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National Archives Workers Unsure If Marco Rubio Has Secretly Been Their Boss for Weeks The current Archivist of the United States held an all-hands this week in which she still seemed to be in charge, 404 Media has learned.

ABC News reported Marco Rubio has been acting as head of the National Archives for weeks. This is news to everyone at the National Archives, including, apparently, the current head of NARA:

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New paper looking at how social class is conceptualised in influential theories of the asset economy. ‘Asset classes? Some reflections on the ‘new class realities’ of rentier capitalism’, Thesis Eleven, 0(0). doi.org/10.1177/0725...

The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.

SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.

Classmates or Colleagues? How Elite Students Learn to Manage One Another - Qualitative Sociology Using 122 interviews, this study examines how students at one elite U.S. university conceptualized the impacts of extracurricular participation during college. Scholars have argued that activities can...

My new article is available in Qualitative Sociology! Using 122 interviews, I explore how elite college students learned to "manage" one another through competitive extracurricular activities. #OpenAccess

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Save the Date: The 2nd episode of #Culture & Contemporary Life Talk Series (@asanews.bsky.social) will be aired live on March 21 at Noon U.S. Eastern. Please welcome Richard Sennett, Ole B. Jensen, & Jack Thornton (@jthornton95.bsky.social) to the show to talk about #Behavior, #Space, & #Identity.

[ Blue Velvet ] In Dreams by Roy Orbison - Extended Version. (HD) YouTube video by Norman Bates

Isabella Rosselini is the true star of Blue Velvet, but this lip
sync scene similarly impacted me.

Mulholland Drive (2001) - 'This Is the girl' [HD] YouTube video by Franco Seguer

I’ll never forget watching this scene for the first time back in high school.

RIP David Lynch, an iconic U.S. director. This recent documentary viewable on Kanopy explores how Lynch’s uncanny features such as Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet were influenced by The Wizard of Oz, perhaps the quintessential American film. With commentary from John Waters and Karyn Kusama. 💔

Just rewatch the opening scene of The Social Network