Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/w... I've discovered the hard way that my brain is too daft for things like this. But I love and admire the creations of others!

The Comforting Resurgence of ‘Grandma Hobbies’ (Gift Article)

In search of calm and community, new generations are learning centuries-old skills.

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The DALEKS have brought in a load of their stupid PIG SLAVES to serve in the OGRON CANTEEN! Honestly, me not know WHY them would want to employ GRUNTY, thicko IDIOTS!? And it might just be my imagination, but is one of them a lot SASSIER than the others? 🤔 🐖 💅

A journalist in Russia had just 24 hours to flee after criminal charges were opened against him for helping run the country's largest LGBT+ news site. Add your name to support humanitarian visas and safe passage: a.allout.org/s/WNBqA/

The Iran war is making everything more expensive for us, but some companies are cashing in. Don't think that's right? Sign the petition now demanding they are taxed more on their record profits to help us all with the cost of living. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ra...

Sign the Urgent Petition - End this rip-off

People in the UK are struggling to get by while some corporations are set to announce record high profits on the back of the Iran war. Join the campaign to demand these war profiteers are taxed so we ...

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Is it too late for David Byrne to throw his hat into the ring to be the next #DoctorWho ? Actually, the more I think about it, perhaps he's been the Doctor all along.. youtu.be/VdYGYeBlJd0?...

Outside of Space and Time

YouTube video by David Byrne - Topic

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

10-Minute Challenge: ‘A Sunday on La Grande Jatte’ (Gift Article)

We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.

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www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a... Another book sure to find its way to the TBR pile!

‘I put a raging dent in Neil Young’s forehead!’ Tim Pope on his riotous videos for the Cure, Bowie, Queen, Soft Cell and more

He dressed Freddie Mercury as a prawn, got Paul Weller to wear lipstick, locked the Cure in a flooded wardrobe and created a 75ft penis for Hall & Oates. Pope looks back on is wild adventures with tit...

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don't miss the second @filmisfabulous.bsky.social "daleks' master plan" event, coming up 15 august in leicester! tell all your doctor who pals!

filmisfabulous!@filmisfabulous.bsky.social · last mo.

A few tickets are still available for the screening of three episodes of The Daleks’ Master Plan, at Phoenix Cinema in Leicester, on Saturday 15th August. For more information, visit: www.phoenix.org.uk/whats-on/pro...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ba...

Back Workers. Back Our BBC.

Nearly everyone - 94% of adults in the UK - uses the BBC every month. The BBC has an incredible range of TV, audio and digital services - from Planet Earth to the Proms, from BBC Bitesize and The Worl...

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#FourPhotosOneMonth July was never going to live up to June’s magnificence. There was a needed personal reset and something horrific on the doorstep. I bear no external scars.

The moon rising over the starling tree. We’ve made it through another week! Dream well, lovelies x

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One year, 17 towns, dozens of voices: what we heard along the coast of England and Wales

Reporting from some of the poorest seaside towns revealed how young people have been left isolated – but remain resilient and full of hope

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Cricket on the windscreen ! #UrbanNature

Just a quiet week … working and fretting and scrabbling as usual but there were a couple of moments of beauty in the day …

Comedian, actor, presenter, podcaster extraordinaire Toby Hadoke delivers his ten favourite classic Doctor Who stories... I love this guy - it’s the meeting of podcasts bromance that no one saw coming! @tobyhadoke.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

📚I'm putting together a virtual panel on LGBTQ+ travel writing for a literary event and I need one more panelist to round it out. Drop a comment or DM me if you've got an LGBTQ travel adjacent memoir or essay collection, or tag someone who could be a fit!

Since Sylvester is now the incumbent Doctor, I might as well let people know: I’m looking for some lovely 7th Doctor fans to be in a test audience for my novel. Drop me a message if you’d like to take part. I think my DMs are open!

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Why you’ll see more painted lady butterflies this summer

The UK is a key stop in an extraordinary, multiple-generation migration of painted lady butterflies – and this will be a bumper year

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The DWP are asking for people to contribute evidence for a forthcoming review of Carers Allowance and how it operates. Admittedly this is niche, but please spread the word so it reaches the right people. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Carer's Allowance: call for evidence

This call for evidence is being administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to gather information and views to build on the Department’s existing evidence. What we hear will help shape ...

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It’s official. I’m a panda. This is exact what I’m like.

Paul Bronks@slendersherbet.bsky.social · 3w ago

Please take a moment out of your day to marvel at the balletic poise, calm elegance and graceful athleticism of the panda.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-... Horrific. Poor journalist had to go and see Jim Davidson live. Saw him once at a work 'do'. Could not bring myself to laugh. That shit was nasty. Can only imagine he's got worse over the years.

No laughing matter

Jim Davidson and Nigel Farage represent an England that will not go quietly

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Doctor Who fans? Who is the fellow interviewing Terrance Dicks here in November 2007 at a North Wales Doctor Who Group shindig, so I can credit him properly? m.youtube.com/watch?v=S3du...

Terrance Dicks Interview at the North Wales Doctor Who Group Part 1

YouTube video by Doctor Who Randomiser

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What a beautiful song.. 1984.. a great year for music indeed. I was 15. I remember being on a bus on a school trip and the driver had the radio on. Every song was just *so* good and I actually thought ‘we are so lucky’. We bloody were.

The Kane Gang@the-kane-gang.bsky.social · 4w ago

This week in 1984 Closest Thing To Heaven was the highest new entry in the Top 40 Singles Charts at no.30 The Kane Gang made their 1st appearance on Top of The Pops performing the song. DJ Richard Skinner introduced the band & gave the song its 1st play on BBCRadio 1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYG2...

www.nrk.no/norge/katast... Dreadful times yesterday just over the river from me. It rained in the night but some fires are still burning and the helicopters are out again. Over 100 homes lost - feeling so helpless !

Katastrofen i Drammen

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they call it "the popular @trapone.bsky.social podcast" for a reason! make sure to lodge a vote for trap one in the british podcasting awards! www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting

Look at this #absoluteunit !

This is Ender. He pressed the belly rub button and assumed the position. Now it's time for your end of the deal. 12/10 (TT: enderthehavanes)

www.nrk.no/artikkel/lan... A big chunk of Oslo have come out to meet the Norwegian football team ! Hope they can park the coach ok.

Landslagsheltene hylles i Oslo etter VM-exit

I folkehavet kjemper fans mot tårene mens de venter på at fotballheltene skal rulle gjennom hovedstadens gater på hyllesttokt.

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⚽️ Bring it home, England – with a new debt justice law! ⚽️ A HUGE 90% of debt contracts between lower-income countries and private lenders are overseen by UK law. The UK knows how to change the call. Tell the government to give unjust debt the red card debtjustice.org.uk/redcard #tackleunjustdebt