John Wills

It's out! Thank you to @DrAPNelson and everyone at @OUPress, the brilliant @EstherWrigh_ & all our contributors incl. @AsForTheClouds @PoppyWilde @elhammar @WhitakerAlmanac @pachukipachuki! @UniKentHistory @UnikentICCI @UniKent #gamestudies #RDR2 #westerns

Robert Redford has died at 89 years old. The film icon starred in classic movies such as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the President's Men," won an Oscar for directing “Ordinary People” and founded the Sundance Film Institute. variety.com/2025/film/news…

@RebeccaRomijn @StarTrek @paramountplus Superb episode! Loved it.

The USS Enterprise goes dark this week on a new episode of @startrek Strange New Worlds, now streaming on @paramountplus 🖖

@JackOsbourne I love your family. So sorry for your loss Jack. Virtual hugs

I haven’t really wanted to post anything since the passing of my father. My heart has hurt too much. I’m gonna keep this short because he certainly hated long rambling speeches. He was so many things to so many people, but I was so lucky and blessed to be apart of a very small group that got to call him “Dad”. My heart is full of so much sadness and sorrow, but also so much love and gratitude. I got 14,501 days with that man and I know that is such a blessing. I think this quote best describes my father. Hunter S. Thompson once said: “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body... but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, ‘Wow! What a ride!’” That was my dad. He lived and he lived his life fully. I love you dad.

@DrTimPeacock @UofGlasgow @UofGHistory @UofGArtsHums Many congratulations Tim!!!

Encouraged to have been promoted to Senior Lecturer in History and War Studies at the University of Glasgow. @UofGlasgow

We're thrilled to announce that the full schedule of top-notch research talks for 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 at Jagiellonian University, Kraków (3-5 Sep) is now online at ➡️ history-of-games.com/2025-krakow/ - both on-site and online registration options are available!

Unbreakable. ✊

Wonderful man & family. Love to them.

🎧 Does our new episode cover all of Clint's top Western movies? Does Andrew Patrick Nelson share his brilliant observations? Does Matthew Chernov bring up Kevin Costner, Bruce Lee *and* Clyde the orangutan from Every Which Way But Loose? The answer to these questions is...

Call for Papers: European Journal of American Culture Special Issue: 'Post-9/11 Representation after 25 Years' Click here for the full CFP 👉ow.ly/9Avk50Wiiec @EJACjournal

On the 50th Anniversary of Its Release, 'Jaws' Holds a Surprising Message for Us: Movies Should Feel Real   variety.com/2025/film/colu…

It's less than 2 weeks to submit your abstract for and secure your spot in **Video Games and Our Futures** - we are looking forward! CfP gamevironments 2025 Research Day "Video Games and Our Futures" journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/game…

Introducing the "American Dream/American Nightmare" conference speakers! Our second roundtable is on "Perspectives within "New" and "Emerging" Media" and features Prof John Wills (University of Kent, @drjonw ), Dr Stephen Morgan (KCL), and Dr Sara Polak (Leiden University)...

The ‘golden age of clean energy abundance’ will not come from nuclear. This £14.2bn investment in Sizewell C will only add to consumer bills when the project arrives late and over budget. independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

@DrHStilley @CatsProtection Well done you!!!!

This May I completed the @CatsProtection #MilesforMoggies 10km challenge! Proceeds from my run were directed to their Belfast branch 🐈🐈‍⬛ If you would like to donate & help all the little moggies you still can: cats.org.uk/RGGENPMAX

#StreamingNow on @csuiteradio @EstherWrigh_ & @drjonw discussing #RedDeadRedemption: History, Myth, and Violence in the #VideoGame West (tinyurl.com/RedDeadBook - @OUPress) - c-suitenetwork.com/radio/shows/ho…

CALL FOR PAPERS: "What's Class Got to Do With It? Rethinking TV from the Inside Out" - One-day symposium @LeedsUniMedia, 19 Sept 2025 - Keynote: @PhilipRalph9 - Abstracts (250 words) due 4 July at whatsontvclass@gmail.com @whatsonTVclass - Registration is free (details TBA)

Had the pleasure of recently guesting on @everyscififilm podcast alongside the brilliant @TomDohertyfilm , talking about On the Beach (1959).

The EJAC is looking for individual articles (circa 6-8k words) & special issues on any area of American culture 🇺🇸 Check out our CFP & how to submit here: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/05/24…

@readdeadreader @EstherWrigh_ Thanks so much!!!

Red Dead Redemption, ed. @EstherWrigh_ and @drjonw. I've spoken a little about this book before, but it deserves more attention and praise. The essays are like light hitting the prism of the game, detailing its various aspects beautifully.

New on Read Dead! The best writing about RDR2, plus other useful resources. I've highlighted many of these pieces before, but I haven't had a chance to talk about all of them. Appreciation thread incoming. readdead.com/best-rdr2-reso…