Kim Yates
@kimberleyyates.bsky.social
Knitter, cat-friend, lover of stuff. White cis-het settler; interested in everything.
PhD English (medieval drama)
MISt (rare books/special collections)
Associate Director, Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto - @JHIevents.bluesky.social
PhD English (medieval drama)
MISt (rare books/special collections)
Associate Director, Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto - @JHIevents.bluesky.social
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New from me at TVO: Okay, I had to write about the bridge thing. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
ANALYSIS: No, Donald Trump can't have the Gordie Howe Bridge | TVO Today
The U.S. doesn’t get to steal critical infrastructure because the president’s poll numbers are in the sewer.
www.tvo.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
New from me at TVO: Okay, I had to write about the bridge thing. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
Cold icy rain simply pounding our windows all day and all night means a new knitting project is required.
December 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Cold icy rain simply pounding our windows all day and all night means a new knitting project is required.
I am having a difficult day for reasons too complex to enumerate here. 🤬
December 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I am having a difficult day for reasons too complex to enumerate here. 🤬
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The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
December 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
Got Whammed. Fair and square, the original George Michael and all. In Rexall. Beware.
December 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Got Whammed. Fair and square, the original George Michael and all. In Rexall. Beware.
Getting real tired of being “represented” without being asked.
4 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Edinburgh woman loses lawsuit over employer allowing trans women to use restroom, claiming it sacrificing the privacy of women, 20% of workers for the 0.5 % who were trans. Judge found that only one person, 0.05%, of the workforce had complained.
Woman loses sex discrimination case after toilet complaint
Maria Kelly took legal action against Leonardo UK alleging harassment and discrimination after seeing a trans colleague in female toilets.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Getting real tired of being “represented” without being asked.
Hey @purolator.bsky.social why are you attempting to deliver at 11.51 pm? Of course you can’t come into my building. #stupidrobot
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Hey @purolator.bsky.social why are you attempting to deliver at 11.51 pm? Of course you can’t come into my building. #stupidrobot
I don’t know who needs to hear this. Maybe me.
It doesn’t matter how much you spend on Christmas gifts. Or even if. What matters is that you are there.
It doesn’t matter how much you spend on Christmas gifts. Or even if. What matters is that you are there.
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this. Maybe me.
It doesn’t matter how much you spend on Christmas gifts. Or even if. What matters is that you are there.
It doesn’t matter how much you spend on Christmas gifts. Or even if. What matters is that you are there.
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New York University Abu Dhabi - Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World:
memorients.com/news/new-yor...
memorients.com/news/new-yor...
New York University Abu Dhabi - Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World | MEMOs
NYUAD Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World - Postdoctoral Fellowship
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November 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New York University Abu Dhabi - Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World:
memorients.com/news/new-yor...
memorients.com/news/new-yor...
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
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Hey fellow Canucks. Twenty years ago, I would have jumped at this job. It looks like a good fit for anyone interested in getting into arts management:
www.charityvillage.com/job/artistic...
www.charityvillage.com/job/artistic...
ARTISTIC & ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - Port Hope | CharityVillage
Reporting to the Artistic Director and Managing Director, this is an amazing opportunity for someone who wants to learn more about producing professional t
www.charityvillage.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hey fellow Canucks. Twenty years ago, I would have jumped at this job. It looks like a good fit for anyone interested in getting into arts management:
www.charityvillage.com/job/artistic...
www.charityvillage.com/job/artistic...
Late 2025 vibes: there is sticky stuff on the floor. A dude apparently named Fridge is still doing shots in the basement. A total stranger is snoring loudly under the couch. Everything is broken. Some one is staggering away across the front lawn wearing underpants. It wasn’t even fun.
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Late 2025 vibes: there is sticky stuff on the floor. A dude apparently named Fridge is still doing shots in the basement. A total stranger is snoring loudly under the couch. Everything is broken. Some one is staggering away across the front lawn wearing underpants. It wasn’t even fun.
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✨ Deadline Alert! ✨
Are you our next New Media & Public Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow?
