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Fade to black: inside grand abandoned cinemas in the US and Canada
Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre have travelled across the US to document the once-grand movie theatres of the 20th century that now lie abandoned
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/may/11/fade-to-black-inside-us-abandoned-cinemas-movie-theaters
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Inside Italyβs most extraordinary brutalist church
Rising above the Gulf of Trieste, the Sanctuary of Monte Grisa is a monumental vision of honeycomb concrete, sacred symbolism and stark geometric beauty.
https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/monte-grisa-trieste-italy?M_BT=380635903321696
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David Connolly BAJR
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Historic Environment Adviser Forestry England Location: Bank House, Coleford, Gloucestershire Salary:Β£33,854 Closing Date: May 17, 2026
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Historic Environment Adviser - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: Β£33,854Closing Date: 17/05/26Location: Bank House, Coleford, Gloucestershire
https://www.bajr.org/job-ad/historic-environment-adviser/
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Edwin Heathcote
1 day ago
My brief essay on the incessant and pernicious persistence of architectural bullshit encapsulated in language.
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Untapped : Verbiage as Viagra : By Edwin Heathcote
Architectureβs shifting, coagulating language is a record of its ongoing and developing insecurities.
https://untappedjournal.com/stories/verbiage-as-viagra
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Huddersfield Exposed
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Yummy Bile Beans π€’
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Llanthony Priory's future secured after National Lottery funding - BBC News
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Llanthony Priory's future secured after National Lottery funding
The Β£235,000 Heritage Fund has been awarded to the charity, who are based in Gloucester.
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Leon πΊ
2 days ago
Publication Alert! Happy to announce the publication of the conference proceedings of the student showcase hosted by CBA Yorkshire in 2025.
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Itβs available open access here:
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The New World
2 days ago
Protests have rocked the so-called βArt Olympicsβ over its decision to let Putin exercise soft power βοΈ Florence Hallett
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Why did the Venice Biennale go soft on Russia?
Protests have rocked the so-called βArt Olympicsβ over its decision to let Putin exercise soft power
https://buff.ly/6UXFgoz
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Liesbeth Corens
3 days ago
Also, Ode to Joy slaps. (The kids in this video. π€©)
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Flashmob Flash Mob - Ode an die Freude ( Ode to Joy ) Beethoven Symphony No.9 classical music
YouTube video by cd tube
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3 days ago
Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI Researchers say they have their reasons for avoiding AI tools β and theyβre sick of arguing about it.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI
Researchers say they have their reasons for avoiding AI tools β and theyβre sick of arguing about it.
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Amanda Marcotte
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That said, I continue to believe it won't be built. Once Democrats retake the House in January, they can stop it with a lawsuit. Trump is trying to stop that by laying enough ground that it will feel like you *have* to finish it. They should not give in. My idea....
www.salon.com/2025/12/19/t...
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The White House ballroom will never be built
Trump can't focus long enough, even on his $400 million passion project
https://www.salon.com/2025/12/19/the-white-house-ballroom-will-never-be-built/
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Forest Archaic Collective
3 days ago
Missing being able to post regularly Life has been v. busy the last 3 weeks But 2 weeks back: the Agia Eirini ancient cycladic site on Kea π¬π· A gorgeous bronze age site Catch our episode on the parts of Greece you rarely hear about >>>
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Working Class History
3 days ago
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9 May 2012 Vidal Sassoon, "anti-fascist warrior hairdresser" died aged 84. As a teenager in London he fought Oswald Mosley's fascists in the streets with his hairdressing scissors, as part of the militant 43 Group. Learn about the group in our pod:
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Working Class History
3 days ago
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10 May 1933 German Nazis held their first book-burning. In Berlin they burned the library of the Sexology Institute, founded by Magnus Hirschfeld, which supported LGBT+ rights. Joseph Goebbels declared: "No to decadence and moral corruption!"
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3 days ago
I found this and it may bring a smile!π This is called the "feather-drying dance of the Great blue Heron"
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Hetan Shah
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This 1952 memo from the Pentagon UFO files is superb There is no point preparing for aliens βbecause no one of consequence is going to take this rubbish seriously unless it happens. At that point, our policy will be determined in the traditional manner of grand panic.β π€£
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Peter Aldington: 1933 β 2026 - Architecture Today
John Pardey reflects on the life and work of architect Peter Aldington, whose modest but deeply influential body of houses fused modern design with the English picturesque, creating an architecture ro...
