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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · 3d

When a bread is ambiguous between being open crumb or not :-( tastes alright, though #breadsky #sourdoug

London Society for Medieval Studies @londonmedieval.bsky.social · 14d

We warmly invite you to another term of exciting seminars - our programme this term explores manuscripts, identity, & heritage from Central Europe to the States, Scotland to the South East 📖

bit.ly/londonmedieval

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · 20d

Got the book this week, started reading and am already in awe of the courage it took the author to embark on the journey that made it possible.

Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 20d

One photograph. A honeymoon in 1941. And a firestorm that tore through Albanian social media.

@leaypi.bsky.social tells Pete Hoskin why she spent years hunting for the truth about her grandmother:

Lea Ypi goes in search of lost dignity

After an image of her grandmother triggered an online firestorm, the political philosopher sought answers in Albania’s state archives. She tells us wh...

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · 20d

I lost not just a colleague but a friend this week. Thinking back to the nice dinner we shared w Martin and his wife in July when he was giving us a glimpse of what his farewell lecture in November was going to be about. He’ll be sorely missed.

Computational Linguistics @ UZH @cl-uzh.bsky.social · 21d

It is with deep sorrow that we bid farewell to Prof. Dr. Martin Volk, who passed away on 15 September 2025 at the age of 64 after a brief and sudden illness. www.cl.uzh.ch/en/about-us/...

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 20d

One photograph. A honeymoon in 1941. And a firestorm that tore through Albanian social media.

@leaypi.bsky.social tells Pete Hoskin why she spent years hunting for the truth about her grandmother:

Lea Ypi goes in search of lost dignity

After an image of her grandmother triggered an online firestorm, the political philosopher sought answers in Albania’s state archives. She tells us wh...

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Computational Linguistics @ UZH @cl-uzh.bsky.social · 21d

It is with deep sorrow that we bid farewell to Prof. Dr. Martin Volk, who passed away on 15 September 2025 at the age of 64 after a brief and sudden illness. www.cl.uzh.ch/en/about-us/...

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · 28d

So cool!

Felix W. Moll @mollfw.bsky.social · 29d

New paper on precise tool use learning in carrion crows @currentbiology.bsky.social. We show that—like New Caledonian crows—expert carrion crows pay close attention to the working end of their tool, suggesting tool integration into their peripersonal space. 🧵 & vids! 👇

www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Tanja Säily @tanjasaily.fi · 29d

Online lecture, 26 September:

Prof. Stefan Dollinger: The #Dictionary of #Canadianisms on Historical Principles, Third Edition (2025): non-dominant varieties and the national-identification angle in the 2020s

Details & free registration: blogs.helsinki.fi/hellex-socie...

#hellexsoc #lexicography

Events | Suomen historiallisen leksikografian seura ry

blogs.helsinki.fi

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Felix W. Moll @mollfw.bsky.social · 29d

New paper on precise tool use learning in carrion crows @currentbiology.bsky.social. We show that—like New Caledonian crows—expert carrion crows pay close attention to the working end of their tool, suggesting tool integration into their peripersonal space. 🧵 & vids! 👇

www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Aug 24

In case anyone’s looking for arguments in favour of immigration:
theconversation.com/us-and-europ...

US and European economies depend heavily on immigrants – decades of data reveal just how much

Anti-immigration rhetoric is on the rise, but migrants often contribute more to the economy than native-born workers.

theconversation.com

Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Aug 24

Very much looking forward to reading this!!!

Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · Aug 24

Lovely to find in today’s Sunday Times this excellent discussion of INDIGNITY🤩🧿🐥!

Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Aug 24

geschichtedergegenwart.ch/der-blick-na...
Diesen Sommer aus dem Augenwinkel gesehen: Verheerende Waldbrände in Spanien.

Der Blick nach rechts von uns. Paul Klees „Angelus novus“ (1920)

Heute startet der GdG-Bildersommer. Den Auftakt bildet ein Aquarellbild von Paul Klee, das durch seinen ersten Besitzer Walter Benjamin eine wirkungsmächtige Deutung erhalten hat. Klees „Angelus novus...

geschichtedergegenwart.ch

Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · Aug 24

Lovely to find in today’s Sunday Times this excellent discussion of INDIGNITY🤩🧿🐥!

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hard to give any advice from just the pics! The oven is just one of *many* variables (flower, fermentation method, hydration, etc.)

Raji Steineck @raji-steineck.bsky.social · Aug 21

Ten days to go!

sunypress.edu/Books/Z/Zen-...

Zen Time

sunypress.edu

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Aug 15

Super Vorschlag!!!

Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Aug 14

At the Guggenheim in Bilbao today. Nice twist.

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Aug 10

Pan-Asianism Redux, or Why We Think Japan Is Special
daily.jstor.org/pan-asianism...
Interesting observation - also a backdrop for all the matcha-selling places and Japanese fashion joints I walked past in Paris yesterday.

Pan-Asianism Redux, or Why We Think Japan Is Special - JSTOR Daily

Observers have long hailed Japan’s aptitude for cultural synthesis. Is this characterization warranted, or does it reflect a collective fantasy about exceptionalism?

daily.jstor.org

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Aug 3

Today’s yoghurt & dried fruit rolls (spelt & rye sourdough with a smidgeon of yeast).
#sourdough
#breadskye

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Adam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri) @adamcschembri.bsky.social · Mar 29

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@laurainparis.bsky.social

Swahili? Mandarin? The UK is increasingly multilingual – yet our politicians won’t talk about it | Laura Spinney

Even the census ignores them, but multilinguals could hold the key to Britain’s social and economic future, says science journalist Laura Spinney

www.theguardian.com

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Proton @proton.me · Mar 28

How we use the internet is largely shaped by a handful of US-based tech giants.

US gov't surveillance laws allow them to demand access to your private data without your knowledge or a warrant.

Read the thread below for the list of European alternatives that put your privacy first.

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Word Family Friday @wordfamilyfriday.bsky.social · Jul 17

This is now live!
You can generate custom word family graphs!
lab.aidanem.com/wordfamily/

At least theoretically, I'm not sure the unimproved interface is actually usable by anyone other than me.

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Jul 23

Full professorship in English Lunguistics at my Alma Mater:
uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
Please repost.

Universität Freiburg

uni-freiburg.de

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Jul 26

When a speaker should be put on a pedestal, quite literally! Enjoying Pam Peters’ plenary at #IAWE26

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Jul 25

Bertus van Rooy talking about how constructions get accepted in World Englishes @ #IAWE26

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Jul 24

This recipe calls for 50% roasted and ground stale bread: waste-not-want-not can be v tasty! (Keeps fresh v well and taste changes w types of stale 🍞 in the mix).
#breadsky

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Jul 24

Das ist eben eine Frage des regionalen Gebrauchs z.B. Deutschland vs. Schweiz).

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Daria Dayter @coocho.bsky.social · Jul 24

Don’t forget to send in your application before the summer hols! Deadline August 18

tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...

Open rank professorship in Tampere, English linguistics. We will be working side by side

go.bsky.app

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Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Jul 23

*Linguistics* of course!!!

Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Jul 23

Full professorship in English Lunguistics at my Alma Mater:
uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
Please repost.

Universität Freiburg

uni-freiburg.de

Marianne Hundt @hundtmariann.bsky.social · Jul 18

Very cool!!!

Word Family Friday @wordfamilyfriday.bsky.social · Jul 17

This is now live!
You can generate custom word family graphs!
lab.aidanem.com/wordfamily/

At least theoretically, I'm not sure the unimproved interface is actually usable by anyone other than me.

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