Lunz, at Peace. By my friend Emma Yeomans. At the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition
Today I walked the first leg of the London Outer Orbital Path (Loop), from Erith to Bexley
“Sometimes you have close friends because they are close by and have compatible dogs.”
The Trouble with Friends
The wonder and the curse of friendship is choice.
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25 years on, Stephen King’s memoir is still the best guide for writers
25 years on, Stephen King’s memoir is still the best guide for writers
Have a room of one’s own, ditch the adverbs and hammer out 1,000 words a day — they’re still good rules for any aspiring author
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TIL the collective noun for ladybirds is a loveliness
How quickly we forget political superstars past
I wonder how many people know who the Earl of Birkenhead was, or perhaps is
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I’m part of a team whose job is to keep The Times and The Sunday Times true to their principles. Check out this video from our new campaign:
Just finished reading the Times style guide from cover to cover … five stars
No verification system is perfect but Bluesky’s domains as usernames is pretty good. MPs could use their own websites or parliament.uk could verify them eg @/kemibadenoch.parliament.uk
Sophy Ridge@sophyridge.bsky.social · 2y agoThe Kemi account is fake according to @samcoatessky.bsky.social Shows the verification issue…
Want to nobble lobby brain? It’s here now. There’s going to be a big influx of names/institutions on Tuesday afternoon once every comms team has had their start-of-week Monday morning catch-up and taken a day to get sign-off.
I've created a starter pack of brilliant data journalists worth a follow I'll add to it when I see / think of more, but feel free to suggest additions! go.bsky.app/KTYrwk3
From @thetimes.com: the rise of Bluesky and what it could mean for Elon Musk’s X
The rise of Bluesky and what it could mean for Elon Musk’s X
The app has had more than a million sign-ups since Donald Trump’s election, as X users seek sanctuary from bots, offensive posts — and its owner’s politics
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Going to do a quick thread of my fellow @thetimes.com reporters who are on BlueSky and why you should follow them 👇