Reading Elias's posts has reminded me (lifelong Labour voter) of the feeling of dread I got when it became inevitable that Labour would win the next general election whenever it happened. It's turned out pretty much as badly as I feared, but at least things are (mostly) still reality-based
Cuckoo flowers
Cuckoo flowers (Lady's smock) on this afternoon's walk
#WildflowerHour #nature #photography
White and blue bluebells growing next to a river
2 lambs enjoying the sunshine
This morning's walk, riverside bluebells and sunbathing lambs
Red blossom
View of a canal taken from a bidge
View of canal with pink and stone bridge
Yesterday's afternoon stroll along the canal
I absolutely love Blackbirds, they're always hopping about at ground level with us.
Really good read! As someone without Netflix, do we know if the episodes you can stream on ITVX are censored? The piece has made me consider a rewatch.
The city where I work set up a special bereavement service to help people who were severely traumatised by the loss of a loved one in the early stages of the pandemic. To think that the vaccines saved almost half a million lives and even more people from bereavement is such an immense achievement.
The image you've shared is an abstract oil painting titled "Color Dynamics" (also known as Dynamics of Color) by the artist Alexandra Exter (1882–1949). Exter was a prominent figure in the Russian avant-garde movement. This work is a striking example of her exploration of non-objective art, focusing on the interplay of vibrant geometric shapes and rhythmic color patterns to create a sense of movement and energy.
The image is an abstract oil painting titled "Color Dynamics" by Alexandra Exter (1882–1949). Exter was a key figure in the Russian avant-garde. This work exemplifies her focus on non-objective art, using vibrant geometric shapes and rhythmic color patterns to evoke movement and energy.
I think this ignores a little changes that people now in their mid to late fifties lived through, whereby lots of goods got remarkably cheaper to purchase due to things like Amazon, Primark, fierce supermarket competition etc.
Which is why I said my concern is that policy-makers will ignore the appalling failures that are leading to increased destitution while they can point to reducing inequality.
Doesn't this just go to show how the behaviour of the mega-wealthy distorts our view of inequality? Falling into destitution is not simply having a 'low income'.
Extreme poverty (destitution) has increased. I don't claim any expertise, so it would be helpful to know how this can happen while inequality decreases. I'd be concerned that this group are going to be totally ignored because policy-makers can point to a seemingly comforting headline position.
I'm sure you're right, I'm certainly no expert. Thank you!
This has made my day, Will : )
It wasn't *that* unusual to see them in London in the 90s, ironic, because I'd never see them in rural Wales where I grew up. I can't speak for any other urban areas in the 90s though.
Just another week or so left to watch on iPlayer
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
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Red sky with black and white clouds and pale ble sky
Quite the sky on last night's walk
Close-up detail of a Samian ware pottery vessel showing a raised relief of a rabbit or hare crouched in profile, facing left. The animal appears to be nibbling on a dandelion, with its long ears upright and front paws extended. The reddish-brown surface of the pottery is smooth and glossy, with a central vertical crack running through the image. Decorative arches and floral motifs frame the scene
Easter bunny resting 🐰
A #Roman samian ware bowl depicting a rabbit eating a dandelion.
Found in Eschenz/Switzerland.
📷 AATG, Daniel Steiner 🏺
Alan Turing
This week’s letter looks at the power of AI to reshape the world, and asks: will it boost the economy, or collapse it?
And we have an update on our three key projects.
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Cities can now achieve “what was once thought impossible”: cutting air pollution by 20–45% in little more than a decade. 19 cities, including London, San Francisco and Beijing, cut levels of both PM2.5 and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by more than 20% since 2010.
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Tick-tock-tick-tock. Clocks go forward and British Summer Time is back!
📍 Westbourne Grove ‘Turquoise Island’ Florists Kiosk and Public Lavatories, Notting Hill, London - CZWG Architects, 1993
Mackenzie Crook’s magical suburban folk tale, #SmallProphets published by #PenguinBooks and #PuffinBooks down the years. A 🧵
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László Moholy-Nagy : Q, 1922-23
collage with watercolor and pen and black ink over graphite on cream paper attached to carbon paper
58.9 x 46.3 cm |
23-3/16 x 18-1/4 in
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
This is great. You can now walk around the entire coast of England - including many areas that were once off-limits. The world’s longest coastal path.
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If I'm ever asked what's good on the internet, my answer is Tiny Desk Concerts.
My recommendation is Natalia Lafourcade (2017). It's basically the antidote to dark North of England winter days.
