Nic Crow
@franzo.bsky.social
Awkward history lover who loves drunken book shopping, and naps. Cave Gremlin and data nerd.
Finally a new year resolution I’m interested in
My resolutions are:
Big arms, big heart
More books, more art
Big arms, big heart
More books, more art
January 1, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Finally a new year resolution I’m interested in
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RIP Claudia Cardinale. Much like Robert Redford, she was a rare case of a beautiful performer with a filmography full of bangers who did NOT become right-wing later in life. Here she is punching fascist Brigitte Bardot in the face in Les Pétroleuses (1971).
September 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
RIP Claudia Cardinale. Much like Robert Redford, she was a rare case of a beautiful performer with a filmography full of bangers who did NOT become right-wing later in life. Here she is punching fascist Brigitte Bardot in the face in Les Pétroleuses (1971).
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When mothers admitted their children to the London Foundling Hospital, they often left tokens. Sometimes, just a cut of the child's clothing, as in this case. This child was reclaimed by its mother in 1760. Seeing the fabric in the archive this week was incredible.
April 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
When mothers admitted their children to the London Foundling Hospital, they often left tokens. Sometimes, just a cut of the child's clothing, as in this case. This child was reclaimed by its mother in 1760. Seeing the fabric in the archive this week was incredible.
Usually on Christmas Eve I’m hosting family because we’re Swedish, but due to *reasons* this year I’m not, and today I have;
Had my hair cut
Had brunch
Bought myself nice flowers
Got quite tipsy in the pub
Had a drive thru dinner
And
GOT INTO A FRESHLY MADE BED
What a time to be alive.
Had my hair cut
Had brunch
Bought myself nice flowers
Got quite tipsy in the pub
Had a drive thru dinner
And
GOT INTO A FRESHLY MADE BED
What a time to be alive.
a woman wearing a white shirt and a black bow tie with #schitts creek on the bottom
ALT: a woman wearing a white shirt and a black bow tie with #schitts creek on the bottom
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December 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Usually on Christmas Eve I’m hosting family because we’re Swedish, but due to *reasons* this year I’m not, and today I have;
Had my hair cut
Had brunch
Bought myself nice flowers
Got quite tipsy in the pub
Had a drive thru dinner
And
GOT INTO A FRESHLY MADE BED
What a time to be alive.
Had my hair cut
Had brunch
Bought myself nice flowers
Got quite tipsy in the pub
Had a drive thru dinner
And
GOT INTO A FRESHLY MADE BED
What a time to be alive.
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This is why it's important to have Arts/Humanities courses AND STEM courses. It all fits together, they compliment each other.
There's no such thing as useless education.
There's no such thing as useless education.
Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
This is why it's important to have Arts/Humanities courses AND STEM courses. It all fits together, they compliment each other.
There's no such thing as useless education.
There's no such thing as useless education.
This is the most @sashagoblin.bsky.social coded thing I have ever seen.
what do you MEAN y’all only read one book at a time
Left the novel I'm in the middle of at a friend's house... Which is a problem because today is a "snuggle up in bed early with a hot water bottle and a good book" evening. So I'm doing an extremely risky thing and... Starting to read... Another book... Despite being halfway through one already.
November 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is the most @sashagoblin.bsky.social coded thing I have ever seen.
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Apparently my most controversial opinion is “leave the Gävlebocken alone.”
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Apparently my most controversial opinion is “leave the Gävlebocken alone.”
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I'm buying warm socks, leggings, pjs, thermals and knickers for sex workers this winter. Ive done the first bag. If you want to support this and help out, let me know!
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I'm buying warm socks, leggings, pjs, thermals and knickers for sex workers this winter. Ive done the first bag. If you want to support this and help out, let me know!
I mean, you’ve answered your own question there.
@oldenoughtosay.com did you find the sandwich reviewer?
@oldenoughtosay.com did you find the sandwich reviewer?
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I mean, you’ve answered your own question there.
@oldenoughtosay.com did you find the sandwich reviewer?
@oldenoughtosay.com did you find the sandwich reviewer?
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Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Vinted is maddening; each listing could be one of three sizes and I have no idea which unless the seller has added it in the free text or photographed the label. Complete enshittification.
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Vinted is maddening; each listing could be one of three sizes and I have no idea which unless the seller has added it in the free text or photographed the label. Complete enshittification.
I feel this so deeply. I’m one of those folks who desperately wants a house, but why do I want to sacrifice our beautiful natural environment so developers can build more houses that I have to rent but can’t afford to buy? The only winners are the developers/investors.
The Government can keep shouting. It's talking to itself.
The YIMBY-NIMBY divide exists only in Westminster's echo chamber.
Meanwhile, the public have made themselves clear. They want homes that work with nature, and leaders who listen.
The YIMBY-NIMBY divide exists only in Westminster's echo chamber.
Meanwhile, the public have made themselves clear. They want homes that work with nature, and leaders who listen.
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I feel this so deeply. I’m one of those folks who desperately wants a house, but why do I want to sacrifice our beautiful natural environment so developers can build more houses that I have to rent but can’t afford to buy? The only winners are the developers/investors.
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
Thanks @scandikitchen.bsky.social I needed this 💙💛💙💛💙
October 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Thanks @scandikitchen.bsky.social I needed this 💙💛💙💛💙
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Cambridge people: help save these bananas from the bin! Cambridge Fruit Company looking to give away 150kg of over-ripe nanas, address in alt. CFC does great work for the Red Hen Project too, all round great people so happy to advertise them. redhenproject.org www.cambridgefruitcompany.com/shop/
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Cambridge people: help save these bananas from the bin! Cambridge Fruit Company looking to give away 150kg of over-ripe nanas, address in alt. CFC does great work for the Red Hen Project too, all round great people so happy to advertise them. redhenproject.org www.cambridgefruitcompany.com/shop/
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Tia Kofi to Zack Polanski, "There are better ways for everything to be better for everyone, rather than just sort of your little bubble"
October 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Tia Kofi to Zack Polanski, "There are better ways for everything to be better for everyone, rather than just sort of your little bubble"
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OK, I'm going to send screenshots. Let's start with Where Eagles Dare
October 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
OK, I'm going to send screenshots. Let's start with Where Eagles Dare
They do warn you that it can be painful to have the coil fitted. What they don’t tell you is that it’s equally painful if you cannot have it fitted. THE PAIN I AM IN AND IT DIDN’T EVEN GET DONE.
I’m livid with my endless bad luck right now.
I’m livid with my endless bad luck right now.
a young boy is laughing with his mouth open in a striped shirt .
Alt: a young child is screaming with passion and rage
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October 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
They do warn you that it can be painful to have the coil fitted. What they don’t tell you is that it’s equally painful if you cannot have it fitted. THE PAIN I AM IN AND IT DIDN’T EVEN GET DONE.
I’m livid with my endless bad luck right now.
I’m livid with my endless bad luck right now.
Husband has gone to rehearsal so it’s me and Ratty, and of course we are watching K-pop Demon Hunters. And yes, we are obsessed.
a group of cartoon girls are standing next to each other with their arms in the air .
ALT: a group of cartoon girls are standing next to each other with their arms in the air .
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October 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Husband has gone to rehearsal so it’s me and Ratty, and of course we are watching K-pop Demon Hunters. And yes, we are obsessed.
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Someone should market a Tradvent Calendar where there is a basèd life-hack from a Tradfluencer behind every window
October 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Someone should market a Tradvent Calendar where there is a basèd life-hack from a Tradfluencer behind every window
I don’t have enough knowledge to comment on rent control, but what I do know is:
✅ I have a decent income
✅ I pay more than a mortgage to live in my house
✅ I still can’t get a mortgage
✅ ‘Professor Wrongo of the Bad Advice Institute’ had made me cackle
✅ I have a decent income
✅ I pay more than a mortgage to live in my house
✅ I still can’t get a mortgage
✅ ‘Professor Wrongo of the Bad Advice Institute’ had made me cackle
Ooo another guest editorial from Professor Wrongo of the Bad Advice Institute
October 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I don’t have enough knowledge to comment on rent control, but what I do know is:
✅ I have a decent income
✅ I pay more than a mortgage to live in my house
✅ I still can’t get a mortgage
✅ ‘Professor Wrongo of the Bad Advice Institute’ had made me cackle
✅ I have a decent income
✅ I pay more than a mortgage to live in my house
✅ I still can’t get a mortgage
✅ ‘Professor Wrongo of the Bad Advice Institute’ had made me cackle
HOMEMADE PIE IN THE OVEN
a man with a beard is wearing sunglasses and a jacket that says let 's gooooooo
Alt: a man with a beard is wearing sunglasses and a jacket that says let 's gooooooo
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October 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
HOMEMADE PIE IN THE OVEN
I thought this was an early morning walk on the Heath in @hookland.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I thought this was an early morning walk on the Heath in @hookland.bsky.social
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Do not go gentle into that good night.
Put on an inflatable frog suit and rage against the dying of the light.
Put on an inflatable frog suit and rage against the dying of the light.
October 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Put on an inflatable frog suit and rage against the dying of the light.
Put on an inflatable frog suit and rage against the dying of the light.
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Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.
Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show
Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.