Wouter Wagemakers
@wouterwagemakers.bsky.social
Art and architectural historian of renaissance Italy at Leiden University. Also in possession of a law degree
A very interesting thread
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A very interesting thread
@psupress.bsky.social Is the holiday sale also available for people overseas? Because if I try to insert HOL25 coupon code at Wiley, it doesn't work. Would be great if it did
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
@psupress.bsky.social Is the holiday sale also available for people overseas? Because if I try to insert HOL25 coupon code at Wiley, it doesn't work. Would be great if it did
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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Drying hotspots are emerging across the Middle East, Asia, South America, along the US west coast + swathes of Canada, with Greenland, Iceland + Svalbard showing dramatic drying trends, + the Iranian government contemplating evacuating Tehran due to water shortage.
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Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
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November 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Drying hotspots are emerging across the Middle East, Asia, South America, along the US west coast + swathes of Canada, with Greenland, Iceland + Svalbard showing dramatic drying trends, + the Iranian government contemplating evacuating Tehran due to water shortage.
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Translation: “We hebben nog dagenlang volhard in onze onjuiste berichtgeving maar we kunnen er nu toch niet langer onderuit om te rectificeren. We’re not really sorry maar zijn hiertoe gedwongen door berichtgeving van De Volkskrant.”
November 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Translation: “We hebben nog dagenlang volhard in onze onjuiste berichtgeving maar we kunnen er nu toch niet langer onderuit om te rectificeren. We’re not really sorry maar zijn hiertoe gedwongen door berichtgeving van De Volkskrant.”
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Mensen, de tweede bundel gaat dan nu toch echt gebeuren. Of nou ja, "nu": ergens in mei 2026 bij het mooie en geduldige @van-oorschot.bsky.social. Er moet nog veel gebeuren, maar de schitterende cover is er al (beeld wederom: Anneke de Soete; /1 #poezie #boeken #toenikjekwijtraakte #dichtbundels
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Mensen, de tweede bundel gaat dan nu toch echt gebeuren. Of nou ja, "nu": ergens in mei 2026 bij het mooie en geduldige @van-oorschot.bsky.social. Er moet nog veel gebeuren, maar de schitterende cover is er al (beeld wederom: Anneke de Soete; /1 #poezie #boeken #toenikjekwijtraakte #dichtbundels
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The only library in London with a section on divination.
November 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The only library in London with a section on divination.
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At the University of Milan, lecture series on the “Annales school”, from November 2025 to March 2026, with great speakers such as Müller, Rubin, Calafat, Burke and Abulafia! @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @historysorbonne.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
At the University of Milan, lecture series on the “Annales school”, from November 2025 to March 2026, with great speakers such as Müller, Rubin, Calafat, Burke and Abulafia! @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @historysorbonne.bsky.social
Kunnen sportjournalisten even bellen met Griekspoor? Want dit is echt een bizarre keuze nos.nl/l/2592260
Griekspoor doet mee aan omstreden tennistoernooi in Rusland
Tallon Griekspoor doet dit weekend samen met zijn vriendin Anastasia Potapova mee aan een Russisch demonstratietoernooi.
nos.nl
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Kunnen sportjournalisten even bellen met Griekspoor? Want dit is echt een bizarre keuze nos.nl/l/2592260
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You’ve probably seen a joke like this one in an old movie about Democrats and Republicans having their own Thanksgiving days. But why do these gags exist in the first place?
It’s the Franksgiving controversy! In 1939, FDR moved Thanksgiving to accommodate an extra week of holiday shopping.
It’s the Franksgiving controversy! In 1939, FDR moved Thanksgiving to accommodate an extra week of holiday shopping.
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
You’ve probably seen a joke like this one in an old movie about Democrats and Republicans having their own Thanksgiving days. But why do these gags exist in the first place?
It’s the Franksgiving controversy! In 1939, FDR moved Thanksgiving to accommodate an extra week of holiday shopping.
It’s the Franksgiving controversy! In 1939, FDR moved Thanksgiving to accommodate an extra week of holiday shopping.
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Under 35?! Find yourself writing about coins? Have an longish unpublished piece you'd like to see get some attention?! Perhaps you have student who recently submitted a kickass numismatic thesis you want to promote?
November 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Under 35?! Find yourself writing about coins? Have an longish unpublished piece you'd like to see get some attention?! Perhaps you have student who recently submitted a kickass numismatic thesis you want to promote?
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Quarante ans après la mort de Fernand Braudel, le 27 novembre 1985, sa "Méditerranée" reste un classique incontournable. Guillaume Calafat revient sur ce livre d'histoire qui résiste si bien au temps.
www.lhistoire.fr/lire-et-reli...
www.lhistoire.fr/lire-et-reli...
Lire et relire la « Méditerranée » de Braudel
Quarante ans après la mort de Fernand Braudel, le 27 novembre 1985, à 83 ans, sa Méditerranée reste un classique incontournable. Image : Fernand Braudel ULF ANDERSEN/AURIMAGES
www.lhistoire.fr
November 27, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Quarante ans après la mort de Fernand Braudel, le 27 novembre 1985, sa "Méditerranée" reste un classique incontournable. Guillaume Calafat revient sur ce livre d'histoire qui résiste si bien au temps.
www.lhistoire.fr/lire-et-reli...
www.lhistoire.fr/lire-et-reli...
