J Richards
@jrichardsme.bsky.social
Writers & writing, wild places, slow food. Stories, art, poetry, nature. UK based international. Constantly curious.
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'Consequently there will continue to be passionate, sometimes contentious, debate over whether the cosmos is gently whispering to us about its true nature, or whether astronomers are chasing celestial ghosts.'
A salutary, unusually poetic reminder of the contingency of scientific knowledge.
A salutary, unusually poetic reminder of the contingency of scientific knowledge.
Dark Energy may be changing and with it the fate of the Universe
A mysterious force called Dark Energy might be changing, in a way that challenges our current understanding of the nature of time and space.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
'Consequently there will continue to be passionate, sometimes contentious, debate over whether the cosmos is gently whispering to us about its true nature, or whether astronomers are chasing celestial ghosts.'
A salutary, unusually poetic reminder of the contingency of scientific knowledge.
A salutary, unusually poetic reminder of the contingency of scientific knowledge.
There's treats in the box! Merry Christmas bleaters
December 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There's treats in the box! Merry Christmas bleaters
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Day 23 and we've reached penultimate window of this year’s Coastal Lexicon Advent Calendar!
Today’s word is:
🌊 strand — 'the land bordering a sea, a shore or beach'
Common to Germanic, strand being the default ‘beach’ word in Dutch, German, Danish and Norwegian.
Today’s word is:
🌊 strand — 'the land bordering a sea, a shore or beach'
Common to Germanic, strand being the default ‘beach’ word in Dutch, German, Danish and Norwegian.
December 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Day 23 and we've reached penultimate window of this year’s Coastal Lexicon Advent Calendar!
Today’s word is:
🌊 strand — 'the land bordering a sea, a shore or beach'
Common to Germanic, strand being the default ‘beach’ word in Dutch, German, Danish and Norwegian.
Today’s word is:
🌊 strand — 'the land bordering a sea, a shore or beach'
Common to Germanic, strand being the default ‘beach’ word in Dutch, German, Danish and Norwegian.
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Barrel-travellers washed up on a Hampshire beach in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Claire Stares.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: The clock is ticking for these colourful castaways | Claire Stares
Hayling Island, Hampshire: Piles of goose barnacles are stranded on the beach after a long journey hitched on a barrel. They’re fascinating creatures, but they won’t survive long
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Barrel-travellers washed up on a Hampshire beach in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Claire Stares.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale: my crash course in Brontëmania
Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale: my crash course in Brontëmania
As Wuthering Heights gets a raunchy Hollywood remake, our writer takes a pilgrimage through Haworth, the village where its author lived – and finds her spirit still electrifying the cobbled streets and windswept moors
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale: my crash course in Brontëmania
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We’ve launched a Crowdfunder to help us reach our target. This runs to 4th January 2026 and those who donate to the Crowdfunder will be entered into a prize draw with a chance to get hands-on at the giant re-chalking event in 2026: buff.ly/rXcf4Ao
December 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
We’ve launched a Crowdfunder to help us reach our target. This runs to 4th January 2026 and those who donate to the Crowdfunder will be entered into a prize draw with a chance to get hands-on at the giant re-chalking event in 2026: buff.ly/rXcf4Ao
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So sad to hear about Tom Stoppard. Such a supreme writer of dialogue. From the zingers in ‘Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade’. To the cricket bat scene – when Henry demonstrates bad writing vs good writing – in ‘The Real Thing’. Loved his work so much.
November 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
So sad to hear about Tom Stoppard. Such a supreme writer of dialogue. From the zingers in ‘Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade’. To the cricket bat scene – when Henry demonstrates bad writing vs good writing – in ‘The Real Thing’. Loved his work so much.
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This play. This passage. Simply the best ever – or at lesst most succinct – defence and justification for the very idea of Civilisation ever written.
This is why we’re here. Because of what this means. And because someone can put it into words like this.
open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...
This is why we’re here. Because of what this means. And because someone can put it into words like this.
open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...
We shed as we pick up.
[farewell to the master]
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November 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This play. This passage. Simply the best ever – or at lesst most succinct – defence and justification for the very idea of Civilisation ever written.
This is why we’re here. Because of what this means. And because someone can put it into words like this.
open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...
This is why we’re here. Because of what this means. And because someone can put it into words like this.
open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...
obvs
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
obvs
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'Berkeley Square' (c.1935) by Stanisława de Karłowska
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🎵 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' by Vera Lynn
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🎵 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' by Vera Lynn
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November 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
'Berkeley Square' (c.1935) by Stanisława de Karłowska
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🎵 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' by Vera Lynn
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🎵 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' by Vera Lynn
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The BBC – Part one – Inform, educate, entertain
Podcast Episode · Origin Story · 04/12/2024 · 1h 12m
podcasts.apple.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Wishing only continued excellent health to inspirational 94 year old artist Bridget Riley on.ft.com/43ZrQTM
Bridget Riley: ‘I want my paintings to make people feel alive’
[FREE TO READ] The 94-year-old doyenne of British abstract art on influences from Seurat to Mondrian, her wartime childhood in Cornwall — and ‘the healing power of looking’
on.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Wishing only continued excellent health to inspirational 94 year old artist Bridget Riley on.ft.com/43ZrQTM
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In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm hunting for the county's first ever recorded wild plant along the same the road where it was spotted by the father of British botany, William Turner, in 1548.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
Country diary: Red-hot spindle sets the hedgerow ablaze | Nic Wilson
Braughing, Hertfordshire: This fiery plant is one of the most startling sights of autumn – and it has a place in history in this county
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm hunting for the county's first ever recorded wild plant along the same the road where it was spotted by the father of British botany, William Turner, in 1548.
