No, we're not. Medieval universities were focused on the liberal arts; they taught ancient Greek and Latin languages and literature, philosophy, music, astronomy, and theology—all subjects that are slated for elimination at modern universities, along with history and medieval studies. 1/

Worth tuning in wherever you get your podcasts

Music doesn't need to change your life to matter. Sometimes a song just needs to make your Tuesday commute better. That's valuable too. Joy doesn't have to be profound.

Good ideas spread slower than bad ideas because bad ideas are simpler. "It's complicated" loses to "they're evil" every single time.

🇨🇦❤️ Why does Canada exist? These answers tug at my hearstrings. These virtues are all relative of course. There are dark shadows in Canada's history too. But the net direction is progress. In the general direction of good.

A statement from me, on behalf of the Australian Cartoonists Association:

New review of Peter Prince and my edited collection, ‘Subjects and Aliens’, feat. @sophiecouchman.bsky.social , Margaret Allen, Emma Bellino and Margaret Allen

Pls. repost and share: #OA #OER free scholar-produced resource for teachinge and readinge *The Canterbury Tales* at the Universitye level: THE OPEN ACCESS COMPANION TO THE CANTERBURY TALES opencanterburytales.lsusites.org

Have read it! Life and opinions. Thereof.

This is a huge moment in linear broadcast TV. When I began my TV career in 2005, even history documentaries were expected to get 2 million viewers

Very much worth reading. Every. Word. Hold fast

Being right on the internet follows a Gartner hype cycle: - Make claim - Everyone disagrees - Provide evidence - "Well ACTUALLY it's more complicated" - Trough of nuance - Five years later someone gets credited for your idea - You're still mad about it

Timeline cleanse

There are certain words that scream Canadian. You may be thinking "touque" or "Timbit." In her latest post for "Anatomy of a Entry," Emma Ferrett makes the case for quill pig (or quilly pig) as a true Canadianism. What makes a Canadianism? Find out here: www.queensu.ca/strathy/quil...

Just realised we are coming into 'your time or my time?' season. Thoughts and prayers Australia

Vale Dr Jane Goodall. I feel like I've lost a childhood friend. The kind you love and respect and desperately want to be like for their pure virtues. Unlimited intellect, curiosity, kindness, gentleness, discipline, tenacity, hope. And sense of humour. Imagine if we were all like Jane

Jane Goodall understood better than most the impact humans have had on the planet. Having witnessed so much environmental deterioration during her lifetime, she was as much an activist as a scientist. Read our piece from 2024 on the legendary primatologist. 💚

In #barcelona now. The weather is extreme. TV news is reporting dramatic and catastrophic storm conditions. Absolutely *nothing* to be found in online "news" sources. Have we reached a turning point in media coverage?

Guess What? Canadian! - Standard Time

Thanks to the wonderful team at the Hachette warehouse for making this morning’s mammoth book-signing a lot of fun. Words for Life is out next week. I hope you like it. linktr.ee/WordsforLife

Well played.

Margaret Atwood's response to Alberta's book banning.

Wonderful, affirming article. And I'm pleased to see that one of the public statements in support of Mitch Brown is from Fremantle Dockers captain Alex Pearce.

Congratulations Caleb and Jordan 💜 #FremantleDockers #AFL

Too easy! My @smh @theage cartoon.

It's been a big week at the office. And quite a journey #linguistics #lingcomm #historicallinguistics

Or quackers

It's all in the prosody

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

Top of the morning. One of those golden moment-savouring dawns #foreverfreo #aflpiesdockers

@ozworders.bsky.social @susiedent.com I cannot believe this was ever even a suggestion, let alone an action. Howls of protest are needed: Email ANU Vice-chancellor, [email protected] and Dean of Arts, [email protected]. And Education Min [email protected] RESIST THIS #lingcomm #lexicography

Photo-bombing pigeons...made my day 😆

I was reminded of this anecdote by another anecdote today, and it made me laugh #colinhay

Deeply warming moments on a cold wet night (with a red hot finish though 💜) Thank you @sharonh.bsky.social for sharing this. I thought I was capturing it live on my iphone but it tuns out I didn't press the record button #foreverfreo #SonSon

This #historicalsociolinguist has a new LME rabbit-hole to fall down 😍 #linguistics #lingcomm

Repeat anecdote: Long ago when writing speeches for a gov't minister I used em-dashes carefully to lay out rhetorical and prosodic patterning. Found out after 5 years that the admin assistant who handled the transfer of docs had been systematically removing them

Did not expect AI to be an ally in this space Long ago when writing speeches for a gov't minister I used em-dashes carefully to lay out rhetorical and prosodic patterning. Found out after 5 years that the admin assistant who handled the transfer of docs had been systematically removing them

Some fun and thought-provoking reading here Great potential for historical #sociolinguistics investigations #GLAM #digitalhumanities #linguistics #history #microhistory

Substitute the word childcare for agecare and reprint - ITS THE SAME!! Its a TOTAL MISTAKE for profit and care to be in the same sentance. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Great thread #linguistics #lingcomm

Mornings with Simi: There's now a dictionary for Canadian-isms! www.iheart.com/podcast/256-...

Think on these things #metaphor

A brilliant and succinct little list for our post-modern world. I'm saving it. And the discussion that follows it is rich material for critical discourse analysis #lingcomm

Happy #CanadaDay to every #Canadian on this side of the international dateline Possibly the politest people on earth #AustralianCanadian #politeness #lingcomm

"The gas industry knows fossil fuels are not renewable, but it continues to try and hoodwink Australians into thinking gas is good for us.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Excited to see first-ever linguistic analysis using 19th-century texts from Western Australia hit the public domain. Featuring that little rock-star of Australian fauna, the quokka ❤️ Open access! #linguistics #lingcom