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A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
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DOROTHEA LANGE took this iconic photo of FLORENCE OWENS THOMPSON & her children in 1936, while employed by the U.S. government’s Farm Security Administration (FSA) program, formed during the Great Depression to raise awareness of and provide aid to impoverished farmers.
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
DOROTHEA LANGE took this iconic photo of FLORENCE OWENS THOMPSON & her children in 1936, while employed by the U.S. government’s Farm Security Administration (FSA) program, formed during the Great Depression to raise awareness of and provide aid to impoverished farmers.
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I'm glad that Congress isn't alive to see this
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I'm glad that Congress isn't alive to see this
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Snapped this image at Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration.
May the memory of Hind Rajab live on forever, and may her murderers face full justice and accountability, in this life and the next.
May the memory of Hind Rajab live on forever, and may her murderers face full justice and accountability, in this life and the next.
January 2, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Snapped this image at Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration.
May the memory of Hind Rajab live on forever, and may her murderers face full justice and accountability, in this life and the next.
May the memory of Hind Rajab live on forever, and may her murderers face full justice and accountability, in this life and the next.
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I wrote a dissertation this year on 'women in Ancient Rome who wore the toga'. Here is a post in which I've collated a lot of the questions people have asked me about this. The question of 'what is going on here in sex & gender?' is at the bottom:
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in 2025 I got a distinction in my MA in Classics
it was about women in Ancient Rome who wore the toga. I am very proud of myself.
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December 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I wrote a dissertation this year on 'women in Ancient Rome who wore the toga'. Here is a post in which I've collated a lot of the questions people have asked me about this. The question of 'what is going on here in sex & gender?' is at the bottom:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/in-2025-i-...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/in-2025-i-...
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Coire an Lochain, Loch an Eilein and Lagangarbh Cottage, Glen Coe. Some personal faves of 2025, didn't get out as much as I had hoped this year but looking forward to doing more in '26. Wishing you all the very best for the ne'er, let's hope it's a good one, Slàinte Mhath! 🙏
December 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Coire an Lochain, Loch an Eilein and Lagangarbh Cottage, Glen Coe. Some personal faves of 2025, didn't get out as much as I had hoped this year but looking forward to doing more in '26. Wishing you all the very best for the ne'er, let's hope it's a good one, Slàinte Mhath! 🙏
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This time of year I like to list a few of those who turned DOWN (or returned) honours
- David Bowie
- Albert Finney
- Alan Rickman
- Ken Loach
- Michael Sheen
- Paul Weller
- Danny Boyle
- John Lennon
- LS Lowry
- John Cleese
- CS Lewis
- Stephen Hawking
- Jim Broadbent
- Francis Bacon
- David Bowie
- Albert Finney
- Alan Rickman
- Ken Loach
- Michael Sheen
- Paul Weller
- Danny Boyle
- John Lennon
- LS Lowry
- John Cleese
- CS Lewis
- Stephen Hawking
- Jim Broadbent
- Francis Bacon
December 30, 2025 at 6:36 AM
This time of year I like to list a few of those who turned DOWN (or returned) honours
- David Bowie
- Albert Finney
- Alan Rickman
- Ken Loach
- Michael Sheen
- Paul Weller
- Danny Boyle
- John Lennon
- LS Lowry
- John Cleese
- CS Lewis
- Stephen Hawking
- Jim Broadbent
- Francis Bacon
- David Bowie
- Albert Finney
- Alan Rickman
- Ken Loach
- Michael Sheen
- Paul Weller
- Danny Boyle
- John Lennon
- LS Lowry
- John Cleese
- CS Lewis
- Stephen Hawking
- Jim Broadbent
- Francis Bacon
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Anyone know anything about this kind of "deconstructed" tablecloth thread work? It might be called "pulled thread" or something. Handmade by some family members, probably in Glasgow in the late 19th or early 20th Century.
December 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Anyone know anything about this kind of "deconstructed" tablecloth thread work? It might be called "pulled thread" or something. Handmade by some family members, probably in Glasgow in the late 19th or early 20th Century.
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Favourite shots of 2025, second choice.
This was from Pollock Park at the start of February. Still cold and chilly as the White Cart rolls through the scene on its way to Paisley.
#pollockpark #Glasgow #glasgowphotographer #canoneos250d #rivercart
This was from Pollock Park at the start of February. Still cold and chilly as the White Cart rolls through the scene on its way to Paisley.
#pollockpark #Glasgow #glasgowphotographer #canoneos250d #rivercart
December 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Favourite shots of 2025, second choice.
This was from Pollock Park at the start of February. Still cold and chilly as the White Cart rolls through the scene on its way to Paisley.
#pollockpark #Glasgow #glasgowphotographer #canoneos250d #rivercart
This was from Pollock Park at the start of February. Still cold and chilly as the White Cart rolls through the scene on its way to Paisley.
#pollockpark #Glasgow #glasgowphotographer #canoneos250d #rivercart
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
Indy parties set for a big win in Holyrood vote
Indy parties set for a big win in Holyrood vote
December 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
Indy parties set for a big win in Holyrood vote
Indy parties set for a big win in Holyrood vote
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🚨 Scotland is set to elect a huge pro-independence majority to Holyrood in 2026 – as Labour fall into joint fourth place alongside the Tories, a new poll has found
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
December 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🚨 Scotland is set to elect a huge pro-independence majority to Holyrood in 2026 – as Labour fall into joint fourth place alongside the Tories, a new poll has found
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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Son-in-Law Watch:
Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller with seats at the table at Mar-a-Lago meeting with Zelenskyy.
