Matthew Warner Osborn

Overdose in America: analysis reveals deaths rising in some regions even as US sees national decline Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds wide geographical disparities in fatalities linked to the public health crisis

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A World Cup preying on Fomo: Fifa’s 2026 ticket scheme is a late-capitalist hellscape NFTs, dynamic pricing and double resale fees have turned the 2026 World Cup into a fintech carnival where fandom meets late-capitalist absurdity

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‘I use cannabis as medicine’: the US basketball player facing execution in Indonesia over $400 of gummies Unlike his fellow basketball player Brittney Griner, Jarred Shaw has received scant attention after being arrested for a drugs offence overseas

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That’s fascinating, hope we get a chance to talk about it sometime. There were some very successful Black entrepreneurs in the oyster trade in Philadelphia, it would be very interesting to do some comparisons with other cities.

Thanks so much, he is definitely a memorable character. The Night Hawk writes a lot about the oyster trade in Philadelphia, which was dominated by African Americans in the 1810s/1820s. I imagine might be a similar situation similar in early national Boston.

Yes! I wrote a whole book about him. Do you know the character?

Picture of a black coffee cup with The Nighthawk printed in it.

Ok, book won’t be out until next fall, so plenty of time to design merch! Prototype Night Hawk coffee cup.

I was going to add Le Guin b/c "The way one does research into nonexistent history is to tell the story and find out what happened. I believe this isn't very different from what historians of the so-called real world do. You look at what happens and try to see why it happens... 1/2

Thank you!

A nighthawk flying straight down with its beak open.

I am thrilled to announce that my book Night Hawk: A Nineteenth-Century Superhero and the Dawn of American Mass Culture is officially in production and scheduled for publication in September 2026 by @uchicagopress.bsky.social

Puff, Puff? Pass!: The Anti-Tobacco Writings of Margaret Woods Lawrence - Commonplace Reformers linked tobacco use to a deterioration of social and familial values, a habit that disrupted the sanctity of the home.

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Canal Dreamers In the 1820s, there was a little-known quest to unite the world by building a waterway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. As Spanish American nations d...

Today is PUBLICATION DAY for Canal Dreamers! A dream come true! 🥳📘📖🗃️

Seacoast folks, I will be talking at Exeter’s Water Street Bookstore on October 9 at 7 PM. Please come!

If you can't come, @uncpress.bsky.social has a sale (01NEWSITE50) or try 01SOCIAL30

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Is it safe to use magic mushrooms while pregnant? One woman’s quest raises questions Inspired by Indigenous practices, Mikaela de la Myco has collected stories of mothers who say psilocybin helped them during pregnancy. US scientists are skeptical

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FIFA has taken us for fools over its promise to fight racism

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Revised National Parks Webpage Describes Harriet Tubman As Human Trafficker WASHINGTON—As the Trump administration continues to alter the version of American history that appears in government publications, sources confirmed Monday that a page on the National Parks website had been revised to describe Harriet Tubman as a human trafficker. “Operating between 1851 and 1862, the notorious human trafficker Harriet Tubman stole approximately 70 African Americans […]

Revised National Parks Webpage Describes Harriet Tubman As Human Trafficker
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www.oah.org/2025/03/12/r.... The OAH is collecting info about deleted or recently restricted historical sources-- please share

Congratulations to Edda Fields-Black on winning this year's Gilder-Lehrman Prize for her fantastic book, Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War. 🗃️ www.einnews.com/pr_news/7910...

Histories of Native America and the Port of Los Angeles Win Bancroft Prize The award, one of the most prestigious among scholars of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”

I’m thrilled to share that Native Nations has won the Bancroft Prize www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/a...

The History Department mourns the passing of our friend and colleague Professor Katie Harris. She will be deeply missed by her colleagues and students. #skystorians
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Join Profs. Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor & Lisa Materson as they discuss their recent books with Prof. Corrie Decker of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Department @ucdavis.bsky.social Fri Feb 28, 6-7 PM at the Avid Reader, 617 2nd St. Davis. #skystorians #history #booksky

Cover of Patrick Spero, The Scientist Turned Spy (University of Virginia Press, 2025), to which I'm afraid I cannot do justice via text description.

I'm sure the book's great too but I LOVE this cover. @uvapress.bsky.social knocking it out of the park!

‘Still shocking today’: Larry Clark’s addiction images – in pictures When the director and photographer returned home from Vietnam aged 20, he began photographing his intimate circle of friends – and their heroin use

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Thanks for the generous review

We are celebrating EAS's most-read articles of 2024 by offering #FreeAccess to them through January 2025. For links, go to: web.sas.upenn.edu/earlyamerica...
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Writing tip no. 13: Cultivate the gift of storytelling. Read Walter Benjamin’s brilliant essay, “The Storyteller,” to understand the social origins and functions of the art. All storytelling traditions have magical powers. Learn to use them!
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Humans in Shackles A sweeping narrative history of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery in the Americas.   During the era of the Atlantic slave trade, more than twelve million enslaved Africans were forcibly transported...

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It's here: #Slaveryarchive Most anticipated books of 2025. Pre-order. Repost. Spread the word. Schedule book talks. Assign. Read. www.slaveryarchive.com/most-anticip...

Science History Institute Fellowships The Institute is home to the largest private fellowship program in the historical study of science, medicine, and technology in the United States.

Know a historian who’s interested in a public history job? @scihistoryorg.bsky.social is hiring a Curatorial Fellow at our museum in Philly!

24-month term limited staff position, starts Sept ‘25, pays $55k/year with benefits + reloc asst. US work auth req. Apps (no letters) due Jan 15

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