John Raimo
@johnraimo.bsky.social
Historian of modern Europe (PhD., NYU). DE, EN, FR & IT; working on CZ (permanently) & NL. Mostly history, literature, & arts here; desperately trying not to post political content yet here we are now.
Max Bill's covers of the Swiss anti-fascist journal Information: Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Erziehung, Technik, Kunst (1932-1933; Merrill C. Berman Collection; #skystorians): mcbcollection.com/campaigns/vi...
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Max Bill's covers of the Swiss anti-fascist journal Information: Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Erziehung, Technik, Kunst (1932-1933; Merrill C. Berman Collection; #skystorians): mcbcollection.com/campaigns/vi...
Heute Abend - Anne Weber, Untot und unvergangen: Der Angriff der Virtual Reality auf die Vergangenheit (18h, Centre allemande d'histoire de l'art - Paris). www.dfk-paris.org/fr/node/4143
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Heute Abend - Anne Weber, Untot und unvergangen: Der Angriff der Virtual Reality auf die Vergangenheit (18h, Centre allemande d'histoire de l'art - Paris). www.dfk-paris.org/fr/node/4143
Jesus! (Duras; cf. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mal...)
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Jesus! (Duras; cf. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mal...)
Thought this was a devastatingly clear insight from Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole.bsky.social) that no one else has entirely broached, so far as I know (cf. www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...).
November 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Thought this was a devastatingly clear insight from Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole.bsky.social) that no one else has entirely broached, so far as I know (cf. www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...).
Rue Monceau, un palais brisé par l’Histoire : Splendeurs et misères de la maison Camondo (Ruth Zylberman, réalisatrice, 2025 ; #skystorians) akadem.org/rue-monceau-...
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Rue Monceau, un palais brisé par l’Histoire : Splendeurs et misères de la maison Camondo (Ruth Zylberman, réalisatrice, 2025 ; #skystorians) akadem.org/rue-monceau-...
Ça fait longtemps ....
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Ça fait longtemps ....
Open Access: Epochenwenden. Zur Aktualität historischer Periodisierung. (Barbara Picht und Henning Trüper, Hrsg.; @wallsteinverlag.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians) www.wallstein-open-library.de/978383535880...
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Open Access: Epochenwenden. Zur Aktualität historischer Periodisierung. (Barbara Picht und Henning Trüper, Hrsg.; @wallsteinverlag.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians) www.wallstein-open-library.de/978383535880...
Man, been a minute since I took a peek at the WashPo opinion section and yeesh. 😨
November 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Man, been a minute since I took a peek at the WashPo opinion section and yeesh. 😨
Christopher Clark, A Scandal in Königsberg / Skandal in Königsberg: Eine Geschichte von Moral, Medien und Politik aus dem alten Preußen (@penguinpress.bsky.social, DVA / Penguin Bücher, 2025/6; #skystorians) www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/801237... + www.penguin.de/buecher/chri...
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Christopher Clark, A Scandal in Königsberg / Skandal in Königsberg: Eine Geschichte von Moral, Medien und Politik aus dem alten Preußen (@penguinpress.bsky.social, DVA / Penguin Bücher, 2025/6; #skystorians) www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/801237... + www.penguin.de/buecher/chri...
Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte: Karl Mannheim (Heft XIX/3 Herbst 2025; aber Armin Nassehi ...? 🤮🤮🤮🤮; #skystorians) www.chbeck.de/zeitschrift-...
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte: Karl Mannheim (Heft XIX/3 Herbst 2025; aber Armin Nassehi ...? 🤮🤮🤮🤮; #skystorians) www.chbeck.de/zeitschrift-...
*Except abortion providers, women, &c. #RobbieGeorge (cf. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...) :
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
*Except abortion providers, women, &c. #RobbieGeorge (cf. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...) :
Michael Streeter, Franco (second edition; @hauspublishing.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians): www.hauspublishing.com/product/fran...
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Michael Streeter, Franco (second edition; @hauspublishing.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians): www.hauspublishing.com/product/fran...
