Word of the day is ‘catch-fart’ (17th century: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind.

A collage of products including a Pete mug, book-themed cushion, record player print, Christmas cards, Pudding gift wrap, Forton print, retro typewriter journal, and North York Moors print. Central image of Gail.

Hello!

It’s Small Business Saturday so if you don’t know me…

I’m Gail, a one woman business, based in #Manchester
I create bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards
gailmyerscough.co.uk

#Christmasgifts

Turkish ones tend to the end of the week from memory

The National Museum of Computing isn’t even in the north east.

@shedsevenofficial.bsky.social amazing show guys and happy birthday to Rick . Very happy fan heading back to Dundee .

I have a spare ticket that I will sell well below fave value for Shed Seven in Edinburgh tonight . Need to meet outside to transfer and use . Repost of you can . Keen not to waste it

See you there beyond excited happy birthday Rick.

Christmas cards featuring brutalist buildings in the snow. Forton Services, Barbican, Trellick Tower and Birmingham Central Library.

WIN a set of Brutalist #Christmas cards

Repost and follow me to enter
I’ll pick a winner at 9pm tomorrow (Sunday 24 Nov)
gailmyerscough.co.uk

It is truly brilliant TV and stands the test of time .

Why flying insects gather at artificial light - Nature Communications It is unclear why flying insects congregate around artificial light sources. Here, the authors use high-speed videography and motion-capture, finding that insects fly perpendicular to light sourc...

Why do insects fly around artificial lights? They don't actually want to fly towards them, they just can't really get away from them.
Insects naturally tilt their dorsum towards a light source, and as a result end up flying around it in circles, trapped.
🧪 🦋
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

this is so gorgeous

Jon M. Chu on directing Wicked Part 1, dancing as language, love for The Wizard of Oz & more YouTube video by HeyUGuys

My interview with Wicked director, Jon M. Chu, can be found here: youtu.be/jinPWzvVwwo?...

I am thrilled to share the cover of my forthcoming book, I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom (June 2025 @yalepress.bsky.social)

The stunning painting is by Haitian-American artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre (ulrickjeanpierre.com)

yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

Or his impossibly small towels

Have a spare ticket to @shedsevenofficial.bsky.social in Edinburgh Saturday . Drop me a direct message here if interested .

Wait for Eurovision

Best bio on here

Today has been one of those days where I haven’t sold anything in my online shop.
Please have a look at my shop and repost to spread the word.
Thanks.
gailmyerscough.co.uk

Morning all.

Photograph by Chris Killip ‘Wallsend in the snow’ 1976.

What a treat and I will now need to find it and watch it again .

First real post on here. It’s seems easier to avoid the more hellish elements of the other place and to curate an interesting timeline . Just enjoying reading and adding folk at the moment .

Javier Milei - new far-right PM of Argentina. More than a passing resemblance to Harry Enfield’s Yorkshireman.

‘Sophistication? Sophistication? Don’t talk to me about sophistication; I’ve been to Leeds.’

A screenshot from a ransomware site, showing an opportunity to bid for BL data. Price, 20 BTC. 6 days remaining to bid.

British Library data now apparently up for sale to the highest bidder. This screenshot now circulating in the other place.

Ridley Scott being a clown

brb interviewing all the Napoleonic war veterans for my silly little film

Can’t wait for the imperial Guard ones .