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Michael "your luggage has more leg room than you do" O'Leary, shares his compassionate philosophy for running the UK...
January 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Agatha Christie died on 12 January 1976 - 50 years ago today.

Did you know our Agatha Christie business papers comprise thousands of letters, incl. from the novelist herself?

📷 EUL UA/P/5i: Christie receiving an honorary degree from @exeter.ac.uk in 1961

#AgathaChristie #OnThisDay #OTD #Archives
January 12, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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In under 48 hours, you organized nearly 1,200 marches and vigils in all 50 states and DC for Renee Nicole Good.

There are more of us than there are of them — and We the People won’t stop demanding accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee. #ICEOutForGood
January 12, 2026 at 2:09 PM
"Strongman interior minister Diosdado Cabello", "Strongman Hun Sen" and two references to Meduro as a strongman on p6 of Financial Times (10/01/26). Why are 4 articles on 1 page all echoing Trump's favoured strongman language?
January 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Meanwhile, in the primary schools across Great Britain... (FT, 10 Jan)
January 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
@endbirdshooting.bsky.social A century ago this month, D.H.Lawrence was complaining about the shooting of Robins, Songbirds and other tiny creatures in Liguria. youtu.be/2u5xPZT3c6I?...
Locating D.H. Lawrence: January 1926
YouTube video by D.H. Lawrence: A Digital Pilgrimage
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Get ready for Phase Two: a raid on Oslo to seize the Peace Prize.
January 3, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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‘There is a distinction between AI safety, which is hypothetical, and AI harm, which is happening now. For one thing, much of the data on which AI models have been trained is stolen – including, as it happens, from me.’

John Lanchester on the misdeeds of AI pioneers:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester · King of Cannibal Island: Will the AI bubble burst?
Nvidia shares are the purest bet you can make on the impact of AI. The leading firms are lending money to one another in...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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So the the FIFA Peace Prize truly was meaningless after all?
January 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Toilet graffiti at Topsham Brewery, Exeter.
January 2, 2026 at 9:24 AM
UK alcohol consumption is at an all time low according to the Financial Times. Fellow guzzlers, you know what you need to do. See you at the bar.
January 2, 2026 at 9:13 AM
In the spirit of the Epstein files, I give you Mary Berry redacted...
December 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
NCRI report on how social media inflates the profile/influence of far right nut jobs like Nick Fuentes.
networkcontagion.us/reports/amer...
America Last: How Fuentes’s Coordinated Raids and Foreign Fake-Speech Networks Inflate His Influence - Network Contagion Research Institute
networkcontagion.us
December 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Is it possible to have a democratic public brain? Joss Hands thinks so...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/public-br...
The Public Brain
Joss Hands connects historical understandings of the brain with the histories of politics and democracy to address contemporary concerns about social media, dem…
www.bloomsbury.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Indy Film Library (IFL) has announced its fifth annual Student Short Showcase – an online film festival of student filmmakers.
indyfilmlibrary.com/2025/12/12/i...
IFL focuses on bright future with 2025 Student Short Showcase selection
Nominees for sixth annual Indy Film Library Student Short Showcase announced Indy Film Library website to screen all six films free of charge for two weeks Films screened from 09:00 CET December 15…
indyfilmlibrary.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Beatpost is "a social platform for writers, readers, and thinkers who value quality content and meaningful interactions." It still needs a bit of development, but looks promising. Just shared something on 'Digital immersion and D.H. Lawrence' beatpost.net/post/18642f4...
Beatpost - Open Beat Publishing Platform
An open publishing platform inspired by the Beat Generation. Share quality articles without noise or distractions.
beatpost.net
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
When asked which celeb he'd be, Mark Selby said Tom Hank. An interesting choice given Hanks has discussed being able to remain detached from difficult situations, something Selby excels in when grinding out results. #snooker
December 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It's December 1925 and D.H. Lawrence espouses sentiments which would later inform the opening paragraph to Lady Chatterley's Lover #Booksky
youtu.be/5dSYuoMARdA?...
Locating Lawrence December 1925
YouTube video by D.H. Lawrence: A Digital Pilgrimage
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.

This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.

And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The reason I like snooker is it's the only sport where commentary focuses on table heaters rather than the shots. #snooker #ukchampionship
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
National Humanities Lecture with Elif Shafak on 3rd Feb is a hybrid event. Tickets here.
www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Award-winning novelist Elif Shafak to deliver the National Humanities Lecture 2026
The award-winning novelist and storyteller Elif Shafak will deliver the National Humanities Lecture on 3 February 2026 from 6-8pm at the University of London’s Senate House.
www.sas.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It's November 1925 and D.H. Lawrence is off to Liguria, Italy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U45... #booksky
Locating D.H. Lawrence: November 1925
YouTube video by D.H. Lawrence: A Digital Pilgrimage
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
FfilmSchool (FfS) is recruiting for a paid, collaborative documentary-making residency in the Cambrian Mountains (starting January 2026). The programme is designed to educate in and strengthen radical filmmaking infrastructures. No experience is required.
Apply / info: ffilmschool.org/apply/
apply – FfilmSchool.org
ffilmschool.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The religion paradox with Jon Stewart: 'Religion has given people comfort in a world torn apart by religion.'

youtube.com/watch?v=qSmr...
Jon Stewart on His Faith (or Lack Thereof) | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Risks and Benefits of Using AI in Research

Research Training

Monday 13th October 2025, 14:00 - 15:00 BST (London)

Online live via Zoom

Register here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
The Risks and Benefits of Using AI in Research
www.sas.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM