Kathleen E. Kennedy
LightNews LightNews
banner
themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy
@themedievaldrk.bsky.social
8.2K followers 600 following 16K posts

manuscripts, early print, coconuts, nautiluses, media archaeology

Above: BL, Royal 18 D II, Lambeth MS 532
For more on the banner artist, read https://differentvisions.org/aging-artists-and-impairment-in-fifteenth-century-england/
.. more

Videos
Political science 28%
History 27%
Posts Replies Media Videos

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1h
Yup

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1h
It’s just so good

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

librarycolleen.bsky.social
Colleen Theisen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 3h
Inside Wesleyan’s Rare Book Collection, From 17th Century Shakespeare to Feminist Artist Books (Connecticut) 📜
wesleyanargus.com/2025/12/05/i...
Inside Wesleyan’s Rare Book Collection, From 17th Century Shakespeare to Feminist Artist Books – The Wesleyan Argus
wesleyanargus.com

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

johnsnowproject.bsky.social
The John Snow Project @johnsnowproject.bsky.social · 4h
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
johnsnowproject.org/primers/sars...
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may wo...
johnsnowproject.org

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

dreadships.bsky.social
Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 5h
Being a strictly tropical fruit the banana is not the natural enemy of British shipping, but like all predators, when given an opportunity its natural instincts will kick in...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Banana containers cause shipping disruption in Solent
The containers came off a cargo ship near Bembridge on Saturday evening.
www.bbc.co.uk

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 5h
"'But where else would one expect to find a right whale with Irish connections if not off Boston?' said Padraig Whooley with the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group."

Attaway (attawhale?)

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

whysharksmatter.bsky.social
David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 5h
Endangered whale's 3,000-mile journey from Ireland to Boston shocks scientists - CBS Boston 🧪🌎🦑
Endangered whale's 3,000-mile journey from Ireland to Boston shocks scientists
A North Atlantic right whale spotted off Ireland last year has made an "extraordinary" 3,000-mile journey to Boston, scientists say.
www.cbsnews.com

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

meakoopa.bsky.social
Anthony Oliveira @meakoopa.bsky.social · 5h
listening to David Lynch's Hildegard of Bingen album (!) with Jocelyn Montgomery in preparation for tonight's medieval chant concert faroutmagazine.co.uk/lux-vivens-d...
David Lynch's esoteric ode to a 12th-century nun
David Lynch was an avid musician, and he once produced an album based on Hildegard von Bingen's 12th-century compositions with Jocelyn Montgomery.
faroutmagazine.co.uk

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 11h
strength to your arm all the same, mate, I live in the city city so no shoveling for me! (I'll sweep the fire escape bc I'm neighborly like that tho ; )

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 12h
yeah it clearly hit everyone by surprise (fwiw that one is just easing up here now on the other side of the lake, I know it'll have picked up more water going over but it's not as bad as the Thanksgiving weekend one so hopefully not too terrible for you!)

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 12h
hah I've tried to work that magic too by ordering a sub 20F (-7C) coat that isn't what I wanted by any metric and can't get here in less than a week but exists and isn't sold out 😂 we'll see if that does the trick!

Reposted by American Library Association, Rebecca Tushnet, Mark Rice , and 4 more

katejackson.bsky.social
Kate Jackson @katejackson.bsky.social · 12h
“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 12h
oh my gosh that is a wild cold snap for LA, esp this early!! I had no idea you guys were suffering like that (and yeah, the numbers are different but it really is comparable)--I hope you have been able to excavate your coat now!

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 12h
lort 3+ weeks under 0C (32F) was normal when I was a kid, but in Jan/Feb. I admit I was NOT prepared for the whole of December to be like this--I had planned, in fact, to use this month to prepare and fill in cold-weather clothes I need!

alas alas. (I'll be ok. I have the skills. my checkbook...)

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

bwallower.bsky.social
Becky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 12h
#StainedGlassSunday #AdventAngels
One of earliest windows among medieval wonders in St Neot, Cornwall is the Creation, c.1480, w 95% original glass. Tracery lights feature degrees of angelic powers.
Bribery, plus 'liming' of the medieval windows, preserved them from 1650s Parliamentarian extremists.
Central portion of top of Creation Window in St Neot Cornwall, with tracery outlining 6 small lights demonstrating various orders of angels with yellow and orange highlights. Above each light is a tiny light with a star, emphasising the holiness of the figures. Two lights have decorative leaf motifs. The lights show signs of their repair but are nevertheless in fine condition.

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 12h
ah gotcha--well, glad it was fun!

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

apollo-magazine.com
Apollo @apollo-magazine.com · 18h
‘Elitism is detrimental to everyone. If art history is a subject only for the wealthy, most people won’t care if it dies’ – and it’s far too important for that to happen, writes Helen Barrett
Art history is too important to be the preserve of the privileged
The subject is endangered at A level just as it couldn’t be more essential or universal. Helen Barrett makes the case for its survival in British schools
apollo-magazine.com

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
I do indeed and precisely! Even today things could get tense at a donut table! 😂

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
are you here through AHA??

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

sarahweinman.com
Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 1d
What a story by @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social about Rachel Harlow Billebault, the trans nightclub queen of Philly who after decades out of the spotlight, is again ready for her close-up.
Harlow's still here
Fifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
www.inquirer.com

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
re: LRT we'll see if it holds up in court, and how it gets applied, but better to have something to argue with than back to first principals.

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
ouf brutal truth yeah

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
was the broadside made for a club, perhaps (who therefore ponied up for the illumination)? Scribal hands were easy enough to come by in that period, but illumination less so.

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
srsly, Sweetwater puts one of these up every night at the Kzoo wine reception and fights would break out

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
I'm awestruck, frankly

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
behold the breathtaking grace of Moby Donut
sarahebond.bsky.social Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 1d
At a party with a Moby Donut 🍩 🐋 and this is true literary goals of it weren’t to celebrate a new stout.
Donut wall shaped like a whale

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

sarahebond.bsky.social
Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 1d
At a party with a Moby Donut 🍩 🐋 and this is true literary goals of it weren’t to celebrate a new stout.
Donut wall shaped like a whale

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

drkarrschmidt.bsky.social
Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social · 1d
BILLIARDS!

What is this, 18th c. shark week?
Take a cue from this adorable (and Stede Bonnet-coded) player on how the fancy new game of French Billiards is to be played! Handwritten and painted broadside.
#NewberryLibrary (VAULT Wing MS oversize ZW 7451 .001o)

December 6 (6/24)
#AdventCalendar
Manuscript how-to for billiards table. French Billiards! Bewigged dandy in teal and gold with a pool cue.

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
I'm so glad I follow you heh : )

Reposted by Catherine Baker, Kathleen Kennedy

tomandlorenzo.bsky.social
Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 1d
Getting to know this legend has been one of the greatest joys of my life and I'm so pleased to introduce you to her with this gorgeous feature from the Inquirer, where she speaks for the first time in over 30 years on her incredible journey
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
Harlow's still here
Fifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
share.inquirer.com