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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook

@rhiannone.bsky.social
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Classicist, reception and theatre person

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Mikko Toivanen @mtoiv.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It has been brought to my attention that the forest fires around Bordeaux are burning up the pine plantations set up on drained wetlands there in the 19thC, a project widely admired and imitated around the world. In case someone wants to fund my global history of pine project.
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Budd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
'Redundancies will be concentrated in the schools of humanities and heritage; engineering and physical sciences; social and political sciences; chemistry; geography; and design and architecture, as well as the Lincoln international business school.' 2/3
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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Sort of spurred by this: I still think that part of the whole Post Pandemic Social Settlement should have been a huge (inter)national effort to properly ventilate our spaces and that should have included ACs and heat pumps for places in Europe, and it's just a shame we generally didn't do this.
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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Colleagues at Exeter have asked me to circulate this petition as widely as possible: www.change.org/p/stop-redun...
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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A brief appreciation thread for some of my colleagues in Classics at Exeter, who the University of Exeter have put at risk of redundancy @exeter.ac.uk. A few are on here, most are not, but I'm going to say nice things about them anyway.
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
One of my favourites 💜
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 18/06/2026
this is what i mean when i say ai is a rhetorical technology. functionally this is a tool for *justifying deportation*, not a tool for assessing age. when someone is pitching an ai product, don't ask them what it's supposed to do. ask yourself what it's supposed to justify
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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Such a tough choice! A technology no one asked for or a livable future. 'Sorry kids, I know you Southern Europe used to be a nice place before the summer temperatures destroyed crops and made it unlivable, but having to compare my own emails was such a drag.'
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Simpsons: Helen Lovejoy - Think Of The Profits
Alt: Simpsons: Helen Lovejoy - Think Of The Profits
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 12/06/2026
Sorry for the threads screenshot i stole, but this is important. I knew a dude who got his master's degree in religious studies in his eighties. People come out start dating or transitioning in their 90s. Life is wild and can be so wonderful, and as long as you're drawing breath, change is possible
Screenshot of an exchange on threads

alexandrabe_:
Alright y'all, I need a reminder that 37 isn't too late to change careers and go back to school to get a master's because it feels like it is.

thisoneOverhere:
We're all late bloomers in my family, I wrote my first book at 40, my mom went back to school and became an orthodontist at 45 and now runs one of the county's best clinics for children with severe cranio-facial irregularities, and my grandmother married her high school crush at the age of 89 and is happier than she's ever been...it's never too late for anything actually:)
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chiller @chiller.eurosky.social · 12/06/2026
The guy who was the best at painting British rain, has died. #RIP #DavidHockney
A perfect painting of rain on a green pond against green grassA perfect painting of a silver grey pond with rain coming down on it, against green grass
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Signe Johansen @signesjohansen.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
What a life, RIP David Hockney. Thank you for brightening the world with your art 🎨
A poster print of Nichols Canyon by David Hockney with a rainbow of vibrant colours
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
#classicalreception
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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Just need everyone to know that the Belgium men's soccer team has new jerseys based on the art of Rene Magritte and this is the official photo shoot
Soccer player wearing fedora and with a green apple floating in front of his face, mimicking the Magritte painting "The Son of Man." The soccer player is wearing a jersey with a pattern of pink and blue stripes with half-visible spheres.Soccer player wearing fedora and with a green apple floating in front of his face, mimicking the Magritte painting "The Son of Man." The soccer player is wearing a jersey with a pattern of pink and blue stripes with half-visible spheres.Soccer player biting an apple. The soccer player is wearing a jersey with a pattern of pink and blue stripes with half-visible spheres.Soccer player wearing fedora and with a green apple floating in front of his face, mimicking the Magritte painting "The Son of Man." The soccer player is wearing a jersey with a pattern of pink and blue stripes with half-visible spheres.
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Had a fantastic time at The Shop for Mortals and All Fools, a one-woman rendering of The Bacchae (plus a bit extra), created by Vinicius Salles. A moving and multi-sensory immersive experience. Heartily recommended www.tickettailor.com/events/murmu...
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Select tickets – The Shop For Mortals And All Fools – Colab Tower
The Shop For Mortals And All Fools – Colab Tower, Multiple dates and times - Old relics, curious finds, hidden trinkets and heirlooms, remnants of forgotten stories. In this enigmatic shop, a select a...
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Women’s Classical Committee UK @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Our newest blog post is now out! Check out what PhD candidate Ilaria Truzzi did with our small grant scheme 🏛️ wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/05/21/s...
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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times.
Man yelling into bored woman's ear in nightclub meme captioned 

