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- 1Philip Sidney and the Disgraced History of the Parenthesis●Philip Sidney and the Extreme (Dis)Graces of the Parenthesis
The Public Domain Review has published an essay examining Philip Sidney's use of the parenthesis, a punctuation mark once derided as an 'extreme disgrace' in Elizabethan rhetoric. The piece explores how early modern writers viewed parenthetical asides as stylistic failings, and how attitudes toward this now-common punctuation mark shifted over literary history.
- 2Security Researchers Flag Suspected Phishing Site on Vercel●Possible Phishing 🎣 on: ⚠️hxxps[:]//dexfi-next-js[.]vercel[.]app 🧬 Analysis at: https:// urldna.io/scan/6ac0ee913b77500
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a suspected phishing site hosted at dexfi-next-js.vercel.app, a domain on Vercel's app platform. The site, apparently tied to a decentralized finance brand, has been defanged to prevent accidental visits, and a public scan of the URL has been shared on urldna.io for others to review.
- 3New essay explores Philip Sidney's parenthetical style●Philip Sidney and the Extreme (Dis)Graces of the Parenthesis https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/philip-sidney-and-the-
An essay published by The Public Domain Review examines how Elizabethan poet and courtier Philip Sidney used parentheses in his writing, and how the punctuation mark was viewed with suspicion by critics of his era. The piece looks at early modern debates over grammar and style, arguing the parenthesis carried both rhetorical grace and disgrace in sixteenth-century English prose and poetry.
- 4Medieval Anatomy Scroll by John of Arderne Published Online●Anatomy Unzipped: John of Arderne's Sweden Scroll (ca. 1425-35) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/arderne-scroll
A newly digitised medieval anatomical scroll, attributed to English surgeon John of Arderne and dated to around 1425-35, has been made available through the Public Domain Review's collection. Known as the Sweden Scroll, it features detailed diagrams of the human body typical of late medieval medical illustration. The open-access release lets historians, artists and the general public examine a rare example of early surgical teaching material.