Darren Ross

Front of Harold Pinter Theatre at night with two illuminated hoardings advertising A Man For All Seasons.

A Man For All Seasons at the Harold Pinter Theatre tonight. Good to see that one of the best plays of the 20th century works as well on the stage as on the page. Good performances all round, led by Martin Shaw and Gary Wilmot. Strongly recommended.

#Culture #London #TheatreSky

The Hour of Absinthe: A Cultural History of France’s Most Notorious Drink – A Conversation with Nina Studer Diana Abbani in Conversation with Nina Studer. In her book "The Hour of Absinthe: A Cultural History of France’s Most Notorious Drink”, Studer explores the history of absinthe through the lenses of cu...

I spoke with the wonderful Diana Abbani about my book "The Hour of Absinthe", published as part of the #MECAM blog series on TRAFO (the Blog for Transregional Research): trafo.hypotheses.org/60708

Do have a look! 🗃️🍸 #DrinkingStudies #Absinthe #HistoryOfAlcohol #Colonialism #ColonialHistory #Maghreb

Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.

Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19

Large White butterfly feeding on a pink flower

Today is the last day to get out for the #BigButterflyCount! Where will you be doing yours?

If you haven't taken part yet, it's not too late. Download the free app or go to 👉 buff.ly/aQjHidK

Spend more time in nature while making a big difference. 💚

📷: Large White - Gilles San Martin

Signs ready for TONIGHT's #FourPlay post-show Q&A at @kingsheadtheatre.bsky.social.

Writer @jakebrunger.bsky.social & director @jackelsain.bsky.social have reunited for this updated version 10 years after its first outing at @oldvictheatre.bsky.social.

Any Qs? 🎟️ Join us at 6pm: bit.ly/46PPFQo

A Speckled Wood butterfly rests on a person's hand as they submit a count through Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count app.

It's the final weekend to get out for the #BigButterflyCount and help take nature's pulse 🦋

You don't need to be an expert to make a big difference for butterflies and moths. All you need is 15 mins, a spot of sunshine and patience! 👉 bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org

📷: Pallant Medical

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Viral news in the Netherlands: tagging @metaAI in a WhatsApp group DISABLES end-to-end encryption. I.e. Meta AI can then read the whole history of a group conversation! #SwitchToSignal #DeleteWhatsApp #DeleteWhatsAppInstallSignal
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screenshot of "what we stand for" section on Ecosia website text: "Why choose Ecosia? What we stand for 100% of profits for the planet We use all our profits for climate action, with the majority going into tree-planting projects around the world. Collective climate action The Ecosia community is the planet's largest tree-planting movement, making a difference every day. No greenwashing We tell you transparently how much money we make each month, and how much we spend on tree planting and climate action. Beyond neutral Our solar panels produce enough energy to power your searches twice over, meaning more renewables (and fewer fossil fuels) in the energy grid."

It looks like Ecosia 🇩🇪 has activated their Mastodon profile. They also have the Mastodon icon on the main page of their website. (although the icon does not appear on other pages yet, such as the blog)

With 500,000 followers on Instagram, it'll be […]

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Four people seated on a stage, talking, with a wood-panelled stage set behind them.

Enjoyed A Role To Die For on Tuesday, followed by an intelligent and interesting post-show Q&A with @terripaddock.bsky.social. A fun evening out with plenty of laughs, and our first visit to the Marylebone Theatre. Recommended.

#Culture #London #TheatreSky

Large foyer of Barbican Centre, with brutalist architecture. Square, illuminated concrete blocks above, with two big posters for Goodnight, Oscar on the concrete and glass sides.

1st preview of Goodnight, Oscar at Barbican Centre tonight. Thin plot with no real thesis, but a hugely enjoyable evening with good performances, lots of very funny jokes from Sean Hayes, & good staging. Rosalie Craig is flawless. Hugely recommended.

#GoodNightOscar #London #TheatreSky

Basically, think of the most petty evil thing you could do and that's basically Israeli policy.

They ended cancer research for this.

Painted Lady butterfly basking on a concrete wall with a park and urban buildings behind

Our partners at Pesticide Action Network UK have uncovered that 354 tonnes of pesticides were sprayed in towns and cities in 2024.

We are in a #ButterflyEmergency, with long-term declines that need us all to take action to reduce the use of harmful chemicals, councils included.

A Role to Die For post-show video and photos: Taking on a legendary spy film franchise - Terri Paddock What makes a certain brand of spy so iconic? So quintessentially British? And, if you were in charge of that brand, how far would you go to keep control and protect its legacy?

