A U.S. Border Patrol officer fatally shot a man in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, federal officials said. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara described the man as a 37-year-old White male, who was a resident of the city and believed to be an American citizen. https://wapo.st/3M62eyV

Singing its tiny heart out! But what is it? #northernriversnsw #addbirder #birdsofaustralia

The beautiful python that hangs around our house and keeps the rats in check... #pestcontrol #python

Really couldn't make it up...

An inspiration to all, and a model of grace and kindness... www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Always enjoyed my commute into Embankment Place. Sense of arrival, sense of place. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

It’s ludicrous and insulting to suggest that the richest university in Australia can’t afford the two part-time wages to run Meanjin. Also: did they even try to save it? Donation drive? Philanthropic efforts? Offering it to another institution? No. The university council shut it down intentionally.

Very very sad news.

An echidna enjoying an ant feast this afternoon. ❤️

Love the choice of car...

The quiet stuff that rarely gets mentioned...

Walking past so many straight couples, with the man declaiming loudly about the view and directions, and can't help feeling the energy of regret from the woman...

After the storm #wengen

The standard of coffee in Britain seems to have gone up, marginally, since my last visit. Although I was asked yesterday if I wanted milk with my cappuccino...

Friday reading ☕🧑‍💻 In this short Q&A, Owen Hopkins discusses the concept of the ‘Manifesto House’ in architecture, the importance of the domestic space, and how architects today are working to respond to issues such as decolonisation. yalebooks.co.uk/owen-hopkins...

Being there We’re in the final throes of organising an overseas holiday. We will visit friends and family in Britain and then head off to Europe. As usual, we’re keen to see as much as possible. Anthony is keen to visit as many gardens as he can, especially as our own in Australia becomes more…

No idea why media still depicts Nats as a farmers party. They are a mining party beholden to coal and gas interests and funded by Gina Rinehart. When there is a conflict between farmers and fossil fuels, they always back fossil fuels. Their opposition to wind is to protect fossil fuels for longer.

Just seen bright green light with a tail falling through the sky, Northern Rivers. Meteor? So bright!

A man was admitted to the 2025 Osaka Expo in Japan with a ticket for the 1940 event in Tokyo that was called off as WWII escalated.

'Modelled on a French chateau' writes someone who hasn't even Googled what a French chateau might look like... www.realestate.com.au/news/medieva...

just felt the urge to remind you that the owner of baker’s delight is a major funder of advance australia #auspol

How many stars? Well, that’s it for another Australian election. A Labor landslide and thank goodness. In an age where everything from a parcel delivery to a supermarket trip is followed by a request to rate the experience, a general elections is a rating extragavanza par excellence. Every citizen…

New England skies are always magnificent...

Japanese sense and sensibility Japanese architecture is often beautiful, seldom thoughtless and always engaging. I hope you enjoy this short piece on my thoughts on the links between buildings of all ages, and maybe you'll join me in Japan later in the year to walk within the places I mention.

Japan, great architecture and a timber sensibility... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQm3...

Bit of a Bill Henson evening...

Visions, beautiful visions As an adolescent I remember visiting the little town of Hay on Wye in the Welsh Borders with my friend Robin. We were there, with either his parents or mine, because the town was gaining a reputation. A man called Richard Booth was transforming it into a town of…

Even God loves a Lutyens bench

From @electricrabbit.bsky.social

The miscanthus looks good in the pre-cyclonic breeze. #cyclonealfred

3am and wind is consistent, loud and racing. Hard to believe it'll only get worse... #cyclonealfred

Some images from the Pritzker Architecture Prize website of the work Chinese architect Liu Jiakun, just named this year's laureate. (Click the link for more.) www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/li...

Cheeseburger art... An appreciation (or not - he bails at the end) www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Funny how difficult it is to delete your Threads account...

Distracted. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Ukraine peace plan latest The new Private Eye is out now

Evening taken up by The Brutalist. Great first half and Brody simply magnificent. Then it went a bit silly. Good to see a film that makes you feel you've read a book, though.

Gentle evening light...

A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼

Is pot hoarding a certifiable condition?

Never again? My @smh @theage cartoon.

The past is another country ...

Reposted from a white-painted 1950s house but still... www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Damn, my Mulberry belt has broken. Can I get a refund even if I bought it in 1986?

Fire-smart doesn't mean unattractive... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

New blogpost on a particular treasure found outside Osaka ... colinbisset.com/2025/01/15/o...

Another summer repeat, and showing that every time has its worst of times... www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...