Very pleased to report that the MBV lights also pretty much blew out the sensor on my phone as well.

MBV versus Aviva Studio's power supply last night: MBV victorious (, obviously).

Come and see our legendary Head of Imaging Jamie introduce an eighth wonder of the world this Friday lunchtime @thejohnrylands.bsky.social !!

The Bulletin of the John Rylands University is going to be #openaccess from tomorrow! Including the substantial back archive! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/05...

IGGY POP!!!

Watching this on SNUB TV at my friend's house when I should have been at orchestra practice literally changed the course of my life. Thanks, guys!

Amazing, and AMAZINGLY LOUD Dinosaur Jr gig at the Albert Hall last night; as it should be done.

We are very happy to announce the concluding conference of the AHRC-funded project 'Envisioning Dante, c. 1472-c. 1630: Seeing and Reading the Early Printed Page', at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library, 29-30 May 2025. For more info, see: ow.ly/EZJN50VPUUM

A conference presenting the brilliant work of many people over many years.. most immediately myself, colleagues at @oxford-vgg.bsky.social, @thejohnrylands.bsky.social and elsewhere. Come for the computer vision stay for the incunables, or vice versa

It is exactly 725 years ago tonight that Dante went into the selva oscura, so when better to announce our FREE 2-day ENVISIONING DANTE conference, 29-30 May 2025, @thejohnrylands.bluesky.social ? Register for each day separately, links below ⬇️⬇️

WE ARE LEEDS WE ARE LEEDS! (very impressed to see this, as a Leeds graduate lcsleeds.bluesky.social; I hope everyone else follows).

Incredible intensive language course learning to read, speak, and transcribe two indigenous languages at the Newberry Library in Summer 2025; details below! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

12 new postdoc opportunities in the Faculty of Humanities, University of Manchester; details below! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

Just visited the JRRIL Imaging Team, now properly installed in their fantastic new imaging suite! With all the curtained cubicles and trollies it is basically GOTH CASUALTY (HT Jamie).

Our fantastic Envisioning Dante postdoc Dr Rebecca Bowen is giving a paper in London (and to remote viewers) 16th Jan 2025! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

IMMENSE show last night at the Academy; like gigs used to be!

The Valley is currently flooding so the AIRCOOLED/RRRAPID-KOOL show is cancelled, and will be rescheduled. Please don't travel in, and stay safe.

New RRRapid-Kool single on Bandcamp; get yrrr old-timey garrrage rrrock w/ handclaps here! Also playing @thetradesclub.bsky.social with Aircooled this Saturday! Tix: thetradesclub.com/events/airco...

Me and the Raphaels in the Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Our excellent seminar room for the workshop last week, the Alte Kapelle at the University of Vienna. The frescos were greatly appreciated.

More travel geometries: Munich airport, which I now know very well, having missed my connection home twice in a week.

Absolutely stoked that Envisioning Dante is going back to Chicago for the RSA conference! Me and Giles Bergel @chapbookpro.bsky.social will take you through our geometrical reasonings in one of our two sessions; bring a pen (rulers optional).

Went to see Annwn at Castell Caernarfon last night: lasers, heavy drones, 3D spatial soundscapes, 3 Gruff Rhys sets! The live lunar eclipse felt almost superfluous.

Yesterday I got to go up the scaffolding to look at the Masaccio Crocifisso restoration; a next-level, whole-life-span experience, would definitely recommend.

Seems like a good time to spark this one up, I guess.