I wouldn't step within its bounds if I were you. Turn your pockets inside out and walk round it. #AskAFairySmith Artist: James Brunt

Get well soon Dolly Parton.⭐

The coronal hole which caused a G3 storm last month is back and soon to face Earth! We may begin to feel its effects by the end of the week/weekend. We may see G1-G2 conditions from this feature, I think.

Boxes also work on bobcats

BBC 500 words competition. Open for entries for ages 5-11 www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-wo...

Brilliant.

John Cage is here to say fuck you www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

With spooky season just around the corner we thought we'd share again this atmospheric and unique photo of the Undercroft. This is possibly the only known photo showing the space partitioned, and looking as it would have done when it was an almshouse.

One of the most colorful nights of aurora I’ve ever witnessed…

Seen 'Joe Wicks: Licensed to Kill'? Joe Wicks and Chris can Tulleken and ultra processes food. Shocking revelations in the programme. The KILLER bar. Watch it here on Channel 4: www.channel4.com/programmes/j...

The excellent Empire podcast on the Crimea war of 1853. open.spotify.com/episode/4wHl...

Jilly Cooper is lovely.

#OnThisDay, 5 Oct 1789, thousands of women instigate and lead the March on Versailles. They - along with revolutionaries who join them - besiege the Palace to demand cheap bread. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #RevolutionaryWomen 🗃️ 1/2

Monty Python is 56 today, The programme, which first aired on October 5th 1969, was a surreal sketch series by the group consisting of John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Graham Chapman they also produced several Films, Happy Anniversary 🎉🍾

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet. After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

"Don't lose hope." "Don't give up." "Your life matters." Jane Goodall.

My grandmother's favourite.

In 1149, angered by Muslim raids from Ascalon, King Baldwin III of Jerusalem instructed the Knights Templar to make Gaza their fortified stronghold. In our own time, we hear a lot about the Templars in Dan Brown movies- but who were they and what were they up to in Gaza? linktr.ee/empirepoduk

For the weekend - my piece on the PPE Medpro judgment.

Are you exhausted by the world? Come take refuge in my weird and wonderful corner of #Bluesky - where I post medical history content that will make you happy to live in 2025! Medieval urine wheels! Opium toothpaste! Cemetery guns! I got it all. I love sharing my passion for this niche subject.

Have we passed peak social media? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com here www.ft.com/content/a072...

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching. secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Jane Goodall, from a March 2020 Paste Magazine interview: www.pastemagazine.com/article/jane...

RIP Jane Goodall, one of the most worthy humans ever to be officially immortalised as a Lego minifigure.

Bluesky runs on open protocols with open source code. Today we’re taking an additional step and making a patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everyone can build confidently on our work. Learn more and read the pledge in our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/1...

The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.

RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)

Jools Holland unveils blue plaque honouring pianist Winifred Atwell at her former home, 18 Bourdon Street, Mayfair, London. Atwell was the first black artist to have a UK number one hit song & the only female instrumentalist to date to have a top selling single.👇 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals. Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’. What, Michelle? 🧵

With the judgement on covid contract seems a good time to share The Covid Contracts, Follow the money on itvx www.itv.com/watch/the-co...

(solemnly) You've had mail.

Morning early birds. Look at our lovely Undercroft. This space has a remarkable claim to fame. A Victorian author visited the almshouse in here and is thought to have used it for inspiration for their next book. The author was Charles Dickens and the book David Copperfield. 🤯

Something big dawned on me this week... niallharbison.substack.com/p/changing-t...

If you need a smile today this is it. Look at her go.

Famous US march for freedom open.spotify.com/episode/0Rtf...

Bids invited to turn Sycamore Gap timber into art. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is a disturbing watch. The COVID Contracts on ITVX www.itv.com/watch/the-co...

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day! On this day one man prevented the apocalypse.

Get ready to do the #TimeWarp again! ​It's the 50th Anniversary of the cinematic masterpiece, The #RockyHorrorPictureShow! Whether you're a long-time fanatic or a virgin, grab your fishnets, put on your best costume, and prepare for some total mayhem. #RockyHorror50 #MidnightMovie #CultClassic

A couple of my ancestors were 'freemen' of the City of London. 👇 BBC News - 'Is it to do with sheep?' The meaning of the Freedom of the City of London www.bbc.com/news/article...

TODAY: Fabian Society essay collection proposes Ofcom role in press regulation - to introduce high standards for the media, and new rights for the public to get redress for intrusion, inaccuracy and discrimination. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/f...

Video of David Tennant's interview on This Morning today about #TheHack #DavidTennant www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlYe...

Liz here from Hacked Off. 👋 Ready to live post as we watch #TheHack together live now on @itvx.com

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the booker prize judges make a lot of fuss about having to read 153 books. but assuming an average weight of 750g per book, that comes in at 115kg of literature - or just under the weight of a single adult male ostrich

I'm autistic, and the only reason I can accept what I am being labeled a "disability" is because a disability simply a state of being that is incompatible with the world at large. If all ceilings in the world were set at 6-foot heights, then we'd consider being tall a disability. It's the world...

History curious? You don't need to be in London (or the UK) to attend many Institute of Historical Research seminars, although if you're in Bloomsbury you'll enjoy doing so. Most are hybrid (online/in person). They're free, usually fortnightly and open to the public. Starting this week:

If you write professionally in the UK, make sure to sign up to ALCS for your fair share of royalties

I'm pining for chocolate hob-nobs.