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James A. Benn
@jamesabenn.bsky.social
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Medieval Chinese Religions. McMaster Uni. Burning for the Buddha (Hawai'i 2007) pback 2016; Tea in China (Hawai'i, 2015), Chinese trans. 2019. Canadian, obvs.

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James A. Benn @jamesabenn.bsky.social · 47m
Thank you. I’m thinking of a project I can do with my daughter.

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James A. Benn @jamesabenn.bsky.social · 2h
Jeremy! How long did this take?

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 2h
29 Nov 1595: William Whitaker, influential Calvinist theologian and Master of St. John's College #Cambridge takes ill at Trumpington #otd

He would die in the Master's Lodge on 4 Dec trusting 'shortly to see God face to face' (SJC)

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 2h
#OnThisDay in 1530, Cardinal Wolsey fell ill and died while on his way to London after being accused of treason. By all (or at least many) accounts he was a big man, with a body mass to rival his political weight. But was this true? publicdomainreview.org/essay/i... #OTD

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 2h
Reconstructing emotional languages is an area that the digital humanities method known as sentiment analysis is good at. A new article by Liisa Jalkanen & Samuli Simelius applies it to Pompeii graffiti. My only worry is the corpus is too small in one house? www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
Figure 9. Space Syntax VGA analysis overlaid with graffiti locations and sentiment scores (where available). Color scales indicate the numerical value range. Left: Connectivity. Right: Integration HH.

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2000AD Randomizer @2000adrandom.bsky.social · 2h
Jamie Hewlett

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James A. Benn @jamesabenn.bsky.social · 3h
There are 29 original Paddington Bear books.

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Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ @chenchenzhang.net · 3h
there are two Chinese terms for vitreous enamel 搪瓷 tangci and 珐琅 falang. and the cultures associated with each can't be more different.
tangci is symbolic of proletariat, revolutionary culture, widely used as everyday household items before the 2000s. now they have a comeback as part of the retro
photo of enamel mugs from Maoist era photo of blue enamelware probably from the Ming dynasty

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James A. Benn @jamesabenn.bsky.social · 16h
Emailed you

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Kidical Mass Hamilton @kidicalmassham.bsky.social · 16h
Hi! My name is Naeva Scott Bouris and I am an undergraduate student at McMaster University. I am currently conducting research about the experiences of people who transport their children by bicycle in Hamilton.

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EarthSky @earthskyscience.bsky.social · 18h
EarthSky's Kelly Kizer Whitt captured this stunning view from Saguaro Lake near Phoenix, Arizona, and wrote: "My daughter, Lucy, and I hiked the Butcher Jones Trail on Thanksgiving. We were treated to this lovely sun #halo." How wonderful! Thank you, Kelly!
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A tall cactus in the foreground is hidding the sun. A halo is visible around the sun. There are many green bushes around the cactus and a green mountain is visible in the distance.

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EngagedPureLand @engagedpureland.bsky.social · 21h
Sign the petition to support the Buddhism, Psychology, and Mental Health program at the University of Toronto!

#buddhism #buddhist #mentalhealth #psychology #mindfulness #toronto #highered
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Sign the Petition
Protect the BPMH Program
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will pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 21h
“Scholarly effort is in decline everywhere as never before. Indeed, cleverness is shunned at home and abroad. What does reading offer to pupils except tears?”

this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite

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‘Doing the Readings’
Dr Will Pooley (Associate Professor in Modern History), University of Bristol The students, we often grumble, don’t read the secondary readings we set for class. Every year, we find ourselves press…
www.history-uk.ac.uk

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Sam Crane @uselesstree.bsky.social · 22h
Sachs is not interested in historical accuracy or insight. He is simply shilling for Xi.

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Craig Clunas @craigclunas.bsky.social · 1d
On 28 November 1559 #otd the Ming dynasty calligrapher and painter Wen Zhengming 文徵明 (1470-1559) died. Here's one of my favourites - which itself deals with themes of mourning - for the anniversary
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Wen Zhengming’s Wintry Trees: Mourning and Reciprocity | HENI Talks
Craig Clunas confronts the mysteries of this 16th century Chinese hanging scroll.
heni.com

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Craig Clunas @craigclunas.bsky.social · 1d
By @ecoomasaru.bsky.social, in @burlingtoncontemp.bsky.social
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Burlington Contemporary - Articles - Strange evidence and surreal visions: contemporary Sri Lankan art in Britain
On 13th September 2025, the day of the biggest far-right rally in London for decades, nineteen members of the Sri Lankan diaspora, including the present author, gathered at the National Archives. The ...
contemporary.burlington.org.uk

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Peter Romaskiewicz, PhD @peterromaskiewicz.bsky.social · 1d
Laughing Buddha teapot and tea canister. Chelsea, England, c. 1745-1749. Museum of Fine Art, Boston.

