@joshrgreenberg.bsky.social
Historian. Author: Bank Notes and Shinplasters: The Rage for Paper Money in the Early Republic. Editor: commonplace.online. joshuargreenberg.com
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialLooked it up and sequel Witch Hunt has: Dennis Hopper Penelope Ann Miller Eric Bogosian Julian Sands Debi Mazar
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialI think there was a sequel with Dennis Hopper.
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialSurf Dracula: Nocturne is really only there to set up the Surf Dracula: Cajun Dawn sequel.
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialMy day in two emails: John Demos writes me about his new essay in Commonplace and mentions that his first piece was published 68 years ago. An AI agent writes me with a submission but assures me that it doesn't want to waste my time if our editorial process requires a human author.
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialReposted by @joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialJohn Demos walks into an antique store is not the set up to an OAH joke, but is the beginning of a new piece up now on Commonplace. Demos investigates a fascinating image painted on a ceramic dish that leads him to 16th century cannibal discourse. Check it out:
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialUmbrella Academy
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialReceived my first pitch for a Commonplace piece from an AI agent.
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialJohn Demos walks into an antique store is not the set up to an OAH joke, but is the beginning of a new piece up now on Commonplace. Demos investigates a fascinating image painted on a ceramic dish that leads him to 16th century cannibal discourse. Check it out:
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialWhat is the movie that came out before you were born that you’ve watched the most times? #HATM
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialAside from everything else about Alito, he thinks he is a lot smarter than he is.
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialUp early this morning and walking out of house to my car I decided to turn to my right and look through bushes at my neighbor’s yard . . .
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.socialReposted by @joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialSuuuuper interesting, I was not tracking this. The judge found the law criminalizing noncitizen voting is a voter qualification statute, and therefore outside of Congress’s power.
Surprisingly, this is an issue of first impression!
Decision is here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialReposted by @joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialAre you going to be at the For 2026: New Republic, New Worlds Conference at the OIEAHC on October 23-24? Do you have an idea for Commonplace piece that you want to pitch or just find out more about Commonplace? Do want fun swag? I will be there to chat, so please reach out to set up a meeting.
@csschmitt.bsky.socialReposted by @joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialHey historians! Check out this incredible CFP and please share!🗃️
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialAre you going to be at the For 2026: New Republic, New Worlds Conference at the OIEAHC on October 23-24? Do you have an idea for Commonplace piece that you want to pitch or just find out more about Commonplace? Do want fun swag? I will be there to chat, so please reach out to set up a meeting.
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialThanks so much Anya. It is easy to be an editor when people write great articles.
@herstoryprof.bsky.socialReposted by @joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialHappy #LGBTQ+HistoryMonth! To kick things off, check out this fun piece about the “Perfect Little Ladies”—or lesbians?—in 19th century NY!
Learn more in my new book, MATTERS OF SEX: KATHARINE BEMENT DAVIS AND AMERICA’S FIRST SEXUAL REVOLUTION (NYU, 2026)!
womenshistorynetwork.org/no-men-need-...
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialIt is funny that you say that because when I saw urchin dye kit, my first thought was that this will come in handy for a costume designer dressing a performance of Oliver.
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialIf it concerns anything related to pre-1900 vast American History, it might work at Commonplace.
@joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialReposted by @joshrgreenberg.bsky.socialGoing to see Sugar in concert tonight, so today's Civil War shinplaster comes from a Long Island merchant. It includes a steam ship vignette as well as a display of some of the shop's dry goods including West Indian sugar, molasses, oolong tea, and coffee. R. M. Bowne, Glen Cove, NY, $.10, 186-.
