The Psychgeist of Pop Culture Book series is one of my proudest achievements... They are essentially (FREE, open access) love letters to all things nerdy with a side of real, accessible science. It's the series I always wanted to read (and hopefully you too)! share.google/Cob5eqkwkBjv...

The Kickstarter campaign for Nostos is live!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hon...

You wouldn’t believe how much time three of us spent today debating whether it’s The Iliad or the Iliad. 🏺🧪

Sure, the world is on fire, but at least Thermae Romae is back in English print. I can finally retire the French volume I got out of desperation.

Students & higher ed workers are rising up on May Day! Join higher ed workers for a mass call on Wed, April 22 at 8pm ET to learn how students & higher ed workers are organizing for freedom, affordability & safety across the country this May Day. Bernie Sanders will join & speak in solidarity!

Today in "suddenly feeling the weight of years upon my shoulders"

Fun CFP on The Politics of Cute with Public Humanities Deadline for submissions 1 December 2026

For the first time in our 9-year history: WE ARE HIRING! We're seeking a full-time fundraising manager to establish and grow our non-profit's development department - in other words, to raise money and help us grow! Remote-hybrid in the SF Bay Area with benefits! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

Amazing.

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Our cat gets high off of bleach but we still need it on occasion, which is why walking around the room right now feels like wading in a Pirahna movie.

Sure, why not. I'm sure this isn't a portent at all.

LOS ANGELES: Please help these kitties Kit & Caboodle. Their owner passed away last week, and I've taken it upon myself to find them a loving forever home. They are GOOD BABIES. Can anyone *LA area only* adopt them? I just don't want them to end up in a kill shelter. Share, RT, ask around... thanks!

So I was just laid off from Vicariously. If you‘ve got an opening in PR/marketing and want to hire someone who does good work and has a family to support, I’m your guy. Any reposts super appreciated.

Happy 120th to Samuel Beckett! Although he probably wouldn't approve of the hat.

La deuxième partie de notre article sur la série animée "Blood of Zeus" est parue sur le carnet : antiquipop.hypotheses.org/18111

These people really looked at a triumphal arch and said "that, but make it boring and way bigger".

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I'm going to be making some remarks about white nationalism and Greco-Roman antiquity as part of a virtual conference this Friday/Saturday on "Mediterranean Antiquity in the Work of H. P. Lovecraft." Lots of great speakers and topics, register here www.carmanromanophd.com/lovecraftcon...

Essential thread on mindfully processing and releasing trauma.

If you are looking for an absolutely delightful, ancient source informed comic that all of my students have been universally in love with, today is the final day to kickstart vol 3! #classicsbluesky 🏺 #classicalreception

the realest part of The Metamorphosis is how on top of everything he is still expected to show up at the office somehow

Great day to say goodbye to the therapist I've worked with for 13 years. 🙃

Aside from the awesome image... the exif info is available and this was shot on an nikon Z9 with apparently an... AF-D 35mm/f2? 🤯 images.nasa.gov/details/art0...

Do you speak German? Do you wish Cards Against Humanity made a German-language edition? Spend a few minutes on our awesome (and free) German Lab to help make Cards Against Humanity in German a reality. lab.cardsagainsthumanity.com/playtest/618...

Today was the last day of the comics module in my Antiquity in Modern Media class so I brought in a selection for them to compare styles and approaches. 🏺 #classicalreception #classicsbluesky

Btw my press funded a small study into best-practices for alt text for illustrations, especially of illustrations of art. The resulting guide is short and clear and available free to download.

Every part of the lily plant is deadly to cats - even drinking water that lilies were sitting in can kill them. Other popular spring flowers like tulips and daffodils can also make them very sick, but there are plenty of beautiful and safe alternatives.

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Fine, consumerism. You win this one.

Time for the best April 1st tradition, and my obligatory mention of when they turned everyone's character into stick figures. Amazing.

Gotta catch 'em all! #gamestudies CfP: The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Pokemon (submission deadline April 17) playstorypress.org/2026/03/08/c...

I don't know how often people wishlist soundtracks on Steam but if you're one of the handful of people who does that sort of thing, the Forbidden Solitaire OST page is now live! Go nuts! store.steampowered.com/app/4551280/...

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Modern games: [invisible wall] Retro games: A six-point presentation on why you are unworthy of this shovel.

Here's how they want this to work. Majors keep departments alive by providing a guaranteed base of students in classes, which is supplemented by minors and electives. No majors means lower enrollment, which the school will eventually use as an excuse to close departments.

✨My birthday is this week✨ Could you order some stickers so I can have a birthday treat? Thank you everyone for all your support over the years! 🌱 keymonstershop.etsy.com

Did they have a Rome set left over or something? I don't see this going well. 🏺

The optometrist, looking at my test results: how old are you? Me: (forty-something) Him: Oh. Oooohh. Yeah, that explains it. Diagnosis: 🧓

You've got THREE more days to get Mythmatch 20% off in our launch sale! And seems like folks are loving it! 100% positive with 61 reviews. 5 / 5 - The Guardian 8 / 10 - Edge 96 / 100 - Screen Hype 4.5 / 5 - So Many Games store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...

Just listening to Arirang and crying. It's fine. Everything's fine.

This is just Patton Oswald.

If you have written a book, or translated one, check this list. I am finding a bunch of classics and academic works from people I know. #academicbluesky #classicsbluesky 🏺

This is your reminder that if you are a class member and have NOT yet filed a claim in Anthropic v. Bartz, the AI copyright lawsuit, you have 9 days to do so.

My southern gothic in Destiny 2 chapter is finally out in the world! I'm really proud of this one. #destiny2 #savathun #archaeogaming