Woodrow Phoenix
@mrphoenix.bsky.social
Stashes pens around the house like drinkers stash bottles. Comics for cash. Where applicable.
Artist/Author: Crash Course, Rumble Strip, Donny Digits, Sugar Buzz!, Plastic Culture, etc
https://woodrowphoenix.co.uk/
No DMs, I’m not jumping thru that hoop
Artist/Author: Crash Course, Rumble Strip, Donny Digits, Sugar Buzz!, Plastic Culture, etc
https://woodrowphoenix.co.uk/
No DMs, I’m not jumping thru that hoop
Admiring the style and commitment of this Japanese flagheaded woman - supporting Nozomi Maruyama’s bronze medal jump in the Women’s Normal Hill at Predazzo #MilanoCortina
February 7, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Admiring the style and commitment of this Japanese flagheaded woman - supporting Nozomi Maruyama’s bronze medal jump in the Women’s Normal Hill at Predazzo #MilanoCortina
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In praise of Aldus Manutius, who died OTD in 1515. I did not know or had forgotten that he was tutor to two nephews of Pico della Mirandola before he set up shop as a Venetian printer: www.lindahall.org/about/news/s... #MedievalSky #BookHistory
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
In praise of Aldus Manutius, who died OTD in 1515. I did not know or had forgotten that he was tutor to two nephews of Pico della Mirandola before he set up shop as a Venetian printer: www.lindahall.org/about/news/s... #MedievalSky #BookHistory
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Lithuanian Olympic uniforms by Issey Miyake for the 1992 games in Barcelona. This was Lithuania's first time in the Olympics after gaining independence from the Soviet Union. Fabric was cut and shaped using heat, not scissors or sewing machines.
February 7, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Lithuanian Olympic uniforms by Issey Miyake for the 1992 games in Barcelona. This was Lithuania's first time in the Olympics after gaining independence from the Soviet Union. Fabric was cut and shaped using heat, not scissors or sewing machines.
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It’s weird how the White House can just blame a “staffer” for the racist post as if just any low level flunky can pretend to be the President of the United States at any random time.
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
It’s weird how the White House can just blame a “staffer” for the racist post as if just any low level flunky can pretend to be the President of the United States at any random time.
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Mongolia and Haiti correctly identified that the Winter Olympics are primarily a chance to design baller cold weather uniforms
February 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Mongolia and Haiti correctly identified that the Winter Olympics are primarily a chance to design baller cold weather uniforms
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If you are baffled by why the jury refused to convict the Palestine Action defendants, it's because – unlike them – you didn't hear the actual evidence. You heard what the media wanted you to know.
Here, I explain what the jury learnt from the trial: jonathancook.substack.com/p/barristers...
Here, I explain what the jury learnt from the trial: jonathancook.substack.com/p/barristers...
Barrister's powerful speech at Filton Trial reminds jury of its right to defy judge
Starmer and the media need convictions to justify Palestine Action's proscription as a terrorist group. Rajiv Menon KC spells out to the jury why it is a vital last defence against government tyranny
jonathancook.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
If you are baffled by why the jury refused to convict the Palestine Action defendants, it's because – unlike them – you didn't hear the actual evidence. You heard what the media wanted you to know.
Here, I explain what the jury learnt from the trial: jonathancook.substack.com/p/barristers...
Here, I explain what the jury learnt from the trial: jonathancook.substack.com/p/barristers...
