Yep, a mom's COVID shot during pregnancy protects her baby, a large study finds A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy.

A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy. n.pr/4uXOx6X

A humanist is a non-religious person who shapes their own life in the here and now, because they believe it's the one life they have. How humanist are you? Take our quiz today: humanists.uk/quiz

People who call themselves humanists are varied in their opinions, convictions, motivations, and goals. But they are united by the values they have in common: like making decisions on the basis of rational thinking and simple kindness. How humanist are you? humanists.uk/quiz

This whole concept in LOTR is one of my favourite parts of the whole book. “Evil fucks up because evil people fundamentally cannot imagine that others are not motivated by the same things as them” is another theme that feels relevant right now

Jennie Hood: Recreating Medieval Recipes from Manuscript Sources Culinary Creativity from the Archives in Scotland, England and Czechia

Towards the end of last year, I was interviewed by Ann Marie for her "Travel and Culture" blog and talked about some of the places I've travelled to learn about food history and what I've discovered there.

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Well that isn’t terrifying in the slightest 😬

Six cows parade along the grass covered ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort with a tree filled landscape beyond

The Iron Age ramparts of Figsbury Ring hillfort #Wiltshire as enjoyed by a herd of inquisitive bovine quadrupeds

📷 March 2022

#HillfortsWednesday

The British Museum photo shows a six-sided, cube-shaped die carved from rock crystal on a grey surface. The six sides are numbered one to six. The numbers are represented by circular incised markings, which comprise of a dark outer ring with a dark dot at the centre. Length: 9 - 13 millimetres, width: 9 - 13 millimetres. Display lighting casts a shadow beneath the die.

Timeless design!

Roman rock crystal gaming die marked one to six like modern dice 🎲 1st-2nd century AD.

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#Archaeology

Chapter 1 of Moby Dick, page 1 The phrase ‘Call me Ishmael’, the first sentence of the book, is highlighted in blue, with careful highlighting on the very big C at the start. Above this, written in ballpoint pen ‘His name’

Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got

Reform’s crusade for ‘Christian values’ offers false comfort The announcement by Reform UK that they will “restore Britain’s Christian heritage” and that the nation must “uphold its Christian values” captures the contradictory essence of modern populist politic...

'When the state privileges one religious identity, whether through the school curriculum, the presence of bishops in the Lords, or in political rhetoric... it inevitably relegates everyone else to the status of second-class citizens.' @andrewcopson.bsky.social

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Hennys in Gauncelye - Chicken in a creamy garlic sauce - Harleian MS.279, c.1430. Roast chicken with a sauce made from milk and garlic, thickened with egg yolks and coloured with saffron.

Hand-coloured etching depicting King Edward the Confessor talking to his followers before he dies. Harold Godwinson is offered the crown and axe - symbols of royal authority. He accepts and becomes king.

All of our etchings of the Bayeux Tapestries are now online!

Seen here is a hand-coloured etching depicting King Edward the Confessor talking to his followers before he dies. Harold Godwinson is offered the crown and axe - symbols of royal authority. He accepts and becomes king.

A medieval illustration of a hedgehog with grapes skewered on its spines

It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea

Being called hun, having some good pie and coffee would have done him good.

Utter bunkum

Plastic flowers and foliage picked up from Cornish beaches.

Only Granny has the cojones to threaten Death with breaking his arm

The 'Doctor Who' companion that got away... Pauline Collins as Samantha Briggs with Jamie (Frazer Hines) in 'The Faceless Ones' (1967)

You’d think

Ooh!

He’s a bit of a unit!

This is fascinating

And policing by consent (yes, I know that the police haven’t covered themselves in glory of late, but the principle is thankfully still intact)

100%

Exactly that. We do not need jumpy people, many of them with an agenda, carrying weapons.

Perfect 😆

I could live without the slash fanfic though, if I’m honest

An impromptu visit to Kelscott House

JFC

Horrifying