Introducing myself with ten “bands” I’ve seen live. Toyah Horslips James Brown Barry Manilow Bruce Springsteen Whitney Houston Protex Michael Jackson Van Morrison Cher

The electorate: Can we have some actual assistance with the cost of living crisis, Nonce Andrew in jail, PR, High Speed Rail and undo brexit please? The Government: Lol no, but we have deputised you all into the new Genital Inspection Force.

When I was married I used to watch porn on rewind so I could fantasise about a woman putting her clothes on and leaving the house on time.

Harry, waiting patiently (on the electric nanny) for his Pops ♥️

The serene, emerald heart of a traditional moss garden (koke-niwa) in Japan. Photograph captured by Japanese landscape photographer Katsu_e46 on Instagram

As a teacher of English, I can definitively state that yes, this is exactly what happened. Particularly, the curse words. ◡̈

Pedro fuckin' knows it

MusicChallenge Without mentioning Dylan who are your top 5/10 favourite song lyricists? Early Springsteen (the first two albums) Early Van Morrison Barry White Leon Huff James Taylor

@mrjamesob.bsky.social is very well read. I wonder has he seen this new title?

Kirishima shrine

Happy 85th birthday to Ronald Isley, the last surviving original member of The Isley Brothers. Here's a playlist celebrating their incredible musical legacy ▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/07T...

"Looks like we've got ourselves a Reader" (Bill Hicks) Unite the Kingdom (no suspected Lefties allowed) (h/t @sturdyalex.bsky.social )

A #wallsonwednesday that @richardmortimer.bsky.social loves

Felt a little sorry for this old Citroen van on Sunday.

If you’re in Dublin in June you might take a peek … “Visions of America 1978-79” at Powerscourt Townhouse Centre #SOFineArtEditions #HiToneBooks #WendyErskine www.hotpress.com/culture/hors...

This scared the shit out of me until it was explained that it only crawls out late at night.

41 years of EastEnders and someone finally said it.

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣年5️⃣月2️⃣0️⃣日 早朝の腰越通りと日の出🌇と江ノ電レトロ。 街から綺麗な太陽☀が昇るシーン。日の出🌇とオレンジに染める道路が綺麗でした✨ 🍀🍓🌹😃🌹🍓🍀

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: unique #Roman flasks in the shape of a pair of sandals. They were used to hold oil or perfume. Found in a woman's burial in Cologne, dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD. 📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln 🏺 #archaeology

Forget sharing the last picture you saved, I want to see the very first picture on your phone. Scroll back until your fingers bleed. (April 2011 in Belfast)

Prepare for the specific thrill you get from reading something properly good. ⬇️

Purple rain. Damp morning!

Tottori Sand Dunes, Japan

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I didn’t know until yesterday that these existed. A continuous 360 degree bust of Mussolini’s profile. Every day is a school day.

If you see this post your getaway vehicle.

Today's word: ambedo n. - a kind of melacholic trance in which you become completely absorbed in vivid sensory details—raindrops skittering down a window, tall trees leaning in the wind, clouds of cream swirling in your coffee—which leads to a dawning awareness of the haunting fragility of life.

Pick a Bond from the photos you already have on your phone.

This haori features a captivating design of pine trees set against a softly dyed background. The hand-painted vibrant green pines are rendered with delicate brushwork that captures the essence of these iconic Japanese trees. Taisho period (1912-1926), Japan

Funny true story. Was buying a thing from a lady antique dealer today. She was at least 70 years old. Says me, “Do you take card?” Says she, “Cash or sex”. We both giggled. “I’m too tired - it’ll be cash, so.” Later she says, “You’re very charming!” “It’ll still be be cash.” 😂

Objectively hilarious

Leech.

A friend just sent me this perfect piece by Karel Čapek, trans. Dora Round, ‘From the Point of View of a Cat’.

Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae)...Mother Nature was working with a 'no such thing as too much' philosophy the day she designed this finch...native to a very specific & shrinking corridor across Northern Australia. Though a popular pet bird. #bird #photo #nature #biology #wildlife

Fall leaves in Minoo River, Osaka, Japan. Photography by Yoshitomi’s fist on photohito

If Batman were British.

I first saw this photograph by Philip Jones Griffith in the early ‘70s in my Dad’s Time Magazine and it made me want to be a war photographer, for some years.

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A fellow Labour Party member once described Wes Streeting to me as Zippy from Rainbow if he'd been radicalized by Mumsnet. which is a very specific set of references but also disturbingly accurate.

After months of work my Norfolk Pseudoscorpion guide for @norfolknats.bsky.social is now on the website free to see/download. Covers 20 species recorded in Norfolk so hopefully useful for other areas of UK. norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/wp-conten...

I publish a photo newsletter about stray cats in Japan. I hope you enjoy the latest issue about a cafe cat in Enoshima who was once a street cat. straycats.substack.com/p/taro-the-cat

Adoration of the Gable - divine portal with a singular dutch gable incorporating brick tumbling and a cartouche dated 1534. Adorned by a wise supplicant of rough knapped flint. Strand Street, Sandwich, Kent.

A Greek terracotta aryballos, a vessel used for holding oil, in the shape of a #hare hanging by its front paws, from Rhodes, circa 550 BC. On display at Antikensammlung München. 📷 me

In separate reports today’s Times notes that enjoying the arts, drinking coffee and eating olive oil all slow aging. If they add liquorice allsorts to the list I should achieve standstill

Rivets in Tokyo, April 2024.

I saw this cool dog who had a cool car (Brighton, early 2020s)