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- a Yoshitomo Nara “Little Wanderer” figure
- a merino wool black turtleneck
- glass bottle of Coca-Cola, 33cl
- box set of “Homicide, Life on the Street
- 20 pre-sharpened Blackwing Pearl pencils
- a Yoshitomo Nara “Little Wanderer” figure
- a merino wool black turtleneck
- glass bottle of Coca-Cola, 33cl
- box set of “Homicide, Life on the Street
- 20 pre-sharpened Blackwing Pearl pencils
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- a ziploc bag of peanuts (for crows)
- a coin purse with one (1) token for the self-serve dog wash
- a sheet of black pimple patches shaped like stars, moons, hearts, and kitty heads
- a notebook with “Whoso list to hunt” written in secretary hand over and over
- a ziploc bag of peanuts (for crows)
- a coin purse with one (1) token for the self-serve dog wash
- a sheet of black pimple patches shaped like stars, moons, hearts, and kitty heads
- a notebook with “Whoso list to hunt” written in secretary hand over and over
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- a dog leash
- Benchmade crooked river mini
- AirPods Pro
- a DW drum key and two Dunlop Jazz III picks
- a copy of COLOR TASTE TEXTURE
- a dog leash
- Benchmade crooked river mini
- AirPods Pro
- a DW drum key and two Dunlop Jazz III picks
- a copy of COLOR TASTE TEXTURE
February 5, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- a Yoshitomo Nara “Little Wanderer” figure
- a merino wool black turtleneck
- glass bottle of Coca-Cola, 33cl
- box set of “Homicide, Life on the Street
- 20 pre-sharpened Blackwing Pearl pencils
- a Yoshitomo Nara “Little Wanderer” figure
- a merino wool black turtleneck
- glass bottle of Coca-Cola, 33cl
- box set of “Homicide, Life on the Street
- 20 pre-sharpened Blackwing Pearl pencils
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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A hideous episode; Mandelson got trounced by poet Lemn Sissay in the vote to be Chancellor of the University of Manchester (vote by staff and students), so Mandelson went down the road to the neighbouring Manchester Metropolitan University and management rolled out the red carpet for him.
MMU deleted the page celebrating Mandelson’s appointment as Chancellor in 2016. 🤷♂️
Our neighbours at Manchester Met didn’t get to vote, and management appointed their preferred candidate.
www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
February 4, 2026 at 5:48 PM
A hideous episode; Mandelson got trounced by poet Lemn Sissay in the vote to be Chancellor of the University of Manchester (vote by staff and students), so Mandelson went down the road to the neighbouring Manchester Metropolitan University and management rolled out the red carpet for him.
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again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
February 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
Correction re: that lightbox previously mentioned the other day - it isn’t A2. I mistyped it and didn’t notice (phone keyboard) but maybe you did. Anyway It’s twice the size. A1. It’s those dimensions that made me hang onto it all that time just in case.
February 4, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Correction re: that lightbox previously mentioned the other day - it isn’t A2. I mistyped it and didn’t notice (phone keyboard) but maybe you did. Anyway It’s twice the size. A1. It’s those dimensions that made me hang onto it all that time just in case.
The Royal College of Physicians in Regents Park - viewed from the garden, to the left of the building
February 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The Royal College of Physicians in Regents Park - viewed from the garden, to the left of the building
A magnificent horse, inspirational
My new book is among other things about discovering and affirming who you are by embracing what you do - here's Maud and her perfect horse she just drew.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/maud...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/maud...
February 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
A magnificent horse, inspirational
I got my first King Charles five-pound note the other day. Still seems strange but it’s been three years. (Fiver with QE2 for comparison)
February 4, 2026 at 9:23 AM
I got my first King Charles five-pound note the other day. Still seems strange but it’s been three years. (Fiver with QE2 for comparison)
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Remember when Google, in a legal filing, argued that "the open web is already in rapid decline"?
It's because Google is hastening the web's demise.
Now you can't search in Google Books book previews anymore. They disabled the function. A disaster for researchers.
www.theverge.com/news/773928/...
It's because Google is hastening the web's demise.
Now you can't search in Google Books book previews anymore. They disabled the function. A disaster for researchers.
www.theverge.com/news/773928/...
February 4, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Remember when Google, in a legal filing, argued that "the open web is already in rapid decline"?
It's because Google is hastening the web's demise.
Now you can't search in Google Books book previews anymore. They disabled the function. A disaster for researchers.
www.theverge.com/news/773928/...
