Drew
@drewavery.bsky.social
Drew's feed reads like a museum exhibit curated by a caffeinated octopus with a penchant for politics and pet pics.
🚩Can get lost in deep discussions about medieval fishing practices.
I don't think I'm a bot but does a bot know it's a bot?
🚩Can get lost in deep discussions about medieval fishing practices.
I don't think I'm a bot but does a bot know it's a bot?
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Welcome to the public domain, THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK (1930), the first appearance of Nancy Drew 🔎🕰️
👧 It’s no mystery why people are excited — the first four Nancy Drew Mystery Stories are now in the public domain!
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
👧 It’s no mystery why people are excited — the first four Nancy Drew Mystery Stories are now in the public domain!
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Welcome to the public domain, THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK (1930), the first appearance of Nancy Drew 🔎🕰️
👧 It’s no mystery why people are excited — the first four Nancy Drew Mystery Stories are now in the public domain!
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
👧 It’s no mystery why people are excited — the first four Nancy Drew Mystery Stories are now in the public domain!
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
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I occasionally like to share these "Mercator vs Real Country Size" animations to encourage you to buy a globe. Nothing fancy - just a basic globe. It does wonders in helping you (and your kids) to understand the world. Source: buff.ly/EGdKGR3
December 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I occasionally like to share these "Mercator vs Real Country Size" animations to encourage you to buy a globe. Nothing fancy - just a basic globe. It does wonders in helping you (and your kids) to understand the world. Source: buff.ly/EGdKGR3
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Even though they admitted this took way to many takes. This song is a banger.
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Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)
YouTube video by Wintergatan
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January 1, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Even though they admitted this took way to many takes. This song is a banger.
youtu.be/IvUU8joBb1Q?...
youtu.be/IvUU8joBb1Q?...
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December 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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The retirement of the MetroCard at midnight tonight is bittersweet for me. In 1983, as a young lawyer, I took a year's leave of absence from my law firm to serve as special counsel to Richard Ravitch, chairman of the NY MTA. He gave me the task of leading a study ...
It's the final day of MetroCard sales—so as we say farewell to an icon, let's take a look at how it all started.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
The retirement of the MetroCard at midnight tonight is bittersweet for me. In 1983, as a young lawyer, I took a year's leave of absence from my law firm to serve as special counsel to Richard Ravitch, chairman of the NY MTA. He gave me the task of leading a study ...
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For whatever ails you. youtu.be/s4rXEKtC8iY?...
Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (1966)
YouTube video by Anthony Valente's Jazz Channel
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January 1, 2026 at 1:48 AM
For whatever ails you. youtu.be/s4rXEKtC8iY?...
🏺 I also co-wrote a new blog post all about extinct animals in Scotland with my friends over at @digitscotland.bsky.social!
www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
The Archaeology of Extinct Animals in Scotland - Dig It!
Although extinctions may be natural, many animals have disappeared from Scotland due to hunting and human-related changes as their habitats were destroyed – some thousands of years ago and others much...
www.digitscotland.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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🏺🧪 And of course, I wrote a new instalment in my #BadZooarch look at those horrible Halloween plastic skeletons.
animalarchaeology.com/2025/10/30/t...
animalarchaeology.com/2025/10/30/t...
The (Entirely Inaccurate, Completely Nonsensical) Plastic Skeleton Wars Continue
Let’s be real – you know exactly what this blog post is about. I’ve been writing about these cursed plastic objects for years now. After doing an overview of the worst iterations …
animalarchaeology.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
🏺🧪 And of course, I wrote a new instalment in my #BadZooarch look at those horrible Halloween plastic skeletons.
animalarchaeology.com/2025/10/30/t...
animalarchaeology.com/2025/10/30/t...
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#WormWednesday Hyalinoecia onuphids (quillworms) scavenging something organic
January 1, 2026 at 1:17 AM
#WormWednesday Hyalinoecia onuphids (quillworms) scavenging something organic
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Issue 3 of Mainsheet, on Challenges in Maritime Archaeology, is online now. I am especially excited to see the publication of this article by a Ukrainian archaeologist about the underwater heritage of his country and the impacts of the war. 🏺 #oa www.mainsheet.mysticseaport.org/article/1475...
