Dr. Mike Sell
@mike_sell
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English Prof, IUP • Founder, Digital Storytelling Project • Co-author, 'Systemic Dramaturgy' (Southern Illinois UP) • Unionized Faculty (IUP-APSCUF) • he/him
Personal inversion turnstile
Joined June 2011
In an era when gaming literacy is fundamental to understanding popular culture and technological power, 'Ready Reader One' examines the stories we tell with, about, and around videogames. https://t.co/9aT6nUgHei
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What if I want fries with it?
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
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Muslims believe in Jesus, we’re not bothered by Christmas or by whatever nasty stuff you put in your mouth. Your hygiene is your business.
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Today, we're gonna post 4 horror movies. 1 gothic, 1 revenge, 1 serial killer, and 1 folk horror movie.
4 horror movies: 1 gothic, 1 revenge, 1 serial killer, and 1 folk horror…
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Oh, my!😍
MAYA DEREN: MASTER OF THE AVANT-GARDE 💜 Coming to @criterionchannl in January! https://t.co/rv1ewDVFd5
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Classic example of inattentional blindness--at least for me.
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When I first started teaching as a TA 35 years ago, I overheard a group of professors bad-mouthing their students. I swore then and there never to do that. It’s the worst kind of punching-down and it makes our profession look snobbish and cruel.
BREAKING NEWS: "But I came to every class" is not a reason for me to boost a final grade
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Sending this to all my haters.
Daytime napping is associated with a larger total brain volume.
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At that stage of raising teens where I think my son needs dance lessons, and my daughter needs a no-nonsense self defense class. Trying to hold back the world's mess with extracurriculars.
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One of our neighborhood breakfast spots serves these and they are so very delicious.
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Rob Reiner brought a lot of laughter into my life, but there's one routine I think about every single day.
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Spending a few minutes with the kids today to make sure they know how to flip a coin.
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Smart critique concerning power fantasies and victim shaming > Prolonging the discourse
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Anyone know the number for The Hague?
First trailer for Andy Serkis’ animated adaptation of ‘ANIMAL FARM’ Starring Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Kathleen Turner and Iman Vellani. In theaters on May 1, 2026
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That guy in ‘The Thing’ when he sees a severed head sprout legs and walk away but me reading this headline. https://t.co/UA8BgroVSJ
nytimes.com
Troops who play a part in deadly missions that they see as wrong or unjustified may suffer deep psychological harm as a result, research has shown.
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Found this juicy little tell-all (with a whole section on supplements) in the little lending library that stands in our front yard. 1/2
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Enjoyed my time here--so many of you have enriched my personal and intellectual life--but it's time to move on to bluer skies: @ profmikesell bsky social
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GMd a session of Monster of the Week last night and used the phrases “eldritch bile” and “squelching extractive slurp” and that’s a win.
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