Imagine how horrible the world would be if people winked in real life as much as they do in books
Dr. Shelby Judge
@shelbyjudge.bsky.social
Lecturer • researches feminist myth retellings and, sometimes relatedly, incels • Seed Talks speaker on folklore & myth • good at book recs • she/her 🏳️🌈
Cambridge was so fab tonight! And a surprise question about mystery cults???? Made my night!
Dr. Shelby Judge@shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 2w agoSold out Greek Myth show tonight at Cambridge Junction! Can’t wait 🤩
31 years old and denied a glass of wine because I didn’t have any ID 😌
Sold out Greek Myth show tonight at Cambridge Junction! Can’t wait 🤩
I’ve just watched Good Will Hunting for the first time and yeah it’s good
This might be the dorkiest thing I’ve ever said but: I miss the word “fewer” 😔
When I was young, I feel like I saw mole holes all the time. But now I never do. What happened to all the mole holes?
This week's version of this is watching Ed Sheeran's tour fall apart
Dr. Shelby Judge@shelbyjudge.bsky.social · last mo.Every time I feel down this week, I’m going to look at the picture of that racist & homophobic guy who got zip tied and duct taped on an airplane 😌
Really proud of my branch of @ucu.org.uk for penning this letter to management ucuderby.co.uk/2026/09/16/w...
Workload concerns about the transformation plan
The University of Derby UCU has written a letter to University management about the workload implications of the University’s current transformation plan. The text of the letter follows. R…
ucuderby.co.uk
The pets at home halloween collection might bankrupt me
As someone who has been tweeted about personally by Rowling. And who spends my whole life trying to fight the damage caused by the litigation she funds. I think, personally, I would be less harmed by you giving me an actual kick in the ribs than watching the new Harry Potter & trying to justify it.
The Verge@theverge.com · last mo.As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
Heard a BBC vox pop (truly the bottom feeding of broadcast journalism) complain that the RNLI might not be able to get to ‘genuine people’ because they were busy rescuing from small boats. ‘GENUINE PEOPLE’. Imagine being that level of soulless d**k.
*opens bluesky* Universities are electing “AI trailblazers” Universities are promising ???? lifetime career support for students Trump is pretending to be a 9/11 survivor *closes bluesky*
(Reminder that the PISA data is useless in the UK)
Every time I feel down this week, I’m going to look at the picture of that racist & homophobic guy who got zip tied and duct taped on an airplane 😌
brb adding this to my media analysis module
Nigel Auchterlounie@n-auchterlounie.bsky.social · last mo.Look at this Giles cartoon from 1978 We have foreground & background. The foreground is on a different level to the background. The architecture of the house, the ceiling & the landing are in service to that. The subject in the foreground is framed. The subjects in the background are also framed...
Check out this work by my dear friend and colleague @shelbyjudge.bsky.social.
Ancient History 101 Podcast@ancienthistory101.org · last mo.Agamemnon lived a whole 45 minutes after arriving home from Troy, but did he see it coming? Listen to our full episode on Aeschylus' Agamemnon with guest expert Shelby Judge (@shelbyjudge.bsky.social) out now!
The best/worst thing I said in this entire episode is in this clip 🥴
Ancient History 101 Podcast@ancienthistory101.org · last mo.Agamemnon lived a whole 45 minutes after arriving home from Troy, but did he see it coming? Listen to our full episode on Aeschylus' Agamemnon with guest expert Shelby Judge (@shelbyjudge.bsky.social) out now!
Agamemnon lived a whole 45 minutes after arriving home from Troy, but did he see it coming? Listen to our full episode on Aeschylus' Agamemnon with guest expert Shelby Judge (@shelbyjudge.bsky.social) out now!
If you're not using asbestos yet, you are being left behind. Everyone is using asbestos, there's no point in trying to fight it. Asbestos is the future.
Ready for Mark Davis' keynote on the 'enshittification' of book publishing! Fab start to the 'Publishing for All in an Age of Uncertainty' conference at the University of Derby 📖
Sharing my website portfolio and telling all you games industry people that I’ve also managed teams, done small-scale PR work, and website copywriting - but also that I’m a fucking delight to work with - for no reason at all other than that my DMs are always open 👁️ miriteixeira.journoportfolio.com
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Did you expect Clytemnestra to be repentant after she murdered her husband? No chance! Listen to our full episode on Aeschylus' Agamemnon with Shelby Judge (@shelbyjudge.bsky.social) out now!
Bumble has had to remove the “women messaging first” feature (its USP!!) because mens rights activists won’t stop suing them for discrimination 🫠
If Dolly was our constant reminder that it was Good to be Good, Tim Curry was our reminder that it was Good to be Weird. Embrace your strangeness, sing with Muppets, wear your lingerie with a leather jacket, and fuck with uptight people who hate anything that makes them remotely uncomfortable.
Craig Calcaterra@craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 2mo agoRIP to a motherfucking icon.
This was an absolute joy to do and I’m so excited that my chat with the incomparable @belovedofoizys.bsky.social about my undying devotion to Clytemnestra is out in the world now 🎧 🗡️ 🥵
Ancient History 101 Podcast@ancienthistory101.org · 2mo agoNew episode alert!! Odysseus wasn't the only Greek who got a less than perfect homecoming after sailing back from Troy! @shelbyjudge.bsky.social talks us through Agamemnon's less than warm welcome home in Aeschylus' play...
New episode alert!! Odysseus wasn't the only Greek who got a less than perfect homecoming after sailing back from Troy! @shelbyjudge.bsky.social talks us through Agamemnon's less than warm welcome home in Aeschylus' play...
