On medieval healthcare and American barbarism
As I’ve noted several times, I generally try to ignore whatever is currently passing for ‘governance’ in America at the moment, cuz I just ain’t got the patience, or ability to do all that emotional...
View ArticleOn No Nut November
My loves, I am very sorry, but we have to talk about No Nut November. Why, you may ask, would I say something like that to you? And you would be right to do so. Why would I ask you to contemplate a...
View ArticleI assure you, medieval people bathed.
I can’t believe I have to write this down right now, but my dear friends, medieval people bathed regularly. Yes. I assure you. I am very serious. It is true. In fact, medieval people loved a bath and...
View ArticleOn Medical Milestones, Being Racist, and Textbooks, Part I
Because my family allegedly loves me very much, and shows that by sending me screen shots of things that are guaranteed to wind me up, my cousin sent me a screen shot from her actual fucking university...
View ArticleOn Medical Milestones, the Myth of Progress, and Textbooks, Part II
My loves, it’s a week later and I am still Big Mad at J. Stuart Showalter, textbook writer and noted basic. Now, this is understandable give that my man is low-key racist with his shall we say...
View ArticleOn the plague, sex, and rebellion
Our good friends over at A Bit Lit had me on to discuss the fourteenth century, sex, plague, and what happens when people get mad. Do have a watch! If you enjoyed this, please consider contributing to...
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Not every pandemic is the Black Death
Interesting times, no? We live in interesting times. Oh ho ho the times they are interesting. By that, of course, I mean that I am very bored, but at the same time so anxious I am giving myself...
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On Masculinity and Disease
Over the past few days I have, of course, been laughing very hard as we collectively watch Miss Rona skip through the White House staff like, well, a highly infectious virus because that is literally...
View ArticlePodcast alert: Medieval medicine on Sick to Death
I was lucky enough to chat with my friend Rebecca Rideal on the Sick to Death podcast about medieval medicine. It’s a really great podcast which focuses on telling history through objects. I hope you...
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