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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

yes I AM tired of reading theory. yes I DO believe I will be rewarded in the kingdom of heaven for reading theory. yes I am VERY worried the reward will be more theory to read

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If I was in charge of an educational institution and learned that a technology fostered “cognitive surrender” in young people, I’d like to think I would do everything in my power to keep it away from the young people who pay my institution to educate them. But I guess I’m just a weirdo.

Students are using artificial intelligence for everything, including cheating, and a recent M.I.T. report said the technology was creating
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Philip Cheung for The New York Times
Many university leaders are embracing A.I. anyway. →

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Well, every time somebody posts this, me & my drummer get tagged, so, preemptively: mountain goats are wild, majestic animals. The Mountain Goats are a band. Out of respect to our namesake, we do lick pee from rocks when we’re in a national park, but nobody ever airlifts us anywhere. We walk home

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026

Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 09/09/2026

The chant you're hearing is "FIRST! DO NO HARM!" Huge high five to everyone who came out to the protest at Mount Sinai over the hospital's deal with Trump to end gender-affirming care for trans youth. 🧵 of photos to follow!

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Eric H Cline @digkabri.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ok, this is hysterical; I think that we all need to buy one for our favorite friend or family member: jdandkateindustries.com/products/lba...

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Late Bronze Age Collapse-Scented Candle

Finally, someone (us) has made a candle commemorating everyone’s favorite late 13th century widespread societal collapse.

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Dr. Barry Torch @barrytorch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Another day, another "why don't they let us add comments to footnotes in Microsoft Word" rant. #amwriting

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Holy shiiiiiiit if you know anyone in North Carolina who may even know anyone who knows anyone who's been to an event by these people, get them to go get the rabies post-exposure prophylaxis shots RIGHT THE FUCK NOW, DO NOT WAIT, YOU CANNOT TREAT IT AFTER SYMPTOMS START

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Shannon McSheffrey @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

JOB!! The Department of History at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a position in medieval and/or transregional history, 7th-16th centuries. French or English, bilingualism an asset. universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

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Tony Keen @tonykeen58.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Opinion: Postdocs aren't burger flippers, because if they were they'd be treated better. Opinion: If your mentorship is disrupted by unionisation, you're probably a bad mentor. Opinion: It is actually possible to advance science without being exploitative.

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Also please note that this is absolutely Canadian for "Fuck that guy"

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Greetings, non-Jews in academia! As we start another semester, here's your regularly scheduled reminder that the Jewish High Holy Days are coming up. If you wouldn't schedule an important meeting or exam on Christmas or Easter, don't schedule one on Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Part of the reason a lot of super rich people are so awful is that when normal people get an absurd amount of money, they immediately start looking around for who they can help.

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Julia M Perroni @juliamperroni.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Reminder as semester starts up to all profs: AI detectors are not a reliable way to know whether someone's writing is AI, and furthermore professors are not police. If the writing is bad, it's bad. If the sources are fake, they're fake. Otherwise: no cop shit. jeffreymoro.com/blog/2020-02...

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Against Cop Shit / jeffrey moro

Jeffrey Moro's Homepage

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Marcie Sundaram @alliterative.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

August 18th is #HeliumDiscoveryDay, so the #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is SUN/SOLAR/HELIUM #wotd #sun #solar #helium #eclipse

During a solar eclipse in 1868 astronomer Joseph N. Lockyer (among others) discovered the element helium by studying the light of the sun, and etymologically this makes sense. Sun comes from Old English sunne, from Proto-Germanic *sunnon (related to *sunthaz “sun-side” eventually giving us the word south), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *s(u)wen- a variant form of *sawel- “sun”. The variant form *s(e)wol- led to Latin sol “sun” from which we get solar. The suffixed form *sawel-yo- led to Greek helios “sun”, and it’s from that Greek word that Lockyer coined the term helium.

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Julia M Perroni @juliamperroni.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I feel like perhaps the Times averages an embarrassing headline about once a day of late and everyone should just unsubscribe.

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Julia M Perroni @juliamperroni.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Now that Classically Trained is back, we want to start broadening our scope a bit, specifically doing more guest eps. If you’re a classicist (at any career stage!) with a favourite piece of reception and you’d like to be on a relaxed, conversational podcast, hmu!

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Julia M Perroni @juliamperroni.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Classically Trained is back, baby! Voila, ~2ish hours of my and Allison's opinions about Nolan's Odyssey, aka why I've refrained from opining extensively before now. I think this is one of our better episodes, but of course it was in my wheelhouse so I'm biased... www.podbean.com/eas/pb-52f5w...

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Episode Twenty Two: Nolan's Odyssey

In this episode, we discuss the film The Odyssey (2026), dir. Christopher Nolan. The movie of the summer! In this one, we talk production ethics, Tumblr literary theory, and Sea Peoples. Content war...

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

1. Democratic socialist Francesca Hong lost the Wisconsin primary for governor. In reaction, the Times ran this headline: "A Stunning Loss in Wisconsin Shows the Limits of the Left." And the lede: "The Democratic establishment finally struck back at the surging populist left." Yeah, maybe.

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A Stunning Loss in Wisconsin Shows the Limits of the Left

Francesca Hong’s defeat in the Democratic primary for governor defied expectations and may have shown the democratic socialist wave cannot reach beyond urban centers.

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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 15/08/2026

It is undeniable and factually true that transition today is easier, more accessible, and more acknowledged and understood than it's ever been. That's what conservatives are reacting to, what's driving them absolutely mad. The "foundation" of sex as "fixed" and "immutable" crumbling in real time.