December 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Son-in-Law Watch:
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5.20 a.m. on Monday 28 December 1908, the prosperous Sicilian port city of Messina is mostly asleep. The evening before saw the inauguration of the city's new public lighting system and a Christmas performance of Verdi's opera "Aida" at the Vittorio Emanuele Theatre [Thread] >> 1
December 28, 2024 at 3:12 PM
5.20 a.m. on Monday 28 December 1908, the prosperous Sicilian port city of Messina is mostly asleep. The evening before saw the inauguration of the city's new public lighting system and a Christmas performance of Verdi's opera "Aida" at the Vittorio Emanuele Theatre [Thread] >> 1
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Airstrikes, shootings, hypothermia: The harsh reality of life in Gaza under US-backed ceasefire
Airstrikes, shootings, hypothermia: The harsh reality of life in Gaza under US-backed ceasefire
Warning: This article contains images and descriptions some people may find distressing
news.sky.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Airstrikes, shootings, hypothermia: The harsh reality of life in Gaza under US-backed ceasefire
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“A good many of the ordinary ways of living go when people begin to live up in the air.”
Maeve Brennan captures the loss of traditional, grounded life when urban change, like elevated trains or modern living, disconnects people from the familiar rhythms of the street.
Maeve Brennan captures the loss of traditional, grounded life when urban change, like elevated trains or modern living, disconnects people from the familiar rhythms of the street.
December 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“A good many of the ordinary ways of living go when people begin to live up in the air.”
Maeve Brennan captures the loss of traditional, grounded life when urban change, like elevated trains or modern living, disconnects people from the familiar rhythms of the street.
Maeve Brennan captures the loss of traditional, grounded life when urban change, like elevated trains or modern living, disconnects people from the familiar rhythms of the street.
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Michael Slater obituary
Michael Slater obituary
Scholar of Charles Dickens who wrote a definitive biography and shone a light on the writer’s more neglected works
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Michael Slater obituary
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"A Musk, Zuckerberg e compagnia: in Europa abbiamo un mercato di milioni di utenti che fanno guadagnare un sacco di soldi alle vostre aziende. “Se non vi piace, potete sempre prendervi il vostro saluto nazi e la vostra 'energia mascolina' e tornarvene a casa. Viva l'Europa. Ora più che mai!”
💈 Gli USA dichiarano guerra all’Europa per la regolamentazione delle piattaforme: è ora di togliersi i guanti bianchi | @ariannaciccone.bsky.social
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www.valigiablu.it/usa-trump-eu...
Gli USA dichiarano guerra all'Europa per la regolamentazione delle piattaforme: è ora di togliersi i guanti bianchi - Valigia Blu
Le restrizioni imposte dall’amministrazione Trump sui visti a funzionari e attivisti europei coinvolti nell’applicazione delle leggi UE contro la disinformazione, trasformano la libertà di espressione...
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December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"A Musk, Zuckerberg e compagnia: in Europa abbiamo un mercato di milioni di utenti che fanno guadagnare un sacco di soldi alle vostre aziende. “Se non vi piace, potete sempre prendervi il vostro saluto nazi e la vostra 'energia mascolina' e tornarvene a casa. Viva l'Europa. Ora più che mai!”
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Confessions Of A Justified Skinter
Letter from James Hogg to John Murray, 26 Dec 1814:
Dear Murray
What the deuce have you made of my excellent poem that you are never publishing it while I am starving for want of money and cannot even afford a Christmas goose to my friends?…
—in DEAR MR MURRAY
#C18 #C19 #romanticism #BookHistory
Dear Murray
What the deuce have you made of my excellent poem that you are never publishing it while I am starving for want of money and cannot even afford a Christmas goose to my friends?…
—in DEAR MR MURRAY
#C18 #C19 #romanticism #BookHistory
December 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Confessions Of A Justified Skinter
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This year we launched "My Scotland" and it was brilliant reading the stories and connections folk have with Scotland. Enjoy!
My Scotland – your stories, our connections
We would love to hear about your connections to Scotland. We will publish one of your stories every Friday. Please send your stories to [email protected]
bylines.scot
December 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This year we launched "My Scotland" and it was brilliant reading the stories and connections folk have with Scotland. Enjoy!
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Whiteout on the River Coupall, Glen Coe. Hope ye all have a very merry Christmas folks, and a belter of a New Year! Thanks for all your your support and kind words over 2025, always very much appreciated 🙏Here's to adventures new in 2026, Slainte!!🥃 xxx www.damianshields.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Whiteout on the River Coupall, Glen Coe. Hope ye all have a very merry Christmas folks, and a belter of a New Year! Thanks for all your your support and kind words over 2025, always very much appreciated 🙏Here's to adventures new in 2026, Slainte!!🥃 xxx www.damianshields.com
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The Liz Truss Show - Behind the Scenes
December 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The Liz Truss Show - Behind the Scenes