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J. T. Wolfenden
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Classicist, AuDHDist, Mancunian. That's my excuse for a personality. What's yours?
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evgrieve.bsky.social
... the @nytimes.com has a feature on the last in business — Panna II...
As East Village’s Little India Fades, One Place Keeps Its Lights On
Three neighboring South Asian restaurants with string light-filled windows survived for decades. Only one remains as Sixth Street’s “Curry Row” moniker fades.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 2:11 PM
tristyolfeneen.bsky.social
#lifegoals
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social Art History Animalia @arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social · Dec 12
Another one for #Crustmas 🦐 :
Woman With #Shrimp, c.1930s
Ercole Barovier (Italian, 1889-1974) for Barovier & Toso (Italian)
Blown & solid-worked glass
13.5x4.75x7.5 in. (34.3x12.1x19.1 cm)
Chrysler Museum of Art 97.42.9 chrysler.emuseum.com/objects/2808...
“This sculpture is of a woman with a featureless face, who carrying a large shrimp on her back. The woman is constructed of pink glass with gold inculsions while the shrimp and base are colorless glass with gold inclusions.”
December 12, 2024 at 6:22 PM
tristyolfeneen.bsky.social
Sharing this because Anna is an awesome colleague and I think thisv review will be worth reading.
annapjudson.bsky.social Anna P. Judson @annapjudson.bsky.social · Dec 12
My review of New Documents in Mycenaean Greek is now out in BMCR! Tldr: essential reference work for Linear B studies, but I've tried to give some tips esp for new students/researchers on how to use it productively & a few things to watch out for

bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2024/2024.12...

#AncientBluesky 🏺
Two large volumes of "The New Documents in Mycenaean Greek", edited by John Killen, each with a photograph of a Linear B tablet on the cover. Volume 1: Introductory Essays and drawings of selected tablets; volume 2: selected tablets and endmatter
December 12, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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raynewman.bsky.social
Get the look.
A mockup of a magazine feature: "Get the look -- Professor Parkin". It has all the clothes you need to look like Michael Hordern in the 1968 M.R. James adaptation 'Whistle and I'll Come To You', from black brogues to a tweed cap. Prices and suppliers are provided for each item.
December 11, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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25kv.bsky.social
Caughtistic
drrobertchapman.bsky.social Robert Chapman @drrobertchapman.bsky.social · Dec 7
There should be a word for wealthy white cishet men who suddenly embrace being autistic solely to try to avoid accountability for their shitty behavior.
Autism to blame for my inappropriate actions, Gregg Wallace expected to tell inquiry Friends of MasterChef presenter are convinced he suffers from neurodiversity condition that explains behaviour
December 7, 2024 at 1:02 PM
tristyolfeneen.bsky.social
This is really quite something. Lots to unpack.
rarefilmm.bsky.social Jon W. @rarefilmm.bsky.social · Dec 3
1978 commercial for Jovan Sex Appeal aftershave animated by Richard Williams and based Frank Frazetta's painting 'Against the Gods'. Never for evil! 🔥🔥🔥
December 3, 2024 at 10:52 PM
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theo.io
Pentametron was one of the great web art projects, retweeting couplets of accidentally iambic tweets. Thanks to Bluesky's open feed, I have resurrected the concept..

Behold @iambic.bot!
November 30, 2024 at 3:26 PM
tristyolfeneen.bsky.social
This is so awesome!
November 27, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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corabeth.bsky.social
My 2024 Classics Christmas Gift Guide is now out, and full of many pretty things! Do check it out, share, and support small businesses!

#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky 🏺

classicalstudies.support/2024/11/27/t...
The 2024 Classics Christmas Gift Guide
It’s that time of year again. The time of year when I barricade myself in a room with only a roaring (electric) fire, a vat of hot chocolate and a laptop, and pull together my annual Classics Chris…
classicalstudies.support
November 27, 2024 at 8:23 PM
tristyolfeneen.bsky.social
When is the @markruffalo.bsky.social event?

(Runs to airport)
evgrieve.bsky.social EV Grieve @evgrieve.bsky.social · Nov 27
Add spotted the other day near Astor Place…
November 27, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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evgrieve.bsky.social
ICYMI: the Blue Man Group will end its long-running show at the Astor Place Theatre this Feb. 2. Before taking up residency on Nov. 17, 1991, the original trio performed at local EV/LES venues, including King Tut's Wah Wah Hut on Ave. A at 7th Street (where Niagara is now). Here's a flyer from 1989.
Blue Man Group 1989
November 26, 2024 at 1:31 PM
tristyolfeneen.bsky.social
This looks great
horusofnekhen.bsky.social Horus the Elder 𓅃𓅨𓂋 ♿ @horusofnekhen.bsky.social · Nov 25
Come visit my current temporary exhibition:

MAPPING AN UNEVEN PATH: STORIES OF HEALTH AND DISABILITY AT VERULAMIUM

15th November 2024 - 23rd February 2025

Explore what archaeology can tell us about Roman ideas about health and disability.

