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Yoïn van Spijk @yvanspijk.bsky.social · 1d

Why do so many French words end in a silent x?
‘Cheveux’, ‘voix’, ‘paix’, ‘deux’, ‘mieux’, ‘faux’, ‘doux’ – the list is endless.

There’s a fascinating story behind this x’s – or actually two stories.

Click and zoom in on my new graphic to read about medieval abbreviations and imitating Latin:

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Jalenz @jalenz.bsky.social · 1d

Diese Woche treffen sich ein Haufen kluger Leute in Basel und ich darf zuhören: auf der „Gegenmoderne“-Tagung, veranstaltet von @camlinger.bsky.social und @onachtwey.bsky.social

gegenmoderne.unibas.ch/fileadmin/us...

gegenmoderne.unibas.ch

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Anina E. @eanina.bsky.social · 2d

Don't hesitate any longer. You get brain stimulus to get into action. Its this way >
@resistanceschool.bsky.social
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 2d

Okay @resistanceschool.bsky.social fans and students!

Last last last chance to register for my Race, media and international affairs 101 course!

Only a few hours left!

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Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series

A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.

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Anina E. @eanina.bsky.social · 4d

Polizei.

Bild einer empörten Katze, deren Gesicht sehr nah am Objektiv ist und mit Silberblick venezianische Masken verurteilt.

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 4d

How Humanity Got Hooked on Coffee: An Animated History

Few of us grow up drinking coffee, but once we start drinking it, even fewer of us ever stop. According to legend, the earliest such case was a ninth-century Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi, who notice...

www.openculture.com

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Anina E. @eanina.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, yes! I can't wait @resistanceschool.bsky.social with @karenattiah.bsky.social starts again. I can't wait, let's go!

A fluffy white cat and beige dog in a all beige living room. Dog rests on the sofa head on the arm rest and looks to the cat in the front of the picture.
The cat is standing on its hind legs overstretching, looking up and throwing paws up to the sky. She cannot wait any longer.

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Anina E. @eanina.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, yes! I can't wait @resistanceschool.bsky.social with @karenattiah.bsky.social starts again. I can't wait, let's go!

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Caridad Svich @csvich.bsky.social · 7d

today in pocket theatre, i write abt theatre's market. open.substack.com/pub/csvich/p...

bought and sold

theatre's market

open.substack.com

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Philip Leventhal @philipleventhal.bsky.social · 7d

Tomorrow at 6:30 PM (online). Schomburg Conversations in Black Freedom Studies featuring Julius B. Fleming, Jr., Jo-Ann Morgan, La Donna Forsgren, and Courtney Thorsson on the ties between Black political activism and the arts. bit.ly/4gOloEl
@courtneythorsson.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

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Caridad Svich @csvich.bsky.social · 8d

dear theatre, uncertain

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Andreas Kötzing @akoetzing.bsky.social · 8d

Wer ihn im Kino verpasst hat, kann jetzt "Die Unbeugsamen" @3sat.bluesky.com.de nachholen. Ein Lehrstück über den jahrzehntelangen Kampf um Emanzipation in der Politik, mit grandiosem Archivmaterial.

Die Unbeugsamen

Der Dokumentarfilmer Torsten Körner zeigt durch Interviews und eindrucksvolles Archivmaterial namhafter Politikerinnen die Geschichte des bundesdeutschen Parlamentarismus konsequent aus ihrer Perspekt...

www.3sat.de

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Ms. Otoo @sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social · 14d

🎈🎊🎈🎊🎈

Einweihung sieben Gedenkstelen im „Afrikanischen Viertel“ und an den „Asiatisch-Pazifischen Straßen“ in #Berlin

✊🏾Es geht um die Biographien antikolonialer Widerstandskämpfer*innen.

☝🏾Donnerstag, den 25. September
11:00 bis 19:00 Uhr

Weitere Infos ⬇️

Für Kurzentschlossene!

