Aurora
@aurorajames.bsky.social
Prettiest Swamp Monster (according to my husband)
Left academia a decade ago but still haunting the Classics department.
British politics are the bane of my existence right now.
Left academia a decade ago but still haunting the Classics department.
British politics are the bane of my existence right now.
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It’s 106 miles to Kamigawa, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses.
Blues Brothers alter of Brothers Yamazaki.
Blues Brothers alter of Brothers Yamazaki.
June 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
It’s 106 miles to Kamigawa, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses.
Blues Brothers alter of Brothers Yamazaki.
Blues Brothers alter of Brothers Yamazaki.
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It is a great pleasure to announce that my book Yearning for Immortality: The European Invention of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife is now available in Open Access: bit.ly/3Xn9HfB
Please download, read, and share with anyone who might be interested in new ways of thinking about Egyptian religion.
Please download, read, and share with anyone who might be interested in new ways of thinking about Egyptian religion.
March 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It is a great pleasure to announce that my book Yearning for Immortality: The European Invention of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife is now available in Open Access: bit.ly/3Xn9HfB
Please download, read, and share with anyone who might be interested in new ways of thinking about Egyptian religion.
Please download, read, and share with anyone who might be interested in new ways of thinking about Egyptian religion.
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A collection of images taken at St Monans Harbour in Fife. So much beauty and details to be found if that's what you're into. I, for one, am partial to such scenes. What's your favourite?
February 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
A collection of images taken at St Monans Harbour in Fife. So much beauty and details to be found if that's what you're into. I, for one, am partial to such scenes. What's your favourite?
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Archaeologist Salah Al-Houdalieh from Palestine is urgently working to assess archaeological sites in the West Bank devastated by destruction and looting amid Israel’s ongoing war in the region. 🏺🧪 #archaeology #anthropology
The Battle to Protect Archaeological Sites in the West Bank
An archaeologist from Palestine is urgently working to assess archaeological sites in the West Bank devastated by destruction and looting amid Israel’s ongoing war in the region.
www.sapiens.org
January 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Archaeologist Salah Al-Houdalieh from Palestine is urgently working to assess archaeological sites in the West Bank devastated by destruction and looting amid Israel’s ongoing war in the region. 🏺🧪 #archaeology #anthropology
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Am arwr! 👏👏👏 Michael Sheen is a true hero. Just what the #SaveLampeter campaign needs - a celebrity who cares about Welsh culture, heritage and tradition. Please step forward if you are that person - the oldest college in Wales needs 👉 YOU 👈 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Michael Sheen to fund new national theatre for Wales - BBC News
The actor says he is putting everything behind starting Welsh National Theatre.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Am arwr! 👏👏👏 Michael Sheen is a true hero. Just what the #SaveLampeter campaign needs - a celebrity who cares about Welsh culture, heritage and tradition. Please step forward if you are that person - the oldest college in Wales needs 👉 YOU 👈 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Last year I had a chat with CNN about Irish names and what to watch out for if they're unfamiliar to your eye and ear. There are no hard names, just unpracticed ones.
www.cnn.com/travel/irish...
www.cnn.com/travel/irish...
Irish names you’re probably saying wrong and how to pronounce them | CNN
Find out how to pronounce common Irish names with our audio guide, plus read our Irish language hacks so you figure out names yourself.
www.cnn.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Last year I had a chat with CNN about Irish names and what to watch out for if they're unfamiliar to your eye and ear. There are no hard names, just unpracticed ones.
www.cnn.com/travel/irish...
www.cnn.com/travel/irish...
This is the sign I needed to convince me to buy that annual pass at my local aquarium 😂
The first three words you see describe your 2025
December 13, 2024 at 5:27 PM
This is the sign I needed to convince me to buy that annual pass at my local aquarium 😂
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The first three words you see describe your 2025
December 13, 2024 at 2:39 AM
The first three words you see describe your 2025
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So what did Vikings really look like?
TV/movies tell us they looked like dollar-store biker gangs, wearing black leather, covered in dirt and allergic to colours... but in reality... they looked like 1970s pop singers.
Seriously, thread time.🧵
Photo: Roberto Fortuna
TV/movies tell us they looked like dollar-store biker gangs, wearing black leather, covered in dirt and allergic to colours... but in reality... they looked like 1970s pop singers.
Seriously, thread time.🧵
Photo: Roberto Fortuna
December 13, 2024 at 3:58 PM
So what did Vikings really look like?