Thanks to writer Jordan Waller, director Derek Bond & (the first black Bond?) Obioma Ugoala for A Role to Die For Q&A at Marylebone Theatre.

What makes a certain British spy so iconic? How far would you go to protect its legacy?

📸🎥 Full coverage: bit.ly/44V4yPX

Safety of JN.1-Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines This cohort study investigates the association between booster vaccinations containing the JN.1 lineage and 29 serious adverse events in Denmark.

Here you go Vinay.

"In this nationwide cohort study, no increased risk of 29 adverse events was observed after vaccination with the updated COVID-19 mRNA vaccine containing the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron JN.1 lineage in approximately 1 million adults. "

Was die kleine Suchmaschine #Ecosia neben dem plakativen Pflanzen von Bäumen noch alles tut, um die Welt zu retten… https://youtu.be/7JZEWzezOrE?si=tcZJtD7jzjtdV4bc

Tolle Arbeit, grandiose Grundeinstellung für ein Tech-Unternehmen! Da geht einem echt das Herz auf 🫶🏻

European project Eurosky aims to reduce reliance on US tech giants A group of European technology entrepreneurs has unveiled the Eurosky initiative, a government-backed project to create infrastructure for social media offerings and reduce reliance on U.S. tech giants.

Reuters reports on our Eurosky initiative whose goal it is to establish a full, legally compliant #ATProto stack in Europe. But not only that - we’re working on a commons moderation service that can act as an incubator for smaller ATProto devs.

Signs ready for tonight's Q&A at Marylebone Theatre for the London transfer of the hit James Bond-inspired comedy A ROLE TO DIE FOR.

Any Qs for writer Jordan Waller & director Derek Bond (no relation!)?

🎟️ Join us at 7.30pm: bit.ly/3U6zkPE

#theatre #londontheatre #postshowtalks

Spectator publishes article calling Nazis heroes of D-Day - Jewish News Right-wing columnist Taki Theodoracopulos pens piece sympathising with the Wehrmacht during WW2

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Yes. The article is still there on the Spectator website, just with a changed title and without the subtitle. I'm not going to link that rightwing rag.

Brought to you by the best editors: Nigel Lawson, Boring Johnson, Fraser Nelson and Michael Gove.

William Sitwell I have never worked in a place of such courtesy, kindness, respect and care as MasterChef Piece in the telegraph

You quit the Waitrose magazine after you responded to a pitch from a vegan by joking vegans should be "trapped, interrogated, and killed"

Sorry but personally if a miniature horse woke me up from anesthesia by banging out nonsense on a miniature keyboard it would send me into a liminal space between life and death from which I would never return

The age verification asked me how many galaxies Ulysses soared through in search of Earth. I said “all of them” and now I’m in.

6 Music Artist Collection - Nick Drake - Brad Pitt: Lost Boy - In Search of Nick Drake - BBC Sounds Brad Pitt tells the story of singer-songwriter Nick Drake.

I've been a fan of Nick Drake since I first listened to the albums Pink Moon and Five Leaves Left throughout the summer of 1996 during my first job out of university. Here's a good documentary from 2004, presented by Brad Pitt, on his life and music.

#Music #NickDrake

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The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

Illuminated screen showing an advert for The Fifth Step, with Martin Freeman and Jack Lowden looking upwards. It sits on a glass and steel building above a digital, blue hoarding for theatre @ sohoplace. Evening.

Final performance of The Fifth Step at Soho Place. Kept veering away from its premise, and while there was a story there was barely a plot. Nevertheless, it was very funny, with two good performances from Jack Lowden & Martin Freeman, both with superb comic timing.

#London #TheFifthStep #TheatreSky

Spray-painted portrait of Ian McKellen in pantomime makeup, with MOTHER GOOSE in heavy-metal type font below.

Spotted a portrait of Sir Ian McKellen in Soho this week, adapted from a photo taken while he was playing Mother Goose.

#London #PrideMonth #StreetArt #TheatreSky

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🥳 Congratulations to this year's nominees for UK Theatre's Most Welcoming Theatre:

Birmingham Rep
Shakespeare North Playhouse and @royalderngate.bsky.social (the only one on BlueSky so a winner already)

Hey Mastodon folks, I'm looking for a (preferably European) alternative to Google Photos. Mainly cloud backup from my phone (Android) and organization, maybe some private photo/album sharing, but not an image-based social media app as such. Free or reasonably priced. Any recommendations? […]

Hey tech friends. I'm wondering about alternatives to stripe, specifically to stripe connect for split payouts. Anybody have any opinions about these European alternatives? https://european-alternatives.eu/alternative-to/stripe

I see others like these but many of them have U.S. headquarters […]