Adrian Vickers
@avick.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus. Historian and art historian, especially of Indonesia/Bali. DH, cricket, representation. Comments personal and not related to my university’s views. Projects include http://balipaintings.org/ and https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/
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Adrian Vickers
@avick.bsky.social
· Nov 19
The Virtual Museum of Balinese Painting
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The Virtual Museum of Balinese Painting has undergone a major make-over. We're still fixing some things (like the bibliography link), but thanks to the Systemik team, I've been able to add a lot more: heurist-usyd.cloud.edu.au/heurist/?db=...
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Mentioned in the same sentence as these two classics AMAZING
... Glenda Sluga’s Bonegilla: A Place of No Hope (1988), Mark Peel’s Good Times, Bad Times: The Past and Future in Elizabeth (1995), and Jayne Persian’s Beautiful Balts: From Displaced Persons to New Australians (2017) ...
... Glenda Sluga’s Bonegilla: A Place of No Hope (1988), Mark Peel’s Good Times, Bad Times: The Past and Future in Elizabeth (1995), and Jayne Persian’s Beautiful Balts: From Displaced Persons to New Australians (2017) ...
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Mentioned in the same sentence as these two classics AMAZING
... Glenda Sluga’s Bonegilla: A Place of No Hope (1988), Mark Peel’s Good Times, Bad Times: The Past and Future in Elizabeth (1995), and Jayne Persian’s Beautiful Balts: From Displaced Persons to New Australians (2017) ...
... Glenda Sluga’s Bonegilla: A Place of No Hope (1988), Mark Peel’s Good Times, Bad Times: The Past and Future in Elizabeth (1995), and Jayne Persian’s Beautiful Balts: From Displaced Persons to New Australians (2017) ...
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Gas prices are driving electricity costs higher. Good thing we're getting all that PRRT money right? Right??
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Gas prices are driving electricity costs higher. Good thing we're getting all that PRRT money right? Right??
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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I’m sorry but there is no leftist argument in favour of book piracy (even academic books: because in that case honestly a lot of academics will just send you the PDF if you ask, it might even be open access) while libraries exist. And using libraries is the way to keep them existing.
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I’m sorry but there is no leftist argument in favour of book piracy (even academic books: because in that case honestly a lot of academics will just send you the PDF if you ask, it might even be open access) while libraries exist. And using libraries is the way to keep them existing.
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this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
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Is the US weird for charging people to visit national parks or is the UK weird for not charging
The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter popular parks. They will be left out of fee-free days, reserved for American residents. n.pr/48CbbII
National Parks to raise fees by $100 for international tourists to popular U.S. parks
The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter popular parks. They will be left out of fee-free days, reserved for American residents.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Is the US weird for charging people to visit national parks or is the UK weird for not charging
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Disaster unfolding in Thailand with background global heating at ~1.5°C.
“Crisis has hit about 2 million people and left an entire southern city under water.”
www.scmp.com/week-as...
#ClimateCrisis
“Crisis has hit about 2 million people and left an entire southern city under water.”
www.scmp.com/week-as...
#ClimateCrisis
‘Desert island’: trapped Thais plead for rescue as floodwaters rise
The navy will deploy an aircraft carrier and deliver meals to help those in the flood-hit south, amid public outcry over chaotic relief efforts.
www.scmp.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Disaster unfolding in Thailand with background global heating at ~1.5°C.
“Crisis has hit about 2 million people and left an entire southern city under water.”
www.scmp.com/week-as...
#ClimateCrisis
“Crisis has hit about 2 million people and left an entire southern city under water.”
www.scmp.com/week-as...
#ClimateCrisis
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Interior of the Portuguese Jewish Synagogue in Amsterdam, 1680. Painted by Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Interior of the Portuguese Jewish Synagogue in Amsterdam, 1680. Painted by Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
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Fraudsters and intermediaries claiming to have access to Indonesian immigration officials have been scamming workers eager to come to Australia.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'The names have been selected': Crooked operators rig working visas
Thousands of young Indonesians want the chance to come to Australia to work, but first they have to win a visa application "war" that puts them in the sights of scammers and dodgy operators promising ...
