Vanda Wilcox
@vandawilcox.bsky.social
professional procrastinator, precarious historian, cat serf, romanista. Writes about the First World War, Italy, imperialism & Georgette Heyer, not usually all at once.🪡🥧🐈⬛️
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If you’re a Dennis Showalter fan, you need this book. Period.
Dad LOVED stuff like this. As an educator he also believed that connecting contemporary things like Star Wars to how history works as a field was critical for undergrads.
He would have loved this project
Dad LOVED stuff like this. As an educator he also believed that connecting contemporary things like Star Wars to how history works as a field was critical for undergrads.
He would have loved this project
For those who enjoy ebooks on Kindle, it seems that 'Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' is *massively* discounted today down to $1.99 in the US and £7.99 in the UK. Which feels like a pretty good deal really.
US: www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Ri...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Ri...
US: www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Ri...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Ri...
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
If you’re a Dennis Showalter fan, you need this book. Period.
Dad LOVED stuff like this. As an educator he also believed that connecting contemporary things like Star Wars to how history works as a field was critical for undergrads.
He would have loved this project
Dad LOVED stuff like this. As an educator he also believed that connecting contemporary things like Star Wars to how history works as a field was critical for undergrads.
He would have loved this project
When I think about it in the abstract, the enormous time-sink of working on this vast edited book on Rome since 1870 feels like a pain
but when I am reading the amazing chapters by our brilliant contributors I get really excited about it, it is going to be absolute🔥
but when I am reading the amazing chapters by our brilliant contributors I get really excited about it, it is going to be absolute🔥
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
When I think about it in the abstract, the enormous time-sink of working on this vast edited book on Rome since 1870 feels like a pain
but when I am reading the amazing chapters by our brilliant contributors I get really excited about it, it is going to be absolute🔥
but when I am reading the amazing chapters by our brilliant contributors I get really excited about it, it is going to be absolute🔥
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Are you working on literature and culture in the First World War? have you considered submitting to First World War Studies? meet our Associate Editor @afrayn.bsky.social who is keen to receive more submissions in these fields!
👥 Associate Editors introductions: Andrew Frayn
Continuing our introductions of the FWWS associate editors, this week we’re pleased to highlight Dr. Andrew Frayn, Associate Editor of First World War Studies and a scholar working at the intersection of literature and history.
Continuing our introductions of the FWWS associate editors, this week we’re pleased to highlight Dr. Andrew Frayn, Associate Editor of First World War Studies and a scholar working at the intersection of literature and history.
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Are you working on literature and culture in the First World War? have you considered submitting to First World War Studies? meet our Associate Editor @afrayn.bsky.social who is keen to receive more submissions in these fields!
Tfw when you find a whole file on the person you're researching in the archive only it's in the 'closed indefinitely pending works' portion of the Archivio Centrale dello Stato so who knows if you'll ever get to see it
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Tfw when you find a whole file on the person you're researching in the archive only it's in the 'closed indefinitely pending works' portion of the Archivio Centrale dello Stato so who knows if you'll ever get to see it
Ma ti mandano anche a questo? @t-daley.bsky.social
#ARTICOLO Torneo ATP di bestemmie: Musetti in finale contro pensionato veneto
----> di @ESettembrini
www.lercio.it/torneo-atp-d...
----> di @ESettembrini
www.lercio.it/torneo-atp-d...
Torneo ATP di bestemmie: Musetti in finale contro pensionato veneto
Codroipo – Non solo Coppa Davis e ATP Finals: il momento d’oro dei tennisti italiani prosegue anche grazie a Lorenzo Musetti. Però stavolta non si tratta di tennis, ma di un’altra disciplina altrettan...
www.lercio.it
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Ma ti mandano anche a questo? @t-daley.bsky.social
Making tea last night in a state of tiredness I managed to pour boiling water all over my wrist. It's remarkably painful and super irritating.
On the other hand, having a flask of hot tea on my early train this icy morning is really amazing.
On the other hand, having a flask of hot tea on my early train this icy morning is really amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Making tea last night in a state of tiredness I managed to pour boiling water all over my wrist. It's remarkably painful and super irritating.
