The perfect headline.

Last few spaces on my small museums & mental health w'shop this Sat 8 Nov I'll teach you neuroscience of how Tetris,Lego & arranging collections like this👇 help our brains deal with stress & lift mood;we'll make small museums together. Also:30% off my Etsy: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/copy...

This is where my afternoon has descended to. I blame it on @sugarpigblog.bsky.social. Introducing the IMPOSTROPHE, a punctuation mark for all the writers out there who need a way of representing their impostor syndrome on the page...

The *other* one-state or two-state question in the Eastern Med. Great discussion from @fionamullency.social on the impasse over Cyprus

"The question you have to ask Farage is, why is he deliberately lying about the facts?" x.com/GBNEWS/statu...

MUST SEE TV Hakuna Maga-ta is just the beginning.

We should all hope to live like Joy Cowley

There was no outrage from MAGA three months ago about this:

My Etsy shop's now open for my 5 sets of greetings cards:spring,summer,autumn,nature/botanical collections & tiny posies.I post to the US now too I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

It would be so great if you could RT my tweet above if you have a spare few seconds. At the moment, due to a recent breakdown there's a limit to what I can manage work-wise & I make my living via my Etsy shop. Putting my shop in front of a few more eyes on here would help massively. Thankyou🌿🪶🐚

Here you go: bsky.app/profile/adam...

one more crime, zero accountability.

Shame www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

NEW: 18,500 children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. The Washington Post has just published every single known name. A seminal moment.

Sadly the people who most need to watch this whole thing won’t. But we sure will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-W... (Mehdi is not the one you want to bring the weak sauce to)

Striking chart in new Economist. Just look at lung cancer's mortality rate rise then fall Corresponds almost exactly with the lobbying efforts by Big Tobacco to undermine efforts to limit their product's deadly impact - followed by when their influence waned. Now need same for fossil fuels

So grateful for this. observer.co.uk/culture/book...

🚨🚨BREAKING TRUMP SAYS THE UNITED STATES IS NOW INVOLVED IN ISRAEL-IRAN WAR. "We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran...Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA."

Beautiful piece in the current issue of Fahmidan Journal by Dana Wall. www.fahmidan.net/the-cartogra...

“Elon Musk said he is ending his government work to spend more time on his companies.” — NYT Elon was out here throwing stiff arm salutes and stealing info while telling lies. Fuck Elon and fuck his companies.

Regional developments of significance to those living or doing business in #Cyprus. We aim to pick those that might not have turned up in your social feed. By our Director, Fiona Mullen. open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...

I open my Etsy shop for my limited edition signed art prints just 2-3 times a year. I design my botanical photos using recent research so they dial down the fight or flight response in your brain when you look at them. I'll be closing my shop again on Sunday evening: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

Delighted to be a part of Issue 23 of Headland NZ today: headland.org.nz/issues/issue...

Good morning. Should anybody have any interest in pre-ordering a grimly authentic crime thriller involving teenagers, murder and unhinged lawyers, The Cut Throat Trial is available from @waterstones.bsky.social for 25% off with this nifty discount code. www.waterstones.com/book/the-cut...

‘What’s the message if he had been a refugee, a Muslim or a small boat arrival - that it would have been okay to riot?’ @mrjamesob.bsky.social questions the motivation behind misinformation about the Southport killings.

Issue 1 of The Lonely Crowd was published 10 years ago today. To celebrate we’re giving away a rare copy of this issue. Simply share this post to be in with a chance of winning!

Biologist whose innovation saved the life of British teenager wins $3m Breakthrough prize

“The US defense department webpage celebrating an army general who served in the Vietnam war and was awarded the country’s highest military decoration has been removed and the letters ‘DEI’ added to the site’s address… The URL was also changed, with the word “medal” changed to “ ‘deimedal.’”

My latest free-to-read article on #Cyprus

All we need for peace in Ukraine is for Russian soldiers to return to Russia.

Excellent place to be and I’ve managed to sneak in as well with my piece ‘Recoil’.

A more personal Substack post this week. Patience: the secret weapon of old age.

Trying to escape Zuckerberg - has anyone got thoughts on the WhatsApp alternative SIGNAL?

My God, this follow up by Becky Manawatu to her debut ‘Aue’ is breathtaking. It’s like reading a dream - I have neither language or experience to understand everything but the work is mesmerizing and her writing almost divine. #NZLit #BeckyManawatu #Makarofiction

Revealed: Thames Water diverted ‘cash for clean-ups’ to help pay bonuses

This tells you everything about private health insurance and how evil it is.

A glimmer of good news for once. The Syrian people have suffered terribly and as usual no help came for them. Bashar al-Assad reported to have fled Syria as rebels say they have captured Damascus

Happy publication day, Catherine Chidgey! In a Fishbone Church, Catherine's groundbreaking debut, is back in bookshops alongside new editions of two recent bestsellers, The Axeman’s Carnival and Pet, in stunning series design by Todd Atticus ✨ @catherinechidgey.bsky.social @toddatticus.bsky.social

Stunning work by @elissalash.bsky.social