Hunter Plummer
@hunterplummer.bsky.social
I have a PhD. Weird.
Living every day like Tovah Feldshuh presenting at the Drama Desk Awards.
Now, Baltimore ; Then, Kentucky
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Living every day like Tovah Feldshuh presenting at the Drama Desk Awards.
Now, Baltimore ; Then, Kentucky
jhunterplummer.wordpress.com
Just heard the most "Man on the Phone on the Train" thing from a man on the phone on the train: "The University Blockchain Conference?"
September 24, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Just heard the most "Man on the Phone on the Train" thing from a man on the phone on the train: "The University Blockchain Conference?"
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“the english are a mongrel people (laudatory)”
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the most stereotypically Tory conservative man of the 21st Century, responded to Suella Braverman with a long-form video criticizing her position and rejecting a race-based theory of Englishness, and in response has been ratioed by the increasingly feral British online far-right.
September 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM
“the english are a mongrel people (laudatory)”
Gonna slip this post under every admin's door
11:1, it does make quite a difference for undergraduate teachers.
September 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Gonna slip this post under every admin's door
The incredible Mary understudy had Signature's THE SECRET GARDEN upcoming in her bio. But according to her resume, we're not just being denied hearing her sing "Hold On" but also suffering the indignity of a woman in her 30s understudying the old housekeeper.
September 18, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The incredible Mary understudy had Signature's THE SECRET GARDEN upcoming in her bio. But according to her resume, we're not just being denied hearing her sing "Hold On" but also suffering the indignity of a woman in her 30s understudying the old housekeeper.
Griselda Gambaro died yesterday. I've been teaching her play THE CAMP / EL CAMPO the last few years, and the way students devour it, even as it is dense and knotty is proof of her profound power as a political writer.
September 16, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Griselda Gambaro died yesterday. I've been teaching her play THE CAMP / EL CAMPO the last few years, and the way students devour it, even as it is dense and knotty is proof of her profound power as a political writer.
TIL someone I did my undergrad with does digital content for Mike Johnson. And here I thought she was one of the normal ones.
September 15, 2026 at 11:19 PM
TIL someone I did my undergrad with does digital content for Mike Johnson. And here I thought she was one of the normal ones.
Nearly a month later, and the person whose responsibility it is still hasn't done anything 😌
Monumentally freeing deciding to just not waste your time doing something for a university committee because it is not actually your responsibility.
September 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Nearly a month later, and the person whose responsibility it is still hasn't done anything 😌
Respectfully, Sam Pinkleton, I question how anyone can offer "a fresh theatrical perspective for a new generation of theatergoers" about ANNIE.
September 15, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Respectfully, Sam Pinkleton, I question how anyone can offer "a fresh theatrical perspective for a new generation of theatergoers" about ANNIE.
BREAKING: The dean's office has a basket of snacks out for the first time in a year. University austerity is over.
September 11, 2026 at 3:09 PM
BREAKING: The dean's office has a basket of snacks out for the first time in a year. University austerity is over.
On 9/11, I kept asking my 3rd grade teacher what the Pentagon was, and she kept saying "We'll talk about it later," but we never did.
I'm still bitter about it.
I'm still bitter about it.
September 11, 2026 at 1:44 PM
On 9/11, I kept asking my 3rd grade teacher what the Pentagon was, and she kept saying "We'll talk about it later," but we never did.
I'm still bitter about it.
I'm still bitter about it.
lol I went to college with this guy. A media communications major with no journalism training was bound to do this eventually.
"Alex Heath — a top tech journalist known for his interviews with tech heavyweights and for his consumer technology scoops — is joining Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures as a partner."
www.newcomer.co/p/exclusive-...
www.newcomer.co/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: Tech Reporter Alex Heath Turns VC, Joins Sound Ventures
Sources: After split with Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary’s firm is raising $300 million
www.newcomer.co
September 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
lol I went to college with this guy. A media communications major with no journalism training was bound to do this eventually.
I fucking love teaching Thoreau.
