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humans aren't naturally particularly good or bad. the great labor of each of our lives is to *make* ourselves good, and help the people around us do the same so that someday together we can build a better world. Being awful to random people online constantly just drags you & the world the other way

christ if that’s not a metaphor for our times

Nobody ever contacted me about republishing any of my DSF stories. They are just stealing our stuff and hoping we don't notice. In the comments, it looks like they're also hiding their identities. So that's fun.

Giving this cfp a boost: please consider submitting something. Our Forum feature is a great home for shorter pieces. #earlymodern

I know this is Discourse that's been simmering for a few days now but I will say, briefly, that journal rules or not, as an editor, it is a CHOICE to pass this sort of useless report on to authors.

Maybe she’s a classicist because she cares about Homer and not just to make money? I’m actually of the school of thought that movies don’t have to be historically accurate. It’s its own art form with its own goals. But you can’t scold scholars for caring about scholarship. Thats what we do.

I also frequently get people who are really excited when they hear I am a medievalist. People love this stuff and don't let those destroying the humanities convince you otherwise

People actually do care about the past. Far from being told I'm wasting my time, I universally get a positive reaction on telling people that I teach ancient and medieval history. Don't belittle the manifestations of that interest if you want people to keep caring about the past.

shot, chaser

Looking forward to new proposals! And thank you to @lauraashe.bsky.social for taking on the editorial, and all the board members [including @15thcgossipgirl.bsky.social!].

This is ... horrific

The best piece of film criticism I’ve read all year is from @angelicabastien.bsky.social, who takes one important scene from The Odyssey and uses it to touch on Nolan’s tendency to gloss over what could be the most interesting parts of his movies.

G211.6 Witch in amphibian form.

I'm feeling like maybe I should write something on: how to start a community. You start with you and one friend trying to live near enough to each other that you can walk to each other's houses. You host a regular meal for other friends who live nearby, at home or somewhere local and cheap.

We have a significant vacancy! Director of Library, Archives and Learning Services & University Librarian. Full details here ⤵️ jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/dire...

This year's broad theme is ‘Humans and Nature: More resilient towards the future'. Worth a look: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/62...

'Anthropic described the project as “our effort to disruptively scan all the world’s books” in an internal memo, which noted “we do not want it to be known that we are pursuing this project”.'

There’s an even more sinister angle to Johnny Depp’s ongoing “comeback” tour as the new Scrooge—it’s a Paramount production and part of a slate of Ellison-backed conservative cultural takeover attempts. It’s angled around MeToo rejection and the manosphere. spitfirenews.com/p/johnny-dep...

Johnny Depp's 'comeback' is billionaire manosphere marketingPlus, why smart glasses can't escape the 'pervert' label.spitfirenews.com

*whispers* you know we can do this cultural debate about art thing all the time, right? Websites and news organizations used to have culture critics on staff whose entire job was writing about books, movies, and TV. People read them and then discussed them. We have the technology to do this again.

I saw The Odyssey twice in theaters so far, most recently in 4DX, and had a grand old time. I also read Emily Wilson’s review and loved it. We exist