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In my university office, I have topical sections. Starting from behind my desk: historiography; medieval - 18thc Britain (w/gen military & occult); crime history; early modern Europe; gender history; ancient & medieval.

U.S. activist facing ‘entirely unprecedented’ charges after phone wiped during airport search. Canadians are advised not to bring their primary phone to the United States. #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...

Barton's BS tarnished my relationship with my retired engineer father in his last years. Dad scoffed at my reliance on other historians' expertise to explain America's founding cautions against religious integration with the state. No, I was wrong because he'd listened to Barton & his ilk.

I see that the discourse has moved on from Bronze Age collapse to the Fall of Rome because of course, and I’d beg some of you to actually read something other than the 1000+ versions of warmed over Gibbon out there

Is it possible to take a real vacation when you are an academic possessed of a sense of responsibility to your students, colleagues, and your discipline? My experience suggests otherwise!

www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o... new from Chrystia Freeland. Reminds me why I wanted her to replace Trudeau as PM, but maybe it's even better for her to be free to speak her mind like this.

Thanks for alerting me to this. I'm gearing up to teach our intro course with another serious game development and such visualizations help students see more possibilities in their own historical work!

AI-generated fake historic images are destroying our past, present, and future Morning File by me www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

Without saying your age what is your favorite movie from the year you turned 18

This is the only movie I care about.

Time for another bit of book-buying!

We used to love making family visits to Williamsburg. One of the sad regrets of this era is losing that refuge.

We are hiring a new Editorial Fellow who specialises in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe 🌍 👉 this 2-year fellowship runs from October 2026 - September 2028 👉 this role is paid and part-time (3 hours per week) 👉 the application deadline is Friday 7 August Please share widely!

It's the first day of vacation and I am enjoying time on our deck, hanging out with interesting wildlife.

One of the big reasons I dipped into the PC Gaming world is so I can start covering indie games more extensively. Now that I'm up and running, if you're an editor or work in PR, reach out and let's chat.

You have my sympathies because I know from experience that they will continue to pretend that this was positive and collaborative, only pausing to punish you for insufficient gratitude.

Find your own joy at Board Game Bliss www.boardgamebliss.com

Well under $100 CDN for all of this gaming goodness. Winter term teaching is gonna be lit!

291 words in the next chapter of my book on Hannah Wolley. My argument is all about her work and advocacy on being an author(ity). She believed that teaching women to excel in domestic matters saved them from dependent poverty should disaster strike. Kind of resonates, doesn't it?

I switched to Upnote a few years ago. It works on all of the platforms that I need, and can be purchased for about 1/3 of Evernote's annual subscription. Honestly, a much superior experience! getupnote.com