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Erin L. Thompson @artcrimeprof.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

About to publish an investigation into stolen art that is the greatest possible demonstration of this core research principle:

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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This is the same old "you can't solve weightlifting with a forklift" thing that happens again and again with current consumer uses of AI: the point of reading a book is not to finish the book easily, it's to READ the book, especially if the book asks you to do something that feels difficult

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🌱 ⓥ Francisco Robles ⓥ 🌱 @franciscondine.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Hi Bluesky! Please share this Postdoctoral Fellowship, which is from 2027-2029 & housed in the English Department at the University of Notre Dame. Salary is $75,000 for each year, & the fellowship carries a $15,000 research budget for its duration. Mentorship & an individual office, too!

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Sam Antics @dsoart.com · 23/06/2026

Garffeld

Three panel comic of an homage to the first Garfield strip, but Jon is a monk and Garfield is a medieval rendering of a cat. In the first panel, Jon says, “HWÆT, LAM JON ARBUCKLE. I AM A MONK, AND THIS MY CATTE, GARFFELD.” In the second panel, Garffeld is thinking, “ HWÆT, I AM GARFFELD. I AM A CATTE, AND THIS IS MY MONK, JON.” In the last panel, Jon says, “OUR ONLY THOUGHT IS TO GLORIFY GOD.” Garffeld thinks, “FEDE ME.”

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Julia M Perroni @juliamperroni.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I had a seminar about two years ago where we followed the stages of How to Write an Article in 12 Weeks (great book) and in one week we did “peer review” of each other, using examples of reviewer reports provided by our prof as a guide. It was great.

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Julia M Perroni @juliamperroni.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I donated blood today and so should you!! There’s a critical blood shortage at the American Red Cross right now—go look up if there’s a drive near you if you’re eligible!

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Julia M Perroni @juliamperroni.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Great articulation, and very useful for those of us in old ass humanities disciplines with the “nothing new under the sun” problem as well!

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David J Prokopetz @prokopetz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The "but what about making sure artists get credit?" objection to copyright reform is especially irritating because treating moral rights (i.e., the right to attribution, etc.) as descending from or strictly subordinate to commercial exploitation rights is a uniquely American perspective. (1/3)

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disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

You expect Canadians to care about sexual overgratification?

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Night of the Abigail @popeguilty.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Kathleen Stock said she'd been surprised that her explaining that transness isn't real didn't solve the problem of trans people existing so it's perfectly natural that she thinks she just needs to explain to women that they're not really disabled and then they'll be fine

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

- Epictetus, 80 AD

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Stephen Hopkins @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Parents Parents 2026 BCE 2026 CE 🤝 "These kids and their damned tablets"

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The most consequential change I’ve experienced in moving from one university to another is that the library at my new place has a large physical collection and, for now at least, a budget for purchasing books. And the biggest effect of this change has been on my teaching, not my research.

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Bad Ancient/ Owen Rees @badancient.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In my life time? Gladiator, 300, Troy, and Alexander all come to mind and all since the year 2000. What happens each time is people say it will save the study of ancient history, it is loved for a bit before the next big thing happens: all while ancient history depts across the world shut.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

ok but pulitzer for whoever got this shot, it’s so good

dog in blue vest with sunglasses in waves with surfboard

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Joy Reeber 🦄 @nimiumamatrix.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Classics friends, a colleague and I are trying to put together a pedagogy panel for CAMWS on working with grad students specifically - if you teach in a grad or post-bac program we'd love more submissions!

While pedagogy panels are a common feature of Classics conferences, most focus on instruction at the K-12 or undergraduate levels, with comparatively little discussion devoted to the way we teach graduate students. Many undergraduate programs operate under the reasonable assumption that their typical student will not seek graduate training, meaning that those who do continue often need dedicated support while they adjust to a new set of duties and expectations. At the same time, recent changes in the higher education landscape have inspired a great deal of reflection on the nature and purpose of graduate training in Classics, with the result that many programs have significantly altered their degree plans. While goals and priorities continue to evolve, numerous factors affect the successful implementation of strategic changes. This panel seeks to bring such ongoing conversations to the level of praxis and investigate how best to meet the needs of today’s graduate students both in the classroom and in the supervision of their developing research and teaching skills.

We seek papers from instructors with recent experience teaching and mentoring graduate students. Papers should be practical in nature and may include such topics as: differential language abilities in graduate classrooms, assignments that introduce professional research/teaching skills, effective preparation for qualifying exams, strategies for fostering independent learning, integrating diverse career preparation into coursework, special considerations for post-bac students, etc., and (if you must) AI in graduate research.
If you are interested in participating in this panel, please send an abstract of approximately 300 words to Dan Leon (dleon@illinois.edu) by Wednesday August 5 at 5:00 PM Central Time.

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#EpigraphyTuesday Vindolanda The best-known document is perhaps Tablet 291, written around 100 by Claudia Severa, the wife of the commander of a nearby fort, to Sulpicia Lepidina, inviting her to a birthday party. #writing #History #RomanBritain

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Julia M Perroni @juliamperroni.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli. Had to think about this for a minute—I don’t watch a lot of movies!

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Prince of Egypt: Jethro's Tapestry Quote

Alt: Prince of Egypt: Jethro's Tapestry Quote

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 30/07/2026

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

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Julia M Perroni @juliamperroni.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

“No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation.” Not a thing I expected to read in a press release about football, but y’know, raw as hell quotes truly can come from anywhere. Good for them, I guess! I have no idea what’s going on though!

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