Love the watery effect that the block cutter has achieved here for these seaweed woodcuts
June 29, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Love the watery effect that the block cutter has achieved here for these seaweed woodcuts
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Umm holy crow this is completely amazing? Consciousness expanding music? where have I even been
Everything great about Geneva’s earth shattering underground music scene is in this here video
Listen to everything ever released by Bongo Joe Records since it launched a decade ago, including all the OTPMB albums
This tune 🔥☄️🚒
Percussive orchestral post-punk jazz!
youtu.be/TZ5dBCYJ9Sk?...
Listen to everything ever released by Bongo Joe Records since it launched a decade ago, including all the OTPMB albums
This tune 🔥☄️🚒
Percussive orchestral post-punk jazz!
youtu.be/TZ5dBCYJ9Sk?...
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp - So Many Things (To Feel Guilty About) | Live Session
YouTube video by Blogothèque
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June 27, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Umm holy crow this is completely amazing? Consciousness expanding music? where have I even been
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Cc @andrask.bsky.social
Suspect 2 sheets going through press at same time is the answer, thank you, here is another example from same book (impression of sig A2 recto on sig A8 recto!)
Suspect 2 sheets going through press at same time is the answer, thank you, here is another example from same book (impression of sig A2 recto on sig A8 recto!)
June 27, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Cc @andrask.bsky.social
Suspect 2 sheets going through press at same time is the answer, thank you, here is another example from same book (impression of sig A2 recto on sig A8 recto!)
Suspect 2 sheets going through press at same time is the answer, thank you, here is another example from same book (impression of sig A2 recto on sig A8 recto!)
Oíche mhaith
The end of an era - After almost a century we said goodbye this morning to our great companion of the airwaves Radio 4 198 LW. I shall miss her warmth and crackle. Here’s the final sign off at the end of #theshippingforecast before she fell silent… ❤️
June 27, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Oíche mhaith
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I don’t think I have seen this before. This sheet seems to have been printed un-inked and then printed inked.
June 26, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I don’t think I have seen this before. This sheet seems to have been printed un-inked and then printed inked.
is this the most diacritically endowed placename in Europe?
would you believe it! I've been invited to an event in Łódź
June 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
is this the most diacritically endowed placename in Europe?
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One French exonym thing I particularly like is how we pronounce the final s on its capital city's name, but then put a final silent s on to the names of its two second cities.
June 26, 2026 at 9:10 AM
One French exonym thing I particularly like is how we pronounce the final s on its capital city's name, but then put a final silent s on to the names of its two second cities.
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#earlymodern Writing about blanks in almanacs and how they are annotated and especially love this tortoise appearance (this is a 1649 Lilly almanac in the Emerson Collection)
June 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
#earlymodern Writing about blanks in almanacs and how they are annotated and especially love this tortoise appearance (this is a 1649 Lilly almanac in the Emerson Collection)
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took a reading off a childhood toy and it measured 3.5 Prousts
The problem with the memory sciences is that there’s never been a word for a unit of memory. This linguistic imprecision allows the pseudoscience of nostalgia to thrive
June 25, 2026 at 6:39 PM
took a reading off a childhood toy and it measured 3.5 Prousts
Some of us never stopped
Silver lining on hardware prices is we're all getting closer to becoming scrappy wise-cracking engineers with a smudge of grease on one cheekbone, cobbling together gadgets from spare parts.
June 25, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Some of us never stopped
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Look, that’s the sort of thing that really delights us: a well-thumbed manuscript that contains a wealth of information about a private library and book prices in the 18th c (ms. 1901). You’re always welcome to study this in our reading room (once the temperature has dropped a bit). (1/2)
June 23, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Look, that’s the sort of thing that really delights us: a well-thumbed manuscript that contains a wealth of information about a private library and book prices in the 18th c (ms. 1901). You’re always welcome to study this in our reading room (once the temperature has dropped a bit). (1/2)
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Noticed on this 17th-century map the spelling "mershe" for 'marsh' – this is the older spelling, before the 'ER > AR' sound change that affected 'starboard', 'darling' and the pronunciation of 'sergeant' too.
The change obscures the etymology of 'marsh': as literally 'mere-ish', a lake-like thing.
The change obscures the etymology of 'marsh': as literally 'mere-ish', a lake-like thing.
June 22, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Noticed on this 17th-century map the spelling "mershe" for 'marsh' – this is the older spelling, before the 'ER > AR' sound change that affected 'starboard', 'darling' and the pronunciation of 'sergeant' too.
The change obscures the etymology of 'marsh': as literally 'mere-ish', a lake-like thing.
The change obscures the etymology of 'marsh': as literally 'mere-ish', a lake-like thing.
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Man stelle sich den hirnrissigen Brief vor, den der Verlag eines Tages bekommen hat, und ihn dazu veranlasste, so einen Hinweis zu schreiben.
