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Absolutely!! And it’s always bothered me that Demetrius is only marrying Helena at the end because he’s still enchanted, which seems to leave some pretty big consent issues. Definitely not a cute little comedy

Physical Disability and Deformity in Nineteenth-Century Britain Offering historical primary sources that outline both medical and experiential perspectives of physical disability, this book provides frequently mentioned but rarely provided material and supports re...

I have an edited primary source collection coming out on disability and deformity in c19th Britain. My hope is that you find it useful for teaching (apologies for the abstract, I did not write it! and the cost) #histmed #dishist www.routledge.com/Physical-Dis...

So pleased to announce that MUSIC INDUSTRY AND FAMILY NETWORKS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN: THE CORRI FAMILY IN EDINBURGH AND LONDON, 1771–1825 is now under contract with Boydell and Brewer! Many, many thanks to the series editors and those who have supported this work so far! @bsecs.bsky.social

4 days left to get your free download of Disability & the Gothic.

Disability and the Gothic Cambridge Core - English Literature: General Interest - Disability and the Gothic

Disability and the Gothic has now been published and is available online FOR FREE for the next 2 weeks. www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Yes, I mean this isn‘t my specialist field but I didn’t think prehistoric humans were weaving/tailoring fine cloth & making money pouches quite that early either

A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives Hours after the State of the Union address, House republicans introduced legislation banning LGBTQ+ books from public schools nationwide.

The top line story this week is the proposed nationwide book ban. Read it, understand where and how it emerged from local and state legislation and policy, and then take action by spreading the word and contacting your reps.

bookriot.com/hr7661-book-...

Please read this article to the end. Even before ICE got involved, this started because this *blind man who speaks no English and uses a curtain rod as a walking stick* got lost on a walk and some Karen called the police on him and they tasered and beat him bc he didn’t drop the rod. WTF

"If AI can go to school for you whats the point of going to school"
SO YOU YOURSELF, THE HUMAN IN THIS EQUATION, CAN LEARN TO SAY AND DO THINGS, THATS WHY
So you learn not to say ridiculous things like this, so you learn to think critically about the world and not believe the crap that AIbros sell.

Really glad I could help! ☺️

There should still be a way to switch off all auto-correct if that’s a help at all, I think it’s under Settings>General>Keyboard>Auto-Correction
If it’s the predictive text that’s giving the problem, that can also be switched off in Keyboard settings

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

ICYMI our @ehunineteen.bsky.social PGRs are hosting a conference - check out our poster - please reskeet - share with your PGRs - and do come along and join us in June!

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This is easily the most joyful & heartening thing I‘ve seen on social media tonight: your dog sounds adorable!!

Happy publication day to "Dance and Sociability in the Long Eighteenth Century"! So many thanks to Bloomsbury and all of the contributing authors who worked with Mark, Ian, and me to bring this volume together! We could not have done it without you! #dancehistory #18thcentury

***DEADLINE EXTENSION TO THE 2 MARCH***
We are extending the deadline for applications for the #BSECS-BECC award to the 2 March.
£400 to support research using Birmingham's extensive #18thC resources held across the city

@unibirmingham.bsky.social #skystorians

www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cen...

The little green house is adorable, but alas my crochet skills have as yet progressed no further than granny squares & simple coasters

A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.

A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr

My sense is it was primarily a perfume, but Jennifer Potter’s book The Rose also mentions use in cleaning garments and removing/masking armpit odour; think it may have also been used in some cosmetics, but @katieaske.bsky.social would know far more about this

AI is killing the arts, academia, literature, music, photography, film and the internet. I wholeheartedly detest it.

The headlines in this article in the Economist (UK) are great—better than almost any newspaper in the US

German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

picture of Alex Pretti

Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.

We have made the decision to formally close our X social media account. Once a vibrant platform to promote the interests of authors, we feel X is no longer a trusted place for balance, community support, and reliable information.

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The Last of the Mohicans, Episode 1 American classic refreshed – adventures in love and war.

I just chaired a discussion for BBC radio on The Last of the Mohicans, Indigenous futurities, and US settler colonialism with some awesome people, including academics and Indigenous authors, that should drop soon. Stay tuned! Related to this adaptation, which I advised in its early development.

We're calling for submissions to the Black Archive from disabled authors and authors of colour, who we know have been underrepresented in the range.

Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.

obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...

I’m not an expert, but that doesn’t even look like real marble (the cut edges are too precise)
Which somehow makes the whole thing even more excruciating

Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy