Dr. Syntax
@drsyntax.bsky.social
Scholar & Writer. Professing 18th & 19th c. literature, Romanticism, disability, book history, bookbinding, and comics.
PhD @PennEnglish https://www.coloradocollege.edu/basics/contact/directory/people/richman_jared_s.html
PhD @PennEnglish https://www.coloradocollege.edu/basics/contact/directory/people/richman_jared_s.html
R.I.P. Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
R.I.P. Tom Stoppard
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This reminds me of when I taught undergrads about the practice of history by genre — how to read an article, an encyclopedia entry, a chapter, etc. A #bookhistory approach.
“Scholarly effort is in decline everywhere as never before. Indeed, cleverness is shunned at home and abroad. What does reading offer to pupils except tears?”
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
‘Doing the Readings’
Dr Will Pooley (Associate Professor in Modern History), University of Bristol The students, we often grumble, don’t read the secondary readings we set for class. Every year, we find ourselves press…
www.history-uk.ac.uk
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This reminds me of when I taught undergrads about the practice of history by genre — how to read an article, an encyclopedia entry, a chapter, etc. A #bookhistory approach.
I have all my girls home for the week, and I am happy.
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I have all my girls home for the week, and I am happy.
I enjoy dressing well. But I’ll be damned if I’m going to get dressed up to sit for 4 hours squeezed into a seat the size of a child’s lawn chair. Also, fuck you, Sean Duffy. You’re not living in the Real World.
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I enjoy dressing well. But I’ll be damned if I’m going to get dressed up to sit for 4 hours squeezed into a seat the size of a child’s lawn chair. Also, fuck you, Sean Duffy. You’re not living in the Real World.
If you see this, post a bad woman you love.
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
If you see this, post a bad woman you love.
Hey, listen! . . . oh, um, I think that's pretty accurate.
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Hey, listen! . . . oh, um, I think that's pretty accurate.
Ok, red wine. Do your job!
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Ok, red wine. Do your job!
A movie that takes place where you're from.
November 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
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Seems accurate.
Two Buttons Deep on Instagram: "The Simpsons take on the Great “Upstate” 🧐
Video via Gary Cremeens / FOX"
In this episode of The Simpsons, the lovable family ventures to Upstate New York, a region often misunderstood by outsiders. They experience the area's distinct food scene, from spicy hot wings to tra...
www.instagram.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Seems accurate.
Watching older faculty from my grad school gossip about their former colleague included in the Epstein files?
a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32
ALT: a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Watching older faculty from my grad school gossip about their former colleague included in the Epstein files?
In my 20s I travelled for weddings. In my 30s I travelled for births. Lately I travel for funerals. What a life this is.
a person is putting a rose in the dirt in front of a grave with the name gilbert
ALT: a person is putting a rose in the dirt in front of a grave with the name gilbert
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
In my 20s I travelled for weddings. In my 30s I travelled for births. Lately I travel for funerals. What a life this is.
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In highly important news from history today, it’s the 80th anniversary of the 21st birthday of Christopher Tolkien, notable now for the wording (especially the small print) of the invitation to the party
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
In highly important news from history today, it’s the 80th anniversary of the 21st birthday of Christopher Tolkien, notable now for the wording (especially the small print) of the invitation to the party
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Does anyone have any good recommendations for scholarship summarising popular perceptions of the British East India Company & nabobs in Britain in the 1780s/90s?
It’s not my specialism but I’m stuck on a paragraph in my research project until I can find a balanced & reliable appraisal
It’s not my specialism but I’m stuck on a paragraph in my research project until I can find a balanced & reliable appraisal
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Does anyone have any good recommendations for scholarship summarising popular perceptions of the British East India Company & nabobs in Britain in the 1780s/90s?
It’s not my specialism but I’m stuck on a paragraph in my research project until I can find a balanced & reliable appraisal
It’s not my specialism but I’m stuck on a paragraph in my research project until I can find a balanced & reliable appraisal
My uncle died on Monday. He was a pretty cool guy. I’ll miss him.
RICHARD DIAMOND Obituary (2025) - Framingham, MA - Boston Globe
View RICHARD J. DIAMOND's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
www.legacy.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My uncle died on Monday. He was a pretty cool guy. I’ll miss him.
Grey Kasey
Your GI JOE name is the color of your shirt followed by your first pet's name.
GO.
GO.
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Grey Kasey
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JOB POSTING!
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints
The Folger Shakespeare Library knows that an exceptional staff is the backbone of any great organization. We hire exceptionally qualified individuals who are committed to the mission, vision, and valu...
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
JOB POSTING!
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if your academic advisees have three weeks to preregister for next semester's courses they will all wait for the final three days to schedule an advising meeting.
a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk .
ALT: a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk .
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if your academic advisees have three weeks to preregister for next semester's courses they will all wait for the final three days to schedule an advising meeting.
I have to wear my black suit for the third time in a year to say goodbye to someone close to me. I confess I'm getting tired of wearing it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I have to wear my black suit for the third time in a year to say goodbye to someone close to me. I confess I'm getting tired of wearing it.
Hell yeah.
Veruca Salt - Seether (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by VerucaSaltVEVO
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Hell yeah.
"What's your damage?"
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
"What's your damage?"
Morning ramble with the pup.
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Morning ramble with the pup.