From the editors: “Adam Nicholas Cohen deepens our understanding of political fandoms through ethnographic work on debate watch parties, showing how fans engage with electoral politics using the cultural resources of sports fandom.”
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The words kept wanting to come out. It gave me context for the emotions I was feeling, I managed not to say. "It kept me company without..."
"Without making you interact?" she suggested.
(Martha Wells, Exit Strategy: The Murderbot Diaries)
When I was a kid we had a cat who once scratched and nibbled her belly until it was bare and raw, and now I understand that she was just stressed about Super Bowl LVIII halftime show discourse.
"Essi, Essi. You won't get anywhere, throwing yourself against the world."
"Maybe not," Essien said. "But at least I might leave a bruise. What's your plan? Fold yourself down small and hope nobody hates you enough to step on you?"
(M.R. Carey, Infinity Gate, 2023)