"I hear you're sending me a seventh prime minister"

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Today’s flowers from a walk: Purple ones in the grass. No idea what type or name of them. Any of you know? Either way, pretty.

Orísun Productions launches The Windrush Prize for British Caribbean Playwrights - @TheWindrushPrize #orisunproductions @orisunproductions @TheWindrushPrize #TheWindrushPrize Read the full article here: https://ift.tt/ZHoPv1d#orisunproductions#TheWindrushPrizeMore on www.theatre-news.com

Happy Windrush Day. Today is the 78th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush at Tilbury Docks on June 22nd 1948, an occasion being marked by events and activities around the country.

Going live with the PortaSpeccy at 8GMT on YouTube because I couldn’t get anything else to work www.youtube.com/@reenthused

Manchester City Police Force with their fleet of Mini Coopers, 1968 (Manchester Evening News/Gamma-Keystone/Getty).

Today is my birthday. @onlyretrofans.com gave me presents but the best bit is the Pac Man of Cheese. 🥰

Hydration break means it is time to watch my dog and his friends playing soccer in the dog park this morning

James Burrows was not a giant in sitcom directing. He was THE giant. The primary director of Cheers and Taxi. The only director (I believe) of Will & Grace. The director whose pilots for Friends, Third Rock, Frasier, and Big Bang Theory got them on the air. The king. RIP. people.com/james-burrow...

Doctor Who people: is there a particular fan invented description for the collection of stories set in the period between the Doctor and Susan leaving Gallifrey and An Unearthly Child? Things like Time and Relative, Quinnis and Hunters of Earth? Season 0 to match Season 6B?

Best place to eat near the National or Old Vic. Good cheap filling real Turkish, where an actor would eat.

in dominican spanish, they call these vaca con pollina—literally 'cow with bangs'

I’m seeking a new role and would appreciate your support. If you hear of any opportunities, please let me know. I’m looking for roles as a Historian, Lecturer, Museum Curator, Heritage Officer, or Policy Researcher. I’m open to roles in Australia. #opentowork

Wally Shawn says he never considers what a play is about, he just writes it. Then once he's written it he considers what it might be about & looks to where he might reinforce that.

Sharing for anyone else poleaxed by grief. After my dad died last year people were really kind in sharing advice on how to cope, but nobody warned me about the physical exhaustion that accompanies grieving. It all makes much more sense after reading this ❤️‍🩹

News for directors, directly to you. This week, the BBC plans to cut 550 roles across its Content, Nations and News teams, industry experts discuss why Hollywood productions are moving to the UK, and Sheffield DocFest winners unveiled. Read more in our weekly Digest: https://ow.ly/iFiK50ZcNO3

I think it’s had mixed reviews but I was persuaded by the Old Vic’s all female Glengarry Glen Ross, which as much as anything else kind of frees it from the clutches of celebrity Romas and acknowledges Shelley is the lead role (and Indira Varma is terrific as ever) www.timeout.com/london/news/...

one anecdote: I was searching for a link to one of my old papers on Google, and the automated Gemini summary attributed all of my lab's work to my husband

"How to Party at Pompeii". Charlotte Higgins and I are talking at the British Library at 7.00 pm on Monday 22 June. Do join us for a good time! Tickets: events.bl.uk/events/how-t...

If Waffle House doesn’t make this their new slogan, then capitalism has failed

No Dramas returns on Tuesday 30th June, 6–8pm at Omnibus Theatre, Clapham. These are our free drama workshops for VI adults. Meet & greet from 5:30pm at Clapham Common underground station or a nearby bus stop. Sign up via [email protected] extant.org.uk/participatio...

okay now i want to do a podcast episode on the history of pigeons

Flowers photos from a walk again. This time a white blooming bush & a bee! 🐝

He's back 😄 #archaeohistories

INNOCENT

We are cut to the bone already. www.thestage.co.uk/news/lisa-na...

unfortunately somehow media studies was the archetype for the "mickey mouse" subject discourse years before they started up with the culture wars against arts courses at uni, all because they assumed anything to do with media wasn't seriously worthy of study

Another flower photo taken on a walk, today it’s a 3 trio of red roses in front of an alleyway.

Obsessed with this 1735 illustration of hammerhead sharks from Japan

This must be the most identifiable unidentified suspect ever. 44, ex-Army officer, "LINKS TO SOME OF EUROPE'S ROYAL HOUSES, INCLUDING THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR?" If the internet hasn't named him by lunchtime, then Keir Starmer is right to shut it down. www.lbc.co.uk/article/mult...

Watching a Adam Savage YouTube video on Costume & Prop weathering. Sort of wish I’d come across that before I did it on our costumes for In the Algorithm We Trust. I did some- all outfits worn washed to fade out the colour & I pulled at t-shirts to give used feel. Anyway more knowledge for future.

From the Castle to the Calton Hill, Edinburgh, 1929, painting by James Paterson, Scottish artist, 1854-1932 (Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture).

I like it when Jay Rayner visits a Senegalese restaurant, eats a load of things I’ve never heard of and gives it full marks, I give this full marks

My cat used to deliver his toys to me and my husband as gifts. Then he started bringing socks--a lost sock from under the bed or dresser. Emboldened by our praise for the gift he now steals all socks. Clean, dirty, from a hamper or an open drawer. If it's accessible he's getting it. It is maddening.

David Hockney, giant of British contemporary art, dies at age 88.

Took a photo of a rainbow from the car earlier this week. Always appreciate a rainbow. 🌈

Auchmithie Sunset, near Arbroath, painting by Deborah Phillips, Scottish artist.

Uptick in children and teenagers enjoying reading for first time in 5 years - National Literacy Trust. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A baby on a plane is one thing. I adore my nieces, I have sympathy. In a restaurant you walk the baby around. But if you can afford a ticket to this outrageously expensive production, you can get a babysitter. Do I bother you at work? www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...

lots of really interesting stuff in Driftwood at Kiln but a drama about the fag end of colonial rule in Trinidad that is also an anguished incestuous romance that is also a thriller about smuggling is just too much! Commit to one! Or possibly two! www.timeout.com/london/theat...

Snake bite, amirite?

That must feel SO good!

TAKING TEA WITH A COCKATRICE This monstrous C19th teapot is stunning; perfect for entertaining gothic guests! The cockatrice or basilisk is hatched from a rooster's egg by a toad with a serpent's head & tail & the feet and wings of a cockerel!

Today is going to be me mostly doing DIY in a bathroom. Do I like doing it? No, but needs must. As distraction here is photo of Ness Island I took. ( no, I’m not in Inverness atm).

Realised I like taking pictures of random flowers I come across on walks. So here you go a lovely yellow rose with raindrops on it.

Whether you like her for her music, acting, or philanthropy, Dolly Parton is a wonderful example of how a person gives back to their community. Unfortunately, Republicans in MO, IN, and KY cut funding to her Imagination Library! #ProudBlue Note: KY restored it after heavy pushback from people

Portrait of Eugenia Primavesi (1913) marks Klimt's late shift from gold leaf. The subject's face emerges in delicate realism while the background explodes with stylized birds and flowers—high-fashion poise meeting vibrant, modern energy.