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Kathleen E. Kennedy
@themedievaldrk.bsky.social
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manuscripts, early print, coconuts, nautiluses, media archaeology

Above: BL, Royal 18 D II, Lambeth MS 532
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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 4h
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 ; )

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 4h
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!)

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 4h
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!

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Kate Jackson @katejackson.bsky.social · 4h
“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”

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 4h
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!

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 5h
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...)

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 5h
ah gotcha--well, glad it was fun!

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 18h
I do indeed and precisely! Even today things could get tense at a donut table! 😂

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 19h
are you here through AHA??

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 19h
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

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 19h
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.

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 22h
ouf brutal truth yeah

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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

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

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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

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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

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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.

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

Reposted by Catherine Baker, Kathleen Kennedy

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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

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
wow, big big congrats (genuine!)

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 1d
If you happen to be in and around Leith this weekend then I would advise popping into Coburgh House. Artists, craft are showing and selling their wares for this weekend only..
#Leith
#Edinburgh
Various small weaver machines with colourful yarn on the ceiling

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
hahah my dad totally used to do this w/century-old tractors, and having witnessed steam-accidents as a kid was the only thing that stopped him from branching out into that too.
much cheap so bored very dad.
boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 1d
He uses it to ROLL OUT HIS GRAVEL DRIVE. It’s not a show piece. The man saw a 100+ year old piece of machinery and said “I’m gonna restore that and learn how to operate a steam engine to save a couple hundred on someone else graveling my drive.”

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

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Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 1d
He uses it to ROLL OUT HIS GRAVEL DRIVE. It’s not a show piece. The man saw a 100+ year old piece of machinery and said “I’m gonna restore that and learn how to operate a steam engine to save a couple hundred on someone else graveling my drive.”

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
new home yay! busy time of year but getting in and settled is the important thing!

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
OH MY GOD THEY SOUND LIKE ARCTIC BULLFROGS
c0nc0rdance.bsky.social c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 1d
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.

Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.

A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
I see Christmas came early for you this year ; )

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 1d
A party @ox.ac.uk on Thursday to celebrate the work of Ros Faith with a magnificent book edited by @hannah-boston.bsky.social & @richardpurkiss.bsky.social. Speakers emphasized her commitment to 'treating the peasantry as people with minds of their own'.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 1d
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.

Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.

A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).

themedievaldrk.bsky.social
Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 1d
Everyone, yes including you, needs to read this excellent piece. It has the numbers, sources, and asks good questions. This is the journalism we need.