The brat is back😈 www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7yC...

I've my ticket for Friday!

Thread: One of the interesting things about Leonardo was that he had only a few pupils, the best of whom was Boltraffio (c1466-1516). His work was deeply influenced by his master & is often difficult to disentangle from his. There are only a small number of pictures by him [1]

It's never to early to book your tickets for Nunkie's newest show: "Hide, Watson! Two Adventures by Arthur Conan Doyle" playing this July in Bath, York, Leeds and Newcastle. booking details here www.nunkie.co.uk/schedule

I got to see Jinkx Monsoon playing Judy Garland, on the opening night of End of the Rainbow(loved it)and today I've watched her try and fail to pronounce Walthamstow in 5 different youtube interviews. I can't say it either. It's a silly word!

Danko and Tomigiku. Photo likely taken in the 1910’s or ‘20s, Japan Image via Rosarote of Flickr

I watched the trailer and I realized I was never a fan of He-Man. I was a fan of Skeletor. I don't know if I want to watch a an Skeletor with a face that can't emote.

I understand how drone shows work in principle, but I still do not understand how drone shows work.

I love this so much!

#birds Eastern Bluebird "What did you just say?"

The Traitors UK has owls and peacocks. The Traitors Ireland has wolfhounds. The Traitors US brought snakes and scorpions to throw at the contestants. Traitors India has vultures....

In 'The Artist, His wife and the Writer Otto Benzon,' (1893) Peder Krøyer (in the blue smock) depicts breakfast at his house in Skagen where he helped found an artists' colony on the most northern peninsular in Denmark.

On the plus side of ageing, creeps don't harass me at the bus stops anymore. On the minus side, oh, the knees!

Heads up: New deity just dropped

Chestnut Trees, Louveciennes, Winter, 1872 #pissarro #danishart

I own a ton of pretty bookmarks so of course I'm marking my current book with an empty sugar sachet.

Here you see what's left of the massive Pantechnikon in Belgravia that I read about in Thackeray's Vanity Fair. Only the facade, the rest of the block is newer. Now it's full of trendy cafes and restaurants

Happy #MosaicMonday! Can you tell what the four people in the corners of this mosaic panel represent? 🧐 Hint: Frankie Valli would be a huge fan.

Sherlock Holmes’ residence floorplan, 221B Baker Street, London, by Russell Stutler www.russellstutler.com

I think JELLYCAT might have peaked on the " anything can be a softy" front. This is a soft toy peeble

A building near Bow st. I can't read the writing and I really want to know! Isn't it beautiful?

Today, I start reading two very different books. Jose Saramago's Memorial del convento y Kikuko Tsumura's There is no such thing as an easy job. I've read a few short books and short story collections in a row, it's time for something longer!

Takahashi Shōtei (Japanese, 1821–1945) "Tama the Cat", 1925. Woodblock Print, 34 × 24 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Moise Kisling (Polish born, French, 1891-1953), Mimosas, 1938. Oil on canvas, 29 x 21¼ in. (73.7 x 54 cm.). #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

I really didn't anticipate New Scrubs would be this incredibly depressing

"Negotium Perambulans" by E F Benson. Livestreamed 8pm(UK) Saturday 16 May Free to view live or catch up anytime after. Just click here youtube.com/live/eKR3Ggy...

Sōichirō Tomioka (Japanese, 1922–1994) "Trees", 1961. Oil on Canvas, 74 × 93 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

"Vampires, of course, can fit in anywhere." Genevieve Cogman

Marilyn Monroe, Queen Elizabeth II, Winnie the Pooh, Snoopy and Sir David Attenborough, they all celebrate their centenary this year! What was going on in 1925🤪?

It's nearly 10 years since the Brexit vote. I remember feeling unsafe and hated, even though I know none of this country's problems are my fault and, as an immigrant, I am in fact helping them. So since they failed to deliver in ALL their promises, can we go back to sanity now, please?

Choy Moo Kheong (Singaporean, born 1950) "Blue Whispering Day", 2022. Acrylic on Canvas, 139.7 × 114.3 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Tim Maxwell (American Artist, born 1978) "Tortured Soul Tunnel", 2020. Ink Drawing on Moleskine Paper, 9" × 12". Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Ray Morimura (Japanese Artist, born 1948) "Cherry Blossoms in Yanaka, Ueno", 1994. Woodblock Print, 45 × 30 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Well, this long silence feels ominous. "our" Palace got fired, didn't they? 😠

Gosh, that's NEWS! Between 25th July - 31st August you can ride unlimited buses and trams in London at weekends and pay just once - the "Hopper Hour" will extend to be all day. 25h/26th July, and 1st/2nd, 8th/9th, 15th/16th, 22nd/23rd and 29th/30th Aug - six weekends. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A "chain-link" column on the south portal of the western facade of the church of Saint-Lazare D'Avallon, in north-central #France. c.1160. #architecture #art #History #medieval

Toad was lying in bed. He had pulled all the covers over his head.

Watching The Rookie, new character shows up, gorgeous woman, and my reaction is to be scared. But I didn't know why. So I searched, and this is why. Remember Battlestar Galactica? my brain does, sort of.

Happy Mothers Day to this Oviraptor mama that died protecting her clutch of eggs from a falling sand dune back during the late Cretaceous. It was found in 1994 in Mongolia.

What a great foster mum! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Belinda Eaton (British, b.1963) "Mathilde and Robot," 2025 Oil on canvas 90 x 120 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Tōshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1911–1995) "Cat and Small Bird", 1971. Color Woodblock Print on Paper, 14.25" × 13.5". Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Jacques Hnizdovsky (Ukrainian/American, 1915–1985) "The Sheep", 1961. Woodcut on Paper, 68.6 × 50.2 cm. Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) Washington, D.C. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Ermita del Trampal, Cáceres. El mapa en relieve para que los visitantes con dificultad visual puedan ver cada zona del templo. La clave en la esquina inferior izquierda. Nunca había visto uno de estos

Right. Now I want to reread the whole saga. And the witches. And the Mummy. And and and.

SIGNED BOOK NEWS! "Dark Reading Matter", the final book in the incredible Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde @jasperfforde.bsky.social is coming out later this year. Jasper will be signing copies for us and you can order one HERE if you like! www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

She is the moment

Pues si, ellas también pintaban. #Ellastambiénpintaban Adolphe Weisz.