Corinne Shirley
@coshirle.bsky.social
Classicist in the Ozarks
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Corinne Shirley
@coshirle.bsky.social
· Nov 11
I've just started here. Looking to connect with fellow Classicists, especially those off the tenure track, cat people, readers, gardeners, and other anxious folk.
My Latin students ritually purified their pencils today. My favorite part was pouring a libation of ink. I'm calling it a stylolustrium.
November 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My Latin students ritually purified their pencils today. My favorite part was pouring a libation of ink. I'm calling it a stylolustrium.
Trigger warning: I saw a Molon Labe tattoo yesterday on a fellow motorist as I was stopped at a red light.
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Trigger warning: I saw a Molon Labe tattoo yesterday on a fellow motorist as I was stopped at a red light.
Congratulations to all Virginians tonight. These wise citizens have elected a decent and experienced person as their governor. What a concept!
November 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Congratulations to all Virginians tonight. These wise citizens have elected a decent and experienced person as their governor. What a concept!
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2 charmingly medieval black cats for #Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
2 charmingly medieval black cats for #Halloween.
I feel like those K pop demon hunters could be doing a better job tbh.
October 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I feel like those K pop demon hunters could be doing a better job tbh.
I have so many thoughts...not coherent ones, but thoughts
DHS really embracing the “we’re doing Sicario” thing on its official social media accounts
October 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I have so many thoughts...not coherent ones, but thoughts
I really enjoyed "The Names" by Florence Knapp. A thought provoking read on coping with and healing from trauma. Also appreciated the reference to Goya's "Saturn Devouring His Son." #booksky
October 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I really enjoyed "The Names" by Florence Knapp. A thought provoking read on coping with and healing from trauma. Also appreciated the reference to Goya's "Saturn Devouring His Son." #booksky
So what are some signs that a construction project is a front for financial crimes?
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
So what are some signs that a construction project is a front for financial crimes?
I keep thinking about my intro to Roman archeology class in which we had to write an essay on how the building projects of each of the Julio-Claudian emperors reflected their personalities. Then I heave a heavy sigh.
October 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I keep thinking about my intro to Roman archeology class in which we had to write an essay on how the building projects of each of the Julio-Claudian emperors reflected their personalities. Then I heave a heavy sigh.
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The Golden Age and a new Forum Romanum
dst.at/cartoons
@derstandard.bsky.social
@cartoonmovement.com
#Trump #arch #triumph #ballroom #gold #WhiteHouse #ForumRomanum #cartoon #satire
dst.at/cartoons
@derstandard.bsky.social
@cartoonmovement.com
#Trump #arch #triumph #ballroom #gold #WhiteHouse #ForumRomanum #cartoon #satire
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Golden Age and a new Forum Romanum
dst.at/cartoons
@derstandard.bsky.social
@cartoonmovement.com
#Trump #arch #triumph #ballroom #gold #WhiteHouse #ForumRomanum #cartoon #satire
dst.at/cartoons
@derstandard.bsky.social
@cartoonmovement.com
#Trump #arch #triumph #ballroom #gold #WhiteHouse #ForumRomanum #cartoon #satire
Reposted by Corinne Shirley
The so-called Aula Regia of the Flavian palace on Rome's Palatine Hill was a showy, monumental complex employed to help a paranoid, bigly insecure monster feel superior to others (sketch by J.C. Golvin)
October 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The so-called Aula Regia of the Flavian palace on Rome's Palatine Hill was a showy, monumental complex employed to help a paranoid, bigly insecure monster feel superior to others (sketch by J.C. Golvin)
Go Hoosiers! And Boilermakers I guess.
Solidarity!! Last week, Indiana University fired the director of student media & halted print on the Indiana Daily Student newspaper. Yesterday, Purdue’s student paper printed the banned edition & drove two hours to deliver it. Incredible www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/l...
Purdue student journalists deliver special 'solidarity' newspaper to IU Bloomington campus
The special edition blasted across town features columns from IDS and Exponent editors, alongside QR codes to support both student papers.
www.heraldtimesonline.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Go Hoosiers! And Boilermakers I guess.
So I have just learned that Stephen Miller has been living about a mile away from where I grew up in a neighborhood I knew well. Now I feel dirty. Thankfully he's selling.
October 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
So I have just learned that Stephen Miller has been living about a mile away from where I grew up in a neighborhood I knew well. Now I feel dirty. Thankfully he's selling.
What text do you recommend for undergraduates reading Homer in Greek?
October 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
What text do you recommend for undergraduates reading Homer in Greek?
Is anyone else being triggered by the use of the word "underbabied" today?
October 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Is anyone else being triggered by the use of the word "underbabied" today?
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Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.
October 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.
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Press pool: “On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial”
October 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Press pool: “On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial”
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nothing like watching a presentation about ed tech tools to radicalize you against them
October 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
nothing like watching a presentation about ed tech tools to radicalize you against them
Who is celebrating National Spinning and Weaving Week? How are you celebrating?
October 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Who is celebrating National Spinning and Weaving Week? How are you celebrating?
I organized my first ever declension flash mob for our Noun-Adjective Agreement Awareness Week celebration. Feeling very satisfied. #naaaw25
October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I organized my first ever declension flash mob for our Noun-Adjective Agreement Awareness Week celebration. Feeling very satisfied. #naaaw25
I wonder what it would be like to have a representative like this...
MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
October 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I wonder what it would be like to have a representative like this...
Ordinarily you would only know one of the stupidest people in the country, tops, but now it's like you know them all because they are in high government positions and all they know how to do is be on TV. It's very tiring.
October 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Ordinarily you would only know one of the stupidest people in the country, tops, but now it's like you know them all because they are in high government positions and all they know how to do is be on TV. It's very tiring.
Noun-Adjective Agreement Awareness Week off to a great start with our poster making session. I also sent a bunch of greeting cards to campus dignitaries. #NAAAW25 #truthjusticeandbettergrammar
September 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Noun-Adjective Agreement Awareness Week off to a great start with our poster making session. I also sent a bunch of greeting cards to campus dignitaries. #NAAAW25 #truthjusticeandbettergrammar
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