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Although this year’s “Christmas in July” gift is for a specialized audience, I would still like to shout out a call for proposals (see here or here) from the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. The deadline is this Friday, 26 … Continue reading →

Here is how this Wikipedia entry begins: “Hoa Hakananai’a is a moai, a statue from Easter Island. It was taken from Orongo [a stone village and ceremonial center at the southwestern tip of the island] in 1868 by the crew of a British ship … Continue reading →

Although this thread does not include the Easter Island monoliths, I loved the aerial view of the Great Pyramid of Giza as well as the photo of the Shanhai Pass:

The mysterious monoliths of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), called moai (see here), have always fascinated me. What an incredible feat of human ingenuity! Alas, according to my guide, the original inhabitants of this beautiful island became embroiled in feuds and … Continue reading →

I heard this song somewhere in Santiago de Chile last week — on the afternoon of 18 July, according to Shazam — and what a fitting title, considering that I will be on a well-deserved sabbatical until the end of … Continue reading →

The photo below was taken at the Tahai Ceremonial Complex on Easter Island.🗿

Below is the Tweet version of my joint paper with the formidable Salim Rashid, Die Adam Smith Probleme. (I will have more to say about our work in the next day or two; in the meantime, shout outs to Evandro … Continue reading →