Chase it up folks, Flannery O’Connor’s novella, outstanding cast, twisted religion
J.A.Tallon@tallon.bsky.social · 1h agoJohn Huston (with scenes from his film "Wise Blood") - BOTD
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Mammal. Actor, writer, editor, reader, sister, comedy scene survivor, older than you think. Virtual collector and junk-fiend. Dispenser of small ephemeral offerings against the prevailing horror.
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You could just sit there, on the geraniums, eating Stollwerk chocolate, or you could hunt for your own dinner, like any well brought-up, decent, principled chameleon
NO donkeys were harmed in the assemblage of this message, but Tootsie tripped over the edge of the rug twice and has never been quite right in the eyes since.
Summoning Your Favourite Maiden Aunt, by Slow Telegram.
Turner Prize winning Zanzibar-born British artist, curator, and writer Lubaina Himid has been an important voice on issues of race, feminism, identity, and representation in Britain for the past thirty years #WomensArt
Unearthed from a wall tumble/well site at Glenfoot near Abernethy, Perthshire - carved with four distinct human faces featuring defined mouths, noses, and eyes. The base of the stone has prehistoric cup marks. @perthmuseum.bsky.social #quadrocephalus
I had lots of fun answering @historylauren.bsky.social‘s questions about where I like to work! open.substack.com/pub/historyl...
The Writer's Nook: Mathew Lyons
In the latest instalment of this series exploring where writers write, this historian and writer par excellence gives us a peek inside his actually-not-a-nook...
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Flier through the door from a local pub, advertising an "August Carvery" which is either the name of a reviewer for the New Yorker or Pynchon Character
“I operate in a kind of theater. I use objects to represent things, to represent thoughts and feelings. The objects don’t necessarily have to relate to themselves, they can be a symbol for something else.” -Paul McCarthy #BOTD
The Mauritanian, a major slow-motion picture, filmed entirely in blu-light, with an ensemble cast featuring miniature dragons with sticky catapult-tongues.
The Mauritanian, a major slow-motion picture, filmed entirely in blu-light, with an ensemble cast featuring miniature dragons with sticky catapult-tongues.
Last chance to respond to this consultation - it closes today! Annoyingly they haven't put the exact closing time on it, but the cut-off is usually 11:59pm on the day
Tits McGee@scientits.bsky.social · 3w agoSelf-employed people! Sorry to put a downer on your Sunday, but in case you'd not seen, the Government wants us to pay our tax *monthly* like we're employees or something With the World Cup and all the politics, I'd missed the consultation they put out last month, which is here: 1/
It suddenly starts raining so hard I can't get out of the car. I watch a woman dash out of the hardware shop across the street to take in the display goods on the pavement. She picks up the handles of a wheelbarrow, pours the water out of it into the gutter and wheels it inside.
That excessively crude and opinionated man, demanding to be let through the pearly gates, and given a seat at the table, upon finding himself in the other place, where he must queue to be admitted to the correct circle of fools.
Aspirateur Electrique as deployed by Lucky Lou and her pet lambkin.
Interesting things to do with that bundle of embroidery threads you inherited from your granny
-I"d like to test that new cologne, please -Which one is that, sir? -I can't remember the name, but it smells like a half naked woman on a horse, throwing rose petals around? -Ah!
In honour of #InternationalOwlDay. (It may be a bit niche [or maybe not, seeing the popularity of #TheOdyssey], but it's my favourite of any memes I've made.)
He is the Walrus-played by Mr. Stavely in the 1898 stage production of Alice in Wonderland at the Opera Comique, London. The Oyster was played by either Miss Beaden or Miss De Becker. Hard to tell really.
Thanks to @creativescots.bsky.social Open Fund for Organisations, @heatherparry.bsky.social & Kirstin Innes ave been exploring AGA & @aowensarchive.bsky.social through writing, workshops and new creative work. Here Heather shares the impact this residency has had on her practice.
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