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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This guy needs to be played by Hugh Jackman.

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Oh grim. Do people not user test these things??

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's Harvest Festival at school today, and you know what that means... Cauliflowers Fluffy!

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My child was GIVEN a stuffed toy to keep on the children's ward! Yes, very pro.

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The Loeb foundation is pretty open-ended about what it will fund. Funded in dollars but I don't think it's only for Americans. (This is only useful if your research is something ancient though.)

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

No worries, I've had next to no sleep and shouldn't be posting 🙃

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Apologies, misread your comment! Yes, I agree with you.

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Bathroom in the UK typically means (brace yourself) a room with a bath in it. May not have a toilet in it. We also have "shower room".

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Honourable mention to Farrow and Ball

Wine Dark paint - which is of course blue

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Tivoli and Cordoba also have some classics vibes I think (I actually have Cordoba in my house!)

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Little Greene's classically named paints are a mixed bag.

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I can see I need to read this asap to reference in my book 😮

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Dan Diffendale @diffendale.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

_(Re-)Uniting City and Country: New Research on Urban and Suburban Socio-Topographical Structures_ Open Access now available: if you click on "Leggi le prime 20 pagine +" you should see the option "Scarica volume intero" (download entire volume)

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Dr. Elle, Her Celestial Majesty ✨👑🌌 @abstractica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

ㅤ Ancient intaglio depicting a grasshopper driving a chariot being pulled by two butterflies — Roman, 1st c. bce - 1st c. ce, carnelian ㅤ

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Let me know if I can ever help set something up!

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Well well well, much closer to my general location!

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Dr Danny Bate @dannybate.com · 06/10/2026

For people who a) are habitually in the London area and b) love ancient languages and puzzles, do consider joining me and Daniel Harbour next Tuesday – we'll be two scholars in conversation, to celebrate his new and excellent book, in Waterstones on Gower Street. www.waterstones.com/events/the-b...

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The Book of Lost Languages: Daniel Harbour in conversation with Danny Bate | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about The Book of Lost Languages: Daniel Harbour in conversation with Danny Bate today.

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Second week on strike with UCU Edinburgh. We will be on strike for five weeks - taking out the entire first half of term, up to the first assessments - but we could be back in the classroom tomorrow if management withdrew the threat of compulsory redundancies.

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I knew even before I opened the link that my distant relative Idris Davies would be mentioned!

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Kate Tuttle @katekilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's Banned Books Week. Please read widely and bravely.

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I think my brain does "making points" and "structuring the argument" in two different stages tbh! Get the material down and come back later.

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Depends at what stage. If it's that the ideas in my head aren't making it onto paper coherently, then probably write down what I'm thinking in bullet points / as simply as possible, so I can come back to it later to make it make sense but not forget the main points.

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"So, I like the LOOK of mosaics, but I also need the neighbours to know that we can AFFORD frescoes, you know?" 😅

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

At least they're all almost the same! 😭

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Right. Every time I manage to write and send a long formal Italian letter I get some chocolate. I will get them done this afternoon. I will not put them off any longer. (This has been an accountability tweet.)

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm definitely going to say option A is more common 😅

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Dr Stuart McKie @bigfridge224.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This. And while we're on the subject I'll repeat my plea to permanent academics that they update their own pages. Writing job apps that fit a department profile is so much easier if you know what other people are *currently* working on.

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Work on the assumption that your institutional website will either (a) delete you without trace the day you leave or (b) somehow keep implying you work there forever, give people a non-functional email address to contact you on, and never update your achievements past 2015.

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

(Credit to the artist: from this installation www.lumiere-festival.com/programme-it...)

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Members of @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social may be very interested in this! Mind if we signal-boost? #wccwiki

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Isabella Lewis @irvlewis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On Saturday, 7 November, I will be running a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon around the theme of Byzantine women & genderqueer saints. I hope that this workshop will help to improve the coverage of women and LGBTQ+ history on Wikipedia. To attend, follow this link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wiki-edit-...

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Wiki Edit-a-Thon: Byzantine Women & Genderqueer Saints

An in-person edit-a-thon that aims to improve the coverage of Byzantine women & genderqueer saints on Wikipedia. No prior experience needed.

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Head for the entrance that says "groups" on Montague Place 👍

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My only method now is to book the first slot of the day and go in the back entrance of the museum to get there first. There have been exhibitions with lovely soundscapes and things, which you can't hear if the place is packed!

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

TIL that I've been getting the title of my own book wrong.

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