Helen Mirren and Malcolm McDowell on the set of O Lucky Man! (1973)

Irish man tries cornbread YouTube video by Garron

Your weekly dose of GARRON. But I have to say, I actually screamed when he poured maple syrup on it. Sorghum syrup, maybe. But DARLIN'....surely you have BEES there?! Anyway, follow him. He's delicious. 😋
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The oldest known image of Keith Richards, published around 1140 AD ...

Some of my Babylon 5 art to enjoy.

#scifi #scifiart #fanart #babylon5

Some of my Babylon 5 art to enjoy.

#scifi #scifiart #fanart #babylon5

We have a treaty with Canada observing strict Great Lakes water usage.

Taugannock Falls, NY State

The Doctor Who radio pilot of 1966 In 1989, an article in The Frame fanzine drew fandom’s attention to the hitherto unknown attempts to launch a Doctor Who radio series staring Peter Cushing in the 1960s.

I did not know about this - there was a plan for a radio version of Doctor Who in 1966 which got as far as recording a pilot episode starring Peter Cushing, before it got shelved.

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"The Night Feeling" - my oil painting

🧶 #knit #sew #crochet #craft

Just to add that Oliver Wake, in Chapter 10 of his new book on “The Daleks” (the original 1963/64 TV story and its adaptations), gives direct quotes for Terry Nation describing himself as a socialist and pacifist at the time he was writing.

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Ooh…

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The Furies, or Erinyes, are ancient chthonic deities of vengeance in Greek mythology who pursue those who commit familial bloodshed, perjury, or crimes against the gods.
Traditionally Justified.

A photo of a print NYT headline saying the strait is open next to an IPhone NYT headline saying it’s closed

Schrödinger’s Strait of Hormuz

Bodega cats !
Pix from Bodega cats web site

Gareth standing in front of a window with beams of light from the setting sun flaring around him

Bone tired at the end of a long day's work in the bookshop, but to paraphrase Robert Frost:
"I have deadlines to keep,
And words to write before I sleep.
And words to write before I sleep."

#writing #author

That needs to be your next:
"Author Photo"

Adam Savage Behind the Scenes of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu! YouTube video by Adam Savage’s Tested

Jon Favreau takes Adam Savage behind the scenes of "The Mandalorian and Grogu" with a tour of some of the film's practical sets and props.

Oh, for the good old days, "In the kitchen, with the ice pick" Film Noir

Awl, drink to that !

"As I suspected, someone is adding soil to my garden."
"The plot thickens."

American Kestrel deep dive. Toronto, Canada, April 17th 2026.
Photo by Jose Raposo

Crocuses

Woo!! My Crocuses are up 🥰 !!

Violet Fronted Brilliant

Found in the Andes, from Venezuela to Bolivia

📷: Luis Alcivar

#birds

I think most people would prefer this. #Science

A striped cat appears to be “yelling” at a kitten with the exact same coloring. The kitten’s eyes are wide open and their ears pinned back.

you just know somebody’s being called by their full name right now

Loved his music, an intelligent man.

Engraved gem (Gold, carnelian) with a youth and his dog inset into a hollow ring. Geography / Date: Italy 3rd–2nd century BC. Now on display at the Getty Museum.⁣

Engraved gem (Gold, carnelian) with a youth and his dog inset into a hollow ring. Geography / Date: Italy 3rd–2nd century BC. Now on display at the Getty Museum.⁣

My photo shows a frontal view of a buff-coloured Minoan pottery jug with a dark-red, stylised octopus painted beneath the dark red pouring spout. The jug has a rounded body with very short neck with out-turned rim, the body tapers downwards to a slightly turned out flat base also painted red. On each shoulder there’s a small chunky loop handle. The octopus is stylised and looks cartoon-like with a vertical dumbbell shaped body, with two large circular eyes with central red dots staring out at the viewer. From the top of the head emerge eight suckered arms. Four arms hang symmetrically downwards on each side of the body, writhing and curling at the tip. There is a similar red octopus on each side of the jug not shown in my photo.

A 3,500 year-old Minoan jar with a cartoon-like octopus under the spout! 🐙

From Kommos, Crete. Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

BWI great bathrooms !
MIA has the ambiance of a Greyhound bus station.....