So who was going to tell me that WILLIAM MORRIS (artist and famed wallpaper guy) also wrote FANTASY NOVELS? In like 1889! Excuse me?

The only area of AI that I tolerate is its use in medical research… but even that is turning into a disaster

This tool from NASA uses fractions of the earths surface, taken by satellite, to spell out your name. science.nasa.gov/mission/land... This one says Bluesky

Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed today in a targeted Israeli strike. The IDF fired live rounds and stun grenades at the Red Cross ambulances trying to reach her. She is the 4th journalist killed by Israel while in the field since 2 March. Photo via X @HindRFoundation.

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Cat owners: I’m making a music video with The Catenary Wires & we’re after some pics. Specifically: - you under your cat - your cat on its own (whole cat, pls: head, paws, tails etc) + the names of you & your cat If you’re up for it, pop them in the replies. We'll use as many as we can. Thanks!

I thought this felt relatable

New: Kash Patel's FBI launched an unnecessary raid on the home of a former Capitol Police officer, based on Jan. 6 conspiracy theories from right-wing media outlet The Blaze.

UNCLAIMED FROM EARLIER. It's #buyastrangerabook day. If you'd like a book, but aren't sure what, let @melissaschuh.bsky.social know the kinda stuff you like reading. Melissa will offer you a choice of 4 books. Choose your favourite, Melissa will buy it for you! Get in touch! UK only.

Sorry, your two vast and trunkless legs of stone sound more like an archaeology thing. We can take the pedestal though but the colossal wreck, boundless and bare should probably remain in situ.

Must be fonet in the rich man's world

Today is Narwhal Appreciation Day so if you haven't already please sign my petition to have their name changed to "tunacorns"

A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year. www.wired.com/story/new-ga...

Will Mandelson sink Starmer?

It's #buyastrangerabook day! @humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £20! So if there's a particular book you're after, get in touch. UK only.

Coyote vs. ACME This looks like a lotta fun. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-43...

Benerib (c. 3050 BC) was a queen consort of ancient Egypt from First Dynasty. She was a wife of pharaoh Hor-Aha, but it is unclear which one ("Benerib" means "sweetheart.") Either way, she was loved. #CelebratingWomen

An awful tragedy - and so many lives scarred as well as lost #Poverty #Inequality www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

We now know a government report warning that biodiversity loss threatens the foundations of our lives was suppressed for months. Preparedness begins with honesty. The public has a right to know the risks — and government must start telling the truth. #TruthMatters #ClimateCrisis

This weekend, whilst rummaging at a flea market, we found this book of designs for Modernist homes - published in Sao Paulo in 1956. Here we have scanned 15 of our favourites www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/s...

High-brow Starmer analysis from this week's episode of 'What Most People Think'.

Beverley Callard forced to leave I'm A Celebrity... South Africa: 'I didn't know I had cancer'

Bloody love doing this show. Ensemble 360 are amazing, the music is fab and we have an absolute blast. Bangers for all - noobs and lifers. Come and see.

Looking forward to Kezia Dugdale and everyone else at @stonewalluk.bsky.social explaining to me how we are supposed to “debate” people like this.

US govt: Their bodies, their choice. People: So you'll restore Roe v. Wade and allow gender-affirming care? US govt: Not like that.

Just been reminded of this. Morning all

Teaching offspring about the hilarious nature of head on collisions between two vehicles

A local tattoo artist posted a video on Instagram of him asking two blokes in hi-vis not to put up an England flag on the lamp post outside his shop. Consequence: a flood of bad Google reviews including the predictable “paedo” allegations (“he touched my daughter” etc). Truly the shittiest people.

A couple of online spaces for men to talk about mental health and other things: US-based www.realmenshare.org UK-based andysmanclub.co.uk

This is why science is so exciting: “This surprised me because we had no prior evidence…” Imagine the excitement in the lab when these results emerged! This tiny single-celled organism learned to ignore being gently tapped in its Petri dish. It learned. That’s amazing!

Two dudes, chilling in a balloon, five feet apart because they're pioneering experimental meteorological recording in 1863.

“Barges are loaded with goods from factories built beside canals. Barges may be towed by horses or driven by their own motor engines” ‘In the Train’, 1955 Artist: WC Watson

This one is nearly finished. It’s a monotype print, with a pencil drawing over the top. The tree can be found along Drake’s Trail near Clearbrook. Not sure about a title……any suggestions welcome! #dartmoor

Just found out Starlink satellites only last about 5 years before they're pulled down to burn up in the atmosphere (leaving toxic metals in the air). Our convenience culture has reached the level where we now have disposable satellites. And Musk wants to launch a *million* data centre satellites.

A sad but important article exploring how older people are being radicalised into supporting Far Right views by the internet www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Thankyou *so* much for your support of my ko-fi in the last few days, it’s helped more than you know. Here’s a seasonal posy in a thimble (all real flowers from the garden), including forget me not, sorrel, geum & lily of the valley. Spot the cow parsley floret 🌿

Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed

Tuesday Grackle. ✨

At 11am on 21 April 1964, Play School made its debut, and became the first programme ever broadcast on BBC2

Honestly, it’s a wonder that there’s never been a hippo horror film before. They are mentally aggressive. The most dangerous mammal in Africa. (I know they’ve made cameos in other films)

Sex trafficking: More than 500 women advertised for sex daily in NI

Years back, a publisher‘s PR dept offered to send me on a social media course. I asked them, if I did the course, would they start reposting and retweeting my posts about my books? Reader, I was not sent on the course.

'Homeward ', Andrea Berindei Acrylic on Canvas

Any wonder popularity of English lit courses is collapsing? "In 2024 only 5% of students across England and Wales studied a whole text by a female author at GCSE, while even fewer studied one by an author of colour" www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Your slow news story for the day: Death rates for cervical cancer in the United Kingdom have fallen by 80% since 1950 from 8.6 deaths per 100,000 women to 1.7 ourworldindata.org/data-insight... @ourworldindata.org

A family friend found this vintage Ladybird 1000-piece jigsaw in a charity shop and gave it to me. Isn’t is a thing of beauty?