#Venice

Marco Chitti

ChittiMarco

1/ A bit of railway history for your Friday nightGenova (Genoa), the "Superba", a city whose urban history is definitely shaped by its geography and the fact of being a

Vujo Ilić

vujoilic

Tomorrow the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church will elect the 46th Patriarch. Much has been said about the political context; this is a thread about randomness in its

Twirling Sparkly Book Princess

Mehsi_Hime

It is almost 2021! This year I had 30 five-PLUS-starred books and I picked 13 from that to make a fun countdown starting NOW and ending at midnight! These are

Passluo ｜嘿嘿 🌚🌝 嘻嘻

passluo

By the end of 2020, Chinese government announced its poverty alleviation program (脱贫攻坚战), aiming to build an all-round moderately prosperous society, successfully completed.It's said the nation's 128,000 poor villages and

Dr Robert Bohan Artist

RobertBohan

Thread: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is one of the most intriguing old masters. Two of his works, the Last Supper & The Mona Lisa, are amongst the most famous images

Women Film Directors

women_direct

As the year draws to a close here is A Year in Review: the most notable news about women directors in 2020: Women sweep the directing awards at Sundance 2020:

Caucasus Archives

CaucasusWorld

THREAD: Afro-AbkhaziansAfro-Abkhazians or Abkhazians of African descent were a small group of people in #Abkhazia. The ethnic origin of the AfroAbkhazian descent and how Africans arrived in Abkhazia is still

Dr Caitlin Green

caitlinrgreen

Another eleventh-century medieval Chinese coin found in England — a new brief post by me :) https://www.caitlingreen.org/2020/12/another-medieval-chinese-coin-from-england.html The map included in the above tweet & post is of the dist

Jiangcheng's Wife 💜 Jade's Wife

jiangchengwife

Look, I understand Western Jewish authors and fans of MDZS. There is no harm in wanting accurate representation. As an English Literature Major (oh wow look, a Chinese who studies

Tuxedo Mask

TheLoveBel0w

In this 1972 interview, Angela Davis was asked if she approved of violence in protest. Her response is must-watch material. These words by James Baldwin are from 1964, but they

Dr Robert Bohan Artist

RobertBohan

Thread (Cont’d) John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was not only the greatest society portraitist of his time but also one of the finest watercolour painters. Roses (c1901), Tommies (1918) & Self-portrait

AC: Landmarks

ac_landmarks

Let's Learn about 1 of the most famous Roman #AssassinsCreed Landmarks: CASTEL SANT'ANGELO Thewas 1st the tomb of Rome's Great Emperor: Hadrian!I'll start w/ her Origins (2-4),Go into

Rebecca L. Spang

RebeccaSpang

Time for another #MoneyAtoZ thread. A series of tweetorials based on my @iubHistory @IUCollege History of Money course (HIST-W 330).A is for Ancient EconomyB is for BitcoinC is for Cowriesd

Anand J

anandj_

Ready for a Weekend long-read about Humming bird effect? Warning - This is really a very long thread that you might actually call it a yarn. (1/35) A thread about

David Nicholls

DavidNWriter

It's #TwitterBookLaunch, where we celebrate authors published during lockdown. The crisps are soft and the wine is mulled (left by the radiator) but please browse, share and buy if you

Theory of Lockdowns

theoryofcovid

Let's make this thread the semi-speculative "what is the long run gambit here" (https://twitter.com/theoryofcovid/status/1333152612154306561) thread. I guess it's smart to begin with The point of this thread specifically i

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