Mark Goble
@goblemark.bsky.social
Modernism and media studies at UC Berkeley. Mediocre film photographer. Excellent baseball fan.
Downtime: The Twentieth Century in Slow Motion (Columbia UP) out in May, 2025.
Downtime: The Twentieth Century in Slow Motion (Columbia UP) out in May, 2025.
also more affluent students have received elite signals (starting in high school) that grad school in the humanities and social sciences is doom-coded
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
also more affluent students have received elite signals (starting in high school) that grad school in the humanities and social sciences is doom-coded
The people’s espresso martini
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The people’s espresso martini
I always thought the Holocaust was, like, bad, but if Hitler was hung . . .
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I always thought the Holocaust was, like, bad, but if Hitler was hung . . .
at least its not Chicago Cubs-themed
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
at least its not Chicago Cubs-themed
it's almost hard to imagine *anyone* straight enough for that content
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
it's almost hard to imagine *anyone* straight enough for that content
which one was on the job training and which one was the job?
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
which one was on the job training and which one was the job?
sure, these first cantos are off to a rough start but give her another 100 or so to include some based antisemitism, demented economic theory, and maybe a few Chinese characters from some tattoo she sees at Erewhon
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
sure, these first cantos are off to a rough start but give her another 100 or so to include some based antisemitism, demented economic theory, and maybe a few Chinese characters from some tattoo she sees at Erewhon
Just the aspirational California “exile” aesthetic, public/private trainwreck vibe. But Didion was/is worth it all to read!
November 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Just the aspirational California “exile” aesthetic, public/private trainwreck vibe. But Didion was/is worth it all to read!
Will be bummed for Nuzzi when she finds out Pound isn’t dating anymore
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Will be bummed for Nuzzi when she finds out Pound isn’t dating anymore
Anna is right: heist rules everything around us
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Box Office Upset: ‘Now You See Me 3’ Sprints to $75.5M Global Win as ‘Running Man’ Chokes on $28M
Paramount's big-budget 'The Running Man' opened well behind expectations in the first box office miss for actor Glen Powell since achieving movie star status.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Anna is right: heist rules everything around us
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
if I had made this mistake people would have thought my name was "fuck I'm super old"
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
if I had made this mistake people would have thought my name was "fuck I'm super old"
This isn’t *not* Jens Lekman-adjacent
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This isn’t *not* Jens Lekman-adjacent
This is why people are saying you really are the next Joan Didion.
November 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This is why people are saying you really are the next Joan Didion.
Finally, an essential use case for generative AI on campus
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Finally, an essential use case for generative AI on campus
Morning earworm activated!
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Morning earworm activated!
at least they didn't write about anything icky like "from the river to the sea"
November 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
at least they didn't write about anything icky like "from the river to the sea"
I needed this because I was listening to his new album today and…well, it’s not as good as this!
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I needed this because I was listening to his new album today and…well, it’s not as good as this!