@tuxedocatinthesun.bsky.social
Sated by the simple things in life, shame there's so much complexity to navigate. Love cats & books & music & green tea & bicycles & work (homeless/housing, third sector).
Enjoying Peter Apps' newly released book, standing on a train from the city at it's centre. Always mourn leaving #London. Essential reading on #housing, & similar to his previous book on Grenfell, full of heart & hope, whilst unpicking the patterns that have led to unsustainable crisis #booksky 💙📚
September 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Finished the Parable diptych by Octavia Butler this weekend. Feeling kinda bereft that she didn't publish any further novels she had in mind for this series. Lots of its themes and characters lingering in my mind, like a dream's trace in the early a.m.. #booksky #dystopia #utopia #fiction #scifi 📚💙
September 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Thinking of the family of this "carefree spirit who embraced the freedom of #cycling."
Let's hope Paul's death is a catalyst for lasting change and the article is right that "the shift towards bike-friendly urban spaces is irreversible".
Thinking of the family of this "carefree spirit who embraced the freedom of #cycling."
Let's hope Paul's death is a catalyst for lasting change and the article is right that "the shift towards bike-friendly urban spaces is irreversible".
Paris: Paul Varry dreamed of a cycling revolution. Then an SUV crushed him
Paul Varry's death has triggered a debate in Paris over the dramatic expansion of cycle infrastructure.
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February 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Thinking of the family of this "carefree spirit who embraced the freedom of #cycling."
Let's hope Paul's death is a catalyst for lasting change and the article is right that "the shift towards bike-friendly urban spaces is irreversible".
Thinking of the family of this "carefree spirit who embraced the freedom of #cycling."
Let's hope Paul's death is a catalyst for lasting change and the article is right that "the shift towards bike-friendly urban spaces is irreversible".
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Fast paced, reflective & emotive multi-gen snapshots, opening in #NewYork, centred in #Ireland, that ends w/lots of threads tied, whilst others remain forever frayed. I cared about the characters & will be passing on/re-reading. Bonus: it"s part love letter to reading/writing.
#fiction #debut
Fast paced, reflective & emotive multi-gen snapshots, opening in #NewYork, centred in #Ireland, that ends w/lots of threads tied, whilst others remain forever frayed. I cared about the characters & will be passing on/re-reading. Bonus: it"s part love letter to reading/writing.
#fiction #debut
February 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
💙📚2nd hand #Bookshop finds
Sadly the Lorca one is missing 30 odd pages...be interesting to see if the last two plays make sense as one, but gripped by Blood Wedding so far, then on to this edition of Marlowe's complete works with intro aimed at the "literary gentleman"! 🙃
#Booksky #plays #poetry
Sadly the Lorca one is missing 30 odd pages...be interesting to see if the last two plays make sense as one, but gripped by Blood Wedding so far, then on to this edition of Marlowe's complete works with intro aimed at the "literary gentleman"! 🙃
#Booksky #plays #poetry
January 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Excellent timing for these #climate #protesters to crash the stage: the emergence of Caliban, a native reminder of the destruction of colonial conquest? #TheTempest
Extra #drama for a play that has been v harshly treated by the critics. Wish I'd been there!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Extra #drama for a play that has been v harshly treated by the critics. Wish I'd been there!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just Stop Oil activists interrupt play starring Sigourney Weaver in London
Two protesters walk on stage to boos and some cheers during performance of The Tempest in West End
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Excellent timing for these #climate #protesters to crash the stage: the emergence of Caliban, a native reminder of the destruction of colonial conquest? #TheTempest
Extra #drama for a play that has been v harshly treated by the critics. Wish I'd been there!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Extra #drama for a play that has been v harshly treated by the critics. Wish I'd been there!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
80th anniversary #Auschwitz liberation
"When asked...: “Do you hate the Germans?” he replies: “Why do you say ‘the Germans’? Who were my guards? Hungarians, Ukrainians, Poles, French, Estonians.” ...“No, I think what I hate is what humans allow themselves to do”
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
"When asked...: “Do you hate the Germans?” he replies: “Why do you say ‘the Germans’? Who were my guards? Hungarians, Ukrainians, Poles, French, Estonians.” ...“No, I think what I hate is what humans allow themselves to do”
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
At 12, I was in Auschwitz. My parents and seven siblings were murdered. Here is how I built a life
Ivor Perl survived the Holocaust, then spent 50 years quietly looking after his family and business in the UK. Eventually, he started to open up – describing the luck, hope, belief and pity that have ...
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January 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
80th anniversary #Auschwitz liberation
"When asked...: “Do you hate the Germans?” he replies: “Why do you say ‘the Germans’? Who were my guards? Hungarians, Ukrainians, Poles, French, Estonians.” ...“No, I think what I hate is what humans allow themselves to do”
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
"When asked...: “Do you hate the Germans?” he replies: “Why do you say ‘the Germans’? Who were my guards? Hungarians, Ukrainians, Poles, French, Estonians.” ...“No, I think what I hate is what humans allow themselves to do”
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
📚💙 First #audiobook finished.
'Killing #Thatcher: The #IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown', by Rory Carroll.
