On Radio 4’s BH this morning, Simon Woolley, Principal of Homerton College, challenged presenter Paddy O’Connell to estimate what percentage of Cambridge professors were black “30%?” The correct figure is 0.5%.
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I wrote a piece about the campaign to save London’s lovely Artist’s Garden, a space devoted to work by female creators. They’ve been told to vacate the space by October 1st and fear the site will be turned into yet another venue for overpriced cocktails. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘We have to become warriors’: the fight to save the world’s only women’s sculpture park
With most monuments in London made by men, Claire Mander envisaged the Artist’s Garden as a way to redress the balance. Now, she says, it could be turned into a generic space for VIP events and cockta...
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I wrote a piece about the campaign to save London’s lovely Artist’s Garden, a space devoted to work by female creators. They’ve been told to vacate the space by October 1st and fear the site will be turned into yet another venue for overpriced cocktails. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘We have to become warriors’: the fight to save the world’s only women’s sculpture park
With most monuments in London made by men, Claire Mander envisaged the Artist’s Garden as a way to redress the balance. Now, she says, it could be turned into a generic space for VIP events and cockta...
theguardian.com
“If Andy Burnham wants to do something important for Scotland then restoring the Glasgow School of Art would not be a bad place to start.”
The Glasgow Bell@glasgowbell.bsky.social · last mo.It might finally be game over for the Mackintosh building. We've got an update on its future. Plus, why the sale of Martyrs Public School fell through, and more pews news in this CRM special www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-scho...
Devastating news. Glasgow School of Art has scrapped plans to restore Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s iconic buildlng. Doesn’t reflect well on the U.K. By contrast, Notre Dame Cathedral was almost lost to fire in 2019 but reopened in 2024 following a 5-year rebuild www.sundaypost.com/fp/glasgow-s...
Glasgow School of Art now only set for a partial rebuild
The iconic Glasgow School of Art building will not be restored to its former glory, but instead will undergo only a partial rebuild.
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Beautiful symmetry that I was asked to create The Pastels concert poster for their Christmas gig this year.💙 Their 80’s gig posters were cultural currency in the days before ‘image search’. *tickets almost gone. Get on it. x
Even if you didn’t know Brian Case personally, or ever read him (there’s still time!), do read this marvellous tribute by Peter Paphides.
Pete Paphides@petepaphides.bsky.social · last mo.In memory of Brian. There'll never be another.
Still one of my favourite Jane Bown portraits. I
The impact of Marjan Satrapi’s graphic characterisation can be seen everywhere.
I wish Janey Godley was still with us. She’d be having a field day. Pic via Steven Leishman on insta.
Working from home because of tube strike and I have just made Gazpacho. Now swanning around like Carmen Maura.
This is a brilliant idea from the Scottish Design Exchange - an art bank to donate unwanted sketchbooks, paints and other supplies so kids from disadvantaged backgrounds can enjoy them. www.scottishdesignexchange.com/pages/art-ba...
SDX Art Bank
Do you have unwanted Art Supplies that you would like to donate? The Scottish Design Exchange launch Scotland’s first art bank to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds reach their potential as ...
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David Lebovitz’s Paris foodie newsletter is always delicious. Behold these warm chocolate cakes with salted butter caramel centres from his latest book. davidlebovitz.substack.com
Stunner of an Anglo French food special in today’s FT mag, shot by Louise Hagger at, where else, Mario’s Cafe, NW5.
It’s astonishing really that there’s never been a museum devoted to illustration in London, until now. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
Be still my Scottish-Indian beating heart, this debut album from Radhika is sublime.
Glass Modern Records@glassmodern.bsky.social · 3mo agoRadhika's 'Cine-Pop' released today on all Digital platforms alongside LP & CD 🍓🍓🍓🍓 glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/cine-pop open.spotify.com/album/6PvT6M... @glassmodernr.bsky.social @billyreevesok.bsky.social @thepastels.bsky.social @gidcoe.bsky.social @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social
This is marvellous www.messynessychic.com/2023/11/30/h...
How to Introduce Agnès Varda to the Next Generation
Agnès Varda throughout her career was seen as belonging to the older generation. A pioneering photographer, writer, filmmaker and artist, at the beginning of her career and at barely 30 years old, she...
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Repost with the Russian agent that spies on your posts
Mairi Damer@marzid.bsky.social · 3mo agoRepost with the Russian agent that spies on your posts
Fabulous clarification in today's Observer. Stonehenge!
I had such a blast hanging out with the NaNaz, a Gen X feminist punk band from Newport, South Wales. They write protest songs about pension inequality, care home fees and, er, recycling, and sound brilliant too. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...
It’s rare to interview someone who is willing to share so honestly and insightfully about the immense challenges they have faced after their time in the spotlight. So much admiration for Daniela.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo ago‘A lot happened in my 50s’ – Daniela Nardini played Anna in This Life. Now she’s a therapist
They're all - still - waiting for Wes Streeting to launch a leadership challenge.
Anna Mazzola@annamazz.bsky.social · last yr.Why were so many of the women Ramón Casas painted knackered? Was he deadly boring?
Vote Reform. Or we will house *dangerous migrant centres* in your village. And if you vote Green, it will be even worse for you. It's beyond disturbing. The chill wind of threat, thuggery and menace of a kind never before seen in Britain.
This is wild. Film created by Massive Attack (working with US photo artist thefinaleye). This montage comes in the aftermath of the largest public protests in US history - focused on opposition to ICE raids, the militarisation of domestic forces, and state authoritarianism. youtu.be/L-57FrioeuE?...
Massive Attack / Tom Waits - Boots on the Ground
YouTube video by Massive Attack
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