We need to rescue volunteering. Our use of the word now reflects unwanted obligations, rather than a deep desire to serve. www.seenandunseen.com/we-need-resc... #volunteer #charity #compassion

Seen & Unseen Live Podcast: Belief in the Age of Crisis Thursday 3rd July at the Bradford Literature Festival Join Belle Tindall and special guests; Lamorna Ash, Chine McDonald and Francis Spufford. Thursday 3rd July at @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/seen-u...

So, why do we have a Like button? apnews.com/article/like... Like it or not, the Like button has changed the world

Low tide on the #Thames reveals the creatures of the deep.

Super cycle up the Hambleden valley and up and over to Watlington. Then onto the bridleways to run fast to Nuffield and wiggle back to Caversham. #gravel #cycling

Here’s to the Met Gala, and to those who weren’t there We’re teaching ourselves that if we’re void of attention, we’re void of significance.

Up on to the downs west of Goring. Past Lothbury Hill and managed to find an old engine and the last mud in this part of the company.#cycling #gravel

Another gravellissimo ride on the Southern Chliterns. #cycling #gravel

Meet a magnificently moustachioed moocher called Malibu. #pubcat. Spotted on a super evening cycle

'What’s the point of winning if I can’t be there to hug you and you and you and you?' Jonny Rowlands was there, and writes on the meaning of Liverpool's title win. #Liverpool #LFC #Community www.seenandunseen.com/liverpools-t...

Durham looking mighty fine this afternoon.

Riding from Reading to Gloucester this mornings. Misty blue bells in the high Chilterns then the big fields across the Thames beyond Wallingford. Pitstop at Didcot McDs #cying

Why sculpt the face of Christ? In Nic Fiddian Green’s work we feel pain, strength, fear and wisdom. #GoodFriday #Easter www.seenandunseen.com/why-sculpt-f...

Tariffs destroy trust so where do we go next? Blunt weapons cause a mess in markets and lives, writes Paul Valler. #Economics #Tariffs www.seenandunseen.com/tariffs-dest...

Rails running golden at Reading earlier tonight.

The surprising last chapter of a guide to modern romance in crisis. Read Belle TIndall on the motive love matters because it points to something truer, deeper, bigger. #Romance #Dating #Culture www.seenandunseen.com/surprising-l...

The annual re-enactment of an archbishop’s assassination is one of the high points of the Kate Kennedy Procession in St Andrews.This new podcast starts with the tale of Archbishop Sharp. It brings to life the murderous moment - excuse the pun. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

The British Medical Journal has superior click bait polls. @bmj.com

Seen & Unseen Live webinar: Graham Tomlin in Conversation with Marilynne Robinson. Marilynne is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of titles such as Genesis, Gilead and more. Reserve your free ticket now. April 14th 7.30pm BST. #literature #webinar www.seenandunseen.com/online-webin...

How to survive a culture war. Blaise Pascal shows us what really underlies our contemporary battles, writes his biographer Graham Tomlin. www.seenandunseen.com/how-survive-...

New podcast from the @themerl.bsky.social The story of that absolute unit. With a great sidebar conversation about finding and conserving modern relics including digital ones.

Adolescence reflects our darkest corners, here's how we can respond. Explore the #1 Netflix series with Lauren Westwood's review. "Each one-take episode is an exercise in empathy." www.seenandunseen.com/adolescence-...

What happens when motherhood is no longer rich, powerful, and terrifying, asks Beatrice Scudeler. Amandaland's portrayal of falling social standing is spot on #MothersDay #Motherland #Amandaland www.seenandunseen.com/amandalands-...

Fiesch Glacier 1908 | 2024 A magnificent compound glacier and also, in total discretion, the 3rd largest in the Alps! 💪 Maybe because it is flowing in the shadow of its illustrious and overwhelming neighbour! Check the last story of this unmissable website: glacierchange.com/en/fieschgla...

We are two! Today is our second birthday. We've published over 200 contributors sharing their experiences of the seen and unseen. And here is our 1,000th article. Graham Tomlin, our editor-in-chief, on AI-powered deadbots. #AI #Grief www.seenandunseen.com/ai-deadbots-...

