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Same. This was my first and it was incredible. We all got so much done. And I ate far fewer cookies because I was conscious of disrupting my fellow writers.

I will be borrowing this please and thank you.

You do the lord's work, sitting with this stuff and then making sense of it for the rest of us who are too overwhelmed to do it ourselves.

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Alyssa Battistoni makes a similar argument about nature and commodification.

I just spent two days at a writing retreat and it was effing glorious. I managed to accomplish in two days what I had thought was going to take two weeks. And now today, back at regular work, I am BEREFT.

Oh lord - is that someone's private camera???? Aimed at public space?????

This is grade-A academic class politics right here.

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Yessss! The Burren is my favourite bit of Ireland (from the little I've seen). I spent over an hour talking to the guard at Poulnabroan and learned A LOT (too much?) about the bad behaviour people engage in at this site.

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To be fair that also happened today 🤷‍♀️

What is this attached to??? China Creek Park? Orange shirt? So confused, but happy to be tagged with Vancouver brethren.

Looks really promising – and residents in Cité Radieuse complained." Here we are almost five years later and this one entry has blown up into an entire book. Very cool to reflect on the research process and how a random discovery like this one can take you down the best of rabbit holes.

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Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just found this in old archive notes: "Lots of material related to complaints about ricin and pollution for CIQ Boulevard Michelet – goes all the way back to 1957 and it looks like there was a court case, doctor was involved, published a paper on ricin and respiratory illnesses.

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I share the sadness. Once again, I am promising myself to write every morning for an hour before the admin and teaching carnage creeps in. Here's hoping 2026-27 Venus is stronger than 2025-26 Venus.

Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yeessssss! Thank you for this. I am painting my kitchen today and this will be excellent listening.

Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you're in Newcastle, go check out this new radical bookstore - Books from Below - and cafe that was just launched by @emilywebz.bsky.social , @drrobertchapman.bsky.social , and @benbowsher.bsky.social.

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Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Now THAT is some glorious hair.

Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Indeed. I'm headed back this March and that will be oh so much better.

Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I had the choice to go to Marseille in July or September. I chose July. And now that the cold has set in I am really regretting my decision. I could be swimming in the sea and enjoying a perfect 27 degrees. Instead I boiled my insides in July and now have to sport a jumper 🤷‍♀️

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Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

You cannot find better co-panelists than these two ....

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Nothing shameless about that!

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I also cried when that happened. That was so sad.

I'm down for sports talk around the water cooler. I don't participate, but this feels like appropriate content.

Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I was talking to @momoulton.bsky.social about the purpose of BlueSky, and he said it's like the water cooler in a physical office, and honestly, this has helped a lot to clarify for me which boundaries I do and do not want around this place. And in that spirit, Sheep Detectives is delightful.

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Oh - and I should add that I am a mega fan, so the first time this happened I nearly lost my brain.

Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yeah. That was not on my academic bingo card either. Turns out he is a fantastically nice human, not at all interested in being BRIAN ENO. The last time he came, he refused to sit in all of the RSVP spots we had allocated to guests and chose instead to sit in the crowd. Good dude.

Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Keep scrolling. For some reason there is a bunch of blank space.

Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The people behind this letter to the AHA are looking for more Europe-based academics to sign. If you support Palestine, please add your name! www.usscholarsspeak.org

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US Scholars Speak

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Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Join us for an excellent environmental humanities programme this term!

List of research seminar talks - for an accessible version see our website: https://torch.ox.ac.uk/environmental-humanities-research-hub?filter-4-event%20type-4780496=2#widget-id-4797456

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Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

So gutted to miss this. I seem to fall ill at the most inopportune moments.

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Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just keeps getting worse doesn't it.

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Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Who's the man with the most excellent pocket square?

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Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If you're near Manchester I really recommend this show. Loads of fun - who doesn't love a sing-a-long?

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Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

1. I do not like Michael Apted's heavy-handed approach. It often feels like he is telling the participants what they feel rather than leaving them to come up with their own language. 2. Many participants do a great job pushing back on him. I'm looking at you Jackie.

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Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Loki and his buddy Fluegel will hopefully give you another.

Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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I binged it last weekend. So good.

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This is good to know. I think I'm going to start doing it myself. I don't get a ton of applications, so this should be doable.

Oh my lord. This sounds so very likely and so very evil.

People who travel frequently between London and Oxford: Does GWR not do cheaper tickets anymore? Even 8 weeks out all I am seeing is £34. Is this for real? Because that is CRAZY.

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