Glenn Shepard
@tweettropiques
Ethnobotanist, anthropologist, polyglot & filmmaker living and working in Brazilian Amazon; traditional medicine, sensory ecology, Indigenous media; New York Review contributor; Blog: Notes from the Ethnoground
"'He is of a rare impartiality and sympathizes equally with both sides of the fight. Owing to that, the results are always the same for both sides. Abaddon!' Woland called in a low voice..." --Mikhail Bulgakov
The Everett Files: a dossier compiled by Denny Moore about the research activities of controversial linguist Daniel Everett--famous for his sensational claims about the Piraha indigenous language of Brazil--including allegations of significant professional malfeasance ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/009...
Bossa lounge lizard Smells Like Teen Spirit is definitely an acquired taste
"Spycraft was a field of empty traps, rusting open." -- @michaelidov.bsky.social in the much awaited, twisty and thrilling 2nd installment of the "Cormorant Trilogy"
"Maybe the imagination is s sort of wind that blow through all the worlds." --Philip Pullman
"If time was the means by which the universe prevented everything from happening at once, coincidence was the excuse it used when things occasionally did." -- Another irresistible turn of phrase from Mick Herron @spybrary.bsky.social
I highly recommend Helene Wecker's Golem and Djinni series: genre defying historical/magical realism set in late 19th century New York
Either my printer needs maintenance or I've tapped into another tranche of Epstein files! @meidasjordy.bsky.social
"Lovers, like murderers, return to the scenes of their crimes." --Mick Herron
"Mushroom madness" revealed: PhD student Colin Domnauer has identified a new species of #psychedelic porcini, Lanmaoa asiatica, involved in unwitting Lilliputian hallucinations documented in New Guinea, China and the Phillipines for decades, perhaps centuries nhmu.utah.edu/articles/exp...
@michaelidov.bsky.social It came! To the Brazil via Virginia, currently reading on a boat heading up the Amazon delta. Already got the thumbs up from @spybrary.bsky.social and will be in touch with other venues about placing a review. Thanks so much!
“Agora a gente quer contar nossas histórias. Igual a gente vê em filme, em TV." Filme em idioma Kayapó "Nhakpoti" produzido em colaboração intercultural entre o Museu Goeldi e a aldeia A'Ukre fecha o festival Pan-Amazônica de cinema em Belém revistacenarium.com.br/ii-mostra-pa...
Despite important affirmative action policies in Brazil, Indigenous university students feel their knowledge and values aren't respected in the academic setting. ruf.folha.uol.com.br/2025/noticia...
Found this Joaquin Phoenix film based on the novel by my friend @jonathanames.bsky.social on the Wall of Fame at Libero Luxardo art cinema in Belém, where our prize-winning collaborative Kayapó language film Nkahpoti is showing tonight as part of an Amazonian film festival for #COP30
Today! 7 PM in Belem. NHAKPOTI: Award-winning short film in the Kayapo language will be shown at the Pan-Amazonian Film Festival, Nov. 16th at 7 PM, Av. Gentil Bittencourt, 650 - Nazaré, followed by discussion with me and indigenous filmmaker Pat-I More @sapiens_org www.sapiens.org/culture/indi...
NHAKPOTI: Award-winning Kayapo film will be shown Sunday, November 16th at 6:30 PM at the Pan-Amazonian Film Festival, Av. Gentil Bittencourt, 650 - Nazaré, Belém, followed by discussion session with me and Indigenous filmmaker Pat-I See article @sapiens_org www.sapiens.org/culture/indi...
"I am a child of the forest, a child of Omama who planted the forest. I defend the forest. The nape [non-indigenous enemies] are multiplying and destroying the forest. All of you need to help us Yanomami defend the forest. Enough destruction!" -- Davi Kopenawa at COP30 in Belem.
"If spying is mostly writing, a good deal of the remainder is waiting." -- David McCloskey @spybrary.bsky.social
Always have to work in a little ethnobotany into the TV Peru special on the Matsigenka people of Manu National Park! The segment begins at 23:00 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHh0...
Last night, TV Peru debuted the first in a two part series on the Matsigenka people of Manu. Part 2 which airs next Sunday will focus on the life-saving water & sanitation systems developed by Rainforest Flow for these remote communities. The segment begins at 23:00 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHh0...
With the Rainforest Flow team at FLARE 2025 conference in Lima presenting 20 years of sustainable, life-saving water & sanitation technologies in Indigenous communities of the Peruvian Amazon Photos: Neil Giardino rainforestflow.org
"Materials carry history. How we handle them—whether in the studio or the lab—is a form of care." -- an interview with my talented daughter, Thais Shepard -- artist and aspiring conservator -- with photographer and art consultant John Lee Matney. www.lindamatneygallery.com/news/2025/10...
"Spying already seemed a little bit like Hollywood--a world of constant fakery where you could never afford to be yourself." -- Dan Fesperman @danfesperman.bsky.social Thanks to @spybrary.bsky.social for turning me on to so many new spy novelists!
"To be a Brit was to be a bit of a spy, and to be a spy was to be a bit of a Brit." --Michael Idov @michaelidov.bsky.social Thanks to @spybrary.bsky.social for turning me on to this emerging talent. Le Carre tradecraft & betrayal meets Bourne-style action. Plus lots of spy & sci-fi Easter eggs!
"In bed with my phone": more self-care death metal by the one and only Anthony Vincent, with guest appearance by Tom McGovern www.instagram.com/reel/DPjXHv9...