www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/map...
Portrait poster for the exhibition Mapping an Uneven Path: Stories of Health and Disability at Verulamium. In the foreground an illustration of a Roman man with a bandaged leg and walking staff walks along a jagged path. In the background, several other illustrated characters - such as a doctor, a mother and child - stand behind a green mist. Some butterflies float around the image. A tabletop case containing a number of museum artefacts and labels. They include a small metal votive foot, some coins depicting the Roman goddess Salus, and a 20th century prayer card from a psychiatric hospital. Two portrait panels on a wall with colourful illustrations. One depicts her mother handing her child to a wet-nurse. The other depicts two Roman veterans; one with a prosthetic arm, the other with scars along his back. Label in a display case showing some Roman bath tiles. The label is written by a disabled person, and talks about physical access to the baths and body image in the Roman world.
November 25, 2024 at 11:41 PM
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tynesnapper.bsky.social
#stainedglasssunday Life Boat Window, Christ Church North Shields.
November 24, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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guan.dk
Some collections of historical restaurant menus: 17,562 menus from the New York Public Library menus.nypl.org
Restaurant menu from The Mandarin in San Francisco, 1924
November 24, 2024 at 7:28 PM
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radicallyretro.bsky.social
Century III #Mall thread
Century III was a mall in West Mifflin, PA

1978 Century III Interior Concept Design
(Scan by C3Nostalgia via flickr)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century...
The image is an architectural illustration of a spacious indoor area, likely a shopping mall or public space. It features high ceilings supported by large pillars and multiple levels. In the center, there is a circular fountain surrounded by greenery. People are depicted walking around, some sitting on benches, and an elevator is visible on the right side. The floor is designed with a shiny surface, reflecting the light from above. The overall color palette includes warm tones, creating an inviting atmosphere.
November 24, 2024 at 7:09 PM
tristyolfeneen.bsky.social
Signalling all Durham people.
aldersonday.bsky.social Ben Alderson-Day @aldersonday.bsky.social · Nov 24
I'm doing my inaugural lecture on Friday at 1pm and it's going to be a hybrid affair. It will feature:

Guess Who?
HalfLife
Taskmaster
Lovejoy
Wittgenstein
Scarfolk
Psychics
Climbers
Clangers

Only one of those is fake. Tune in! Or even..come along! I accidentally asked for the big lecture theatre.
Research Seminar - 29 November 2024 - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
November 24, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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iainmacl.bsky.social
It's like some sort of exorcism, or a bit of hocus pocus, a sprinkling of magic dust, before doing what you were planning on doing anyway.
iainmacl.bsky.social iainmacl.bsky.social @iainmacl.bsky.social · Nov 24
So many presentations with "of course Gen AI has ethical issues" and then they go on to use it anyway and recommend that students use it , because apparently the ethical concerns are resolved by simply saying 'this has ethical issues' once before starting to use it.
November 24, 2024 at 7:36 PM
tristyolfeneen.bsky.social
More people need to see this.
mniki-p.bsky.social Marc Nikiperowicz @mniki-p.bsky.social · Nov 24
Gonna dress as this guy next Halloween.
November 24, 2024 at 7:37 PM
tristyolfeneen.bsky.social
Runs to airport
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Nov 23
Blue Man Group, the wordless theatrical troupe of drum-beating, paint-splattering, bald blue performers, will end its run in New York in February, more than three decades and 17,000 performances after it began. nyti.ms/3Onr0YT
The Blue Man Group holding white pipes in the middle of a performance. A headline reads: "Blue Man Group to End New York Run After Three Decades Off Broadway" Photo by Caroline Brehman/EPA, via Shutterstock
November 24, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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agilepredict.bsky.social
Apologies all, but I had to do it 😀

#StormBert @metoffice @bbcweather
November 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM
tristyolfeneen.bsky.social
Awesome new work from @maudmarianw.bsky.social
maudmarianw.bsky.social Marian Womack @maudmarianw.bsky.social · Nov 19
Humbled by the continuous support of my writing, @jonathanthornton.bsky.social & The Fantasy Hive👇

✨"triumphantly confirms the power and importance of Womack's work"
✨"An essential document of one of our key authors working in genre"
✨"one of the modern masters of the short story form"

Thank you 🖤
OUT OF THE WINDOW, INTO THE DARK by Marian Womack (BOOK REVIEW)
Jonathan reviews Marian Womack's upcoming cli-fi short story collection OUT OF THE WINDOW, INTO THE DARK: "confirms her as one of the modern masters of the short story form"
fantasy-hive.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 4:35 PM
tristyolfeneen.bsky.social
Important work here
November 15, 2024 at 10:14 AM
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November 14, 2024 at 6:16 PM
tristyolfeneen.bsky.social
Oh the irony: youtu.be/CtJlRxrh0S0?...

Short animation about aliens who come to earth and wax lyrical about the wonders of American democracy. I don't think they'd bother, if they came down now.
Freedom 2000 (1974)
YouTube video by A/V Geeks 16mm Films
youtu.be
November 14, 2024 at 9:46 PM
tristyolfeneen.bsky.social
a boy with glasses says they don t even know i 'm here
Alt: a boy with glasses says they don t even know i 'm here
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:02 AM