I can summarize that for you
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Women’s Classical Committee UK @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Today!! 🏛️
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Is it really bad that I can’t stand this style of account and block them on sight? Why does the maker use an AI avatar? What’s going on with the subjectivity here? I feel a bit old-man-shouting-at-clouds about this.
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Bertha Mason @thornfieldhall.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Well done, gender criticals. If trans women aren't safe, no women are safe. Poor soul. Just let people live their lives in peace.
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A few weeks ago we rushed over to a bird rescue centre with a nest of hatchlings we found discarded. We thought they were all dead at first, but then two moving slightly. Just found out they were goldcrests and one has survived 🥲 You can donate to them here wildlifeaid.org.uk/contact-
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Contact Us - Wildlife Aid Foundation
If you have found an injured wild animal, please visit the Emergency Helpline hub or call us on 01372 360404.
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Well this is more like it!
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Worst Movies Ever @worstmovies.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
That’s AI-more ♫ When the shape formed by rain will forever remain That’s a Zoongie When you walk with a stride that young benches would ride That’s a Zoongie When your dress fumbles light and your laugh steals delight That’s a Zoongie When it looks to your eye like it’s writ by AI That’s a Zoongie
Lincoln Michel
@TheLincoln

The Granta slop story has, uh, given a new meaning to morning wood.

They called her Zoongie. Maybe it was a name; maybe rain took a shape and decided to keep it. She had the kind of walking that made benches become men.
Hair tumbling wild, a dress that caught and released light, laughter with iron under it. Eyes that skimmed and did not land, as if what she wanted was elsewhere and she had to pass through men to
get there.
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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
@rhiannone.bsky.social You are Julia Cleopatra aka Lezbia.
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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Latin word for you: blatta, -ae. "An insect that shuns the light; of several kinds, the cockroach, chafer, moth, etc." A fragment of 'The Maiden' by Decimus Laberius: amore cecidi tamquam blatta in pelvim
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
My apologies to the girl on the train with whom I accidentally made eye contact while she was covertly eating straight jam out of a jar with a spoon: I did not mean sour your communing with the fruit.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
'Hallucinated citations are more prevalent in work authored by researchers with little pre-2022 publication history. When fake citations occur, they disproportionately credit already established, highly cited, often male authors, the study found.' 2/2 arxiv.org/abs/2605.07723
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LLM hallucinations in the wild: Large-scale evidence from non-existent citations
Large language models (LLMs) are known to generate plausible but false information across a wide range of contexts, yet the real-world magnitude and consequences of this hallucination problem remain p...
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 14/05/2026
People will be like ‘Bluesky is all academics & historians’ & I’ll be like, ‘You mean the people who enthusiastically tell me the coolest shit I ever heard?????’
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I thought this was me!
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The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Final days to apply: Non-stipendiary Early Career Research Associates (ECRAs) Deadline Wednesday 20 May Each position is tenable for up to three years and is open to UK-based researchers in any field of classical studies. Full details: ics.sas.ac.uk/awards/fello...
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Early Career Research Associates
The Institute of Classical Studies offers non-stipendiary research positions for early-career classicists, providing library access, research expenses, and opportunities to contrib
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Actual, proper rain! ☔️ 🙌
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Imagine praising Jeff Bezos 🥴
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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I've hit 100 responses to my survey on personal tutoring - half way there! If you're an academic in UK HE who's had pastoral responsibility for students in the last five years, whatever that's called, I'd love to hear your thoughts - it shouldn't take more than ten minutes. Do share if you can.
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The Role Of Interpersonal Relationships And Care In Personal Tutoring Within UK HEIS
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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Sure! Here's a list of ten truths universally acknowledged that you can use in your writing.
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Wow, they actually *retracted* this so-called meta-analysis about ChatGPT effects on learning performance, though it got massive metrics and social media attention before that. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Retraction Note: The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Retraction Note: The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a...
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Can’t wait until you can connect your loyalty cards to these so you can get more “bargains”.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Aargh totally missed that Songkick has been acquired by Suno AI 🙄
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Institute of English Studies @ies-sas.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
The IES, English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social and University English @univeng.bsky.social are always available to support colleagues throughout the sector in these challenging times. There's more information on our website here: ies.sas.ac.uk/leadership-c...
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Supporting English Departments
What IES is doing to help departments cope with challenging times.
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Upside of my training today: new PB of dumbbell bench press of 9x22.5kg followed by 8x 22.5kg (either side obv). Downside: forearms feel funny when I try to type now.
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emer @emer.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
so. My monograph IRISH SHAKESPEARES is finally coming out this autumn 💚 not available to preorder yet but get your libraries to order!!
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Irish Shakespeares: Gender, Sexuality, and Performance in the Twenty-First Century
Irish Shakespeares explores performances, adaptations, and appropriations of Shakespeare in Irish theatrical contexts, and how they articulate concerns and conversations about gender and sexual politi...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 30/04/2026
Amazing website tracking instances of fraud, plagiarism, falsehoods and disinformation in media outlets caused by people choosing to use text generation tools instead of critical thinking, research and analysis pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
AI mishaps in the media
Table with 4 columns and 12 rows. (column headers with buttons are sortable)
Outlet	Date	Issue	Outcome
Mississippi Free Press	Apr, 2026	Opinion column written using AI by fake author	Apology, formal AI policy being created
New York Times	Mar, 2026	AI used to help write book review 	Magazine issue delayed
Chicago Sun-Times and Philadelphia Inquirer	May, 2025	Summer reading list included books that don't exist	Cont toolGaming websites replace human staff with writers (February 2026)
A network of prominent gaming sites has fired multiple human staff in recent days and misleadingly replaced them with AI writers, complete with fake pics and biogs.