It's because Google is hastening the web's demise.
Now you can't search in Google Books book previews anymore. They disabled the function. A disaster for researchers.
www.theverge.com/news/773928/...
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We loved the first Detective Stanley book from Hannah Tunnicliffe and Erica Harrison and we love Detective Stanley and the Green Thumbed Thief. There's skullduggery afoot at Narlybone Botanic Gardens! @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social
theslingsandarrows.com/detective-st...
theslingsandarrows.com/detective-st...
February 4, 2026 at 8:42 AM
We loved the first Detective Stanley book from Hannah Tunnicliffe and Erica Harrison and we love Detective Stanley and the Green Thumbed Thief. There's skullduggery afoot at Narlybone Botanic Gardens! @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social
theslingsandarrows.com/detective-st...
theslingsandarrows.com/detective-st...
Sunset through glass and drizzle.
On the Overground, New Cross-ish
On the Overground, New Cross-ish
February 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Sunset through glass and drizzle.
On the Overground, New Cross-ish
On the Overground, New Cross-ish
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Great mail day, courtesy of @andicomics.bsky.social - bedside wind-down reading and some small killer sketches!
February 2, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Great mail day, courtesy of @andicomics.bsky.social - bedside wind-down reading and some small killer sketches!
Very dark and wet morning improved by turning on this A2 lightbox. It was broken for ten years but I couldn’t bring myself to throw it away. Took it to nunhead repair cafe yesterday and it was fixed in an hour. Happy Sunday. Thank you, expert volunteers of nunhead.
February 1, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Very dark and wet morning improved by turning on this A2 lightbox. It was broken for ten years but I couldn’t bring myself to throw it away. Took it to nunhead repair cafe yesterday and it was fixed in an hour. Happy Sunday. Thank you, expert volunteers of nunhead.
Victor Pasmore
Yellow Abstract
1960-1
Oil paint on board
“‘Despite its tite, Yellow Abstract is dominated by an expanse of ochre paint. Victor Pasmore explained, 'Ochre can be a tint of yellow. But yellow is more poetic than ochre.’”
Yellow Abstract
1960-1
Oil paint on board
“‘Despite its tite, Yellow Abstract is dominated by an expanse of ochre paint. Victor Pasmore explained, 'Ochre can be a tint of yellow. But yellow is more poetic than ochre.’”
February 1, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Victor Pasmore
Yellow Abstract
1960-1
Oil paint on board
“‘Despite its tite, Yellow Abstract is dominated by an expanse of ochre paint. Victor Pasmore explained, 'Ochre can be a tint of yellow. But yellow is more poetic than ochre.’”
Yellow Abstract
1960-1
Oil paint on board
“‘Despite its tite, Yellow Abstract is dominated by an expanse of ochre paint. Victor Pasmore explained, 'Ochre can be a tint of yellow. But yellow is more poetic than ochre.’”
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When threatened, the global elite can spit venom as far as three meters
February 1, 2026 at 4:16 AM
When threatened, the global elite can spit venom as far as three meters
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whatever you do don’t ask their age
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 AM
whatever you do don’t ask their age
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🚀 YO COMICS FAIR IS BACK! We are thrilled to announce that Yo Comics Fair, a comic fair FOR kids and BY kids, is back at South London's @stanleyarts.uk on MARCH 22nd 2026! Woo hoo!
See you there!
www.yocomicsfair.co.uk
See you there!
www.yocomicsfair.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
🚀 YO COMICS FAIR IS BACK! We are thrilled to announce that Yo Comics Fair, a comic fair FOR kids and BY kids, is back at South London's @stanleyarts.uk on MARCH 22nd 2026! Woo hoo!
See you there!
www.yocomicsfair.co.uk
See you there!
www.yocomicsfair.co.uk
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the story now makes clear it was far more than just £10,000, regular payments from Epstein to Mandelson partner
I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:14 PM
the story now makes clear it was far more than just £10,000, regular payments from Epstein to Mandelson partner