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Xander ✺ @spectralcodex.com · 1d
Documenting another abandoned place around Taipei Basin and suddenly realized it's director Tsai Ming-liang's home! Read the full article for laksa hot takes (in Chinese): artouch.com/art-views/co...
金剛經帶在身上，不然鬼魂不肯跟我們走——與蔡明亮共遊的午茶時光＆秘境之旅 | 典藏ARTouch.com
「與蔡明亮共遊 午茶時光＆秘境之旅」，《家在蘭若寺》電影場景導覽活動，將以散步方式前往。總是讓電影永遠多一種可能導演蔡明亮，在午茶時光中分享了什麼對於食物有什麼關鍵的想法？新作《你的臉》在華山光點電影館上映，希望所有觀者，不要錯過這份溫暖的邀請。
artouch.com

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Footnotes in History @footnotesinhistory.bsky.social · 1d
A photograph of a Japanese American policeman at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp in Wyoming. Caption on back: "Japanese Policeman Nov 27, 1943 Yoshi Shumato Ht. Mt." The photograph was taken by Yoshio Okumoto.
🗃 #skystorians #OTD
Found in the Densho Digital Repository

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Annie Kelly @annieknk.bsky.social · 2d
Great interview by our beloved Travis View with Thomas Kelly, an academic who wrote an article debunking When Prophecy Fails - a classic in the field of New Religious Movements. I had heard there were problems with that book but I really did not know the half of it
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When “When Prophecy Fails” Fails (E350)
The 1956 book When Prophecy Fails describes one of the most famous case studies in social psychology. The researchers Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter covertly joined a small, apoc
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 2d
To begin: there’s Aries, or the Ram—lecherous dog, he begets us; then, Taurus, or the Bull—he bumps us the first thing

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Helen Davidson @heldavidson.bsky.social · 2d
🚨 journo job! 🚨
Replace me! - after 13 years at the Guardian and six years on the incredible China team, including five in Taiwan, I’m leaving at the end of this year. I’ll get sentimental about it later but for now: Here’s the job ad. I recommend it!
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
China Correspondent
Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers award-winning, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of journalists, c...
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Guelph On Two Wheels @guelphontwowheels.bsky.social · 2d
And just like that, Guelph bike lanes will no longer be plowed.

An entire mode of transport has been made less accessible and more dangerous as cyclists will be forced to ride in the middle of the road with limited daylight.

#safestreets #cardependency #bikesky
"How the Guelph Grinch is stealing our bike lanes!" with Mayor Cam Guthrie as the Grinch rolling up a green bike lane as he steals it. Credit: The original version of this comic was made by Theo Moudakis in a Toronto Star editorial cartoon.

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 2d
Ottawa announces more protection for steel industry, new money for lumber mills
Carney says Canada will further limit imports of steel in effort to boost domestic demand
www.theglobeandmail.com

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 2d
Pam Hogg, the Scottish fashion designer who created looks for stars including Rihanna and Kate Moss, has died. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pam Hogg: Scottish fashion designer who created looks for Rihanna and Kate Moss dies
She was known for eccentric and outlandish designs, worn by stars like Lady Gaga and Kylie Minogue.
www.bbc.co.uk

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 2d
Lecturer in Religion at York St John University

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Lecturer in Religion at York St John University
An opportunity for an academic position as a Lecturer in Religion is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk

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Buddhas in the West Material Archive @buddhasinthewest.bsky.social · 2d
Sitting on the south bank of the river Loire, construction finished at the Château de Chanteloup in 1778 on an imposing new edifice, a seven-story Chinese-style pagoda.

Built by a once-exiled French army officer, the pagoda at Chanteloup remains one of the few remnants of the palace.🧵
🗃️ 📜 #France

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1945 News @80yearsago.bsky.social · 3d
[November 26th, 1945] The Ambassador in China (Hurley) to President Truman
Historical Documents - Office of the Historian
history.state.gov 3.0 shell
history.state.gov

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Yun Xie @yunxie.bsky.social · 3d
A 1842 French sinology article cover with 4 CN characters 其事好还” with Latin trans: “Quod ore prodit ad os revertitur. Prov.”
written by Guillaume Pauthier, who was comparing his own Dao De Jing道德经 trans with Stanislas Julien.
It’s one episode in longrunning debate between the two over trans of DDJ.

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Mike Forsythe 傅才德 @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social · 3d
There are 3 types of people in the world. Those who marvel at the beauty of a ginkgo tree in autumn, those who in seeing a ginkgo tree are reminded of Bo Xilai’s crazy obsession with them, and those who can hold both of those thoughts in their head at the same time.