Uri Horesh
@urihoresh.bsky.social
Queer sociolinguist and humanist. Based in St Andrews, Scotland. Free Palestine and end the genocide.
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Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
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
The playwright Tom Stoppard, whose playful erudition dazzled the theatregoing world for decades, has died aged 88.
One of a select band of writers from any discipline to earn his own adjective – “Stoppardian” – in the Oxford English Dictionary, he delighted in the most improbable juxtapositions: philosophy and gymnastics in Jumpers (1972); early 19th-century landscape gardening and chaos theory in Arcadia (1993); rock music, dissident Czech academics and the love poetry of Sappho in Rock ’n’ Roll (2006). Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
Preview of my talk with @espoir-dignite-tv.bsky.social on the effects of Hebrew as a colonising language in Palestine, pushing Arabic into the margins of communicative use. @sta-modlangs.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/pTToS...
youtube.com/shorts/pTToS...
The Impact of Colonialism on Palestinian Identity
YouTube video by Espoir et Dignité TV
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November 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Preview of my talk with @espoir-dignite-tv.bsky.social on the effects of Hebrew as a colonising language in Palestine, pushing Arabic into the margins of communicative use. @sta-modlangs.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/pTToS...
youtube.com/shorts/pTToS...
NatWest wins legal battle against customer who claimed ‘Pride Flag Phobia’ www.scenemag.co.uk/natwest-wins...
NatWest wins legal battle against customer who claimed ‘Pride Flag Phobia’
A man who claimed that Pride-themed materials at a NatWest branch in Herne Bay, Kent caused him “severe psychological distress” has lost his legal battle against the bank.
Mark Jennings, from Edinbur...
www.scenemag.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
NatWest wins legal battle against customer who claimed ‘Pride Flag Phobia’ www.scenemag.co.uk/natwest-wins...
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Applications are now being accepted for the University of St Andrews Postgraduate Accommodation Awards, open to applicants for postgrad degrees starting in 2026-27, including our School's Masters & research degrees. Details here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Applications are now being accepted for the University of St Andrews Postgraduate Accommodation Awards, open to applicants for postgrad degrees starting in 2026-27, including our School's Masters & research degrees. Details here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
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The School of Modern Languages invites applications for the position of Reader or Professor in its Department of Chinese. Applications must be submitted through the University's online recruitment portal by 19 Jan 2026. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The School of Modern Languages invites applications for the position of Reader or Professor in its Department of Chinese. Applications must be submitted through the University's online recruitment portal by 19 Jan 2026. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
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Applications are now being accepted for the Saints Abroad Scholarships (worth £500 to £12,000 towards living costs for semester and year-long programmes), open to our current students studying or working abroad as part of their degree in 2026. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Applications are now being accepted for the Saints Abroad Scholarships (worth £500 to £12,000 towards living costs for semester and year-long programmes), open to our current students studying or working abroad as part of their degree in 2026. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
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Our PhD student Abdulrahman Alsayed was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree for his thesis: The Universe of Discourse in a Virtual World: Triangulating Discourse Syntax with VR-Mediated Corpora, Sensory Schemata, & Cognitive Simulation. Congrats to Abdulrahman & his supervisors!
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Our PhD student Abdulrahman Alsayed was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree for his thesis: The Universe of Discourse in a Virtual World: Triangulating Discourse Syntax with VR-Mediated Corpora, Sensory Schemata, & Cognitive Simulation. Congrats to Abdulrahman & his supervisors!
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This rant from the British newspaper columnist and broadcaster Melanie Phillips is insane. It is hateful. It is nauseating. And it is instructive.
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This rant from the British newspaper columnist and broadcaster Melanie Phillips is insane. It is hateful. It is nauseating. And it is instructive.
This is what fascism looks like:
Trump Administration Says It Will Not Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Says It Will Not Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Says It Will Not Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This is what fascism looks like:
Trump Administration Says It Will Not Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Says It Will Not Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
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BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester! - Sign the Petition! c.org/6JXypXPN8c
Sign the Petition
Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!
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November 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester! - Sign the Petition! c.org/6JXypXPN8c
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Slightly obsessed WH Smith rebranding to TG Jones, a fictional variant of the original name, only for associates of the 1940s Everton defender TG Jones to need to stress he is not related to the business, despite he himself running his own newsagents after retirement. @footballcliches.bsky.social
What does WH Smith’s new high street name TGJones actually mean?
