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profmatthew.bsky.social
Media Studies, Film Studies, Game Studies Professor. I study nerd stuff. Co Editor The Bloomsbury Handbook on Sex and Sexuality in Game Studies
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If I did Wonder Woman ink I would have one of these on my body so quick.

PSA for everyone going to protests

The libs are like "You have to protest in a way that's inoffensive to people who perceive your very existence as a physical assault 😇" and the cops are like "pew pew eat led pinko" and the libs are like "ow a bad apple shot me in the dick"

Btw, the way this happens is someone sends you a comms memo with sample tweets that you are supposed to tweak a little and then post. (Source: me, I've written these memos for campaigns before) So they are all getting the same comms memo here, and I'm very curious who is sending the memo

*Goose meme* Who shot and killed her? WHO SHOT AND KILLED HER, MOTHERFUCKER?

Why isn't Trump's clear and open call for federal law enforcement to arrest a Democratic governor based on zero lawbreaking of any kind leading every single news site right now?

cops doing crime on camera. as @chadloder.bsky.social has been pointing out all day, this is totally illegal. cops doing crime. on camera. adjust your stupid headlines accordingly.

This is King Shit behavior. Much respect.

Heya folks, you can get the entire Warden Series (narrated by @lindseydorcus.bsky.social) on Audiobook for less than $20 on Audible www.audible.com/series/The-W...

Cost estimate of the House-passed "Big Beautiful Bill" is out It'd be the largest cut to Medicaid+CHIP and SNAP in history while still increasing deficits by $2.4 trillion due to $3.8 trillion in tax cuts This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history

ADVOCATE, Book 3 of THE WARDEN, narrated by the incredible @lindseydorcus.bsky.social is out in Audiobook today! www.audible.com/pd/Advocate-...

This is a hate crime and I hope it is publicized as such.

Just a reminder to the universe—and more specifically to all you #gothic scholars out there—that the deadline to submit for the #SouthernGothic area at PCAS / ACAS is June 15. We’d love to hear your work on film, literature, TV, music, & more! Full #CFP at pcasacasconference.org/wp-content/u...

Cut my snack into pieces This is my last dessert

This is unsettlingly relevant

Homeland Security revoked Harvard’s ability to enroll international students. Crippling scientific innovation and hamstringing the economy to own the neoliberals.

As someone who lives in Hurricane Country this doesn’t worry me at all. It’ll be fine. It’s not like storms are getting worse or anything.

Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipman welcomed to Columbia College's graduation ceremony with sustained jeers and boos. Minutes later, students break out in loud chants of "Free Mahmoud":

Among the many "are you kidding me" aspects of American politics is the rampant hostility in red areas to university funding and federal employees. I'm in the Philly area, we'll take a hit from those cuts, but we'll manage. A lot of local economies in MAGAland will be obliterated.

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

Fucking THANK YOU. Like, for real, I need a lot of you to dispense with the fantasies of objective, impartial tech. You are watching the intended purpose of this shit on display as we speak as Grok is hammered into compliance behind the scenes.

Unfortunately we've had a last-minute loss from the Routledge Companion to Video Games and History, and so if there is anyone who'd be interested in contributing a chapter on the history of India in video games (from any perspective, range of case studies welcome) please get in touch asap with me!

Ben of Ben & Jerry’s *arrested* after confronting RFK Jr. & Congress: "They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"

very very excited to have @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social on @404media.co this morning! www.404media.co/how-video-ga...

The latest Analog Game Studies issue is live! Featuring: * Postcards from the "Role-Playing the Humanities" forum at the University of Cincinnati @taftcenter.bsky.social * Mads Grønne Bärenholdt on using UNO to promote social interaction * Evan Torner on monks in board games. analoggamestudies.org

RIP Sabu.

Still just $2.99 on all ebook platforms bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

At the Nashville SC game, a giant flag for La Brigada de Oro, the Latino supporters section, which is not here tonight due to ICE activity. NSC officials tried to remove it, but were met with vehement objections by supporters clubs, who threatened a giant walkout if they did.

9 AM graduation ceremony. Can I get a what what?

Came to campus early for Lavender Graduation. Been stuck on campus doing nothing since because we have an event tonight and if I went home I’d fall asleep and miss it.

do college students realize you can just talk to your teacher... and they'll help you write the essay??... like just pretend the teacher is chatGPT

Salt Lake City! They made the city flags pride flags so you can't get in trouble for hanging them in your classroom

Came to campus for make up exams on a day when I could have just worked from home instead.....

Toni Storm is having more fun than any of us.

The thrill of gymnastics. The kill of karate.

Cough. Cough. www.bloomsbury.com/us/bloomsbur... Also available as an epub.

if you'd like to see a wide re-release of Hundreds of Beavers in theaters this year, one night only, in thousands of cities — repost this. we've got some doubters.