#Contemporary

Laurie Voss

seldo

This is #EuropeanBios entry #59, Peter the Great. A metaphorical and also literal giant of a man, standing 6'8" (the European average at the time was a foot shorter), he

phot📸jene

photojene

Since #ArmenianHistoryMonth just passed, I want us to shift our focus to the present. There are so many Armenians today who are preserving/progressing our culture thru art, storytelling, etc. &

Dean M Thomson

DeanMThomson

I've been doing some research for a future book on Anglophobia in Scotland. I thought I'd share some findings. A thread on Anglophobia and its relationship with Scottish nationalism (lower

jibby

awkwardjibby

i'm really really bored so like this tweet for a book rec i wanna talk about books @bleepmenLUNAR CHRONICLES- a futuristic retelling of fairytales! we start our journey with cinder,

Dainy Bernstein *they/them* 💜🤍🖤

prof_dainy

Okay, doing something potentially risky, and tweeting as I read the essay more carefully now. (PS I have this song on in the background, not for any reason connecting the

Edin Hajdarpašić

_edinh

Outbreaks of disease are typically seen as temporary, but the institutions organized to suppress them can last far longer. The Habsburg “sanitary border” with the Ottoman Empire is one example

k'eguro

keguro_

As I was watering stuff this morning, I started thinking of that interview with Frank B. Wilderson III.https://mg.co.za/friday/2020-07-02-part-iii-afropessimism-and-rituals-of-anti-black-violence/?fbclid=IwAR23dEOgf6NtC8waC2sAodhiKUoY2wR1Zt

Iridium Tea ⌬

iridium_tea

This is a thread about who I am, recent Twitter drama around a certain Professor, and what I see as a dangerous attitude that will destroy the push against Racism.

dede⁷ ♡︎’s kiara 🐾 lexi day !

heavenlyjimim

Jimin 'he was so hot for this' momentsexhibit a: exhibit b : the iconic filter jimin. exhibit c : when he danced to lie, blindfolded. exhibit d : the contemporary

Wyatt, Austere Deplorable

SayWhen107

You sure?. Jesuit priests like Consolmagno—leading astronomer for Vatican who worked at NASA, taught at Harvard, MIT & splits his time between Vatican Observatory & laboratory (Specola Vaticana) HQ at

Chay

illusionistChai

Some films dwell in memory for their aesthetical quality, they might not be extremely entertaining nor politically relevant. Yet they make a lasting impression on our mind. Deepika Padukone as

M Adryael Tong, Ph.D.

MAdryaelTong

So excited for this review panel of @AnnetteYReed’s book Jewish-Christianity and the History of Judaism. #aarsbl19 (1/?) First up, Daniel Boyarin: Reed excels in “brilliant moderation that is deeply radical”

Keith Ruiter

keith_ruiter

This thread that's making the rounds has some really important points, but I think it also needs some tempering. Long thread alert, but TL;DR let's not throw babies out with

Andy Arthur

cocteautriplets

Some thoughts/details on tartan trews from a couple of Osprey publications, with particular respect to them being pieces of military clothing.https://twitter.com/molach95/status/1325095405672140801 First up, some basic Highland military str

Chris Kavanagh

C_Kavanagh

So kicking off the chapter by chapter #CynicalTheories review/reaction-a-thon with a look at the Introduction. There’s quite a lot of ground covered over 9 pages so strap in. The introduction

Ritwik Priya

ritwik_priya

On Prof @jrvarma , I was not being entirely accurate here. I *am* aware of a number of his macro intuitions - in quite some detail - just don't know