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Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Getting notes…

libro.fm/audiobooks/9... With Stoppard's death it's worth mentioning that you can get the BBC radio versions of pretty much his entire body of work for a single audiobook credit (also available on Audible, but Libro.fm is far better)

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Today we launch a new @empirepoduk.bsky.social mini-series to mark the beginning of the Ashes: A FOREIGN FIELD: THE HISTORY OF COLONIAL CRICKET With Tim Wigmore @timwig Author of Test Cricket: A History Winner of this year's William Hill Sports Book of the Year share.google/rukQ1zLzMQT8...

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Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...

1884-1897 focus for this opportunity to edit and publish archival material re Working Ladies’ Guild

oh, that's... that's not... you can't call it that

Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.

See thread for more background, alt text and guesses so far:

We are so back #AMDG

This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu

Calling all c19 theatre and performance folks - you don’t want to miss this!

Pope Leo absolutely cooking

Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope. Yes, THAT Pope.

In Birmingham for tonight’s concert of Schumann & Stravinsky by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Simon Rattle and picked up this flyer about UoN’s dreadful Music Dept plans. Spread the word.

On Polish Independence Day and Remembrance Day, one of the things I remember are my family’s stories of the extraordinary support and care Iranians gave Polish refugees in World War II. It’s history that should be better known. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...

🇵🇱🥐 It's 11 November, which is Remembrance Day for most of Europe, Independence Day for Poland, and St. Martin's Day for Poznań and Greater Poland, so I managed to get a hold of St. Martin's croissants at a Polski Sklep in Berlin and serve my colleagues this croissant bowl.

24/7 cake vending machine in the middle of nowhere. Maximum Poland.

It's been a very quiet week. As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season. So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture. Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk

Dracula is a tragic figure, a European who doesn't like garlic

I think this may top Enigma

🎬 The arts aren’t a luxury - they’re an export. At #Lab25, @aiannucci.bsky.social reminds us that the UK’s Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy and 7% of our workforce - the GDP equivalent of oil + car industries combined. 🎥 Watch more clips from the Creative UK Pavilion hubs.ly/Q03QVhV90

That road runner video is ai, stop sharing it, the movements are floaty and it goes way too fast at the end. Plus road runners run with their heads down not up. Stop letting ai slop poison the internet.

This is wonderful. What an achievement and what a fantastic resource

I was just leafing through 1725 occult tome The Secret Magic of Abramelin the Mage in search of scary invocations for the BOOK, and I came across this list of subordinate spirits to the princes of Hell.

‘Pariah’ Carey is incredible subbing work, 10/10 no notes.

Long shot (mainly due to how little engagement I get on here), but I'm looking for freelance writers with an interest, or specialism in, classical music. If you are one, or know one, please give me a shout.

Reminded that Warner Bros, owner of Friends, is suing Midjourney for copyright infringement and wants up to $150,000 in damages per infringed work.

The boy(14) has now painted the facehugger that he made out of papier-mache for halloween. It's worked so well.

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"After an accident, drivers are required to exchange names, addresses and vehicle registration but nothing else. Avoid sharing any unnecessary information such as copies of an insurance policy or your driving licence." www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

It is a little known fact that tonight's clock re-adjustment was pioneered by German-British artist Frank Auerbach, to the great dismay of the proponent of the original change, politician Konrad Adenauer

🧵 Come for the eye candy, stay for the incredible heroism, leave with your jaw hanging open...

Still looking for someone, haven't found a single person so far (that I can contact). I have a 46-episode script that I need translated. This would be a paid job!

If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk

Your own personal Negus, Someone to look at your wares Someone who cares.

On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day. As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time. At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.

If you feel the need to do something in the wake of the Manchester attack why not donate to the Community Security Trust, the organisation that works to keep jews in Britain safe cst.org.uk/donate-now

The Anthropic settlement list is up. Authors, check here to see if your books are included: www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

lots of this made me laugh - but it's also a superb idea that's raised huge amounts over the years

For anyone who's published a book. (Source: www.alcs.co.uk/news/the-lat...)

This is not actually how copyright law works. I don't need to opt out, copyright is automatic and you can't just use* my stuff without asking But it *is* how the UK government is proposing to change the law, to benefit AI firms instead of creatives *For a given, currently debated, meaning of "use"

If you're an author and have ever wondered hopefully whether it might be worth replying to the nice lady who wants to get your book to the dedicated readers in her {Exactly Your Book's Genre} book club, please read this.

1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it). But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that

Journalist friends, please respond to the UK government's consultation on late payments and poor practices. The NUJ has responses to help your submission. This is an important opportunity for every freelance journalist. #StopTheFreelanceRipOff: nuj.org.uk/resource/stop-the-freelance-rip-off.html