As book banning sweeps across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, brave librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy. A film by Kim A. Snyder. Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow. Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings

Do you eat to live, or do you live to eat liver? “… in our culture we eat offal so nothing is wasted. Animals are gifts from nature and eating all parts of them is a way to show respect and gratitude.” open.substack.com/pub/tinyeyes...

#CamRideHome September heads NW on the “Chesterton Cocktail” run. An hours gentle cycling meander, exploring #Cambridge and its cycle infra structure. All welcome - meeting @ The Mill 6pm Friday 26th

I think the Rapture did actually happen yesterday. Except not a single soul was worthy. We were all left behind.

Me on my way to the rapture

@lucyfishwife.bsky.social Saw this on Substack and thought of you 📚 substack.com/@mattlillywh...

What I’m wearing to the Rapture

It's the 21st of September ... 🕺🏼🪩💃🏼 www.instagram.com/tv/CUFxOiApGak

The Japanese Ig Nobel prize winning team had a great sense of humor about how to act at the award ceremony. Japanese researchers led by Kojima Tomoki won the Ig Nobel prize for their research paper "Cows painted with zebra-like striping can avoid biting fly attack."

If you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky

The #TunnocksTiger who came to tea and ate all the caramel wafers #StirlingSmithMuseum #Stirling

Update on the cow on the train line. It was a young cow testing his boundaries and a desperate farmer on a quad bike chasing after him 😆

I'm on a train and there's a slight delay due to a cow on the line 😅

Just had an NHS mammogram after a delay of >5 years. Happy to report the new mammogram machines are kinder and don't squash your boobs as much #ouch

Just watched a q&a with Chow Yun Fat and now I'll fall asleep happier than before www.instagram.com/reel/DL4ui8G...

Ha ha! Trump lives up to his Chinese names: Comrade Nation Builder (#建国同志 Jiànguó tóngzhì) and Nation-Builder Trump (#川建国 Chuān Jiànguó) because he's destroying the USA and building up other countries

My cheer on the rumours of Trump's death are dampened by fact that Vance becomes POTUS 😵

This is way overdue, and should apply to lazy MPs too

26th August 2018 I couldn’t help noticing this colourful lady sitting in the window of the Copper Kettle and when she saw me taking her picture I was rewarded with a smile. I found out later when I published the photograph on Facebook /.....

CamRideHome August this Friday 29th 6pm 🔥Starting STATION SQUARE - end of Station Road. 🔥🔥Change of start point for this ride🔥 Ending, after exploring our dna and the far reaches of Shelford at The Blue Ball. See you at Cambridge Central Station Friday 6pm :-)

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So today I sold some books to Pierce Brosnan, which made up for working a Sunday. I NEARLY made it past the casual “how not to be awks around a celeb” thing when my colleague said “ooh, you look familiar?”. He said “Bob. James Bob. I’ve saved the world four times”. He is our new favourite

Dad: You look like one of those old time Hollywood stars when you are smoking a cigar Me: Which one? Dad: Lassie taking a shit

Laughter is a universal language 🤣

THIS is what the internet is for. stop whatever you are doing immediately and tuck in 😁😁😁

Show me your getaway vehicle

Chinese restauranteur: we've gotta think outside of the bao

Cherries are the only fruit you can hang over your ears ... and still hear the song of the lark rising into the heavens at dawn open.substack.com/pub/elisabet...

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And that’s how vegans are made.

If Islam and China is interesting to you, this vid is a speed history lesson. youtu.be/NyGsm-apo94?...

Fascinating wide ranging (female imams, intermarriage, mosque architectural styles) history of Islam in China and the co-evolution of belief systems and philosophy. open.substack.com/pub/jingyu1623…

Interesting POV + food for thought by Freya India My life is very much online with everyday encounters with real people but I've always been comfortable with solitude. I guess striking the right personal balance is key. substack.com/@roybentzvi/...

Each circle has a different story (via nenadgeorgievski on Substack)

My summer song is Watermelon Man 🍉 by Mongo Santamaria What's yours? youtu.be/bUvj9qYP_JA?...

#CamRideHome thanks all for a lovely Cam Bridges ride - some controversy but around 25 “bridges” bagged and a good time had by all :-)

1. Cast your first vote for The 2026 Cambridge Diary Calendar. It’s calendar time - when you have the opportunity to help decide which images make up the Cambridge Diary 2026 Calendar. This year we will be building the calendar live online at www.cambridgebooks.co.uk/2026-calendar

Be part of the creative process! All you have to do is like your favourite image for each month and the picture with the most votes makes it into the finished print. Shall we start with January?

'Hello human, nice to meet you'

The loveliest memory of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath in today’s Times letters page from the author Deborah Moggach

Emoji Aquarium 🐟 🐠 🐡 N🦈 🌾 🌿 🌱 🌾 bsky.app/profile/emoj...

Today I got to see a performance of the ancient Zhihua Jing musical tradition! Video below gives you a taste of it - putting more info in thread below if anyone wants to learn more!

Peru’s Ministry of Education Building - designed to look like a stack of books.

This Friday #CamrideHome the Cam Bridges Ride 6pm @TheMillCam following the river, flowing elegantly from bank to bank ultimately not to the sea, but, The Engineers House Riverside. All welcome for an hours easy riding, exploring the cycle paths of #Cambridge

I see nothing but 2 very good superfriends & confirmed bachelors spending quality time together in a custom hot tub at one of their private villas, with no one else around for thousands of miles. Totally normal.

This is where I post from

Remember your homeland's history* *I used to tell my school friends that Bruce Lee was my uncle

Where once stood a roadway moving 30,000 cars per day, 'Paris Plages' is an artificial beach installed on the River Seine each summer. Proving pilot projects are Trojan Horses in the urban transformation process, it has been a centrepiece in the city's strategy to change hearts, minds, and streets.🧵

What progress looks like has changed dramatically thanks to leaders with a long-term vision. In 20 years, the ‘Paris Plages’ project has transformed the River Seine from a traffic sewer to the thriving public space Parisians deserve, perfectly encapsulating what joy and urban vitality looks like.