lawsuit calls Trump's executive order "textbook retaliation" for protected free speech - threatening public radio
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/05/27/n...
The lawsuit calls Trump's executive order "textbook retaliation" for protected free speech - threatening public radio
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/05/27/n...
NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House
NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.
www.npr.org
May 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
NEWS: NPR and three Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House over effort to ban federal funding for NPR & PBS
The lawsuit calls Trump's executive order "textbook retaliation" for protected free speech - threatening public radio
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/05/27/n...
The lawsuit calls Trump's executive order "textbook retaliation" for protected free speech - threatening public radio
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/05/27/n...
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An open letter highlighting the co-optation of open science language in the latest Executive Order to justify policies that are, in fact, antithetical to open science principles.
Read and consider signing with your support.
www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...
Read and consider signing with your support.
www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...
Open Letter in Support of Science — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
www.standupforscience.net
May 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
An open letter highlighting the co-optation of open science language in the latest Executive Order to justify policies that are, in fact, antithetical to open science principles.
Read and consider signing with your support.
www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...
Read and consider signing with your support.
www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...
When we get to watch a character be really good at their job. Sew that dress, supervise that nightly news team, build that jet pack. I love it all.
What is one thing you fall for in a movie every single time?
May 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
When we get to watch a character be really good at their job. Sew that dress, supervise that nightly news team, build that jet pack. I love it all.
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Social Security is a nonpartisan program.
Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike all value their Social Security benefits and want to see them expanded, not cut.
Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike all value their Social Security benefits and want to see them expanded, not cut.
May 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Social Security is a nonpartisan program.
Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike all value their Social Security benefits and want to see them expanded, not cut.
Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike all value their Social Security benefits and want to see them expanded, not cut.
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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The COVID vaccines have been taken by billions of people, saved millions of lives, and are some of the most rigorously tested medical products in history.
Someone who has zero experience in vaccine development should not be influencing the approval process. This will kill people.
Someone who has zero experience in vaccine development should not be influencing the approval process. This will kill people.
May 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The COVID vaccines have been taken by billions of people, saved millions of lives, and are some of the most rigorously tested medical products in history.
Someone who has zero experience in vaccine development should not be influencing the approval process. This will kill people.
Someone who has zero experience in vaccine development should not be influencing the approval process. This will kill people.
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There is no aborted fetus debris in the MMR vaccine, or in any vaccine at all.
It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.
It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.
May 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
There is no aborted fetus debris in the MMR vaccine, or in any vaccine at all.
It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.
It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
I don't think I have many OKC connections on here, but worth a try: Hey y'all, I have a book signing coming up next week and it's going to be really fun. [Reposting because I forgot alt text last time]
April 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I don't think I have many OKC connections on here, but worth a try: Hey y'all, I have a book signing coming up next week and it's going to be really fun. [Reposting because I forgot alt text last time]
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I don't think I have many OKC connections on here, but worth a try: Hey y'all, I have a book signing coming up next week and it's going to be really fun.
April 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I don't think I have many OKC connections on here, but worth a try: Hey y'all, I have a book signing coming up next week and it's going to be really fun.
I don't think I have many OKC connections on here, but worth a try: Hey y'all, I have a book signing coming up next week and it's going to be really fun.
April 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I don't think I have many OKC connections on here, but worth a try: Hey y'all, I have a book signing coming up next week and it's going to be really fun.