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0.2% growth in productivity over five years from "AI".
That's your revolution, lads, really?
The sort of blip that could be reversed by a particularly rainy bank holiday.
That's your revolution, lads, really?
The sort of blip that could be reversed by a particularly rainy bank holiday.
Anyway, tech-wise, AI will have a "positive effect on productivity growth", the OBR say, with a 0.2 percentage point impact in five years
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
0.2% growth in productivity over five years from "AI".
That's your revolution, lads, really?
The sort of blip that could be reversed by a particularly rainy bank holiday.
That's your revolution, lads, really?
The sort of blip that could be reversed by a particularly rainy bank holiday.
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SAH is seeking a volunteer Associate Editor for the SAHARA project, the Society’s digital archive of images of the global built environment.
Apply by December 1: sah.org/2025/10/20/c...
Apply by December 1: sah.org/2025/10/20/c...
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
SAH is seeking a volunteer Associate Editor for the SAHARA project, the Society’s digital archive of images of the global built environment.
Apply by December 1: sah.org/2025/10/20/c...
Apply by December 1: sah.org/2025/10/20/c...
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I will add the following: our students lack the research skills required to audit an LLM essay for errors. They don’t arrive on campus with these skills; we teach it to them over four long years. So throwing freshmen in the deep end and saying “swim your way to a shore of rectitude” is folly.
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I will add the following: our students lack the research skills required to audit an LLM essay for errors. They don’t arrive on campus with these skills; we teach it to them over four long years. So throwing freshmen in the deep end and saying “swim your way to a shore of rectitude” is folly.
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Renaissance painting sells for half a million pounds in Banbury
Renaissance painting sells for half a million pounds in Banbury
A painting believed to be by Perugino depicting the Madonna and child went for £685,000.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Renaissance painting sells for half a million pounds in Banbury
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There is absolutely no reason for the European Union and NATO to behave like we are hostage to the policy choices and objectives of the United States on matters of international affairs, in particular, on Russia's war and genocide against Ukraine. We're not slaves or pawns to Washington.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
There is absolutely no reason for the European Union and NATO to behave like we are hostage to the policy choices and objectives of the United States on matters of international affairs, in particular, on Russia's war and genocide against Ukraine. We're not slaves or pawns to Washington.
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Dear Europe, especially Germany,
Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid.
Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win.
Europe must defend Europe.
Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid.
Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win.
Europe must defend Europe.
October 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Dear Europe, especially Germany,
Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid.
Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win.
Europe must defend Europe.
Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid.
Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win.
Europe must defend Europe.
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Ornella Vanoni, la chanteuse italienne à la voix de velours, est morte à l’âge de 91 ans
Ornella Vanoni, la chanteuse italienne à la voix de velours, est morte à l’âge de 91 ans
Comptant à son actif plus de 50 millions de disques vendus, la chanteuse italienne a su s’entourer des meilleurs artistes lors de collaborations fructueuses : George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Franco Califano ou encore Gino Paoli. Elle est morte vendredi 21 novembre.
www.lemonde.fr
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Ornella Vanoni, la chanteuse italienne à la voix de velours, est morte à l’âge de 91 ans
Inconsolable. Rest in peace, Ornella! www.reuters.com/lifestyle/or...
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Inconsolable. Rest in peace, Ornella! www.reuters.com/lifestyle/or...
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Polish-Canadian architect Joseph Medwecki has died at age 98. He designed one of my favourite multi-residential buildings in Toronto: 190 St George St.
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Polish-Canadian architect Joseph Medwecki has died at age 98. He designed one of my favourite multi-residential buildings in Toronto: 190 St George St.
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The US has stepped back from defending democracy.
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The US has stepped back from defending democracy.
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OMG OMG OMG! Belgian universities ARE SPEAKING OUT! And brilliantly collectively. LOOK! hogeronderwijsinopstand.be
Belgian unis are also facing drastic cuts that will change what universities are. It's so hopeful to see staff pulling together so thoughtfully. Let's protect what we know to matter.
Belgian unis are also facing drastic cuts that will change what universities are. It's so hopeful to see staff pulling together so thoughtfully. Let's protect what we know to matter.
Hoger onderwijs in opstand
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November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
OMG OMG OMG! Belgian universities ARE SPEAKING OUT! And brilliantly collectively. LOOK! hogeronderwijsinopstand.be
Belgian unis are also facing drastic cuts that will change what universities are. It's so hopeful to see staff pulling together so thoughtfully. Let's protect what we know to matter.
Belgian unis are also facing drastic cuts that will change what universities are. It's so hopeful to see staff pulling together so thoughtfully. Let's protect what we know to matter.
All I need is a train to Amsterdam Sloterdijk and all I get are infinitive trains to Lelystad. #trainlife
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
All I need is a train to Amsterdam Sloterdijk and all I get are infinitive trains to Lelystad. #trainlife