Fiercely funny and true piece of writing by @marzid.bsky.social for the brilliant @glasgowbell.bsky.social

Viva riso! www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Owltruism.

Why on earth would Alex Preston, a talented and experienced literary critic, risk using Ai to write a review for the notoriously nitpicky New York Times? Excellent explainer behind baffling story by @questingvole.bsky.social

'the Lighthouse, previously Scotland’s centre for architecture and design, is now in private hands; the McLellan Galleries is now redeveloped as office space' #Glasgow #Culture #Art #ScotGOV #Regeneration #Trongate103 #Community #CommunityArts #CCA #CreativeScotland #Hope bsky.app/profile/anit...

With the future of Trongate 103 tenants on a knife edge, concern grows about the conduct and accountability of City Property, the arm’s-length organisation that manages hundreds of buildings on behalf of Glasgow city council #T103 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Have been doing endless amounts of this…. I want to stop but I haven’t finished 😆😱🫣 Why oh why did I start? Come to Prism Textiles at the Art Pavilion Mile End 17-26 April to see the result www.prismtextiles.co.uk/2026-exhibit...

Thanks to everyone who has messaged me about this piece. It seems that my thoughts on not identifying with the so-called “sandwich” generation really resonated with many people.

The image showcases the serene Sakuranosato Park in Mie Prefecture, Japan, where vibrant cherry blossoms lean over the tranquil Miyagawa River. This scenic location is celebrated by photographers for the perfect "V-shaped" reflection of the pink blooms against the surrounding evergreen mountains.

Even if you don’t live in Glasgow or have a connection to it, if you care about the way the arts are funded in the UK, pay attention to what’s going on at Trongate 103. Local councils colluding with greedy landlords are forcing artists out of affordable studios across the country. Sign the petition!

For background on the devastating rent increases hitting artists at Trongate 103 and closures of other vital arts spaces in Glasgow, see this brilliant piece by @libbybrooks.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Even if you don’t live in Glasgow or have a connection to it, if you care about the way the arts are funded in the UK, pay attention to what’s going on at Trongate 103. Local councils colluding with greedy landlords are forcing artists out of affordable studios across the country. Sign the petition!

Some absolute jewels in Glasgow’s cultural ecosystem face eviction on Friday. T103 houses Photoworks, Transmission Gallery, GMAC, Sharmanka and more. It is also home to Project Ability, a vital visual arts community supporting young people with learning disabilities and mental ill-health.

‘You lose yourself’: inside the mental health crisis hitting gen X women

I’m not at all sure about this. Some books are best left in the land of childhood imagination which can’t possibly be improved upon. .

Sprung! Twice in the year, around the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, the sunrise shines right along Ingram Street, turning the Iron Duke, his steed, Copenhagen, and even his traffic cone hat into a shadowy work of art against the great doors of GoMA. Picture: u/Hoyerman68

Good night, Chicago..

I can’t stop thinking about this beautiful piece of writing by @audreygillan.bsky.social in which she evokes the past “glitter” of Glasgow’s Union Street. We have been reminiscing over on Instagram about all the long lost shops - Bus Stop, Virgo, The Warehouse. So lucky to have known that era.

And now my annual post on #StPatricksDay #Scotland

Joy Division vs Charlie Brown dance party also slaps...

The first solo show by a female artist in 257 years, and this is how the Royal Academy chooses to promote it?!!

Last one for this week’s #alphabetchallenge #weekjforjuxtaposition.

Blossom and brutalism, Swiss Cottage library. #alphabetchallenge #weekjforjuxtaposition #eastcoastkin

Spring blossom beside the blue wall of Hampstead Theatre, North London. #alphabetchallenge #weekjforjuxtaposition #eastcoastkin

View from our office window this evening.

It feels like there must be a German compound noun for the ability to keep smiling even though it is still effing winter in mid-March. Marschenfickenwinterglucklich.

I'm suing Grammarly over its paid AI feature that presented editing suggestions as if they came from me - and many other writers and journalists - without consent. State law requires consent before someone's name can be used for commercial purposes. www.wired.com/story/gramma...

One more from Paris, an ideal city for this week’s #alphabetchallenge #weekjforjuxtaposition

Took this last week when the city was suddenly bursting with magnolia. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJuxtaposition #eastcoastkin #paris

Someone over on Threads has just accused me of being… a yuppie! Does this mean I get to dig out some shoulder pads and ride the Staten Island ferry?

This is gorgeous. Hilton Als on Eugene Atget. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Really insightful explainer and update on the dreadful Glasgow fire and its impact which must have been challenging to write today. Kudos to @libbybrooks.bsky.social and @severincarrell.bsky.social

My feed is already awash with Glasgow fire conspiracy theorists talking mince. For some actual facts about the prevalence of conflagrations in the city, it’s well worth reading this brilliant, long-in-the-making analysis with map from @glasgowbell.bsky.social www.glasgowbell.co.uk/tinderbox-fi...

There are times when it feels to me like Glasgow is a person. This morning, I just want to throw my arms around her and give her a big hug.

#alphabetchallenge #weekiforinteriors Inside Passage Brady, the Parisian Little India. Visited for the first time this week.

If you’re looking for really illuminating insights into Trump and Iran, this New Yorker podcast is great. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

The price of a second class stamp is going up to 91p. I sent my nephew a 16th birthday card and it took two and a half weeks to arrive from London to Glasgow. Pathetic.

This is so sad. Glasgow City Council should be ashamed of themselves. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/trongate-103...

Sometimes it's easy to over-romanticise living in Glasgow but sometimes your heart bursts with pride at what decent Glasgow people achieved on one glorious day. Libby Brooks on Everybody To Kenmure Street... www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

OK, so every year I love to vent about the latest supermarket hot cross bun aberrations. But nothing is ever going to top this.

“There will be some other news as well, but…” #noothernews #bbcpm

Daffodil disco, Regent’s Park today.

This happens to me pretty much every day. Although the majority of culprits are men, younger women do it too. My sense is it’s a London thing. People are stretched so thin with exorbitant rents, work stress, rammed rush hours. I don’t experience it anywhere else. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Daffodil disco, Regent’s Park today.

And lo, it raineth again…

Oh, I wish it would rain. Said absolutely no one in the U.K.

Cracking Tracey Emin piece by Charlotte Higgins ahead of Tate show. In 1995, I interviewed her at the wee gallery she ran in Waterloo. I fell in love with an ink drawing of the Margate big wheel. She offered it to me for £800. Sadly, I didn’t have the money. Sigh. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

And the prize for reductive and irrelevant headline of the week goes to… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

OK, nothing else for it, I’m having cake.

Apparently the U.K. has seen the longest spell of rainy days since 1908. Good for photos though.