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Killackey Illustration

@kjkillackey.bsky.social

Natural science 🐡 & archaeological illustration 🏺 by Kathryn Killackey. NEH-Mellon Foundation Fellow ('23 - '24). Available for freelance #sciart. Lover of #books, #textiles, and absurdities. She/her www.killackeyillustration.com

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Andy Roddick@aroddick.bsky.social · 3d ago

Just learned of this artist George Boorujy. If you've ever been to La Brea Tar Pits, his beautiful illustrations of animals from the pits are on the outdoor signage. A bizarre misstep that his name is never mentioned on the signs. It took detective @kjkillackey.bsky.social to find him.

Brigit Strawbridge@brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 3y ago

“He stands there, bobbing and bobbing as though the water’s applauding him.” Norman MacCaig, from his poem ' 'Dipper' Painting by American artist, George Boorujy #birds #art #poetry

Sonja Drimmer@sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 7d ago

Given that we are all upset today about Anthropic-shredding-books, I’ll add that I address this here, and it’s part of the same infrastructure threatening the preservation and profession of history but people don’t want to talk about that if the same industry is paying for their research.

It may be tempting to see value in projects such as the Schmidt Foundation - that's Eric Schmidt of Google - funding a fellowship in Al at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or the Musk Foundation's support of the Scroll Prize to use Al in reconstructing ancient texts in the burnt scrolls of Herculaneum. But these projects are simply two among countless others that have been seeding Al into museums and historical research for well over a decade. Even more egregious is the case of Al companies buying and destroying rare books en masse in the process of scanning them for data. In the context of the dire austerity we are witnessing, the juggernaut of tech money seems impossible to resist. But the public should know the dangers of ceding the precious work of peering into the past to those whose chief aims are to exploit it for data and build visions of our collective history to their own liking.
Sonja Drimmer@sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · last wk.

“AI has become a blunt instrument in the enterprise to impose precisely this form of sanctioned ignorance about America’s past...Taken together, [Trump’s & Musk’s] plans amount to a one-two punch, history in the hands of the corporate state.” My latest on AI & history: www.salon.com/2026/07/28/t...

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last wk.

“More people are seeking screen-free hobbies or ‘side quests,’ sustainable clothing options and hands-on skills such as knitting, pottery and woodworking. Downtown Sewing meets those demands, offering a space for people to connect with each other and their clothing.”

This sold-out Toronto sewing class is full of people learning to mend their clothes | CBC Life

Founder Tobias Binder is building community around the slow, screen-free skill of sewing.

cbc.ca

Dr. Michelle I. Turner@chaco-arch.bsky.social · 2w ago

There's very little information so far, and these are confusing regulations. I'm an archaeologist and a lawyer, and I'm struggling to understand exactly what's being proposed. But it's clear they're trying to minimize archaeological review. Here are some details and calls to action.

War Room for Threats to Section 106 - Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC

Cultural Heritage Partners is a private law firm committed to the principle that cultural heritage is a human right.

culturalheritagepartners.com

Sarah May@sarahmay1.bsky.social · 2w ago

The archaeological parchmarks I see this summer are spectacular, but they also feel unheimlich - emphasizing the skeletal and ghostly aspects of archaeology. The pasts that won't stay buried. Faded glory showing through as the flesh of the modern is withered.

Dr Hannah Fluck@hannahfluck.bsky.social · 3w ago

This has been a bit of time coming but so glad its now out in time for #FestivalofArchaeology. A call to #Archaeologists to help tackle the nature crisis. Share your examples of how archaeology has helped nature restoration? @nattrustarch.bsky.social www.nationaltrust.org.uk/services/med...

Press Release | Media

The National Trust, Oxford Archaeology and Knepp Castle Estate have launched the ‘Knepp Accord’, a new framework to tackle the nature and climate crisis.

nationaltrust.org.uk

Killackey Illustration@kjkillackey.bsky.social · 3w ago

My first question is: If McMaster is exempt, and the two currently proposed centres are their projects, then why the need to vote against the 1 year moratorium which would have allowed the city time to consider the impacts of other, perhaps less research oriented, centres? #HamOnt

Joey Coleman@joeycoleman.ca · 3w ago

City of Hamilton City Solicitor: The City of Hamilton *CANNOT* stop McMaster University from building its 44 Frid Street data centre. It is an "undertaking" of the University. As per Section 62.0.2 of the Planning Act, the City cannot apply an Interim Control Bylaw against McMaster. #yhmcc #HamOnt

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 3w ago

denim = ‘de Nîmes’ because they were made in the French city of Nĭmes jeans = ‘Genoa’ because they were worn by the Genoese navy khakis = Hindi word for “dust-colored, brown” JNCO = “Judge None Choose One"

祖思薪 Eugenia Zuroski@zugenia.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is the immediate context in which my employer, a university, sent con men to city hall yesterday to pitch the illegal construction of a giant data centre in the middle of Hamilton that literally no one who lives here wants

David William@nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thinking about how most of the country is covered in wildfire smoke, much of Eastern Canada is under a heat dome, Toronto has the worst air quality in the world this morning, and federal and provincial politicians want to spew out more carbon for the sake of a few fossil fuel and AI companies.

Screen shot of firesmoke.ca showing much of Canada covered in smoke and a hundred fires burning
mattie lubchansky@mattielubchansky.com · 4w ago

DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN

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Killackey Illustration@kjkillackey.bsky.social · last mo.

Going forward, at least one book in every British murder mystery series will be to be plotted around data centre development and their backroom deals/ false promises. (And Irish, Tana French’s latest touches on this.) #BookSky

Rachel Coldicutt@rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · last mo.

Some pretty solid reporting in the Guardian on what is going on with AI Growth Zones and data centre build out that should make pretty interesting reading for whoever is thinking about technology and local growth in the new govt www.theguardian.com/technology/2...