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Fraudsters and intermediaries claiming to have access to Indonesian immigration officials have been scamming workers eager to come to Australia.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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I feel really sorry for kids right now. They are swimming in genAI slop everywhere they go. It's pushed on them by everyone. My kids regularly tell me that teachers advise them to use it for *everything*. How do they become great at things when they're actively supported to avoid mental work? /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I feel really sorry for kids right now. They are swimming in genAI slop everywhere they go. It's pushed on them by everyone. My kids regularly tell me that teachers advise them to use it for *everything*. How do they become great at things when they're actively supported to avoid mental work? /1
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A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience' www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Researcher cries after finding rare flower in Indonesia
A team of researchers describe the "magical" experience of finding a rare species of flower in bloom deep in the Sumatran rainforest after a 23-hour trek.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience' www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
A rich collection. Sanskritists will be particularly interested in the article: ‘Sanskrit educational texts in Kawi culture; The case of the Sanskrit educational texts in Kawi culture; The case of the
"Kārakasaṁgraha"’
Zakariya Pamuji Aminullah
Yosephin Apriastuti Rahayu
"Kārakasaṁgraha"’
Zakariya Pamuji Aminullah
Yosephin Apriastuti Rahayu
Important group of new studies on the "Kawi culture" that grew out of the use of the Old Javanese in the 8th-15th c. as a cosmopolitan vernacular by speakers of various languages, esp. in Java & Bali. Lots of exciting new work in this field. Wacana 26(3), free download: scholarhub.ui.ac.id/wacana/
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A rich collection. Sanskritists will be particularly interested in the article: ‘Sanskrit educational texts in Kawi culture; The case of the Sanskrit educational texts in Kawi culture; The case of the
"Kārakasaṁgraha"’
Zakariya Pamuji Aminullah
Yosephin Apriastuti Rahayu
"Kārakasaṁgraha"’
Zakariya Pamuji Aminullah
Yosephin Apriastuti Rahayu
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Swimming in #goldenworld copyedits this week & thinking a lot about supply chains & modern waste colonialism. For anyone interested in labour & craft in our own fashion system, this is such a good Wardrobe Crisis episode on the evils of super fast fashion: thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/ep-2...
Ep 231, Inside Shein: How the Ultra Fast Fashion Brand Makes Clothes So Cheap — Wardrobe Crisis
Despite Shein’s new sustainability rhetoric, workers are still paying the price for the ultra-fast fashion giant’s success. To 75-hour working weeks, piece rates and no contracts, add secrecy, opaque...
thewardrobecrisis.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Swimming in #goldenworld copyedits this week & thinking a lot about supply chains & modern waste colonialism. For anyone interested in labour & craft in our own fashion system, this is such a good Wardrobe Crisis episode on the evils of super fast fashion: thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/ep-2...
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Important group of new studies on the "Kawi culture" that grew out of the use of the Old Javanese in the 8th-15th c. as a cosmopolitan vernacular by speakers of various languages, esp. in Java & Bali. Lots of exciting new work in this field. Wacana 26(3), free download: scholarhub.ui.ac.id/wacana/
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Important group of new studies on the "Kawi culture" that grew out of the use of the Old Javanese in the 8th-15th c. as a cosmopolitan vernacular by speakers of various languages, esp. in Java & Bali. Lots of exciting new work in this field. Wacana 26(3), free download: scholarhub.ui.ac.id/wacana/
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This is really concerning. The Junta in Myanmar will arrest, conscript or kill many of those the US may return.
We honestly cannot understand how the US admin can say the situation in Myanmar is improving when ALL EVIDENCE IS TO THE CONTRARY.
We honestly cannot understand how the US admin can say the situation in Myanmar is improving when ALL EVIDENCE IS TO THE CONTRARY.
🚨"The Trump administration announced it will cancel temporary asylum for around 10,000 #Myanmar nationals living in the US, despite the country being ruled by a military dictatorship that has a record of executing dissidents."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration cancels temporary asylum for Myanmar nationals living in US
Homeland security claims country being ruled by military dictatorship ‘no longer continues to meet conditions’ for Temporary Protected Status
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is really concerning. The Junta in Myanmar will arrest, conscript or kill many of those the US may return.
We honestly cannot understand how the US admin can say the situation in Myanmar is improving when ALL EVIDENCE IS TO THE CONTRARY.
We honestly cannot understand how the US admin can say the situation in Myanmar is improving when ALL EVIDENCE IS TO THE CONTRARY.
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Thai woman found alive in coffin before temple cremation
Thai woman found alive in coffin before temple cremation
The 65-year-old woman shocked temple staff when they heard a faint knocking and she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation
A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.
Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok , posted a video on its Facebook page, showing a woman lying in a white coffin in the back of a pick-up truck, slightly moving her arms and head, leaving temple staff bewildered. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Thai woman found alive in coffin before temple cremation
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At least 90 people have been killed in floods and landslides in central Vietnam – the worst in decades. The government says natural disasters have caused more than USD2 billion in damage www.youtube.com/watch?v=90sA...
Death toll from Vietnam floods rises to 90, several still missing
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
At least 90 people have been killed in floods and landslides in central Vietnam – the worst in decades. The government says natural disasters have caused more than USD2 billion in damage www.youtube.com/watch?v=90sA...
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Heavy rain has caused severe flooding across southern Thailand, where parts of the city of Hat Yai are under floodwater and evacuations have begun in high-risk areas.
