Tessera

Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I keep reading very passionate pieces critical of the new Odyssey film, scathing the film for treating Greek mythology as a crude mineral prime for greedy exploitation. But each piece has framed their argument exclusively around Helen, often repeating throughout their posts "Helen was Greek".

Savage.

Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash!@standplaatskrk.pl · 3mo ago

university campus graffiti: "but would your thesis defend you?" in dripping red lettering.

Cinzia DuBois@cinzia-dubois.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Update: I decided to forgo the wedding dress tradition and instead decided to buy a non-white, non-wedding dress that would suitably match a sword. I live once. If I get to one day to dress up as a dragon slayer from medieval literature, it's my wedding day.

Wedding dress shopping in the age of AI is basically impossible. All the second-hand websites and filled with AI images, and don't get me started on Etsy

Wedding dress shopping in the age of AI is basically impossible. All the second-hand websites and filled with AI images, and don't get me started on Etsy

Written by Uju ✍🏽@writtenbyuju.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I was dying with anorexia and honestly didn't think life was worth anything anymore. Then, I had a seminar with a lecturer in Roman history & thought "oh my god, I want to make people feel about learning how she makes me feel." She gave me incredible essay feedback, & that night I applied for an MSc

What happened to you that changed the entire trajectory of your life?

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Just doing to throw my hat into the ring here. The Odyssey Discourse Is Embarrassing youtu.be/8Pf8HycN_SI

The Odyssey Discourse Is Embarrassing

YouTube video by Lady of the Library

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The far right is being racist. Here's why it's the left's fault. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Nothing makes me feel more secure than receiving hundreds of derogatory, insulting & vitriolic comments telling me to shut up, that I'm stupid and "blabber on" than the men leaving these comments in a video in which I pointed out the men lying about a woman's academic work were motivated by misogyny

Rose Matafeo on Taskmaster: Thank You For Proving My Point

ALT: Rose Matafeo on Taskmaster: Thank You For Proving My Point

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That guy Maks@callmesipo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

As a huge fan of her work, I find this rather disappointing. Knowing that she used AI for her last novel (and will likely use AI for her future short stories), I won't bother buying or reading her upcoming work. Now I wonder how much of the books I've loved of hers was even her imagination at all

With disgust I learned Olga Tokarczuk uses AI to help with writing her latest novel - article in Polish, my translation of relevant bit in posts below mycompanypolska.pl/artykul/olga...

Cinzia DuBois @cinzia-dubois.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hard mode? I do believe this is easy mode for Autistics. I struggled to narrow this down to a single film

a cartoon character is standing in front of a sign that says ' welcome '

ALT: a cartoon character is standing in front of a sign that says ' welcome '

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Evangelion Screenshots@ngescreenshot.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars/Trek, LOTR, Marvel

Cinzia DuBois @cinzia-dubois.bsky.social · 4mo ago

On Wasting Your Life Online youtu.be/O124GKxdMhA

On Wasting Your Life Online

YouTube video by Lady of the Library

youtu.be

Cinzia DuBois @cinzia-dubois.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I feel like I got dealt the really shitty neurodivergent card whenever I have to acknowledge I'm neurodivergent. No, I'm not super knowledgeable about a subject. No, I can't hyper focus. No, I never forget to eat. No, I really struggle to read (dyslexia). No, I don't have a special interest...

Shaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I'm struggling with my PhD. Like, severely struggling to the point I have night sweats about failing. Even at the peak of my fear, I'd rather fail than use any AI.

i genuinely do not understand why *anyone* would want a phd if they're trying to outsource their thinking to claude. like, there are no jobs, no work-life balance, no resources (for most of us), and the work gets tougher every year. the thinking is the only fun part, i promise.

Derek Silva@derekcrim.bsky.social · 6mo ago

fuck this so much we are so not prepared for the mountain of dogshit “scholarship” about to flood journals everywhere

A tweet that reads “The new academic wealth gap isn't your university.
It's not even your advisor's connections.
It's who knows Claude can turn 50+ research papers into a thesis chapter in 3 hours and who's still manually coding qualitative data.
I just watched a sociology PhD skip 8 weeks of analysis.
Here are the 9 prompts they used:”

My friend took me to see Florence + the Machine a few weeks ago & from the moment that concert ended, I've had horrific mental health stuff & bad luck. After 3 days, I joked that I may have been cursed at that concert. After weeks of it getting even worse, a curse the only sensible explanation.

I always find myself in awe of the confidence & accomplishments of many people a decade younger than me. Then, when I look them up, 80% of the time, they come from mind-blowing privileged backgrounds (one I just looked up went to a 60K pa school) Money isn't everything but DAMN, it must help

Mike Cookson 🔶 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@mikecookson.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Interaction from my bookselling days at a bookshop which offers alumni discount for select unis Him: Do you accept alumni discount up here? Me: We do Him: Which alumni card should I give you? My Oxford alumni card, or my Cambridge alumni card? Me: Whichever one gives you the tingly feeling you want

Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country? Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.

Screenshot of Tommy Ten Names, claiming he's afraid and fleeing the UK.

Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 7mo ago

After three days of looking extensively, I've had to come to the conclusion that I someone accidentally recycled my slipper in the waste-paper recycling box. How I didn't notice that it came off my foot as I stomped down the paper, nor notice I was one-shoed for the rest of the day, I have no idea

The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds

Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers

theguardian.com

Joy Reeber 🦄@nimiumamatrix.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Thomas Hubbard showing up in the files? Why, who could have predicted this, short of every classicist in existence?

Liv Mariah Yarrow (pronounced 'leave')@profyarrow.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I hate when my theoretical parallels become not so theoretical. thetexasorator.com/2026/02/03/d...

I was today years old when I discovered the shocking news there is currently only TWO Gruffalo books. I thought there would have been 15 or so... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gruffalo Granny: Julia Donaldson reveals new character and title for third book

The upcoming edition of the popular children's picture book sees the introduction of Gruffalo Granny.

bbc.co.uk

She has doubled in side since December when this photo was taken, but I can't help but share how darn adorable baby Sappho is

I thought it would be fun at the gym this morning to put on some boxing gloves from the selection and have a go at the punch bag. NEVER put your hands in communal boxing gloves. My hand stank even after three washes.