I just got back from Scotland and got to get into my pictures of landscapes and puffins.
Mark A. Johnson
@baconscholar.bsky.social
I am an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Author of American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon.
This scene has an argument that’s at the heart of the bacon book. We’ve seen a decline in the popularity of haute cuisine. #hatm
Peter Cullen Bryan, PhD@pcbryan.bsky.social · 5mo ago"Not some fancy deconstructed avant bullshit. A real cheeseburger." #TheMenu #HATM
It’s really poignant that we watched this movie in the wake of the René Redzepi allegations at Noma. #hatm
Laura Bedrossian@laurabedrossian.bsky.social · 5mo agoCan we talk about how the Chef was stabbed in his private parts and he seems to be totally okay??? #hatm
Do you #hatm root for any of these characters besides Margot? I kind of root for the actor’s assistant.
Rachel Gunter, Ph.D. 🗃️@phdrachel.bsky.social · 5mo agoIf having student loans is life saving, I’m good! #HATM #TheMenu
#HATM I love the idea that his diners don’t “get” bread. They don’t deserve it.
Jason Herbert@herberthistory.bsky.social · 5mo agoThere is no greater fear than wondering if they will bring you bread for dinner #HATM
In this week's podcast, @emilycontois.bsky.social @baconscholar.bsky.social and I talked about the rise and fall of celebrity chefs. Do you have a favorite celebrity chef? #HATM
I’m going on tour with #BaconBook #AmericanBacon. I hope to see you somewhere! @ugapress.bsky.social
"A twenty-first-century culinary and cultural powerhouse." Today's forthcoming-book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @baconscholar.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Sorry, #hatm, the “shortage of perfect breasts” line is so so gross.
So, #hatm, what does this movie say about 1987ish?
#hatm, they had to bring in a dummy for Cary Elwes during the Miracle Max scenes Mandy bruised a rib trying to hold back laughter.
My wife: “she can’t pick up a sword and fight the ROUS??” Everyone gets to have fun except Robin Wright.
T Karnos@tkarnos.bsky.social · 9mo agoYeeaahhh. I never understood why he likes her besides her looks and, uh, self-confidence. #hatm
Cary Elwes says in his memoir that the movie was received as not-so-special until it became available on home video so people could show their kids. #hatm
Peter Cullen Bryan, PhD@pcbryan.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe Princess Bride did not receive a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nomination, though it was a rather diverse year - what should have been dropped in favor of this? #PrincessBride #HATM
I got to know Cary Elwes as Robin Hood via Mel Brooks and came to this afterward. He’s truly awesome as an art thief con-man in Psych, a show my wife and I watch yearly. #hatm
#HATM, they perfected this swordfight choreography so well that the final cut was like two minutes. Rob Reiner couldn’t let the greatest swordfight in history be so short. They went back and choreographed more.
#HATM, Cary Elwes sprained his ankle pretty seriously riding Andre’s ATV. He did the “greatest swordfight” in history on this bum ankle.
#HATM, Wallace Shawn assumed he was going to get fired. Andre the Giant was always in so much back pain that he had an ATV to get around and drank a bottle of cognac a night to “ease” his pain.
#HATM, hard to believe this was the more famous Sarandon at one time. Wallace Shawn also hated his performance. He complained he couldn’t do Sicilian. Rob Reiner assured him that, funny enough, this Sicilian sounds “just like you.”
1) This one, Princess Bride 2) Duck, Apples, Sweet Potatoes for pre #HATM dinner.
Jason Herbert@herberthistory.bsky.social · 9mo agoAnd that brings us to tonight's #HATM questions- 1) What is your favorite Rob Reiner film or tv show as either an actor or director? 2) And what is on the menu at your home tonight?
It’s true! Thank you @herberthistory.bsky.social and the entire #HATM community for your early and enthusiastic support for this book.
Jason Herbert@herberthistory.bsky.social · 9mo agoMark Johnson’s American Bacon is currently 50% off until the end of the year with code 08THANKFUL www.ugapress.org/978082037540...
If you love this #hatm movie, you should check out the audiobook by Cary Elwes on the making and legacy of this film. Truly beautiful.
Jason Herbert@herberthistory.bsky.social · 9mo agoWe have only done a few movies twice on Historians At The Movies, but I think Rob Reiner’s work should be on that list. Join us on Disney+ this Sunday, December 21 at 8pm eastern for THE PRINCESS BRIDE. Keep #HATM growing by sharing and we’ll see you soon!
Is anyone out there live-posting the final voyage of the #EdmundFitzgerald?
This is effectively the point of Bart Elmore’s work on Coca Cola. We all effectively subsidize the business model.
Gregory A. Hargreaves@bordergroves.bsky.social · 12mo agoAi companies want to use our electricity? Ok. They can pay triple rates offset all our bills. Ai companies want to use our water? Ok. They can subsidize infrastructure construction and maintenance. Ai companies want to use our land? Ok. They can pay taxes high enough to fund affordable housing.
It's been 70 years since Emmett Till, a Black teenager visiting relatives in Mississippi, was lynched by a mob of white men.
70 years after Emmett Till's murder, Mississippi museum acquires gun used to kill him
It's been 70 years since Emmett Till, a Black teenager visiting relatives in Mississippi, was killed by white men because he whistled at a white woman. Now the gun used in his death is in a museum.
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I’m way too excited to work! My book, American Bacon, is now available for presale! For authors, presale can make or break a book, so please tell your local book shop to carry it! Please order it for your university and public library! #foodstudies #food #bacon www.ugapress.org/978082037540...
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In American Bacon, Mark A. Johnson asks (and answers) a seemingly simple question: How has bacon overcome centuries of religious prohibition, cultural contem...
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Do you chicken brissil? If you are from Greenville in Butler County, Alabama, you do. It’s a smoked chicken with an emphasis on a tangy vinegar sauce. I was so glad to talk on Alabama barbecue to the Butler County Historical and Genealogical Society. It was such a great audience!
