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B.S.W. Barootes

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Medievalist. Asst. Prof. of English at MUN, Grenfell. Articles on final -e, the Pearl-poet, and monkish burps. Wm Beauchamp fanboy. Cursed by Artemis. (he/him/his) bswbarootes.com

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · Jun 3

I'm absolutely heartbroken.

Farewell, Stinky.

Goodbye, my sweet girl.

I love you, Biscotte.

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Elephant Mastodon @emath.bsky.social · 19h

Bally’s House of the Seven Gables let’s go

Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 19h

Dumb question: Have any BOOKS ever had a licensed pinball? Not movie or tv adaptations of books- an actual prose novel licensed as a theme for a pinball game.

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Carin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · 21h

Published today! Facsimile: Making, Likeness, and Medieval Manuscripts, by Siân Echard.

Siân is not on here to promote it, but I will! #medievalsky #manuscripts #bookhistory

www.pennpress.org/978151282705...

Facsimile – Penn Press

An unprecedented cultural history of reproductions of medieval manuscriptsFacsimiles are, or claim to be, exact copies of objects, and medieval manuscripts h...

www.pennpress.org

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 19h

First we take Manhatten, then. We. Take. Red Deer.

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ʙᴜη ₊˚⊹⋆ @bun.is.a.cutie.fyi · 1d

!!!

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 23h

Just watched a clip of Poilievre talking about Charlie Kirk, who killed him, and why. And it was not very different from what Trump says: blaming the authoritarian, violent left. It's an ideologically warped distortion field. Pierre may be worried about the leadership review. Or he might believe it.

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Kenneth Macleod @kennethmacleod.bsky.social · Apr 26

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

First Scottish Gaelic translation of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit

Aberdeen University professor Moray Watson is a lifelong fan of JRR Tolkien's fantasy adventure.

www.bbc.co.uk

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International Medieval Congress Leeds @imc-leeds.bsky.social · 2d

The deadline for bursary applications has been extended to Friday, 17 October 2025 at 23:59:59 BST (GMT +1). A technical issue is currently affecting the file upload system, Please begin your application as normal and we will contact all incomplete applications when it is fixed.

#MedievalSky

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TED @epicureandealmaker.bsky.social · 1d

How did that title win out against Vagina Neck?

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS

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Isa / EvilCleverDog @evilcleverdog.bsky.social · Aug 23

Using ChatGPT

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 1d

I actually wish a few more celebrities would offer this clarification

B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 1d

Will perhaps post the ppt on my website, if I remember...

B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 2d

I'm giving a talk to grade 12 students at an open house at the uni tomorrow that is all about MSS, which includes this stuff:)

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 2d

Also, btw, @themedievaldrk.bsky.social , Marjorie's stuff on Digby 86 is aces

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 2d

I knew you'd know!

The best!

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 2d

I think it's a bit higher, and they may have a breakdown re: virtual attendees etc.

The person to contact is @mlkharrington.bsky.social , the maven of Kzoo

B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 2d

I don't think it was ever 4k in my experience (been going since 2009, with a gap due to dissertation, er, work from 2012-15). But over 3000 for sure during my time pre-Covid

B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 2d

When I went in 2023 it was over 2000 for sure.

Didn't attend this last year, since, well....

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Maynooth University @maynoothuniversity.ie · 2d

Translators of medieval romances reshaped stories to portray Irish women as more independent and proactive than their English counterparts, writes Benedetta d’Antuono, PhD researcher at the Department of Early Irish. 💘

www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...

Medieval illustration depicting two figures in elaborate clothing, possibly embracing. One holds a hawk perched on the wrist, while the scene is framed with decorative floral patterns and a striped border. The colors are vivid, including reds and greens.

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 2d

University leaders: [terminate programs, close campuses, cave in to political pressure from demagogues]

Faculty, students, staff: you’re killing the university

Management consultants: looks like you got a real comms challenge here

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 2d

Alas, no. Of all the places that could really use them....

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Hobby Drifter in Tokyo @hobbydrifter.bsky.social · 9d

White people who have spent decades thinking “Born in the USA” is patriotic and “Every Breath You Take” is a great wedding song are suddenly very concerned about not being able to understand lyrics to some songs at the Super Bowl halftime show.

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 2d

I just want to know WHERE these prices are to

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Adam Bishop @adammbishop.bsky.social · Jul 7

My daughter asked where "eureka" comes from...then she saw the excitement in my face

"Oh no! The short version, the short version!"

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Kenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦 @kfduggan.bsky.social · 2d

I read your thesis.

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 6d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 2d

That's when you switch to DinoSours.