On the other hand, having a flask of hot tea on my early train this icy morning is really amazing.
On the other hand, having a flask of hot tea on my early train this icy morning is really amazing.
Roma & Arsenal both top of their respective leagues... an excellent weekend.
it won't last, obviously, because football is about wretchedness and disappointment, but still.
it won't last, obviously, because football is about wretchedness and disappointment, but still.
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Roma & Arsenal both top of their respective leagues... an excellent weekend.
it won't last, obviously, because football is about wretchedness and disappointment, but still.
it won't last, obviously, because football is about wretchedness and disappointment, but still.
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Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
Sky sport Italia doing a weird mini documentary + interview about Sol Campbell moving to Arsenal 😅
Highly topical, guys
Highly topical, guys
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Sky sport Italia doing a weird mini documentary + interview about Sol Campbell moving to Arsenal 😅
Highly topical, guys
Highly topical, guys
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⚠️ Time is running out! ⚠️
🗓️ The deadline for applications for The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is 1 December.
📣 No topics are off limits, ANY First World War research considered!
#FWWHist #PhDchat
🗓️ The deadline for applications for The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is 1 December.
📣 No topics are off limits, ANY First World War research considered!
#FWWHist #PhDchat
We at The WFA have launched our PhD Grant Scheme for 2025.
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Stepping out in the chilly sunshine with the family, first day back in the long overcoat this season. Wearing Sycomore to match the crisp autumn day.
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Stepping out in the chilly sunshine with the family, first day back in the long overcoat this season. Wearing Sycomore to match the crisp autumn day.
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Absolute rancid, foetid scum, profiteering off of naivety and fear, to push women into the situation of hundreds of years ago, where a significant percentage of all births ended in a death.
Long read but worth it. Interesting that 'sovereign' is used, becoming accepted shorthand for a certain type of online influenced person?
I don't think it will be long before ChatGPT etc are implicated in women making birth choices like those described in here.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
I don't think it will be long before ChatGPT etc are implicated in women making birth choices like those described in here.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Absolute rancid, foetid scum, profiteering off of naivety and fear, to push women into the situation of hundreds of years ago, where a significant percentage of all births ended in a death.
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"War diary research by MoD’s JCCC, known as the ‘MOD War Detectives’, found the soldier was most probably involved in action at beginning of August 1944, and was a soldier serving with 20th Brigade of the 10th Indian Infantry Division which included Gurkha units."
www.gurkhabde.com/news/burial-...
www.gurkhabde.com/news/burial-...
Gurkhas Support the Burial of An Unknown Soldier in Italy - Gurkha Brigade Association
Burial of an unknown soldier World War 2 took 20 November 25, Arezzo, Italy, bearer party from the Gurkha Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Support Battalion.
www.gurkhabde.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"War diary research by MoD’s JCCC, known as the ‘MOD War Detectives’, found the soldier was most probably involved in action at beginning of August 1944, and was a soldier serving with 20th Brigade of the 10th Indian Infantry Division which included Gurkha units."
www.gurkhabde.com/news/burial-...
www.gurkhabde.com/news/burial-...
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We are running a search for an Associate Professorship (or Professorship) in Modern Middle Eastern History 1830-1970, with expertise in across key regions, including Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, and the Maghreb.
www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We are running a search for an Associate Professorship (or Professorship) in Modern Middle Eastern History 1830-1970, with expertise in across key regions, including Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, and the Maghreb.
www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
🤣🤣🤣🤣 in case anyone here had imposter syndrome about their book, take comfort:
Nicolas Sarkozy annonce la sortie le 10 décembre d’un livre, « Le Journal d’un prisonnier »
Nicolas Sarkozy annonce la sortie le 10 décembre d’un livre, « Le Journal d’un prisonnier »
L’ancien président, qui clame son innocence, a été incarcéré pendant trois semaines à la prison de la Santé, à Paris, à la suite de sa condamnation dans le procès libyen.