#naturewriting #countrydiary
#naturewriting #countrydiary
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Metatrichia floriformis #SlimeMouldSunday
November 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Metatrichia floriformis #SlimeMouldSunday
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Something lovely for the weekend!
Magical amber animals from the Mesolithic. Carved between 10,000-7,000 years ago.
Amber can generate static electricity⚡️ For their ancient owners, these small animals could give off sparks in the dark and make hair stand on end, as if by magic✨
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#Archaeology
Magical amber animals from the Mesolithic. Carved between 10,000-7,000 years ago.
Amber can generate static electricity⚡️ For their ancient owners, these small animals could give off sparks in the dark and make hair stand on end, as if by magic✨
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#Archaeology
November 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Something lovely for the weekend!
Magical amber animals from the Mesolithic. Carved between 10,000-7,000 years ago.
Amber can generate static electricity⚡️ For their ancient owners, these small animals could give off sparks in the dark and make hair stand on end, as if by magic✨
📷 me
#Archaeology
Magical amber animals from the Mesolithic. Carved between 10,000-7,000 years ago.
Amber can generate static electricity⚡️ For their ancient owners, these small animals could give off sparks in the dark and make hair stand on end, as if by magic✨
📷 me
#Archaeology
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Brilliant interview, this www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Brilliant interview, this www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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On Friday 21 November we host the 2025 RHS Anniversary Lecture given this year by Prof. Jane Ohlmeyer (Trinity College Dublin): bit.ly/48NJHR5
‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland‘
6pm, at Mary Ward House, London, and online. Booking now open and all welcome. #Skystotrians
‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland‘
6pm, at Mary Ward House, London, and online. Booking now open and all welcome. #Skystotrians
‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland‘: In Person
The Royal Historical Society's 2025 Anniversary Lecture with Professor Jane Ohlmeyer MRIA, FBA (Trinity College Dublin): IN PERSON BOOKING
bit.ly
October 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
On Friday 21 November we host the 2025 RHS Anniversary Lecture given this year by Prof. Jane Ohlmeyer (Trinity College Dublin): bit.ly/48NJHR5
‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland‘
6pm, at Mary Ward House, London, and online. Booking now open and all welcome. #Skystotrians
‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland‘
6pm, at Mary Ward House, London, and online. Booking now open and all welcome. #Skystotrians
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In his latest podcast, @sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social is digging up the secrets of Sutton Hoo.
He's joined by Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth, Sutton Hoo's Archaeology & Engagement Manager.
Listen now: rebrand.ly/SirTonyRobin...
📸: National Trust Images/James Dobson
@nationaltrust.org.uk
He's joined by Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth, Sutton Hoo's Archaeology & Engagement Manager.
Listen now: rebrand.ly/SirTonyRobin...
📸: National Trust Images/James Dobson
@nationaltrust.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
In his latest podcast, @sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social is digging up the secrets of Sutton Hoo.
He's joined by Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth, Sutton Hoo's Archaeology & Engagement Manager.
Listen now: rebrand.ly/SirTonyRobin...
📸: National Trust Images/James Dobson
@nationaltrust.org.uk
He's joined by Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth, Sutton Hoo's Archaeology & Engagement Manager.
Listen now: rebrand.ly/SirTonyRobin...
📸: National Trust Images/James Dobson
@nationaltrust.org.uk
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The Last Sacrifice review – how a gruesome rural murder embedded folk-horror in the British psyche
The Last Sacrifice review – how a gruesome rural murder embedded folk-horror in the British psyche
Rupert Russell’s fascinating documentary is a sophisticated analysis of how real life and fiction merged in post-empire Britain in the 1960s and 70s
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The Last Sacrifice review – how a gruesome rural murder embedded folk-horror in the British psyche
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Why isn't this a bigger story?
The joint intelligence committee prepare a report saying our national security is at risk from environmental collapse. And No. 10 bury because they don't to draw attention to how little they care!
@snellarthur.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The joint intelligence committee prepare a report saying our national security is at risk from environmental collapse. And No. 10 bury because they don't to draw attention to how little they care!
@snellarthur.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn
Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Why isn't this a bigger story?
The joint intelligence committee prepare a report saying our national security is at risk from environmental collapse. And No. 10 bury because they don't to draw attention to how little they care!
@snellarthur.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The joint intelligence committee prepare a report saying our national security is at risk from environmental collapse. And No. 10 bury because they don't to draw attention to how little they care!
@snellarthur.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
October 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️