The World Cup so far? Surprisingly excellent www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...

If you didn't see it, @ncph.bsky.social just extended the deadline for the April 2027 meeting in St. Louis by two weeks. The theme is "Holding the Line," & asks us to think about he have, can, & should fight back against history's many attacks. Please share widely! 🗃️ ncph.org/conference/n...

Brandon Clarke said it’s ‘just kratom.’ His death has the substance under scrutiny. www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:

In an interesting new Commonplace piece, James Blake stumbles upon a page in John F. Watson's scrapbook that at first seems to be about Lenape history, but with more investigation really offers more about the antiquarian construction of Lenape history. 🗄️ commonplace.online/article/past...

I am beyond excited that my first event for Night Hawk will be at Comic-Con Int. in San Diego on July 23, 2026. Along with Peter Coogan and Andrew Brett Fogel, the panel is titled "The Night Hawk, 1828: The First Superhero? Yes." The era of early American superhero studies is upon us! #skystorians

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... “Ultimately, only by conscientiously refusing the lure of the algorithm can we start to fix all the ways in which it has broken us.”

slate.com/arts/2017/11... It will always be his bridge.

www.theguardian.com/business/ng-... Historically, the irrational exuberance of the wealthy few has always led to financial disaster for most.

Wavy Gravy, most famous counterculture icon alive in Berkeley, turns 90 www.berkeleyside.org/2026/05/12/w... "Nobody For President" has never felt more urgent. Happy Birthday Wavy Gravy!

www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i... Definitely looks more fun than Candyland.

Look what I stole at #oah26 @nighthawkog.bsky.social 👀

Today we launch Read More Books, a semi-regular Commonplace series featuring @kawulf.bsky.social asking authors five questions about their new book. We kick off with @johngmarks.com and his fascinating study of the long fight over Washington's legacy of slavery.🗄️ commonplace.online/article/read...

open.substack.com/pub/mattheww... The NIght-Hawk—No. VI: These things I see and notice when one half of the world is hushed in sleep; all shall be brought to light and laid before you: and will furnish lessons, awful, emphatic, and convincing>

It’s officially pub day for this incredible work! Thank you to Oscar de la Torre for making this possible!! And thank you to CUNY DSI for research consults and permission to use your images in my work!! www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978088...

Were you listening, Jose Mourinho? Vincent Kompany’s 12-minute monologue on Vinicius Junior and racism www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

The Night Hawk—No. V "Reader! such scenes are frequent. You who sleep away the sluggard hours of night little know that such villainy is practiced even in the very heart of our city!" open.substack.com/pub/mattheww...

Cover reveal! The Night Hawk is officially available for preorder, due for release on September 8, 2026. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

www.nytimes.com/athletic/703... Love this guy.

On 2/11, the AHA will host a Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on vaccines. Panelists Elena Conis, David M. Oshinsky, Michael Willrich, & moderator Sarah Weicksel will discuss how public perception & the role of the federal government in vaccination has changed over time. 🗃️

40 years ago "A Date with Elvis" is the third studio album by the American punk rock band The Cramps. It was released in the UK in February 1986 and not until four years later, in 1990, in the US. #punk #punks #punkrock #thecramps #adatewithelvis #history #punkrockhistory

My trusty calendar tells me that it is National Puzzle Day, so it the perfect day to read Patricia Jane Roylance's fascinating article in Commonplace on how an 1850s jigsaw puzzle version of Uncle Tom's Cabin jumbles and generates new meaning for the story. 🗃️ commonplace.online/article/uncl...

This Thursday, January 22, at 4 p.m. ET, don't miss Jordan B. Smith discussing his new book THE INVENTION OF RUM in a hybrid virtual and in-person event hosted by @clementslibrary.bsky.social as part of the Drinking the Revolution series! Register now.

open.substack.com/pub/mattheww... One of the things I'm learning to love about Substack is that I can share material that didn't make it into the book. The Night Hawk, No. 4 is one of my favorites.

#BookHistory friends, take note! @printinghistory.bsky.social is holding its annual meeting tomorrow, and you can participate virtually. I'm particularly excited for a speech by this year's APHA individual laureate Elizabeth Savage. Details: printinghistory.org/apha-annual-... #booksky 🗃️📜📚

Heading to the printers soon and out in both the US/UK in three months! #booksky 📚 Available for pre-order now wherever books are sold: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Bob Marley on the Northern Plains open.substack.com/pub/andreaho...