ICYMI: Want to end the week on a high note with a nostalgic YA book review, examinations of Greek sculpture, and a tasty focaccia recipe? Head to my newsletter to learn more! 📚💙🍽️🍜 #booksky #bookreview #art #food #cooking #RecipeOfTheDay wsluk.substack.com/p/nostalgia-...

'You’re being served a slice of pepperoni pizza. With it comes a glass of… Japanese rice wine?' I interviewed the co-founder of KANPAI, the UK's first sake brewery, about the UK market for this drink and pairing sakes with Sunday roasts! #food #cooking 🍽️🍜 www.lost-art.media/foodstuff/ri...

Chocolate and prune country loaf, made for family friends that I was watching BAKE OFF with (plus a cameo from their dog—don’t worry, we kept him far away from the bread). See more of my recipes on my newsletter: wsluk.substack.com #food #baking #cooking 🍽️🍜

My #RecipeOfTheDay is a sweet and savoury grape-and-rosemary focaccia. Head to my newsletter to learn how to make this treat fit for Zeus Himself! #food #recipe #cooking 🍽️🍜 wsluk.substack.com/p/nostalgia-...

"For me, Cycladic sculptures evoke the simplicity of karesansui or Japanese rock gardens, which conjure minimalist landscapes from stones and raked gravel..." Join me on this appreciation of Cycladic sculpture and its austere elegance... #art wsluk.substack.com/p/nostalgia-...

"The new PERCY JACKSON novel reminds me of a 19th-century essay." Want to know what this means? Read my review of Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro's THE COURT OF THE DEAD. #bookreview #booksky 📚💙 wsluk.substack.com/p/nostalgia-...

“Join me on a route through bread dough and memories…” Read about: • THE COURT OF THE DEAD's nostalgic troubles • The curious case of Cycladic sculpture • Grape & rosemary focaccia fit for Zeus Himself 📚💙🍽️🍜 #booksky #bookreview #art #food #cooking #RecipeOfTheDay

I've read my 365th book of 2025, from Homer and Melville to Hannah Grace and Casey McQuiston. Feel free to ask questions about my reading habits and Goodreads, such as "huh?", and "why?", and "what's wrong with you?". #booksky #books #reading 📚💙 www.goodreads.com/user/show/18...

"The new PERCY JACKSON novel reminds me of a 19th-century essay." Want to know what this means? Read my review of Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro's THE COURT OF THE DEAD. #bookreview #booksky 📚💙 wsluk.substack.com/p/nostalgia-...

“Join me on a route through bread dough and memories…” Read about: • THE COURT OF THE DEAD's nostalgic troubles • The curious case of Cycladic sculpture • Grape & rosemary focaccia fit for Zeus Himself 📚💙🍽️🍜 #booksky #bookreview #art #food #cooking #RecipeOfTheDay

"I want to really X-FACTOR this!" In today's newsletter: • Picturehouse's THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA screening • The "disorderly woman" in Medieval art • A very cheesy salad 📽️ 🍽️🍜 #filmsky #filmreview #art #food #cooking #RecipeOfTheDay wsluk.substack.com/p/a-night-wi...

My #RecipeOfTheDay is a salad that's mostly cheese. Featuring chrysanthemum leaves in a nutty sesame dressing and a snowfall of Parmesan, it's as photogenic as it's tasty. #food #recipe #cooking 🍽️🍜 wsluk.substack.com/p/a-night-wi...

Want to meet "the disorderly woman who challenges sexual hierarchy"? Read about the troubling and liberating motif of the "Power of Women" in Medieval/Renaissance art! #art wsluk.substack.com/p/a-night-wi...

Join me on the runway for this review of Picturehouse's THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA screening! ...That's all. #film #movies #filmreview #filmsky 📽️ wsluk.substack.com/p/a-night-wi...

Join me on the runway for this review of Picturehouse's THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA screening! ...That's all. #film #movies #filmreview #filmsky 📽️ wsluk.substack.com/p/a-night-wi...