TV/movies tell us they looked like dollar-store biker gangs, wearing black leather, covered in dirt and allergic to colours... but in reality... they looked like 1970s pop singers.
Seriously, thread time.🧵
Photo: Roberto Fortuna
TV/movies tell us they looked like dollar-store biker gangs, wearing black leather, covered in dirt and allergic to colours... but in reality... they looked like 1970s pop singers.
Seriously, thread time.🧵
Photo: Roberto Fortuna
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After fattoush and hummus, here are Za'atar and Labneh 🤡
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cc @smohyeddin.bsky.social x.com/SMohyeddin/s...
November 27, 2024 at 9:15 PM
After fattoush and hummus, here are Za'atar and Labneh 🤡
cc @smohyeddin.bsky.social x.com/SMohyeddin/s...
cc @smohyeddin.bsky.social x.com/SMohyeddin/s...
Thank god I'm not the only one who thinks he's reminiscent of Crassus.
Whenever he does this shit I think of Crassus, 1/3 of the triumvirate with Caesar and Pompey; briefly the richest man on earth his hubris was so chronic he walked into avoidable slaughter at the hands of the Parthians who, we're told, poured molten gold down his corpse's throat to mock his greed.
November 25, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Thank god I'm not the only one who thinks he's reminiscent of Crassus.
Classic M: Yes
Hair M: Rarely
Speed M: No
Nu M: Selective
Gothic M: Yes but less than before
Black M: Yes
Doom M: Yes
Death M: Yes, esp. melodic
Power M: Yes but less than before
Symphonic M: Selective
Industrial: Yes
Folk M: Yes but less than before
Thrash M: Rarely
Prog M: Rarely
Hair M: Rarely
Speed M: No
Nu M: Selective
Gothic M: Yes but less than before
Black M: Yes
Doom M: Yes
Death M: Yes, esp. melodic
Power M: Yes but less than before
Symphonic M: Selective
Industrial: Yes
Folk M: Yes but less than before
Thrash M: Rarely
Prog M: Rarely
Classic M: Yes
Hair M: For dressing up / (pole) dancing
Speed M: Yes
Nu M: No
Gothic M: Not really
Black M: At the gym
Doom M: Yes
Death M: Sometimes
Power M: Yes
Symphonic M: Sometimes
Industrial: For dancing
Folk M: In the right mood only
Thrash M: Not as much as I would like to
Prog M: Sometimes
Hair M: For dressing up / (pole) dancing
Speed M: Yes
Nu M: No
Gothic M: Not really
Black M: At the gym
Doom M: Yes
Death M: Sometimes
Power M: Yes
Symphonic M: Sometimes
Industrial: For dancing
Folk M: In the right mood only
Thrash M: Not as much as I would like to
Prog M: Sometimes
Classic M: Selectively
Hair M: Very selectively
Speed M: Palate cleanser
Nu M: Occasionally
Gothic M: Yes
Black M: Yes
Doom M: Sometimes
Death M: Yes
Power M: Absolutely
Symphonic M: Sometimes
Industrial: Yes
Folk M: Hey nonny nonny yes
Thrash M: Back in the day
Prog M: Animals As Leaders only
Hair M: Very selectively
Speed M: Palate cleanser
Nu M: Occasionally
Gothic M: Yes
Black M: Yes
Doom M: Sometimes
Death M: Yes
Power M: Absolutely
Symphonic M: Sometimes
Industrial: Yes
Folk M: Hey nonny nonny yes
Thrash M: Back in the day
Prog M: Animals As Leaders only
November 25, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Classic M: Yes
Hair M: Rarely
Speed M: No
Nu M: Selective
Gothic M: Yes but less than before
Black M: Yes
Doom M: Yes
Death M: Yes, esp. melodic
Power M: Yes but less than before
Symphonic M: Selective
Industrial: Yes
Folk M: Yes but less than before
Thrash M: Rarely
Prog M: Rarely
Hair M: Rarely
Speed M: No
Nu M: Selective
Gothic M: Yes but less than before
Black M: Yes
Doom M: Yes
Death M: Yes, esp. melodic
Power M: Yes but less than before
Symphonic M: Selective
Industrial: Yes
Folk M: Yes but less than before
Thrash M: Rarely
Prog M: Rarely
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I really like old herbarium illustrations. Last year I wrote some software to parse, score, and process the Oxford 400 herbarium dataset to remove the paper background and select the best photos.
If anyone needs a collection of beautiful plant photos...
github.com/borncamp/oxf...
If anyone needs a collection of beautiful plant photos...
github.com/borncamp/oxf...
