A stunning picture of cricket on Hambledon's Broadhalfpenny Down, the cradle of cricket, during the 2022 heatwave (Marc Aspland)

Same tree, different seasons

46 years ago today Pennie Smith photographed Paul Simonon of The Clash at the New York Palladium, September 20, 1979. She made one of the most famous images in (punk) rock history. #punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #PaulSimonon #penniesmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd

The Cyprus collection at the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social is terrific. Well worth a visit if you’re in #Oxford. #Cyprus

Arrived in the post today. Impeccable timing from the @bylinetimes.bsky.social Subscribe to support independent journalism!

Robert Redford: the incandescently handsome star who changed Hollywood forever

This week’s reading. #Cricketsky

The great Kenny Barron. Thanks to @westsideofthings.bsky.social

Chris Killip: ‘Askam-in-Furness’ 1982 at Cooke’s Studios, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, will include almost 80 previously unseen prints and two letters from Killip to members of the community 1854.photo/3IfkFz8

FSTOPPERS: Don McCullin: Palmyra and What War Destroys fstoppers.com/documentary/... #photojournalism #journalism #photography

I haven’t posted any of Peter Mitchell’s brilliant images for a while, so here we go! Peter worked as a lorry driver in Leeds in the 1970s, photographing the city during his rounds. Beautiful and evocative work that is a moving reminder of community.

Thank you to everyone who reposts my photo's, I really appreciate it 🖤 #blackandwhitephotography #classicmono #seagulls #sky #scape #photographersofbluesky

A fascinating listen. Eric Idle, This Cultural Life. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

“The die-offs we are witnessing in our forests this year may be nature’s final alarm bell – a desperate call for action, cooperation and adaptation in how we live and operate, at the local, regional and global levels." www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/127...

Michael Caine, Bowie and more: David Bailey’s iconic pin-ups – in pictures

Springsteen releases the “Born to Run” LP 50 yrs ago this wk. “I wanted to make the greatest rock record I’d ever heard. I wanted it to sound enormous, to grab you by your throat and insist that you take that ride, insist that you pay attention — not just to the music, but to life, to being alive.”

Football journalism, how 'match reports' have evolved and why writing needs defending against metrics and 'content.' My commentary for @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...

New book klaxon. Arriving November. www.soccerbooks.co.uk/products/che...

Terence Stamp: a life in pictures

A lovely piece from @wordscaper.bsky.social “Lifelines” by @julianhoffman.bsky.social is a terrific read.

I am proud to support @mndassoc.bsky.social and their #PrescribeLife campaign. Some people with SOD1 #MND, 2% of cases, still can't access tofersen and I am backing calls for the Government to find a solution. You can learn more about the campaign here: www.mndassociation.org/get-involved...

Terrific interview with Dennis Morris by @cerysmatthews.bsky.social on @bbc6music.bsky.social Heres the article she referenced…

In an intensely demanding sport, Graham Thorpe was a pioneer in his willingness to talk about episodes of anxiety and depression, writes Peter Williams. www.prospectmagazine...

The latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social has arrived. There’s never been a better time to subscribe!

Tonight’s tunes. Remembering the great John Coltrane who died on this day in 1967. #Jazzsky

Remembering John Coltrane, who died on this day in 1967 aged 40, MOJO charts the journey of a true visionary genius with a rundown of his finest albums...

Lords of the Windrush www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

Exclusive look at the new trailer for Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon, ahead of its new 4K restoration to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary 🌹  The film will be back in cinemas from July 18 across the UK and internationally via Park Circus Films

Sometime between the fall of 1963 and the late summer of 1964, the actor and photographer Dennis Hopper stopped at an intersection in L.A., took out his Nikon, and made history.

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... #Photographysky

Tonight’s Tunes. Happy Birthday Mick Jones. #Skymusic

This week’s reading. An absolutely beautiful book from @julianhoffman.bsky.social “We may speak different languages, but that shouldn’t stop us from listening closely to the songs of the world.” #Booksky

Does anyone really want to argue that Test cricket is not the format of the game which delivers the most?

Desperately sad. Rest well, Syd Lawrence. Anyone who's spent time with anyone with MND would want governments to throw every available resource into finding a cure. It's way past time for a full assault on these vicious neurological diseases. MND research is still underfunded.

#MND is such a cruel disease. RIP Syd.

Nick Hedges obituary Photographer who took harrowing images of the conditions in which poor British people lived in the 1960s and 70s www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

This week’s reading. A terrific historical thriller from @stephmerritt.bsky.social #Booksky

Kent ride on Bell-Drummond century to end Somerset's unbeaten start 👏 www.espncricinfo.com/series/vital...

Wonderful Peter Mitchell exhibition at the Photographers Gallery, London. Catch it if you can, it ends on Sunday. “Nothing Lasts For Ever.” #Photographysky

💙 Did you know PACT provides outstanding adoption services across southern and central England? 🌟 Our experienced team is dedicated to building and strengthening families and will be there every step of the way to support you and your family for life. 👉 www.pactcharity.org/adoption-guide.

#MND #Tofersen #PrescribeLife

Sly Stone, pioneering funk and soul musician, dies aged 82

This weeks reading. Many thanks to @sathnam.bsky.social for such a challenging but compelling book. I recommend it. #Booksky

Important piece by Helena Horton on Lodge Hill and its nightingales, a place that I wrote a chapter about in Irreplaceable because of its significance - together with the idiocy of biodiversity offsetting for such a unique and valuable wildlife site. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#MND #tofersen #prescribelife