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Adrian Vickers
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Professor Emeritus. Historian and art historian, especially of Indonesia/Bali. DH, cricket, representation. Comments personal and not related to my university’s views. Projects include http://balipaintings.org/ and https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/ .. more

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Adrian Vickers is an Australian author, historian and professor of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Sydney. He writes a blog on Indonesian subjects. He has studied and documented Gambuh dance traditions, Panji (prince) stories, and other Indonesian art and cultural subjects as well as historiography and colonialism. He has a BA and PhD from the University of Sydney, is the Professor of Southeast Asian Studies and Director of the Asian Studies Program. Vickers' most recent book, The Pearl Frontier, co-written with Julia Martínez, won the University of Southern Queensland History Book Award at the 2016 Queensland Literary Awards. He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. .. more

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · Nov 19
The Virtual Museum of Balinese Painting has undergone a major make-over. We're still fixing some things (like the bibliography link), but thanks to the Systemik team, I've been able to add a lot more: heurist-usyd.cloud.edu.au/heurist/?db=...
The Virtual Museum of Balinese Painting
Enter a concise description of the Heurist database / website here, which will be used eg. in lists of websites and in search engine discovery. Remember to indicate the institution and/or project, t...
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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 1h
Especially during a wave of shark attacks

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 1h
Meanwhile on the ABC, a Splitenz song is being presented as Australian

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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 1h
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All the way from Esk
The Kransky Sisters - Born To Be Wild
YouTube video by innerwestie
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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 2h
Oh yes, have been meaning to ask how that street in (mythical) Wellington got its nsme

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 2h
I blame Sir Peter Jackson (and Dragon)

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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 13h
Excellent primer on the Atlas Network and it’s impact on Australia

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
A discreet intellectual network has been reshaping the world for 70 years. Here's how
A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.
www.abc.net.au

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 23h
www.museum.qld.gov.au/tropics/what...
Pandora Gallery - What's on | Queensland Museum Tropics
Visitors to the Pandora Gallery will be captivated by the story of HMS Pandora, the ill-fated ship which was sent to capture the Bounty and her mutinous crew.
www.museum.qld.gov.au

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 23h
Highlight of my trip to Townsville (a city that needs to change its name)

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 23h
Different kinds of alcohol for different ranks

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 23h
Not from what I’ve seen. The Queensland Museum Tropics has a display of the wreck of the Pandora that goes into astonishing detail about this.

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 1d
I think the food was pretty awful (and full of grubs). The grog would have been pretty rugged as well.

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 1d
The news system as it is nowadays stands no chance to stay alive. The attention to ‚news realities‘ will fade away.

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 1d
Tattoos

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DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 1d
“[Regime officials] told us those who don’t vote will be deemed supporting rebels and prosecuted,” a resident of Danubyu Township in Ayeyarwady Region told DVB.

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #election
Voters in final phase of Myanmar military-run elections feel ‘coerced’ - DVB
Residents of Mandalay Region told DVB that regime leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing visited polling stations in Chanmyathazi Township during the third and final round of voting in the military’s 2...
english.dvb.no

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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 1d
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Vanilla Fudge "Keep Me Hangin' On" on The Ed Sullivan Show
YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.

It leads on "sharply contested narratives"

It has a dramatic skew to the US government

It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 1d
If you're wondering why it is worth being sceptical of China as next global superpower hype, the constant shredding of China's military hierarchy over the last half decade is one of several good reasons

Via the Taepodong missile watcher account on Twitter

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 2d
Today I learned “Norwegian Christian laws forbade citizens from conversing with and interacting with trolls, and in documents dating from 1274 to 1781, doing so would result in severe punishment” (source: Wikipedia), and I kinda think many people nowadays would be better off if this law was revived

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 2d
Past tense 😱

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 3d
Or people who post like this on the Hellsite are pretty dumb (but I’m guessing it’s just a bot)

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 3d
The initial letter of support from the US on the founding of the WHO pointed out that infectious diseases know no borders. I wonder what has changed.
luckytran.com Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 3d
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.

This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
United States Completes WHO Withdrawal WASHINGTON —  January 22, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of State today announced the United States’ completion of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the organization's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states.

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Professor Caroline Edwards @theblochian.bsky.social · 3d
And so it begins... 3 UK universities (Essex, Sussex & Kent) have just gone public about walking away from their Elsevier Read & Publish deals, despite Jisc's recently announced agreement. Expect to see more of these over the coming months. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m... #OpenAccess
Three major research universities opt out of new Elsevier deal
Complaints over ‘price increases’ and open access models spur UK institutions to walk away from offer from publishing giant, despite nationally negotiated agreement
www.timeshighereducation.com

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 4d
South Korea introduced on Thursday what it says is the world's first comprehensive set of laws regulating AI, aiming to strengthen trust and safety in the sector.
South Korea launches landmark laws to regulate artificial intelligence
Seoul hopes its new AI Basic Act will position the country as a leader ‍in the field, taking effect in South Korea sooner than a comparable ‍effort in Europe.
ebx.sh

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 4d
Michael Leigh has had overseas jobs

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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 4d
🧪🏺 WOWWWW
New dates in SE Asia for rock paintings - major implications:
- nature of early aesthetics, innovations
- relationship to oldest known Australian settlement?
- and (IMO) impacts claims that cave art in Europe >50 Ka is necessarily work of #Neanderthals
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rock art from at least 67,800 years ago in Sulawesi - Nature
A hand stencil painted on a cave wall on a small island off the coast of Sulawesi more than 67,800 years ago suggests a very early occupation of Wallacea.
www.nature.com

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 5d
Hilarious

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 5d
But isn’t in the World Cup squad. Ridiculous

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Samsara Final Girl @eris.anarchogoth.rip · 5d
how advanced is your nation's sinophobia? very? extremely? you are like baby, we are inventing sinophobia the likes of which cannot be dreamt of

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
The Chinese restaurants surrounding our most sensitive military bases
The Daily Mail can reveal a bizarre anomaly in the distribution of Chinese restaurants across the country.
www.dailymail.co.uk

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 5d
😂, he’s not my mayor either. Darcy Byrne is

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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 5d
It’s compulsory if you’re driving in Sydney not to indicate until you’re well into the next lane.