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Richard Westerman
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UAlberta prof Social theory & philosophy: Lukács, Adorno, Benjamin, Frankfurt School, Western Marxism, phenomenology, philosophy of art. Situated on Treaty 6 land. He/him
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England's Euros performance parallels Labour's election victory. A leader without vision or charisma, lack of anything on the left wing, indifferent performances, winning due to weak opposition. It'll be complete if England win the final 3-0, all own goals by their opponents.

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There's a lot going on in this bullshit, but I think the single funniest thing is trying to draw attention to a book titled "Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction" as though it's a how-to guide rather than a short scholarly work published by Oxford Press.

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When I tell you I screamed

It's a scene from The wire where Frank sobatka says you see that bridge Nick and he points at the key bridge that just got destroyed: "You see that bridge Nick? It's one of them what do you call it a metaphor. It's like us sobotkas and our union and the whole working class in this country. It's going to last forever just like we are"
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Mmm, the taste of England. They should do this as a cologne. (Not sure what it says about me that this is what the Instagram algorithm thinks I’d be interested in.)

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The list of people who are angrier at Jonathan Glazer than at Benjamin Netanyahu is, if nothing else, instructive.

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God, I really love teaching Benjamin's "On some motifs in Baudelaire." Probably my absolute favourite class of all: it's such a gorgeous piece, and it always elicits the best discussion.

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Holy shit. That was tense, and I wasn't a fan of the effort Bournemouth were putting in, but oh god, we're safe for now. Damn well better buy a striker over summer, though.

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Ooh thanks! This is wonderfully deranged.

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I may as well ask to get in on that, if you don’t mind - just to be on as many branches as I can.

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Me toooo! And Geocities chat rooms, and even IRC and Usenet. Wild times.

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Richard Westerman
@richardwesterman.bsky.social
UAlberta prof Social theory & philosophy: Lukács, Adorno, Benjamin, Frankfurt School, Western Marxism, phenomenology, philosophy of art. Situated on Treaty 6 land. He/him
155 followers275 following31 posts