It wasn’t called the Internet then. It was called A Public Library. I miss that.

Vandalism on a grand scale - a new book of Tish Murtha’s photographs. She was one of the best, taken before her time and never recognised by the photography establishment until after she died. www.huckmag.com/article/tish...

Ban this shit. Now.

The poet Paul Verlaine once wrote: 'De la musique avant toute chose '. Roughly translated it means: stick this colourful poster on your wall and it will be music to your eyes and your days will be happy and bright:-) xx www.edwardphilips.co.uk/vintage-rail...

Bob : Maintenant, ne bouge plus, parasol bipède

Goulding finch are spectacularly coloured birds, living exclusively in tropical savanna’s of northern Australia, the ritual of a hop dance performed by the male as a courtship ritual to attract its female adults measure 12-15 primarily GRANIVORES diet of grass seed

This is a brilliant essay, which, in my view, accurately describes the predicament of the post-Boomer generations, and the vast infrastructure of lies designed to disguise it. "Degeneracy is a symptom. The disease is rent." 🧵 henryfudgeofficial.substack.com/p/degeneracy...

The poet Paul Verlaine once wrote: 'De la musique avant toute chose '. Roughly translated it means: stick this colourful poster on your wall and it will be music to your eyes and your days will be happy and bright:-) xx www.edwardphilips.co.uk/vintage-rail...

There’s only one word for Argentina’s penalty taking: messy. #TheFootball

Rusting tractor near abandoned fishing boats, Skinningrove, North Yorkshire, from my new series ‘50 Years On’. There was a thriving fishing community here at one time, now severely diminished.

Hello, I’ve an event for my Muriel Spark biography next Weds (15th) at Waterstones Liverpool. We’ve sold barely any tickets, however, and it might be cancelled as a result. Please get a ticket if you’re nearby - it’ll be a lot of fun, and I’ll bring badges! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/waterstone...

Layers of history, back alley behind boarded up houses, East Durham in 2026 from my new project ‘50 Years On’ documenting the impact on communities of five decades of deindustrialisation. #Photography

Project to photograph county's 'last craftsmen' #TyneAndWear

Tour de France starts today. A good excuse to have a grand tour of these here TDF posters. Amusez-vous bien, mes bons amis. xx www.edwardphilips.co.uk/sports-poste... #TDF2026

White-crested Helmet-shrikes of sub-Saharan Africa, highly gregarious birds live in close-knit, cooperative flocks of up to 16 individuals. They forage insects, build nests, and defend their territory together as a cohesive social unit. Male and female are identical. Famous for "Sunflower eyes"

First Yellow Jersey of the #TDF2026 for Vingegaard 💛
Ayuso in white, Pogacar chasing KOM, Bernal in green… we’re on 👀 Premier Maillot Jaune du #TDF2026 pour Vingegaard 💛
Ayuso en blanc, Pogacar à l’attaque du pois, Bernal en vert… ça commence fort 👀

Le grand jour est arrivé. ⏲️ Rendez-vous sur la rampe de lancement à 17h25. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 🤗

Tour de France starts today. A good excuse to have a grand tour of these here TDF posters. Amusez-vous bien, mes bons amis. xx www.edwardphilips.co.uk/sports-poste... #TDF2026

To maintain their stiff upper lip. xx

There’s no need for a long debate on “where is the north?”.

"Young gulls’ drab plumage may help them avoid adult attacks". An article about our new gull plumage paper is out in ScienceNews. Read it here: www.sciencenews.org/article/youn... The research, led by Hill and Taylor @liamtaylor.bsky.social, was published in Anim Behav: doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

We built a hotel for roof-breeding kittiwakes on Røst and share our first experiences in a paper now published in SEABIRD, with recommendations for those attempting a similar project. High attendance but few breeding attempts in the first year. doi.org/10.61350/sbj... 📷 T Anker-Nilssen

It’s nearly the weekend. Please accept this late-night toucan of my appreciation. xx 🪶

It’s nearly the weekend. Please accept this late-night toucan of my appreciation. xx 🪶

Hydration break.

The publicly funded clean-up of the former Redcar steelworks has turned into a private windfall. Teesworks Ltd, 90% owned by two local businessmen, holds an option to buy the remediated land at £1 an acre. It’s now agreed in principle to sell 222 acres to AI firm Anthropic for £222m.

As of this week the Labour government has made all peaceful protests like the one shown in this photo illegal. They would now be arrested and potentially imprisoned for the face masks and smoke flares. Labour is now an authoritarian government far to the right of Thatcher and nobody seems to care.

Happy Canada Day to all those who celebrate such things. xx 🪶

Hydration break.

The only purpose of AI is to steal wages from working people and hand them to billionaires and corporations. Any ordinary person who uses this technology and doesn’t understand that is a moron.

Japan are out of the footy cup, alas. But Japanese poster are definitely in to brighten your home and your day. xx www.edwardphilips.co.uk/japan-poster...

🚨 Breaking news: from today, it's no longer a crime to sleep rough in England and Wales. The Vagrancy Act has finally been repealed. For more than 200 years, this archaic law criminalised people for sleeping rough or begging. But no more.

Hydration break.

Call for Volunteers – Antikythera Bird Observatory Are you passionate about birds and migration? Join us this autumn at the Antikythera Bird Observatory! Be part of an exciting bird migration monitoring project in the Eastern Mediterranean.

You can read Michelle’s story in the Outsiders book but stocks are running low and it’s unlikely to be reprinted https://marcdavenant.com/product/outsiders-book/

Did someone mention puffins? Have a lovely #SuperSeabirdSunday xx

Conspiracy theorist from my Rebellion! exhibition and zine https://marcdavenant.com/product/rebellion-zine/ #Photography

London Underground music map. Not available on the website. Just for you lot. Don’t tell anyone. xx edwardphilips.co.uk/london-tube-...

And there it is… www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...

London Underground music map. Not available on the website. Just for you lot. Don’t tell anyone. xx edwardphilips.co.uk/london-tube-...

If you’re looking for a cool space during the current heatwave just plonk this beauty on your wall and you’ll have a cool space in your home forever! xx www.edwardphilips.co.uk/japan-poster... 🪶 #heatwave

Do you love filming, and creating videos? Our Digital Communications Officer (Videographer) role could be for you! Find out more and apply ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📆 Full time. 📝 £33,954 per annum. 📍 Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid). ⚠️ Application deadline: 5 July.

Hyperscale data centres are unwelcome developments, with huge energy use and environmental impact, all to enrich some of the world's worst people. Join our campaign to get the Scottish Government to call a halt and put clear planning rules in place to prevent this harm.

All gifts worth over £50 should also be banned with no exceptions. There’s no such thing as a gift in politics, people always expect something in return.

Lutter contre la chaleur à la belge www.7sur7.be/sante/commen...

I have to say my friends are overjoyed with the London Music Map, thank you 🙏🏻

If you’re looking for a cool space during the current heatwave just plonk this beauty on your wall and you’ll have a cool space in your home forever! xx www.edwardphilips.co.uk/japan-poster... 🪶 #heatwave

If you’re in Hartlepool you can now buy the booklet at Seaton Carew Community Hub on Station Lane (not far from the Tern colony). It’s open Wednesday to Saturday (mornings only on Friday and Saturday). @teesbirds.bsky.social #birdingNorthEast 🪶

If you are visiting the Rebellion! exhibition please don’t pin your political cards/flyers to the exhibition panels, it politicises the exhibition and confuses the message. If you see flyers/cards which don’t look right please tell a member of staff. Any cards with red or orange pins aren’t ours.