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Joe McLaughlin

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PhD Candidate at University of Toronto. Victorianist. Moonlighting Modernist. ๐Ÿ’ญ: Proto-Fascism, 19th C. Liberalism and Empire, Marxism and BDSM. ๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ: Dickens, Pointed-Fingers, The Police, and โ€œOmniscience.โ€

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Realizing (after grading my 20th paper on Stevenson) that this is an unironically good meme-summary of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde:

08.12.2024 15:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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He was so real for this one.

15.11.2024 19:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Also donโ€™t tell me Dickens wouldnโ€™t have loved Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

15.11.2024 14:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
โ€œConsecrated Ground,โ€ from Bleak House

โ€œConsecrated Ground,โ€ from Bleak House

โ€œNicholas Congratulates Arthur Gride on His Wedding Morning,โ€ from Nicholas Nickleby

โ€œNicholas Congratulates Arthur Gride on His Wedding Morning,โ€ from Nicholas Nickleby

Detail of Allegory in Bleak House

Detail of Allegory in Bleak House

Iโ€™m writing a lot about this right now but TLDR: Dickens loved a pointed finger and itโ€™s a big deal.

15.11.2024 14:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m GUTTED.

15.11.2024 01:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Min Jin Leeโ€™s Pachinko!

15.11.2024 01:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Amateur wallpaper job done by two people who still love each other despite measuring, cutting, and stressful application taking a little over two hours.

Amateur wallpaper job done by two people who still love each other despite measuring, cutting, and stressful application taking a little over two hours.

Progress on the Wallpaper Front! (William Morrisโ€™s โ€œStrawberry Thievesโ€)

21.03.2024 21:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pie Shot #1: It looks as crunchy as it is.

Pie Shot #1: It looks as crunchy as it is.

Pie Shot #2: Mostly included because I like my napkins.

Pie Shot #2: Mostly included because I like my napkins.

Pied Beauty

15.03.2024 01:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*think (๐Ÿคฆ)

14.03.2024 20:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s such a good rejoinder to how Emilyโ€™s and Charlotteโ€™s novels masculinity!

A terrible irony to read it hungover, though.

14.03.2024 19:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The most perfect album I know is a whopping 18min long.

15.10.2023 00:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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20.09.2023 19:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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References for the Liza Minnelli Tattoo I want to get over the winterโ€ฆ

09.07.2023 14:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My neighborhood has the highest density of vanity plates in North America.

04.07.2023 00:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0