From the 2013 obituary for Peter Scott, cat burglar extraordinaire:
January 12, 2026 at 11:37 PM
From the 2013 obituary for Peter Scott, cat burglar extraordinaire:
Venezuela adds a new chapter to an old book:
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Venezuela adds a new chapter to an old book:
Reposted by chris daly
File under, we never quite know what's coming next.
One of my favourite embassy reports. The UK ambassador in East Berlin reporting in after the fall of the Wall...
One of my favourite embassy reports. The UK ambassador in East Berlin reporting in after the fall of the Wall...
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 AM
File under, we never quite know what's coming next.
One of my favourite embassy reports. The UK ambassador in East Berlin reporting in after the fall of the Wall...
One of my favourite embassy reports. The UK ambassador in East Berlin reporting in after the fall of the Wall...
Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick talks about his cat Ricochet:
December 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick talks about his cat Ricochet:
@andynortondev.bsky.social Andy, there's a poignant and reflective piece in today's Guardian that I thought would interest you: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned
Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it well
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
@andynortondev.bsky.social Andy, there's a poignant and reflective piece in today's Guardian that I thought would interest you: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by chris daly
As an entirely disinterested reader, I recommend this remarkable essay by my wife @lucindarose.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
On My Last Leg
An illness returns after a quarter century.
www.newyorker.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
As an entirely disinterested reader, I recommend this remarkable essay by my wife @lucindarose.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
@hookland.bsky.social A forthcoming documentary of interest to all good folk:
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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 12:05 PM
@hookland.bsky.social A forthcoming documentary of interest to all good folk:
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Telegraph editorial headline: “Recognising a nation that doesn’t exist can only be a foolish gesture.”
Hmm. By this reckoning, it was a foolish gesture to recognise the Baltic States despite their assimilation by the USSR or to recognise Kuwait after Saddam annexed it in August 1990.
Hmm. By this reckoning, it was a foolish gesture to recognise the Baltic States despite their assimilation by the USSR or to recognise Kuwait after Saddam annexed it in August 1990.
September 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Telegraph editorial headline: “Recognising a nation that doesn’t exist can only be a foolish gesture.”
Hmm. By this reckoning, it was a foolish gesture to recognise the Baltic States despite their assimilation by the USSR or to recognise Kuwait after Saddam annexed it in August 1990.
Hmm. By this reckoning, it was a foolish gesture to recognise the Baltic States despite their assimilation by the USSR or to recognise Kuwait after Saddam annexed it in August 1990.
@philipwblood.bsky.social Philip, make of this what you will. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
Nuremberg review – Russell Crowe’s Göring v Rami Malek’s psychiatrist in swish yet glib courtroom showdown
Crowe and Malek are hugely watchable but this ultimately fails to deliver an authentic version of events
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
@philipwblood.bsky.social Philip, make of this what you will. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
So the idea is: if you can't beat the fascists, join them. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Don’t scoff, Nigel Farage’s migrant plan will soon be yours too
It’s time for Labour to consider bold ideas or Reform calls the shots. The Rwanda deportation scheme suddenly doesn’t seem so crazy
www.thetimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
So the idea is: if you can't beat the fascists, join them. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
No peace in Ukraine? Perverse framing by Mark Galeotti in today's Times blames not Putin's unwillingness to hold a ceasefire, but the 'Western unwillingness to admit publicly' his unwillingness. Go figure.
August 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
No peace in Ukraine? Perverse framing by Mark Galeotti in today's Times blames not Putin's unwillingness to hold a ceasefire, but the 'Western unwillingness to admit publicly' his unwillingness. Go figure.
