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Zoë Chan

@zoechan.bsky.social

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In limbo. In between places. On the periphery. On the foreshore. Perambulator. About place. Lettering and ghost/neon sign fiend. Folk. Macabre. https://linktr.ee/Zoe.Chan

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Zoë Chan @zoechan.bsky.social · Sep 18

Interpret as you wish…

Mass of balloons spilling out of a huge street waste collection bin

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · Jan 18

Untitled (Electrical Lines),
Elfriede Stegmeyer, c. 1938

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · Jan 14

Photographer Francois Prost has been documenting the Love Hotels of Japan. Many more here

francoisprost.com/portfolio-it...

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Folk Horror Revival 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social · Jan 1

This advert by Nike will motivate anyone who's new year's resolution is to get fit:

"Run. Because of what's out there." 😨

An advert for Nike of a photo of an ominous looking road in the mist with bare trees on the right, and writing underneath saying: 'Just do it. Run. Because of what's out there'.

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Zoë Chan @zoechan.bsky.social · Jan 1

Happy New Year to each and every one of you. Hoping to be more present this year, in more ways than one…

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John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social · Dec 31

Dome dreams... New Substack.

One Amazing Night, Again

Remembering the opening of thr Millennium Dome, 25 years ago, and looking ahead to 2025

open.substack.com

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A London Inheritance @alondoninheritance.bsky.social · Dec 29

Today’s new post - capturing the changing city through 100 years of London films at alondoninheritance.com

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Zoë Chan @zoechan.bsky.social · Dec 27

Super article by @faberbooks.bsky.social about the cover design development for ‘Sylvia Plath’s Tomato Soup Cake’.

I love Faber cover design, and this cover just sums up its beauty!

www.faber.co.uk/journal/book...

Book Cover Design: Sylvia Plath’s Tomato Soup Cake | Faber

Senior Designer Henry Petrides tells us how he designed a unique cover for Sylvia Plath’s Tomato Soup Cake – a collection of classic authors’ favourite recipes.

www.faber.co.uk

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · Dec 26

Today’s footpaths announcement is very welcome news and will ensure many miles of ancient paths are recorded, thereby preserving their use for future generations.

Much more needs to be done to allow for responsible access across England - both on land and water.

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Deadline to record historic footpaths to be scrapped

Walking campaigners welcome the move, which the government says will help prevent paths from being lost.

www.bbc.com

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John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social · Dec 26

Welcome to the first episode of my geeky new podcast, Monstrosities Mon Amour, where a guest and I explore somewhere they love, somewhere more commonly dismissed… johngrindrod.substack.com/p/new-podcas...

NEW PODCAST! Monstrosities Mon Amour 1: Corby Bus Station

John Grindrod meets The London Ambler Mike Althorpe, and they explore Corby Bus Station and *Batteries Not Included in the first episode of a new podcast

johngrindrod.substack.com

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Stephen G. Rae @stephengrae.bsky.social · Dec 26

It's Wren Day or Hunt The Wren Day. Wrenboys caught a wren & placed it on top of a staff decorated with holly, ivy, ribbons, & paraded it around the neighbourhood. The wrenboys were typically dressed in straw masks, greenery or colourful clothing; sang songs & played music for money to bury the wren

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Zoë Chan @zoechan.bsky.social · Dec 26

My god, I am *really* enjoying Kilchoman Machir Bay whisky.

Zoë Chan @zoechan.bsky.social · Dec 25

Merry Christmas to One and All 🎄

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Zoë Chan @zoechan.bsky.social · Dec 24

Yep, I totally get that

Zoë Chan @zoechan.bsky.social · Dec 24

I never get bored of this 1965 Sainsbury’s Christmas Pudding packaging design. So simple and elegant.

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Maxim Peter Griffin @maximpetergriff.bsky.social · Dec 22

22/12/24 - nocturn

small hours
big time

starry, yes and the trees
at the back of Morrison's are shaking

a clatter that leaks into everything
Bad Knocks is abroad tonight

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Zoë Chan @zoechan.bsky.social · Dec 22

What a shame. I do hope it comes to good use in the end, and the project doesn’t falter. At least it’s not being demolished I suppose…

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Tommy Atkinson @atters1000.bsky.social · Dec 21

Sherlock Holmes from the ‘Drama Through the Ages’ frieze designed by Gilbert Bayes for the Saville Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue. This was an Odeon for many years, standing empty for now.