Ivan Phillips
@vortexphillips.bsky.social
As an arty-farty member of the woke liberati it drives me mad when I see politics full of bigots
October 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
As an arty-farty member of the woke liberati it drives me mad when I see politics full of bigots
The voicemail transcription is ‘low confidence’ but far more poetic than the actual message from my garage
October 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The voicemail transcription is ‘low confidence’ but far more poetic than the actual message from my garage
I imagine anything that prioritises empathy, the articulation of human complexity and the questioning of lazy assumptions must seem like a rip-off to someone like Badenoch, who seems to know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
October 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I imagine anything that prioritises empathy, the articulation of human complexity and the questioning of lazy assumptions must seem like a rip-off to someone like Badenoch, who seems to know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Assoc Prof Sam George launches the 2nd day of #gothicmermaids #seachanges @ogomproject.bsky.social Looking forward to more tales and tails of watery wonders - starting with the Ningyō
September 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Assoc Prof Sam George launches the 2nd day of #gothicmermaids #seachanges @ogomproject.bsky.social Looking forward to more tales and tails of watery wonders - starting with the Ningyō
Back in the days when I had attack eyebrows and enjoyed eating items of religious symbolism while dressed only in bath towels
July 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Back in the days when I had attack eyebrows and enjoyed eating items of religious symbolism while dressed only in bath towels
‘And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gaze into you.’
Thinking of growing (or perhaps buying) a Nietzsche moustache.
Thinking of growing (or perhaps buying) a Nietzsche moustache.
July 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
‘And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gaze into you.’
Thinking of growing (or perhaps buying) a Nietzsche moustache.
Thinking of growing (or perhaps buying) a Nietzsche moustache.
Reposted by Ivan Phillips
Remember me telling you the university redundancy situation was far worse than it looked? Well, here's the evidence - not renewing contracts, forcing people to 'retire' and the like may not show up in the stats, but it cd double the losses number. (1/2) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ...
UK university job cuts put at 20,000 after full impact ‘hidden’
Number of roles affected could be almost double previous estimates when voluntary schemes and hiring freezes factored in, say researchers
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Remember me telling you the university redundancy situation was far worse than it looked? Well, here's the evidence - not renewing contracts, forcing people to 'retire' and the like may not show up in the stats, but it cd double the losses number. (1/2) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ...
I know universities are worried about numbers but I didn’t know they’d started recruiting wildfowl…
July 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I know universities are worried about numbers but I didn’t know they’d started recruiting wildfowl…
For anyone whose thoughts are turning to the coast, beaches, the sea, floating, just floating, away, away, away
July 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
For anyone whose thoughts are turning to the coast, beaches, the sea, floating, just floating, away, away, away
So proud of our graduating cohort of UH Model Design students and the fantastic team of dedicated colleagues who support them. 9 of 20 awards at New Blades 2025 yesterday - amazing achievement and fully deserved! Not only are they a phenomenally talented bunch but they’re also lovely human beings
June 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
So proud of our graduating cohort of UH Model Design students and the fantastic team of dedicated colleagues who support them. 9 of 20 awards at New Blades 2025 yesterday - amazing achievement and fully deserved! Not only are they a phenomenally talented bunch but they’re also lovely human beings
And this is why UK HE is increasingly looking like a long dull scene from a particularly depressing dystopian film.
The UK govt is about to do two things which will likely make the university crisis much worse, markedly tightening the tailspin. One: cut international student numbers further. Two: link fees to inflation. (1/3)
May 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
And this is why UK HE is increasingly looking like a long dull scene from a particularly depressing dystopian film.
Marking final-year undergraduate essays: the post-retinal detachment method
May 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Marking final-year undergraduate essays: the post-retinal detachment method
Sensible policies for a happier Britain. Thank you Mr Wells.
May 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Sensible policies for a happier Britain. Thank you Mr Wells.
Following his announcements on film industry tariffs and the reopening of Alcatraz, Donald Trump is now planning to tax unAmerican air and reenact both the American Civil War and the Battle of the Little Big Horn to prove the originals were fake news.
May 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Following his announcements on film industry tariffs and the reopening of Alcatraz, Donald Trump is now planning to tax unAmerican air and reenact both the American Civil War and the Battle of the Little Big Horn to prove the originals were fake news.
No, you’re not. And even if you were, I’m not the droid you’re looking for.
April 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
No, you’re not. And even if you were, I’m not the droid you’re looking for.
You never have to travel far down any thread on Lewis Carroll to realise why the world’s in the state it’s in…
April 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
You never have to travel far down any thread on Lewis Carroll to realise why the world’s in the state it’s in…
Quite tempted to lift the lid…
April 17, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Quite tempted to lift the lid…
April 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The train will be arriving soon! This Thursday, Friday and Saturday (13-15 March) I’ll be appearing in the Settlement Players’ production of The Girl on the Train. Please come and see us if you can. Tickets are £10, which is a pretty reasonable fare - and it’s going to be quite a journey…
March 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The train will be arriving soon! This Thursday, Friday and Saturday (13-15 March) I’ll be appearing in the Settlement Players’ production of The Girl on the Train. Please come and see us if you can. Tickets are £10, which is a pretty reasonable fare - and it’s going to be quite a journey…
Well thank fuck for that
February 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Well thank fuck for that
People, please beware of vampire vegetables. Be especially wary of post-Yuletide pumpkins… 🎃 🧛🏻♂️
Source: Nick Groom, The Vampire: A New History (2018).
Source: Nick Groom, The Vampire: A New History (2018).
January 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
People, please beware of vampire vegetables. Be especially wary of post-Yuletide pumpkins… 🎃 🧛🏻♂️
Source: Nick Groom, The Vampire: A New History (2018).
Source: Nick Groom, The Vampire: A New History (2018).
It’s possible I’ve just found my motto for 2025
December 30, 2024 at 6:40 PM
It’s possible I’ve just found my motto for 2025
On BBC4 now: Caroline John as in the 1967 Zeffirelli version of Much Ado with Derek Jacobi, Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens & Ronald Pickup. As both a Who nerd & a Bard nerd this is a bit of a treat #doctorwho #shakespeare 1/2
December 28, 2024 at 11:59 PM
On BBC4 now: Caroline John as in the 1967 Zeffirelli version of Much Ado with Derek Jacobi, Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens & Ronald Pickup. As both a Who nerd & a Bard nerd this is a bit of a treat #doctorwho #shakespeare 1/2
Scrooge in towel form…
Merry Christmas one and all! x
Merry Christmas one and all! x
December 25, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Scrooge in towel form…
Merry Christmas one and all! x
Merry Christmas one and all! x
Our soles fell apart at the same time on Christmas Eve. The boots are over 30 years old - we got them in the first year we got together - so they’ve done us all right 🥾 🕰️ 🎄 #sole #soul #homophone #boots #sharpenhoe #walking #christmas #wearandtear
December 24, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Our soles fell apart at the same time on Christmas Eve. The boots are over 30 years old - we got them in the first year we got together - so they’ve done us all right 🥾 🕰️ 🎄 #sole #soul #homophone #boots #sharpenhoe #walking #christmas #wearandtear