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British in NYC. Longtime in Brooklyn, now in Queens. Arts, housing, green spaces, maps, buses & subways, stuff on the street.
Dear God, am now obsessed with this book. Talk about intense. And prose so gorgeous I had to read some of it aloud. Finished it with dread but finished it properly by reading the first chapter again. What dark beauty.
December 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Dear God, am now obsessed with this book. Talk about intense. And prose so gorgeous I had to read some of it aloud. Finished it with dread but finished it properly by reading the first chapter again. What dark beauty.
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they're auctioning Blake's Tyger next week
seems impossible, like selling a comet or a shooting star
www.christies.com/en/stories/t...
seems impossible, like selling a comet or a shooting star
www.christies.com/en/stories/t...
November 29, 2025 at 5:36 AM
they're auctioning Blake's Tyger next week
seems impossible, like selling a comet or a shooting star
www.christies.com/en/stories/t...
seems impossible, like selling a comet or a shooting star
www.christies.com/en/stories/t...
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#BOTD 1912
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks: "American photographer, composer, author, poet, and filmmaker, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African Americans."
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks: "American photographer, composer, author, poet, and filmmaker, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African Americans."
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
#BOTD 1912
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks: "American photographer, composer, author, poet, and filmmaker, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African Americans."
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks: "American photographer, composer, author, poet, and filmmaker, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African Americans."
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this guy made his son a tiny version of Engineered Garments's FA pants 😭
IG twhattcomethru
IG twhattcomethru
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
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Women Photographers 1900 to 1975: A Legacy of Light – in pictures
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Women Photographers 1900 to 1975: A Legacy of Light – in pictures
The new NGV exhibition honours the photographic practices of more than 80 female artists working between 1900 and 1975
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Women Photographers 1900 to 1975: A Legacy of Light – in pictures
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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So proud of New Yorkers who trapped hundreds of ICE goons in a federal garage and stopped a big roundup of Canal Street vendors.
(For those who don’t know, Canal Street in Chinatown is known for mainly African vendors of knock off swank goods. It’s where ladies from Long Island buy their “Prãda.”)
(For those who don’t know, Canal Street in Chinatown is known for mainly African vendors of knock off swank goods. It’s where ladies from Long Island buy their “Prãda.”)
Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
So proud of New Yorkers who trapped hundreds of ICE goons in a federal garage and stopped a big roundup of Canal Street vendors.
(For those who don’t know, Canal Street in Chinatown is known for mainly African vendors of knock off swank goods. It’s where ladies from Long Island buy their “Prãda.”)
(For those who don’t know, Canal Street in Chinatown is known for mainly African vendors of knock off swank goods. It’s where ladies from Long Island buy their “Prãda.”)
“… the police, reinforced by judges like the notorious city recorder Richard Riker, sent the accused to southern plantations with little concern and often even less evidence.”
November 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“… the police, reinforced by judges like the notorious city recorder Richard Riker, sent the accused to southern plantations with little concern and often even less evidence.”
Him again.
“In 1991, a leaked memorandum on trade liberalisation sent by #LarrySummers, then chief economist at the World Bank, stated that ‘the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable & we should face up to that.’”
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
“In 1991, a leaked memorandum on trade liberalisation sent by #LarrySummers, then chief economist at the World Bank, stated that ‘the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable & we should face up to that.’”
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Brett Christophers · Assume the worst: Where our waste goes
Just as Big Oil has repeatedly failed to deliver on pledges to begin decarbonising, so too the promises of plastics...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Him again.
“In 1991, a leaked memorandum on trade liberalisation sent by #LarrySummers, then chief economist at the World Bank, stated that ‘the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable & we should face up to that.’”
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
“In 1991, a leaked memorandum on trade liberalisation sent by #LarrySummers, then chief economist at the World Bank, stated that ‘the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable & we should face up to that.’”
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Romare Bearden’s Estate Brings His Work into the Digital Realm share.google/Ap9Wjp8SUEsu...
How Romare Bearden’s Estate Is Bringing the Artist’s Work into the Digital Realm
With the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, the Bearden Foundation is compiling a digital catalogue raisonné for 20th-century artist Romare Bearden.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Romare Bearden’s Estate Brings His Work into the Digital Realm share.google/Ap9Wjp8SUEsu...
