Hilary Davidson
@fourredshoes.bsky.social
Dress & Textile Historian | Curator | Fashion History | Culture | Archaeology | Books: @AustenDress 2019; Jane Austen's Wardrobe 2023 | In Lenapehoking / NYC
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So lemme tell you about @adapalmer.bsky.social's Inventing the Renaissance, which came out last year and absolutely blew me away.
I'd replace half the 1st-year curriculum with this book.
Reading it made me a better historian, and also the kind of person who underlines books.
Plus, it's hilarious.
I'd replace half the 1st-year curriculum with this book.
Reading it made me a better historian, and also the kind of person who underlines books.
Plus, it's hilarious.
February 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
So lemme tell you about @adapalmer.bsky.social's Inventing the Renaissance, which came out last year and absolutely blew me away.
I'd replace half the 1st-year curriculum with this book.
Reading it made me a better historian, and also the kind of person who underlines books.
Plus, it's hilarious.
I'd replace half the 1st-year curriculum with this book.
Reading it made me a better historian, and also the kind of person who underlines books.
Plus, it's hilarious.
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it's weird to see people complain about Bad Bunny's performance being in Spanish when there have been entire operas in Italian, German and French performed in the US and the top song of the last two years, K-Pop Demon Hunters' "Golden" has lyrics in Korean
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
it's weird to see people complain about Bad Bunny's performance being in Spanish when there have been entire operas in Italian, German and French performed in the US and the top song of the last two years, K-Pop Demon Hunters' "Golden" has lyrics in Korean
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Did you see this? I chose the decade of my late teens / early 20s too!
February 16, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Did you see this? I chose the decade of my late teens / early 20s too!
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“Frog, can you be as wonderful as this?” said Toad as he danced all over the stage.
There was no answer.
There was no answer.
February 16, 2026 at 11:37 PM
“Frog, can you be as wonderful as this?” said Toad as he danced all over the stage.
There was no answer.
There was no answer.
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Holy shit. This is extremely relevant -- like, it's eerie how relevant -- to a story called "Lily the Immortal" by Kyile Lee Baker, that I narrated for It's Storytime last week.
This is happening at a far faster pace than we anticipated in the episode. Extremely grim, very enraging
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February 16, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Holy shit. This is extremely relevant -- like, it's eerie how relevant -- to a story called "Lily the Immortal" by Kyile Lee Baker, that I narrated for It's Storytime last week.
Heathcliff is only written as 'dark'. In Bronte's day, that could have applied to Roma, black Irish, Welsh, Mediterranean, north African, western Asian, Indian, Black, and many more.
Jacob Elordi is half Basque, a Spanish ethnic minority that would have been called 'dark' in Yorkshire.
Jacob Elordi is half Basque, a Spanish ethnic minority that would have been called 'dark' in Yorkshire.
February 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Heathcliff is only written as 'dark'. In Bronte's day, that could have applied to Roma, black Irish, Welsh, Mediterranean, north African, western Asian, Indian, Black, and many more.
Jacob Elordi is half Basque, a Spanish ethnic minority that would have been called 'dark' in Yorkshire.
Jacob Elordi is half Basque, a Spanish ethnic minority that would have been called 'dark' in Yorkshire.
Judging by the sound from the dudes in the apartment next door, something significant just happened in the Super Bowl
February 9, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Judging by the sound from the dudes in the apartment next door, something significant just happened in the Super Bowl
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#TheVictorianBookoftheDead 1911 Mourning ensemble with hat and veil and muff.
“The Grace that Lacks any Harshness of Line Makes Mourning Distinctive.”
“The Grace that Lacks any Harshness of Line Makes Mourning Distinctive.”
January 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
#TheVictorianBookoftheDead 1911 Mourning ensemble with hat and veil and muff.
“The Grace that Lacks any Harshness of Line Makes Mourning Distinctive.”
“The Grace that Lacks any Harshness of Line Makes Mourning Distinctive.”
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Look at Norma Shearer in this get up. An absolute scorching knock out. From The Sketch, 1925.
January 27, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Look at Norma Shearer in this get up. An absolute scorching knock out. From The Sketch, 1925.
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GIVEAWAY! To celebrate Jonathan Anderson’s sophomore show from Dior's AW26 collection, we are giving away a copy of Paul Poiret: Inventing Modern Luxury by Mary E. Davis. To be in with a chance, like and share this post by midnight 31 January 2026. Winners will be DM'ed from this account only.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
GIVEAWAY! To celebrate Jonathan Anderson’s sophomore show from Dior's AW26 collection, we are giving away a copy of Paul Poiret: Inventing Modern Luxury by Mary E. Davis. To be in with a chance, like and share this post by midnight 31 January 2026. Winners will be DM'ed from this account only.
HUGE NEWS!!
Nigella Lawson, beloved food media personality, is joining ‘Great British Bake Off’ as a judge for series 17, replacing Prue Leith.
Nigella Lawson Is Joining Great British Bake Off As a Judge
Nigella Lawson, beloved food media personality, is joining ‘Great British Bake Off’ as a judge for series 17, replacing Prue Leith.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
HUGE NEWS!!