Morgen werden sieben Gedenkstelen im eingeweiht, die ein Jahr lang im „Afrikanischen Viertel“ und an den „Asiatisch-Pazifischen Straßen“ zu sehen sein werden.

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Caridad Svich @csvich.bsky.social · 14d

dear theatre, long way to light

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 14d

“dial-a-poem.org brings all Dial-A-Poem recordings together. The original recordings by John Giorno exist alongside [those] in other languages from all international editions—captioned, accessible, and in randomized order.”

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Giorno Poetry Systems is a non-profit organization that supports artists, poets, and musicians, and centers their perspectives.

giornopoetrysystems.org

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 16d

Kermit the Frog Learns to Love Jazz Through “Visual Thinking” (1959)

Jim Henson launched his first televised puppet program, Sam and Friends, when he was a freshman at the University of Maryland. The show ran for six years on NBC affiliate WRC-TV in Washington, DC.

www.openculture.com

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Anina E. @eanina.bsky.social · 16d

Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

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Anna-Verena Nosthoff @annanosthoff.bsky.social · 16d

Ich freue mich sehr auf die Gegen/Moderne-Konferenz im Oktober @unibas.ch. In unserem (m. @fmaschewski.bsky.social) Panel mit @bildoperationen.bsky.social & @adriandaub.bsky.social wird es u.a. um Technikfaschismus und rechte Meme-Politik gehen. Anmeldungen: bis zum 28.9. gegenmoderne.unibas.ch/de/

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nosé @lightblanket.bsky.social · 18d

The trick to laundry is never stop. Don’t lose your momentum

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 19d

To usher in the weekend, Marisol's delightful "Women and Dog," 1963-64, in soon-to-open Sixties Surreal show at the Whitney. All the human figures in the composition have been interpreted as self-portraits of the artist; and maybe the dog is too—who's to say..?

Sculpture of four human figures - three women and a child - in painted wood, and a small dog at left

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Dr. Suzanne Scott @iheartfatapollo.bsky.social · 20d

Have you ever purchased makeup or beauty projects based on your fandom? If you are 18 years or older, please fill out this 10 minute survey for a research project on embodied fan identities. Share widely! Contact with any questions: [email protected]. utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

A flyer that reads "Do you own any fandom-related makeup or beauty products? If you are 18 or older, please consider answering a few questions about it by filling out this 10 min survey to support a research project on fan identities and embodiment" followed by a QR code.

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Anina E. @eanina.bsky.social · 19d

Wisst ihr noch, das tolle Gespräch mit Abdulrazak Gurnah bei ilb?
Na, dann rausfinden und dann abonnieren.

Ms. Otoo @sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social · May 21

☀️ Guten Morgen! Ich bin auf der Suche nach weiteren #Steady- oder #Ko-Fi Abonnent*innen

🥀 Ich liebe meine Arbeit, aber die Situation für Kreative ist schwer

✍️ Ich würde gerne weitermachen. Ideen habe ich! Und eine kleine regelmäßige Spende von ganz vielen Leuten wird helfen

🫶🏾 Vielen Dank!

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NSU-Watch @nsuwatch.bsky.social · 19d

Wir gedenken heute Samuel Kofi Yeboah. Er wurde vor 34 Jahren, am 19. September 1991, bei einem rassistischen Brandanschlag auf eine Geflüchtetenunterkunft in #Saarlouis ermordet.
#KeinVergessen
Hintergründe: www.nsu-watch.info/podcast/nsu-...

Schwarzer Hintergrund, weiße Schrift. Text oben links, vertikal: „Wir gedenken“
Foto von Samuel Kofi Yeboah
Text darunter: „Samuel Kofi Yeboah.“
„Am 19. September 1991 bei einem Brandanschlag in Saarlouis ermordet.“

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 21d

Lacemakers, Brittany, France, 1920

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 22d

Want to support my work?

Special announcement to come *SOON* for @resistanceschool.bsky.social students and those on the waitlist.

If you haven't signed up for my class on Race, Media and International Affairs, do so before spots close!

www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series

A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.

www.resistancesummerschool.com

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