Not the point here but: we cannot fully build a machine that was designed 50 years ago with massive archiving capabilities and yet people in the Middle Ages kept the knowledge of making complex writing technology and much more for way longer. Dark Ages, huh?

Nina Metz@ninametz.bsky.social · 2w ago

Why Aren’t There More Imax 70mm Screens for ‘The Odyssey’? variety.com/2026/film/ne...

„When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me.“

Laura Ashe@lauraashe.bsky.social · 2w ago

"And I'll dream each night of some version of you: that I might not have, but I did not lose"

I have zero patience with right-oriented people who claim that their side of the political spectrum is inherently more moral, rational, & intellectual. The past few years have shown that all of this is just a disguise for hatred of those who differ from their ideal images of humanity.

“It’s quite mind-blowing that all of this happened autonomously!”

Caught Guilty

ALT: Caught Guilty

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The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2w ago

OpenAI has disclosed an "unprecedented cyber incident" where its AI system allegedly hacked into another AI company.

Man muss nur wissen, was man sucht

Does anyone have a copy of "Disgust in Early Christianity" by Andrew Crislip they could please share with me? Thank you! #icanhazpdf #academicsky

I’m a medieval historian working on the Early Middle Ages, with a focus on church history. I’m currently writing an introductory book on bishops (together with a colleague). I wrote books on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 and on Scandinavians travelling in Europe (1000–1250). #introduction

I'm organising a @haskinssociety.bsky.social sponsored panel for @kzooicms.bsky.social 2027! This is a session that broadly focuses on all research concerning early medieval women (c.400–1100). If you know of anyone working in this area, please share!

"His goal has been to write 10 books per week, which is the maximum Amazon allows." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/t...

Someone Used A.I. to Write an Unauthorized Biography of Me. I Don’t Recommend Reading It. (Gift Article)

Someone used A.I. to write my biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel?

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I’ve (finally) made a blog to share some of the more intriguing charters I encounter 1st up: an 11th-century land sale where the price included “excellent cloth” called zafalbafal, possibly ṣūf al-baḥr, or sea silk, made from the fibres of Mediterranean shells 🐚 alicehicklin.co.uk/2026/07/14/c...

Three Hundred Solidi and a Cloth from the Sea

An early eleventh-century charter from Provence records a land sale paid for with money and a mysterious cloth called zafalbafal: possibly the ‘wool of the sea’.

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There are obviously people seeking advice quite desperately … 😉

Colleen Curran@ccurran.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Admonitio Generalis fragment went for a whopping £130,500 higher than the estimated high price. I.... wow.

Historische Bildung & Forschung in Gefahr – der VHD unterstützt die jüngste Stellungnahme der KGD, die vor den Gefahren für die historische Bildung durch das Regierungsprogramm der AfD warnt, und zeigt sich besorgt um die universitäre Geschichtswissenschaft www.historikerverband.de/aktuelles/me...

Historische Bildung und Forschung in Gefahr – der VHD unterstützt die jüngste Stellungnahme der Konferenz für Geschichtsdidaktik und zeigt sich besorgt um die universitäre Geschichtswissenschaft – VHD

Die Konferenz für Geschichtsdidaktik (KGD) warnt in einer aktuellen Stellungnahme vor den Gefahren für die historische Bildung – vor allem […]

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Die Institutionen zu verteidigen ist so wichtig. Was kann die Praxis der Geschichtswissenschaft tun, um sich ebenfalls gegen die Autoritären zu engagieren, die ihr den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen wollen?

Verband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands e.V.@vhdonline.bsky.social · 3w ago

Historische Bildung & Forschung in Gefahr – der VHD unterstützt die jüngste Stellungnahme der KGD, die vor den Gefahren für die historische Bildung durch das Regierungsprogramm der AfD warnt, und zeigt sich besorgt um die universitäre Geschichtswissenschaft www.historikerverband.de/aktuelles/me...

Warum muss eigentlich mittlerweile jedes historische Ereignis KI-animiert dargestellt werden? Meist geht es in den Darstellungen weder um historische Korrektheit noch um neue Erkenntnisse sondern nur darum Lücken random mit buntem Getöse zu füllen. 🧵(1/8)

The Tapestry is a gift which will go on giving! These 11c images have effortlessly taken to social media.

For those who may not be aware, Count Binface is actually a serious comedian and historian, Jon Harvey, who did a very interesting series on BBC Radio 4 about the origins of democracy a few years ago. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Could an Ancient Athenian Fix Britain?, Episode 1: Know Thyself

Jon Harvey discovers why the essence of 21st Century democracy would horrify the Greeks

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The whole thread is a great tribute to Walter Goffart, but this bit feels especially important (with things that would maybe benefit not only junior scholars).

Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele@drdragases.bsky.social · 4w ago

When during the Q&A someone asked what advice they would give to junior academics, the following nuggets of wisdom were shared (brutally summarized, people present may intervene here if my sleep-deprived brain scrambled this too much):

I respect someone who doesn't blindly follow the crowd, but this is also a case of an overcorrection that presents an alternative view of the past that is equally one-sided. Here's a - hopefully short - thread on both this particular issue & on historical overcorrections as a phenomenon. (1/n)

Dexerto@dexerto.bsky.social · 4w ago

A Norway fan has gone viral for not taking part in their Row celebration after matches and won't do it if they win the World Cup "It’s factually wrong; they didn’t row, they sailed over the Atlantic”

‘[…] the people of Clacton […] now appear to have two options. One is Nigel Farage. The other is a 5,900-year-old space warrior from the planet Sigma IX whose flagship policies include renationalising hand dryers and making croissants legally required to contain butter.‘

Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele@drdragases.bsky.social · 4w ago

C'mon Britain, here's your chance to do the funniest thing in ages.

Okay, fair play. This is a nice touch.

I'm quite emotional (too hot and sleep deprived), but this really is momentous. I hope the Tapeatey's visit will engage and enthuse people in the wonders of medieval studies. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #BayeuxTapestry #medievalsky #skystorians

Bayeux Tapestry delivered to British Museum in dead of night

The famous artefact depicting events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England will go on display in September.

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For non-Brits who might be confused about how our electoral system works and why Farage is facing down a well-spoken Oxford graduate wearing a suit of armour whose helmet is shaped like a trash can…

madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · 4w ago

Right. Okay. This requires some backstory. In 1984, a small, low budget film studio in North Carolina produced a parody of Star Wars, called Hyperspace. It was released in the U.K. as ‘Gremloids’. The main character, shown here, was Lord Buckethead.

Can’t wait to read this … Just today a student asked me if she could write her BA thesis about the legitimacy of Matilda and Stephen. Now we’ll have some fresh thoughts to digest.

Yale University Press London 📖@yalebooks.bsky.social · last mo.

An authoritative new biography of Empress Matilda from Elisabeth Van Houts. Read an extract: yalebooks.co.uk/the-legacy-o... #IMC2026

Über 333.000 Unterschriften sind’s bereits! Die Zivilgesellschaft lässt sich die Zerstörung der Informationsfreiheit in D nicht gefallen. 💪 Falls Ihr noch wen mobilisieren wollt: Das Video mit @arnesemsrott.bsky.social im Post unten erklärt verständlich, warum das #IFG so wichtig für Demokratie ist.

SPD, stoppt den Frontalangriff auf die Informationsfreiheit!

Wir alle haben das Recht auf staatliche Informationen. Seit 2006 müssen Behörden auf Antrag nach dem Informationsfreiheitsgesetz (IFG) Dokumente herausgeben – seien es Verträge, interne Weisungen oder...

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Amrei Bahr@amreibahr.bsky.social · last mo.

Reform des #IFG als Korruptions-, Demokratie- & Sicherheitsrisiko: Wie das Gesetz zig politische Skandale ans Licht gebracht hat, warum vorgebrachte Argumente für Reform nicht überzeugen & wie wir durch Reform unser Recht auf Transparenz verlören, erläutert @arnesemsrott.bsky.social in gut 5min.

To all my medievalist friends. Have a fantastic Leeds! I hope your travels are smooth, papers are 20mins and discussions productive. Sending love and see you next year.

Mateusz Fafinski@calthalas.bsky.social · last mo.

*David Attenborough‘s voice* As the sun rises on this early July morning hundreds of medievalists begin their annual migration to Leeds. Scientists have not fully understood this ritual but it seems to be crucial for the survival of the whole species. Intensive days of medievaling will follow.

Everyone’s enjoying the excommunication drama but there are also lessons for pro-democracy political actors. Decades of accommodating and appeasing this sect did not work and only emboldened them. You have to go whole hog. When you have power, break the back of the reactionaries. Shut them out

Claire Willett@clairewillett.bsky.social · last mo.

OH MY GOD GUYS okay so priests who want back in have to find a bishop willing to vouch for them, swear fealty to Vatican II and then HAND-WRITE THE POPE AN APOLOGY LETTER (I gues so he knows they didn’t use AI? 😂) and are on probation for 1-3 years this is ten times spicier than I even thought

Inzwischen ist die Ausstellung zu Ende gegangen. Ich freue mich besonders, dass viele unserer Informationstafeln weitergenutzt werden – im Heimatmuseum Beuel, im Vilicher Bürgermeister Stroof-Haus sowie in den Gemeinden Schwarzrheindorf und Vilich.

Dominik Waßenhoven@domwass.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Am Donnerstag (23.4.) startet unsere Ausstellung „Mut zur Lücke – Fragmente aus der Geschichte von Schwarzrheindorf und Vilich“ im Paul-Clemen-Museum in Bonn. Es geht um den Umgang mit Überlieferungslücken in Kunstgeschichte, Archäologie und Geschichtswissenschaft. #medievalsky #skystorians 1/3

THE VATICAN IS CALLING IT A SCHISM I REPEAT HOUSTON, WE HAVE A SCHISM

Claire Willett@clairewillett.bsky.social · last mo.

OH SHIT DUDES THE VATICAN HAS WEIGHED IN AND THEY ARE BIG MAD 🔥🔥🔥

Who did it better? King David, Stuttgart Psalter, 9th century, f155v Johnny Cash in concert, late 1950s