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A page from the November 2004 UCLA History Newsletter, which includes a picture and write up of Hollister and some of his songs. The song I sang was to the tune of Old MacDonald. The lyrics are: Popes in Rome and Avignon, e-i-e-i-o, One named Clement, one named John, e-i-e-i-o. With one pope here and the other pope there, and Here a pope, there a pope, everywhere a pope, pope. At Pisa back in fourteen nine, e-i-e-i-o, A Council thought they'd fix things fine, e-i-e-i-o. With one pope here and another pope there, and Here a pope, there a pope, everywhere a pope, pope. The churchmen said, "It's too absurd," e-i-e-i-o, "We'll fire them both and pick a third," e-i-e-i-o. So with two popes here and a third pope there, and Here a pope, there a pope, is there any hope? Nope! Three's a crowd, or so I've heard, e-i-e-i-ooo!

Sang Hollister's 'Popes in Rome & Avignon' song today in my medieval class. When I finished I looked up to see a student recording my butchering of the ditty. Can't wait for that to get out.

Bellow is a copy of the November 2004 UCLA History newsletter that includes selections from his repertoire.

10 Fun Facts about Medieval Fashion - Medievalists.net Discover 10 fun facts about medieval fashion, from straw hats to slipper-socks, revealing the surprising trends that shaped style in the Middle Ages.

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This is my favorite thing I've seen in ages, and also it is precisely my daily life with a 6-year-old lair companion named Grimoire, and a whole bunch of facsimile codices on the shelves.

Composite mage of the covers of the first four issues of Die Laughing Magazine.

Hey! Are you an artist? Is your work scary AND funny? Do you want to have your art on the cover of the most prestigious horror comedy publication we know of?

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Council of Europe Adopts Landmark Intersex Rights Recommendation The Council of Europe adopts a landmark Recommendation on Equal Rights for Intersex Persons, setting a new gold standard for intersex human rights across Europe.

“As the first comprehensive international human rights instrument dedicated to the protection of persons with variations of sex characteristics, the Recommendation marks a historic and much-needed milestone.”

This is a very encouraging move in Europe to better protect intersex people.

Legal Internship Opportunities Applications are now open for the Spring 2026 Intern Class, with a deadline of November 1. See below for instructions and a link to the application.EFF’s legal internships provide law students with a

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St Paul's Cathedral library

Another in my series of libraries
St Paul's Cathedral library
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Two Starlink satellite trails, one green and one blue. They are passing through Gemini on 5 October 2025 at 04:35 UT. The bright stars above the green trail are Castor and Pollux. The bright object at the end of the blue trail is Jupiter. Taken with a Canon 600D and 50mm lens at 10s exp, 50mm fl, f/1.8, ISO-800. I know that the blue ones are due to a coating on the newer 'Direct to Cell' satellites that is supposed to make them less visible in the night sky. Apparently the latest coatings have a green hue, meant to make them even less visible (I assume). Satellite mega constellations are the vermin of the sky but in some circumstances make for an interesting picture.

Captured something interesting a couple of days ago - colourful satellites. I've seen blue Starlinks before but not green and blue ones together. What's with the different colours? Apparently it's all to do with different coatings they have. More info in the ALT. #Astronomy #Space #Astrophotography

Against a background of blue and teal swirled fabric with a hardback copy of THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russel laid on top. The white Solaris logo is in the bottom right corner.

🌊1st in a new epic fantasy series
🛶 Inspired by the culture and folklore of the Tlingit tribe of Alaska
📕 One of Reactor & Indigo's "Most Anticipated" Books of 2025
🐦⬛ Features a REALLY rude Raven

🎂🎉Happy US Book Birthday to Caskey Russell's THE DOOR ON THE SEA!

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Elmhurst native wins Nobel Prize for work on immune systems Fred Ramsdell, 64, shared the award with two researchers for their discovery of how the human immune system knows not to attack the body's healthy cells.

An immunologist born in west suburban Elmhurst is among the trio of researchers awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for their research on how the human immune system determines its targets.

Denni, a golden retriever with a sweet face, sits and looks up at the camera with a smile. she has a passenger clinging to her back. a baby koala. the joey's eyes peak over the top of Denni's head.

Denni is standing and looking off to the left of the frame. the baby koala on her back looks at the camera.

a super zoomed photo of the baby koala and their mom high up in a tree. the adult koala holds onto her joey and looks down at the camera with what we would like to think is appreciation for caring for her baby.

This is Denni. She took an unexpected babysitting shift when she found a baby koala in her yard. She cheerfully delivered the joey to her human, who put them back in the tree to be reunited with their mom. 14/10 (FB: Steve Lamplough)

This is Thanos. He has figured out how to rest and babysit at the same time. Very impressive, very Montessori. 13/10 (TT: thanosthesaint)

This is Eeyore. He led a sheriff's deputy to his grandma after she fell during their walk. We are awarding him the incredibly rare 15/10 (FB: OkaloosaSheriff)

SFWA Launches FAQ for Anthropic Settlement The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has published a web page for frequently asked questions about the Bartz v Anthropic lawsuit settlement. It covers basic information abou…

SFWA Launches FAQ for Anthropic Settlement

Outline of a Black Devil Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) on black Canson paper

Finished illustration of a Black Devil Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) in white Prismacolor on black Canson paper

A little before-and-after for this adorable little Black Devil Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii).

She had been in the news a while back and I just HAD to do my version. 🤣🤙

White Prismacolor on black Canson paper.

#BlackDevil #anglerfish #fish #fishart #marinelife #sciart #nature #ArtYear #art

Bookshop is having an Anti-Amazon sale, with cheap e-books and free shipping for print today and tomorrow:

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A colour illustration of Vampyroteuthis infernalis. The main body is painted black, with eyes painted to look bioluminescent

From our rare books collection we have this illustration of Vampyroteuthis infernalis, also known as the vampire squid from hell. In an order of its own, we don't really think the vampiric moniker is fair either as they actually feed on detritus and not blood #EYAMonsters

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

Engineered prime editors with minimal genomic errors - Nature Engineered prime editor systems with reduced occurrences of unwanted insertions or deletions during genome editing are developed.

MIT researchers have re-engineered CRISPR’s “prime editors” to slash one of their biggest problems: random DNA errors. The result is a new family of editors that keep efficiency while cutting indel errors up to 60-fold. buff.ly/5zaa88B
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I'm gonna be honest things like marriage/birth rates, reading/participation in community is *all* a labor issue to me

"Cultural degeneration" sure, technically, but the cause is not some unidentifiable spirit like we're the Greeks expelling "moral pollution". It's that no one has free time.

More continuity than change following the Black Death epidemic in medieval Cambridge - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - More continuity than change following the Black Death epidemic in medieval Cambridge

More continuity than change following the Black Death epidemic in medieval Cambridge
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from a purely economic standpoint, thats a 46% return on investment. literally wasting money by not doing it!!!

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
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Summary of comments:

(1) Last study I saw showed USA reading rates *increasing* in kid & retired groups, declining only in working age adults

(2) France also has smart phones, video games, COVID etc.

(3) Agreed audiobooks are great for commutes, but labor causes the commutes

It’s a labor issue.

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Agreed that is helping, especially with commute reading.

When I was in AP English I (the only student from below the poverty line) argued against every other student (from well-to-do families) that a reason many poorer parents don’t read to their kids is that they don’t have time cuz they are trying to survive. The rest of my class dismissed my argument.

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections