kevin pyon

assistant professor of american literature, race, and ethnic studies at psu harrisburg

[kevin pyon @KevinPyon]

why “the end of the world” is the only honest political stance

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Elon Musk has become the first trillionaire in history.

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there’s a homology to be drawn between white supremacist and evangelical citations of lord of the rings — it must be the most common literary text cited by pastors (tied with the narnia books)

[Arthur MacWaters @ArthurMacwaters]

In LOTR, the shire spent so long sheltered from evil that it began to think evil did not exist.

The west is like the shire.

We must save the shire.

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the cheez it company should reconsider specifying a single serving size as 124 cheez its for those of us with no self restraint

[kevin pyon @KevinPyon]

me, in front of advanced auto parts, furiously searching on youtube how to unlatch the hood to my vehicle before an employee comes out to replace the battery

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@brofromanother

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didn't expect so many students to be morally scandalized by butler's _fledgling_?

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you're my aporia

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hallmark card: you're my conditions of possibility

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you're my mode of production

[kevin pyon @KevinPyon]

white lay reader bros valorizing and defending the integrity of ‘the odyssey,’ or what’s known in literary criticism as ‘post-critique’

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[RETURN OF THE JEDI] The spark is gone from Yoda’s eyes; the little green sage looks swollen and baggy—he has been given horrible fuzz all over, as if he were a peach—and the way he’s lighted he isn’t even green. (1983)

[kevin pyon @KevinPyon]

a "writing accountability group" aka alcoholics anonymous

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this image from 'silence' stays with me -- the idolatry (and narcissism) of redemptive suffering

[kevin pyon @KevinPyon]

the more faithful a cinematic adaptation is to its literary source material the worse the movie is — it’s actual science

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this essay has transgressed too far on the "lyrical miracle" metric (and patience) i have for critical theory

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what is the cultural history of recording selfie videos in your car

[kevin pyon @KevinPyon]

for sake of editorial clarity I now verbally signpost all of my intentions and actions in my everyday interactions with people in my life

[kevin pyon @KevinPyon]

@CapenerSean @accursed_cher for my own self worth and validation yes this is what I was looking for lol

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@CapenerSean @accursed_cher “at the time” (😜)