Anna Foden
@annafoden.bsky.social
Writer of short plays and one seemingly endless biography. Love libraries, archives and generally looking stuff up.
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⭐ Immigration is vital to the UK.
♥️ Immigrants are friends, family, and integral parts to our community.
❌ We must reject a politics that derives a persons value from the place where they were born.
♥️ Immigrants are friends, family, and integral parts to our community.
❌ We must reject a politics that derives a persons value from the place where they were born.
Nurses’ families fear being torn apart in UK immigration crackdown, survey says
Exclusive: Most people in charity’s study say they worry about being separated from relatives under Mahmood plans
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
⭐ Immigration is vital to the UK.
♥️ Immigrants are friends, family, and integral parts to our community.
❌ We must reject a politics that derives a persons value from the place where they were born.
♥️ Immigrants are friends, family, and integral parts to our community.
❌ We must reject a politics that derives a persons value from the place where they were born.
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'A more vibrant arts sector brought myriad benefits such as greater economic activity, improved mental wellbeing, critical thinking and innovation...'
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 AM
'A more vibrant arts sector brought myriad benefits such as greater economic activity, improved mental wellbeing, critical thinking and innovation...'
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Still here. Still safe. More online than before. But still awesome #libraries
Back in the day, safe offline spaces for children were called libraries.
February 10, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Still here. Still safe. More online than before. But still awesome #libraries
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Angela Smyth, contemporary artist & illustrator #womensart
February 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Angela Smyth, contemporary artist & illustrator #womensart
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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Toast Rack, Manchester, by Sheffield artist Mandy Payne (spray paint and oil on marble). One of my favourite buildings.
February 5, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Toast Rack, Manchester, by Sheffield artist Mandy Payne (spray paint and oil on marble). One of my favourite buildings.
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Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes across Berlin www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... via @theguardian.com @kateconnolly.bsky.social
Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes across Berlin
From zoos to soup kitchens, people are hauling away tonnes of surplus spuds after the biggest crop in 25 years
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes across Berlin www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... via @theguardian.com @kateconnolly.bsky.social
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First of all, many congratulations to all of those men who were shortlisted for the #duffcooperprize duffcooperprize.org If ever there was an example of why the #womensprizefornonfiction was needed, it’s illustrated here.
The Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize – The Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize celebrates the best in non-fiction writing
SHORTLIST
Winner announcement 16th March 2026
SHORTLIST Winner announcement 16th March 2026
Oxford Literary Festival
duffcooperprize.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:26 PM
First of all, many congratulations to all of those men who were shortlisted for the #duffcooperprize duffcooperprize.org If ever there was an example of why the #womensprizefornonfiction was needed, it’s illustrated here.
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Remember that not doom posting does not mean you’re not upset, informed, or engaged. Sometimes we don’t need (or can’t handle) more expressions of despair. Sometimes we just need a dumb orange cat or a precious thing you saw today or a little art guy.
January 30, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Remember that not doom posting does not mean you’re not upset, informed, or engaged. Sometimes we don’t need (or can’t handle) more expressions of despair. Sometimes we just need a dumb orange cat or a precious thing you saw today or a little art guy.
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£42k for a lead (I.e. extensive experience) curatorial post - with management responsibilities - at a national library in one of the most expensive cities in the world? no wonder they’ve been on strike!
JOB ALERT: Lead Curator, Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601-1800) at The British Library - closing date: 18th Feb
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800) at British Library
Explore an exciting academic career as a Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 PM
£42k for a lead (I.e. extensive experience) curatorial post - with management responsibilities - at a national library in one of the most expensive cities in the world? no wonder they’ve been on strike!
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Working-class creatives are struggling to enter and remain in the arts, with many leaving because of low pay, insecure employment and exclusionary working cultures, a Greater Manchester inquiry has concluded.
Working-class creatives being pushed out of Manchester’s arts sector, warns report - Arts Professional
Working-class creatives are struggling to enter and remain in the arts, with many leaving because of low pay, insecure employment and exclusionary working
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Working-class creatives are struggling to enter and remain in the arts, with many leaving because of low pay, insecure employment and exclusionary working cultures, a Greater Manchester inquiry has concluded.
