In the early American Republic, eating practices “helped locate individuals and the nation itself within the central debate between what came to be seen as European luxury and what was claimed as American virtue.” https://t.co/eACCMToyUt
Welsh painter Sarah Evans.....
...among the many great artists interviewed for the NEW womensart1 book 'Unlocking Women's Art' https://t.co/e21CHQzwff… #womensart
Still smiling after last week's viva. To hear that my research into food in Ireland's Magdalene laundries & industrial schools is both worthwhile and book-worthy was pretty special. Thanks so much to my examiners, @JuliaLaite and Kevin O'Sullivan, for their feedback and support.
Found a charity shop gem yesterday: The 1987 Beatrix Potter Knitting Book. The perfect gift for my pro knitter mum-in-law, and a total win for me….I will be looking forward to recreating these incredible looks next Christmas:
If you're stuck for gift ideas for the little people in your life, why not treat them to "Tales of World War II"? The book includes incredible, inspiring, strange, and powerful stories from across every theatre of the war.
We are delighted to announce that Professor Katherine O'Donnell @UCDPhilosophy will be the speaker at our 2023 annual lecture on Thursday 7 December at 7pm @RSAInews. The lecture is free but registration is required https://t.co/cze7ysk0z9 #OralHistory
Judi Dench was on Graham Norton last night to push her new book about her life and work with Shakespeare. After making the point we quote Shakespeare daily without knowing it, this happened:
The futuristic world as envisioned in 1930. These visions of the future are part of collector's album issued in 1930 by Echte Wagner, a German margarine company which issued several albums of cards between the world wars. Each image comes with an explainer on the verso.
Wireless Private Phone and Television. Translation of the verso: “Each person has their own transmitter and receiver and can communicate with friends and relatives using certain wavelengths. But television technology has become so advanced that people can talk and watch their friends in real-time. The transmitter and receiver are no longer bound to the location but are carried in a box the size of a photo apparatus.”
Hedgehog was good at protecting himself when something bad came along.
He knew how to stand up for himself but, more importantly, he knew when to roll into a nice, safe ball so nothing could harm him.
He understood that sometimes you have to just wait for something to pass.
Ooh look what I just got to review! I’ve a feeling this one is going to be quite a major event in the field of the history of religion - it makes the bold claim that we should take the ‘impossible’ seriously