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All of my students of color and gender-nonconforming students, all of my students with marginalized identities, are getting an A this semester. For the next four years.

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In 1925, Joyce's only play, "Exiles," had its English-language debut, right here in NYC. To celebrate this centenary, we have commissioned Elevator Repair Sevice lately of "Gatz" and a bravura adaptation of "Ulysses," for a staged reading of the play on 3/17. www.joycesociety.org for details.

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Dear University that Employs Me: There is 0% chance I will put your new text messaging and phone call app on my phone. This could get totally normalized over the next few years, and I still will not do it. Unless you buy me a phone and pay for my service.

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Nerdiness alert. The Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Law and Literature, ed. Spoo and Stern, featuring a mini essay by me. Screenshot to give you a taste of the table of contents. Nothing really concise about it. Order your copy today. www.elgaronline.com/display/book...

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I've built a machine that can be Confidently Wrong. It can also make pictures that all look a bit the same, as well as make a video of you kissing any celebrity or person you know. In payment, I'd like to boil the world's oceans dry, & steal all literature. For some reason, my head is not on a spike

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For those of you who have been waiting, we have our full announcement of our 2-session (Feb. 11 and 18) "Exiles" reading group ready. The sessions will be led by Marian Eide and Michelle Witen, respectively. joycesociety.com/readinggroups

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Our Spring 2025 season! Mark your calendars! Feb 3 JJ birthday talk by Glenn Johnston at NYIT. Feb 11 & 18 Exiles reading group (online) Mar 4 book launch, Talia Abu (online) May 1 Amadi Ozier at Jefferson Market Library. Details joycesociety.com PLUS Save the date Mar 18 for a special NYC thing

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Bunch a damned Joyce scholars. Including the youngest.

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Current mood: music.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5FI...

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For the #VillageVoice I wrote a review-essay on two recent stage adaptations of "The Great Gatsby" that turned into a bit of a rumination on the 100th anniversary of the novel. www.villagevoice.com/the-great-ga...

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"So far this year, almost 8,000 pedestrians have been injured in crashes involving motor vehicles, according to the city Department of Transportation. By comparison, six people have died this year in crashes involving mopeds, e-bikes or stand-up scooters, DOT data shows"@gothamist.com @transalt.org

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There are a lot of ways to find music you love.

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I understand there's a new yacht rock documentary and I'm wondering if they include this rare footage.

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Pretending that having a 1-2% false positive rate is a horror. That means that 99 out of 100 students were, in fact, cheating. But lets focus on the exception that proves the rule instead... www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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in other "look at where this guy comes from" news, Elon Musk's father just did a lengthy podcast episode that opens with the host saying "I bet the last time you had this many black people in your house someone was trying to rob you" youtu.be/KH1U5x8LXgs?...

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How long before the gas-powered #Tesla comes out?

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Does anyone else from GenX get a stupid U2 song in your head every time you come to Bluesky?

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You would think our elected Democrats would be wise to this by now.

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I'm the one who is a couch.

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What are we going to do about Bari Weiss?

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Thanks for the blast, @samslote.bsky.social !

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The James Joyce Society is now on Bluesky: joycesociety.bsky.social

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Our Boricua Brooklynite got robbed.

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For the love of god, no Gatsby quotes regarding Mike Tyson, please.

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I am very excited to be teaching a 3-session online course, “Expat Writers in Paris: Hemingway, Rhys, and Stein between the Wars.” Open to all, starting Nov. 19. More information: roundtable.org/live-courses... Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions.

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For the #villagevoice, I happily reviewed the adaptation of #Ulysses by Elevator Repair Service. See this. #Joyce www.villagevoice.com/flying-off-the-page-ulysses-lands-on-its-feet/

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Annual reposting of a now 10-year-old piece on #Bloomsday for the @parisreview. I know so much more now ofc. @JamesJoyceCentr @johnstonglenn @JoyceFound @JoyceTrieste @dublininulysses #Ulysses www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/06...

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Worship Elon Musk, beat your children, save the world.

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In September 2023, The James Joyce Society convened a roundtable discussion of "Making Joyce Studies Safe for All." That formed the basis of the new special issue of The Modernist Review. modernistreviewcouk.wordpress.com/2024/05/17/t...

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My collaboration with @mrdrleland.bsky.social on the question of what is "good for the Jews." Spoiler alert: the answer is not congress curtailing criticism of Israel's government.

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Are we sure they didn't walk out on Seinfeld because he hasn't been funny since 1998?

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