Listening to Radio 4 and Liz Kendall announcing £1 billion investment in "British AI". Imagine what a difference a £1 billion arts fund could make. AI already has insane funding. Why can't we invest in humanity?

THIS WEEKEND! 11/12 Apr 2026 Last call for tickets (plus recordings for all ticket holders, so you won't miss out due to timezone differences, life etc!) JUST £10 for individual days, or JUST £15 for the whole weekend bit.ly/flaevents #witchsky #skystorians #folklore #witch #history #magic

CALL FOR PAPERS Friendly reminder that the abstract deadline for this year's York Magic and Witchcraft conference is 14th March 📜 the theme is NATURE AND THE SUPERNATURAL, broadly defined 🌦️🌛🌍 Please send your abstracts to magicwitchcraft2024@gmail.com ! @drdebsmoretti.bsky.social

Our brand new podcast, Folklore Matters, launches today. David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers speak to people working with or researching folklore to find out more about their work, how they discovered folklore, and to get their thoughts on the findings of the Survey.

Hey #Frome, let's talk about witches! There's still some tickets for my talk on the 22nd 🌟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-histor...

Cunning Folk is coming out in Japan! I've been sitting on this for a while because, frankly, it seemed too amazing to be real. But now I have the translation to prove it, and I'm very excited!

There's only a few tickets left for this! Come drink cider and hear about magic and witchcraft with yours truly 😊 🍎 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-histor...

Can't be going out without your hat.

If 'join a book club' was one of your resolutions, take this as a sign to join @TheUL.bsky.social's ONLINE Really Popular Book Club! I'm excited to be the guest for January's meet, on R. F. Kuang's Katabasis. 27th January, 7-8pm GMT. Sign up here: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/whats/really...

Are there any beautiful Latinists out there who could help me translate this? I can get the gist, but the specific details elude me. It regards the trial of Agnes Westland for bewitching Elizabeth Cheesewright to death (happy New Year!)

Pre-clocking off reminder of this CfP!

Tabitha Stanmore@magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 9mo ago

✨ The York Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2026! ✨ Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿 Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to magicwitchcraft2024@gmail.com ☺️

✨ The York Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2026! ✨ Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿 Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to magicwitchcraft2024@gmail.com ☺️

Two weeks until The Haunted Ladscape VII: Ghosts, Magic and Folklore Terrific speakers @conwayhall.bsky.social and online. Full details at the following link: forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-... @icysedgwick.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social @magicnotwitches.bsky.social

The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore

Whose claws are scratching at the church door? What’s that ghost tumbling over the moor? Who’s that figure cut into the earth? What can I do...

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The latest @folkloresociety.bsky.social newsletter FLS News is out today, and contains a CFP from me and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social inviting proposals for our new @universitypress.cambridge.org series 'Elements in Folklore':

Halloween appropriate podcast! The overlap between The Traitors and early modern witch hunts is more complex than I even I expected. Hope you enjoy this discussion! #traitors #halloween #witchcraft www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-181....

Episode 181

​Listen to the audio podcast on the player below:

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We had a wonderful weekend at #BristolCon, including reaching our first stretch goal. Thank you, everyone. Here's a brief update on what happens next. www.kickstarter.com/...

HOORAY I'm back in London on 25th November! Did you know that a magician used to ply his trade where The Gherkin now stands? Come join me for more weird facts that will make you see England's history differently 🌟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/english-magic-witchcraft-tickets-1743090002119

This was an EXCELLENT telling of Faustus, and I had a great time discussing this and all other things wyrd with @rebekahking.bsky.social . Thank you @beyondshakes.bsky.social for inviting me!

Beyond Shakespeare@beyondshakes.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨Last day of the Revels! 😈It's Doctor Faustus 1616 at 3pm (yes, it's a matinee) followed by our post season panel asking What Makes a Revel Wyrd? With @magicnotwitches.bsky.social, author of Cunning Folk & @rebekahking.bsky.social #horror #drama #halloween www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...

Having one of those moments where I do not feel cool enough to be doing the thing, but I'm really looking forward to this event with the Sophia Club next month. Tickets available here: sophiaclub.co/event/the-se...

Wonderful to meet up online with @rebekahking.bsky.social @magicnotwitches.bsky.social and @beyondshakes.bsky.social Master of the Wyrd Revels Robert Crighton this evening in advance of our post-show discussion 👇

Beyond Shakespeare@beyondshakes.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Also featuring post show discussions for Thyestes, as well as an End of Season Panel Discussion on the Saturday (after Doctor Faustus) with Professor Liz-Oakley-Brown, Dr Rebekah King & Dr Tabitha Stanmore. Discounts apply for multiple show bookings! #History www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...

Did Victorians believe heavy drinking caused spontaneous human combustion? Dr Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social is going to enlighten us on this rather unusual subject, on Thursday 16th October at Glenside Hospital Museum, and we can't wait! Tickets here: glensidemuseum.org.uk/introducing-...

Join @magicnotwitches.bsky.social in an exploration of practical magic in English history on 28th October at the Mary Rose Museum! maryrose.org/events/cunni...

Tickets still available for 'Should We Believe Witchcraft Confessions?' at The Wardrobe Theatre in Bristol! 16th September, 7.30pm. This is part of my ongoing research, so please do come along and share your thoughts! thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/skepti...

Skeptics In The Theatre: Should we believe witchcraft confessions? - The Wardrobe Theatre

Science lectures for the inquisitive and wondering

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Why apostrophes matter

Spooky history, coming soon to a town near you! Very excited about all the talks and events I've got lined up this season - full list ➡️ www.tabithastanmore.co.uk/upcoming-eve...

9/10: @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social for FOLKLORE and CUNNING FOLK: Life In An Era Of Practical Magic. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-c...

If you have published anything, please consider doing this. The window is closing and you should get your details registered now for a chance at a settlement. The form works wherever in the world you are based.

Alex de Campi@alexdecampi.bsky.social · last yr.

There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used. As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how Part 1: is your work in Libgen? www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Sick of Nigel Farage being featured on the BBC when the Greens and even the Lib Dems are ignored? Sign this.

Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties@fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · last yr.

Thanks everyone. Good day for signatures. The heat map is getting hotter. Just got to keep it up til Sept 13. Must get to 10k signatures. Currently on 7,177. Been going up 2 every minute at one point today. Keep passing round. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

The 6th and final episode of our mini-series collaboration with @witches7hunt.bsky.social is now live. In this one, @witchesetc.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social discuss their favourite stories and the future of the research Listen free at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/seven-county...

The final part of our mini-series collaboration with @witches7hunt.bsky.social featuring @witchesetc.bsky.social and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social will be out around this time tomorrow...