"Have you ever considered that some people just find morgues very relaxing, and prefer to convalesce in one? I didn't think so!"

Professor Nutella@jpnudell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is an era defined by laughing so that you don't cry, but it creates an ecosystem for some very good dark humor—like this piece. Is It Mitch McConnell Or Your Own Sense Of Possibility That Has Been Dead For Weeks? - defector.com/is-it-mitch-...

Do any of my Classics contacts have access to the original version of Pauly-Wissowa in print? I’m trying to track down an incomplete citation: all I have is “Lanciani RE, 131.” Should be about the casa Romuli. If you could just see if this even refers to the Real Encyclopädie I’d appreciate it!

6 gender reigning champion, all hail

TheJenLars@thejenlars.bsky.social · 3mo ago

pickaxe, trowel, shovel, sifter, flotation tank, caliper

madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · 3mo ago

what are the Six Genders? wrong answers only

I love online conferences - They’re accessible - I don’t have to dress up - I can do other things (like clean, today) while learning things and no one knows so it’s not rude (although I am saying it here so idk) - I didn’t have to pay $$$$ to travel to a conference - No germs Keep em comin

"If you’re an adjunct or non-tenure-track, go ahead and finish off the bottle." ...in this economy?

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 4mo ago

"If you are female, drink one shot immediately. Underrepresented minority: one shot. Both: three shots, because intersectionality. Each shot will help you lower your expectations for fairness before you read through the comments." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/rev...

Edinburgh, Vancouver, Boston. I somehow feel homesick for all three

miss andry@defnotadino.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Okay so we did the “which city do you have beef with.” So I want to know, which city do you feel a KINSHIP with, even if there’s no reason? I have 3: Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia.

Sign. Me. Up.

The SCS has signed onto @historians.org's statement opposing new Texas Tech University Course Content Guidelines which prohibit content related to “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” in core and undergraduate classes, without defining those terms. Read more: www.historians.org/news/aha-opp...

Classicists: is there a standard way to cite the Forma Urbis Romae in text?

I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what

Governor Wes Moore@govwesmoore.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers. Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now: bit.ly/4a2VtHw

Howling at the closed captioning fighting for its life during the non-English portions of the Olympics opening ceremony. Gold star to anyone who guesses what song this was attempting to be 😆

Seeing the number of academics who actively sucked up to Epstein, knowing exactly who he was, is a good reminder that keeping a network of smart people with integrity is the right choice, even if it’s not the lucrative one

I’m not sure they do - the writing is on the wall about NBC these days. It’s sad there’s no other way to watch the Olympics in the States

Kieran Meadows@kieranbluesky.bsky.social · 7mo ago

NBC has some explaining to do www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The Winter Olympics are the best and no one will ever convince me otherwise

Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq.@clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 7mo ago

Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.

Something is getting lost in the discussion of Trump targeting Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. This is an attack on the independent media that is aggressively covering Trump. Trump knows how to influence the corporate media; he fears the independent press. messagebox.substack.com/p/the-real-r...

The Real Reason Trump Went After Don Lemon and Georgia Fort

The arrests are a shot across the now of the independent media

messagebox.substack.com

The Rubicon was and indeed remains a small stream in Italy. It’s not a raging river like the Po, Danube or Mississippi. You might not even notice that you’ve crossed it. But you have.

The Girlboss Daddy of Fake History has finally logged off. Erich von Däniken spent a lifetime selling the idea that brown people couldn't stack rocks without ET's help. He’s gone, but the brain rot he planted lives on... abcnews.go.com/Technology/w...

'Chariots of the Gods' author Erich von Däniken dies at 90

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him both fame and scorn, has died at age 90

abcnews.go.com

The last word on Erich von Däniken should be from the great science communicator, Carl Sagan who wrote, "That writing as careless as Däniken's, whose principal thesis is that our ancestors were dummies, should be so popular is a sober commentary on the credulousness and despair of our times."

von Däniken relied on the JAQ (just asking questions) method to promote racist ideas through pseudoarchaeological narratives. These ideas permeated all of his books, were broadcast to and normalized through enormous audiences over decades, and have even found homes in far-right places.

Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 8mo ago

This is a fun read but it doesn’t really reckon with the fact that these theories are inherently racist, rooted in the idea that ancient non-western civilizations *couldn’t* make these structures. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/o...

One hat trick? Nice. Two hat tricks? LFGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

Boston Bruins (twitter mirror)@bruinsnhlbot.bsky.social · 8mo ago

ANOTHER HATTY! KHUSYYYYYY

today i am thankful to caleb mcdaniel, who i’ve never met, but whose generic syllabus maker saves me every term: wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...

Professors: what are our feelings about in-class pop quizzes? I've generally been against them in the past, but in the age of AI I'm trying to come up with ways to encourage actual reading (vs summarizing) and wondering if this is a tool to add into the toolbox. Or are they anxiety-inducing trash?

In the sadness of the news about Rob and Michelle Reiner, this has made me smile. What an amazing series of gifts he gave us all

Barbara VanDenburgh@babsvan.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Taking a break from the sickening tragedy to focus on the beauty for a moment. Rob Reiner achieved something so rare and coveted that artists and entertainers dream of and rarely achieve: cultural permanence. How many times have you made a reference to something going to 11? Shouted "Inconceivable"?

In case you have never seen this.

One year, for Christmas, I gave my mother - a professor, who worried that her lecture hall's doors didn't lock - a 3 pack of door stops. *For Christmas*

Roxane Gay@roxanegay.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.

This might have just appeared on my Egyptology final exam! It's such a remarkable document

Alison Fisk@alisonfisk.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Labour strikes aren’t new! The first recorded strike in history took place in Egypt some 3,200 years ago! The ‘Strike Papyrus’ records that tomb workers of King Ramesses III downed tools over pay and conditions circa 1157 BC! Museo Egizio, Turin 📷 by me #Archaeology

Why is UConn’s mascot still so embarrassing? Last saw it in the late 90s and it’s no better now. Surely they can do better than a guy in pajamas with a head from an elementary school play? My UG mascot still looks like he’s dead, but at least it’s a respectable costume.

Thing in the road alert from Bill Rinehart! "...... it's a rug." IYKYK @wvxu.org