"I want to really X-FACTOR this!" In today's newsletter: • Picturehouse's THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA screening • The "disorderly woman" in Medieval art • A very cheesy salad 📽️ 🍽️🍜 #filmsky #filmreview #art #food #cooking #RecipeOfTheDay wsluk.substack.com/p/a-night-wi...

My #RecipeOfTheDay is a lime-leaf panna cotta garnished with seared pineapple, a tropical and refreshing sweet treat. Head to my newsletter for the recipe! #food #recipe #cooking 🍽️🍜 open.substack.com/pub/wsluk/p/...

"Over the centuries, perspective in Western art has had a surprisingly mixed reputation." From Vasari's catty insults to M.C. Escher's impossible buildings, read about how artists have used and transformed perspective since the Renaissance. #art open.substack.com/pub/wsluk/p/...

"FACT: All artwork, artifacts, symbols, and documents in this novel are real..." Don't want to read Dan Brown's THE SECRET OF SECRETS? I don't blame you. My review explains why it's a book for our time, for better or worse. #bookreview #booksky 📚💙 open.substack.com/pub/wsluk/p/...

CAUTION: today's newsletter contains an awful pun. It's also got: • My roast of Dan Brown's THE SECRET OF SECRETS • Perspectives on perspective in art • Lime-leaf panna cotta! 📚💙🍽️🍜 #booksky #bookreview #art #food #cooking #RecipeOfTheDay open.substack.com/pub/wsluk/p/...

The inspirational quotes in my newsletter will bring sophistication and thoughtfulness to your week, or add a dose of the surreal. Head to my newsletter to learn more...and remember, the fish sees all. #quotes #inspirationalquotes open.substack.com/pub/wsluk/p/...

"FACT: All artwork, artifacts, symbols, and documents in this novel are real..." Don't want to read Dan Brown's THE SECRET OF SECRETS? I don't blame you. My review explains why it's a book for our time, for better or worse. #bookreview #booksky 📚💙 open.substack.com/pub/wsluk/p/...

CAUTION: today's newsletter contains an awful pun. It's also got: • My roast of Dan Brown's THE SECRET OF SECRETS • Perspectives on perspective in art • Lime-leaf panna cotta! 📚💙🍽️🍜 #booksky #bookreview #art #food #cooking #RecipeOfTheDay open.substack.com/pub/wsluk/p/...

Watching FAWLTY TOWERS clips inspired me to have Waldorf salad for dinner, plus some gammon steaks (unfortunately, my local Tesco didn't stock filet mignons). See more of my non-sitcom-inspired cooking on my newsletter: wsluk.substack.com #food #cooking 🍽️🍜

I wonder if this Goodreads description could be improved by clarifying whether the book's author and subject is, in fact, Ulysses S. Grant. #booksky 📚💙

Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported. Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad. We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.

Dinner wasn't photogenic, but it sure tasted good: five-spice braised pork belly and lotus root. #food #cooking 🍽️🍜

"Each asparagus tip is juicily tinged with green, but dryness creeps up each stem. Did they wither before the last stroke of Coorte’s brush?" Need some artistic inspiration? My newsletter introduces one of my favourite painters, Adriaen Coorte. #art wsluk.substack.com/p/how-does-t...

My #RecipeOfTheDay is "mocchi": fried mochi with crispy sage, orange zest, and Parmesan—an autumnal, savoury, and unusual dish. Head to my newsletter to learn how to make it...and hope that it doesn't scare your Italian or Japanese friends. #food #cooking 🍽️🍜 wsluk.substack.com/p/how-does-t...

“Helm doesn’t know when Helm was born. Or brewed. Conjured or conceived..." For eco-fiction fans, read my review of Sarah Hall's HELM, an imaginative and dreamlike story about Britain's only named wind and the people it transforms. #bookreview #booksky 📚💙 wsluk.substack.com/p/how-does-t...

