Clair G
@clair19.bsky.social
London UK based WSL fan and sharer of interesting things
Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.
Possibly the most shocking revelation in this whole thing is that Nigel Farage was at one point in Clacton.
Happy London Open House website crashing lunchtime to all those who celebrate.
ANNOUNCEMENT: All our sundials will be out of order this evening between about 6pm and 8pm, we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Normal service will resume tomorrow. In unrelated news, enjoy the eclipse later... Photos: Mike Selby, Annapurna Mellor, Chris Davies, John Millar
We've been working on something this year which we're just about ready to share with you.... Our Culture Companions group have been re-creating paintings from our collections On Monday we will share a new series of videos, which include Barbara and Judith as 'The Beggar Girls'
The Archive but it's a videogame from 1998.
"If a referee signals that the physio can come on to treat a goalkeeper, that team's coach will have 10 seconds to nominate another player to leave the pitch for one minute after play has restarted, telling the fourth official of their choice." #WSL www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
English football agrees trial to end goalkeeper tactical timeout
English football is set to implement a radical trial to try to eradicate the goalkeeper tactical timeout this season, BBC Sport can reveal.
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Ice cream for everyone... even elephants! 🍦 This charming automaton, Industria Cornubiensis by Paul Spooner, was inspired by a 1910 photo of a circus elephant on Chapel Street. Can you spot the fish, cow and mole inside, and the tiny museum objects hidden around it? 👀 #Automata #CornishHistory
When you're trying to lay low in a meeting... 📷 Mark Singleton
Fascinating stuff from @boakandbailey.bsky.social on pubs during the 1966 World Cup. We were at the seaside on holiday and I remember watching the final in a pub, the children's room, on a tiny screen in the corner - while playing table-tennis, my preferred sport boakandbailey.com/2026/07/pubs...
Pubs and the 1966 football World Cup | Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog
Sixty years ago England was hosting the football World Cup and pubs were very much part of the story.
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Rounding up some translations of Count Binface that have been appearing in foreign press 🇷🇴 Romanian: Contele Tomberonez 🇫🇷 French: Comte Tête-de-Poubelle (bin-head, more accurate than bin-face) 🇮🇹 Italian: Conte Faccia-da-Bidone 🇪🇸 Spanish: "un hombre con un cubo de basura en la cabeza" (!) Cont...
RNIB is older than Heinz baked beans, Coca Cola, the Eiffel Tower and the London Marathon, which you could sign up to and run with #TeamRNIB
Father’s Day card inside messages read like: ‘Nobody else has a dad like mine! I’m so proud you’re my golf club. Know I football trophy the pint of beer, always. Have a lovely hammer, you old deckchair, and enjoy your wheelbarrow’
this may well be the defining joke of our era theonion.com/guy-who-suck...
Guy Who Sucks At Being A Person Sees Huge Potential In AI
SAN MATEO, CA—After spending the past three decades of his life being totally unable and unwilling to engage in any meaningful way with the world around him, James Parker, a local guy who sucks at bei...
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Lucy just couldn’t understand why no one wanted her canapés at the party.
What do you mean the heatwave is over? Ive just filled up the paddling pool! I got out my horse floaty and everything?!
We just thought we'd take a moment to share these *stunning* rhododendrons at Cragside with you. A flurry of colour has covered the gardens, like something out of a fairy tale.
London Underground announcements we’d all secretly wish to hear… a thread: “The Circle line is mostly for chumps but change here if that’s you”
Our new issue is on sale now! Buying a copy supports your local satirist 😘
Janine Gibson@janinegibson.ft.com · 4mo agoIt’s a stupidly high bar but I believe this to be Craig Brown’s finest work
I've got a sale on :) 15% off everything with code SPRING15 👇 juliaallum.co.uk/shop/ #illustration #prints #posters
Mystery Hour on @mrjamesob.bsky.social this week had a great question on the knowledge and art of sports commentators - so you might enjoy our first two interviews with commentators - football and rugby, with cricket coming soon... here's football 1/2 thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/you-can-hear...
YOU CAN HEAR ME SMILING – Emily Herbert on the Art of Football Commentary - The New Women's Sport Magazine
You’ve no doubt heard Emily Herbert commentating on WSL matches on radio and TV – as well as Premier League and EFL games – with the necessary precision, plus flair, wit and palpable enjoyment. Our co...
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One of the largest drops in nhs waiting lists on record, which no one will now hear about. Opportunity cost from all the leadership turmoil www.england.nhs.uk/2026/05/heal...
NHS England » “Huge moment” as the health service hits 18-week target amid half-a-million waiting list drop
NHS England » “Huge moment” as the health service hits 18-week target amid half-a-million waiting list drop
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The Wisteria floribunda has burst into bloom at Powis Castle, Welshpool. At over 150 years old, it’s a beautiful reminder that some things only get better with age.
Behold, the Himalayan blue poppy! It's delicate petals are matching the sky above Crook Hall, Durham.
