A promotional banner for the Vanishing Culture Book Launch at the Internet Archive. On the left, bold text reads "Vanishing Culture Book Launch, Thursday April 23, Doors @ 5:30pm, Program @ 6pm, Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave., San Francisco." On the right, a graphic illustration depicts cultural artifacts including a VHS tape, an open book, a film reel, a vinyl record, and a CD, all dissolving into a cascade of black and white pixels, evoking the loss of digital and physical media. A pixelated pointing hand cursor and the word "SAVE" appear at the bottom, alongside the Internet Archive logo.

Join us IN PERSON at the Internet Archive for a live event celebrating the launch of VANISHING CULTURE, a new book from the Internet Archive about the fight to preserve our fragile digital history.

📅 Thu, April 23
🕠 5:30 PM: Doors open
📍 300 Funston Ave, SF
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/vanishing-...

A young woman in a softly lit interior sits by a window reading a small book. She wears a light, patterned dress and rests her head against the window frame as daylight filters in, creating a quiet, reflective atmosphere. Overlaid text reads: “We need more humanities scholars because understanding history, culture, and lived experience helps us make sense of the present.” with a “Talk About It” button and #TalkAboutHumanities.

We’re joining @acls1919.bsky.social to support a shared message about the importance of #humanities scholarship.

At JSTOR, we see how this work supports teaching, learning, and access to primary sources across disciplines.

Learn how to participate: https://bit.ly/4tKI11Y

#TalkAboutHumanities

A screenshot of a Word document suggesting changing "piazzas" to "pizzas".

Tastier, but no.

I was just talking to a friend today about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - new books every month, totally for free, for kids ages 1-5.

My son was part of the program - this is a copy of the letter that came with his last book, right after his 5th birthday.

Drafted by the MLA Task Force on AI in Research and Teaching, the latest statement from the MLA "asserts that centering communication as a human act is at the core of our work as educators." Learn more: mla.org/EC-actions

stop asking if i have to let it linger, the answer is always yes

Just a little old historian in the heart of power trying to emphasise why the past matters NOW!!!

Thank you!

A photo of me (reddish brown wavy hair, cat's eye glasses, comic book dress) sitting in front of a restaurant window.

This weekend, I celebrated submitting my dissertation defense copy. 🎉

An elephant with a hat. This is a detail from a German broadside (VD17 12:668009T) from 1630.

Just an elephant wearing a human hat in 1630. Nothing to see here ... #skystorians

This is so exciting! Congratulations!

There's still time to nominate yourself/someone else for a leadership role in the Assoc for Computers & the Humanities, the US #DigitalHumanities society. Consider joining our team of caring folks working to make things a little better. Nominations close Fri 2/13 at 5pm PT. DM w Qs @ach.bsky.social

A photo of a Dutch pancake topped with icing sugar and apple slices.

Fueling myself through the Canadian winter and final dissertation draft edits with personal sized Dutch baby pancakes. Highly recommend.

This is so cool and creative!

The Uncensored Library – Reporters without borders I support The Uncensored Library and the fight for press freedom. #TruthFindsAWay

Thx @erinbowbooks.bsky.social for the heads-up about The Uncensored Library in Minecraft, a collab between Reporters Without Borders & the Minecraft design collective BlockWorks. Goal: to provide silenced authors a platform in their own respective countries.
www.uncensoredlibrary.com/en

#Censorship

The Uncensored Library – Reporters without borders I support The Uncensored Library and the fight for press freedom. #TruthFindsAWay

www.uncensoredlibrary.com/en

It was always easy for us to remember Gesualdo in music history class because he was "that murderer composer guy."

set of ‘Caesar’s’ brand kitchen knives, complete with bust of Julius on the box

seems a little insensitive

A photo of a cake: light blue icing with fondant snowflakes and sprinkles on the sides topped with three ice cream cone pine trees, a fondant deer, and white chocolate drip ganache.

My full dissertation draft is submitted and I made a winter woodland cake! Happy holidays to everyone celebrating🌲

🤣

Also, this koala conservation reserve does amazing work: www.penguins.org.au/attractions/....

Selfie of me (reddish hair, glasses, black sundress with white buttons), with a koala behind me curled up asleep in a tree on a sunny day in Melbourne.

Taking selfies with koalas during a much needed respite from the Canadian winter.

What a privilege it has been to be here with an incredible group of scholars for the conference "Trust-Building in Early Modern Europe" at the University of Melbourne.

Definitely.

I have just compiled my dissertation into one document for the first time. It's getting real.

Bookish Holiday Fun and Games For... YOU!

Now in its sixth year, for this #NewberryLibrary Advent Calendar, we'll play around with the collection! Cards, Board Games, Puzzles, Gambling...

What's up first?
CHESS!

December 1 (1/24)

Here's last year's extra-shiny offering:
bsky.app/profile/drka...

I'm excited to be presenting on the panel "Senses of Trust" with this amazing group of scholars! If you have room in your program, we'd love to see you there:
rsa.confex.com/rsa/2026/mee... #earlymodern

Here’s how much the cuts to Canada’s international students have hurt Ontario colleges and universities New post-secondary figures obtained by the Star reveal massive revenue losses, expected to get worse with the latest federal cuts to foreign students.

Here’s how much the cuts to Canada’s international students have hurt Ontario colleges and universities

New post-secondary figures obtained by the Star reveal massive revenue losses, expected to get worse with the latest federal cuts to foreign students.

www.thestar.com/news/gta/int...

I have been WAITING for a journalist to write this story.

I specialize in manuscripts produced in England between 1300 and 1500. If this had occurred in the midst of writing my dissertation or first book, it would have exploded my career.

But also Let it Rain by Amanda Marshall because her voice is amazing. This is harder than I thought.