Do you enjoy books, art, cooking, or Medieval paranoia? Today's newsletter features: • A review of Sarah Hall's new novel HELM • An artist who found profundity in asparagus • Mochi gnocchi. No, really. 📚💙🍽️🍜 #booksky #art #food wsluk.substack.com/p/how-does-t...

Pancreas of Darkness

Sunday dinner: I chopped up the last of a homemade chestnut & dried pear country loaf, turned it into a stuffing with guanciale, cavolo nero, aromatics, sage, & extra dried pear, and roasted turkey thigh joint on top of it. Delicious, but sadly not photogenic (a plate of brown food). 🍽️🍜

Want an extra dose of eccentricity in your inbox? My Substack, featuring book reviews, classic art and music recommendations, and recipes, is now up and running. Here's what today's edition includes 🧵: 📚💙🎧 🍽️ wsluk.substack.com/p/lets-cut-t...

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of tarantulas and mulberry gardens, must be in want of funds to sponsor Washington's assassination."

Thank you for the shout! I wrote this early this morning and did not expect it to get such a response. But so many have reached out with similar experiences. I barely use this platform and didn’t think to share here, but I’m really touched that so many are sharing my thoughts.

"I am not mourning this change just for me, but [...] for those who may never get a chance..." A wonderfully timely (and terrifying) piece by @danielcruse.bsky.social about the crisis in cultural and film journalism. danielcruse.substack.com/p/the-things...

He was very good in person with his trans fans too. Growing up going to SF cons, I met many trans people before I even knew what trans meant. I gave my parents very little they needed to accept in their child, so they had lots left over for everyone else. 😉 www.thepinknews.com/2021/08/06/t...

Thank you @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for this beautiful proof copy of Libby Page's upcoming novel #ThisBookMadeMeThinkOfYou! Stay tuned for my review in LOST ART magazine's newsletter and my Goodreads. 📚💙

A fantastic piece on print publishing, featuring words from our very own founder Gail Pirkis!

‘As long as we’re open we’re selling books.’ Read about the people keeping print publishing alive in my latest LOST ART article, featuring insights from @faberbooks.bsky.social, @slightlyfoxed.bsky.social, @sevenoaksbookshop.bsky.social, and so many more! 📚💙 www.lost-art.media/thought/rebe...

Pleased to see YouGov tackling the key issues of our times.

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Israel, which does not allow foreign journalists into Gaza…has killed 237 journalists since the war started, according to Gaza’s government media office. The Committee to Protect Journalists said at least 186 journalists have been killed in the Gaza conflict. apple.news/At7CSM72NQWe...

As an Adam Ragusea fan, I'm grateful to see him speaking so eloquently about the threat of famine in war zones. As he puts it: "A dead child does not care whose fault it was [...] what matters most is not who is right or wrong, but who is willing and able to help." www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl2B...

Adam Driver famously dislikes watching his own performances. Wolves can be scared away using Adam Driver's performances. Therefore, it logically follows that Adam Driver is secretly a wolf. deadline.com/2025/08/scar...

FAVOURITE NEW READS LAST WEEK (1/2): Eve McDonald's CARTHAGE & Gareth Williams' THE IMPOSSIBLE BOMB: nonfiction books uncovering unjustly ignored historical eras—Carthage's rise and fall, and British contributions to the Manhattan Project. My full reviews are on Goodreads: shorturl.at/XQR8N 📚💙

I've recently been craving great writing about film and pop culture, so this recent MUBI article about TV-to-film adaptations really hit the spot. If you see this post, drop any new articles about film that've caught your eye! 📽️ mubi.com/en/notebook/...

Thank you to Bonnier Books for this copy of Kaarina Parker's FULVIA, a thrilling true story of power and betrayal that's out in bookstores now! Stay tuned for my review in LOST ART's newsletter and my Goodreads. #booksky

A very happy 30th birthday to bisexuality, born this day in 1995 🎂