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Full EU membership should be put to the public at the next election. It's time to return home.
inews.co.uk/opinion/rejo...
inews.co.uk/opinion/rejo...
Rejoining the EU is the only way to stop Trump
It is time to return home
inews.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Full EU membership should be put to the public at the next election. It's time to return home.
inews.co.uk/opinion/rejo...
inews.co.uk/opinion/rejo...
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@brianjayjones.com on choosing what to write about: "What was your ‘holy crap’ moment when you were in those archives?" #BiographyLab2026 😮
January 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM
@brianjayjones.com on choosing what to write about: "What was your ‘holy crap’ moment when you were in those archives?" #BiographyLab2026 😮
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David Denby's biography advice: "Think of the reader’s needs as well as your own needs. Which means you must think of yourself as a writer first, before thinking of yourself as a biographer." 🔥
January 24, 2026 at 3:08 PM
David Denby's biography advice: "Think of the reader’s needs as well as your own needs. Which means you must think of yourself as a writer first, before thinking of yourself as a biographer." 🔥
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A man told me yesterday that it was important to "take emotion out of the equation“ when analysing the situation in the US, at which point I told him very calmly that "a woman who disagrees with you is not necessarily emotional".
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
January 24, 2026 at 10:46 AM
A man told me yesterday that it was important to "take emotion out of the equation“ when analysing the situation in the US, at which point I told him very calmly that "a woman who disagrees with you is not necessarily emotional".
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
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Celebrated US photographer Vivian Maier, Untitled, 1957, Cars in Garage with Cats #womensart
January 24, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Celebrated US photographer Vivian Maier, Untitled, 1957, Cars in Garage with Cats #womensart
Cara's face on being apprehended 😍
One more to go.... and today Doerak's mother Cara was apprehended in a shed.
www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/39968...
www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/39968...
Ook poes Cara week na explosie Utrecht gevangen, alle vermiste katten weer terecht
Poes Cara is weer terug bij haar eigenaren. De kat was sinds de explosie in de binnenstad vorige week donderdag vermist. Dagen en nachtenlang zochten vrijwilligers tussen het puin naar de kat. Vanmidd...
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January 24, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Cara's face on being apprehended 😍
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Friday night, and it's time to share an EPIC TALE. Or should this be EPIC TAILS??
Forget the Orange Wazzock and all his nonsense, and cozy up for the story that I've been following avidly all week back in my lovely home town of Utrecht.
Forget the Orange Wazzock and all his nonsense, and cozy up for the story that I've been following avidly all week back in my lovely home town of Utrecht.
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Friday night, and it's time to share an EPIC TALE. Or should this be EPIC TAILS??
Forget the Orange Wazzock and all his nonsense, and cozy up for the story that I've been following avidly all week back in my lovely home town of Utrecht.
Forget the Orange Wazzock and all his nonsense, and cozy up for the story that I've been following avidly all week back in my lovely home town of Utrecht.
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how are you feeling today and is the answer this fish
January 22, 2026 at 5:28 PM
how are you feeling today and is the answer this fish
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a hold has been placed on this book
January 22, 2026 at 12:17 AM
a hold has been placed on this book
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We see there's a new playwriting prize seeking to "counteract overtly political theatre".
Just to be clear: We welcome woke plays. And viciously satirical plays. And plays about lettuces becoming political icons. We welcome all plays, and all plays are political.
More soon 👀
Just to be clear: We welcome woke plays. And viciously satirical plays. And plays about lettuces becoming political icons. We welcome all plays, and all plays are political.
More soon 👀
January 21, 2026 at 11:28 AM
We see there's a new playwriting prize seeking to "counteract overtly political theatre".
Just to be clear: We welcome woke plays. And viciously satirical plays. And plays about lettuces becoming political icons. We welcome all plays, and all plays are political.
More soon 👀
Just to be clear: We welcome woke plays. And viciously satirical plays. And plays about lettuces becoming political icons. We welcome all plays, and all plays are political.
More soon 👀
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It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
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My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
Looking forward to this exhibition at the Lady Lever Art Gallery in April. www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatson/lady...
January 18, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Looking forward to this exhibition at the Lady Lever Art Gallery in April. www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatson/lady...