And when students are asking really good probing questions and have great insights about "Civil Disobedience"? Nothing better.
And when students are asking really good probing questions and have great insights about "Civil Disobedience"? Nothing better.
September 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I fucking love teaching Thoreau.
And when students are asking really good probing questions and have great insights about "Civil Disobedience"? Nothing better.
And when students are asking really good probing questions and have great insights about "Civil Disobedience"? Nothing better.
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[Sigh. He isn't claiming he was lifted out of the rubble on 9/11. He's claiming he was in the US Steel Building at SOME unclear point post-9/11 when there were still concerns about its structural integrity and people tried to get him to leave. This is probably ALSO a lie. But... come on.]
Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."
September 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
[Sigh. He isn't claiming he was lifted out of the rubble on 9/11. He's claiming he was in the US Steel Building at SOME unclear point post-9/11 when there were still concerns about its structural integrity and people tried to get him to leave. This is probably ALSO a lie. But... come on.]
Listen, no judgement to parents, but across four classes, I have six students named Sophia/Sofia. Three in the same class!
I have four Gabby's!
Three Abby/Abbie's!
Just be more creative.
I have four Gabby's!
Three Abby/Abbie's!
Just be more creative.
September 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Listen, no judgement to parents, but across four classes, I have six students named Sophia/Sofia. Three in the same class!
I have four Gabby's!
Three Abby/Abbie's!
Just be more creative.
I have four Gabby's!
Three Abby/Abbie's!
Just be more creative.
Hmm I don't know. Kinda seems on brand for him to want America to basically colonize itself
September 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Hmm I don't know. Kinda seems on brand for him to want America to basically colonize itself
Little invigorates me more than thinking about how much I hate THE INHERITANCE.
September 6, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Little invigorates me more than thinking about how much I hate THE INHERITANCE.
Zohran has bad taste, and that's okay.
September 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Zohran has bad taste, and that's okay.
FTR, seems like this is one of the Banner's email ads from a bon-Banner company, not something it's launching.
The Baltimore Banner is launching The News Chatbot That Values Journalism
September 4, 2026 at 8:40 PM
FTR, seems like this is one of the Banner's email ads from a bon-Banner company, not something it's launching.
This guy was governor.
Matt Bevin was all smiles when he entered the courtroom, less so when he left. (Pool photo by the great Matt Stone of CJ)
September 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
This guy was governor.
Oh good. A bootleg so we can all see just how bad the staging was.
till we reach that day, here's a slime tutorial
YouTube video by calco1256
youtu.be
September 4, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Oh good. A bootleg so we can all see just how bad the staging was.
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They should not let people with such limited understanding of teaching and learning be deans of entire colleges at the most selective university in the country. AI "encouragement" in writing courses is a declaration that you don't care if students learn to write. college.harvard.edu/about/deans-...
September 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
They should not let people with such limited understanding of teaching and learning be deans of entire colleges at the most selective university in the country. AI "encouragement" in writing courses is a declaration that you don't care if students learn to write. college.harvard.edu/about/deans-...
Students who previously withdrew from my intro literature class during difficult semesters have enrolled in it again. I've never had this happen. It's both encouraging and curious, and hope they don't regret round 2.
September 2, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Students who previously withdrew from my intro literature class during difficult semesters have enrolled in it again. I've never had this happen. It's both encouraging and curious, and hope they don't regret round 2.
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as a colleague pointed out, they can't do anything with the new Harry Potter that would make the existing theme park infrastructure obsolete
September 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
as a colleague pointed out, they can't do anything with the new Harry Potter that would make the existing theme park infrastructure obsolete
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there was obviously no creative impetus to making a new Harry Potter but the extent to which they are not even trying to make this look different from the movies is kind of astonishing
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Official Teaser Trailer | HBO Max
YouTube video by Harry Potter
www.youtube.com
September 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
there was obviously no creative impetus to making a new Harry Potter but the extent to which they are not even trying to make this look different from the movies is kind of astonishing