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Peter McCullough

@mcculloughp.bsky.social

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Mostly post about things I like, make, or grow. 🌱🪡🏳️‍🌈 + climate, environment, arts, early modern culture. Prof. of English, U. Of Oxford.

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Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 6h

One of my favourite episodes in Cantab history. The depositions from it are priceless.

Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 6h

Essay topic potential here.

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 8h

And captiues to redeeme with price of bras,

Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 15h

@markkirby.bsky.social would know for certain but I don’t think so; the book presses (1738) are now in their 3rd library space; there’s a watercolour of them in the second (1920s).

Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 20h

A touch of May in October.

Looking down on a bouquet of pink old fashioned roses, pastel zinnias, and pink snapdragons.

Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 21h

With outstanding curation and text from @markkirby.bsky.social @liber-ray.bsky.social and Lucy Matheson (alas, not here).

Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 21h

Celebrating 50 years since the conversion of one of Oxford's most iconic buildings into one of its most beautiful libraries @lincoln.ox.ac.uk (Yours truly also in the slideshow getting very excited showing things from the historic collection.)
lincoln.ox.ac.uk/news/lincoln...

Lincoln Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Library | Lincoln College Oxford

Lincoln Library 50th Anniversary

lincoln.ox.ac.uk

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Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 1d

Odd to stumble on one's name in catalogue metadata. This was a copy of Andrewes' XCVI Sermons that I used almost every day during my JRF (post-doc)—I didn't damage it (!), but it seemed an obvious way to say thank you.

Screenshot of an online library catalogue entry with 'Conserved with the support of Peter McCullough (Adopt a Book sponsor), 2020.'

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Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 2d

The best thing about Oxford’s new Radcliffe Quarter development is the vista to the old OUP gate.

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Stefan Siebert @stefansiebert.bsky.social · 2d

The fact that the UK govt blocks a report on the impact of rainforest collapse in south America says so much:

1. They know climate change and the impacts are real and will be deadly

2. Instead of planning for solutions, their response is to:
- suppress the information
- block refugees
😡

Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 2d

Officials in Downing Street have blocked publication of a report warning that the collapse of tropical rainforests could push up food prices in British supermarkets.

Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices

Downing Street has vetoed release of an assessment that says the loss of the Amazon ecosystem could drive up food inflation as well as lead to mass migration

www.thetimes.com

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Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 3d

no I didn't--and thank you!

Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 3d

It’s clean-out-the-greenhouse night. (Not the burrata, obviously),

Two white plates of caprese, with sliced tomatoes over a bed of basil leaves, topped with torn burrata.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 4d

No sudden rupture is now required for the far right to take power in this country. For what we're seeing is a steady normalisation of extremists by the Conservative and Labour Parties, BBC, Telegraph, Mail and others. A shift once considered unthinkable beings to look acceptable, even inevitable.🧵

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Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations!

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Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 5d

Truth.

Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 5d

Ok, just had the leisure to enlarge. Engagement membrillo? 👀

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Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 5d

Good point. 👇

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5d

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.

Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.

Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?

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