Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev writes "No War Please" on the camera filming him during Dubai Championships #Russia #Ukraine

#healthhumanities #medicalhumanities #litmed friends, please consider submitting a proposal to our MLA Medical Humanities and Health Studies Special Session: "The Work of Literature in the Age of Medical and Health Misinformation" mla.confex.com/mla/2023/webpr…

This wonderful 'Self-Portrait' by Ukrainian artist Vsevolod Maksymovych (1913) is at the National Art Museum in Kyiv, Ukraine. You can find more about his amazing artists in this piece by Dr Sasha Dovzhyk blogs.bl.uk/european/2018/… #WeStandWithUkraine

#goodmorning: unveiled #OTD 2017, this memorial in York to Dr. John Snow, born nearby in 1813, and important in the eradication of cholera here. The plaque expains the unusual form of the memorial! victorianweb.org/places/cities/…

Mirror mirror...this week's #ThursdayTheme is all about revelatory reflections as featured in Holman Hunt's 'Awakening Conscience' (1853), Ford Madox Brown's 'Take Your Son, Sir!' (1856), Rossetti's 'Lady Lilith' (1873) & Sidney Meteyard's 'I am Half-Sick of Shadows' (1913)

Auckland peeps can catch a week of biopics on women in science, including Marie Curie, Hedy Lamarr, Dian Fossey, + female-led SF thrillers, Jul 1-7: awis.org.nz/news-and-event… #WomenInSTEM Science Learning Hub MOTAT @MacDiarmidInsti Claire Amos Nicola Kayes

Every opportunity brings a new lesson 🙏🏼 Happy to get off to a good start here after a tough battle! Let’s keep it going 💪🏼 #Wimbledon

That "seven games on the trot" vibe 💪 Shapo #RakutenOpen

Denis is on a mission ✨ No. 7 seed 🇨🇦 Shapo dismisses Coric 6-4, 6-3 to reach his 3⃣rd semi-final of the year! @rakutenopen | #RakutenOpen

Bower of Bliss: 'Acrasia' by John Melhuish Strudwick (1888, private collection) for this week's #WednesdayWonder. The inspiration is Spenser's "The Faerie Queene", with the enchantress Acrasia depicted surrounded by handmaidens with a knight at her mercy....

The first recipient of the Olive Malienafau Nelson Scholarship, set up by Sir Michael and Lady Maliena Jones, law student Hope Parsons, was celebrated at the scholarship's official launch at the Fale Pasifika. Click here for the full story: auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2023/0…

A big thanks to everyone who came out last night to Raising the Bar Auckland 2023. It was an amazing night across all 10 venues. Special thank you to our 20 speakers for preparing such insightful talks. Can’t wait to see you back again next year.

Rafa Nadal grips his racquet in 25 seconds & looks proud for a moment. Then they tell him “Andy did it in 11 seconds” Rafa: “But was everything perfect like me? Or were there holes in the middle?” 😂

Homeless (1890) by Thomas Benjamin Kennington (English artist, lived 1856–1916). Sad times in #Victorian #London.

The Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel created this intriguing friendship sheet as a tribute for his close friend, the famous cartographer Abraham Ortelius, who is credited with compiling the first printed atlas.  Friendship sheets were gifted or exchanged among friends, often

Really enjoyed attending the talk with Paul Lynch at Auckland Writers Festival . He came across as brilliant (just like his novel) and was lovely at the book signing afterwards. Any time I mention "Prophet Song" to others I'm giving it a rave review.

New Blog post alert- 'Neo-Victorian Gothtober 2025' by Helena Esser. Some spooky neo-Vic gothic films and tv series recommendations for your Halloween watching pleasure! Read here: victorianpopularfiction.org/neo-victorian-…

This is not a new article, but I only found it a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed it. It provides interesting information about the artist, Margaret Gillies. bbc.com/culture/articl…