I am writing a book about adaptations using Marilyn Monroe as a character. Right now a new written adaptation is appearing about every month.

This event is postponed to August.

I hate AI so much.

So. Much.

Please stop trying to make me use AI.

I will never use your ChatGPT, your Copilot, your Grok 🤮

I will die on this hill.

It is unethical. It is error prone. It is predatory. It is destroying us.

I hate it. I hate it all. I will hate it forever.

The BAFTSS and SCMS Performance & Stardom SIGs are delighted to invite you to their Inaugural Virtual Symposium: “Peripheries of Stardom and Performance”. The symposium will take place on Zoom on Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8 at 3:00-5:00 PM BST (10:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT), with 2 sessions each day.

Lots of online Stardom and Performance content coming in May! Be sure to register for our symposium with BAFTSS on May 7 and 8 and our author talk on May 15!

The BAFTSS and SCMS Performance & Stardom SIGs nvite you to their Inaugural Virtual Symposium: “Peripheries of Stardom and Performance”. The symposium will take place on Zoom on Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8 at 3:00-5:00 PM BST (10:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT), with 2 one hour-long sessions each day.

Register now to get on the list for Zoom reminders!

Looking forward to this author talk in May! Please share with your networks!

Please register to join us for our joint online symposium with the BAFTSS SIG: Peripheries of Stardom and Performance. Register for the Zoom here: tinyurl.com/PeripheriesO...
#SCMS #Stardom #Performance

Yellow flowers, orange flowers, silver leaves in a pot

New things are blooming.

Could I get an add? Realizing I should rewrite my bio …

Learned yesterday that AI monitors Bluesky "Starter Packs" to determine who to cite for academic expertise.

So I'm starting one for Media History.

I'm too busy to search for every name. If you're a media historian nominate yourself in the comments and I'll add you.

Jason Bateman & David Harbour Thunder Boys Rap Lyrics | DTF St. Louis | HBO Max YouTube video by HBO Max

youtu.be/nIwOpMLsxbE
I haven’t seen much buzz about DTF St Louis but this song and friendship is something special.

Microsoft Says You’re Not Supposed to Take Copilot’s Advice Seriously This may be changing soon, but for now, Microsoft's Terms of Use document doesn't sound confident about the company's AI assistant.

“Copilot is for entertainment purposes only. It can make mistakes, and it may not work as intended. Don’t rely on Copilot for important advice. Use Copilot at your own risk.”

Microsoft Says You’re Not Supposed to Take Copilot’s Advice Seriously gizmodo.com/microsoft-sa...

Given Trump’s Easter threats to carry out new war crimes in Iran, we should think one or two steps ahead about a coup attempt connected to the war. And then deter it. (1/17)

Once more before Sunday ends, here's today's #ScholarSunday thread. These threads take a lot of time & work, & the more folks get to see them & all the great scholarship they include, the more valuable they can be. So if you see this post, please share it, & thanks! @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🗃️

This is so, so well-articulated.

Four different works by yours truly available at the #SCMS26 book exhibit!

See you soon at #SCMS26! Be sure to check out our sponsored panels and join us for lunch on Thursday at 1:00. We'll meet in the Fairmont lobby by The Bar.

Sunday's sponsored panels at #SCMS26!

Spotlighting our sponsored panels at #SCMS26. Saturday at 4:15: M1: Emerging Personas on Chinese Screens: A Transmedial Reimagination.

Spotlighting our sponsored panels at #SCMS26. Friday at 5:00 PM: I3: Gender and Camp in US Screen Performance.

Spotlighting our sponsored panels at #SCMS26. Friday at 3:15: H12: Aesthetics and Performance in Sinners: Myth, Heritage, Futurity.

Spotlighting our sponsored panels at #SCMS26. Friday at 11:00 AM: G5: Hollywood Star Image in Transition.

Spotlighting our sponsored panels at #SCMS26. Thursday at 11:00 AM: B21: Choreographing Form: Early Cinema and Science.

Spotlighting our sponsored panels at #SCMS26. First up, Thursday at 9:00 AM: Performing the Self: Imposters in Cinema and Television.

Watch this space for a preview of our sponsored panels at #SCMS26!

Leslie Caron fixing her hair in the mirror.

See you soon, #SCMS26! Check out our panel on Friday.

Wednesday!

Book Launch: Women in Hollywood’s Dream Factory A virtual launch of Women in Hollywood’s Dream Factory: Tales of Inequality, Abuse, and Resistance edited by Karen McNally.

Join us for the virtual launch of Women in Hollywood’s Dream Factory: Tales of Inequality, Abuse, and Resistance edited by Karen McNally & published by University of Illinois Press.

This launch is a free, online event and open to all. Register via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc....