Writer: 'Anton Walbrook' (2020) 'Joseph Pike' (2018) & 'A Carnal Medium' (2012), photohistorian, archivist of Middle East collections at Exeter University, runs the Digital Archive of the Middle East (https://dame.exeter.ac.uk/), collector & bibliophile
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This is fascinating and entirely new to me
Detail from an ivory box (1250 BC). It depicts a goddess as a mistress of animals, possibly Astarte or Asherah, flanked by two mountain goats. From Mīna al-Bayḍā near Ras Shamra (Ugarit), Syria.
(13.7x12cm)
Louvre Museum, Paris 🇫🇷
#archaeohistories
Out for an early morning walk
Following a fantastic presentation by Zeina Maasri a couple of months ago, I've been gathering more details on Palestinian & Lebanese book illustrators & poster artists in our collections
Check out her Decolonising the Page project here: www.decolonizingthepage.com/en
While in Algeria a few years ago I went to visit the mausoleum of Quintus Lollius Urbicus and his family. A Numidian Berber, he became Roman governor of Britain (c139-142 AD) and began the building of the Antonine Wall.
#Archaeology #RomanSiteSaturday
🧪This is history in the making.
On this day last year, @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social et al. penned the #BethesdaDeclaration criticizing the politicization of the #NIH.
Cancer research grants supporting clinical trials were terminated, halting clinical trials. Fewer grants were funded.🧪
A WEIRD OCCASIONAL with a *huge* essay by me on the author, archivist and prolific book thief M.P. Dare, has sold over 100 copies! The publishers would like it to hit the 200 mark - so if you haven't got your copy yet, please do! Link below - just a smidge over £10, which includes postage:
www.lulu.com/shop/johnny-...
The AI backlash is going to be the main story of next year. You’re going to get tired of hearing about it, and billions is going to be spent on the PR campaign to revive the image of this technology.
And it didn’t have to be this way! They CHOSE to go ‘this stuff is ready, and you must use it NOW’
Why are archives important? So many reasons - & lots begin with E!
For evidence. For education. For exploration. For enjoyment. For emotions. For everyone.
This year we're also celebrating a vital reason beginning with J:
For justice.
#InternationalArchivesDay #IAD #IAD2026 #ArchivesForJustice
A Weird Occasional is an attempt to fill a current need for a venue in which to publish various researches into weird and supernatural fiction writers. Besides articles, the journal includes some othe...
We published an article written by a number of current and former peer review workers in their personal capacities outlining the changes to peer review at the NIH over the last 18 months. It’s a great resource, and we’re grateful to the authors who wrote it! open.substack.com/pub/27unihte...
Guest blog by Dr.Taylor Hare, Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections. Dr Hare is a Postdoctoral Fellow in English Literature at Baylor University (…
UofGlasgow Archives & Special Collections
Authored by anonymous current and former NIH workers with experience in peer review, this is an overview of all the changes to NIH's peer review over the last 18 months.
Amazing story about how Starbucks launched a "Tank" marketing campaign in South Korea on the anniversary of a massacre by the military.... including a slogan referencing the beating to death of a student.
AI did it. Emails were signed off unread by managers
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
