Marianne Hundt
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Marianne Hundt
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Linguist (University of Zurich). Lady (in the Old English sense of the word).

Communication & Media Studies 47%
Psychology 21%

Frühstück in der Sonne: auch nicht schlecht ;-)

Und dann immer die Momente in der Hängematte genießen!!!

It’s trial end error…

And some bird yoga by the side of the lake

Autumn glory today

Alright, I guess. Would like to get the hydration right next time.

The other stuff came out alright

World food day/ bread day today and the Swabian souls (Seelen) decided to play an early Halloween trick on me by growing little feet at the back of the oven 😱

Now deep into this and enjoying it very much. It resonates with so many questions of today. Also looking forward to Ypi’s reading at Kaufleuten (Zurich) tomorrow evening.

When a bread is ambiguous between being open crumb or not :-( tastes alright, though #breadsky #sourdoug

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We warmly invite you to another term of exciting seminars - our programme this term explores manuscripts, identity, & heritage from Central Europe to the States, Scotland to the South East 📖

bit.ly/londonmedieval

Got the book this week, started reading and am already in awe of the courage it took the author to embark on the journey that made it possible.

I lost not just a colleague but a friend this week. Thinking back to the nice dinner we shared w Martin and his wife in July when he was giving us a glimpse of what his farewell lecture in November was going to be about. He’ll be sorely missed.
It is with deep sorrow that we bid farewell to Prof. Dr. Martin Volk, who passed away on 15 September 2025 at the age of 64 after a brief and sudden illness. www.cl.uzh.ch/en/about-us/...
One photograph. A honeymoon in 1941. And a firestorm that tore through Albanian social media.

@leaypi.bsky.social tells Pete Hoskin why she spent years hunting for the truth about her grandmother:
Lea Ypi goes in search of lost dignity
After an image of her grandmother triggered an online firestorm, the political philosopher sought answers in Albania’s state archives. She tells us wh...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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It is with deep sorrow that we bid farewell to Prof. Dr. Martin Volk, who passed away on 15 September 2025 at the age of 64 after a brief and sudden illness. www.cl.uzh.ch/en/about-us/...

So cool!
New paper on precise tool use learning in carrion crows @currentbiology.bsky.social. We show that—like New Caledonian crows—expert carrion crows pay close attention to the working end of their tool, suggesting tool integration into their peripersonal space. 🧵 & vids! 👇

www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Online lecture, 26 September:

Prof. Stefan Dollinger: The #Dictionary of #Canadianisms on Historical Principles, Third Edition (2025): non-dominant varieties and the national-identification angle in the 2020s

Details & free registration: blogs.helsinki.fi/hellex-socie...

#hellexsoc #lexicography
Events | Suomen historiallisen leksikografian seura ry
blogs.helsinki.fi
New paper on precise tool use learning in carrion crows @currentbiology.bsky.social. We show that—like New Caledonian crows—expert carrion crows pay close attention to the working end of their tool, suggesting tool integration into their peripersonal space. 🧵 & vids! 👇

www.cell.com/current-biol...

Very much looking forward to reading this!!!
Lovely to find in today’s Sunday Times this excellent discussion of INDIGNITY🤩🧿🐥!

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Lovely to find in today’s Sunday Times this excellent discussion of INDIGNITY🤩🧿🐥!

Hard to give any advice from just the pics! The oven is just one of *many* variables (flower, fermentation method, hydration, etc.)

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Zen Time
sunypress.edu

Super Vorschlag!!!

At the Guggenheim in Bilbao today. Nice twist.

Pan-Asianism Redux, or Why We Think Japan Is Special
daily.jstor.org/pan-asianism...
Interesting observation - also a backdrop for all the matcha-selling places and Japanese fashion joints I walked past in Paris yesterday.
Pan-Asianism Redux, or Why We Think Japan Is Special - JSTOR Daily
Observers have long hailed Japan’s aptitude for cultural synthesis. Is this characterization warranted, or does it reflect a collective fantasy about exceptionalism?
daily.jstor.org

Today’s yoghurt & dried fruit rolls (spelt & rye sourdough with a smidgeon of yeast).
#sourdough
#breadskye