New book available in early 2027 by Lee Mordechai on "The Worst Year to Be Alive:" 536 CE, Environmental Catastrophe, and Presentism global.oup.com/academic/pro.... It analyzes the impact of the Late Antique Little Ice, but more importantly puts it into its contemporary intellectual history.

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Don’t worry about Grundfinanzierung they said There’s so much Drittmittel you won’t believe it they said

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Nichts davon hilft irgendwem in Israel und Palästina. Nichts.

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I wrote an unusual book, and so I was wary about traditional reviews. So I’m especially gratified that this reviewer took the so seriously on its own terms. (And as friends have pointed out, it’s certainly not a bad day to be compared to Anne Carson.) bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.10...

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25 years ago I was ready to move to New York City! Packed up the U-Haul and was about to leave my life in Philly behind. I had rented an apartment on Houston St. Was about to leave at 8 am when I my sister called me back into her house and said 'come check out what's on TV.' I did not move that day.

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