I grew up in Tampa in the 80s and ended up Stockholmed into following the Bucs because there’s nothing like spending a Sunday afternoon learning about the futility and pointlessness of the world while watching guys in dreamsicle orange jerseys get pasted on the turf and wishing your dad (who didn’t even like football)…

Stove Stamkos.

Be really careful if you run with your phone in your hand. It’s not just mugging, it’s your hand getting tired and/or grossly sweaty (or both) and your phone taking a header on the concrete, or dropping the phone while transferring it from one hand to the other.

As far as I’ve seen, the only people supporting him have been MRAs and First Amendment-types. Off the top of my head, I can’t really think of anyone senior who’s defended him, although the response to his post was so swift and negative, I’m sure anyone who thinks he’s totally in the right, or doesn’t see anything…

Awww thank you! So many responses to this have left me flailing in frustration, because, like, it’s not just words! This guy has a history of awfulness in the profession! His denigration of feminists (and by extension, feminist theory) also affects scholars who want to do feminist, queer, or postcolonial work in the…

There are several of these dinosaurs in my department. I bet they’d be members of the “manosphere” if they had a better grasp of how the internet works.

Well, c’mon, I think this cloak exudes power and manliness. And, hey, look, I got a horrifying hellbeast right here.

I’m an Anglo-Saxonist (and actually used to be active on Jezebel a few years ago, hi to those of you who are still here), and obviously have been following this since Frantzen’s blog post first came to light. Also obviously I have Feelings and Thoughts about Frantzen, mostly involving him walking around with a…