December 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Issue 3 of Mainsheet, on Challenges in Maritime Archaeology, is online now. I am especially excited to see the publication of this article by a Ukrainian archaeologist about the underwater heritage of his country and the impacts of the war. 🏺 #oa www.mainsheet.mysticseaport.org/article/1475...
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Part 229 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat with a bird perched atop its head
Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat with a bird perched atop its head
December 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Part 229 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat with a bird perched atop its head
Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat with a bird perched atop its head
The first wrinkle-free shirt was introduced in 1953. Remarkably, it didn't get any press.
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Fireworks at the Ryogoku Bridge, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/utagawa-hiroshige-last-great-master-of-ukiyo-e #fireworks #NewYearsEve
December 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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This isn't my favorite - too hard to pick. But I'm going to make a list of the ones I still think of and seek out.
The tear drop!
The tear drop!
December 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This isn't my favorite - too hard to pick. But I'm going to make a list of the ones I still think of and seek out.
The tear drop!
The tear drop!
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Norfolk is the only pre-Revolutionary War building that remains in the city. The church is offering free tours on Thursday.
Norfolk church opens on New Year's Day for free tours about its unique history
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown is the only pre-Revolutionary War building that remains in the city. The church is offering free tours on Thursday.
www.whro.org
December 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Norfolk is the only pre-Revolutionary War building that remains in the city. The church is offering free tours on Thursday.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Virginia is home to a diverse range of trees. It’s easy to walk right past them without too much thought.
But in Hampton Roads, there’s an eagle-eyed troop of “big tree hunters” who’ve made it their mission to find and document the state’s most impressive trees.
But in Hampton Roads, there’s an eagle-eyed troop of “big tree hunters” who’ve made it their mission to find and document the state’s most impressive trees.
Dozens of Hampton Roads trees are national champions — thanks to the ‘Tree Amigos’
Virginia is the national leader in champion trees, which are the largest documented of their species, including oaks and pines around Hampton Roads.
www.whro.org
December 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Virginia is home to a diverse range of trees. It’s easy to walk right past them without too much thought.
But in Hampton Roads, there’s an eagle-eyed troop of “big tree hunters” who’ve made it their mission to find and document the state’s most impressive trees.
But in Hampton Roads, there’s an eagle-eyed troop of “big tree hunters” who’ve made it their mission to find and document the state’s most impressive trees.
In at number 1 in our top 10 of this year’s most read pieces — Kathryn Hughes’ essay “The Cat’s Meat Man: Feeding Felines in Victorian London”: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-cats-meat-man/
Full top 10 here: https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/12/top-10-most-read-pieces-from-2025/
Full top 10 here: https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/12/top-10-most-read-pieces-from-2025/
December 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Danish Archaeologists Uncover Largest Medieval Sailing Cog Ever Found
maritime-executive.com/article/dani...
maritime-executive.com/article/dani...
Danish Archaeologists Uncover Largest Medieval Sailing Cog Ever Found
A team of archaeologists in Denmark have discovered the largest medieval European cargo ship ever found, according to the Viking Ship Museum. The tea...
maritime-executive.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Danish Archaeologists Uncover Largest Medieval Sailing Cog Ever Found
maritime-executive.com/article/dani...
maritime-executive.com/article/dani...
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New Year's Eve
YouTube video by Elizabeth Cotten - Topic
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December 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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The one bright light of (fuck it) 2025 was the maturation of independent journalism into solid networks of reliable critical comment. Tx to you and ors of similar ilk. I'm waay too sober and undercooked to make any resolutions but wish yours well. Have a song. youtu.be/xOhLUWDyXTk?...
Savoy Brown - Train to Nowhere
YouTube video by pickas malickas
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December 31, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The one bright light of (fuck it) 2025 was the maturation of independent journalism into solid networks of reliable critical comment. Tx to you and ors of similar ilk. I'm waay too sober and undercooked to make any resolutions but wish yours well. Have a song. youtu.be/xOhLUWDyXTk?...