Michelle Laughran
@misciel.bsky.social
Avid historian of Venice, medicine/epidemics/plague, fashion/cosmetics & social/cultural history (she/her)
Today's award for a clever book title goes to... 😄
September 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Today's award for a clever book title goes to... 😄
So… I was looking for a recipe for microwaved “baked” apples without added sugar. After a regular web search came up empty, I turned to @claudeai.bsky.social, and it came through… So, I’m sharing the bounty! 🍎
July 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
So… I was looking for a recipe for microwaved “baked” apples without added sugar. After a regular web search came up empty, I turned to @claudeai.bsky.social, and it came through… So, I’m sharing the bounty! 🍎
Since the Pocket app is going away I'm rediscovering some interesting links, like the 1626 book "Vox Piscis," the publication of a ms that had apparently been discovered in the belly of a codfish.
You can read it for yourself at archive.org/details/bim_... ! 🐟
You can read it for yourself at archive.org/details/bim_... ! 🐟
June 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Since the Pocket app is going away I'm rediscovering some interesting links, like the 1626 book "Vox Piscis," the publication of a ms that had apparently been discovered in the belly of a codfish.
You can read it for yourself at archive.org/details/bim_... ! 🐟
You can read it for yourself at archive.org/details/bim_... ! 🐟
The “cyanometer,” for measuring the blueness of the sky, was invented in the 18th century by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure. Turns out that there’s now an app for that at apps.apple.com/us/app/this-...
SO COOL! 🗾
SO COOL! 🗾
May 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The “cyanometer,” for measuring the blueness of the sky, was invented in the 18th century by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure. Turns out that there’s now an app for that at apps.apple.com/us/app/this-...
SO COOL! 🗾
SO COOL! 🗾
I rock Awesome Socks day & night! #rockyourawesomesocks @thegooddotstore.bsky.social
May 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I rock Awesome Socks day & night! #rockyourawesomesocks @thegooddotstore.bsky.social
In other mindblowing historical news today: “Unprecedented Roman mass grave found under Vienna soccer field” 🤯
www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/72825
www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/72825
April 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In other mindblowing historical news today: “Unprecedented Roman mass grave found under Vienna soccer field” 🤯
www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/72825
www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/72825
Holy cow… or she-wolf, as the case may be! A new open-access study of geochemical & Pb isotopes from bronze samples again confirms that that the Lupa Capitolina is not Etruscan or ancient. It’s medieval & dates to 1000-1199 CE! (link.springer.com/article/10.1... via the Past Imperfect newsletter) 😲
April 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Holy cow… or she-wolf, as the case may be! A new open-access study of geochemical & Pb isotopes from bronze samples again confirms that that the Lupa Capitolina is not Etruscan or ancient. It’s medieval & dates to 1000-1199 CE! (link.springer.com/article/10.1... via the Past Imperfect newsletter) 😲
Throwback Thursday! Back to simpler times when "doge" was just a cute shiba inu meme and @dylanmatt.bsky.social made a historical meta-meme about the Venetian doges for the WaPo "KnowMore" blog. 🥹
March 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Throwback Thursday! Back to simpler times when "doge" was just a cute shiba inu meme and @dylanmatt.bsky.social made a historical meta-meme about the Venetian doges for the WaPo "KnowMore" blog. 🥹
“History” & “historic“ have apparently been removed and banned from DoD websites, together with 57 other words more closely associated with DEI...
March 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“History” & “historic“ have apparently been removed and banned from DoD websites, together with 57 other words more closely associated with DEI...
A welcome discovery in a library book on “Death and Resurrection in Art” 🥰
February 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A welcome discovery in a library book on “Death and Resurrection in Art” 🥰
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a portrait on a 16th-century Venetian frontispiece before, and what a jaunty one it is, too!
February 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a portrait on a 16th-century Venetian frontispiece before, and what a jaunty one it is, too!
I find it strangely hopeful to discover a 744-page book published in Venice during the plague year of 1630 called "Today, or the world isn't worse or more calamitous than in the past"
February 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I find it strangely hopeful to discover a 744-page book published in Venice during the plague year of 1630 called "Today, or the world isn't worse or more calamitous than in the past"
It’s too bad that Venice can’t sue Musk’s “DOGE” for copyright infringement or besmirching their brand.
February 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It’s too bad that Venice can’t sue Musk’s “DOGE” for copyright infringement or besmirching their brand.
Thank you so much for illuminating “ordo amoris,” Fr @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social. May hearts and minds be opened. 🙏
February 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Thank you so much for illuminating “ordo amoris,” Fr @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social. May hearts and minds be opened. 🙏
#TIL that whitefaced capuchin monkeys build social bonds by sticking fingers up another monkey’s nose. So if you’re a capuchin, not only can you pick your friends and pick your 👃, but – contrary to the old saying – you can even pick your friend’s 👃!
January 31, 2025 at 5:40 AM
#TIL that whitefaced capuchin monkeys build social bonds by sticking fingers up another monkey’s nose. So if you’re a capuchin, not only can you pick your friends and pick your 👃, but – contrary to the old saying – you can even pick your friend’s 👃!
Today’s strange job recommendation from Glassdoor… 🤔
January 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Today’s strange job recommendation from Glassdoor… 🤔
Quincy is a daddy’s boy 🐶
January 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Quincy is a daddy’s boy 🐶
Quincy the Cavie enjoyed “Flow” and particularly the real animal noises! 🐈⬛
January 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Quincy the Cavie enjoyed “Flow” and particularly the real animal noises! 🐈⬛
I’m questioning Glassdoor’s algorithm 🤔
January 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I’m questioning Glassdoor’s algorithm 🤔
#QOTD (via the app I use for my “Commonplace Book” (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonp...) ✌️
January 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#QOTD (via the app I use for my “Commonplace Book” (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonp...) ✌️
