I remember you posting about it at the time and felt your pain,as someone who travelled with a thick file of documents for years. And in case anyone on the thread hasn’t delved into it yet,here’s how social connectedness benefits mental wellbeing; from the CDC no less! www.cdc.gov/social-conne...

Wow how mean spirited! Thats a terrible predicament to have been in. Folks will never understand the profound anxiety and alienation that immigration issues can bring about, and how rapidly it can push you to the brink of a breakdown. Malignant alienation comes to mind.

Please: if you have Indefinite Leave to Remain and are eligible for citizenship, apply now. In 2015, I went through a terrible divorce. I was on a marriage visa, and my ex reported me as illegally in the UK in order to get me deported. It was VERY scary. Your rights can disappear in a flash.

Depilation for women in 1700s I have been taking a look at hair removal for women in the 18th and early 19th centuries and it seems highly likely that the only part of their body that they remove hair from was on their face. It’s not clear whether hair removal related just to eyebrows or all…

This wax model of a human head from the 19th century shows the internal structure of the brain, complete with its protective covering, the meninges, the eye, cheek, neck and jaw. Wax models were used for teaching anatomy to medical students or as part of popular anatomy shows.

I confess I become increasingly irritated with Brits who inform me in what kind of deep trouble my country is in, and how blind we are supposedly to this, at a time when right wing nationalism is surging in Britain and NATO is hanging by a thread. My Friends. We are in the same boat.

the quaint world of Victorian porn advertisements

The word of the day: hagiography.

Here's the J.D. Vance puppet I designed for Spitting Image. A Hillbilly Effigy, if you will. #caricature #art

#TheVictorianBookoftheDead Undertaker's occupational shaving mug, Danbury Connecticut. The initials "A.H." stand for Abel Hawley, listed as an undertaker in the 1886 city directory. www.cowanauctions.com/lot/exceptio...

Here's the Bibi Netanyahu puppet I designed. #caricature #art

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One Week until 'No Ordinary Deaths' Talk and Book Signing with Molly Conisbee 🖤 📆 Thursday 25th September: 6pm-8:30pm 🔗 Purchase your tickets here: oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/... All ticket sales support the museum as a registered charity

"Democracies risk falling into a doom loop, in which restrictions on immigration mean ever greater demands on the purse of the native-born population and ever worse services, which in turn deepens opposition towards immigration" @stephenkb.bsky.social calls for honesty. www.ft.com/content/43da...

Our new episode of 'Spitting Image: The Rest is Bullshit' has just dropped! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZWd... #caricature #art

Gandalf. Acrylics on toned paper. This one is sold, but I'm open to commissions, if there's a specific wizard you'd like me to capture for you. #caricature #art

Go thou and do likewise. #fcc #jimmykimmel

I love coming across blue plaques as I wander about, and I’ve just spotted this one on the side of the Torbay Hotel.

Alexander Monro Primus was born #OTD in 1697. He initially taught classes from Old Surgeons Hall but later moved to Edinburgh University. He became the first Professor of Anatomy when the medical school was established in 1726.

Bye Disney+/Hulu. Thanks to the dystopian hellscape of present U.S. society, I've pared down to minimal streaming services & now subscribe to several news outlets. I'm reading more and watching less thanks to the evolving idiocracy so I got that going for me. #boycottDisney

Thanks @sarahbool.bsky.social for raising this in Parliament. I’m not in active cancer treatment, but I nearly ran out of vital meds and almost missed an MRI—which flagged something needing biopsy. Post-cancer checks are critical. I'd hate for those with less resources to get in a similar situation.

Truly, these numbers matter to Disney this is why they always have promotions for the Parks & Cruise Line that are only for Disney+ subscribers. They've worked real hard to beef up those numbers. Make them work hard to get them back.

This. I think it's important to know Hulu is a Disney product now too. I nuked my account yesterday.

Every little counts.