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Ilhan Omar
5 days ago
Sending your political opponents to prison is something authoritarians do. And it is exactly what the Trump admin wants to do to
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Inside the Pact to Keep a Congresswoman Out of Prison
βI think that [the Trump administration] thought they could move in ways that are cruel, targeted, and unprecedented, and that maybe no one would care.β
https://www.marieclaire.com/politics/congressional-pact-lamonica-mciver-ilhan-omar-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-nancy-pelosi/
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Shit Planning
5 days ago
Before and Hereafter!
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It once hosted Eric and Ernie and a boxing kangaroo β now itβs all pigeons and decay. How did Hulme Hippodrome fall so low?
It showcased the biggest stars of the day, including Stan Laurel, Harry Houdini, Morecambe and Wise and Shirley Bassey, before becoming a bingo hall, a church and a squat. It was almost turned into fl...
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/apr/30/it-once-hosted-eric-and-ernie-and-a-boxing-kangaroo-now-its-all-pigeons-and-decay-how-did-hulme-hippodrome-fall-so-low
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7 days ago
ποΈ ONLINE TALK! Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture in Wales: Pools, Piers & Pleasure with Dr Kathryn Ferry β 10th June 2025, 6.30pm. Join us for a tour along Wales's seafronts exploring how Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Brutalism shaped our resort architecture. Tickets:
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Parchment & Clay
8 days ago
Hi! Parchment & Clay is on bluesky now! We are a new source for information and online courses about the ancient Levant and Mesopotamia. Give us a follow to stay up to date on our activities!
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Step inside the world of Christian Gimonet, the pioneering French modernist
Discover the late architectβs work β and watch our film
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9 days ago
The Fundamentalists are in Town.
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Danielle Terrazas Williams
9 days ago
Job Opportunity! Lecturer in Modern British History University of Kent - History / School of Humanities
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Lecturer in Modern British History at University of Kent
Apply for the Lecturer in Modern British History role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRK538/lecturer-in-modern-british-history
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Danielle Terrazas Williams
9 days ago
Job Opportunity! Professorship of Economic History University of Oxford The Department of Economics, in association with Nuffield College, intends to appoint the Professor of Economic History.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRJ428/p...
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Professorship of Economic History at University of Oxford
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Professorship of Economic History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRJ428/professorship-of-economic-history
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Danielle Terrazas Williams
9 days ago
Job Opportunity! Lecturer in Latin and Manuscript Studies University of Kent - Medieval & Early Modern Studies
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Lecturer in Latin and Manuscript Studies at University of Kent
An academic position as a Lecturer in Latin and Manuscript Studies is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRH997/lecturer-in-latin-and-manuscript-studies
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Danielle Terrazas Williams
9 days ago
Job Opportunity! Research Associate - Teaching the Legacies of Slavery in Theological Education Institutes Scottish Episcopal Institute
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Research Associate - Teaching the Legacies of Slavery in Theological Education Institutes at Scottish Episcopal Institute
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Research Associate - Teaching the Legacies of Slavery in Theological Education Institutes opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other...
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRH432/research-associate-teaching-the-legacies-of-slavery-in-theological-education-institutes
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Natasha Simonova
19 days ago
Bluesky nerds! Can you help me get in touch with someone who works on East Indian languages, specifically in the 18th century?
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Slightly out of focus
9 days ago
The scrolling ticker tape on the side of the National Theatre, on the South Bank of the Thames, caught whilst it showed '6 June', reminded me that the architect, Sir Denys Lasdun, had taken part in the Normandy campaign in WW2. 1/5
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Archaeologists Discover 80-Ton Stones Beneath the Sea, Believed to Be Remains of One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
An unexpected discovery of massive stones in the depths of the Mediterranean has revealed a historic structure submerged for over 1,600 years.
https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/05/seven-wonders-stones-found-beneath-sea/
9 days ago
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βItβs a world heritage site, but itβs my homeβ: the last resident of Casa MilΓ on life in GaudΓβs masterwork
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βItβs a world heritage site, but itβs my homeβ: the last resident of Casa MilΓ on life in GaudΓβs masterwork
Ana Viladomiu has been a βprivilegedβ resident of the once derided, now revered Barcelona apartment building for almost 40 years
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/may/04/the-last-resident-of-casa-mila-on-life-in-gaudis-masterwork?CMP=share_btn_url
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9 days ago
Brussels 1665. Top, cathedral. Bottom, Augustine convent, now place de Brouckère. Used as British military hospital after Waterloo. Then a protestant church with a box for the new royal family, later the central post office. The facade was re-erected at the end of rue du Bailli in Ixelles.
