Heather Smith

An elephant with a hat. This is a detail from a German broadside (VD17 12:668009T) from 1630.

Just an elephant wearing a human hat in 1630. Nothing to see here ... #skystorians

This is so exciting! Congratulations!

There's still time to nominate yourself/someone else for a leadership role in the Assoc for Computers & the Humanities, the US #DigitalHumanities society. Consider joining our team of caring folks working to make things a little better. Nominations close Fri 2/13 at 5pm PT. DM w Qs @ach.bsky.social

A photo of a Dutch pancake topped with icing sugar and apple slices.

Fueling myself through the Canadian winter and final dissertation draft edits with personal sized Dutch baby pancakes. Highly recommend.

This is so cool and creative!

The Uncensored Library – Reporters without borders I support The Uncensored Library and the fight for press freedom. #TruthFindsAWay

Thx @erinbowbooks.bsky.social for the heads-up about The Uncensored Library in Minecraft, a collab between Reporters Without Borders & the Minecraft design collective BlockWorks. Goal: to provide silenced authors a platform in their own respective countries.
www.uncensoredlibrary.com/en

#Censorship

The Uncensored Library – Reporters without borders I support The Uncensored Library and the fight for press freedom. #TruthFindsAWay

www.uncensoredlibrary.com/en

It was always easy for us to remember Gesualdo in music history class because he was "that murderer composer guy."

set of ‘Caesar’s’ brand kitchen knives, complete with bust of Julius on the box

seems a little insensitive

A photo of a cake: light blue icing with fondant snowflakes and sprinkles on the sides topped with three ice cream cone pine trees, a fondant deer, and white chocolate drip ganache.

My full dissertation draft is submitted and I made a winter woodland cake! Happy holidays to everyone celebrating🌲

🤣

Also, this koala conservation reserve does amazing work: www.penguins.org.au/attractions/....

Selfie of me (reddish hair, glasses, black sundress with white buttons), with a koala behind me curled up asleep in a tree on a sunny day in Melbourne.

Taking selfies with koalas during a much needed respite from the Canadian winter.

What a privilege it has been to be here with an incredible group of scholars for the conference "Trust-Building in Early Modern Europe" at the University of Melbourne.

Definitely.

I have just compiled my dissertation into one document for the first time. It's getting real.

Bookish Holiday Fun and Games For... YOU!

Now in its sixth year, for this #NewberryLibrary Advent Calendar, we'll play around with the collection! Cards, Board Games, Puzzles, Gambling...

What's up first?
CHESS!

December 1 (1/24)

Here's last year's extra-shiny offering:
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I'm excited to be presenting on the panel "Senses of Trust" with this amazing group of scholars! If you have room in your program, we'd love to see you there:
rsa.confex.com/rsa/2026/mee... #earlymodern

Here’s how much the cuts to Canada’s international students have hurt Ontario colleges and universities New post-secondary figures obtained by the Star reveal massive revenue losses, expected to get worse with the latest federal cuts to foreign students.

Here’s how much the cuts to Canada’s international students have hurt Ontario colleges and universities

New post-secondary figures obtained by the Star reveal massive revenue losses, expected to get worse with the latest federal cuts to foreign students.

www.thestar.com/news/gta/int...

I have been WAITING for a journalist to write this story.

I specialize in manuscripts produced in England between 1300 and 1500. If this had occurred in the midst of writing my dissertation or first book, it would have exploded my career.

But also Let it Rain by Amanda Marshall because her voice is amazing. This is harder than I thought.

No Rain, Blind Melon.

My city made the New York Times this week for this. 🤣

The police say he was actually very careful with the bus. 🤣

This was exactly my thought when I heard it. I cannot think of a more Hamilton thing. 🤣

Legendary musician & activist Peter Gabriel celebrates the Internet Archive hitting 1 trillion pages & reflects on its role in preserving humanity’s memory.

More ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/10/v...

#Wayback1T @itspetergabriel.bsky.social

Photo of me standing in a room at a podium in front of a group of stained glass windows next to a screen with a PowerPoint presentation. The title slide reads "Digital Soundscapes as a Tool for Researching the Early Modern: Animating a Bridal Entry" with a woodcut of a triumphal arch from Matthaeus Greuter's woodcut of Maria Maddalena's bridal entry into Florence in 1608

I had the privilege of presenting my work in this beautiful room today at the CRRS (Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies') Early Modern Celebration! It was a great day of dynamic talks across disciplines. Thanks to @lauraingalli.bsky.social for being a fantastic panel chair!

The Rose Galley Incident | MEMOs The Rose Galley was meant not only to carry the late ambassador, but also to be returning his two successors- but they were nowhere to be seen.

In today's post, Dr Peter Good guides us through the diplomatic drama surrounding the Rose Galley incident

memorients.com/articles/the...

I was really confused by that decision too.

This is a great article! I'm always very happy to see more research about trumpets happening.