Christian Hoskins
@aquilanebula.bsky.social
Public transport specialist, reviewer for Gramophone, occasional traveller & photographer.
Badly-informed, incoherent, dangerous and deeply offensive.
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Badly-informed, incoherent, dangerous and deeply offensive.
I had pretty low expectations, but I never expected the current administration would be even worse than the previous one.
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I had pretty low expectations, but I never expected the current administration would be even worse than the previous one.
I took these photos in the parkland around the house a few summers ago. The adjacent Myddleton House Gardens is also wonderful.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I took these photos in the parkland around the house a few summers ago. The adjacent Myddleton House Gardens is also wonderful.
My review of Tine Thing Helseth's recording with your excellent orchestra was in a recent issue of Gramophone magazine!
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My review of Tine Thing Helseth's recording with your excellent orchestra was in a recent issue of Gramophone magazine!
Thanks, I hadn't seen that. Pretty rubbish for many other visa categories though. And the messaging is just horrible.
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Thanks, I hadn't seen that. Pretty rubbish for many other visa categories though. And the messaging is just horrible.
At least something is being done right...
www.roads.org.uk/blog/red-whi...
www.roads.org.uk/blog/red-whi...
Red, white and blue
Kent County Council is run by eurosceptic nationalists. So why are they putting EU flags on their road signs?
www.roads.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
At least something is being done right...
www.roads.org.uk/blog/red-whi...
www.roads.org.uk/blog/red-whi...
Absolutely dire.
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Absolutely dire.
I haven't seen Weapons, but I recently saw Zach Cregger's previous film Barbarian, which delivers a quite an impressive tally of scares and surprises.
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I haven't seen Weapons, but I recently saw Zach Cregger's previous film Barbarian, which delivers a quite an impressive tally of scares and surprises.
A distant asteroid wouldn't be far enough.
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A distant asteroid wouldn't be far enough.
A fantastic Wotan too...
November 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A fantastic Wotan too...
I haven't got to those ones yet. Probably in the Cleveland box.
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I haven't got to those ones yet. Probably in the Cleveland box.
And who can forget Wagner's Immolation Scene?
November 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
And who can forget Wagner's Immolation Scene?
Inside is mainly fashion stores and restaurants, but the restoration of the building is hugely impressive given the poor state of repair it was in previously.
November 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Inside is mainly fashion stores and restaurants, but the restoration of the building is hugely impressive given the poor state of repair it was in previously.
Not bad, not bad at all.
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Not bad, not bad at all.