Anne Faris
@aefaris.bsky.social
Inveterate word nerd. Tireless aspirant to coke bottle lenses.
Studying English Literature at the University of British Columbia
Studying English Literature at the University of British Columbia
This guy's a scream. And seriously informative. Highly recommend.
#ancientbluesky #romanhistory #archaeology #history
Did Romans sound like the Hollywood, gruff-voiced mumblers we are familiar with or falsetto-voiced musical trillers? Which modern accent is closest to ancient Latin?
Let's find out!
open.substack.com/pub/jamescov...
Did Romans sound like the Hollywood, gruff-voiced mumblers we are familiar with or falsetto-voiced musical trillers? Which modern accent is closest to ancient Latin?
Let's find out!
open.substack.com/pub/jamescov...
What Did Romans Sound Like?
The Welsh are, justifiably, a people who are very proud of their little country.
open.substack.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:55 AM
This guy's a scream. And seriously informative. Highly recommend.
Good one.
If I find myself eating here, is that nomnominative determinism?
February 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Good one.
Carnival reveler wakes sleeping lad with a burning wick, 1630. A favorite theme of Nicolas Regnier, for some reason, and today is his day.
January 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
'The Neophyte' by Gustave Doré.
Otherwise, perhaps, 'how it feels to grow old'.
#19thCentury #Romanticism
Otherwise, perhaps, 'how it feels to grow old'.
#19thCentury #Romanticism
December 23, 2024 at 5:43 PM
'The Neophyte' by Gustave Doré.
Otherwise, perhaps, 'how it feels to grow old'.
#19thCentury #Romanticism
Otherwise, perhaps, 'how it feels to grow old'.
#19thCentury #Romanticism
Chess... or hypnotic warfare?
#MedievalMonday
#MedievalMonday
The Lewis Chessmen for #MedievalMonday
Characterful 12th-century chess pieces with wonderfully expressive eyes! 👀
From a large gaming hoard found on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1831. Walrus ivory, c. 1150-1200. 📷 my own
#Archaeology
Characterful 12th-century chess pieces with wonderfully expressive eyes! 👀
From a large gaming hoard found on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1831. Walrus ivory, c. 1150-1200. 📷 my own
#Archaeology
December 23, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Chess... or hypnotic warfare?
#MedievalMonday
#MedievalMonday
“A poem is more than an algorithm. It is meaning, empathy, revelation, inversion, dissidence, passion, and surprise: poetry is what happens in the space between logic and chaos."
~ Joelly Taylor
~ Joelly Taylor
AI poetry rated better than poems written by humans, study shows
AI poetry rated better than poems written by humans, study shows
Findings suggest non-expert poetry readers who participated preferred AI works because they find them more straightforward and accessible
Poems written by AI are preferred to those written by humans, according to a new study.
The non-expert poetry…
dlvr.it
November 18, 2024 at 4:24 PM
“A poem is more than an algorithm. It is meaning, empathy, revelation, inversion, dissidence, passion, and surprise: poetry is what happens in the space between logic and chaos."
~ Joelly Taylor
~ Joelly Taylor
