Jaclyn
@jdrenigan.bsky.social
Lover of the Georgian and Victorian eras, and old Hollywood. Piano and violin hobbyist. Other interests include Star Wars, Stranger Things, and following film industry news.
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All this time spent thinking nobody cared meanwhile…
October 21, 2025 at 6:07 AM
All this time spent thinking nobody cared meanwhile…
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All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes
September 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes
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another korean american has been detained by ICE, a violinist named john shin from utah. he was allowed one 30-second phone call to his wife and they haven’t heard from him since.
Utah music community rallies behind violinist detained by ICE
The local music community in Salt Lake City is rallying around one of their own, after news that just this week, John Shin—a violinist who received Bachelor's a
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August 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
another korean american has been detained by ICE, a violinist named john shin from utah. he was allowed one 30-second phone call to his wife and they haven’t heard from him since.
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From the archives of All Things Georgian, '18th Century Hearing Aids' - wp.me/p3JTNy-sL #MondayBlogs #18thcentury
18th Century Hearing Aids
Hearing aids have made some quite dramatic progress since the Georgian era . Towards the end of the 18th century the use of an ear trumpet was commonplace, with collapsible ones being made on a one…
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August 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
From the archives of All Things Georgian, '18th Century Hearing Aids' - wp.me/p3JTNy-sL #MondayBlogs #18thcentury
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When I searched to see if Mary Shelley and Jane Austen could have met in Bath, Google AI informed me that they were, in fact, sisters...
June 7, 2025 at 4:47 AM
When I searched to see if Mary Shelley and Jane Austen could have met in Bath, Google AI informed me that they were, in fact, sisters...
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"In 1642 in the town of Lemgo, Germany, local pharmacist David Welman was accused of witchcraft and being a werewolf. Anonymous hate mail was sent to him, one of which included this sketch."
June 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"In 1642 in the town of Lemgo, Germany, local pharmacist David Welman was accused of witchcraft and being a werewolf. Anonymous hate mail was sent to him, one of which included this sketch."
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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#OnThisDay 1795 The Times reported on the upcoming Duty of Hair Powder Act: anyone wearing powder without a license would be fined a hefty £20. The duty aimed to raise funds for the war against Revolutionary France. The decline of powdered wigs began soon after. #historysky #18thcentury
March 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#OnThisDay 1795 The Times reported on the upcoming Duty of Hair Powder Act: anyone wearing powder without a license would be fined a hefty £20. The duty aimed to raise funds for the war against Revolutionary France. The decline of powdered wigs began soon after. #historysky #18thcentury
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On #WorldTheatreDay, during #Shakespeare week, here are two formidable actresses from the late 18th century, as depicted by George Woodward: Mrs Abington as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and Mrs Siddons as Lady Macbeth.
#WomensHistoryMonth #theatre #18thcentury
#WomensHistoryMonth #theatre #18thcentury
March 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
On #WorldTheatreDay, during #Shakespeare week, here are two formidable actresses from the late 18th century, as depicted by George Woodward: Mrs Abington as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and Mrs Siddons as Lady Macbeth.
#WomensHistoryMonth #theatre #18thcentury
#WomensHistoryMonth #theatre #18thcentury
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I want my colleagues in academia to look at Columbia.
Administrators will work with the state to brutalize your students, to disappear them. They will sell you out at every turn just like they’ve exploited and undermined you.
It’s time to organize and find power together. That’s the only way.
Administrators will work with the state to brutalize your students, to disappear them. They will sell you out at every turn just like they’ve exploited and undermined you.
It’s time to organize and find power together. That’s the only way.
March 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I want my colleagues in academia to look at Columbia.
Administrators will work with the state to brutalize your students, to disappear them. They will sell you out at every turn just like they’ve exploited and undermined you.
It’s time to organize and find power together. That’s the only way.
Administrators will work with the state to brutalize your students, to disappear them. They will sell you out at every turn just like they’ve exploited and undermined you.
It’s time to organize and find power together. That’s the only way.
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The graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, who were not allowed to be buried together in 1888.
March 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, who were not allowed to be buried together in 1888.
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French Cinema Leads the Way to a Revival of In-Person Moviegoing www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/w...
French Cinema Leads the Way to a Revival of In-Person Moviegoing
The French movie industry has been celebrating statistics that show an increase in movie attendance.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
French Cinema Leads the Way to a Revival of In-Person Moviegoing www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/w...
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This comes to mind ✌️
We must look out for each other ❤️🇨🇦✌️
We must look out for each other ❤️🇨🇦✌️
March 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This comes to mind ✌️
We must look out for each other ❤️🇨🇦✌️
We must look out for each other ❤️🇨🇦✌️
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We are living in the dumbest timeline.
March 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We are living in the dumbest timeline.
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Home movies capture the moments that define our lives—family celebrations, everyday joys. Yet, these films are vanishing due to time, neglect & decay.
Archivist Rick Prelinger @footage.bsky.social explores why no film should be left unscanned. blog.archive.org/2025/03/05/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
Archivist Rick Prelinger @footage.bsky.social explores why no film should be left unscanned. blog.archive.org/2025/03/05/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
March 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Home movies capture the moments that define our lives—family celebrations, everyday joys. Yet, these films are vanishing due to time, neglect & decay.
Archivist Rick Prelinger @footage.bsky.social explores why no film should be left unscanned. blog.archive.org/2025/03/05/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
Archivist Rick Prelinger @footage.bsky.social explores why no film should be left unscanned. blog.archive.org/2025/03/05/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
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Young girls learning the Charleston dance in Harlem, 1923.
March 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Young girls learning the Charleston dance in Harlem, 1923.
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The most baffling commercial I have ever seen in my life. What does this mean? How is this a problem anyone has, ever? What does your product even do?????
January 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The most baffling commercial I have ever seen in my life. What does this mean? How is this a problem anyone has, ever? What does your product even do?????
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A look inside the ‘NOSFERATU’ immersive experience at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in LA.
Tickets to all 3 nights are sold out.
Tickets to all 3 nights are sold out.
December 17, 2024 at 3:17 AM
A look inside the ‘NOSFERATU’ immersive experience at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in LA.
Tickets to all 3 nights are sold out.
Tickets to all 3 nights are sold out.
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How to succeed in the 18th century tip no. 342: make sure you’ve got the fanciest fan
(French folding fan with representations of a royal fireworks display to celebrate the birth of a prince, 1781. Met Museum collection) #18c
(French folding fan with representations of a royal fireworks display to celebrate the birth of a prince, 1781. Met Museum collection) #18c
December 8, 2024 at 1:23 PM
How to succeed in the 18th century tip no. 342: make sure you’ve got the fanciest fan
(French folding fan with representations of a royal fireworks display to celebrate the birth of a prince, 1781. Met Museum collection) #18c
(French folding fan with representations of a royal fireworks display to celebrate the birth of a prince, 1781. Met Museum collection) #18c
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A Meddlesome Mother? Queen Charlotte and the Regency Crisis - by Natalee Garrett @georgianlords.bsky.social #skystorians 🗃️#c18th #histparl
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A Meddlesome Mother? Queen Charlotte and the Regency Crisis - The History of Parliament
In October 1788, George III fell ill with an unknown ‘malady’ which rendered him unable to fulfil his duties as sovereign: the beginning of the king’s famous
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December 5, 2024 at 3:37 PM
A Meddlesome Mother? Queen Charlotte and the Regency Crisis - by Natalee Garrett @georgianlords.bsky.social #skystorians 🗃️#c18th #histparl
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historyofparliament.com/2024/12/05/a...
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Bring Public Domain Movie Nights home with our staff’s selection of holiday favorite films, many of which are screened at our HQ: blog.archive.org/2024/12/02/s....
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December 3, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Bring Public Domain Movie Nights home with our staff’s selection of holiday favorite films, many of which are screened at our HQ: blog.archive.org/2024/12/02/s....
Support Universal Access to All Knowledge: archive.org/donate/?orig...
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