Explaining to my wife that I cannot simply “read the books I’ve already bought and haven’t read” like some kind of peasant.

Autism causes vaccines

#RIP Danny Thompson youtu.be/s-ZY4j-9NwI?...

COMPETITION TIME! These are two A3 prints I’m not happy selling for various reasons. Rather than throw them away you can win one (First place picks) If you’d like the chance to win a print then please RT and follow and I’ll pick a winner Friday 1pm My shop www.infinitebacon.com GOOD LUCK!

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Happy National Hot Dog Day! Go slam a wiener!

New survey of UK SMEs: 👉🏽 66% would now vote to remain in the EU (an increase of 14%); 👉🏽 56% say #Brexit directly reduced their global competitiveness; 👉🏽 65% report that friction has significantly impacted overall profits. ~AA www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

Breaking News: Brian Wilson has died

Ingenious 😂 FFS

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Pasquale Taraffo looks at all those rockers and modern pop artists with their shiny flashy wacky guitars and just sighs while he readies his harp guitar.

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Buster Keaton in Three Ages (1923)

Old North Church in Boston last night on the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's ride.

NEW YORK (AP) — Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer known for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' and other intimate hits, dies at 88.

Obama knew

When a judge stops the president from doing something illegal, that’s not a “threat to democracy,” that’s a check on the president’s power. That's the whole damn point.

I can’t imagine how puritanical, repressed and regressive you would have to be ban life drawing classes. When I have participated in them (as a bad artist) they were relaxed, distressing and, frankly, beautiful.

My review of The Pale Criminal by Philip Kerr www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky

My review of Changing Places by David Lodge - www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky

My review of Caledonia Road by Andrew O'Hagan - www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky

Brexit five years on: A triumph of lies iandunt.substack.com/p/brexit-fiv...

Luigi Mozzani acoustic

Pete Seeger, “This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender.” Annie Leibovitz

Have you heard my new album “City Lights Hide the Stars”? 16 new pieces for solo guitar. Recorded, mixed, & mastered by Tom Eaton at Sounds & Substance. Streaming: soundraiser.io/link/vin-dow... Bandcamp: vindownes.bandcamp.com/album/city-l... CDs & TABs: www.vindownes.com youtu.be/wIEUrKCDwd4?...

Rest in peace to the legendary Garth Hudson, the genius behind so much of The Band's magic. With his passing, we've lost the last living member of one of music's most iconic groups. Your music will live forever, Garth. Thank you. The world will be a sadder place without

I wish we could cultivate a culture where people get excited about and share the new skills they've learned more than the new stuff they've bought.

Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.

The Cambridge Folk Festival has been cancelled this year, sadly. I have been going to this for many years, although I have felt that the quality has gone down in recent years, or at least not kept pace with other festivals. I have seen some amazing performances there. www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk

It's an old song. But I think it has a vibe for today's stress. youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY?...

Bessie Smith, Queen of the Blues, ca. 1945 linocut by Margaret Burroughs, artist known for her printmaking #womensart

🥹 So true

Whatever happened to men's names? Rocky Mountain (William Keighley, 1950).

Catarina with mug Japanese watercolor, gouache, and watercolor crayon on paper 12x9” Private collection

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

25 USEFUL CONCEPTS TO HELP YOU GET THROUGH 2025 Thread:

I always find it so hard to get anything done at this time of the year, the bit between New Year's and Christmas

Here’s a poem called ‘This was the year that was not the year’.

James Earl Carter Jr. A great role model for young men: —Served his country (Navy Submariner) —Graduate Work in Nuclear Physics —Married 77 years —Entrepreneur —39th President —Nobel Peace Prize —Author, 30 Books —Habitat for Humanity Volunteer —Sunday School Teacher RIP

We're at the point in the year where I have no idea what day of the week it is and I no longer care. This is freedom, this is the way humans are meant to live

My review of Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky #bookreview

Welcome to WA on BS as requested by you. xx Blue Room, 1923 by Suzanne Valadon #womensart

Northampton Saints win!