Author Archives: mistykrueger

#whatprofessorswear I finally did it. I finally bought a sweatshirt dress! I have wanted one of these for a long time. I like to wear dresses sometimes, but I love to wear sweatshirts. Why not combine them? It’s a mashup, y’all! Last year on Black Friday (which, I repeat, is like a week long now),Continue reading “The Sweatshirt Dress”

#whatprofessorswear It’s January 26, 2011, and the sun is out in my neck of the woods, which means that it’s a cold day in Maine. What better way to warm up than by putting on some sweats, right? Well, I’m teaching online today, so I shouldn’t be wearing a sweatshirt. Sweatpants–no problem; sweatshirt–not really teachingContinue reading “Bright and Cozy First Day of Classes”

#whatprofessorswear #pearlsforkamala This is a fashion blog post, and you might have thought I would talk about what people were wearing at the inauguration. After all, ABC decided that we needed to know which designers Biden and Harris were wearing. But I’m not. Today I am interested in the symbolic. On this historic day, IContinue reading “Pearls for Kamala”

Here we are, dear reader, at the end of Bridgerton, season 1. Did it end the way I expected? In some ways, but not in all. In this post I’ll address the expected and unexpected denouement of your beloved show. Expected: Of course, I expected Daphne and Simon to turn this marriage around and enterContinue reading “Bridgerton, Episode 8”

After watching episode 7, I said to my partner, “This episode was so boring. I don’t feel like writing about it.” He had a lot of things to say, so I suggested that he write the post, and he did! So, dear reader, I give you a guest blog post on Bridgerton by Mr. B.:Continue reading “Bridgerton, Episode 7”

How many meanings could one word have? This episode is named “Swish.” Let’s look at all the ways one might swish: swish | swiSH |  verb 1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] move with a hissing or rushing sound: a car swished by. • [with object] cause to move with a hissing or rushing sound: a girl came in, swishing her long skirts. • aim a swinging blow at something: he swishedContinue reading “Bridgerton, Episode 6”

Happy New Year! On New Year’s Eve I watched episode 5 of Bridgerton, and there were some fireworks for sure! Lots of explosions. This episode…where should I begin? I’ll start by saying that if I complain about something in an episode it is surely going to be addressed in the next one. Last time IContinue reading “Bridgerton, Episode 5”

Get ready for the yelling! Not the characters’ yelling. Mine. I found myself super frustrated while watching episode 4–more frustrated by this episode than any of the others thus far. Why? Better question might be what is there not to yell at? 😀 Funny thing is that I’m not the only one. When I GoogledContinue reading “Bridgerton, Episode 4”

Let’s talk about young women’s bodies. After all, from episodes 1-3 the Bridgerton creators have been forcing us to look upon them as commodities. Indeed, this is supposed to be a reflection of the marriage market, which puts us as viewers in the position of potential suitors, I guess. Well, we have bought into this,Continue reading “Bridgerton, Episode 3”

Dear Reader, As I venture forth into Bridgerton I am struck by the large quantity of testosterone abounding in this silly show. Two episodes in, I cannot refrain from sharing my thoughts on the multitude of masculine ego driving various plots in this series, and in this communique I will discuss them. I must alsoContinue reading “Bridgerton, Ep. 2”