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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 12h

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 12h

We're catching up with Bake Off and 'Mr Kipling's Nipple Cakes'

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 14h

Drew Struzan is my most favourite artist of all time, such a lovely, quiet, modest man. I recommend checking out 'The Man Behind the Poster' doc about him today ❤️🥲

Eric Vespe @ericvespe.bsky.social · 14h

Rest in Peace to the great Drew Struzan, a man whose work sparked the imaginations of a whole generation of movie nerds. The master is gone.

I had the privilege of visiting him in his studio once and getting to talk shop. Here’s his words on one of his masterpieces:

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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 14h

Produced in 24 hours, done under a punishing deadline, no time to hang about - yet that image IS "The Thing" to me, and to millions of others as well, I suspect. Those images, those compositions, those posters ARE the films, in my head. What a talent. He'll be so missed.

Eric Vespe @ericvespe.bsky.social · 14h

Rest in Peace to the great Drew Struzan, a man whose work sparked the imaginations of a whole generation of movie nerds. The master is gone.

I had the privilege of visiting him in his studio once and getting to talk shop. Here’s his words on one of his masterpieces:

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 15h

Thank you!! 🥰

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 20h

2026 calendar available NOW! I only have 9 copies available on the website, and a few more I'll be taking to the Shackleton Autumn School at the end of the month.

I hope you like sea ice and tallships!

Svalbard 2026 Calendar | Barnard Polar

An extremely limited edition A3 size calendar of photographs from my time on the Arctic Circle expeditionary residency in Svalbard. I hope you like sea ice and tallships!**As the situation with US tar...

www.barnardpolar.shop

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 21h

Quite honestly some of the greatest of all bangers

Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 1d

An absolutely brilliant interview with The Maestro, @worstjourney.bsky.social, by the excellent @paulclammer.bsky.social !

Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 1d

I've been interviewed by Swoop Antarctica about my journey to Worst Journey and how I'm approaching the material! www.swoop-antarctica.com/blog/worst-j... I'd like to think Antarctic travel folks will Get It, but hopefully other folks will, too.

From Disney to Antarctica: The Best Journey in the World? - Swoop Antarctica Blog

An interview with Sarah Airriess about her graphic novel adaptation of 'The Worst Journey in the World' about Scott's last Antarctic expedition

www.swoop-antarctica.com

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 1d

Today in Sacrilege or Bop, Bad Astronaut cover Needle in the Hay

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes I like to play a game I call 'sacrilege or bop?' wherein I listen to punk pop covers of classics and try to discern whether it is sacrilege or in fact, an absolute bop.

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 2d

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 2d

Eeee thank you!! 🥰

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 2d

Would you like bad pictures of my new calendar? Yes you would! I only have 19 of these because my flatmate bought one and printing is expensive 🫰

Soon to be available from @expeditiongallery.bsky.social!

The front cover of a calendar, there is a picture of a wooden tallship surrounded by sea ice and small icebergs.

The February page of the calendar showing sea ice, and snowy hill and a pink sunset in Svalbard

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 2d

Every so often, for a treat, I have a half dose of Night Nurse in the evening and knock myself out for a good 9 hours. Absolutely smashing.

(Apparently it's addictive so don't get too into it yeah)

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 3d

Also, head on over to MY shop at ko-fi.com/tealin/shop to pre-order some polar-themed midwinter cards so I know how many to get printed!

An illustration of the Cape Evans Hut beneath Mt Erebus in the Antartctic night, with the first verse of 'In The Bleak Midwinter' superimposed, formatted like a Victorian prayer card.

A colour illustration based on Ponting's photo of the Cape Evans midwinter tree, 1911.

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 3d

It's some sort of Bookshop Day today! Did you know you can get my book in shops? It's true! Even if the shop doesn't have it today, you can ask politely and they can order it in JUST FOR YOU! worstjourney.com/2022/12/17/t...

Hit The Shops!

[updated August 2024] The Worst Journey in the World: The Graphic Novel is published in the UK by Indie Novella and distributed by Central Books. You should be able to order it from any bookshop, b…

worstjourney.com

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 3d

Hello and welcome to 'I Slept So Badly I Feel Sick' club

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 4d

I will never use chatgpt because I tried it out once by asking about George Marston and it told me about Edward Wilson! That's a whole other guy! A DIFFERENT MAN.

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 4d

A few people in the Shackleton group have OPINIONS on this 😅🥲

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Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 5d

I have a question

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 5d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."