What do naked wrestlers, a strychnine-laced cocktail, and an amazing Cuban postman who stopped mid-race for rotten apples have in common? The crazy St. Louis Olympics, of course. Read the full story (and please subscribe!) in my newsletter: marinaamaral.substack.com/p/no-maratho...
I'M BACK! And ready to tell you about the most ridiculous race in Olympic history
Otobong Nkanga exhibition at MoMA this fall! ✨🪨 (I wrote about her here 😊: wordsinspace.net/2020/12/02/g...)
Exhibition. Oct 10, 2024–Jun 8, 2025. Otobong Nkanga has changed the way we understand the Earth and our place in it. “Humans are only a small, minute part of the ecosystem,” the artist has said. “My ...
I can't claim I discovered these gay diaries - they're referenced briefly in another book, though only 1 of 45 (!) volumes was used. But they really are an unappreciated treasure trove! I have spent 100s of hours transcribing. Thrilling to see them as a (semi fictionalised) BBC radio series.
The diaries of gay linen merchant, David Strain, who chronicled his everyday life and loves in the 1920s and 30s, were discovered by my colleague Dr Tom Hulme in Belfast. They now form the basis of a new BBC radio drama. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
The new drama series sheds light on the lives of gay people living in Belfast in the 1930s
It's #DigitalFriday#skystorians#AcademicSky 🗃️(pls boost to relevant feeds)
Of course! Thank you 🥰
🗃️ Historians and archaeologists, can you help?
Archaeologists and historians! What books would you recommend as good visual references for Roman art, clothing, architecture etc? Trying again here because I got nothing on Twitter. A shame because I used to get loads of expert responses to questions there.
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in a living room holding his jacket .
‘What does the joy of research *do*?’ Some attempts to think about historical detective work, feelings, and an anonymised case of murder, magic, and madness. 🗃️ williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2024/09/05/v...
In 1840, the alienist Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol published De la Monomanie homicide, a short text defending the importance of the monomania diagnosis to criminal justice. Monomania, in Esquirol's...
This is a fabulous story. For obvious welfare reasons, sport these days is much better, but I feel we have lost a little something by forbidding random people just turning up for the marathon...
What do naked wrestlers, a strychnine-laced cocktail, and an amazing Cuban postman who stopped mid-race for rotten apples have in common? The crazy St. Louis Olympics, of course. Read the full story (and please subscribe!) in my newsletter: marinaamaral.substack.com/p/no-maratho...
I'M BACK! And ready to tell you about the most ridiculous race in Olympic history
Colorizing white surfaces is an absolute nightmare. You have no idea how much this drives me crazy every single time.
ALT: a young girl is crying in a doctor 's office .
Me too. It's absolutely wild!