Book cover for 'Fat Bodies in Early Modern Europe' edited by Holly Fletcher, Christine Ott and Jill Burke, showing the title and editors' names on a maroon, floral background.

It seems that books are a bit like buses...

'Fat Bodies in Early Modern Europe' edited by Christine Ott, @jillburke.bsky.social and me is out now!! #EarlyModern

Also including contributions from Alex Pyrges, Andrea Baldan, @scarlettgauthor.bsky.social, Pablo García Piñar, and Roberta Colbertaldo

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I am so, so sorry this is happening, Matthew. Am sending mishaberach and hoping you get some better care and do not have so many personal lessons with which to teach us.

Wow, turned out to be a helluva game! Can't believe McCollum missed BOTH FTs

Tuberculosis Outbreaks Worsening in Nunavik While Quebec Government Ignores Calls to Declare Public Health Emergency New research finds lack of resources, language barriers persist in this Inuit region, where Red Cross has been called to help with TB.

“Nunavik, with a population of 14,000, has seen as many cases of tuberculosis in the first three months of 2026 — around 40 — as were diagnosed in the first six months of 2025. According to a statement from the NRBHSS, eight out of the 14 communities in the region have active outbreaks currently”

The one that's creepy AF 😂

I don't think you could come up with a creepier ad than this NBA Coinbase one if you tried

You must understand I know nothing about hair (peep the avatar there) so am always curious thank you for hairsplaining 😂

Yeah the rap apparently is that it's a problem at the end of games in particular where he is going to take the shot no matter what else is happening

Strong reputation for selfishness tho

Wait why are people opposed to curly bangs?

Ronburgundy Agree GIF Alt: Ronburgundy Agree GIF

Narrator: It was not, in fact, young manhood.

This is such a huge gift. What an incredible resource.

My former institution! I loved my time there. Regional publics are amazing.

My XP from the Associate Editor side is that this is the new norm. Previous notions of publication cycles are mostly irrelevant because the academic publishing ecosystem is fundamentally broken. It takes forever to attach reviewers.

All of this is monstrously unfair to authors of course. 😭

1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages Colorado voters had amended the state constitution in 1902 to guarantee an 8-hour work day, but it was not uniformly enforced.

1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages

ugh so sorry

Recalling When Lower Manhattan Was New Amsterdam

Gotta see this; The Leiden Collection is gobsmacking.

cc @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social

I didn't find it super frightening, and I'm pretty sensitive to that. The horror isn't really the point, though it is an important medium.

a man in a suit and hat is holding a guitar with the words woohoo boy above him Alt: Michael B. Jordan as Stack in Sinners shouting when he hears Sammie play guitar and sing the blues. The caption is "Woohoo boy!"

Watched "Sinners" again over the weekend and I have to say I think it's in my top 10 movies ALL TIME.

I've always loved vampire stories (my favorite work of modern fiction is Elizabeth Kostova's "The Historian") but this movie is just on a completely different level. Absolutely stunning.

a close up of a man wearing glasses and a tie Alt: Dwight Schrute from the Office saying shhhhh

The Kid's made zher college decision. I am so excited and so proud!

(no, not sharing any details for now).

Yep. Never seen anything like him.

There's some suggestion his height is wrong and he's even 7'5 or 7'6. 👽

The mindeff in this film is just SO good

I showed this to my Gen Z kid and zhe absolutely wept her way through it and it's a favorite for zhim, so it has intergenerational appeal. Such an incredible film.

He does a great job with the role, quelle surprise

Theme: Underrated 90s films.

The Game - one of David Fincher's best movies (better than Fight Club for sure).

Deborah Kara Unger is incredible in it, and Douglas and Penn give strong performances.

Students are speeding through their online degrees in weeks, alarming educators Some online colleges allow students to take unlimited courses on their own time, leading to quick degrees and worries about devaluing credentials.

AI has almost completely invalidated online instruction, which once held a ton of promise. It can still be saved, but only if faculty are willing to do a whole lot more work for no additional pay.

www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Had tickets but couldn't go 😭