Jason Haslam

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Professor, English and Gender & Women’s Studies at Dalhousie U. He/him Check out the Broadview Anthology of Science Fiction:

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Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· 14d

What’s a trip without a shoe/boot purchase?

A pair of red Doc boots that are almost not too painful to wear.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· 14d

So far, the only thing Masters of the Universe is missing is Brian Blessed shouting “He-Man’s alive?!?!”

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· 15d

The Hull Minster (we’re staying next door, and the bells tonight are nice but … a lot) and, in its square, a statue of local celeb Andrew Marvell, with an inscription (not pictured) from his poem, “To His Coy Mistress”—as a choice for the location I think I approve?

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· 20d

Some #birds in and around #Halisky this month.

A molting northern cardinal with a bald head sits on a branch, looking upset that I keep referring to him as "Uncle Fester."

A great blue heron flies over a green marsh with blue water, its wings spread wide with back facing the camera, as it flies toward the right of the photo.

An American Goldfinch on a branch, its body facing to the left, while its head is turned and facing to the right.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· 21d

Good day at Belcher's Marsh in #Halisky. This doe and two fawns crossed the trail just as we arrived. The doe was protective, but (unfortunately) not too skittish around people. (100-500 mm lens, from well across the trail, with multiple directions for the deer to run to) #Deer #WildlifePhotography

A young fawn stands in the background, seemingly auditioning for Bambi, with two trees framing on both sides, blurred in the foreground.

The same young fawn takes a serious picture in the same pose, sans tongue, presumably for the formal school photo for the yearbook.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· 23d

Went out for dinner with some visiting friends and ordered a fancy cocktail without realizing.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· 26d

Me watching Trump’s address and thinking “they owe Star Trek royalties”

A scene from the Star Trek TOS episode “Patterns of Force” where a barely alive, drugged-up Nazi, being used by other Nazis, addresses the nation before dying in disgrace like all Nazis eventually do.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jul 9

Offered without comment, which is taking effort.

An email from Dalhousie's president, saying:

"Dr. Wanda Costen to conclude term as Provost and Vice- President Academic
A message from Kim Brooks, President and Vice- Chancellor
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Dr. Wanda Costen and I have agreed that she will conclude her term as Provost and Vice-President Academic this summer. I am grateful for her leadership and service to Dalhousie during a period of significant change and challenge."

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jul 7

Leaving my old printer out in the hallway. Same, printer, same.

An old inkjet printer with a typed sign saying:

I'M BROKEN AND DON'T KNOW IF 1
WILL EVER WORK AGAIN.

IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO FIX ME, THAT'S ON YOU.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jul 3

“The future of the firm is a learning loop in which human capital and token capital compound." Sounds like nothing so much as an ad for Soylent Green. (And, yes, I know what this “sentence” is striving, albeit painfully, to say; and, yes, it amounts to little more than the Torment Nexus meme.)

A LinkedIn post from Satya Nadella, Chairman (one assumes the “man” part must be important for some reason) and CEO at Microsoft, which reads:

“The future of the firm is a learning loop in which human capital and token capital compound.
With our new Frontier Co., our ambition is to help every enterprise build its own Al capability, and to help create a frontier ecosystem where every organization can turn its knowledge, workflows, and judgment into its own Al systems that continuously improve.”

Followed by a link to a Microsoft Frontier Company pitch.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jun 29

Amazing not only to see a fledgling crow today, but to see it being fed, all just outside my house.

On the right, the fledgling with beak wide open waiting for food, on a green lawn.

The adult on the left feeding the fledgling on the right.

The fledgling was not happy, likely about the amount. The adult seems exhausted by it all...

Ok, fine, the adult says, and feeds the fledgling again.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jun 27

Here’s my official entry for the redesign of 24 Sussex

Mr Dressup with Casey and Finnegan in their tree house.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jun 20

Advertise your BlueSky account with a Simpsons GIF.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jun 20

Finally: a local snapping turtle. Traffic stopped both ways waiting for this big beggar to cross the road. As with the geese, I used a telephoto here.

A snapping turtle faces the camera from underneath a rock, looking nothing so much as a sad Kermit the Frog down on his luck.

A stretch out snapping turtle's neck, looking like I do the day after a night out when I forget to drink water and moisturize before bed. Sigh.

