If anyone’s in Manchester on 14th October, Emma Hinds is having a launch party for Witchlore, a Manchester-set YA fantasy romance at Social Refuge - tickets here if you’re interested! It’s a really good story. www.socialrefuge.com/event-detail... #YA #romantasy #fantasy #newbooks

And that's how you integrate digital elements into an exhibition. Part of the temporary "China's Dinosaur World" at the Shanghai Natural History Museum, China. Closing this November. Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet

Omg how did I not know about this? Glad to see my favorite, hematite, is nearing the final round! Go vote in the #mincup25 if you're a rock nerd, too!

Releasing a Star Wars trailer like "break glass in case of PR nightmare.'

Japan has a wrestling camp for kids where at the end they have a show match in front of their parents to show off what they learned. Thought you'd enjoy this.

every time there's political violence discourse i think about how jo cox was assassinated in broad daylight by a fascist who shouted "britain first" as he shot her, and now nine years later her party is dedicating every moment in power to placating the ideology of her murderer

I keep seeing kids in their late teens and early 20s romanticize the year 2016. “It’s 2016 and you’re listening to this song…” Guys, nobody liked 2016. Until 2020, it was considered one of the worst years anyone had ever seen. Everyone cool died. It was fucking miserable. Stop it.

We are pleased to share this update from Archdeacon Rachel Mann @revrachelmann.bsky.social. Rachel remains in our prayers as she continues her recovery. Read the update 👇

reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland

The megachurch model is completely busted, I think we're gonna see a lot more of this type of thing trinityfi.org/investigatio...

Weird dog spotted in my garden... Location: Scotland UK

On 2 September we're launching our This is Geoscience campaign to reframe public understanding of #geoscience and inspire the next generation of geoscientists ⚒️ 🧪 Join us to be amongst the first to see the report and campaign, and help share them far & wide. Free & open to all tinyurl.com/3r99dzw5

wonder if decades of mocking media studies as a Mickey Mouse subject has anything to do with this at all

A few weeks ago, I had the most incredible interview of my life, speaking to SPINAL TAP themselves. Not the actors. The band. In character. Tufnel. St Hubbins. Smalls. Unscripted and unrestrained. For an hour. I will never get over it. Six pages of it in our new issue; a little bit of it here.

London Trans+ Pride is tomorrow, and I've written about why I will be there as a steward, auntishly sporting my purple tabard and endless amounts of SPF50+. I refuse to let a small group of vociferous losers dictate what women are and what we should think. www.independent.co.uk/voices/trans...

It's very telling what happens to the comment whenever I write on this subject. Every other week, the comments in my substack are witty, funny and kind. On this topic, they're bitter, vicious, demented. open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

Restraining myself from infodumping about wildebeest, the history of the pronunciation of gnu, disabled rights, Michael Flanders’ nemesis, and the Gnu Song thanks to this week’s Empire Podcast. But there’s joy in there! @helenlohara.bsky.social @chrishewitt.bsky.social @jamescdyer.bsky.social

sometimes the heritage and history you inherit are way more fucked up and colonial than you thought! preening tech billionaires are ruining the planet! fuck the pentagon specifically! drop {spoiler} to his {spoiler} from a height! these are all great

It will brighten the day for at least some of you that someone has unearthed footage of David Corenswet (SUPERMAN) from when he played Corny Collins in the 2012 Upper Darby (PA) Summer Stage production of HAIRSPRAY.

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I live with a friend in this situation and part of the issue is that the challenges that mean she’s unable to do these things also mean it would be an overwhelming burden to talk about it publicly or to advocate for herself in the media

I agree with this too, very much. The unspoken need for there to be a happy ending, a learning, an inspirational "but then I won a prize/had a kid/lost weight/looked really good" is the cage in which all public mental discussion is "allowed" to be held.

Sea lions are seals that are missing an electron

Munchkin Card Idea Because Apparently I Have Too Much Time on my Hands: PINK PONY CLUB.

The FUNNIEST and SILLIEST thing happened tonight. Sadly it doesn't fit in one post. So:🧵 (feat Italian Oasis fans, and Manc joy)

199 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Alabandite: - A manganese sulphide mineral - Forms in polymetallic sulphide veins and low temperature manganese deposits - Can sometimes be found in meteorites - Named after Alabanda, an ancient city in present day Turkey #minerals

Today is World Emoji Day apparently, so what finer way to celebrate than with this sensitive and poignant translation of W.H. Auden’s ‘Funeral Blues’ into emoji.

My sons couldn’t stop giggling

195 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Malachite: - Copper carbonate mineral - Forms via the weathering of copper ores - Was used as pigments in paintings - Its name comes from the Greek words "Μολοχίτης λίθος/molochitis lithos" (mallow-green stone) because it resembles mallow plant leaves #minerals #MineralMonday

Lately when I feel too stressed about the news I look at this picture of pikachu and it’s been doing a lot for me

Please, everyone posting social media stuff from Wimbledon, you have to learn that a comma is *essential* in 'Come on, [whoever]'. Otherwise you're saying something very, very different

The Salt Path (post-credits scene): *Moth & Raynor Winn enter their home to find Hannah Ingram-Moore & Johann Hari waiting for them* Hari: "I'm putting together a team."

the NEXT episode of Philosophy Tube has Jonathan Frakes as the voice of Thomas Jefferson. Yes really, that Jonathan Frakes! You can see it NOW on Nebula! go.nebula.tv/philosophytube

I’ve been reminded of the funniest lede I’ve ever read

Manchester Cathedral are hosting their next Cathedral Theological Conversation on July 24th. Find out more: buff.ly/fnv4CYq

well I'm sold

Truly the best news segment of all time

We are re-releasing our episode on Christian Zionism because it is — unfortunately for us all — extremely relevant 😬 open.substack.com/pub/strongwi...

More of this tone please 😏

Do you remember when pomegranate juice was everywhere and there was that article that was like “hey this is happening because of one rich woman who, by the way, is doing false advertising and union busting”? Who is gonna write the article to tell me what’s going on with pistachios at the moment

Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...

once again I must tap my own sign

This is a gorgeous cover!

If you were going to do a companion actor Doctor, then the only proper answers is a season of Doctor Donna. I will be taking no questions.

NEW WRITING: In short, Andor dramatises a simple philosophical principle: it is right to rebel against reactionaries. Not just "right" in the sense of being "correct", but natural and inevitable too. www.patreon.com/posts/129860...

I shall be most put out if the forthcoming cinematograph ‘Skibidi Toilet’ is not rebranded as ‘Skibidi Lavatory’ for the British market.

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It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.

Here’s your v important reminder that the story of Esther, among other things, is about the corrupting nature of imperial power. Esther & Mordecai mimic the actions of Haman, becoming the very evil they fight against. In the end, they also commit a genocide. So ya, maybe the name is appropriate. 🤷🏻‍♂️