Re the Covent Garden attack, I think Angel has a promising future on the after-dinner speaker circuit 

One of my happy places: Töölö Library

One of my happy places: Töolo Library

The oldest kiosk in Helsinki, dating from 1939, in the Munkkiniemi district. Designed by Eero Urpola. While this one sells ice cream, others go for Italian food, hot dogs, and even a vegan food selection

Only a few weeks to go until all the ECT1s start their blogs sharing deep thoughts about teaching and helping the rest of us to do it better. And then only a few more days until they Never. Post. Again.

Bede's World! Bede's World! Party time! Venerable!

"High growth potential" = "provided the most tickets to F1 and Wimbledon"

It's in the native app "Measure" (iOS)

Great to see the Guardian's style guide in action #theThe

tr #IYKYK #LDS

London & Southeast🔅@thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · yesterday

Well that was pathetic lasted a few minutes but some rain which has sort of dampened the ground. Nothing measurable, amusing that’s the “wettest” I’ve seen it in 6 weeks. #London

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

Ah, my favourite PR approach: the one suggesting I review the restaurant to which I gave an absolute slating less than a year ago, because a quick google is far too much trouble.

Me on Excel when the cell borders have been set up by an idiot 

1) do they look like a massively rich wanker? 2) are they wearing glasses?

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The thing is, Rod Liddle was grossly unpleasant, a rampant bigot on so many levels. He wrote multiple gross defences of paedophilia, written horrific stuff about trans people, a lot of people are pointing this out and that we should be lionising him or treating him like he was a decent person.

It is the THIRD of AUGUST

This Rod Liddle? "....the one thing stopping me from being a teacher was that I could not remotely conceive of not trying to shag the kids." clarifying that he wouldn't have "dabbled much below Year 10." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Lid...

I wonder if all the revisionist obituaries will be as positive about him as they were with the child-dating Glen Hansard

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d ago

Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle dies aged 66

The best thing about visiting the Fortress Island of Suomenlinna is visiting the Lutheran Church, where you will find Martin Luther‘s famous hymn Ein Feste Berg, and of course a whole list of hymns shouting at Jesus 

I’m not sure, but I think his name is Cliff #ClassicDadJoke 

I bet a lot of Irish people are very disappointed when they race into this Helsinki store, only to discover that it is a craft shop 

Absolutely horrific use of AI to illustrate the cake selection for the French bakery next to our hotel 

#BadMathsOnHoliday this will be especially triggering for anyone who had to mark the pie chart question on this year’s SATs Yes, there are 16 slices

There’s no better way to celebrate a bargain shop at the #Marimekko outlet store in #Herttoniemi than lunch at Maritori, the staff canteen #Helsinki b.link/traveltheworld

Perfect way to start a Helsinki day, with a blueberry pastry and fancy chocolate at Café Ekberg #Helsinki #CafeEkberg #Blabar

Dare Hysteria Crash

Mia Murphy 🏳️‍⚧️@miamurphy.com · 4d ago

What's the best three album run from a band? (the correct answer is Moving Pictures, Signals, and Grace Under Pressure by Rush, but I'm excited to learn second place)

Hansard Wrong’un

Seán Ó Murchú@phramewerk.bsky.social · 3d ago

His Wikipedia page has a section about his relationship with Markéta, sourced with direct quotes from Glen himself. There have been multiple attempts to delete that section and any mention of that relationship over the last few days. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Ha...

Hansard Sex Pest

Den M@mousketeer.bsky.social · 4d ago

Thoughts on the dead singer. Yesterday, my middle aged straight hairy biker son went on one on social media about the dead singer and those eulogising him. He did not hold back. What was unusual was that he took to social media to vent knowing it would attract vile bile. I asked him why.

I know who’d really love the #HelsinkiCityMuseum exhibition about “suburbs” (really, housing estates) examining seven different areas of Helsinki and how they developed from the 1950s onwards @grindrod.bsky.social