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Idk I kinda think we should bring beliefs like this back. Tell them we gotta fix global warming asap or the Leviathan will escape. We gotta sacrifice another billionaire to the ocean or the harvest will be bad and food will get more expensive
a not insignificant number of people on Threads seem to believe the snow storm was The Government's attempt to refreeze the Leviathan, the world-eating serpent, which was getting loose (to eat the world, I assume)
January 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Idk I kinda think we should bring beliefs like this back. Tell them we gotta fix global warming asap or the Leviathan will escape. We gotta sacrifice another billionaire to the ocean or the harvest will be bad and food will get more expensive
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In anniversary news which I can’t quite verify, it may be 39 years (possibly more) since the Indian Air Force dressed their helicopters up as elephants for Republic Day
January 26, 2026 at 9:46 AM
In anniversary news which I can’t quite verify, it may be 39 years (possibly more) since the Indian Air Force dressed their helicopters up as elephants for Republic Day
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Reform genuinely out here arguing Suella Braverman can’t have a mental health condition because *checks notes* she’s well-educated and has a successful career.
Try again, lads. Your bigotry is showing.
Try again, lads. Your bigotry is showing.
January 26, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Reform genuinely out here arguing Suella Braverman can’t have a mental health condition because *checks notes* she’s well-educated and has a successful career.
Try again, lads. Your bigotry is showing.
Try again, lads. Your bigotry is showing.
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Late Afternoon On The Wolds. 4°C and heading home. Blackbirds in hedges.
January 24, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Late Afternoon On The Wolds. 4°C and heading home. Blackbirds in hedges.
My take on this in NYC is that people have suddenly realised they can't order anything in on Sunday and will have to cook for themselves.
It’s like everyone thinks we’re on the prairie in the 1800s about to get snowed in until May
January 24, 2026 at 1:33 AM
My take on this in NYC is that people have suddenly realised they can't order anything in on Sunday and will have to cook for themselves.
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"Newly filed internal documents show how Google viewed its work with schools as a way of turning children into lifelong customers..."
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Google’s work in schools aims to create a ‘pipeline of future users,’ internal documents say
A major lawsuit revealed details of Google's business motivations to get its products into schools. A Google spokesperson said the documents "mischaracterize our work."
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January 23, 2026 at 11:02 PM
"Newly filed internal documents show how Google viewed its work with schools as a way of turning children into lifelong customers..."
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"My husband complains about the cold," the man said. "Can you teach me a spell to keep him warm?"
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, is magic."
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, is magic."
January 23, 2026 at 5:20 PM
"My husband complains about the cold," the man said. "Can you teach me a spell to keep him warm?"
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, is magic."
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, is magic."
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As our Bluebells wake it’s worth pointing out the rules
1 - Bluebells ring when fairies summon their kin. But if a human hears them your death will follow
2 - It is considered unwise to trample on bluebells, because you would anger the resting fairies & your death will follow
1 - Bluebells ring when fairies summon their kin. But if a human hears them your death will follow
2 - It is considered unwise to trample on bluebells, because you would anger the resting fairies & your death will follow
January 23, 2026 at 3:14 PM
As our Bluebells wake it’s worth pointing out the rules
1 - Bluebells ring when fairies summon their kin. But if a human hears them your death will follow
2 - It is considered unwise to trample on bluebells, because you would anger the resting fairies & your death will follow
1 - Bluebells ring when fairies summon their kin. But if a human hears them your death will follow
2 - It is considered unwise to trample on bluebells, because you would anger the resting fairies & your death will follow
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Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
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Now Playing! Finding Jane Austen: Ep 2: A Heroine is Born
Starring Dr. Janine Barchas, Dr. Lizzie Rogers, and Dr. Hilary Davidson (@fourredshoes.bsky.social)
Voices by @aipsmith.bsky.social and @gracemallon.bsky.social
Featuring our first Austen History Mystery
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Starring Dr. Janine Barchas, Dr. Lizzie Rogers, and Dr. Hilary Davidson (@fourredshoes.bsky.social)
Voices by @aipsmith.bsky.social and @gracemallon.bsky.social
Featuring our first Austen History Mystery
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January 21, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Now Playing! Finding Jane Austen: Ep 2: A Heroine is Born
Starring Dr. Janine Barchas, Dr. Lizzie Rogers, and Dr. Hilary Davidson (@fourredshoes.bsky.social)
Voices by @aipsmith.bsky.social and @gracemallon.bsky.social
Featuring our first Austen History Mystery
Subscribe on your favorite app!
Starring Dr. Janine Barchas, Dr. Lizzie Rogers, and Dr. Hilary Davidson (@fourredshoes.bsky.social)
Voices by @aipsmith.bsky.social and @gracemallon.bsky.social
Featuring our first Austen History Mystery
Subscribe on your favorite app!
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Huge news for our understanding of Australian archaeology!
theconversation.com/humanitys-ol...
"... the people who made these hand stencils ... were very likely part of the population that would later cross the sea and become the ancestors of Indigenous Australians"
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"... the people who made these hand stencils ... were very likely part of the population that would later cross the sea and become the ancestors of Indigenous Australians"
Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi
People were creating cave art in Indonesia 67,800 years ago – before modern humans reached Australia.
theconversation.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Huge news for our understanding of Australian archaeology!
theconversation.com/humanitys-ol...
"... the people who made these hand stencils ... were very likely part of the population that would later cross the sea and become the ancestors of Indigenous Australians"
theconversation.com/humanitys-ol...
"... the people who made these hand stencils ... were very likely part of the population that would later cross the sea and become the ancestors of Indigenous Australians"
New York is cold but I like where I'm living.
January 21, 2026 at 12:07 AM
New York is cold but I like where I'm living.