I’m not even surprised about the erasure of Trotula. Threads of history suggest women’s work and ideas when it shaped a significant part of a field, have always been appropriated and represented as the genius of a man. And Gimli gently sitting there observing the world is my spring mood! I love this good boy!
Really liked this sentiment from Steve Parsons in the Guardian article on the Herculaneum Scrolls:
“I love to wonder what’s in there and I love to imagine the human beings who made these things,” Parsons said. “It’s an incredible moment to have been the person to unveil some of this text. Even if it’s only one or two characters, that’s something a human hand wrote nearly 2,000 years ago and went unseen until I saw it on my computer screen, sitting at my desk or on my couch. For me, that’s an unforgettable moment of connection across time.”
Also, it is impossible to post enough photos of Gimli. 😍
People do love books, it’s true! I don’t think that will change anytime soon.
I have to admit I could never get into “How To Do Nothing,” I think because I was already semi-living like that, but I did admire it. If you liked it, you might really like Olivia Laing’s “The Lonely City,” which I both admired and couldn’t get quite into in the same way.
This is the first I've heard Jenny Odell has a new book out! Thanks for the heads-up ... and Fact & Fiction thanks you too, since I just added it to the pile of special orders I already have waiting for me to pick up.
I’m not even surprised about the erasure of Trotula. Threads of history suggest women’s work and ideas when it shaped a significant part of a field, have always been appropriated and represented as the genius of a man. And Gimli gently sitting there observing the world is my spring mood! I love this good boy!
Really liked this sentiment from Steve Parsons in the Guardian article on the Herculaneum Scrolls:
“I love to wonder what’s in there and I love to imagine the human beings who made these things,” Parsons said. “It’s an incredible moment to have been the person to unveil some of this text. Even if it’s only one or two characters, that’s something a human hand wrote nearly 2,000 years ago and went unseen until I saw it on my computer screen, sitting at my desk or on my couch. For me, that’s an unforgettable moment of connection across time.”
Also, it is impossible to post enough photos of Gimli. 😍
Omg that McSweeneys piece! So good. And yes, Gimli is perfect. Grumpy face chef’s kiss.
People do love books, it’s true! I don’t think that will change anytime soon.
I have to admit I could never get into “How To Do Nothing,” I think because I was already semi-living like that, but I did admire it. If you liked it, you might really like Olivia Laing’s “The Lonely City,” which I both admired and couldn’t get quite into in the same way.
This is the first I've heard Jenny Odell has a new book out! Thanks for the heads-up ... and Fact & Fiction thanks you too, since I just added it to the pile of special orders I already have waiting for me to pick up.