BLM. Teaching Prof., Northeastern. Reviewer @nytbooks @washpost @BostonGlobe, elsewhere. he/him Newsletter at https://sebastianstockman.substack.com/https://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrppcwuxck2tThis Fall: He's the roller of big cigars. He's whipping concupiscent curds in kitchen cups. He's the only emperor. Ben Affleck is The Emperor of Ice-Cream. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrppcwuxck2thttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrpplez3mc2tBecause I Could Not Stop for Death II: Death Stops Again [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpplez3mc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrppqeqovk2tVin Diesel is "Hope: The Thing With Feathers" and this Christmas, he's perching in your soul. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrppqeqovk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrqv7utsdc2uI hope number eight is “get at least six hours of screen time before bed” [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqv7utsdc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrqsjz2ov22uFarmer Craig wouldn’t be caught dead on social media (complimentary, obvs), but Josh is right. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqsjz2ov22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrqbzvzphk2tI am less likely to see Ross content on CBS than I am in the Times, so I call it a win.28 Jul 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqbzvzphk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrqqgbdnrc24I wish McQuade was here to see this [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqqgbdnrc24https://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrqbzvzphk2tI am less likely to see Ross content on CBS than I am in the Times, so I call it a win.28 Jul 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqbzvzphk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mroflrnxbs2l [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mroflrnxbs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrppqeqovk2tVin Diesel is "Hope: The Thing With Feathers" and this Christmas, he's perching in your soul. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrppqeqovk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrpplez3mc2tBecause I Could Not Stop for Death II: Death Stops Again [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpplez3mc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrppcwuxck2tThis Fall: He's the roller of big cigars. He's whipping concupiscent curds in kitchen cups. He's the only emperor. Ben Affleck is The Emperor of Ice-Cream. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrppcwuxck2thttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrpo6h54sc2y“Things happen sometimes” does, unfortunately, seem to be the median American position on gun violence. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpo6h54sc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrpnuup4sk2yI would impale myself after the hike, personally [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpnuup4sk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrofq5h3vs2lDo you even Gam, bro? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrofq5h3vs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mroflrnxbs2l [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mroflrnxbs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrof24hfqs2lMost newsrooms publish. Ours composts.28 Jul 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrof24hfqs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrcukpn5k22bBuddy, you’re not talking to some Tetanus Amateur23 Jul 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcukpn5k22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrnk7vixas2aI am firmly against the death penalty, but having read Heidi Blake's New Yorker piece on the Tates in its horrific entirety, I am left shrugging. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/15/andrew-tates-empire-of-abuse [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnk7vixas2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrlwdnqn3c2jTelling my kids we have The Odyssey at home27 Jul 2026 03:11 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlwdnqn3c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrn6f7kh322b@just-kim.bsky.social what fresh hell? [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn6f7kh322bhttps://bsky.app/profile/substockman.bsky.social/post/3mrn5zxfp3c2bThis remains my favorite social media account. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:z6nbbystmeo7uhbj57zo4slz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn5zxfp3c2b