It's #WorldOctopusDay! Pictured here a “Polypus levis Hoyle” from a 1910 publication on the German Deep-Sea Expedition of 1898, led by Leipzig University Professor of Zoology, Carl Chun. Buy it as a print here: https://publicdomainreview.org/product/octopus/

2x as many people came out to celebrate LBGTQ in London as went to Tommy Robinson's Far Right riot, and they didn't pay people to come. We can easily beat them.

Owner of Twitter calls for violence and what sounded like an insurrection UK government: Let’s put some more money into ads on “X”

George Best made his Manchester United debut on this day 1963, aged 17. Here he is playing cricket with neighbours' kids while lodging on Aycliffe Avenue, Chorlton, Manchester, 1965. Photo by Bill Cross.

Allotments in Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens, 1947 (Manchester Libraries).

Bridal High The Gedge of Heaven in Leeds www.northernsoul.me.uk/reception-we...

The Last Word Russell T Davies rages against the lying of the right. www.northernsoul.me.uk/cucumber-tv-...

"Are asylum seekers the biggest political issue in Britain?" Asks radio 4. "We interview man who is determined to make it the biggest issue in Britain. And make it a headline every morning until it definitely is"

It’s my opinion that humanitarian and musical genius Dolly Parton (as well as Chef José Andrés) deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. tucson.com/life-enterta...

Jeremy Hunt literally owning a property empire, sells a number of properties and avoids a huge slice of tax. Nothing said. Angela Rayner buying a house on the coast & it’s absolutely outrageous. Working class girl, getting above her station. Aspiration, only when it suits. This country eh?

Princess Treat Like a Barbie animation for a wider demographic. www.northernsoul.me.uk/lesbian-spac...

William Wilberforce was born #OTD 1759. From a family of wealthy merchants in Hull, evangelical Anglican who led the 20-year parliamentary campaign to abolish Britain’s slave trade, with eventual success.

Where The Art Is A group show in Warrington www.northernsoul.me.uk/any-body-hom...

Pit brow lasses (and one man) at Rose Bridge Colliery, Wigan, late 19th century. Their job was to remove stones from the coal.

Winner of the Whitley Bay sandcastle competition, 19th August 1908.

Bless these Alaskans!

"How is it that the world is watching, and not stopping it?" www.northernsoul.me.uk/palestine-bl...

Tales From The Riverbank Liam Spencer's images of the Irwell; the phoenix river. www.northernsoul.me.uk/irwell-liam-...

Space Age Daydream Th lost art of The Perspectivists at the modernist. www.northernsoul.me.uk/perspectivis...

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

Three young women, above Pier Head, Liverpool, 1985, photo by Tom Wood, known as 'photie man' (Tom Wood archive).

Welcome To My Island Sarah-Joy Ford's Republic at The Whitaker www.northernsoul.me.uk/dykeland-whi...

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

"The lure of the Underground" Poster designed by Alfred Leete, 1927 Ref 1983/4/2320, London Transport Museum.

Teenage girls at dusk, Salford, 1969, photo by Nick Hedges.

Mankinholes Methodist Chapel, Todmorden, 1975, photo by Martin Parr.

#ICYMI this week, Two Similar Looking Men With Umbilical Hernias received such a gorgeous and incisive review from Northern Soul that it is a joy to read for its own stake. A review worthy of @zenabarrie.bsky.social’s unique voice. www.northernsoul.me.uk/zena-barrie-...

Life On The Line Navel gazing with Zena Barrie www.northernsoul.me.uk/zena-barrie-...

Living On The Ceiling Things fall into place at Blackburn's Fusebox www.northernsoul.me.uk/pat-flynn/

@ionawonderbox.bsky.social another for your collection.

Top of the Pops

Pop Life. Why the only good Rock is Hudson. www.northernsoul.me.uk/secret-publi...

Dusty Springfield exhausted after a show at Wythenshawe's Golden Garter cabaret club, Manchester, 1968, photo by Ian Berry.

Thinking of a hero I knew and admired.

Going To The Match - silverware for The Lowry's 25th anniversary www.northernsoul.me.uk/lowry-360-sa...

‘How Many Aunties?’, Black Hares Mount, Leeds, 1978, photo by Peter Mitchell.

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Hebden Is A Place On Earth

Livin' On The Frontline Victor Wedderburn's remarkable portraits of a lost Manningham. www.northernsoul.me.uk/frontline-we...

Collapsing New People A closely observed triangle in East Germany www.northernsoul.me.uk/others-sheen...

Five Ten Fiftyfold A Cocteau menu of melodic Madeleines www.northernsoul.me.uk/book-review-...

Play For Today Sarah Roberts sets the scene for empathy at the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery. www.northernsoul.me.uk/sarah-robert...

Different Class Jamie Holman offers a whole lot of history at The Whitaker. www.northernsoul.me.uk/contagious-a...

The sound of breaking glass at the Treasures of the Brotherton gallery. www.northernsoul.me.uk/animated-act...

Just Like Kevin! A musical with cult potential. www.northernsoul.me.uk/kevin-musica...

Second thoughts for those dismissed as second best. Imran Perretta sets the stage for empathy at HOME. www.northernsoul.me.uk/riot-perrett...

REST IN PEACE, MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG

We need to tax them until they bleed