✔️ A recent PhD in the humanities
✔️ Working in new media / journalism
✔️ Bringing research to the public
Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Deadline: Nov 25, 2025
🔗 uoft.me/nmph26-27
Are you our next New Media & Public Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow?
✔️ A recent PhD in the humanities
✔️ Working in new media / journalism
✔️ Bringing research to the public
Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Deadline: Nov 25, 2025
🔗 uoft.me/nmph26-27
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
✨ Deadline Alert! ✨
Are you our next New Media & Public Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow?
✔️ A recent PhD in the humanities
✔️ Working in new media / journalism
✔️ Bringing research to the public
Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Deadline: Nov 25, 2025
🔗 uoft.me/nmph26-27
Are you our next New Media & Public Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow?
✔️ A recent PhD in the humanities
✔️ Working in new media / journalism
✔️ Bringing research to the public
Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Deadline: Nov 25, 2025
🔗 uoft.me/nmph26-27
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✨ Deadline Alert! ✨
Join the JHI’s Circle of Fellows in 2026-27!
Apply for our Visiting Public Humanities Faculty Fellowship
🧩 Annual Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Deadline: Nov 25, 2025 | 4pm EST
🔗 Details & FAQs: uoft.me/vph26-27
#PublicHumanities #ResearchFellowship
Join the JHI’s Circle of Fellows in 2026-27!
Apply for our Visiting Public Humanities Faculty Fellowship
🧩 Annual Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Deadline: Nov 25, 2025 | 4pm EST
🔗 Details & FAQs: uoft.me/vph26-27
#PublicHumanities #ResearchFellowship
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
✨ Deadline Alert! ✨
Join the JHI’s Circle of Fellows in 2026-27!
Apply for our Visiting Public Humanities Faculty Fellowship
🧩 Annual Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Deadline: Nov 25, 2025 | 4pm EST
🔗 Details & FAQs: uoft.me/vph26-27
#PublicHumanities #ResearchFellowship
Join the JHI’s Circle of Fellows in 2026-27!
Apply for our Visiting Public Humanities Faculty Fellowship
🧩 Annual Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Deadline: Nov 25, 2025 | 4pm EST
🔗 Details & FAQs: uoft.me/vph26-27
#PublicHumanities #ResearchFellowship
Come to the JHI next year!
✨ Deadline Alert! ✨
Apply for the 2026–27 Critical Digital Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship, a 1 year fellowship supporting a recent PhD.
Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Apply by Nov 25, 2025 | 4pm EST
🔗 More info: uoft.me/cdh26-27
#digitalhumanities #DH #postdoc #postdoctoral
Apply for the 2026–27 Critical Digital Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship, a 1 year fellowship supporting a recent PhD.
Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Apply by Nov 25, 2025 | 4pm EST
🔗 More info: uoft.me/cdh26-27
#digitalhumanities #DH #postdoc #postdoctoral
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Come to the JHI next year!
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Reposted by Kim Yates
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Job posting: Assistant Professor, tenure track, English (Digital Narratives), Cape Breton University, Nova Scotia, Canada. Deadline January 19, 2026 jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/cbu/CA...
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Job posting: Assistant Professor, tenure track, English (Digital Narratives), Cape Breton University, Nova Scotia, Canada. Deadline January 19, 2026 jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/cbu/CA...
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Job posting: Digital Experience Librarian, Toronto Metropolitan University. Deadline December 18 2025 hr.cf.torontomu.ca/ams/faculty/...
November 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Job posting: Digital Experience Librarian, Toronto Metropolitan University. Deadline December 18 2025 hr.cf.torontomu.ca/ams/faculty/...
There is so much here. Please read.
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
There is so much here. Please read.
The Christmas dinner negotiations are in progress. God give me patience this year.
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The Christmas dinner negotiations are in progress. God give me patience this year.
Doomsday Scoreboard
A running ledger of history’s end-of-the-world predictions.
doomsday.march1studios.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Repost with an iconic fictional band
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band