The literary detective work we posted about yesterday got far more interest than anything we post about our books. Maybe we need to launch a spinoff business, like an escape room where we don't let you out until you've unraveled some complicated publishing rights situation.

Historians! Does anyone have access to Vatican records that show who had an audience with the Pope on 12 April 1771 ??? My grandmother has fully translated a Grand Tour manuscript diary written in French by an English aristocrat - it’s the only way to identify the author!

A+ use of boustrophedon

I am not a design expert but I feel confident in saying this is Bad

The finalists for this year's Hugo Awards have just been announced: en.chengduworldcon.com/news3_35_95_32… Strange Horizons is on the ballot under the best semiprozine category. We are honoured to receive your consideration - for the 11th year running! Thank you. [But one caveat. 🧵]

"We’re just at the onset of understanding how much images are being manipulated and are being used to manipulate people," says Brown University Brown University School of Public Health prof Stefanie Friedhoff. journalistsresource.org/home/visual-he…

Editors: we don’t have to publish everything

Definitely! I’m always hoping to see someone I know, plus I’d love to be there myself someday. (I have been in a couple of journal article acknowledgements, which is always super exciting.)

This is not an email I ever expected to receive or send.

It's all completely horrible but the mass email thing is especially sticking with me because what the fuck. Mass emails aren't for things like TELLING PEOPLE THEIR IMPRINT IS DEAD NOW

Twitter friends, an important announcement

rest in peace, sinead

Sinéad O'Connor was brilliant, smart and courageous as fuck. I hope she’s remembered for her sense of humour, too. Here she is attending an anti-Sinéad O'Connor demonstration in disguise. Truly one of a kind 🖤

This statement by Sinéad O'Connor about the consequences of tearing the picture of the Pope:

This is a graph so bad I’m not even sure I can fit it into my #BadGraphs talk, I’d need to change the y-axis. (Thread. 🧵)

Love this. There’s a glancing reference to data quality in my #BadGraphs talk but not enough time to go into detail — this perfectly illustrates why it’s important!

Update: there are now 305 publications/organizations/news channels listed. I added a column for people to describe the nature of the assignment and there's still a column for any higher up at the outlet to comment on their practices. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Meet Bunty, brand new #StetPet editorial assistant of ON editor Robin Marwick, ELS (mostly not here). "This is Bunty, and although she’s not very good at stetting yet (she’s only 3 months old), she’s delighted [to be a #StetPet]!"