A fascinating history of the world told through the prism of the evolution, domestication, and migration of the horse!

Wanted the chapters on the Islamic world to have a bit more horse poetry…

can we please collect some here? Is Imru’ al-Qays on blusky yet?!

Wine, coffee, hashish, opium, tobacco, qat… Teaching a class on „Islam, Drugs, and Empire“ this semester… soliciting any and all suggestions for recent scholarship to read….

dog heaven is probably a january snowstorm in the woods near sligo creek

From my dear friend andrew hui… and @princetonupress.bsky.social a marvelous study of studies to read in your study

ich bin wo

Ok in this one he is basically human

Just going to be posting photos of my 9 year old puppy in honor of @sarahehorowitz.bsky.social who generously bestowed me with an invite code.