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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 2d

I’m pleased to say you can now pre-order my next book, ‘Fairies: A History’ (out in February 2026) from
@politybooks.bsky.social. Thank you to Jeremy Harte, Simon Young, Jo Hickey-Hall and Owen Davies for such generous endorsements! 🌿📚 www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

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Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · 3d

Also, obv. made a crumble with the apples. What else are they for?

Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · 3d

Temperatures are dropping and we visited the apple orchard. Time to start playing my fall playlist, the title of which I am all too proud of:

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Amanda Watson @amndw2.bsky.social · 3d

I couldn't resist. #pleasingterror

A bingo card for the ghost stories of M.R. James. Boxes read:
"Spiders
Terrible hotel stay
Narrator makes fun of golf
Latin passages
Eerie disembodied voices
Confirmed bachelor main character
Vengeful spirit
Evil magician
Working-class character as comic relief
Bleak East Anglian coast
Visit to an archive
Narrator in guidebook mode
FREE SPACE
Unholy doings in a church
Frogs or toads
Queen Anne style house
Cursed artifact
Don't buy that rare book!
Something hairy and horrible
Someone gets too curious
Tentacles
Story told via old manuscript
Research trip gone horribly wrong
Beds are scary
Tactile horror

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Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck 😈🃏 @mrhands31.bsky.social · 10d

"At the time, the audience’s laughter [...] obscured [...] that the largest contingent at the event was there to advance [...] surveillance capitalism’s latest technology, while [art historians] were enthusiastic about a tool that might assist them in answering questions about art."

Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 10d

Read the long version here. www.artforum.com/features/gen...

MACHINE YEARNING

Sonja Drimmer critically examines art historians’ recent embrace of generative AI as a tool for humanities research.

www.artforum.com

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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · Aug 31

Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · 11d

🌹!https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/27/england-outclass-canada-to-capture-glorious-womens-rugby-world-cup-triumph?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

England outclass Canada to capture glorious Women’s Rugby World Cup triumph

England are Women’s Rugby World Cup winners for a third time after beating Canada 33-13 before a world-record crowd at Twickenham

www.theguardian.com

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Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · 25d

Similarly, www.amazon.com/dp/069119579...

I feel like these are books that I will buy and ignore for years with them on my desk with the best of intentions

Academic Writing as if Readers Matter (Skills for Scholars)

Amazon.com: Academic Writing as if Readers Matter (Skills for Scholars): 9780691195797: Cassuto, Leonard: Books

www.amazon.com

Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · 25d

Literally all day and all of the night

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Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · 25d

Has anyone read her books?
bookshop.org/p/books/make... (new)
and/or
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
there is no shortage of online information, but it's starting to become blurry and I'm hoping for some consistent advice

Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers

A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers

bookshop.org

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Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · 28d

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_...

www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...

Samuel Morland - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · 28d

Long shot, but does anyone know if it is correct that James Stunt holds Peter Lely's portrait of Samuel Morland, and if so, where it is displayed (if anywhere). The wikipedia entry notes him as the owner, but older CR entries only go up to earlier sales in provenance

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Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · Sep 6

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

How an 18th-century portrait stolen by the Nazis was recovered 80 years later in Argentina

Painting was spotted online by Dutch journalists when the daughter of a former Nazi official put her house up for sale in Mar del Plata

www.theguardian.com

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EMoDiR @emodir.bsky.social · Sep 4

🍂Out now!
EMoDiR’s September 2025 Newsletter
Featuring new publications, upcoming events, scholarships, fellowships, prizes & CfPs!
🔗https://emodir.hypotheses.org/files/2025/09/Newsletter-September-2025.pdf
🙌Compiled with care by @martinamampieri.bsky.social & Francesco Quatrini.

#Earlymodern

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Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · Sep 3

@simontillotson.bsky.social also, someone needs to get Simon a coffee or a tea finally 🫖

Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · Sep 3

I started listening as an undergraduate back in the early 2000s and it has been a constant companion throughout my adult life and helped me discovery that I wanted to devote my life to education. I owe a lot to this show and to Melvyn Bragg.

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Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · Sep 3

A programme that has meant so much to so many of us. Sad, but understandable news.

John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · Sep 3

A huge moment -- Melvyn Bragg steps down from In Our Time after over a quarter of a century. What a programme and what a legacy! Just a model for how to make great, clever, engaging radio, and a twenty-seven-year experiment that proves there's a huge global audience for smart, scholarly programming.

Melvyn Bragg decides to step down from presenting In Our Time

After 26 years on the programme, the legendary presenter bids farewell to the series

www.bbc.co.uk

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Roland-Garros @rolandgarros.com · Sep 2

Just too good 🤯🇮🇹

#USOpen

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Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · Sep 1

kid #1 entered middle school (grade 6/year 7) and I can no longer understand anything he says. The words are English, but used in ways I cannot fathom. I can tell you, he claims he is 'cooking', yet I have zero help in the kitchen, not sure what he's on about.

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 30

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Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · Aug 27

apollo-magazine.com/jewish-count...

What is a Jewish country house when it’s at home?

An insightful book looks at the homes Jewish families created for themselves as they joined the land-owning classes in Europe

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · Aug 26

Shrovetide merrymakers by Frans Hals, 1615. Make it your goal to have this much fun yourself tonight!

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · Aug 24

24 Aug 1620: Thomas Cooper signs the 'Cry and Revenge for Blood' #otd about the gradual revealing of the details and truth of murder in Suffolk. A little 17th century 'true crime'.

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Jordan S. Sly @jordanssly.bsky.social · Aug 24

Wow! Congratulations! We'll miss you for sure!

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