June 21, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Man stelle sich den hirnrissigen Brief vor, den der Verlag eines Tages bekommen hat, und ihn dazu veranlasste, so einen Hinweis zu schreiben.
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Happy 283rd birthday, Anna Letitia Barbauld!
Here, from 1795, is her at once funny, domestic, and sublime poem "Inscription for an Ice-House," offered in honour of her day, and also as a reminder to my UK friends who are anticipating a heat wave.
Do consider putting ice in your drinks please!
Here, from 1795, is her at once funny, domestic, and sublime poem "Inscription for an Ice-House," offered in honour of her day, and also as a reminder to my UK friends who are anticipating a heat wave.
Do consider putting ice in your drinks please!
June 20, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Happy 283rd birthday, Anna Letitia Barbauld!
Here, from 1795, is her at once funny, domestic, and sublime poem "Inscription for an Ice-House," offered in honour of her day, and also as a reminder to my UK friends who are anticipating a heat wave.
Do consider putting ice in your drinks please!
Here, from 1795, is her at once funny, domestic, and sublime poem "Inscription for an Ice-House," offered in honour of her day, and also as a reminder to my UK friends who are anticipating a heat wave.
Do consider putting ice in your drinks please!
Seems like this could equally confirm people’s choice: at least they themselves will be ‘safer’ in a big car
The labels did move awareness: 20% more respondents recognised SUV danger after seeing the labels. But purchase intentions barely changed. Of people planning to buy an SUV in future, only 3.6% said they'd change their mind - even among those who said that other people's safety mattered to them 5/10
June 20, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Seems like this could equally confirm people’s choice: at least they themselves will be ‘safer’ in a big car
An outstanding find, and a fascinating, forensic article on the room, the people and the event depicted here. I read it on my phone on the bus as it couldn’t wait till I got home - looking forward to rereading on a bigger screen where I can look closely at the many illustrations
Historische sensatie! In 2023 stuitte ik op een volstrekt onbekend schilderij. Het bleek te gaan om een voorstelling van de Staten-Generaal en een verbeelding van het ontstaan van Nederland als soevereine staat. Lees nu het volledige verhaal in Early Modern Low Countries. doi.org/10.51750/eml...
June 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM
An outstanding find, and a fascinating, forensic article on the room, the people and the event depicted here. I read it on my phone on the bus as it couldn’t wait till I got home - looking forward to rereading on a bigger screen where I can look closely at the many illustrations
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Historische sensatie! In 2023 stuitte ik op een volstrekt onbekend schilderij. Het bleek te gaan om een voorstelling van de Staten-Generaal en een verbeelding van het ontstaan van Nederland als soevereine staat. Lees nu het volledige verhaal in Early Modern Low Countries. doi.org/10.51750/eml...
June 19, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Historische sensatie! In 2023 stuitte ik op een volstrekt onbekend schilderij. Het bleek te gaan om een voorstelling van de Staten-Generaal en een verbeelding van het ontstaan van Nederland als soevereine staat. Lees nu het volledige verhaal in Early Modern Low Countries. doi.org/10.51750/eml...
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Here is me, pleading with museum shops. We do not want yet another bookmark and eraser with your logo for 11 euros.
We. Want. Replicas. Of. Your. Nerdy. Stuff.
We. Want. Replicas. Of. Your. Nerdy. Stuff.
I really want some knock offs of these medieval socks from Egypt (12th century CE?) at the GWU Textile Museum.
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June 18, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Here is me, pleading with museum shops. We do not want yet another bookmark and eraser with your logo for 11 euros.
We. Want. Replicas. Of. Your. Nerdy. Stuff.
We. Want. Replicas. Of. Your. Nerdy. Stuff.
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When we were asked to provide a map of Framley, we bloodymindedly put one on the endpapers, but the map at the front disagreed with the one at the back, with the towns all in different places. It also wrapped round, like the maze does in Pac Man.
June 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
When we were asked to provide a map of Framley, we bloodymindedly put one on the endpapers, but the map at the front disagreed with the one at the back, with the towns all in different places. It also wrapped round, like the maze does in Pac Man.
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Geoguessr and historical design friends: any ideas whether the below 1923 photos were taken in Geneva, Glasgow, or Athens? There's a book spine and a map, both barely legible (this is the highest res I have). Argh!
June 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Geoguessr and historical design friends: any ideas whether the below 1923 photos were taken in Geneva, Glasgow, or Athens? There's a book spine and a map, both barely legible (this is the highest res I have). Argh!
Can’t believe I allowed May to dupe me into changing over to the summer duvet
June 9, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Can’t believe I allowed May to dupe me into changing over to the summer duvet
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"king of the Franks"
Among the wurst puns I've seen
Among the wurst puns I've seen
June 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"king of the Franks"
Among the wurst puns I've seen
Among the wurst puns I've seen