I'm running another round of "Getting Started" training in November for the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places. Details below. Please boost for visibility!

Pleiades gazetteer@pleiades-gazetteer.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy · last wk.

Free, three-part "Getting Started" #PleiadesGazetteer online workshop now taking registrations for November 2026. Details via the events page for the first of the three sessions: https://pleiades.stoa.org/events/getting-started-workshop-1-finding-and-using-november-2026 This is a linked […]

Saturday's New York Times crossword puzzle was a delight. Difficult, yet funny, clues. Bravo to Kameron Austin Collins. (i.e. Maya Angelou, ABBA, and Person who gets a lot of texts? LOL)

Looking forward to joining virtually the Fantastic Futures 2026 conference Wednesday and Thursday. The AI4LAM hosts have put together a terrific program. #FF2026 ai4lam.org/fantastic-fu...

Fantastic Futures 2026: Conference Information - Ai4lam

Registration and Conference Programme We kindly encourage you to complete your registration to secure your participation using ConfTool. The programme of Fantastic Futures 2026 is available on the Con...

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Oh, health care/insurance in the US. After much back and forth among me, my doctor, and the insurance company, my (very good) insurance finally approved an expensive test. The cost to me is now $.03. I wonder if they take pennies (which are increasingly rare and probably worth more than 3 cents).

I think that I watch too much Masterpiece Mystery. I now have an autonomic reaction to the voiceover for Viking cruises.

No DADBOD? *hmpf*

Wicked storm rolling through! 🌩

Highly recommend this new essay. Come for the 29,000 index cards, stay for the introduction of Unicode & implementation of IIIF. One of my fav quotes: "A good research infrastructure should encourage and inspire research, and ours quickly did just that, accelerating the expansion of the data."

Center for Digital Humanities@princetoncdh.bsky.social · last mo.

The essay, by @suttonkoeser.bsky.social and @marinarustow.bsky.social, presents for the first time, a full account of the data behind the Princeton Geniza Project (PGP) — one of the richest digital resources for the study of the medieval Islamic and Jewish Mediterranean world.

Okay, just stop, this is too much. *sigh*

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last mo.

Breaking News: Cassandra Wilson, an award-winning jazz singer who became one of the most distinct voices of her generation, has died at 70.

"The National Museum Survey includes art museums, botanical gardens and arboretums, children’s museums, history museums and historic sites, natural history museums, science centers, zoos and aquariums, and other specialized or thematic museums" - IMLS www.imls.gov/research-eva...

National Museum Survey (NMS)

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GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT | A $350,000 NEH grant will support the Early California Population Project at the University of California, Riverside in documenting and digitizing records of the lives of Indigenous Californians and settlers between 1769 and 1850. Read more: buff.ly/GA1eDPE

Highly recommend!

Jennifer Serventi@jenserventi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Looking forward to tuning into the NEH-funded documentary "Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World" premiering tonight on public television's American Masters series. As always with public television, check your local listings. www.pbs.org/wnet/america...

Looking forward to tuning into the NEH-funded documentary "Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World" premiering tonight on public television's American Masters series. As always with public television, check your local listings. www.pbs.org/wnet/america...

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World | American Masters | PBS

Celebrate the work of writer Mary Oliver, who published more than 30 collections of poetry and essays on nature, beauty, and love.

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Assembling my cheese-forward snack board in preparation for my family's Fantasy Football draft day. Three generations of Serventi and Serventi-adjacent folks. I just want to place in the top half this year.

Tough news day. I'll just be in the corner watching posts of people trying all of the foods at various state fairs. (Fried ranch dressing? Okay, fine.)

This summer needs to end.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2mo ago

Portions of a Maryland state park remain closed to visitors after two people were attacked by rabid beavers in the past two weeks.

I missed its February 2025 premiere, but just watched a rebroadcast of the NEH-funded documentary "Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP" as part of @wgbh.org 's American Experience documentary series. Absolutely worth adding to your queue. www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP | American Experience | PBS

The story of civil rights hero Walter White — one of the most influential Black men in mid-century America and leader of the NAACP from 1929 to 1955, yet one of the least known figures in civil rights...

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NEW NEH GRANTS! NEH awards $41.4 million for 81 humanities projects nationwide. Grants will support planning and implementation of exhibitions, the preservation and digitization of written works and records documenting American history, collaborative scholarly research, and more! buff.ly/gu0TM5b

I love my library system. This project is so cool.

DC Public Library@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The big picture is coming together... 🧩 Libraries across DC are each building a different section of one giant puzzle, and the progress is looking amazing! Here's a sneak peek at what our branches have been working on.

I really enjoyed this interview the first time that I read it. Glad to be able to revisit it.

Los Angeles Review of Books@lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"I’d love to see the conversation broaden." From the LARB archives: Emily Wilson about her work translating the “Odyssey” and the state of the classics: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/emily-wilson-on-porous-boundaries-and-the-world-of-homer/

Never underestimate how a compliment from a stranger can make someone feel. Thank you, nice person in the Metro. I, too, really like my backpack.

Looking forward to tonight's @rarebookschool.bsky.social's lecture from @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social. .

Rare Book School@rarebookschool.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We invite you to the 2026 Malkin Endowed Lecture, “𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 .𝘁𝘅𝘁: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱” with @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social at 5:30 p.m. ET on Monday, 6 July at UVA’s Shannon Library, Room 330. A livestream will also be offered via Zoom. Details at tinyurl.com/RBS-Kirschenbaum.

Bless those folks at The Capitol Fourth on the steps of the US Capitol. The weather is gross right now, but they are rocking out. @pbs.org

You know who is fun to follow on social media during the World Cup? Historians. Enthusiastic fans who can provide an interesting story about a cultural exchange and/or war between the two countries that happened in the 17th century.

Just watched Rita Coburn's phenomenal (and NEH-funded) documentary, W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause, on public television's American Masters series. www.pbs.org/wnet/america... Amazing style, pacing, and visuals. Missed its premiere last month, but glad to catch its broadcast on WHUT.

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause - Watch the documentary now | American Masters | PBS

Explore the life and legacy of notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois, an influential voice of the Harlem Renaissance.

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You know who is fun to follow on social media during the World Cup? Historians. Enthusiastic fans who can provide an interesting story about a cultural exchange and/or war between the two countries that happened in the 17th century.

NEH grant recipients who received notification that a terminated award is eligible for reinstatement can find more information about initiating the restatement process here: shorturl.at/0GwBc

I’m hiring a digital humanities librarian to join my team at Tufts! Please share with your networks! Full details: jobs.tufts.edu/jobs/23231

Assistant Librarian of Digital Humanities in Medford, Massachusetts | Tufts University

Tufts University is hiring a Assistant Librarian of Digital Humanities in Medford, Massachusetts. Review all of the job details and apply today!

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Holy cheese on a cracker! That was a loud fly-over!

New MLK hospital program brings amputations to zero for at-risk diabetic patients

New MLK hospital program brings amputations to zero for at-risk diabetic patients

A new program has boosted patients' health while avoiding painful, costly surgeries. In its four years, only one high-risk diabetes patient has needed an amputation.

latimes.com