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This special relationship discourse is so embarrassing

Demountable pavilion. Leonardo da Vinci ahead of his time, as usual

Nicely done.

Keir Starmer says criticises Washington attack as an attack on The freedom of the press. Not a word about Israel murdering journalists in Palestine and Lebanon.

White cube galleries? Nah. Pinacoteca Ambrosiana here. Milan.

Crypt of San Sepolcro, Milan. The floor is of stones reused from the Roman forum which stood in this site. Built 1031 and inspired by the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. One of the most atmospheric and moving spaces I’ve ever experienced.

Performative execution.

Very lovely, this.

Milan.

Milan.

I’m in Milan for one day. I know I’m A little late but recommend me on good thing. It has to be in a palazzo. Otherwise I’m Not interested.

Such a lovely project in London by David Kohn, praised by @edwinheathcote.bsky.social: www.ribaj.com/buildings/sm...

Investigative journalism outlet Democracy for Sale is fighting FOI 'secrecy' around ministerial briefings about Palantir's £330m NHS contract with an appeal at the Information Tribunal democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-w...

This is the greatest interiors feature I have seen in years. A home lived in By a real human being: Tour Richard Hell’s Book-Filled East Village Home www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

www.ft.com/content/3ac8... LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries — insanely expensive but utterly astonishing

Concrete and curtains. LACMA. Peter Zumthor.

The V&A is ‘an institution established explicitly to improve the taste of the nation’. A great piece from @edwinheathcote.bsky.social. I think Henry Cole would have approved, and that W.S. Jevons would frown at more ‘turnstiles of civilisation’.

www.ft.com/content/0a60... The founding fathers would have hated the ‘Arc de Trump’

giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... V&A East — an ungainly building but a good museum

Pied-a-terre-orize. Nice.

Don’t wsnt to put a spolier on this news story but there is a plaque on the house saying Shakespeare lived here. www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...

Very cool. Will this work? Mamdani Plans to Open First City-Owned Grocery Store in East Harlem www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/n...

I think John has had a brilliant idea here.

Inspired by @edwinheathcote.bsky.social piece, very much enjoyed trip here - and esp house tour (don’t have young kids but was definitely good for under 8s) as.ft.com/r/629cef5d-8... Henry Moore’s revamped Perry Green is the perfect place to visit with children

This is truly horrible.

Stealth bubblegum machine. Fulham.

Always amazed how modern Centre Point looks.

Imagine what else you could do with $7trn. Almost anything probably. Yet this is how we choose to go out.

Nice display of Hong Kong Twemco clocks. Hatton Garden.

Remarkable that the agricultural inheritance tax changes which will affect less than 200 estates a year gets a long news report but insane changes to self-employed tax reporting which will burden millions with massive extra bureaucracy is completely ignored.

Accidental art. Clerkenwell drainage.

Delightful review of what sounds a fascinating book. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Self-Help from the Middle Ages — how to cure your lust, sloth and avarice

This must be so terrible for them. The trauma. Unimaginable.

Trump has really fucked April Fool’s day up hasn’t he?

The UK government's proposal last week that foreign visitors be charged for entry to England’s museums is a damaging erosion of an ideal — and doomed to fail. Read @edwinheathcote.bsky.social in today's #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/blyQjmV Then take today's #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/WymnujB

‘What are museums for? I’d suggest that in an era of declining public facilities and atomising communities, free museums are one of the last truly public spaces’ - @edwinheathcote.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/7b2d...

Apparently suggesting museums should be free, even to tourists, is adult content.

There's an online auction ending today, which various friends have contributed to, as well as local artists, all in aid of the brilliant Lewisham Hub, an excellent "everything bank", providing all the resources to set up a home in the borough. www.ebay.co.uk/usr/lewisham...

This is wonderful from @edwardluce.bsky.social truly moving interview with Bryan Stevenson. And what a pay off in the final lines.

Today's inspirational message:

Free to read: Patrick Gwynne. www.ft.com/content/1d3b... Patrick Gwynne, the hero of sexy English modernism

What a punchline.

Henry Moore’s studios. Perry Green.

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@calflyn.bsky.social Just listened to your mystery series on the radio. Absolutely mesmerising. It embraces such a wonderful range of things; surprising, smart, fascinating. Congratulations.

Italian Homeswear.

Is this what was meant by the term ‘crypto-fascists’?

On the other hand it’s probably not difficult to spot an aircraft carrier. Not exactly a submarine, is it?