Adam Bremer-McCollum

Why read The Pearlsong? •new Eng. tr. of 1 Syriac & 2 Greek texts •at least 13 scripts & 20 languages •a dragon-dosed narcotic magic spell •more about snakes/dragons/serpents •commentary light on allegory and heavy on story •the Guardian of Forever (Star Trek TOS) 1/2

ናሁ፡መጽአ፡ሊተ፡ድኅረ፡ዝንቱ፡መጽሐፈ፡ሰዋስው፡ዐቢይ፡ወሐዲስ። /nahu mäṣʔä l-itä dəḫrä zəntu mäṣḥäfä säwasəw ʕäbiy wä-ḥäddis/

H1573.4 Power of other religions tested.

Ursula Le Guin American Masters tonight.

Mark your calendars for Lydia's paper & discussion! 👻👻📜📜 👇👇👇

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ናሁ፡መጽአ፡ሊተ፡ድኅረ፡ዝንቱ፡መጽሐፈ፡ሰዋስው፡ዐቢይ፡ወሐዲስ። /nahu mäṣʔä l-itä dəḫrä zəntu mäṣḥäfä säwasəw ʕäbiy wä-ḥäddis/

Calling all Geniza people: I remember reading a book/article that mentioned a family letter where the writer switches briefly from Judeo-Arabic to Hebrew in order to complain about the local government in Egypt. Now I cannot find this letter for the life of me. Any ideas?

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adding this textbook for learning Classical Chinese through poetry (very sensible to both the linguistic side and the poetic) to the long list of things i don’t currently have time for :(

Paper is still punk. Now thru 11/15, get 40% off select zines, pamphlets, and Comics here: www.pmpress.org/category/zin...

French wotd lanceur "pitcher" ⚾

Is there a good translation of Benjamin of Tudela? Which one should I use for teaching?

"Small wheel turning by the fire and rod Big wheel turning by the grace of God Every time that wheel turn round Bound to cover just a little more ground"

“…in the print ads, the blowing effect was created without any actual wind being involved. Instead, Steigman and his team used strategic placement of the man’s scarf and other props (and an abundance of hair product!) to give the illusion the man was literally being blown away by the sound.”

i made it into a stock photo meme

Johannes S. Lotze - Multilingual Empires Language, Rule, and the Hybrid Imperial Tradition in Ming China À paraître en mars aux Harvard UP

The graphic etymology of 取 “take; select” is pretty friggin metal

some phantastic photos of Phil

Gəʕəz wotd መሌሊት፡ pl መለያልይ፡, መለያልያት፡ /mälelit/, pl /mäläyaləy(at)/ (√lyly) "joint, limb, bodypart" as in PO 44 152.18-19 ተንሥአ፡ሶቤሃ፡ላእኩ፡ለንጉሥ፡ወረገጾ፡ለቅዱስ፡አባ፡መቃርስ፡ውስተ፡መለያልያቲሁ፡ዘኅቡኣት። "the emperor's delegate got up right then and kicked holy father Macarius in the privates" transcr ⬇️

I'm hitting new heights of Halloween cheer with my next email newsletter, all about Skull Architecture. Sign up today, get it tomorrow! 70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io Artists here: Philippe Caza, David A Hardy, and two uncredited covers.

Two of the greatest Dead shows ever happened in Madison, WI. Same year, same venue, 10 months apart. ‘73 supremacy. Midwest supremacy. 2/15/73 10/25/73 Sacred dates. Latvala’s listening notes for both gigs below. (And a big ol happy birthday to my GOAT @joshterry.bsky.social!)

“The World Series” (Sports Illustrated - October 25, 1982) Great action shot of Milwaukee #Brewers shortstop Robin Yount leaping over a sliding #STLCards Lonnie Smith! #MLB #ThisIsMyCrew #WorldSeries

Dulcimer sighting

Reposted a couple times because the Mvskoke tense system is tricky: • past 1 -i- for roughly the last 24 hours • past 2 -vnk- for recent past events up to a few weeks • past 3 -emvt- is for longer ago • past 4 and 5 both for long ago (within or before lifetime) but increasingly only past 5 is used

YOWZA ! youtube.com/watch?v=hK6v...

The Byrds Live at Fillmore West on 1970-01-04 (early and late shows) https://archive.org/details/byrds1970-01-04.sbd.flac16

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Gəʕəz wotd ጼና፡ /ṣena/ (√ṣynw) "smell, odor (good or bad)" as in EMML 2147, f. 10vb11-15 ፍሬሆሙ፡ለእሙንቱ፡ዕፀው፡ጥዑም፡ፍድፋደ፡በእንተ፡ዘይወጽእ፡እምውስተ፡ገነት፡ጼና፡መዓዛ፡ሠናይ፡ "the fruit of the trees tastes delicious thanks to the lovely, sweet fragrance emanating from the garden" transcr ⬇️

From today in 2022, an exhibit on Jay Blakesberg's photography at Morris Museum (Morristown, NJ) morrismuseum.org/on-view/past...

“The killer awoke before dawn. She put her boots on. She took a face from the ancient gallery. And she walked on down the hall.” tomcox.substack.com/p/at-home-wi...

Arabic wotd خلاء /ḫalāʔ/ (√ḫlw) "open space, outdoors, empty area," & Lane (805a): a place "such as one takes for the purpose of satisfying a want of nature" as in al-Badrī, /Rāḥat/, ed. Marino, 71 أنت في الخلاء، بُلْ "you're outside, pee!"

Julien Adolphe Duvocelle, Skull with Bulging Eyes and Hands Gripping a Wall, c. 1904, pencil and charcoal, 36 x 25 cm (Paris, Musée du Louvre)

Arabic wotd خلاء /ḫalāʔ/ (√ḫlw) "open space, outdoors, empty area," & Lane (805a): a place "such as one takes for the purpose of satisfying a want of nature" as in al-Badrī, /Rāḥat/, ed. Marino, 71 أنت في الخلاء، بُلْ "you're outside, pee!"

B126 Amphibian with magic knowledge.

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Killer Mike to host Atlanta screening of documentary ‘Cycle’ on Oct. 23 In 2019, 18-year-old Ty’Rese West was shot and killed by a Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin police officer named Eric… https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2026/10/21/killer-mike-to-host-atlanta-screening-of-documentary-cycle-on-oct-23/

Closeup Portrait I had a head-on view of the Praying Mantis as it was deep inside the desert broom plant I set the aperture to f/8 knowing most of the picture would be out of focus But look at the eyes! Macro Photography