Alice Hicklin

alicehicklin.bsky.social

19 October 2026 07:32

Was meant to be working on a grant application this morning. So naturally I fell down a rabbit hole after discovering a document from late-twelfth-century Arras recording how the canons risked anathema to wear glamorous hats: alicehicklin.co.uk/2026/10/17/o...

Sonia Zakrzewski

soniaz.bsky.social

19 October 2026 07:31

And the actual academics at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ, are fighting to stop AI usage of their teaching materials and lecture recordings. ASU also do LOTS on online teaching. A colleague teaches 400 online (ancient Egypt)

Jan Machielsen

janmachielsen.bsky.social

19 October 2026 07:31

Wow! An extraordinary reply from @united.com to my request for help. I have never had a "try our website" response to a request for help before; and I wrote to them the customer care centre couldn't help... Just extraordinary levels of awful. 😔

Jonathan Portes

jdportes.bsky.social

19 October 2026 07:30

A great post by @lastpositivist.bsky.social about the "ostrich tendency" on the left (very prevalent here!) of those who are unwilling "to acknowledge the possibility of the average person in an advanced western economy simply not being markedly poor." sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

Roman Hautala

romanhautala.bsky.social

17 October 2026 07:53

Finally received the author's copies of my book! (I haven't decided which photo is better). Hautala, Roman. Masters of the Earth: A History of the Golden Horde, 1219–1502. London: Reaktion Books, 2026. reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/masters... If in the US: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...