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This is the first History Reclaimed attack on @davidolusoga.bsky.social’s BBC Empire series, in The Spectator. The thread on its recycled Telegraph version shows how criticisms of the representation of Mike Mountain Horse and the invasion of Ijebu are based on untruths. But else do they argue?

Outdoor Concerts? Uncovered Hair? Shimmying in Public? Is This Iran?

Iranian society is undergoing dramatic changes in real time - while patriotism is going strong:

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/w...

The Infinity of Jack DeJohnette The drums are almost beside the point: It was his absolute presence in every musical situation, across a half-century, that made him one of the creative giants of our time

"[Jack DeJohnette] is a person who for around 50 years, dating from his early work with Charles Lloyd and Jackie McLean, circa 1966, up through In Movement, released in 2016, managed to sound, at every point along this timeline, deeply and restlessly contemporary, forever on the edge."

Hannah Arendt: Eine Jüdin im Pariser Exil - Die ganze Doku | ARTE Hannah Arendts Positionen zum Jüdisch-Sein, zum Verhältnis Israel-Palästina und zu autoritär-totalitären Systemen scheinen aktueller denn je. Mit dem Biografen Thomas Meyer begibt sich die Dokumentati...

A good documentary about Arendt in Paris, but for the love of all that‘s holy, why an Arendt reenactor? Why must all words have a moving face attached to them? www.arte.tv/de/videos/11...

YouTube video by ARTE․tv Culture Pakistan: Guardians of Afghan Music | ARTE.tv Culture

Pakistan: Guardians of Afghan Music | ARTE.tv Culture

Schwarz-rote Islampolitik: Bundesregierung setzt auf umstrittene Berater Das Innenministerium wirft seine Islamismus-Berater*innen raus – und ersetzt sie mit islamfeindlichen Forschern aus dem Umfeld des umstrittenen Psychologen Ahmad Mansour.

Das Innenministerium wirft seine Islamismus-Berater:innen raus – und ersetzt sie mit islamfeindlichen Forschern aus dem Umfeld des umstrittenen Psychologen Ahmad Mansour.

Trump in the Oval Office of the White House with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The walls are decorated with tacky gold bullshit https://flic.kr/p/2rE6s9j

Just a little more gold and it will be perfect

Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC Without the night shift, there is no morning.

Without the night shift, there is no morning.

Nine million euros in federal research funding for a project led by a culture warrior which "assumes that anti-Semitic attitudes are 'a given' in a 'Muslim culture'." Meanwhile the critical humanities wither and die.

How a Small Elite College in Maine Influenced Mamdani’s World View

It is not as exciting as smearing "elite liberal arts colleges," but empirical evidence shows that on average young peoples' political positions shift little to not at all in college. Family, social class, etc. all shape their worldviews far more.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

"The best gift that I have is the ability to listen," DeJohnette said in a video profile produced for his 2012 induction as an NEA Jazz Master. "Not only listen audibly but also listen with my heart."

Vor der Wahl in den Niederlanden Die Niederländer müssen schon wieder ein neues Parlament wählen. Und wieder liegt Geert Wilders in Führung. Doch etwas Entscheidendes ist anders.

„Eher hat sich der gesamte politische Diskurs nach rechts verschoben, nicht zuletzt in den Medien. Besonders auffällig: Die ehedem leicht links ausgerichteten Polit-Talkshows haben eindeutig die Seite gewechselt.“ www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/nied...

Ich habe mir nun den entsprechenden Eintrag in Goebbels Tagebücher (20.8.1941) angesehen. Das muss man als dt. Bundeskanzler wissen. Man darf nicht von #Stadtbild faseln im Kontext von Abschiebung. Das ist ein Bruch mit der Vergangenheitsbewältigung, ein Bankrott der Erinnerungskultur. #Merz

Doldinger performing for the German Goethe-Institute in Lahore, Pakistan, during the 1960s & collaborating with local musicians.

© Goethe-Institut / Michael Friedel

‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins The territory’s ancient heritage has too often been ignored. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present

‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins.

My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Renowned BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time receives prestigious British Academy President’s Medal for 2025 The British Academy has awarded its prestigious President’s Medal to the long-running and beloved BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time. Recognising its outstanding contribution to humanities and social s...

We are awarding our President's Medal to 'In Our Time' as it has done so much to showcase humanities & social sciences. We'd decided this before the news of Melvyn Bragg stepping down, but glad we got our timing right & had a chance to celebrate with him!
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/renowne...

Her Intricate Paper Cuttings Outsold Rembrandts. Who Was the Dutch Master Known as 'Scissors Minerva'? | Artnet News Joanna Koerten was a super star of the Dutch Golden Age. A new museum exhibition thrusts her back in the spotlight.

“Historic women artists are often treated as exceptional cases, one-offs, if you will, but in this exhibition, the sheer bounty of women’s work across visual culture offers a surprising alternative framework for thinking about women’s contributions.” news.artnet.com/art-world/jo...

Hegseth says Wounded Knee massacre soldiers will keep Medals of Honor Historical records say the US army killed about 250 Lakota Sioux people in the 1890 massacre in South Dakota

Not unhappy to be mentioned in this article, but when did it become the norm to grab something off of social media rather than conduct an actual interview? I know far more about this history than what fits in a couple of BlueSky posts.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Events — South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories Find out more about key events involving South Asians in Britain

South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories showcases the long presence of South Asians in Britain, from the establishment of Hindoostane Coffee House in 1810 to the Gate Gourmet industrial dispute in 2005.

southasianbritain.org/events/

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It’s not opera that’s elitist but the idea that art is to... The myth that culture has not been for the masses is debunked in a new book

'Now, Alexandra Wilson’s new book, Someone Else’s Music, unpicks the myth that opera is alien to the working class. For much of the past century, Wilson shows, opera was a hugely important thread in working-class lives.'

Peru: Chicha Cumbia, the electric pulse of Lima Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.

Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States. n.pr/4mY0owk

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Book cover of Decolonizing Afghanistan: Countering Imperial Knowledge & Power, edited by Wazhmah Osman and Robert D. Crews. The background is light blue with the title in large dark blue text at the top. Below the title, there is an illustration of armored soldiers in helmets and gear blended with soft, colorful flowers. The editors’ names are written in red text above the illustration.

Save 30% on #NewBook "Decolonizing Afghanistan," edited by @wazhmah.bsky.social and Robert D. Crews, which marks a decolonial turn in #Afghanistan and #AmericanStudies.
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City of Lyrics For centuries, Urdu-speaking poets and their audiences have gathered for mushāʿirahs, literary competitions for spoken-word verse. Today the mushāʿirah i...

Nathan Tabor, City of Lyrics
Ordinary Poets and Islamicate Popular Culture in Early Modern Delhi uncpress.org/978146969022...

Genauso wie man den deutschen (deutschsprachigen) Sonderweg der Habilitation endlich aufgeben sollte, sollte man die Ausbeutung der Privatdozent*innen durch unentgeltliche Titellehre sein lassen. Sie ist ein Instrument der sozialen Auslese.
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Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

out today from @ucpress.bsky.social comes with words and a map. can be displayed and/or read.

The Arab World’s First Indie Record Label A Lebanese family’s global brand reflects the story of 20th-century Europe — and its relationship with the Middle East

“The Lebanese label produced hundreds, if not thousands, of recordings in Berlin up until the eve of World War II.”

Anna-Theresa Bachmann and Hannah El-Hitami explore the history of Baidaphon for @newlinesmag.bsky.social