Emily Wood
@ebwood.bsky.social
Assistant Curator, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum || ABD in art history || art & architecture of early modern Spain & Italy || she/her || heads up: there will be Red Sox posts
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I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
February 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
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La icónica escultura del elefante diseñado por Bernini pareció anoche en Roma con uno de sus colmillos rotos. La parte recuperada fue entregada a los técnicos de la superintendencia y ahora se ocuparán de analizar el daño y posterior restauración
El icónico elefante que esculpió Bernini en el centro de Roma vuelve a perder un colmillo
La policía investiga si el daño sufrido por la estatua de la plaza de la Minerva, idéntico al que padeció en 2016, se debe a vandalismo, un accidente o las condiciones metereológicas de los últimos días
elpais.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:23 PM
La icónica escultura del elefante diseñado por Bernini pareció anoche en Roma con uno de sus colmillos rotos. La parte recuperada fue entregada a los técnicos de la superintendencia y ahora se ocuparán de analizar el daño y posterior restauración
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Frescoes by Antonio Palomino in the church of Santos Juanes, Valencia, burned in 1936, unveiled after a five-year restoration campaign
Masterpiece of ‘Spanish Vasari’ rises from the ashes after almost a century
Visitors moved to tears as frescoes in Santos Juanes Church in Valencia, destroyed by anarchists in the 1930s, are brought back to life
www.thetimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Frescoes by Antonio Palomino in the church of Santos Juanes, Valencia, burned in 1936, unveiled after a five-year restoration campaign
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We’re back! And a lot has happened since we’ve been away. This week’s main story concerns unrest in Minnesota, murders committed by ICE and CBP agents, and the massive entity overseeing it all: the Department of Homeland Security. Plus, some stuff about Business Shrek – sorry, “Tom Homan.”
February 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We’re back! And a lot has happened since we’ve been away. This week’s main story concerns unrest in Minnesota, murders committed by ICE and CBP agents, and the massive entity overseeing it all: the Department of Homeland Security. Plus, some stuff about Business Shrek – sorry, “Tom Homan.”
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The Department of Interior and National Park Service must restore the President’s House to its condition before the exhibits were removed by 5 p.m. Friday, according to a new order from District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe.
Judge gives Trump administration a deadline to restore President’s House exhibits
www.inquirer.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The Department of Interior and National Park Service must restore the President’s House to its condition before the exhibits were removed by 5 p.m. Friday, according to a new order from District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe.
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New data about the federal agency responsible for workplace safety suggests a substantial drop in inspections in the months after President Trump took office. The internal data raises concerns about the government’s ability to police workplaces and protect U.S. workers.
Workplace Inspections by OSHA Dropped Over a Six-Month Period of 2025
Labor advocates worry that the Trump administration is relaxing oversight of companies and increasing the potential for serious injuries and deaths.
nyti.ms
February 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
New data about the federal agency responsible for workplace safety suggests a substantial drop in inspections in the months after President Trump took office. The internal data raises concerns about the government’s ability to police workplaces and protect U.S. workers.
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Graduate students in the MFA Studio Art program at the University of North Texas are withdrawing their thesis presentations in solidarity with artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez, whose exhibition at the school was abruptly cancelled.
University of North Texas Students Withdraw Thesis Shows, Citing Censorship
It’s one of multiple actions in solidarity with artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez, whose exhibition of works critical of ICE violence was abruptly shuttered.
hyperallergic.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Graduate students in the MFA Studio Art program at the University of North Texas are withdrawing their thesis presentations in solidarity with artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez, whose exhibition at the school was abruptly cancelled.
Maybe jerseys don’t need to be tinkered with every year?
The Boston Red Sox whiffed on this year’s jersey design, the team has acknowledged. Here's what they said on.nbcboston.com/363kfmr
After fans cry foul, new Red Sox jersey getting redesign
The Boston Red Sox whiffed on this year’s jersey design, the team acknowledged Wednesday.
on.nbcboston.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Maybe jerseys don’t need to be tinkered with every year?
Watching the women’s short replay now and am still somehow surprised by this spelling.
I definitely did not know that that’s how you spell “salchow.”
February 18, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Watching the women’s short replay now and am still somehow surprised by this spelling.