Vietnam has begun clean-up operations after extensive flooding there killed dozens of people.
Vietnam has begun clean-up operations after extensive flooding there killed dozens of people.
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Heavy rain has caused severe flooding across southern Thailand, where parts of the city of Hat Yai are under floodwater and evacuations have begun in high-risk areas.
Vietnam has begun clean-up operations after extensive flooding there killed dozens of people.
Vietnam has begun clean-up operations after extensive flooding there killed dozens of people.
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My theory, tested through exposure to Australian higher education administration, is that they are hopelessly captured by the consultants, and that higher education consultants are particularly shallow and uninteresting.
i really struggle to understand why centre left parties do not like universities, do not like the soft power we wield (imagine getting to educate the children of your geopolitical rivals!!!! IMAGINE!!!). i dont believe that albo, starmer, etc are this stupid, it's got to be hatred. but y.
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
My theory, tested through exposure to Australian higher education administration, is that they are hopelessly captured by the consultants, and that higher education consultants are particularly shallow and uninteresting.
This doesn’t necessarily send out the message they intend to convey
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This doesn’t necessarily send out the message they intend to convey
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sorry for the naive question, but what is the policy goal here? force everyone to cut staff/shrink with only a select few remaining?
These are HEPI estimates of the 20 institutions affected: I think this illustrates the impact if the tariff is absorbed in full by institutions.
What share of the 6% tariff different universities may try to pass on to fees - or the impact might be on demand if they did - is not publicly known.
What share of the 6% tariff different universities may try to pass on to fees - or the impact might be on demand if they did - is not publicly known.
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
sorry for the naive question, but what is the policy goal here? force everyone to cut staff/shrink with only a select few remaining?
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Hoa Hakananai'a translates loosely as "the lost, stolen or hidden friend" ❤️🩹
Emotional scene at the @britishmuseum.bsky.social as a Rapa Nui delegation paid tribute to the Hoa Hakananai'a Moai that was stolen from the island in 1868. People calling for its return are once again flooding the museum's comment section on social media. #devuelvanelmoai
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Hoa Hakananai'a translates loosely as "the lost, stolen or hidden friend" ❤️🩹
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Why were heads hunted in the Enlightenment?
Who hunted heads, and where did they 'acquire' them?
It’s a complicated history.
@lindaaburnett.bsky.social and I tell some of it in our new book.
We'll tell more of it in our next!
You can read a little about it here:
yalebooks.yale.edu/2025/11/20/h...
Who hunted heads, and where did they 'acquire' them?
It’s a complicated history.
@lindaaburnett.bsky.social and I tell some of it in our new book.
We'll tell more of it in our next!
You can read a little about it here:
yalebooks.yale.edu/2025/11/20/h...
Headhunting in the Age of Reason: Enlightenment Origins of the Global Trade in Skulls - Yale University Press
Bruce Buchan and Linda Andersson Burnett— Headhunting is not the first association that most people would make with the Age of Enlightenment. Indeed, many might never associate headhunting with the......
yalebooks.yale.edu
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Why were heads hunted in the Enlightenment?
Who hunted heads, and where did they 'acquire' them?
It’s a complicated history.
@lindaaburnett.bsky.social and I tell some of it in our new book.
We'll tell more of it in our next!
You can read a little about it here:
yalebooks.yale.edu/2025/11/20/h...
Who hunted heads, and where did they 'acquire' them?
It’s a complicated history.
@lindaaburnett.bsky.social and I tell some of it in our new book.
We'll tell more of it in our next!
You can read a little about it here:
yalebooks.yale.edu/2025/11/20/h...
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I had a conversation with my 14 year old Grandson as I drove him home to Melbourne this afternoon. He asked if our planet was doomed and why are some of the population so greedy, nasty, homo/transphobic and racist. 14 year olds should be experiencing happiness not having these thoughts. 💔
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I had a conversation with my 14 year old Grandson as I drove him home to Melbourne this afternoon. He asked if our planet was doomed and why are some of the population so greedy, nasty, homo/transphobic and racist. 14 year olds should be experiencing happiness not having these thoughts. 💔
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Cyclone Fina live updates: Strongest system to pass Darwin since Tracy, remains category three
For those too young to remember, Tracy was BAD!
Australia
For those too young to remember, Tracy was BAD!
Australia
Live: Cyclone Fina strongest system to pass Darwin since Tracy
Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina remains an intense category three cyclone, as it slowly moves away from the Northern Territory capital. Follow live.
www.abc.net.au
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Cyclone Fina live updates: Strongest system to pass Darwin since Tracy, remains category three
For those too young to remember, Tracy was BAD!
Australia
For those too young to remember, Tracy was BAD!
Australia