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From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
Visiting my favourite feline relative.
November 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Visiting my favourite feline relative.
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Very interesting to learn about the history behind these parades.
Photographer P.L.Sperr took 1930s photographs of Manhattan ragamuffins. Here are some of them.
Photographer P.L.Sperr took 1930s photographs of Manhattan ragamuffins. Here are some of them.
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Very interesting to learn about the history behind these parades.
Photographer P.L.Sperr took 1930s photographs of Manhattan ragamuffins. Here are some of them.
Photographer P.L.Sperr took 1930s photographs of Manhattan ragamuffins. Here are some of them.
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Thankful for being able to finish up editing through the itis! If you’re just waking up from a late turkey nap, come learn about the Fantasticals and Ragamuffin parades, which is one of the more fun ways New Yorkers used to celebrate Thanksgiving: discovering.nyc/the-fantasti...
The Fantasticals and Ragamuffin Parades: How New Yorkers used to celebrate Thanksgiving - Discovering NYC
For many years, one of the major civic celebrations in New York City was Evacuation Day, which was celebrated each November 25th to mark the day the Americans secured the city following the end of hos...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Thankful for being able to finish up editing through the itis! If you’re just waking up from a late turkey nap, come learn about the Fantasticals and Ragamuffin parades, which is one of the more fun ways New Yorkers used to celebrate Thanksgiving: discovering.nyc/the-fantasti...
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They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, 1932.
Photograph by the unsung hero of New York photography, P.L. Sperr.
Photograph by the unsung hero of New York photography, P.L. Sperr.
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, 1932.
Photograph by the unsung hero of New York photography, P.L. Sperr.
Photograph by the unsung hero of New York photography, P.L. Sperr.
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Along with the German objects we found in our attic, there was this notebook, a remnant of a Polish settler.
I don't know who Mania, its owner, was, but she must have lived in my house. So we are, in some way, connected.
I don't know who Mania, its owner, was, but she must have lived in my house. So we are, in some way, connected.
November 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Along with the German objects we found in our attic, there was this notebook, a remnant of a Polish settler.
I don't know who Mania, its owner, was, but she must have lived in my house. So we are, in some way, connected.
I don't know who Mania, its owner, was, but she must have lived in my house. So we are, in some way, connected.
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Tonight we're celebrating 10 years of Rewilding Britain (@rewildingbritain.org.uk). I don't think I've ever come across an organisation which has shifted both public attitudes and tangible outcomes on an issue so fast. I'm proud to be associated.
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Tonight we're celebrating 10 years of Rewilding Britain (@rewildingbritain.org.uk). I don't think I've ever come across an organisation which has shifted both public attitudes and tangible outcomes on an issue so fast. I'm proud to be associated.
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🪶 Sooo cute- very hot day & the two juvenile magpies are sitting on the outdoor chair & table, in the shade, warbling away. #Birds #AustralianWildlife
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
🪶 Sooo cute- very hot day & the two juvenile magpies are sitting on the outdoor chair & table, in the shade, warbling away. #Birds #AustralianWildlife
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Look at these lovelies who were found foraging in the leaf litter on Staten Island. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. 🪶🦃
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Look at these lovelies who were found foraging in the leaf litter on Staten Island. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. 🪶🦃
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asking to see the vinegar list at the french fry restaurant
Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
asking to see the vinegar list at the french fry restaurant
Detaching myself from mid-week mode. Putting some frankincense in the diffuser & listening to John Dowland.
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Detaching myself from mid-week mode. Putting some frankincense in the diffuser & listening to John Dowland.
Just started reading …
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just started reading …
Absolutely worth the arduous public transit trip (in my case bus/train/ferry/bus) to get to Clear Comfort. I can’t think of a more beautifully situated museum in the city. Summer, of course, the best time to go, but take a visit any season. A true haven.
www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...
www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...
Alice Austen’s Larky Life
The Victorian photographer has gained a cult following for her intimate and surprising images of women.
www.newyorker.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Absolutely worth the arduous public transit trip (in my case bus/train/ferry/bus) to get to Clear Comfort. I can’t think of a more beautifully situated museum in the city. Summer, of course, the best time to go, but take a visit any season. A true haven.
www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...
www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...