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Glad that people _do_ recognize it :-)
manuschwendener.ch/horses
#LEGO #AliBati #SFW2025 #Skærbæk2025
manuschwendener.ch/horses
#LEGO #AliBati #SFW2025 #Skærbæk2025
February 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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In response to today's 'what is DH' Discourse I offer this clip
(It's Duck History, obviously)
(It's Duck History, obviously)
February 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
In response to today's 'what is DH' Discourse I offer this clip
(It's Duck History, obviously)
(It's Duck History, obviously)
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The celebrated visual artist Judy Chicago has walked away from a major commission at Google’s headquarters project in the Loop, comparing an aspect of working with the tech giant as “a nightmare.”
Artist Judy Chicago logs out of Google renovation project over artistic differences
chicago.suntimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:02 AM
The celebrated visual artist Judy Chicago has walked away from a major commission at Google’s headquarters project in the Loop, comparing an aspect of working with the tech giant as “a nightmare.”
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Probably likes the one at Mar-a-Lago because it conjures up Warner Sallman’s Head of Jesus. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/a...
Trump Wants Smithsonian to Create a Different Official Portrait
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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“Each person who visits the President’s House and does not learn of the realities of founding-era slavery receives a false account of this country’s history.” — U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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February 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM
“Each person who visits the President’s House and does not learn of the realities of founding-era slavery receives a false account of this country’s history.” — U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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There is a fab new book out about the 2022 polychromy exhibition at the Met. It underscores 38 scholars who are the 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 experts in polychromy today. Coming out of polychromy retirement to review _Chroma: Sculpture in Color from Antiquity to Today_ for @hyperallergic.com (edited by Natalie Haddad).
How White Elites Drained Ancient Art of Its Color
The publication of “Chroma” represents an important shift by museums toward recognizing polychromy and its entanglement with white supremacy.
hyperallergic.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
There is a fab new book out about the 2022 polychromy exhibition at the Met. It underscores 38 scholars who are the 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 experts in polychromy today. Coming out of polychromy retirement to review _Chroma: Sculpture in Color from Antiquity to Today_ for @hyperallergic.com (edited by Natalie Haddad).
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Public comment on Dr Oz's proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for youth closes 2/17
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
February 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Public comment on Dr Oz's proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for youth closes 2/17
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
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February 16, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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new allegory for modern dating just dropped
February 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
new allegory for modern dating just dropped
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‘Bring it back’: Sicilians say Antonello da Messina’s Ecce Homo belongs with them
‘Bring it back’: Sicilians say Antonello da Messina’s Ecce Homo belongs with them
Much of Messina’s cultural memory was destroyed in a 1908 earthquake, but the Italian government has secured a masterpiece by the port city’s greatest son
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM
‘Bring it back’: Sicilians say Antonello da Messina’s Ecce Homo belongs with them
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‼️Join us at CAA 2026 for SIGA’s exciting panel:
Art & Architecture vs. Environment: Failure, Redesign, and Innovation in the Early Modern Iberian World
(1/8)
Art & Architecture vs. Environment: Failure, Redesign, and Innovation in the Early Modern Iberian World
(1/8)
February 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
‼️Join us at CAA 2026 for SIGA’s exciting panel:
Art & Architecture vs. Environment: Failure, Redesign, and Innovation in the Early Modern Iberian World
(1/8)
Art & Architecture vs. Environment: Failure, Redesign, and Innovation in the Early Modern Iberian World
(1/8)
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Vittorio Carpaccio, Vision of St. Augustine, 1502, Tempera on canvas, 141 x 210 cm (Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice). St. Augustine, at work in his well appointed study, is interrupted by the voice of the just-deceased St. Jerome. And so is his little dog.
February 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Vittorio Carpaccio, Vision of St. Augustine, 1502, Tempera on canvas, 141 x 210 cm (Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice). St. Augustine, at work in his well appointed study, is interrupted by the voice of the just-deceased St. Jerome. And so is his little dog.
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Everywhere this man goes he should be treated as if he murdered millions of children, because he did.
The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/TSV3cmb
February 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Everywhere this man goes he should be treated as if he murdered millions of children, because he did.
February 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Salary £54,931-£64,644. UCL Institute of Archaeology.
Come work with us! We’re advertising a one-year full-time post to cover teaching in #MuseumStudies 🏺🗃️ www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Salary £54,931-£64,644. UCL Institute of Archaeology.