This fanny's got enough money, land and property to end homelessness at a stroke. Just another photo op to try and get us to forget his uncle.

As science pushes us ever forwards, a group of old white men in their 70s are trying to push us back.

"Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today's Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday." Gladys Bagg Taber. Photographer Léon Herschtritt, Christmas 1961 families waving across the Berlin Wall.

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Fuck, this one hurts, for me the greatest guitarist, a musician in the service of the band and the song, who played on and helped create a wild succession of the finest records ever made. RIP Steve Cropper.

Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84

It's that time of year again

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Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen. Prince Madonna Harry Connick Junior Grandmaster Flash Beth Hart

Twelfth century St Nicholas’ church, on a small, high clearing abundant in yews, nettles et aura fantasmagorique… A perfect parish church should at a distance look like you could scoop it up in the cup of your hands, like with a toad or hedgehog 🦔😅

Your annual reminder that the most revealing difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic is definitely in the words for December: Mí na Nollag (Month of Christmas) in Ireland, and An Dubhlachd (the Blackness) in Scotland. So once again may I wish you all a lovely Blackness.

A new campaign against the far right - to bring us TOGETHER against division and racism. Could not be more urgently needed 🙏❤️

Watching Father Ted’s a Christmassy Ted and remembered this nugget of pop trivia, the priest with the most boring voice Father Fitzgerald (Sean Barrett) in Ireland's largest lingeree section was the cover star of The Smith's single "How Soon is Now" a still from the 1958 film "Dunkirk".

Top quality owl action.

Look at this thorough dude

Gilly and I, every day before leaving the house😼😽

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This is the sort of thing people should be concentrating on and doing instead of wasting their lives with hate and aw that pish.

Sherborne Town Ladies Reserves won 1-0 at Bridport Ladies this afternoon in The Dorset County Cup. Take a bow, Bekka Blackwell, for firing in this brilliantly taken free kick for the goal💪🦓😎⚽️

…Pete Robson closed the show with some brilliant Blues, accompanied onstage by Samantha Flounders. The next “Beats & Treats” will be on Friday 12th December 2025, at Laycock Cider Barn in Purse Caundle🎵🤶🏻🎄🎅🏻🎶 @katyashman.bsky.social

…and this lad won’t turn fifteen until next September (yes, his proud Dad Martin was in the building and has given us parental permission to post this clip)😊 Lewis Hacker served up several covers including this anthem originally by The Cranberries… @katyashman.bsky.social

There was another triumphant “Beats & Treats” on Friday evening, at a packed (despite rotten weather) Laycock Cider Barn in Purse Caundle. Liam Howard was among the performers, becoming our 1st artist to make a 2nd appearance at our monthly event. Enjoy his Neil Young cover😎 @katyashman.bsky.social

Will be winding up the gramophone later! Pics of some very fond memories of said concerts...And of course we talk more about #Mantovani and his links to Venice in our #TheWanderingWinds audio tour of #MusiciansInVenice only available on the @guidltours.bsky.social app! linktr.ee/guidltours

A favourite view. #VeniceNoir

Up the guerrilla mosaicists ✊ enlivening their cities with beautiful, colourful designs! www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Illustration from Awakening, John Galsworthy by RH Sauter. 1920.

Buongiorno Venezia

My favourite Neil Young photo to celebrate his 8️⃣0️⃣th birthday! Keep on rockin big man 🎉🎂✊🏽🎂🎉

Two more sleeps until our next edition of “Beats & Treats” - come one come all, for another eclectic evening of live music performed by local musicians and scoff yourself silly on the weapons grade freshly made pizza 🍕 Entry is free, just bring cash or card for buying any food & drink at the bar😎

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Give it to Ron and Russell till the end of the season.

HBD Kurt Vonnegut, one of the best Americans ever. His Uncle Alex story is one of my absolute faves. Real hard these days to enjoy the lemonade but we really gotta try hard to keep our spirits up to fight these bastards.

We’re expecting drizzle in “Brizzle” today as Gilly & I will be alongside our fellow “Ultras” supporting Sherborne Town Ladies FC in their away game versus top of the table AEK Boco… ‘Mon The Zebras💪🦓😍⚽️😎

I'm losing my mind over how many reviewers are like "GDT's Frankenstein makes you wonder who the real monster is." THAT'S THE STORY! That's the story Shelley wrote!

Lisa Benson, contemporary printmaker based in Somerset, UK #WomensArt

Sleep tight😍

Again, the most wholesome account on here by miles

Even I thought this was one of mine!

I’ve just seen a narrowboat that looks like it’s entirely crewed by cats, and it’s not even 10am

And it’s had enough of your bullshit.

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