Andrew Connor

Thanks a question on the Liverpool list, I looked up Seneca's bit about death by lightning versus diarrhea, and can now report that the word Seneca uses for diarrhea is the extremely vivid "deiectio," or "downthrow" (as Corcoran's note). The grandeur of ancient literature!

A book, edited by the (very productive) Klaas Bentein and Marja Vierros, with linguistic approaches to documentary papyri (and "related sources"). Some pretty interesting chapters, and a nice state-of-play reflection from Trevor Evans!

A really great book on a fantastic topic. If you haven't checked it out already, now's the perfect time! 🌴

Exactly! Also the Greek polytheists, I'm pretty sure, though that's a bit more niche. 😀

However you feel about the Tridentine Mass, it is definitely not in English (just as plenty of other religious services around the county).

Morrison's plan to reform Islamic teaching 'worth looking at', Liberal says Liberal frontbencher Andrew Bragg says Australian Muslims need to take some responsibility for extremist incidents and that a proposal for a register of Islamic preachers is worth considering.

Former prime minister Scott Morrison tries to dog whistle about Islam, accidentally calls for the banning of the Latin Mass in Australia:
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

It's pretty good! And modestly sized, so you don't need to plan your whole day around going through the exhibit.

First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.

And trans lives are grounded in reality.

We see y'all. No matter what.

www.popsci.com/science/tran...

Having important conversations after tragic events - ABC listen How do you move forward after tragedy?

It is such an honor to work with Dan. Take a few minutes to listen to his conversation (with Waleed Aly).

a man in a suit says " oh hi mark " Alt: The guy from the motion picture film The Room "Oh, hi mark." He has long hair and wears a blazer over a t-shirt.

One exciting thing about checking my spam filter is discovering that a new volume of the "everyone in antiquity was actually Saint Mark" saga has dropped.

Richard Burton playing cricket on the set of Alexander The Great during filming in Spain in the summer of 1955

Sign the Petition Save Greek and Latin at the University of Ottawa!

The petition is LIVE! uOttawa suspended Greek & Roman Studies without consultation ending advanced ancient languages teaching and Ontario's only ancient languages programme in French. Please sign, share widely and follow for updates. buff.ly/hjj4J7u #SOSClassicsUO #SaveHigherEd #ONfr #Ottawa

elmo from sesame street is surrounded by purple flames in a dark room . Alt: Elmo from Sesame Street, but purple, is surrounded by purple flames in a dark room. The whole purple thing is because Orion College's major color is purple, by the way.

A great night last night at the Monash Student Communities awards as Orion College was named College of the Year for the second time in three years. A tribute to the great work of the members and advisors who have built a fantastic community. #BigPurple

last week, I wrote about how the rushed/bizarre teen social media ban policy process could lead to bad outcomes for Australians.

One scenario? Platforms forced to check users ages leak private data. Anyway, there's now a leak of some Discord user's passports

www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/30/a...

Marc Bloch will be admitted to the Pantheon in Paris! The date for the "Panthéonisation" is set for 16 June 2026. Meanwhile, @sorbonneparis1.bsky.social has launched a website to keep track of the many conferences to celebrate the event. Some of them start this month.

marcbloch.pantheonsorbonne.fr

Hey pocket friends. Just a heads up that if I'm suddenly blanking you after December, it's not you, it's my government.

Stop AI-Shaming Our Precious, Kindly Em Dashes—Please Human writers have always used the em dash. In fact, it’s the most human punctuation mark there is.

I found @brianphillips.bsky.social's defense of the em dash to be thoughtful, beautifully expressed, and human!!!

Say, hypothetically, you had a godson who has just turned 8 and has (thanks partly to you and partly to Bluey) gotten really into cricket, but who lives in a non-cricketing country. Would anyone have suggestions for presents? I have some thoughts but would be glad for any ideas!

Hack to make Proquest 'Ebook Central' actually functional for academic work >

Mellon Foundation The Mellon Foundation makes grants to actively unlock the power in the arts and humanities that helps connect us all.

“American Academy of Arts&Sciences reports 96.3% of humanities grads age 23-32 fully employed. Earnings in humanitiess comparable to social/life sciences, job satisfaction levels too. A serious mismatch bw actual employment for hum grads +general perception."
www.mellon.org/voices/human...

Top work as always-- thanks for solving the solids crisis! 😄

An image of the game Sewerdle, with solid marked as the right answer, but given as incorrect in the game.

(Sorry, screenshot now with alt text)

Hopefully unlike the Sewer District, I think something has gone wrong with the solids.

Edizioni Ca' Foscari Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Venice University Press

A new volume, edited by Klaas Bentein, on the framing of everyday communication in ancient documents, esp. papyri. Some really interesting chapters: given my own interests, I'd note Cattafi and Bruno's chapters in particular!

A new volume from the excellent William J. Johnson, on "Punctuation, Iota Adscript, and Nu-movable in Ancient Literary Bookrolls," published in the Trismegistos Online Pubs series (scroll to the bottom). Plus he has plans for a more open-access website with a lot of the data (and more)!

Detroiters Quote Database Database of 'Detroiters' quotes with screenshots, season and episode info, and episode names. Search by text or by episode. Save shareable memes.

There's a Frinkiac for Detroiters now: l

For the 30th anniversary, the Summer Institutes are not only still going strong, but will also be coming to 🇨🇦.

papyrology.org/summer_insti...

L'archivio di Patermouthis | Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura L’archivio di Patermouthis (fine V-inizi VII secolo), che coinvolge numerosi soldati dell’unità militare dislocata a Syene non solo come attori delle transazioni registrate ma anche come scribi e sott...

Interested in how things were written on papyrus? Briasco and Skalec's new work on writing, symbols, and layout in the Patermouthis Archive from Late Antique Syene will be right up your alley!

MIKIS MANOS The soundtrack of Greece in the 20th Century Two 50-minute sets with a 20-minute interval Performed by: Achileas Yiangoullis, Jacob Papadopoulos, Nick Koutsaliotis, Stav Thomopoulos, Tony...

If you're going to be around Melbourne on July 6, this sounds really fantastic: two hours of music from Mikis Theodorakis and Manos Hatzidakis, in the friendly environs of the Greek Centre.

Papiri da Tebtynis pubblicati dal Seminario di Papirologia dell’Università di Parma (P.Tebt. VI) Editor(s): Reggiani, Nicola | Abstract: Stemming from a seminar held at the University of Parma during the past years, this volume offers 69 editions of papyri belonging to the Center for the Tebtunis...

New papyri from Tebtunis! Every volume in the P.Tebt. series is a gem (though I'm unsurprisingly partial to volume 2) and this one has some great stuff for the literature, Ptolemaic, and Roman enthusiasts alike.