www.lemonde.fr
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🤣🤣🤣🤣 in case anyone here had imposter syndrome about their book, take comfort:
Afternoon baking: a double batch of stem ginger cookies 🍪, a batch of orange shortcrust pastry ready for mince pies 🥧 & two lemon drizzle cakes 🍋🍰 (mostly for next weekend's Xmas fete)
In total I've used up 900g / 2lb butter 🧈 🫣
Thank god for the new lidl, at esselunga prices I'd now be ruined
In total I've used up 900g / 2lb butter 🧈 🫣
Thank god for the new lidl, at esselunga prices I'd now be ruined
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Afternoon baking: a double batch of stem ginger cookies 🍪, a batch of orange shortcrust pastry ready for mince pies 🥧 & two lemon drizzle cakes 🍋🍰 (mostly for next weekend's Xmas fete)
In total I've used up 900g / 2lb butter 🧈 🫣
Thank god for the new lidl, at esselunga prices I'd now be ruined
In total I've used up 900g / 2lb butter 🧈 🫣
Thank god for the new lidl, at esselunga prices I'd now be ruined
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When it’s 1922 and you think the Irish War of Independence is done and dusted but turns out not everyone is satisfied with the resulting treaty
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
When it’s 1922 and you think the Irish War of Independence is done and dusted but turns out not everyone is satisfied with the resulting treaty
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Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener (@scrivenerapp.bsky.social) does not use AI in any way.
I've been a happy user of Scrivener for 15+ years. And boy, am I happy about that! Thank you, Scrivener!
tinyurl.com/2mh99w3y
I've been a happy user of Scrivener for 15+ years. And boy, am I happy about that! Thank you, Scrivener!
tinyurl.com/2mh99w3y
Does Scrivener use AI? / General / Knowledge Base - Literature and Latte Support
scrivener.tenderapp.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener (@scrivenerapp.bsky.social) does not use AI in any way.
I've been a happy user of Scrivener for 15+ years. And boy, am I happy about that! Thank you, Scrivener!
tinyurl.com/2mh99w3y
I've been a happy user of Scrivener for 15+ years. And boy, am I happy about that! Thank you, Scrivener!
tinyurl.com/2mh99w3y
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A 1940 issue of an Italian fascist magazine, dedicated to Germany in Africa. It advocates the overthrow of the Versailles treaty & the restoration of the German colonial empire; sings the praises of pre-1918 German colonialism; attacks the mandate system.
There is ... a lot going on here.
There is ... a lot going on here.
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A 1940 issue of an Italian fascist magazine, dedicated to Germany in Africa. It advocates the overthrow of the Versailles treaty & the restoration of the German colonial empire; sings the praises of pre-1918 German colonialism; attacks the mandate system.
There is ... a lot going on here.
There is ... a lot going on here.
Scott McTominay’s stunner: the height of contact is unreal
📸 Andrew Milligan
📸 Andrew Milligan
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A 1940 issue of an Italian fascist magazine, dedicated to Germany in Africa. It advocates the overthrow of the Versailles treaty & the restoration of the German colonial empire; sings the praises of pre-1918 German colonialism; attacks the mandate system.
There is ... a lot going on here.
There is ... a lot going on here.
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A 1940 issue of an Italian fascist magazine, dedicated to Germany in Africa. It advocates the overthrow of the Versailles treaty & the restoration of the German colonial empire; sings the praises of pre-1918 German colonialism; attacks the mandate system.
There is ... a lot going on here.
There is ... a lot going on here.
1938 advert for colonial fizzy drinks made in Italian East Africa, proudly proclaimed to be Made in the Empire
(I would like to try tamarind soda though, I must admit)
(I would like to try tamarind soda though, I must admit)
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
1938 advert for colonial fizzy drinks made in Italian East Africa, proudly proclaimed to be Made in the Empire
(I would like to try tamarind soda though, I must admit)
(I would like to try tamarind soda though, I must admit)
More and more envious of my husband's impressive ability to keep America on mute, truly a life skill we all need in the 2020s
November 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
More and more envious of my husband's impressive ability to keep America on mute, truly a life skill we all need in the 2020s
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whenever i’m feeling even the slightest bit pleased with myself i just need to visit the duplicate items folder of zotero to be reminded how impressively inefficient i am👏🏽
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
whenever i’m feeling even the slightest bit pleased with myself i just need to visit the duplicate items folder of zotero to be reminded how impressively inefficient i am👏🏽