Historian of modern Europe. DE, EN, FR & IT; working on CZ (permanently) & NL. Posting in a personal capacity on history, literature, arts, &c.
John Raimo
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In celebration of Mamdani's first day in office, the map from our 2016 NYC atlas celebrating Queens as the most linguistically diverse place on earth. (800 languages spoken in NYC, according to NY's Endangered Language Institute, which collaborated with us on this map.
Beobachtung von Karl Schlögel:
"Und ich bin überhaupt der Auffassung, dass die Erfahrung des Scheiternkönnens und des Verstumenmüssenkönnens eine zentrale und wesentliche Erfahrung aller Arbeit von Historikern ist.“
There's one inane, wrongheaded, and offensive quote here; nothing to add except that it's easy to catch and ignore.
Emily Doucet, Inventing Nadar: A History of Photographic Firsts - @dukepress.bsky.social, April 2026
www.dukeupress.edu/inventing-na...
A private library full of #backwardsbooks. You see St Augustine in his study, lifting a burning heart up towards a heavenly light, and his books are all nicely shelved fore-edge outwards. #bookhistory #booksky
Rebecca Solnit
Taking a break from social media for a bit in order to better focus on my own work. Two quotes for now, and take care out there!
“Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation.”
~ Alasdair Gray
“The future is dark, which is the best thing the future can be, I think.”
~ Virginia Woolf
