Diana Cantu

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Worrye not about 'being productive,' for thou art not a product. Thou art a star daunsinge yn a hopeful skye. A signal blinking across centuryes and worldes. Thou art a song performid just once and perfectlye.

The Woman Who Saved Native Song “We understand the people better if we know their music, and we appreciate the music better if we understand the people themselves.”

When the American government set out to erase indigenous culture, one woman set out to save tribal music, traveling far and wide with her cylinder phonograph, trousers, and bow tie
www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/03/f...

A Roman brick from Cherchell, Algeria with a 2000-year-old imprint of a human hand. The handprint is seemingly that of a large Roman man, who pressed his hand into the brick as it lay out to dry before firing. Closer inspection reveals the fingerprints and skin textures of the man.

#oer #medievalsky #chaucer #oa Plese repost: "THE OPEN ACCESS COMPANION TO THE CANTERBURY TALES, a free, scholar-produced resource for teaching and studying *The Canterbury Tales* at the University Level is at a NEW address: opencanterburytales dot lsusites dot org"
opencanterburytales.lsusites.org

US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky

Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
To counter the nonsense yn the worlde
We must teach artes & humanityes

The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

If you’ve been wondering what Elon Musk and his lackeys are up to since taking control of the US government, look no further. Our latest story names six 19- to 24-year-olds working with his DOGE organization, which now has access to sensitive federal systems. wrd.cm/4jzpiSN

Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.

Emerging Scholars in Premodern Critical Race Studies A virtual symposium highlighting the research of emerging scholars working on race and race-making before 1800.

Friday, Dec 6: Emerging Scholars in Premodern Critical Race Studies: "This virtual symposium will highlight the research of emerging scholars working on race and race-making before 1800."
www.newberry.org/calendar/eme...

This is a fascinating article regarding the natural dye mayan blue, indigo and clay
@jollytoadstool.bsky.social
@pottedhistory.bsky.social

So happy to see one of my old favorites here.

So very happy to see you here!!

Today I learned that the Quebecois expression equivalent to "not the sharpest knife in the drawer" is "elle n'est pas le pingouin qui glisse le plus loin" and that's amazing.

"Not the penguin who slides the furthest" I am DYING.

OH MY GOD 😭❤️ you have made my month bless you Kendra this is stunning I am so, so honored

Dog repeatedly escapes Up North shelter, sneaks into nursing home A abused, stray mutt kept trying to move himself into a senior care facility. So the nurses there had to figure out what to do about him.

After last week and several days without power, this is the story I needed today. Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:

Dog repeatedly escapes Up North shelter, sneaks into nursing home

www.freep.com/story/news/c...

Tips for newskies:

1. Block or mute. Don't spread the toxic goop.

2. Adjust moderation settings via browser to see butts.

3. Life here is simpler if you don't seek out the deep blusky lore.

4. We want to see your pet and hear about your project.

5. Likes are actually little forehead kisses.

I really appreciated and enjoyed the insights in this post. The current round of folding chair memes are a guilty pleasure for me. Thanks @edeggans.bsky.social

Your work is fantastic. Including this piece. That li’l fella is a liar.

A fantastic essay. Long, but towards the end I slowed down reading it…it’s that good.

https://tinhouse.com/on-pandering/

i see this pop up once in a while on various platforms and i have never seen more wholesome advice for being creative.

Such sad news about Sinéad O'Connor.

Sharing a video I love

https://youtu.be/n2Ym54zOWnU

I was actually trying to decide who should be the first account that I follow on this platform, one that would have a symbolic value. So I'm picking @bestofdyingtwit.bsky.social because dying twit is why I'm here