johnedwinmason
@johnedwinmason.bsky.social
Historian, curator, walker, player of antique French horns. Photography, music, South Africa. UVA Professor Emeritus.
Duolingo is woke. 😄
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Duolingo is woke. 😄
In 2012, UVA turned out in much larger numbers to protest the Board of Visitors' dismissal of university president Teresa Sullivan, even though it was summer & most students were away.
October 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In 2012, UVA turned out in much larger numbers to protest the Board of Visitors' dismissal of university president Teresa Sullivan, even though it was summer & most students were away.
This will give you a sense of the size of the crowd at today's UVA rally. I was at the back. As I said, it was disappointingly small.
October 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This will give you a sense of the size of the crowd at today's UVA rally. I was at the back. As I said, it was disappointingly small.
When I was a teen, I had one of these buttons. I thought they were a relic of the '60s. Turns out that you can still buy them. Good. We need 'em.
October 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
When I was a teen, I had one of these buttons. I thought they were a relic of the '60s. Turns out that you can still buy them. Good. We need 'em.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽, @aydeethegreat.bsky.social! Great news about my UVA colleague & friend. Link: arts.virginia.edu/stories/uvas...
October 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽, @aydeethegreat.bsky.social! Great news about my UVA colleague & friend. Link: arts.virginia.edu/stories/uvas...
Almost hot sauce. All they need is a little time in the back of the fridge & straining to remove the seeds.
October 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Almost hot sauce. All they need is a little time in the back of the fridge & straining to remove the seeds.
Christmas in October! Friends at Crazy Farm, (C-ville farmers market) hooked me up with 3 pounds of beautiful, ripe serrano peppers. Soon they'll be the main ingredient of a hot sauce that will be aging in the back of my fridge. I need very ripe serranos for the soft pulp that gives the sauce body.
October 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Christmas in October! Friends at Crazy Farm, (C-ville farmers market) hooked me up with 3 pounds of beautiful, ripe serrano peppers. Soon they'll be the main ingredient of a hot sauce that will be aging in the back of my fridge. I need very ripe serranos for the soft pulp that gives the sauce body.
I went to high school n Cincinnati, home to this magnificent structure — Cincinnati Union Terminal. It was built almost at the end of the Deco era & the age of cross-country passenger rail. Inside, every detail was Deco.
September 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I went to high school n Cincinnati, home to this magnificent structure — Cincinnati Union Terminal. It was built almost at the end of the Deco era & the age of cross-country passenger rail. Inside, every detail was Deco.
A South African friend just posted this on Instagram. Let the church say, amen.
September 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A South African friend just posted this on Instagram. Let the church say, amen.
Muslim man, wearing a fez, at a Sufi ceremony. Cape Town. 1940s. 📷: Constance Stuart Larrabee
September 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Muslim man, wearing a fez, at a Sufi ceremony. Cape Town. 1940s. 📷: Constance Stuart Larrabee
J'en suis peut-être trop fier, mais j'apprends beaucoup avec Duolingo. Et 365 jours consécutifs, c'est beaucoup.
September 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
J'en suis peut-être trop fier, mais j'apprends beaucoup avec Duolingo. Et 365 jours consécutifs, c'est beaucoup.
The message feels especially appropriate for these days. But it's evergreen, of corse. Wonderful melody, too.
September 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The message feels especially appropriate for these days. But it's evergreen, of corse. Wonderful melody, too.
The photo, which every adult American should know & understand the significance of.
August 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The photo, which every adult American should know & understand the significance of.
Lead story right now on The NY Times mobile site. Like, when has he not shown his "volatile side." Thats his entire shtick.
August 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Lead story right now on The NY Times mobile site. Like, when has he not shown his "volatile side." Thats his entire shtick.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽, City of Charlottesville for installing this bus shelter on South Street, right beside Midway Manor, where many people with limited mobility live. It's back is to the south, so it throws shade much of the day. Added bonus? The curb bump-out narrows the street.
July 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽, City of Charlottesville for installing this bus shelter on South Street, right beside Midway Manor, where many people with limited mobility live. It's back is to the south, so it throws shade much of the day. Added bonus? The curb bump-out narrows the street.
My homeland heritage.
July 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
My homeland heritage.
After. (Time for a new beginning.)
July 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
After. (Time for a new beginning.)
How long have I been teaching African history? This long. 👇🏽
July 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
How long have I been teaching African history? This long. 👇🏽
Professor @dem8z.bsky.social speaking at today's rally, protesting the collusion between Virginia Republicans & the Trump regime that led to the forced resignation of akin Ryan, the president of the University of Virginia — a sign of growing authoritarianism. It was a good way to spend the 4th.
July 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Professor @dem8z.bsky.social speaking at today's rally, protesting the collusion between Virginia Republicans & the Trump regime that led to the forced resignation of akin Ryan, the president of the University of Virginia — a sign of growing authoritarianism. It was a good way to spend the 4th.