Maestro.

Oh, shut up and do 'Oliver's Army' you stubborn prick.

Equipoise https://www.wikiart.org/en/hans-hofmann/equipoise-1958

dir. Andy Warhol

caveat it's the pyjama game but still, it IS fucking hilarious

Anyway, if anyone's interested, there's a whole chapter in my new book on the history of air conditioning

🩵 Delightful Diana 🩵 This gorgeous fresco is from the Villa Arianna in ancient Stabiae. Diana holds a bow and arrow with billowing fabric out behind her. The yellow tones of her clothing are a striking accompaniment to the vibrant blue background. #FrescoFriday #Diana @chapps.bsky.social

Just saw someone post a very long thread about the Docklands Light Railway, but I couldn’t be bothered so I replied TDLR.

have a salad once in a while then you fat fuck

Jack Hulme. He was born and spent all his life in the pit village of Fryston West Yorkshire, that he photographed for over 60 years. He said he felt humbled by all the fuss his pictures had caused. He had never considered them worthy of attention.

Okay. Then block me.

Particularly enraged by The Spectator piece in which Burnham is described as Labour’s “first female PM” because he might care about stuff like health, education, and social care. (I don’t buy that he won’t end up cheerleading for bombs either) brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/sketches-o...

can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool

But if science succeeds in “growing food in factories,” the world of 2026 looks brighter. “There will be no need of mines or oil fields, as mankind will have new power sources.” Solar and atmospheric power will be harnessed. “Similarly, the energy locked up the atoms of matter will be set free.” 4/6

June 24, 1926: Two visions of life in the year 2026. In one, the world is an impoverished dystopia and daily existence is a grim struggle for food and resources. In the other, science has solved these problems, harnessed atomic power and enabled humanity to fly everywhere in personal aircraft. 1/6

This is basically one long question, but it's a very good question. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

I'm past the half century mark, and I find anyone going on about the 1976 heatwave is effectively Grandpa Simpson saying "so I fastened an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time."

I would like to take this with me. #coffinCD

MOVE PART OF IT BACK TO TAMWORTH - WHERE IT BELONGS AND WHERE IT WAS IN THE 8TH CENTURY, YOU SQUEAKY TOY

That's quite the edit

Rockroses out in the garden. They look SO Tudor.

Abstract Euphony https://www.wikiart.org/en/hans-hofmann/abstract-euphony-1958

Undergrowth - 1887 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14201

gotta respect gervais for making sure the trailer for his new comedy cartoon hides even the slightest hint of anything funny. you gotta hold back those laughs, save em for the show www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkR...

Trump’s second term by Tina Brown The former New Yorker editor reads the definitive account of how the 47th president learned to govern on impulse, greed and revenge https://bit.ly/4uZC4ON

My strongest memory of Starmer will be his 2024 conference speech, where he said "every child deserves respect", a young activist said "does that include the children of Gaza?", and he laughed and said "he's obviously got a pass to the 2019 conference".

Westminster is a postcode whose currency is power – and power is shifting, and like the shift key, it's next to control, and this restart will need a control, shift and a delete, but you can't simply delete Burnham, he will undo and open a new document, not a paper document but a contract made of

My latest novel, The Heist Of Hollow London, is out in paperback on 21 July. Barnes & Noble are running a members promotion right now where you can get 25% off preorders, and this is included! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-heist-...

“He’s not your dad! You didn’t inherit it. He’s a crypto billionaire living on the other side of the planet & he gave you [£5m].” 🔥 “Are you spending it on Ferraris or are you spending it on your security?” “How is a suit ‘political’ & £5m…not political?” Even pro #Brexit talkTV smells Farage’s 🐂

please, be my guest, flatten the x-ray spectacles and push the lot completely up your ginnel, Mate

Fitzrovia is a dreamed concept whose boundaries just won't quit - and the tasting menus are getting smaller, fast.

COME ON, WHOEVER THE FUCK! COME ON, WHOEVER THE FUCK! SCORE A GOAL FOR PLAUSIBILITY, WHOEVER THE FUCK! OI-OI BOOMPSY-DAISY, GOALLESS NATION, COME ON!

@mooseallain.bsky.social I watched a camping video on YouTube a while ago that had auto-subtitles. Every time the presenter emerged into the pouring rain the caption read [Applause], which I thought was delightful.

gonna do a funny AI lego version of this, you medieval fucking arseholes?

While you're cooking in the heat this week, do bear this in mind.

They’re calling it the least comprehensible achievement of all time.

The capital of England to be restored to Tamworth, where it was in the 8th Century. You can turn Parliament into a Goth soft play centre, the fuck I care.

Good morning!

Took this photo ten years ago today, in the sunshine shortly after a violent rainstorm