Because of the immigration debacle in July/August, I applied for a UK passport. I had to temporarily relinquish my US passport to do so. This means I'm missing my 25th high school reunion in Chicago this weekend, which I helped organize. Feeling sad. Anyway, here I am at prom vs now. 😂

We need to be very clear about this. Rising Christian nationalism is a threat to us all. humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...

Thanks @sarahbool.bsky.social for raising this in Parliament. I’m not in active cancer treatment, but I nearly ran out of vital meds and almost missed an MRI—which flagged something needing biopsy. Post-cancer checks are critical. I'd hate for those with less resources to get in a similar situation.

Every little counts.

The beautiful dust jacket for AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION has incredibly kind quotes of spooky praise from @sadiehartmann.bsky.social @juliajoyce.bsky.social @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social & @sambaltrusis.bsky.social! Full text in AltText: Thank you for your support! 🖤👻

NYTimes burying the lede.

In 1999, a triple murder linked to the book HIT MAN sparked a landmark First Amendment case. For years, the author’s identity was a mystery—until now. @abbottkahler.bsky.social has spent 26 years chasing this story. What a phenomenal read in @vanityfair.com 👇 shorturl.at/5E77X

Going to post this because…I’m proud. Now—coffee. news.yale.edu/2025/09/17/f...

On this week's book club Erin chats with the one and only @maryroach.bsky.social about book Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy, available TODAY! As with any Mary Roach production, this is the perfect combination of informative, fascinating, and fun. Tune in today!

Recent dog stuff. Poke me for commissions. #caricature #art

In 1999, a triple murder linked to the book HIT MAN sparked a landmark First Amendment case. For years, the author’s identity was a mystery—until now. @abbottkahler.bsky.social has spent 26 years chasing this story. What a phenomenal read in @vanityfair.com 👇 shorturl.at/5E77X

This Atlantic analysis echoes the long convo I had recently with a European researcher who maintains that social media cannot be fixed because the problem lies in its very infrastructure and human nature cannot deal with it. I increasingly think he is correct. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

The toughest lesson a lot of people are now learning is that there are no good guys coming to the rescue and the age of indulged tolerance is truly over

the kimmel thing is bad but as long as they arent rounding people up indiscriminately based on race, building concentration camps and talking about eradicating those they deem sexual deviants, i think we’ll be ok

The destruction of the Gaza city mosque is a devastating loss to humanity as a whole. A part of our global medieval heritage destroyed in furtherance to a genocide. I despair.

Wadi-us-Salaam [Valley of Peace] is a cemetery located in the holy city of Najaf in the Western part of Central Iraq. It is considered to be one of the largest and oldest cemeteries in the world, containing over six million bodies.

Useless info, the Greek meaning of cemetery (koineterion) is sleeping place. Appropriate especially for us who “fall asleep” when we die (Christian tradition).

Wadi-us-Salaam [Valley of Peace] is a cemetery located in the holy city of Najaf in the Western part of Central Iraq. It is considered to be one of the largest and oldest cemeteries in the world, containing over six million bodies.

I'm speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival on Monday 13th October with novelist Georgi Gospodinov and psychologist Catherine Loveday! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/nosta...

Cover reveal for my forthcoming book, WE HAVE COME TO BE DESTROYED: GROWING UP IN COLD WAR BRITAIN which tells the history of Cold War Britain (c.1956-89) through the eyes of children & young people! Out with @yalebooks.bsky.social 28 April 2026 #booksky #skystorians yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...

The oldest-surviving anatomical theatre in the world, built in 1594 and located in Padua. At the center stands a table on which the dissections of human or animal bodies took place. You can still visit it today. Photo: Daily Art Magazine.

Who wants to hear me talk about the Dance of Death? That’s what I’m going to be doing on Thursday - it’s online, and you can get tickets here: thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/will-y...

I will also be at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for Queer at Kings, a secondary talk about my book THE INTERMEDIARIES on the #history of #transgender rights www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-i...

Happy #PubDay to @theladyaye.bsky.social! You aren't going to want to miss her haunting new book, WHEN WE SPOKE TO THE DEAD. Like a warm mug of cocoa, it’s the perfect companion to kick off spooky season. 👇