Prof Laurie Johnson
@lostplayhouse.bsky.social
Professor of English and Cultural Studies @ University of Southern Queensland. Shakespeare scholar. Finder of lost playhouses. FSA FRHistS. He/him.
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In all the back and forward from press and crowds after the first Ashes test, I haven't seen anybody yet say a word of praise to Stokes and (I think it was) Brook, who shook Head's hand after he was dismissed. Fair play, gents, and a good sporting gesture.
Excitement at 6:30 am, as the last of a morning storm rolled past, I was in my study when lightning hit us = electricity surged through the house, a huge bang, lights flickered , and my study light blew. Animals spooked and family woke, but the only casualty was my light bulb.
Marjorie Taylor Greene in a pensive moment ahead of her big press conference.
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Nah, Texas judge is careful to make sure American kids think it's okay to murder, on the day when the murderer in the White House welcomes another murderer and tells the journalists to be nice to him.
I’ll take “people whose names are in the Epstein files” for 2,000 thanks, Ken.
Not a cellphone in sight. Just two murderers living in the moment.
Well, looks like Rep. Clay Higgins just outed himself as being in the Epstein files! #427-1
That's the trouble with that pesky Muse. When she strikes at 4 am, there's no answer to it other than to get out of bed, get ready for work, and head into the office ... and write. So here we are at 4:30, me and my old friend the keyboard. Write.
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The art of the line: Submissions open for 2025 Bruce Dawe Poetry Prize
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Roll up, roll up! We'd love to have more entries just to make our job of judging this year's Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize all the more difficult! "It's the best part of my job" and all that. Entries close 21 November, this Friday!
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Must be the season -- another beautiful object arrived today, this one with my chapter on authorship and cognitive studies. Huge thanks to @loughnrv.bsky.social and @drwillsharpe.bsky.social for nudging this mammoth volume into reality!
He literally just admitted that lowering the tariff will lower the cost of coffee! His whole platform for tariffs is built on the lie that the exporter wears the tariff on an overseas import.
Bizarre interpretations of events on Cricinfo. Green takes 1/13 and the headline says he was "impressive with the ball as Test side takes shape" whereas Webster took 5/50 and headlines say he took a fiver "on a tough day for his Test chances" = sounds like Cricinfo writers have an agenda LOL
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✍ Introducing ✍
Sharpie, a letterform recognition game for beginner #EarlyModern #palaeontology
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AKA What I Did Over Reading Week.
#skystorians I’d be so grateful if you had time to share or take a look and tell me what sucks and needs fixing.
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Sharpie, a letterform recognition game for beginner #EarlyModern #palaeontology
gjhilton.github.io/Sharpie/
AKA What I Did Over Reading Week.
#skystorians I’d be so grateful if you had time to share or take a look and tell me what sucks and needs fixing.
Love g 🗃️
Yeah, I think my issue is that time zones changed after I first agreed to the slot and put it manually in my calendar. :)
Oh my word, how I hate calculating time zone differences. I was certain I needed to be in my office at 4 am for the Rose talk today, at 4:30 am. Well, I'm here, but the talk, well, it's an hour later. Heaviest of sighs.
On it.
Damn, I left my calipers at home today! How will I assess my students' intelligence now?
Join us online this Monday evening as Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social – President of the Marlowe Society of America, and former President of the Australian & New Zealand Shakespeare Association – uncovers the connections between ale houses and playhouses in early modern London.
Monday 10 November
@ 7.30pm online
PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES
Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
@ 7.30pm online
PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES
Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
A little reminder for those playing along at home. :) Remember, this is UK time. Adjust accordingly for other time zones.
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Monday 10 November
@ 7.30pm online
PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES
Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
@ 7.30pm online
PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES
Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
Join us online this Monday evening as Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social – President of the Marlowe Society of America, and former President of the Australian & New Zealand Shakespeare Association – uncovers the connections between ale houses and playhouses in early modern London.
Ah the Republican answer to not getting their way. Dummy spit and run away. Still, silver lining, the troops will have somewhere to stay when the orange turnip deploys them to NYC in the fallout.
Another AI gaffe. Seeking an article by Grace Ioppolo that mentions John Cholmley, but AI overview said this "refers to a partnership between Professor Grace Ioppolo and the historical figure John Cholmley, who, along with Philip Henslowe, established the Rose Playhouse on London's Bankside in 1587"
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Monday 10 November
@ 7.30pm online
PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES
Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
@ 7.30pm online
PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES
Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
Excited to have this beautiful object arrive in the mail this afternoon, including my “Sallow Hal” chapter on care and concern in the Henriad. Kudos to Darryl and Rebecca for their care and concern in producing this fine volume.
storm trooper holding a sign that says no
ALT: storm trooper holding a sign that says no
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My life at the moment = 9:30 pm on 29 October, I receive an email to advise me that admin have approved a student extension, and their assignment is now due on 27 October, two days ago. I simply cannot with this!
No, Iva with no last name or institutional address, I do not believe that my work on allegory in Shakespeare makes me a perfect fit for your InTech Open book publication on semiotics and translation in the 21st Century. Try harder.
Severe case of tennis elbow. Not bad for somebody who doesn't play tennis. But seriously, doctor got angry and ordered as much rest as possible, and an injection. To all the people expecting words from me, it'll be a bit slower than normal, sorry.
I don't mean to alarm anybody but I think the biggest issue for Australia coming into the Ashes isn't our quicks. Nathan Lyon so far has 2 wkts for 143 runs in two games while his team has bowled sides out for 161, 156, and 240 and currently has Vic 7/121. He is well down on form.
Sometimes I surprise myself. An email from the editor of a journal reminded me that I apparently have an impressive history of publishing in the field of Otolaryngology (in bold) and they welcome my latest work for publication in their journal. Only the best journal. The very best.
I’m doing a thing. Join me, won’t you?