Will Mari
@willthewordguy.bsky.social
Media historian/dog/human dad/husband/flawed Christian/hiker/dancer
December 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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The release of the documentary series “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” produced by 50 Cent, marks an escalation in what was once a low-stakes beef between two hip-hop luminaries.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Had a Camera Follow Him. 50 Cent Has the Footage.
The mogul’s spokesman said he was “deeply concerned” that video shot days before Mr. Combs’s 2024 arrest appears in a new documentary series produced by his rival.
nyti.ms
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The release of the documentary series “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” produced by 50 Cent, marks an escalation in what was once a low-stakes beef between two hip-hop luminaries.
for my grad student colleagues, here's a very cool post-doc focused on the history of computing (which I would argue is very akin to media history): networks.h-net.org/jobs/69559/b... -- check it out, @manshipschool.bsky.social @masscommgrad.bsky.social
Brown University - Mellon Postdoctoral Research Associate in the History of Computational Technology | H-Net
networks.h-net.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
for my grad student colleagues, here's a very cool post-doc focused on the history of computing (which I would argue is very akin to media history): networks.h-net.org/jobs/69559/b... -- check it out, @manshipschool.bsky.social @masscommgrad.bsky.social
Good day for chili down here so it’s in the crockpot simmering into what I hope is a good iteration
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Good day for chili down here so it’s in the crockpot simmering into what I hope is a good iteration
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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I was listening to a podcast of authors talking about "bad review" parties where everyone brings their most brutal review to try to win a predetermined prize.
Academics should do this with peer reviews.
I think my "amusing at best, waste of academic time at worst" is a strong contender.
Academics should do this with peer reviews.
I think my "amusing at best, waste of academic time at worst" is a strong contender.
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I was listening to a podcast of authors talking about "bad review" parties where everyone brings their most brutal review to try to win a predetermined prize.
Academics should do this with peer reviews.
I think my "amusing at best, waste of academic time at worst" is a strong contender.
Academics should do this with peer reviews.
I think my "amusing at best, waste of academic time at worst" is a strong contender.
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like they used to say on ye olde social media networks that no longer exist, reposting for the Monday crowd #othernetworks
a Friday surprise! my beloved book, Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook, is now officially back in print AND ON SALE! #othernetworks if you know folks who have been trying to track down a copy, I'd love it if you'd repost shop.mexicansummer.com/merch/495898...
Lori Emerson - Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook. Mexican Summer & Anthology.
Buy Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook by Lori Emerson on Mexican Summer & Anthology.
shop.mexicansummer.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
like they used to say on ye olde social media networks that no longer exist, reposting for the Monday crowd #othernetworks
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A new week, a new morning news roundup from your friends at the @chicago.suntimes.com.☕
Today's lead: Feds eagerly used tear gas, caused crashes: Judge chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edit...
Today's lead: Feds eagerly used tear gas, caused crashes: Judge chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edit...
Feds eagerly used tear gas, caused crashes: Judge
Plus: A workforce resource center opens in Chatham, a dance workshop for Parkinson's disease patients and more.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A new week, a new morning news roundup from your friends at the @chicago.suntimes.com.☕
Today's lead: Feds eagerly used tear gas, caused crashes: Judge chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edit...
Today's lead: Feds eagerly used tear gas, caused crashes: Judge chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edit...
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Just want to remind everyone that Mike Flynn told a crowd of rabid QAnon troglodytes in no uncertain terms that the military should conduct a coup in order to reinstall Trump as an unelected dictator, and he never once was subject to the penalties that the UCMJ demands for that sort of thing
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Just want to remind everyone that Mike Flynn told a crowd of rabid QAnon troglodytes in no uncertain terms that the military should conduct a coup in order to reinstall Trump as an unelected dictator, and he never once was subject to the penalties that the UCMJ demands for that sort of thing
“Last” mow /yard cleanup of the season until Mardi Gras…despite the latest round of heat/humidity…and less than a week to go to Thanksgiving (!)
