“It isn’t that I’m more afraid of public speaking than death; it is that public speaking feels like it could cause my death. But I do it every month because I am a high school librarian in the state of Texas in times such as these.” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@la-cac.org
www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-...
A woodcut showing a man walking with a stick, accompanied by a dog.
Walking the dog in 1522. This moment of #earlymodern #dogcontent is captured in a woodcut used on a German pamphlet.
Vom 23. bis 28. März. finden wieder die Gratisrollenspieltage statt! Auch wir sind mit dabei und laden euch herzlich am 28.03. von 10-19 Uhr zu verschiedenen Rollenspielrunden in unseren Spielzimmern auf unserem Firmengelände ein!
👉 Zur Anmeldung: conspiracy-con.de/spielrunden/...
Von den "Rehbraunen Augen" zum Dick Pis ist der Weg viel kürzer, als uns die CDU gerade weiß machen will. @sarahkoldehoff.bsky.social hat ein sehr gutes Büchlein über niedrigschwellige sexualisierte Gewalt geschrieben. Ich hab's für @54books.bsky.social rezensiert.
54books.de/sexuelle-bel...
am Beispiel von GamerGate und Debatten um Gender in Games und Game Studies spüre ich in diesem Text für den @akgwds.bsky.social dem Begriff des Politischen in und um Games nach.
gespielt.hypotheses.org/9976
My photo shows a small clay aryballos (oil flask) in the form of a hedgehog. It has a rounded, squat body with a long pointed snout. At the top of the body is a small spout for filling with oil. Sculpted details include eyes and ears ears. The light tan surface is painted with dark spots representing the hedgehog’s spines. It measures 4.8 cm in length and 3 cm in height. Dated circa 550 BC. From Naucratis, Egypt.
Tiny terracotta aryballos (oil flask) in the form of a hedgehog.
East Greek from Naucratis, Egypt, 550 BC.
British Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
The picture shows a piece of limestone with a drawing of a mouse sitting in front of a table of offerings, smelling the fragrance of a lotus flower which she holds in her hand. Opposite of the table is a cat, holding a fan.
A charming #Egyptian drawing of a #cat acting as a servant to a #mouse. Drawings of animals acting as people were meant as satire of the society and politics.
Dating 13th/12th century BC, probably from Deir el-Medina, #Egypt.
📷 Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels
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sidewalk chalk drawing of a possum reading a book while three small possums crowd around her
Josie's story time is once again derailed by Q&A.
Handverlesene Indie-Spiele 🎮 auf über 2.000 Quadratmetern: Ab heute können sich Studios für einen Platz in der @indiearenabooth.de auf der Gamescom 2026 (26.-30.8.) bewerben.
Super! 🎉
One of the now famous images of British servicemen manning a naval gun at Shoremead whilst wearing full pantomime drag. It's usually claimed to be an image that was banned by the government or somesuch nonsense, but there's actually a rich vein of propaganda photographs of servicemen carrying on with normal, humorous life in the middle of a war. That the Nazis were understood to be dead against this sort of stuff only added to its value.
So whilst the self-reported big manly men are accidentally closing a narrow shipping channel by having a big manly war and shouting big manly war things, a reminder of that time a bunch of lads who were much secure in their gender did it deliberately.
✨ CONTENT CREATORS ✨
To celebrate the upcoming release of the Tiny Bookshop's physical edition, we want to spread the love by giving away some keys to content creators who would be interested! 🔑
🗓️ Physical edition comes out on April 10th
🔑 Steam and PS5 keys available!
This makes me sad. Only 6 years ago, feels like a lifetime.
We knew we were watching our world end. Its a trauma which i think affected many people.
BY THE WAY, acknowledging that writer pay is generally low and always has been does NOT mean that one should abandon the idea that a) one's work has value and b) that this value should be reflected in what is offered for it by others, says the former president of a writers' association.
HANG UP YOUR LANCE, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE DARK THOUGHTS. AND YOU WILL WIN.
"Maggie The Undying", for one of my favorite authors, @ilona_andrews , and her upcoming novel "This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me" (out March 31!) ✨ I had full creative freedom, which made this again one of the most fun projects.
You can catch more of my painting process on Patreon. 🎨
Tabelle Kaufkraftrechner 500€ aus 2022 haben mit Inflation Ende 2025 einen Wert von 422€
Die Verdi 500€ Lesungshonorarempfehlung von 2022 ist halt in 2026 deutlich weniger wert und Zeilenhonorare und Vorschüsse wurden auch quasi nicht angeglichen, teilweise sogar gesenkt.
What TTRPG designer would you like to hear GM a one-shot of their own game?
(Bonus question: who would be the coolest special guest player for that one-shot?)
"Kaum hat das Bundesministerium für Kultur und Medien mitgeteilt, die Preisverleihung beim Deutschen Buchhandlungspreis abzusagen, springt der #Hanser Verlag ein - der Verlag lädt alle 118 ursprünglich nominierten Buchhandlungen zu einer Party ein" 🥳
#Solidarität
'Deponia' is currently free to keep on Steam.
store.steampowered.com/app/214340/D...
FLINTA* statt FRAUEN Streiktag Weil dieser Streik nicht nur Frauen betrifft, sondern auch Lesben, inter, trans, nichtbinäre und agender Menschen sowie Queers!
Der Streik betrifft nicht nur Frauen.
Sondern auch:
Lesben.
Inter.
Trans.
Nichtbinäre.
Agender Menschen.
sowie Queers.
Deshalb sagen wir:
FLINTA*
statt
Frauen*
Streiktag✊
#FLINTA #Queerfeminismus #Flintastreiktag
Alle wichtigen FLINTA* & Queers-Petitionen folgen gleich als Antwort hier.
A tiny look into our development of Tiny Bookshop ✨ It's always interesting to see how things develop and get better over time!
Pronounced "exterlated", because Worcester 😂
Das Buch-Cover von »Spielgeschichte(n)« auf orangefarbenem Hintergrund.
Welche Geschichten erzählen wir über Spiele? Wie ergibt sich aus den vielen Einzelgeschichten eine eigene Geschichte des Spiels?
https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6640-3/
@letobili.bsky.social
#Spiel #Computerspiel #Geschichte #GameStudies
Aus der Autor:innenwerkstatt: Thea Hong berichtet über die Entstehung ihrer Dilogie „Prinzessin der tausend Diebe“. Über Selbstfindung, moralische Grauzonen und Own-Voice-Literatur.
www.tor-online.de/magazin/fant...
A Roman mosaic depicting an owl with wide eyes, brown and red body, and blue feet, set against a cream-colored background with a black geometric border. The owl looks a bit deranged.
Just another Monday…
A Roman mosaic depicting a somewhat whimsical owl 🦉, found in Uzès, southern France, dating second half of the 1st century BC.
📷 Denis Gliksman, Inrap
🏺 #MosaicMonday
The photo shows an intricately designed glass figurine in the shape of a stylized fish. The fish is made of transparent, slightly yellow-tinted glass and features numerous decorative details. Its body is adorned with curved elements, including a blue wavy line above a black, round eye. The fins and tail are elaborately shaped, with the tail appearing broad. In the background, another glass figurine resembling an animal is visible. The image has taken in a exhibition setting.
Fascinating world of ancient #glass: This #Roman flask in the form of a fish was found in Cologne, 3rd c. AD. 🐠🐟
We don't know what is was used for, maybe the shape relates to the content (fish sauce), maybe it was used to hold oil.
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This International Women's Day, please remember that trans women are women. Full stop. No qualifiers.
Panel 1: A text box reads, "Behold. The common house cat." Below it, an orange cat with large eyes sits calmly. Panel 2: A text box reads, "Yet, there is nothing common about her." The same cat is shown with an intense expression. Panel 3: The cat is depicted outside at night, walking on a rooftop while a person sleeps peacefully in bed. The text box reads, "While you slumber peacefully, she roams about..." Panel 4: The cat sits in front of a computer screen with a button labeled "EPSTEIN FILES RELEASE." The text box reads, "Quietly toppling the world order." The cat's paw is poised over the button.
Zum feministischen Kampftag habe ich eine spannende Challenge für euch - konsumiert mehr Medien, die nicht von weißen endo cis Männern sind. Lest Autor*innen, spielt Games von PoC, sucht gezielt nach Beiträgen von nonbinary und trans Personen, ...
Ich hab mal ein Jahr lang nur Bücher von ...
