Tim Riley
@timriley.bsky.social
Reading. Writing. Sub-optimal parenting.
I think whoever chooses these knew exactly what they were doing when they chose this one.
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I think whoever chooses these knew exactly what they were doing when they chose this one.
Went to see Julian Barnes. Interviewed by some chap called Ian McEwan.
January 20, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Went to see Julian Barnes. Interviewed by some chap called Ian McEwan.
Went back to Lee Miller at Tate Britain, this time early enough to actually get near the pictures.
January 15, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Went back to Lee Miller at Tate Britain, this time early enough to actually get near the pictures.
Well, this was a nice surprise. A roomful of Josef Koudelka's pictures at Tate Modern.
January 14, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Well, this was a nice surprise. A roomful of Josef Koudelka's pictures at Tate Modern.
The optimum ratio of custard to pudding, courtesy of Sunsnacks, Lisson Grove.
January 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The optimum ratio of custard to pudding, courtesy of Sunsnacks, Lisson Grove.
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the post I put up upon hearing the news of Bowie's death. The comment section became a document of people dealing with grief, sadness, bewilderment. I'm glad I could give them a place to mourn; it felt like the blog's ultimate purpose: bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/d...
David Robert Jones, 1947-2016
Goodbye. If you need a place to talk, here it is. Be nice to each other.
bowiesongs.wordpress.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
the post I put up upon hearing the news of Bowie's death. The comment section became a document of people dealing with grief, sadness, bewilderment. I'm glad I could give them a place to mourn; it felt like the blog's ultimate purpose: bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/d...
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Posted this a few times on the Bowie anniversary but not over here so here’s one of my favourite tributes of that day, from the organist at Kelvingrove Museum.
January 10, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Posted this a few times on the Bowie anniversary but not over here so here’s one of my favourite tributes of that day, from the organist at Kelvingrove Museum.
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We are off to see David Bowie tonight, so I'll let you know what he's like live.
January 10, 2026 at 10:42 AM
We are off to see David Bowie tonight, so I'll let you know what he's like live.
Looks like Turner. Painted by Constable.
January 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Looks like Turner. Painted by Constable.
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David Bowie’s Blackstar arrived a decade ago this week. Two days later, he was gone. Here is a prelapsarian oral history — as told by most of those who made the album, just before his shocking exit.
At the Centre of It All
Ten years later, an oral history of David Bowie's 'Blackstar'
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January 7, 2026 at 4:10 AM
David Bowie’s Blackstar arrived a decade ago this week. Two days later, he was gone. Here is a prelapsarian oral history — as told by most of those who made the album, just before his shocking exit.
Turner's sketchbook at Tate Britain.
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Turner's sketchbook at Tate Britain.
Optimistic of me to expect Tolstoy to fit through the letterbox.
January 2, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Optimistic of me to expect Tolstoy to fit through the letterbox.
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Henry Cartier Bresson ~ Le grand Jeu
January 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Henry Cartier Bresson ~ Le grand Jeu
Moon over the reservoir on the way back from New Year's Day lunch.
January 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Moon over the reservoir on the way back from New Year's Day lunch.
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Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing.
What is it?
Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
www.gofundme.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
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Every Christmas Eve I like to share the very beautiful Apollo 8 Christmas message, broadcast from the orbit of the Moon on Christmas Eve 1968 - Merry Christmas everyone 🎄 youtu.be/ToHhQUhdyBY?...
Apollo 8's Christmas Eve 1968 Message
YouTube video by NASA Video
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December 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Every Christmas Eve I like to share the very beautiful Apollo 8 Christmas message, broadcast from the orbit of the Moon on Christmas Eve 1968 - Merry Christmas everyone 🎄 youtu.be/ToHhQUhdyBY?...