Dear reader, you too could scratch a living penning lurid Trump fan fiction. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
Trump’s astonishing gamble may pay off spectacularly
The Alaska summit failed to live up to its billing. But some new reported proposals suggest a viable route to peace
www.telegraph.co.uk
August 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Dear reader, you too could scratch a living penning lurid Trump fan fiction. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
@profchrisfrench.bsky.social Chris, this is one for you: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Chasing the Dark by Ben Machell review – the original ghostbuster
An entrancing biography of Tony Cornell, who displayed a scientist’s commitment to impartiality as he investigated the paranormal
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
@profchrisfrench.bsky.social Chris, this is one for you: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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Sandra Grimes died at the age of 79. Her work was crucial in catching a Soviet agent who "caused more damage to the national security of the United States than any spy in the history of the CIA."
Opinion: Remembering Sandra Grimes, mole hunter
Sandra Grimes died at the age of 79. Her work was crucial in catching a Soviet agent who "caused more damage to the national security of the United States than any spy in the history of the CIA."
n.pr
August 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Sandra Grimes died at the age of 79. Her work was crucial in catching a Soviet agent who "caused more damage to the national security of the United States than any spy in the history of the CIA."
@tim-weiner.bsky.social Tim, just in case you missed this review of The Mission (plus two related books) in the Economist: archive.ph/2wEHj
archive.ph
July 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
@tim-weiner.bsky.social Tim, just in case you missed this review of The Mission (plus two related books) in the Economist: archive.ph/2wEHj
@tim-weiner.bsky.social Tim, there's a superlative review of The Mission from the FT Weekend. It's archived at: archive.ph/AKjhi
archive.ph
July 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
@tim-weiner.bsky.social Tim, there's a superlative review of The Mission from the FT Weekend. It's archived at: archive.ph/AKjhi
@snellarthur.bsky.social Arthur, this might be worth a watch: www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
Trump: Moscow’s Man in the White House?
What’s the truth about Trump and Putin’s relationship?
www.channel4.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
@snellarthur.bsky.social Arthur, this might be worth a watch: www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
@tim-weiner.bsky.social A vital interview with Tim Weiner in today's Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
CIA historian Tim Weiner: ‘Trump has put national security in the hands of crackpots and fools’
The longtime chronicler of the spy agency on his Legacy of Ashes follow-up and what keeps him up at night
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
@tim-weiner.bsky.social A vital interview with Tim Weiner in today's Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
@groomb.bsky.social Brian (and all friends), thought this might appeal to you! www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s...
Students build Lego Lovell Telescope to celebrate Manchester’s cosmic legacy
Students from The University of Manchester’s Physics Society have constructed a remarkable 30,500-piece Lego model of the iconic Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank, commemorating the observatory’s 80th ...
www.manchester.ac.uk
June 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
@groomb.bsky.social Brian (and all friends), thought this might appeal to you! www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s...
@eosnos.bsky.social Evan, there's a good piece in today's Guardian on your book: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
The Haves and Have-Yachts by Evan Osnos review – inside the world of the ultrarich
An eye-opening account of superyachts, the billionaires who buy them, and what it all means for the rest of us
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
@eosnos.bsky.social Evan, there's a good piece in today's Guardian on your book: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
@profchrisfrench.bsky.social Chris and friends: the NYT's detailed obituary for professional sceptic (and much else) Joe Nickell is behind a paywall but it's archived at archive.ph/ISuir Keep scrolling down and you'll get to it.
archive.ph
April 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
@profchrisfrench.bsky.social Chris and friends: the NYT's detailed obituary for professional sceptic (and much else) Joe Nickell is behind a paywall but it's archived at archive.ph/ISuir Keep scrolling down and you'll get to it.
@profchrisfrench.bsky.social Chris, Richard Wiseman has an hour long programme this evening on Radio 4. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Masters of the Impossible
Richard Wiseman explores the strange world of mind magic and the life of David Berglas.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
@profchrisfrench.bsky.social Chris, Richard Wiseman has an hour long programme this evening on Radio 4. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The ravages of time.
April 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The ravages of time.
Public service announcement: today you can read and share anything in the Sunday Times for free. (I suppose it's to attract new readers but it's worth having a look-see.)
March 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Public service announcement: today you can read and share anything in the Sunday Times for free. (I suppose it's to attract new readers but it's worth having a look-see.)