November 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“Last” mow /yard cleanup of the season until Mardi Gras…despite the latest round of heat/humidity…and less than a week to go to Thanksgiving (!)
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In my Foundations of HCI class, we’re in the midst of our social computing section, thinking about how to address online toxicities. Had the students play Masnick’s “Trust & Safety Tycoon” game in class yesterday. Their reactions: moderation is HARD... www.techdirt.com/2023/10/17/t...
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In my Foundations of HCI class, we’re in the midst of our social computing section, thinking about how to address online toxicities. Had the students play Masnick’s “Trust & Safety Tycoon” game in class yesterday. Their reactions: moderation is HARD... www.techdirt.com/2023/10/17/t...
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For anyone new to HMML, this page is a great overview of some of the countries where HMML has partnered with libraries to photograph manuscript collections for free online access: hmml.org/about/global...
For anyone new to HMML, this page is a great overview of some of the countries where HMML has partnered with libraries to photograph manuscript collections for free online access: hmml.org/about/global...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🎊 Thank you for helping us reach 5,000 Bluesky followers!
For anyone new to HMML, this page is a great overview of some of the countries where HMML has partnered with libraries to photograph manuscript collections for free online access: hmml.org/about/global...
For anyone new to HMML, this page is a great overview of some of the countries where HMML has partnered with libraries to photograph manuscript collections for free online access: hmml.org/about/global...
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"Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves." This
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social
piece about journalism grifters in the age of AI slop is fantastic, bonkers & sad on so many levels thelocal.to/investigatin...
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social
piece about journalism grifters in the age of AI slop is fantastic, bonkers & sad on so many levels thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves." This
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social
piece about journalism grifters in the age of AI slop is fantastic, bonkers & sad on so many levels thelocal.to/investigatin...
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social
piece about journalism grifters in the age of AI slop is fantastic, bonkers & sad on so many levels thelocal.to/investigatin...
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📣 CALL FOR CHAPTERS 📣
Co-editors Amy Tooth Murphy & @georgesevers.bsky.social invite expressions of interest to contribute chapters to the forthcoming Routledge Oral History Theory Handbook.
Visit: oralhistory.org/wp-content/u...
#OralHistory #OralHistoryTheory #Routledge #OralHistorian
Co-editors Amy Tooth Murphy & @georgesevers.bsky.social invite expressions of interest to contribute chapters to the forthcoming Routledge Oral History Theory Handbook.
Visit: oralhistory.org/wp-content/u...
#OralHistory #OralHistoryTheory #Routledge #OralHistorian
oralhistory.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
📣 CALL FOR CHAPTERS 📣
Co-editors Amy Tooth Murphy & @georgesevers.bsky.social invite expressions of interest to contribute chapters to the forthcoming Routledge Oral History Theory Handbook.
Visit: oralhistory.org/wp-content/u...
#OralHistory #OralHistoryTheory #Routledge #OralHistorian
Co-editors Amy Tooth Murphy & @georgesevers.bsky.social invite expressions of interest to contribute chapters to the forthcoming Routledge Oral History Theory Handbook.
Visit: oralhistory.org/wp-content/u...
#OralHistory #OralHistoryTheory #Routledge #OralHistorian
cool new issue of @internethistories.bsky.social just dropped: (and just because an article of mine with a great friend and colleague is in it :): www.tandfonline.com/toc/rint20/9/3 #mediahistory
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November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
cool new issue of @internethistories.bsky.social just dropped: (and just because an article of mine with a great friend and colleague is in it :): www.tandfonline.com/toc/rint20/9/3 #mediahistory
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Friends! Here is the first episode of a new podcast i'm hosting. I'm thinking of it as a way of trying to have more of the conversations I have w/ smart ppl about the internet/politics/broken attention economy in public. first guest is the great @hankgreen.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=A492...
Hank Green: It’s Going to Get Worse Before It Gets Better | Galaxy Brain
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Friends! Here is the first episode of a new podcast i'm hosting. I'm thinking of it as a way of trying to have more of the conversations I have w/ smart ppl about the internet/politics/broken attention economy in public. first guest is the great @hankgreen.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=A492...