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Posts by Vicky Dunne

Colour illustration featuring two girls painting a giant eagg in blue and a hippo like creature up a step ladder also painting the egg in red

Colour illustration featuring two girls painting a giant eagg in blue and a hippo like creature up a step ladder also painting the egg in red

Tove Jansson (Finnish, 1914–2001), Moomin and sisters Mymble and Little My paint an #Easter egg #womensart #Moomins

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I’m spending the day sitting in front of a laptop with your ex-husband, where we’re taking turns to refresh the live national grid energy stats until it shows 0% fossil fuels for the first time in history. When it happens we’ll nod and smile at each other then celebrate with a can of 0% Guinness.

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Posters from Poland and Czech Republic from election campaigns in 1989

Posters from Poland and Czech Republic from election campaigns in 1989

Loved this free exhibition of political posters from central and eastern Europe at Europe House in London london.europarl.europa.eu/en/news/afte...

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The Broad Walk with fallen leaves and trees

The Broad Walk with fallen leaves and trees

Golden leaves on the ground

Golden leaves on the ground

Gorgeous autumn colours in Regent's Park today.

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Pile of four books: Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse; Engagement by Gun-Britt Sundström; Chasing the Dark by Ben Machell; and Electric Spark by Frances Wilson

Pile of four books: Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse; Engagement by Gun-Britt Sundström; Chasing the Dark by Ben Machell; and Electric Spark by Frances Wilson

Today's library haul!

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Three comics: Einstein in Kafkaland by Ken Krimstein; AT Pratt's I love NY; Glorious Wrestling Alliance by Josh Hicks

Three comics: Einstein in Kafkaland by Ken Krimstein; AT Pratt's I love NY; Glorious Wrestling Alliance by Josh Hicks

Very fun afternoon at first ever Gosh!Fest @goshcomics.bsky.social today and a good haul too

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Today in London transport history: women tube workers return to work after equal pay strike, 1918 It’s generally well-known that during World War I, thousands of jobs normally done by men were taken over by women, as hundreds of thousands of men left to fight in the trenches and at sea (whether…

#OnThisDay in London transport history: women tube workers return to work after equal pay strike, 1918
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35mm film in small black boxes from Analogue Revival

35mm film in small black boxes from Analogue Revival

We got film! Very appealing packaging from Analogue Revival here

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Poster for St Pancras Old Church in London, with a manicule illustration

Poster for St Pancras Old Church in London, with a manicule illustration

Love a manicule

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It's excellent: detailed, variety of registers, not sensationalised.

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Library books: the Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong; the CIA book club by Charlie English; Lost in the Garden by Adam S Leslie; Loves of Franz K by Burhan Sönmez; and Light Eaters by Zoe Schlanger

Library books: the Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong; the CIA book club by Charlie English; Lost in the Garden by Adam S Leslie; Loves of Franz K by Burhan Sönmez; and Light Eaters by Zoe Schlanger

Good library haul today

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☀️ Happy Summer Solstice! ☀️

Across centuries, artists have imagined the sun not just as a blazing sphere, but as a living presence: expressive, watchful, sometimes a little melancholy.

Image from the Warburg's Iconographic Database.

#SummerSolstice #SolsticeSun #Iconography

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View of Rodin's sculpture, The Thinker, framed by hedges and roses

View of Rodin's sculpture, The Thinker, framed by hedges and roses

The garden of the Museum Rodin is one of my happy places 😊

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Photo of Spent graphic novel by Alison Bechdel with badges

Photo of Spent graphic novel by Alison Bechdel with badges

Very excited to pick up the new Alison Bechdel graphic novel and also badges at @goshcomics.bsky.social this morning.

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Bare tree with  around thirty crows sitting in its branches, against a clear blue sky.

Bare tree with around thirty crows sitting in its branches, against a clear blue sky.

The crows are gathering in Lincoln's Inn Fields

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1980s Polish poster for Alien. Artwork shows eyes in ribcage of a human skeleton.

1980s Polish poster for Alien. Artwork shows eyes in ribcage of a human skeleton.

Polish poster for Hitchcock's Vertigo. Artwork shows a human skull and colour swirl.

Polish poster for Hitchcock's Vertigo. Artwork shows a human skull and colour swirl.

1980s Polish poster for Return of the Jedi. Artwork of Darth Vader head partially erased.

1980s Polish poster for Return of the Jedi. Artwork of Darth Vader head partially erased.

Loved seeing these Polish cold war-era posters for Hollywood films (King's Cross, part of Kinoteka Polish Film Festival).

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Highly recommended

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This makes me very happy, thank you

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Save The Prince Charles Cinema The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...

I have signed this. Perhaps some of you may want to also?

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Temporary high barrier at Waterloo Bridge in London

Temporary high barrier at Waterloo Bridge in London

New year's eve wall gone up at Waterloo Bridge. Hope I can get home again tonight !

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Archive on 4 - Victoria Wood - Loose Chippings - BBC Sounds Victoria Wood’s audio diaries with never-before-heard material.

This is very poignant: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Grand Theft Hamlet review – in-game Shakespeare performance is brilliantly exciting In a hilarious and surreal documentary, two out-of-work actors decide to stage the tragedy within Los Santos with dreamlike and fascinating results A brilliant idea, brilliantly executed; hilarious, surreal and, yes, in its weird way, genuinely exciting.…

Grand Theft Hamlet review – in-game Shakespeare performance is brilliantly exciting

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Remember it, and the theme song, very fondly

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THE PROOF OF MY INNOCENCE by Jonathan Coe
SPIES by Calder Walton
GLORIOUS PEOPLE by Sasha Salzmann
OLDLADYVOICE by Elisa Victoria
AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY by Michael Chabon

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Four books: The Empusium, Karla's Choice, The Proof of my Innocence and Korean Beauty Secrets

Four books: The Empusium, Karla's Choice, The Proof of my Innocence and Korean Beauty Secrets

Nice haul from my local public library today

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Hi, can you say which edition please? I loved this book

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Booked for Sunday!

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Thanks for this recommendation, it made me laugh and wince most of yesterday

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Yes I was sad to see that. Barn of a place, occasional gems shown, nice staff.

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Years ago, woke up to find staff had put real chocolates over photos of chocs on cover of my book, Chocolat. Chapeau!

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