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Victorian Society publishes list of most endangered buildings in England and Wales
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Victorian Society publishes list of most endangered buildings in England and Wales
Tees Transporter Bridge and a former working menβs club in Barrow-in-Furness among sites at risk of decay or neglect
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/28/most-endangered-buildings-list-england-wales-victorian-society?CMP=share_btn_url
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12 days ago
Joseph Moxon innovative printer, publisher, author, globe and instrument maker in the second half of the seventeenth century
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Joseph Moxonβa man of many talents
As I explained in a previous post Emery Molyneux (d. 1598) was the first English, printed-globe maker. After Molyneux departed from England to the Netherlands in 1597, where he died a year later, iβ¦
https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/joseph-moxon-a-man-of-many-talents/
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The Festival of Britain: Collection highlights
The Festival of Britain was a 1951 showcase for British achievements in art, science and industry. We hold the records of its organisers, the Festival Office.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/the-festival-of-britain-1951/
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Historic England has published a research report into how the historic environment can improve Biodiversity Net Gain and nature recovery outcomes.
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Better Biodiversity Net Gain for the past, present and future: How the historic environment can improve Biodiversity Net Gain and nature recovery outcomes| Historic England
Better Biodiversity Net Gain for the past, present and future: How the historic environment can improve Biodiversity Net Gain and nature recovery outcomes
https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/8-2026
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Archaeologists Discover Secret Chambers in one of Egyptβs Pyramids of Giza
Using non-invasive technologies, researchers located two air-filled spaces behind the 4500-year-old monument
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pyramids-of-giza-egypt-secret-chambers-discovery-1234782620/?_bhlid=1af13cab0b3d5820badeb72d3dce6466a62e1e0f
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Historic railway bridge attraction to open -
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Historic railway bridge attraction to open
The bridge, designed by engineer Robert Stephenson, is brought back to working condition.
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17 days ago
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April 26, 1937, during market day, Nazi and Italian fascist forces firebombed the Basque village of Gernika. According to official figures, 1,654 civilians were killed. The raid was requested by Franco to aid in his overthrowing the Basque Government and the Spanish Republic.
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Dr Ian McCormick
17 days ago
"Three young Barn Owls looking out of the quatrefoil of a church in North Norfolk."
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James Wright
17 days ago
For centuries the most common form of corridor was the cross-passage. It provided social & functional division between the hall and services in houses, such as Oakwell Hall. For more on The Surprising Secrets of Ancient Corridors, join us online 29 April:
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AlanR
17 days ago
"Pip's Graves" in St James' parish churchyard, Cooling, Kent. Graves of 13 members of the Comport and Baker families, all or most of them children who died between 1771 and 1854 This is supposedly the inspiration for the graves of Pip's brothers in Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations.
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Gillian Darley OBE
17 days ago
TOWNSCAPE 65 details on Eventbrite May 29. Talking about Nairn - and Cullen - and how they responded to the US cityscape.
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This Is My Glasgow
17 days ago
The marvellous Ocean Chambers at 190 West George Street in Glasgow. This gorgeous building was designed in a Free Classical style by Robert Bryden and was built in 1899.
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London Archaeologist
21 days ago
Nominations are open for the London Archaeological Prize! If youβve read β or written β a great piece of work about London's archaeology over the past two years, why not enter it for this prestigious award? Deadline: 20th May 2026 Nomination form here
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John Berry
19 days ago
Waymo taught their robots to shed a cone. They won't move if a door is open, but yes the doors are normally locked when passengers aren't getting in/out. Anything that blocks a sensor will disable it, including tape, spray paint, or
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Daniel Bellingradt
19 days ago
Getting ready to bowl with a skull in early sixteenth-century Germany: a putto with wings.
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Alison Fisk
23 days ago
This Hellenistic mosaic glass bowl looks so modern, yet it was made over 2,000 years ago! Ancient glassmakers created the tiny flower pattern using a technique now known as βmillefioriβ (thousand flowers). A timeless design still made by glassmakers today! British Museum π· by me
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