"Spurge Withyam". Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 1909. Order your beautiful print: duille.com/spurge

Throughly enjoying another instalment of the Seeker historic detective novels - The Bear Pit The Lawrence Ingolby character is developing nicely. Mix Seeker and Lawrence and S.G. Maclean could have an ancestor of James Bond. Now there is an idea - Maclean to write new Bond. #booksky

Short sleeves, shorts and mitts cycling this weekend. Spotted this train out on the grand avenue at Turville Heath. Club ride with BCC on their shirts. #cycling #Chilterns

In pursuit of greatness: a prayer for Timothée Chalamet. Fame is the new heaven, and the star is just being honest about getting there, writes psychologist Roger Bretherton. #Hollywood #Purpose #TimotheeChalamet #Movies www.seenandunseen.com/pursuit-grea...

Amid the power plays the Passion of Zelensky stands out. George Pitcher asks: how to respond to the Trumps and Pilates of this world? #Ukraine #Lent www.seenandunseen.com/amid-power-p...

What Mike White notices in White Lotus reveals a transatlantic divide. Here’s what the girl squad storyline gets right and wrong, writes Belle TIndall. #TV #WhiteLotus www.seenandunseen.com/what-mike-wh...

Nationality can never unite a nation. For countless people, it’s a complicated thing. Graham Tomlin on Fraser Nelson and Konstantin Kisin's debate. www.seenandunseen.com/nationality-...

Street Pastors tonight in a much busier Reading town centre. New areas to explore by the station and an old face on St Lawrence’s.

Forgot to post this earlier in the week. Usually there are the maritime equivalent of an ‘no entry’ sign moored in the Thames by the Palace of Westminster. So it was a surprise to see a survey boat so close to the hallowed halls. #Westminster #RiverThames

London’s UHI quite visible tonight following a sunny day. Sign that we are heading out of winter.

Friendship Lab just launched tonight. Well done to Sheridan Voysey for pushing the idea beyond just being a book. www.friendshiplab.org

Can we show respect across the generations? A footballer’s taunt still hurts Jean Kabasomi. #Haarland www.seenandunseen.com/can-we-show-...

Downsizing in DC undercuts the lives of millions. Nigeria’s Christian communities will bear the brunt of USAID’s demise, writes Chris Wadibia. www.seenandunseen.com/downsizing-d...

Important update:

PLAY ALL OF THE KRAFTWERK #TOTP

And for some contrast, when it comes to character, Emerson Csorba recalls a speech by Mark Carney. www.seenandunseen.com/carneys-call...

Donald Trump - the new Emperor Constantine? Trump’s second coming invites imperial comparisons. Graham Tomlin ask are they accurate? www.seenandunseen.com/donald-trump...

"Flowers Clouds". Odilon Redon. 1903.

Off to see this tonight. Who says romance is dead - well, actually, the plot twists around that very subject.

Mademoiselle Billaud after winning a cyclocross race. It's the 100th anniversary of this photo, and it still goes harder than anything on the Internet. February 14, 1925 #otd

On passing the Mossmans' statue of St George and the Dragon at St George's Cross in Glasgow yesterday, I noticed he seemed to have finally got his lance back. Closer examination, however, revealed someone has just armed him with a broom handle. Cont./ #glasgow #architecture #sculpture

The Times published dreadful WhatsApp messages that Labour MPs had exchanged about their colleague @marshadecordova.bsky.social By chance, my @seenunseenmag.bsky.social interview with her also went online yesterday: www.seenandunseen.com/marsha-de-co... Read it to get a far fuller idea of her views.

#OTD in 2014. Remembering the Coptic Martyrs a decade on. Belle Tindall talks to the producer of The 21 and how to wrestle truth from a story of horror. www.seenandunseen.com/21-wrestling... #The21 #CopticChurch

Severance: the ins and outs of seeking oblivion. We can't contain trauma to just one sphere of our lives. Read Josh Richard’s review of the hit TV series. www.seenandunseen.com/severance-in... #Severance #AppleTV #WorkLifeBalance

I use this ‘little’ steet each time I ride to work. Always nice to see the horses and riders who are often kids - but give them a wide berth. Both them and us cyclists get passed too close too often, there’s also vehicles in the cycle box at the lights.