UK-be.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
An article from The Guardian:

‘She’s opening the bees!’ US beekeeper jailed for trying to save friend from eviction

Massachusetts woman set swarms of insects on sheriff’s deputies attempting to evict elderly man with cancer

A beekeeper has been jailed for six months after she set swarms of her insects on sheriff’s deputies attempting to carry out an eviction at a friend’s house.

Rebecca Woods insisted she only released her truckload of hives to allow the bees to enjoy the “lovely, flowering landscape” near the home of an elderly friend and cancer patient.

But a district court in Springfield, Massachusetts, heard that Woods, 59, admitted under questioning that she was trying to save him from eviction by freeing the bees in the presence of the deputies who had shown up to serve papers.
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Dr Rhiannon Easterbrook @rhiannone.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Classicist and Italianist outing to Ancient Grease the musical. Very raunchy, very queer, very fun. The lively and talented ensemble had us laughing (and blushing a bit). Definitely captures some of the spirit of myth too.
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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Really looking forward to seeing lots of you at the WCC tenth anniversary later! Let's start a hashtag, like the olden days. 😄 #TenYearsOfWCC @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social @lizgloyn.bsky.social @annapjudson.bsky.social @chrissieplastow.bsky.social
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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Thanks to the ICS library staff, there are also some wonderful displays in the library foyer on the third floor, celebrating powerful ancient women and also the work of women in the ICS and the Societies. Check them out when you arrive! @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social #TenYearsOfWCC
Posters featuring powerful ancient women, in the ICS foyer
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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Oh, will you look at that - I had missed that my WCC And Me blog post is up on the @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social blog - just in time for #TenYearsOfWCC!
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WCC and me - Dr Liz Gloyn - WCC-UK
As part of our tenth anniversary celebrations, we are writing a series of blog posts in which members tell us about their experiences with the WCC UK. Our sixth interviewee is Dr Liz Gloyn. Liz Gloyn ...
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