Just superbly interesting graphic design work here .... Steven Heller, Before the Big Lebowski (PRINT Magazine; #skystorians): www.printmag.com/daily-heller...
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Just superbly interesting graphic design work here .... Steven Heller, Before the Big Lebowski (PRINT Magazine; #skystorians): www.printmag.com/daily-heller...
Good thing it's "Opinion" because the dude's career wouldn't survive an intern fact-checker:
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Good thing it's "Opinion" because the dude's career wouldn't survive an intern fact-checker:
Luigi Ghirri, Lezioni di fotografia (Quodlibet, 2025; #photography): www.quodlibet.it/libro/978882...
November 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Luigi Ghirri, Lezioni di fotografia (Quodlibet, 2025; #photography): www.quodlibet.it/libro/978882...
Amina Hassani (@amiha.bsky.social), La justice du capital : Quand les multinationales (dé)font la loi (@lafabrique.bsky.social, 2025 ; #skystorians) lafabrique.fr/la-justice-d...
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Amina Hassani (@amiha.bsky.social), La justice du capital : Quand les multinationales (dé)font la loi (@lafabrique.bsky.social, 2025 ; #skystorians) lafabrique.fr/la-justice-d...
A lot of fun today at Paris Photo 2025:
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A lot of fun today at Paris Photo 2025:
Just wait until some intrepid NYT reporter thinks to go back through Trump's old tweets ....
(There is *always* an old tweet, a frank confession, a self-accusation while attacking someone else, &c.)
(There is *always* an old tweet, a frank confession, a self-accusation while attacking someone else, &c.)
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Just wait until some intrepid NYT reporter thinks to go back through Trump's old tweets ....
(There is *always* an old tweet, a frank confession, a self-accusation while attacking someone else, &c.)
(There is *always* an old tweet, a frank confession, a self-accusation while attacking someone else, &c.)
Michael Hagner, Wider den Populismus: Paul Feyerabends dadaistische Erkenntnistheorie (@zzfpotsdam.bsky.social, 2017; #skystorians): zeithistorische-forschungen.de/2-2017/5498
November 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Michael Hagner, Wider den Populismus: Paul Feyerabends dadaistische Erkenntnistheorie (@zzfpotsdam.bsky.social, 2017; #skystorians): zeithistorische-forschungen.de/2-2017/5498
This is just too good. All of it. Even the title. (As someone who worked in publishing, I can assure you all that this was a case of the author absolutely insisting on it against the editors' judgment.) Just amazing. #JohnFetterman
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This is just too good. All of it. Even the title. (As someone who worked in publishing, I can assure you all that this was a case of the author absolutely insisting on it against the editors' judgment.) Just amazing. #JohnFetterman
Essential reading for educators as well as historians of reading (PDF): Effective Reading Instruction in Low-and Middle-Income Countries (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, World Bank, and @unicef.org) documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/0...
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Essential reading for educators as well as historians of reading (PDF): Effective Reading Instruction in Low-and Middle-Income Countries (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, World Bank, and @unicef.org) documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/0...
Who doesn't adore Wikipedia? As regards powerful figures, sometimes documentation alone is wonderful. Cf. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Ferry
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Who doesn't adore Wikipedia? As regards powerful figures, sometimes documentation alone is wonderful. Cf. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Ferry
Gottfried Benn und Nele Benn, Briefwechsel 1930–1956 (Holger Hof und Stephan Kraft, Hrsg. @wallsteinverlag.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians): www.wallstein-verlag.de/978383535952...
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Gottfried Benn und Nele Benn, Briefwechsel 1930–1956 (Holger Hof und Stephan Kraft, Hrsg. @wallsteinverlag.bsky.social, 2025; #skystorians): www.wallstein-verlag.de/978383535952...
This looks lovely: Friedrich Hölderlin and André Butzer, Die Jahreszeiten / The Seasons (Taschen, 2025): www.taschen.com/en/books/art...
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This looks lovely: Friedrich Hölderlin and André Butzer, Die Jahreszeiten / The Seasons (Taschen, 2025): www.taschen.com/en/books/art...