We need to rescue volunteering | Seen & Unseen

We need to rescue volunteering.
Our use of the word now reflects unwanted obligations, rather than a deep desire to serve.
www.seenandunseen.com/we-need-resc...

#volunteer #charity #compassion

Seen & Unseen Live Podcast: Belief in the Age of Crisis | Bradford Literature Festival In a world marked by uncertainty and division, what does it mean to believe – in faith, in ourselves, in one another?   Join Belle Tindall, host of the Seen and Unseen podcast, for a live recording wi...

Seen & Unseen Live Podcast: Belief in the Age of Crisis
Thursday 3rd July at the Bradford Literature Festival
Join Belle Tindall and special guests; Lamorna Ash, Chine McDonald and Francis Spufford.

Thursday 3rd July at @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social

www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/seen-u...

Like it or not, the Like button has changed the world The internet wouldn’t be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip.

So, why do we have a Like button?

apnews.com/article/like... Like it or not, the Like button has changed the world

Low tide on the #Thames reveals the creatures of the deep.

Super cycle up the Hambleden valley and up and over to Watlington. Then onto the bridleways to run fast to Nuffield and wiggle back to Caversham.
#gravel #cycling

Here’s to the Met Gala, and to those who weren’t there | Seen & Unseen

Here’s to the Met Gala, and to those who weren’t there
We’re teaching ourselves that if we’re void of attention, we’re void of significance.

Up on to the downs west of Goring. Past Lothbury Hill and managed to find an old engine and the last mud in this part of the company.#cycling #gravel

Another gravellissimo ride on the Southern Chliterns.
#cycling #gravel

Meet a magnificently moustachioed moocher called Malibu. #pubcat. Spotted on a super evening cycle

Liverpool's title win shows us that we’re built for community | Seen & Unseen Jonathan is a theology lecturer and Liverpool FC fan.

'What’s the point of winning if I can’t be there to hug you and you and you and you?'
Jonny Rowlands was there, and writes on the meaning of Liverpool's title win.
#Liverpool #LFC #Community

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Durham looking mighty fine this afternoon.

Tasty looking hairpin at the end?

#cycling coz I can’t spell it earlier

And on to Lechlade for a rather tasty orange and cinnamon pain au raisin.

Wallingford: champion!

Riding from Reading to Gloucester this mornings. Misty blue bells in the high Chilterns then the big fields across the Thames beyond Wallingford. Pitstop at Didcot McDs
#cying

Why sculpt the face of Christ? | Seen & Unseen

Why sculpt the face of Christ?
In Nic Fiddian Green’s work we feel pain, strength, fear and wisdom.
#GoodFriday #Easter

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Tariffs destroy trust so where do we go next? | Seen & Unseen

Tariffs destroy trust so where do we go next?
Blunt weapons cause a mess in markets and lives, writes Paul Valler.
#Economics #Tariffs

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Rails running golden at Reading earlier tonight.

The surprising last chapter of a guide to modern romance in crisis | Seen & Unseen

The surprising last chapter of a guide to modern romance in crisis. Read Belle TIndall on the motive love matters because it points to something truer, deeper, bigger.
#Romance #Dating #Culture

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A Thistle with Thorns History Podcast · The podcast for all things Scottish history! Murdo Fraser and James Bundy are here to shine a light on Scotland’s rich and often forgotten history. Murdo Fraser has been Scottish Co...

The annual re-enactment of an archbishop’s assassination is one of the high points of the Kate Kennedy Procession in St Andrews.This new podcast starts with the tale of Archbishop Sharp. It brings to life the murderous moment - excuse the pun.

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The British Medical Journal has superior click bait polls.
@bmj.com

Online webinar: Graham Tomlin in Conversation with Marilynne Robinson | Seen & Unseen

Seen & Unseen Live webinar: Graham Tomlin in Conversation with Marilynne Robinson.
Marilynne is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of titles such as Genesis, Gilead and more.
Reserve your free ticket now. April 14th 7.30pm BST.
#literature #webinar

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How to survive a culture war | Seen & Unseen

How to survive a culture war.
Blaise Pascal shows us what really underlies our contemporary battles, writes his biographer Graham Tomlin.
www.seenandunseen.com/how-survive-...

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New podcast from the @themerl.bsky.social
The story of that absolute unit. With a great sidebar conversation about finding and conserving modern relics including digital ones.

I do a run out to Wantage once a year and it is a great out and back. Where’s the old plane?

Adolescence reflects our darkest corners, here's how we can respond | Seen & Unseen

Adolescence reflects our darkest corners, here's how we can respond.
Explore the #1 Netflix series with Lauren Westwood's review.
"Each one-take episode is an exercise in empathy."

www.seenandunseen.com/adolescence-...

Amandaland's portrayal of falling social standing is spot on | Seen & Unseen

What happens when motherhood is no longer rich, powerful, and terrifying, asks Beatrice Scudeler. Amandaland's portrayal of falling social standing is spot on

#MothersDay #Motherland #Amandaland
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Fiesch Glacier
1908 | 2024

A magnificent compound glacier and also, in total discretion, the 3rd largest in the Alps! 💪
Maybe because it is flowing in the shadow of its illustrious and overwhelming neighbour!

Check the last story of this unmissable website: glacierchange.com/en/fieschgla...