This talk will seem partisan, but it is not!

Saturday, May 14, 2026 at 7PM EST WHAT: On Common Sense: Media and Revolution from 1776 to 2026 WHERE: Via Zoom and in-person at the Thomas Paine Memorial Building, 983 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY. Register today to join the event on Zoom! ABOUT: In this lecture, Joseph Rezek will reflect on the historical significance and contemporary resurgence of Thomas Paine's great pamphlet, "Common Sense." Drawing connections between the media environment of the American Revolution and that of our own time, he will explain why Common Sense made such a difference in history and why it might be making a difference again today. Joseph Rezek is Associate Professor of English and Director of American Studies at Boston University. He has written widely on the literature and print culture of early America

Very pleased to be speaking about COMMON SENSE at @thomaspaineha.bsky.social on May 14, in the heart of Tom Paine country in New Rochelle, NY.

This talk will really dig into what I see as fascinating and unexpected resonances between the media environments of 1776 and 2026

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lego head ass layer cake

I will now manually convert this essay from Chicago to MLA. Because I do not trust machines.

It’ll be another test for Supreme Court, which has been upholding these largely, yes?

It’s April 37th and COLD AF!!! Not a fan

If sports were always about copy editing maybe I’d be more into sports

"Because of an editing error, an earlier version of this article misstated which day the New York Mets suffered their 11th straight loss. It was on Sunday, not Monday. Even the Mets cannot lose on an off day."

Two copy editors high-fiving so hard right now

They're not even trying to hide it anymore...

Done! 95 minutes

Should I cut a seemingly unnecessary comment & citation to Hamilton (the musical)

Now I am whistling the national anthem! This is bananas

So many edits!!!!

No but why am I whistling the Indiana Jones theme as I get started

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Converting my desk to standing mode for this 💪💪💪

No I do not use a citation manager what am I, under 45???

Taking bets on how long this will take me. The essay is 7700 words

I will now manually convert this essay from Chicago to MLA. Because I do not trust machines.

i see why they needed to put "CALM" above this in big text.

Picture of Gemini pop up area meant to get students to use it to study for exams

Dismayed and angry my university has evidently allowed a Gemini pop-up on campus??? No doubt accepting Google money to support its for-profit brain dead soul and mind killing intellectual property sucking robot machines. Zoom in to read the poster

Citing myself this morning! Because it would be a mistake not to!

He is going to eat the puppy is all I could think

Thank you!

No idea. Where is @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social

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Joe is an archive, visiting an archive.

Picture of me wearing 100% banana republic in the teaching room at the Boston Athenaeum

As I told my students on the train, because they asked, this fit I wore to the archive is 100% Banana Republic.

People are like “it’s five!” Should be easier to name them, but no.