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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 15m

So gross. I don't understand what market there can possibly be to make this kind of thing worth doing

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Winston Black @winstonblack.bsky.social · 4h

New book! So pleased to get my author copies of our edition, translation, and study of Gregorio Dati's "La Sfera", a fifteenth-century Florentine poem on cosmology and geography.
This was the brainchild of the unstoppable Carrie Beneš.
It's profusely illustrated and will be great for students.

Cover of Gregorio Dati, La Sfera/The Globe. Cosmology, Science, and Geography in the Fifteenth-Century Mediterranean, ed. Carrie Beneš, Laura Ingallinella, Laura Morreale, Caterina Agostini, Winston Black, Elena Brizio, and Monica Keene. It shows a fifteenth-century manuscript diagram of the earth surrounded by the four elements and the moon, rendered in brilliant blues, reds, and greens.

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 20h

Yes, he annoyed everyone so much that he was banished

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Rare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social · 1d

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 1d

I try to remind myself that some academics never approach anyone as a peer

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CalMatters @calmatters.org · 1d

Commentary: Pres. Donald Trump has urged the National Parks Service to delete inconvenient truths and has laid off 1,000 workers, endangering wildlife and Yosemite's history. https://cal.news/46QL683

📝 Pedro Hernández

Opinion | Why Yosemite’s heritage, staff need protecting after 135 years

Pres. Donald Trump has urged the National Parks Service to delete inconvenient truths and has laid off 1,000 workers, endangering wildlife and Yosemite's history.

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 1d

That might be where I end up on it too

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 1d

I'm waffling on it too. I missed it last year when I didn't make them, but they never are finished

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 1d

Why would someone bind a book of maps like this!? If the whole book were 3 inches taller, the maps wouldn't need the tops folded *historic sigh*

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 2d

So happy to see this book in print! This project has been such a pleasure

La Sfera / The Globe: Cosmology, Science, and Geography by Gregorio Dati, Carrie Benes (Editor), Laura Ingallinella (Editor): Compare Prices on New & Used Copies | ISBN: 9781599104812 - Alibris share.google/is0A9ix9tp27...

La Sfera / The Globe: Cosmology, Science, and Geography in the Fifteenth-Century Mediterranean

Dati's La sfera/The Globe presents an Italian/English edition of this treatise on geography, cosmology, astronomy, and astrology, composed in the 1420s in Florence. Illustrated by dozens of color ex...

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 3d

I don't like Faulkner either

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 4d

A good motto!

Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 4d

Ok, but it seems like you got to somewhere good in the end

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 4d

I don't think that is the kind of thing people regret

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 4d

I've only heard of a spoonful of cod liver oil as a punishment for Victorian children... but let us know if it is nice

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, it's powerful and I'm glad to see it

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 4d

Not sure about the cod liver, but the mackerel sounds good

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 4d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 5d

And not bothered by bad spelling

Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 5d

He's actually using the cat base! My daughter will be so pleased

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 5d

No kidding? Who'd have guessed!

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 5d

Do we call it a Singapore base though? Or is it still an American base?

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Sarah Noonan @sarahloleet.bsky.social · 7d

Excited to be giving a talk about the Peripheral Manuscripts Project @peripheralmss.bsky.social at WashU later in the month! WashU is a round 2 partner, and we are thrilled to have them on board! library.washu.edu/events/medie...

Medieval Manuscripts at WashU - WashU Libraries

Tens of thousands of medieval manuscripts and documents have made their way from Europe to collections across North America. The Peripheral Manuscripts Project (2020-present) seeks to advance the stud...

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 7d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Monica Keane @monicakeane.bsky.social · 7d

Zinnias 🌱

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