UCL PhD in Christmas Film History • MA in Comic Books • MPhil in Demons • Creator of https://blackwhiteandread.com/ • Author of Selling Out Santa: Hollywood Christmas Films in the Age of McCarthy (2025) • Wife of My Favorite Person • she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3mtvxyn7j422hI too am shocked it took me nearly three years of Review Roulette to get to Singin' in the Rain (1952) but here's my review of the use of sound in the film about the use of sound in film. (I did try not to go for the obvious while still adhering to the Review Roulette wheel's authority!) https://blackwhiteandread.com/trickery-always-trickery/25 Aug 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvxyn7j422hhttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3mtvxyn7j422hI too am shocked it took me nearly three years of Review Roulette to get to Singin' in the Rain (1952) but here's my review of the use of sound in the film about the use of sound in film. (I did try not to go for the obvious while still adhering to the Review Roulette wheel's authority!) https://blackwhiteandread.com/trickery-always-trickery/25 Aug 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvxyn7j422hhttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3mtuibcmi5c2dNo, YOU spent three days researching recipes and grocery shopping and two days making chicken tikka masala and garlic naan for your step-son's last dinner before going back to college, and it was YOUR best naan yet and YOUR brand new dutch oven looking so fine in these pictures24 Aug 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuibcmi5c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3mteop62g7k26This week I watched Practical Magic (1998) and wrote about how chocolate cake and Midnight Margaritas with Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest would heal me: https://blackwhiteandread.com/actually-its-necro-wo-mancy/18 Aug 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteop62g7k26https://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3mtqnflz7sc2pIt's a crisp morning, a little overcast, a little damp, the trees are yellowing a little at the edges, there's a quietness to the air except for a woodpecker doing his thing, I got a new dutch oven ready for soups and stews. It's coming 🍂 https://static.klipy.com/ii/d7aec6f6f171607374b2065c836f92f4/39/f9/hNoF9oyf.gif?hh=372&ww=498&mp4=QQTNmSLOmRV9II3U&webm=cJfYobj4zCqj23 Aug 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqnflz7sc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3mtp3sz7e6k2iI got a brand new, BRAND NEW, 7.5Q Lodge enamel cast iron dutch oven ($140 new) for $45 at our community thrift store that supports the food pantry where I volunteer. Shopping local includes businesses that benefit your community directly! You never know the deals you might find!22 Aug 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp3sz7e6k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3mtpfoaodks2sThis is the wisest thing anyone's ever said and it's not even close. Side bar: My phone initially "corrected" this to 'worst,' and I can't believe the Platonic shadow of my consciousness projected on the wall of a data center lit only by the lights of a dying world could be so wrong about me. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpfoaodks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3mtp3sz7e6k2iI got a brand new, BRAND NEW, 7.5Q Lodge enamel cast iron dutch oven ($140 new) for $45 at our community thrift store that supports the food pantry where I volunteer. Shopping local includes businesses that benefit your community directly! You never know the deals you might find!22 Aug 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp3sz7e6k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3mtmt3bas622aNot for nothing but powerful men used to embrace the phrase "memento mori" (remember, you must die). It's a sign of strength to acknowledge that you have one mortal life, a life that will end, and you should act accordingly by nurturing your soul and living a complete life of love and presence. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmt3bas622ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3mtmt3bas622aNot for nothing but powerful men used to embrace the phrase "memento mori" (remember, you must die). It's a sign of strength to acknowledge that you have one mortal life, a life that will end, and you should act accordingly by nurturing your soul and living a complete life of love and presence. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmt3bas622ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3mtmf7siahk2dOne day I'm sure I will get to a point where writing syllabi is a bit of a drag, but I'm writing my FIRST syllabi right now (for World History I and Witches and Witch-hunts) and it fucking ROCKS. I'm so excited to be back in a classroom 🥹21 Aug 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmf7siahk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3mst6fgilic2wMultiple people have let us know that they've found the resources on our site really helpful, and I put a lot of work into making them so I want to share them all here to hopefully help more people! Under the resources tab, we have public scholarship guides and first gen & indie scholar resources:11 Aug 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst6fgilic2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3meh6hf3kic2pThis is for people who need honesty: Do you want to help but don't know how? Have you not volunteered since community service was required in high school but want to? Do you desperately want to do something but the idea of giving up your only free time is a big hurdle? I got you.09 Feb 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3meh6hf3kic2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gvaughnjoy.bsky.social/post/3mteop62g7k26This week I watched Practical Magic (1998) and wrote about how chocolate cake and Midnight Margaritas with Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest would heal me: https://blackwhiteandread.com/actually-its-necro-wo-mancy/18 Aug 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:35iahin7lem65423qfmbps3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteop62g7k26