Heather Smith

I was really confused by that decision too.

This is a great article! I'm always very happy to see more research about trumpets happening.

It was stunning! 🥰

It kind of sounds like a metal band.

Screenshot of a zoom meeting with a Holbein painting

We’re OFF! With smouldering #LowCountries dudes. Come for the cheekbones, stay for the cool art history.

I can still DM you a link.

People never believe this fresco is real, but it is!

Fall baking season is upon us! This cake was a bit messy to make, but I'm very happy with the end result. I converted this cupcake recipe to cake: cakemehometonight.com/caramel-appl....

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Just upping this again as undergraduate dissertation topics are being picked.

Animal better get a drum solo

All that's standing in the way of me having this chapter fully revised are a few footnote edits. "Excited" is an understatement.

All I know is, you will not find the typo until AFTER you hit "submit."

Reminder: The Call for Proposals (CFP) for #MSUGlobalDH (April 13-17, 2026) is now open and due October 15 in your timezone! Get those proposals in #DH folks! #digitalhumanities

The Knights Templar 1120-1314 Explore the astonishing phenomenon of the Knights Templar. Trace the order’s development from the First Crusade’s aftermath, through its rise to enormous power, and then its dissolution, for a thoroug...

Online course alert!

"The Knights Templar: 1120-1314"

Starting in November I will be running a six session online course on the history of the Knights Templar in co-operation with @medievalists.bsky.social

For more information see below:
medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/temp...

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I discovered that Martin Luther became a monk because during a storm he got scared and promised to consacrate to religious life if he was saved… so basically all the reformation is because of a lot of rain…

The Time Missy Elliott Hitched a Ride to Lilith Fair - and More Untold Stories About the Festival Here's what we learned from the new documentary 'Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery — The Untold Story,' which premieres on Hulu Sept. 21.

For @RollingStone, I unraveled some of the best behind-the-scenes stories from the Lilith Fair doc, including how Missy Elliott managed to hitch a ride to the fest after her tour bus broke down.

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

bring back Lilith Fair

“One of the great glories of civilization is the contribution of the humanities to the nourishment of the human spirit. To limit that by cutting off the humanities or the arts seems to me to reduce our citizens to a pale simulacrum of what it is to be human.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

I always forget that Rainn Wilson was in it too.

That too, yes.

Hahaha well if it's ever published in some form I'll let you know.

My brain is fried and initially computed that to you asking about the chapter length. 🤣 The Best answer I got was about a minute, but it's dependent on how skilled the gunners were, so it could be less.

This dissertation chapter has been another wild ride, from turtle soup to how long it takes to load a 17th century cannon. But, most importantly, it's very nearly finished. 🥳

my state of mind is i just read “assistant professor” as “assassin professor”

Paris has removed the paving from its city hall square and transformed it into an urban forest. Stunning! 🤩

Graded final exams this morning and am now living this lazy river-dwelling life.

Not pictured: pear Somersby and non-academic novel.

Both are gorgeous albums, but Blue is a more cohesively crafted work, in my very subjective opinion.

Harvest hands down.