November 21, 2024 at 6:47 PM
I really like old herbarium illustrations. Last year I wrote some software to parse, score, and process the Oxford 400 herbarium dataset to remove the paper background and select the best photos.
If anyone needs a collection of beautiful plant photos...
github.com/borncamp/oxf...
If anyone needs a collection of beautiful plant photos...
github.com/borncamp/oxf...
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November 21, 2024 at 11:03 AM
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🧵:
Oh hello!
What are you up to? Do you want to know what Greek charcuterie is like?
Is there such a thing anyway? You know Italian prosciutto, Spanish Jamon, French salamis, hams etc...
What is the Greek ones, do they even exist? Got a new episode out!
1/x
Oh hello!
What are you up to? Do you want to know what Greek charcuterie is like?
Is there such a thing anyway? You know Italian prosciutto, Spanish Jamon, French salamis, hams etc...
What is the Greek ones, do they even exist? Got a new episode out!
1/x
November 20, 2024 at 10:33 AM
🧵:
Oh hello!
What are you up to? Do you want to know what Greek charcuterie is like?
Is there such a thing anyway? You know Italian prosciutto, Spanish Jamon, French salamis, hams etc...
What is the Greek ones, do they even exist? Got a new episode out!
1/x
Oh hello!
What are you up to? Do you want to know what Greek charcuterie is like?
Is there such a thing anyway? You know Italian prosciutto, Spanish Jamon, French salamis, hams etc...
What is the Greek ones, do they even exist? Got a new episode out!
1/x
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I was invited to deliver this year's Kogon Lecture at TU Darmstadt but I was canceled and called antisemitic due to my statements on the genocide in Gaza.
Please consider signing this letter of support. Thank you for your solidarity.
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docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please consider signing this letter of support. Thank you for your solidarity.
👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 18, 2024 at 10:46 AM
I was invited to deliver this year's Kogon Lecture at TU Darmstadt but I was canceled and called antisemitic due to my statements on the genocide in Gaza.
Please consider signing this letter of support. Thank you for your solidarity.
👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please consider signing this letter of support. Thank you for your solidarity.
👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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My previous apartment in East London had a fox family in the shared green space keeping us entertained 🦊
November 20, 2024 at 11:02 AM
My previous apartment in East London had a fox family in the shared green space keeping us entertained 🦊
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Andrew Tate got banned from Bluesky in less than one day.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
November 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Andrew Tate got banned from Bluesky in less than one day.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
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A beautiful #Roman glass vessel in the shape of a cargo boat, in a rich cobalt blue. It was made in Italy about 2000 years ago but still looks amazing today! #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientGlass AncientBlueSky
November 16, 2024 at 11:49 AM
A beautiful #Roman glass vessel in the shape of a cargo boat, in a rich cobalt blue. It was made in Italy about 2000 years ago but still looks amazing today! #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientGlass AncientBlueSky
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Hi New Followers! I'm a historian of ancient Greek religion, at the moment working on a reinterpretation of Athenian and Attic religion in the archaic and Classical periods, begining with material evidence. Here is my most recent academic publication (it's open access):
Embodied Wearing: clothing for Artemis in Ancient Athenian Religion1
This study examines the role of clothing in the worship of Artemis in ancient Athens and its surrounding region, focusing on the sensory and embodied experience of dress in religious practice. Usin...
www.tandfonline.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Hi New Followers! I'm a historian of ancient Greek religion, at the moment working on a reinterpretation of Athenian and Attic religion in the archaic and Classical periods, begining with material evidence. Here is my most recent academic publication (it's open access):
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Sea-washed goat's milk cheese for the small Aegean island of Lemnos/Limno north-east Aegean. Sun dried as well. An island famous in antiquity for its wheat and wine, Aristotle apparently liked the local tipple!
November 12, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Sea-washed goat's milk cheese for the small Aegean island of Lemnos/Limno north-east Aegean. Sun dried as well. An island famous in antiquity for its wheat and wine, Aristotle apparently liked the local tipple!
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Gregory of Tours describing a historical event
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Gregory of Tours about that one guy miraculously healed from hiccups, St Martin be praised
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Gregory of Tours about that one guy miraculously healed from hiccups, St Martin be praised
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November 14, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Gregory of Tours describing a historical event
▶️🔘───────── 00:07
Gregory of Tours about that one guy miraculously healed from hiccups, St Martin be praised
▶️🔘───────── 7:35:12
▶️🔘───────── 00:07
Gregory of Tours about that one guy miraculously healed from hiccups, St Martin be praised
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