Glasgow nominations for the Holyrood election are out. The far-right Independent Green Voice is back. In 2021, this fake party, led by a Holocaust denier thrown out of UKIP, probably cost the Scottish Greens two MSPs.

“In the Leith Walk window, all the year round, there stood displayed a theatre in working order… That shop, which was dark and smelt of Bibles, was a loadstone rock for all that bore the name of boy” —read “A Penny Plain & Twopence Coloured” free via @gutenberg.org #C19 www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/381

“If you love art, folly, or the bright eyes of children, speed to Pollock’s” —“A Penny Plain & Twopence Coloured”: Robert Louis Stevenson wrote about his childhood love for toy theatres in MEMORIES & PORTRAITS (1887) #BookologyThursday #C19 #history www.pollocks-coventgarden.co.uk/products/pol...

‘I shall go into, go into a hare With sorrow sigh and with mickle care I shall go into, go into a hare With sorrow sigh and with mickle care’ From Isobel Gowdie’s witch trial confessions in 1622 in which she shared her shape shifting spells.

The genius of the PlayStation 2 startup sound youtu.be/XXDG1EN5f3w?... PS2 부트업 사운드가 전설이긴 하지. 근데 난 PS1이 더 좋아.

As we canter merrily out into the part of the year where professional self belief is at a bit of a premium, I turn to pieces by others which inspire me. This, an astonishing piece of writing about an astonishing movie, is one of them.

Every year the Grey Herons without a mate and nest seem to gather this time of year in Lochend Park, Edinburgh 1/2 🧵

EDINBURGH NORTH EASTERN & LEITH CANDIDATES CONFIRMED:—David Lees (Reform), Ben Macpherson (SNP), Kate Nevins (S Green), Liss Owen (S. Lib-Dem), Oliver Thomas (S Lab), Haris Young (S Conservative & Unionist). Hustings questions on the night or in advance to [email protected] #hustings #election

Yeah that’s cool

Sooooooo true!🤷‍♀️

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

a new form of teen fuck-up emerges

Warhamilton www.youtube.com/watch?v=59NO...

After seeing GORE BRIDGE on a bus one too many times, I decided to make a fantasy map using only #Edinburgh termini names of Lothian Buses.

DON'T LET THE BASTARDS GET YOU DOWN 🏳️‍⚧️ #art #tdov #transart

<--- DM me for FREE TICKETS Unfortunately, we have had a couple of people who cannot make the game but have donated their tickets to other players! Tales of the All Father is a Megagame about Vikings. 19th April in Glasgow! #megagames #rpg #d&d

This sign raises many questions, which probably should be answered by the sign but aren't

Event is tonight, free in person and online tickets available at link below amazing lineup!!

See also Independent GREEN Voice whom the EC waved through. Take extra care if you intend to vote Scottish Greens or Liberal Democrat this May, there are some distracting party names and logos on the ballot.

my brand new "woke evopsych" hypothesis is that the uncanny valley evolved specifically to save us from AI :p

We’re doing it fam! This time for real! Embers of Humanity is coming to Kickstarter this summer: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mem...

This place in Tollcross , Edinburgh, was a dance hall/club since the 1940s. Was the New Cavendish first. Later known as Clouds, Coasters, The Cavendish, Lave &Ignite, and Atik. Gone now, to be replaced by luxury student accommodation. Hugely depressing.

The deeply cosmic weirdness of Ecco the Dolphin appears in We’re Not Supposed To Be Down here, my talk on haunted houses at sea for Romancing The Gothic / @romgothsam.bsky.social youtu.be/dekXtlyW5i8?...

After leaving Vienna, and long before you come to Budapest, the Danube enters a region of singular loneliness and desolation, where its waters spread away on all sides regardless of a main channel, and the country becomes a swamp for miles upon miles, covered by a vast sea of low willow-bushes.

Tonight I invented an abomination; A Battenburg cake, but made from white, black and red pudding, covered in beer batter and deep fried. I have Christened it The Batterburgh, pronounced Batter-burra, like Edinburgh. May God have mercy on my soul. #Glasgow #cuisine #cooking #scotland #prayformojo

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Scottish Green MSPs delivered real change over the last 5 years. 🟢Free bus travel for young people 🟢Ending peak rail fares 🟢Expanding free school meals 🟢Scrapping school meal debts 🟢Taxing the wealthiest to pay for services If you want Green policies. Vote Scottish Green. 👏

By The Day She Made Herself Into A Cat. #Illustration 1920 © Arthur Rackham

It’s the 60th anniversary today of a dog called Pickles finding the stolen Jules Rimet trophy by a tree in Upper Norwood in south London, which will please anyone who’s watched Small Prophets

Useful reminder about watching out for ticks. Here are the main points from the poster: Tick bites are painless, so easy to miss. Ticks are tiny - the size of a pinhead. Prevent bites by tucking trousers into socks, wear long sleeves, avoid brushing into foliage. Remove ticks promptly and carefully

I caught a spy my liege

Everyone use this rule, adapt it to fit your shit.

One for any ttRPG peeps in/around Edinburgh.

🕯️manifesting.

The trailer barely scratches the surface of the delights to be found inside our trilogy of brick-sized books. Get a big 15% off with the case-sensitive code NARRATIVE15 until midnight on Friday March 27! Also available as colour eBooks. Store link: linktr.ee/scarredforlife

A great chance to listen to Stark Holborn on narrative writing for procedurally generated worlds. Stark is one of our wonderful visiting lecturers on interactive digital narrative. 📝⌨️🧑‍💻

anyway here's Akira Kurosawa gazing lovingly at Toshiro Mifune on the set of Seven Samurai

Looking forward to the #Edinburgh @gamestalkslive.bsky.social later tomorrow, please say hi if you see me! There are also #Dundee and #Glasgow events over the next couple of days too, #Scottish #Games #Scotland #VideoGames #GamesTalksLive www.gamestalks.live for tickets and more info

Edinburgh's Old Town horizon last night. Our old city runs down a steep spine which protects the skyline from too many intrusive modern buildings. Before man arrived to colonise it the hard volcanic castle rock protected the land downstream as a 1km thick ice sheet ground slowly from west to east.

We were crucified nearby… how often can you say that?

Just recommended this again today!

There is a lot of work to do between now and May 7th. We will never take anything for granted but a result like this would transform Scottish politics and our country. It could put us as the main opposition, challenging power and making clear that we don’t have to accept things as they are. 💚

THIS IS HUGE! 💚 Greens ahead of the far-right and unionists in the Scottish Parliament, would allow Green MSPs to push the SNP to the left. Securing things like free bus travel for everyone and actual council tax reform.

Pre-Reg is Live! Please find the link to the Pre-Registration page below. Please also remember the Chonk Workshop is also available for anyone wanting to make their own dice!