Harder to keep attn fixed w/ audio, but the number of books inc in a platform I'm already subscribing to makes it q compelling.
Interesting detail. Not neutral, but what is?
'Killing #Thatcher: The #IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown', by Rory Carroll.
Harder to keep attn fixed w/ audio, but the number of books inc in a platform I'm already subscribing to makes it q compelling.
Interesting detail. Not neutral, but what is?
January 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
📚💙 First #audiobook finished.
'Killing #Thatcher: The #IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown', by Rory Carroll.
Harder to keep attn fixed w/ audio, but the number of books inc in a platform I'm already subscribing to makes it q compelling.
Interesting detail. Not neutral, but what is?
'Killing #Thatcher: The #IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown', by Rory Carroll.
Harder to keep attn fixed w/ audio, but the number of books inc in a platform I'm already subscribing to makes it q compelling.
Interesting detail. Not neutral, but what is?
Just launched a #GoFundMe for a lovely family already struggling w/ the grief of losing Natalie - a woman dedicated to her children & grandchildren - now facing shocking #funeral costs.
If you could #donate or share that would be v greatly appreciated.
#Fundraiser #Basingstoke
gofund.me/a99c325c
If you could #donate or share that would be v greatly appreciated.
#Fundraiser #Basingstoke
gofund.me/a99c325c
Donate to Funeral support for the children of Natalie Child (Skipp), organized by tracey curtis
Natalie passed away, suddenly and unexpectedly, in December, l… tracey curtis needs your support for Funeral support for the children of Natalie Child (Skipp)
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January 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Just launched a #GoFundMe for a lovely family already struggling w/ the grief of losing Natalie - a woman dedicated to her children & grandchildren - now facing shocking #funeral costs.
If you could #donate or share that would be v greatly appreciated.
#Fundraiser #Basingstoke
gofund.me/a99c325c
If you could #donate or share that would be v greatly appreciated.
#Fundraiser #Basingstoke
gofund.me/a99c325c
💙📚 #TheTempest read + historical & contextual notes. The characters Sycorax, Caliban and Ariel linger, with colonial overtones strong. What is alien and strange to the ship wrecked, a comfort to the residents already at home. Prospero merely using the island as tool? #booksky #Shakespeare #poetry
January 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
💙📚 #TheTempest read + historical & contextual notes. The characters Sycorax, Caliban and Ariel linger, with colonial overtones strong. What is alien and strange to the ship wrecked, a comfort to the residents already at home. Prospero merely using the island as tool? #booksky #Shakespeare #poetry
#TheTempest in electrifying opening last night had me rapt for the 1st half & wanting more. Despite critical drubbing the cast got a standing ovation. Drawn by #SigourneyWeaver I loved the minimalism, bleak set & tragic elements. Perhaps a little subdued but I would watch again if it was possible.
January 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
#TheTempest in electrifying opening last night had me rapt for the 1st half & wanting more. Despite critical drubbing the cast got a standing ovation. Drawn by #SigourneyWeaver I loved the minimalism, bleak set & tragic elements. Perhaps a little subdued but I would watch again if it was possible.
Excitedly waiting to see Jamie Lloyd's, The Tempest, with the legendary Sigourney Weaver #theatre #Shakespeare #WestEnd
January 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Excitedly waiting to see Jamie Lloyd's, The Tempest, with the legendary Sigourney Weaver #theatre #Shakespeare #WestEnd
💙📚 NYD reading. Gay Berlin, Robert Beachy. "Hatred alone has enjoyed freedom of speech" quoting from the 1860s pamphlet of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs "arguably the first man in modern history to acknowledge openly his sexual attraction to other men". A fascinating read so far, chpt 2.
January 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
💙📚 NYD reading. Gay Berlin, Robert Beachy. "Hatred alone has enjoyed freedom of speech" quoting from the 1860s pamphlet of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs "arguably the first man in modern history to acknowledge openly his sexual attraction to other men". A fascinating read so far, chpt 2.
New to 💙 📚 will track 📖 here, starting w/ post Xmas sales shelf, both w/ an ailing health theme 1. Chris Hoy, All That Matters. Olympian cyclist coming to terms with & finding hope again after terminal cancer diagnosis. 2. Hanif Kureishi Shattered. Diary style dictation post debilitating fall.
December 31, 2024 at 9:42 AM
New to 💙 📚 will track 📖 here, starting w/ post Xmas sales shelf, both w/ an ailing health theme 1. Chris Hoy, All That Matters. Olympian cyclist coming to terms with & finding hope again after terminal cancer diagnosis. 2. Hanif Kureishi Shattered. Diary style dictation post debilitating fall.
Early, return to work, a.m. darkness and rain tempered by the last few days of December free buses
December 30, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Early, return to work, a.m. darkness and rain tempered by the last few days of December free buses
Busy train podcast listening. Interesting dive into the legislation and community impact. Be keen to hear more on community legal approaches. #homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5f4p...
Episode 1 - Criminalisation of Homelessness ft Lana Adamou
Deep Dive · Episode
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December 14, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Busy train podcast listening. Interesting dive into the legislation and community impact. Be keen to hear more on community legal approaches. #homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5f4p...