Antares Leask
@drtares.bsky.social
Pop culture (esp. Disney, horror, pop music, and cryptozoology), writing, reading, empowering others through education and training.
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Ryan Coogler. And check out this DREAM TEAM! @plaguedr-richards.bsky.social @sorchanf.bsky.social @meredithea.bsky.social @meanlouise.bsky.social (with us in spirit) #MAPACA #MAPACA2025VirtualSymposium
Here we go! First panel of the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association 2025 Virtual Symposium! #MAPACA #MAPACAVirtualSymposium2025
Yay for getting to see @emilyaguilo.bsky.social speak about Barbie and meeting in the non-Zoom world!
Great social to end the third annual Disney, Culture and Society Research Network conference! Where else can I show off my dewback collection? #Disnet2025 See you real soon! Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association (MAPACA) Popular Culture Association
Thank you, @herberthistory.bsky.social, for a wonderful evening of furry friends, endless carbs, and engaging Disney discussions! We loved it! #HATM For more discussions just like this, make sure to join us at our Third Annual Conference in ONE WEEK! Register to attend: dis-net.org/conference/
Conference – DisNet
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Oh NOW Jim Dear is on Lady's side... #HATM #LadyAndTheTramp
Rosita! Same name as the bird who left the (very European) chorus at the Enchanted Tiki Room! #HATM #LadyAndTheTramp
Fluffy female dogs stick together. #HATM #LadyAndTheTramp
Okay, how many Disney films have water in their romantic scenes? #LadyAndTheTramp, Little Mermaid, The Princess and the Frog... @disnet.bsky.social #HATM
The cats in the live action version are Devon Rex cats named...*consults notes* Devon and Rex, who sing a song called "What a Shame." @disnet.bsky.social #HATM #LadyAndTheTramp
You know Aunt Sarah is evil because she's a cat lady...but more on that at the conference! @disnet.bsky.social #DisneyTropes #HATM #LadyAndTheTramp
Tramp is certainly no Abraham de Lacy Giuseppe Casey Thomas O'Malley... @disnet.bsky.social #HATM @beeldridge.bsky.social #LadyAndTheTramp
Who's joining #HATM and @disnet.bsky.social tonight?
Jason Herbert@herberthistory.bsky.social · last yr.Folks I made an error in scheduling so Mohicans will be a bit later. Instead, join us on Disney+ this Sunday June 15 at 8pm eastern for LADY AND THE TRAMP. Keep #HATM out of the pound by sharing and we’ll see you soon!
A Disney Scholar and a Horror Scholar walk into a 10am movie... #Sinners #IDidnthidemyeyes #ALotToUnpack #ExploringThemes #IFeelAPaperComingOn #MAPACA #NEPCA #PCA
We also have @drtares.bsky.social, my co-chair for Disney! Come to our virtual, one day event this summer! Come hang out in person this November!
Rebecca Stone Gordon@meanlouise.bsky.social · last yr.Disability Studies Co-Chair @meredithea.bsky.social & I are here for you! You can also submit paper & panel proposals for the in-person conference Nov 6-8 in Philly but please be mindful you’re submitting to the correct event! 2/2 mapaca.net
“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt, Four Freedoms Speech, January 1941
Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · last yr.Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
Pitt's library just acquired the Blair Witch Project archive. Eee! Yet more reason for @meanlouise.bsky.social and @drtares.bsky.social to come visit!
‘The Blair Witch Project’ archive has joined Pitt’s Horror Studies Collection
See props, original marketing materials and more on display at the University Library System’s Archives and Special Collections Exhibit Gallery.
pittwire.pitt.edu
This was a great way to start my day! Thanks for the shout out, @meanlouise.bsky.social!
Dr Sam Hirst@romgothsam.bsky.social · last yr.This weekend, Romancing the Gothic is hosting an online charity teachathon with 13 classes and workshops on history, literature and film Check it out Come join us! Recorded so if you miss, you don't miss out. You can pick and mix what you join us for. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1141089402...
“The unifying theme here is that the federal government has been taken over by bad people who are also stunningly ignorant. So much damage—to U.S. credibility, the Constitution and the rule of law, and possibly even to the very functioning of the government. And Trump only took power 2 weeks ago.”
What the Musk is Happening?
It’s a catastrophe, but what kind of catastrophe?
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If I just read one million more posts tonight, I will have complete control over what comes next
So...we all know memes are my love language...does one meme on Bluesky? It doesn't seem very meme-y.
How To Be a Writer, #111: Open laptop Look into the void Scream into the void Consider that maybe the void also sometimes feels this way about you Ask the void if it takes milk Choose a nice mug for the void And maybe a chocolate biscuit Lose yourself in the void Tea
Reminded of and crying about the fact that Rev. Budde is also the person who provided Matthew Shepard's family with a safe haven for their son's remains. This is the person these fascists trying to brand themselves as Christians are targeting with hate, right now. www.npr.org/2018/10/26/6....
'You Are Safe Now': Matthew Shepard Laid To Rest At National Cathedral
Twenty years ago, the brutal killing of a young gay man in Laramie, Wyo., drew national attention and led to an expansion of a federal hate-crimes law.
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Hey, if you have cats, here's a great life hack: Put down your phone, go to your bed and lie down, and just let the cats pile around or on top of you (if they're aloof, a heated blanket will make them come over) and just lie there while they purr. That's how you touch grass in winter.