New owner Modella says made-up moniker aims to evoke ‘sense of family’, but brand experts unconvinced
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November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Slightly obsessed WH Smith rebranding to TG Jones, a fictional variant of the original name, only for associates of the 1940s Everton defender TG Jones to need to stress he is not related to the business, despite he himself running his own newsagents after retirement. @footballcliches.bsky.social
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The people who say "why this obsession with Palestine? why don't you post about Sudan?" never post about Sudan themselves.
What they mean is "it's fine you don't care about Sudan. You should be similarly indifferent to Palestine"
(of course, many people do post about both and other crises)
What they mean is "it's fine you don't care about Sudan. You should be similarly indifferent to Palestine"
(of course, many people do post about both and other crises)
November 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The people who say "why this obsession with Palestine? why don't you post about Sudan?" never post about Sudan themselves.
What they mean is "it's fine you don't care about Sudan. You should be similarly indifferent to Palestine"
(of course, many people do post about both and other crises)
What they mean is "it's fine you don't care about Sudan. You should be similarly indifferent to Palestine"
(of course, many people do post about both and other crises)
LGBTQ+ poet and artist David Robilliard honoured with blue plaque in Guernsey. www.bbc.com/news/article...
LGBTQ+ Guernsey poet and artist honoured with blue plaque
David Robilliard had his artwork displayed in both national and international gallery collections.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
LGBTQ+ poet and artist David Robilliard honoured with blue plaque in Guernsey. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
Mereological Syntax: Phrase Structure, Cyclicity, and Islands
An argument for replacing Chomsky’s set-theoretic Merge view of syntax with a theory of syntax based on mereological objects.Mereology is the study of part
direct.mit.edu
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
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Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
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November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
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Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
The most underrated fruit:
GRAPEFRUIT.
GRAPEFRUIT.
a cartoon character says make way for grapefruit in front of an emergency exit sign
ALT: a cartoon character says make way for grapefruit in front of an emergency exit sign
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The most underrated fruit:
GRAPEFRUIT.
GRAPEFRUIT.
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It feels really, really good to finally hold the hard copy of this in my hands! Years of work in one shiny new book 😊 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It feels really, really good to finally hold the hard copy of this in my hands! Years of work in one shiny new book 😊 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...
More from my recent recording with @espoir-dignite-tv.bsky.social on Israel and its allies in genocide: youtube.com/shorts/JZLCU...
The Paradox of Western Democracy and Oppression
YouTube video by Espoir et Dignité TV
youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
More from my recent recording with @espoir-dignite-tv.bsky.social on Israel and its allies in genocide: youtube.com/shorts/JZLCU...
Sneak preview from a longer panel discussion in which I participated last weekend with Espoir et Dignité TV youtube.com/shorts/FK0bP...
The Role of Social Media in Exposing Global Injustices
YouTube video by Espoir et Dignité TV
youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Sneak preview from a longer panel discussion in which I participated last weekend with Espoir et Dignité TV youtube.com/shorts/FK0bP...
The Role of Social Media in Exposing Global Injustices
YouTube video by Espoir et Dignité TV
youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Sneak preview from a longer panel discussion in which I participated last weekend with Espoir et Dignité TV youtube.com/shorts/FK0bP...
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big solidarity and love to everyone on strike this week at edinburgh 💕💕
Calling all staff and students at UoE, and all those who care about its future: join us on the picket lines!
Teach outs, picket locations, bake sale... see our FAQ
#UCU
#WearetheUniversity
#StopStaffCutsatUoE
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/industrial-d...
Teach outs, picket locations, bake sale... see our FAQ
#UCU
#WearetheUniversity
#StopStaffCutsatUoE
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/industrial-d...
Industrial Action FAQ — UCU Edinburgh
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
big solidarity and love to everyone on strike this week at edinburgh 💕💕
$1 Trump coin draft is ‘real,’ US Treasurer says. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/b...
$1 Trump coin is ‘real,’ US Treasurer says | CNN Business
A portrait of President Donald Trump may be featured on a commemorative $1 coin issued by the United States Mint in honor of America’s 250th birthday in 2026, according to first drafts of the images c...
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November 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
$1 Trump coin draft is ‘real,’ US Treasurer says. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/b...