Edinburgh doing that thing it does sometimes

Excellent essay by Allan Johnson exploring mail-order occultism in the early 20th century. publicdomainreview.org/essay/magic-...

Yes, very curious that people are taking jobs in a well-funded, fast-growing and intellectually stimulating industry. What are they *up to*..?

@webuyrecords.bsky.social Naughty step contender? Standard 2LP is around £35. The £109 price here justified by a disc of remixes and a 'lithograph' shopuk.beastieboys.com/products/to-...

'Away From It All' - fake 1970s travel documentary which was shown in cinemas ahead of 'Life of Brian' - never seen this before but it's brilliant www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgOA...

Remembering the age of oil through ephemera: ephemera-society.org.uk/the-ephemera... #petrocultures

Hey Londoners and London-curious people! Check out this excellent new book of GLC design work (and limited edition print) - London's Ours - www.fourcornersbooks.co.uk/books/london...

Good afternoon, please enjoy my rainbow pic from the weekend! It includes a second, more subtle optical phenomenon, 'heiligenschein' (light backscattered off the wet grass to form a halo around my shadow)

@memizon.bsky.social Huge auction of antique books on spirit photography, ghosts/hauntings, spiritualism etc - in case it's of interest! (scroll down for more listings) www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auctio...

Apple TV filming outside our office today - I understand it is season 3 of 'The Buccaneers' (no, me neither)

*slaps roof of former insane asylum* this bad boy can fit so much imperialism and war in it

I've just been asked to provide "a 300dpi image". If I was less old and tired I'd send them a 'dpi is meaningless without the dimensions' rant. But it's a sunny day and I need to get some lunch so will just send them a 180x240px image and leave it at that

I made my first zine! It's called 'Coin Flip' and it's about that most vital of topics, the UK's mid-century switch to decimal currency. Making zines is fun

Every so often while searching for another photo, I come across this sign from the cinema projection room of a venue I worked in years ago. Never got to meet Len.

This idiot came right up to me in the park today