May Vance’s loser’s touch ruin everything he stands for!

Congrats to Hungary!

Καλό Πάσχα, my Orthodox friends!

I once described the Oxford Patristics Conference to Dame Averil as the “Olympics of Patristics,” which she used in her closing address for the conference.

Remember, Tuesdays are always TACO Tuesdays. 😬😬😬

Vale, Averil Cameron, Regina scientiae

Hail, yeah. Natty Champs. Go Blue!

Bruins, let’s go!!!

Χριστός ανέστη!

Tell your “friend” to Zoom it in! 😝

I was thinking of canceling my Tuesday classes…

I endorse this message!

Hail, yeah. Go Blue.

Bruins!

Front Cover: Rome, Catacomb of Commodilla, fresco of Tutura with Felix, Adauctus, and Mary with Christ child (Wikimedia Commons, public domain)

Journal of Late Antiquity Vol. 19, No. 1 (2026) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56670 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social @youngrichardkim.bsky.social
@hugomendez.bsky.social

Want to hear me talk about Late Antiquity and Christianity in Cyprus? You can! I was on a podcast episode:

cyprusthepodcast.podbean.com/e/new-episod...

Who out there has made an Anthropic copyright claim or is planning to?

Oof, NAPS registration more than I remembered...but worth it to see old friends.

Finally, under my wordcount max…

Hot off the press! The new issue of JECS!

muse.jhu.edu/issue/56477

Thinking about attending the SCS in Boston? Love monks and Late Antiquity? Submit an abstract for this panel!

I am so pullin’ for a K-pop halftime show next year! 🤞🤞🤞

Pokémon commercial the best one.

The only thing more powerful than hate is love.

Together, we are America.

Baila sin miedo. Message received Bad Bunny. Epic performance.

Reimagining Classics, the Classroom, and Community with Luis Alfaro This volume explores the adaptations of Greek tragedy, performances, and activism of playwright Luis Alfaro and their impact on the field of Classics, classroom instruction, and community outreach. Th...

It’s pub day today! An edited volume dedicated to the work of @luisalfaro.bsky.social! The sticker price is ridic, and it’ll be a while before it’s in paperback. But if anyone is interested, I might be able to share something. Hit me up!

www.routledge.com/Reimagining-...

I was born in Minneapolis. Only lived there a year, but its name is always part of me. Dang proud of the way the people resisted, and heartbroken that people died, that families were terrorized, that our fellow human beings were treated less than the Image-bearers they are. Twin Cities, you shine.

📣Are you a NAPS member? Did you publish your first article in 2024 or 2025? Do you like cash money?

Send a PDF of that first article to me at jecs.editor@gmail.com by January 31, 2026

Best First Article prize and a cool $250 awarded at the NAPS annual meeting!

How about you, @drewjakeprof.bsky.social ?