2/2 Just making a face, for the heck of it. By Adriaen Brouwer, rough painter.

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits." www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

There it is, Ofsted and accountability's ugly children. Not counting what counts, but what can be counted. writing4pleasure.com/2025/07/16/t...

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Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.

What Did Responses to Puerto Rican Sign Language at the Super Bowl Reveal About the Misconceptions People Have About Sign Languages?

Farage's lies about people not speaking English factchecked here. NB Farage also claimed that "four million speak barely passable English" - this too is a lie. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

Examination boards trying to find that grammar structure that will help them find MFL GCSE candidates worthy of 9s. And A Level A*.

This was not an inevitability. This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind. It does not have to be this way.

For teachers of a certain vintage, a reminder that Ofsted does not know best. And a useful read for everybody else.

"Through vivid narratives, candid interviews, and incisive analysis, Gerald explores how whiteness and language ideologies operate across diverse contexts. [The book] challenges readers to interrogate assumptions, embrace complexity, and, above all, listen." buff.ly/33PbhXV

Apropos of Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I’ve got a podcast episode for that!! I had two incredible Puerto Rican music experts on to break down Debí Tirar Mas Fotos last year. You’ll gain some amazing context for this iconic album. www.buzzsprout.com/2158804/epis...

Today’s moment of calm Golden memories A little owl and two bumblebees. A moment of interaction, held forever on panels of gold.

Bad Bunny has beef with phonics. Me too. We don´t have phonics in Spanish, we have spelling rules. That we break, but our eyes hurt when Edexcel says that vivir and bibir is the same.

Baroness Hazarika, "This has been an absolutely shameful week for the Labour party" "This is a story about male power and a boys club" "Why was the Labour party so seduced by Mandelson?" "To me, it was about a male power structure"

Dorothy Bryne, former head of #C4News "People keep saying this story is about women, and all they do is talk about men" "What's intolerable is how these men are making out that they are the victims" "They've all been having the most terrible time"

Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich. Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else. Trickle-up economics.

nevermind spanish, some of you have three days to learn how to dance

Huipil, traditional garment created by Ingenous Maya women from the small towns of the Guatemalan highlands, who formed their own union to stop large fashion corporations stealing their designs. #WomensArt

Knitted botanic art by artist Tatyana Yanishevsky #WomensArt

"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language. ...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"

The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI. 🤷 www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...

Very important for the UK education system: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

when you dig into the history of menswear, you find the same stories repeated. men who moralize traditional aesthetics rarely consider how their "tradition" was considered a corruption by an earlier generation, who wore things hated by people before them IG the_art_of_dress

Local women crochet/knit woolly PJs for rescued vulnerable, ill and formally abused elephants to shield them from the nighttime cold, Elephant Conservation Care Center, India #UnravellingWomensArt

Their father has died in prison, they've lost their home, food is scarce, they are refugees. The artist's children in 1919: House of Cards. By Zinaida Serebriakova, born on this day in 1884.

Teaching, nursing... and now also medicine becoming one of the "caring professions".

I’m doing a second auction for Patch, a local charity that provides food, cloths and toys for people in poverty. At Christmas time they gift toys to kids who’ve had a referral. What could be more in the spirit of Christmas? This little wren is up for auction to raise money for toys. Please dig deep

It’s the time of year when I do my Christmas auction. This mouse icon is up for auction and it’s to raise money for Shelter Cymru & Doctors without borders. 100% of the money raised will go to these charities on a 50-50 basis.

A new post from me, aimed mainly at GCSE teachers in England and elsewhere. frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2025/12/voca...

"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."

Policy elites have expected schools to “solve” alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse, teen age pregnancy, and defending the nation against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Now policy elites and the general public expect schools to increase economic growth... larrycuban.wordpress.com/2023/12/12/w...

God, the world is depressing right now. Here's something good to chase away the viciousness. Win an exquisite piece of embroidery art; and even if you don't win, help brave women doing lovely things in a dark world. If you haven't got £10 to enter, pls share. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-our-d...

Angel with a lute, by Melozzo da Forli in 1480. It's his day.

Polish to be the most effective language for prompting AI, new study reveals

Nine years after Brexit, Britain is trapped in denial. The arsonists are posing as firemen, and the country’s burning. Latest video: They Got What They Wanted 👉And Still They Moan They Got Brexit So Why Are They Still Moaning? youtu.be/dEfRlWPFsXk

Cup of water and a rose: mundane, yet almost visionary. Useful too if you just need something calming, from Francisco de Zurbarán.

I find the pressure to spend around Christmas quite bleak. But some things are beautiful & do good! I'm proud to be the chair of the charity Makani, which supports women in Lebanon who make exquisite blankets, bags & cushions. Perfect presents for people with taste and heart. oshana.co.uk/blankets

"More empathy” | Malala Yousafzai on therapy, UK deportations and "gender apartheid" #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=P24kirbKglQ

i hate that AI has now caused me to question the authenticity of cute animal videos online, which is my primary use of social media. i don't even know if this baby penguin actually wore a beret to go buy a tiny baguette in paris

Among many artists Interviewed in the womensart1 book on women innovators of #print, 'Reframing Women Printmakers', is artist Gail Brodholt... 🎁 Womensart books are HERE 🧡 !! bookshop.org/beta-search?...

"We assume they’re de-motivated by difficulty. But research shows they’re de-motivated by the reading instruction.” news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

What can a German studies and gender studies professor have to say about tech and thinking? Quite a bit! Well-written and insightful, with a bit of SV "inside baseball" thrown in. The quotes at the bottom of this page are surprisingly accurate. #BookReview www.adriandaub.com/books/what-t...

i'd like to join the club of critical aunty studies please scroll.in/global/99257...