Shot of the snapping turtles full body, with shell and dinosaur tail, next to a fallen birch tree.

Snapping turtle makes its way to the pond, climbing over a rock.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jun 20

Next, Red Squirrels, including local celebrity, an albino Red Squirrel, doing a helluva Churchill impression in one photo. #WildLifePhotography #Squirrels

A red squirrel sitting on shore at the edge of a pond, with its tail in the water, eating something and seeming to smile at the camera (probably just gas, though...)

An albino red squirrel sitting on a rock impersonating Churchill about to deliver a scathing rebuke of the opposition benches. Frog Pond, May 13th

Albino red squirrel, Frog Pond, May 13th

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jun 20

This past 12 months has really eaten into my time on the trails, but I finally found some time, and now some more to look through photos. Those in this thread are from about 6-weeks to a month ago. First up: fuzzies #birds #turtles #WildlifePhotography

8 fuzzy yellow mallard ducklings following mom in the pond. Frog Pond in Halifax, May 6, 2026

Belchers Marsh, May 9th; there were two separate sets of goslings being protected, likely from the Osprey overhead (don't worry: I was far enough away and using a telephoto, as evidenced by the fact that the Murder Honkers didn't murder me...)

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jun 14

Big Bird as Dr Manhattan saying “I am tired of this street. These children.”

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jun 9

My latest publication on Delany actually predates some others in terms of when it was written, but I'm happy to see it out in the world: muse.jhu.edu/article/991653

A snip of the title page for my article, "Ellison, Delany, and the Forgetting of Things Future"

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jun 9

C’mon CBC…

A screenshot from CBC News Network with “Deputy” spelled “Deptuy”

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jun 6

I don’t remember McGill having bunnies when I was a student.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· Jun 5

Pretty much every response I’ve seen, from across the spectrum of #cdnpoli, to the new AI strategy:

Slap Shot scene: one hockey player turns to another and says “It’s fucking embarrassing.”

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· May 30

www.facebook.com/share/p/1ENZ...

An Aislin cartoon showing a man with his arms up in full Habs gear and face paint, with the caption “Merci à nos Habs, for the most exciting hockey here in years...”

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· May 23

Hoping to dig into my copy soon!

A picture of the cover of TERRA NOVA SCOTIA

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· May 17

Fantastic @tricon-hfx.bsky.social this weekend! I was lucky to be part of great panels on new critical voices and labour issues in SF. Wonderful to see Charles Saunders’ memory & work celebrated, too! Picked up some great books (and handed out some postcards of my own!) @broadviewpress.bsky.social

A picture with my tri-con name tag flanked by postcards for the Broadview Anthology of SF, and copies of Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris, and Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction, edited by Sonia Sulaiman

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· May 16

This might me my favourite new (to me) album. Definitely going into regular rotation. #NowSpinning

In the foreground on the left, the cover of Lou Reed’s “I'm So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos”; in the background on the right a black vinyl album spins on a player.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· May 16

A drawing of Paddington Bear holding his arm up as if volunteering.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· May 16

You guys. Does … does Kevin Sorbo actually think “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” was historically based?

A tweet from Kevin Sorbo with a tourist-promotion picture of a beach on one side and a screenshot of Nolan’s “The Odyssey” on the other, saying “The DEl is one thing, Nolan is desecrating Greece the country as well. This is the beach in Greece, vs the movie. Gross.” I would note the comma splice, but let’s be serious.

He is also quote-tweeting his fellow dingbat-dipshit-doorknob Elon Musk, who—having clearly never read … fucking anything—says, “Chris Nolan desecrated the Odyssey so that he would be eligible for an Academy Award ...”

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· May 9

The true sign of Spring here in #Halisky! #Fiddleheads #FiddleheadSeason

A bowl filled to the brim with fresh fiddlehead ferns.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· May 5

Late #RSD2026 post. Sex Pistols, Jubilee, on pink vinyl. #NowSpinning

On the left in the foreground, the cover of The Sex Pistols’ “Jubilee”; in the background on the right, a pink album plays.

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam· May 4

In a move I'm trying not to see as telling, sometime in the past 4 days Dal removed the clearly visible link to the Libraries from our homepage and the main banner, hiding it behind a non-intuitive, grab-all "Go To" drop-down menu (one not available from dept pages). Before & after pictures below.