Made it on a playlist,.. Q Essential Drive. open.spotify.com/playlist/1Q9...

Art of the ancient Americas may not be your thing, but you have to love this earthenware crab vessel. I'm sorry, I don't make the rules. 🦀 This is going into our imaginary museum replica store, pronto. #LACMA Colombia, Calima style, Ilama period, ca. 1500 BCE-100 CE. 🏺 1/ 📸 me

Had a great time at the Ealing Book Festival this weekend. Andrew Graham Dixon was a delight explaining his new research on Vermeer!

Tesco, emailing me this terrifying motherfucker to me on a Sunday morning is an act of war, what the fuck, no I will not meet Plumbert I will destroy Plumbert

"Why nobody ask for a free book Mr Harry?" "I just don't know Stouffer"

🎉30K giveaway book bundle! #💙📚 Inc @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @voidcricket.bsky.social @lavanya.bsky.social @neuvel.net @csecooney.bsky.social @authortrmoore.bsky.social @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social US/CAN/UK/IE only. Like, repost, follow & drop a🌟in the comments! Ends 24/4

why didn't anybody tell me that saturn has "ravioli moons"? WHY DIDN'T THEY TELL ME ABOUT THE RAVIOLI MOONS?

Sister and Friend, 2024 by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian painter #WomensArt

Art Thief Leaves Behind Tacky Jeff Koons Piece

It has been discovered that Charles Dickens 'A Tale of Two Cities,' was serialised in a couple of local newspapers. It was the Bicester times It was the Worcester times. 🐢💨

Our collection of Easter bonnets! Happy Easter from the @natlmotormuseum.bsky.social 🐰🚗😊

So many good ones. This is in my top five:

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O M G 🦐 Shrimp bowl (close-up). Bowl. Peru: Ica, Nasca. 100 B.C.E.-800 C.E. MOA Collections 2990/180. Photo by Joshua Doherty. myvancity.ca/2026/02/27/m...

I love THESE lads!

#BOOKGIVEAWAY - Secret Warriors - #British #Submarines during the #coldwar @OspreyBooks Follow @ColdWarPod.bsky.social , then reshare post to for a chance to win this book T&C's & other ways to enter here

#BOOKGIVEAWAY - Secret Warriors - #British #Submarines during the #coldwar @OspreyBooks Follow @ColdWarPod.bsky.social , then reshare post to for a chance to win this book T&C's & other ways to enter here

bless the museum sector for this sentence

Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired

Same energy... (Amber bear from Poland, 3000 years old).

This Olympic opening ceremony is the most violently Italian thing I've ever seen.

SCHOOLS! Here are fifteen books. I'm giving them away. If you're a UK school and would like them, let me know. I'll pick one of you this evening. You can share it too, if you like. Ta.

To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte

Another lovely #buyastrangerabook offer. In memory of a friend who died at the end of last year, @lancslass.bsky.social is offering to buy TWO people a book each of their choice, up to £15. So, if there's a book you'd like (any book, not just what's on my website), get in touch. UK only

Happy New Year's Eve everyone. If you are a teacher (or indeed anyone) still posting on X, I have a suggested New Year's Resolution for you. Stop! If you agree, please REPOST here and on X if you maintain an account there. open.substack.com/pub/markgood...

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Hello Bluepals, we are open

Some absolute genius at work took the £10 Secret Santa guideline and just bought a massive piece of Sainsbury's finest cheddar. Great idea!

This was when getting into school early for!

It's #buyastrangerabook day! Earlier, I put out @poorlarkin.bsky.social 's offer. They'll buy books for kids, up to £30. One book has gone, so there's £20 left. If there's a book you'd like for a kiddo, please get in touch and PL will cover the cost. UK only

Fascinating, informative and terrifying thread about hippos.

Kickstarter for CHEESE: Lights! Crackers! Action! launches at 10am today.

The Libby app is one of the miracles of modern tech tbh

#BOOKGIVEAWAY - the #cambridgefive #coldwar #spies Follow Cold War Conversations then like and reshare this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book. Thanks to @CambridgeSpies and @penswordbooks T&C's & other ways to enter here coldwarconversations...

Primary subject leadership webinars! We’re holding a series of webinars for primary subject leads. They’ll dig into the how what and why of the job, as well as subject specific nuggets of wisdom. We’ll kick it off on Oct 15th with all of the authors of the book series. doodle.com/sign-up-shee...

Had a busy summer reading new kids books and entering competitions- collected all this awesome book post from the office on Friday, will be adding to the school library on Monday!

Love this visual essay on how animals are gendered in children's books. Also learned that ladybirds are named after the Virgin Mary 🐞 pudding.cool/2025/07/kids...

This is such a great look into the work that often gets glossed over in history. womenshistory.si.edu/blog/hazel-f...

Today is the 47th anniversary of this clearly unimprovable photo, from a story so absurd that it shouldn’t be true, but is: the day a team of workers from British Waterways pulled the plug out of the Chesterfield Canal, and all the water emptied out

IT'S SUNDAY It's #buyastrangerabook day. What?? Yep (see attached post) I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only.

**New blog** - It's been a while so reposts hugely appreciated. primarycolour.home.blog/2025/08/01/t...

It's the summer holidays, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away. Simply **repost** this post for your chance to win. I will pick a winner on Sunday 17th August. Good luck!

Casual reminder that if you’re looking for some Magical Kidlit as an alternative to the bin-fire that famous property has become, Strangeworlds Travel Agency is about two kids who use magical suitcases to travel to other worlds… & it’s inclusive and diverse and fun & available in sixteen languages.

Finally made myself an English display at the front of the classroom where we can all see it! Just had to repurpose my cupboard door.