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Beloit, WI revitalized its waterfront and chose this way to celebrate it: by bringing to life Georges Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."

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i learned from Emma Mason that Christina Rossetti asked to have herself buried in a wicker coffin for this reason, which turns this bleak nursery rhyme from *Sing-Song* (1872) into an autoreferential meditation on solidarity with those who have returned to the earth:

Page from Christina Rossetti's SING SONG, with an illustration of a dead bird and a basket and a poem: 

Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush,
Dead at the foot of a snowberry bush, -
Weave him a coffin of rush,
Dig him a grave where the soft mosses grow,
Raise him a tombstone of snow.
Order of the Good Death@ordergooddeath.bsky.social · last yr.

In record time, Georgia becomes the 13th state to pass human composting legislation, expanding eco-friendly care that resonates with a growing number of people who want their final act to be meaningful

🚨FT Permanent Job 🚨 My department is hiring a lecturer (B/B) in 18th-c. Irish history, with the desire for someone whose research and teaching pertains to the Irish 'long eighteenth century (1690-1830)...and broader international, political and intellectual context of the period.' 🗃️

We’re writing with a quick update. NCSA has decided to quit Twitter. Our account is still open for now, but we will permanently close it on 7 July, 2025. You can help us by spreading the word to our C19 colleagues. We’ve already built quite a following over the past year!

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility! To celebrate, why not listen to our episode with Dr. Rachel Mesch on her book Before Trans, which talks about three famous 19th-century Parisian female writers who identified as men: www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/before-trans...

Before Trans: Three Incredible Lives with Dr. Rachel Mesch

Dr. Rachel Mesch discusses three 19th century Parisian writers who transgressed against gender norms.

thefrenchhistorypodcast.com

Visitors will see works from the Royal Collection by many of the period’s most celebrated names, including Carl Fabergé, Frederic, Lord Leighton, Edward Burne-Jones, Laurits Tuxen, John Singer Sargent, Olive Edis, Philip de László, William Morris, Oscar Wilde and Edward Elgar.

19 Century Studies Association@ncsascholars.bsky.social · last yr.

The Edwardians: Age of Elegance The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace 11 April – 23 November 2025 This spring, a major exhibition at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace will immerse visitors in the glamour and opulence of the Edwardian era. 1/2 www.rct.uk