Johnny Laird

YouTube video by Trevor Noah Finding Meaning in a System Built to Fracture You with Josh Johnson

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YouTube video by NPR Music The Doobie Brothers: Tiny Desk Concert

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YouTube video by UHI Institute for Northern Studies The Caledonian Antisyzygy Origins, Legacy and Solution of a Paradox, with Paul Malgrati 20250424 19

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Striking network of big, mature street trees

The canopy connects with new development that will have a huge urban green park on the roof.

Vancouver’s urban tree canopy, and the “kissing canopies” over the streets the mature trees create, are one of our city’s most important assets. Cooling, cleaning, beautifying and strengthening the city while integrating urban life with nature for livability. Great pics via @traffictrish.bsky.social

‘Young people can come in and have life-changing moments’: Gus Casely-Hayford on V&A East, a new museum for Gen Z The director wants London’s long-awaited institution to ignite creative passion in the Gen Z visitors it’s aimed at. As he unveils the building and its contents, can he pull it off?

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Say what you like about ‘Sadiq Khan’s no-go hellscape’ – Britain’s cities prove the rightwing agitators wrong | Jonathan Liew To rightwing populists, places of fluidity and freedom will always be the enemy, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

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What's with New Zealand's obsession with wearing black? Are you wearing black right now? Does it make you feel strong? Chic? Rebellious? Maybe it was just easy to throw together.

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YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics Michael Gove and Rory Stewart CLASH over Israel-Gaza.

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Obama: They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and D.E.I. For every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? D.E.I.. Wife mad at you? D.E.I..

Why does @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - who I believe to be progressive*, dress so conservatively? :-) *which is a good thing :-)

The Modern House Journal Akram Khan: the poignant story of a man who found his voice through dance

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It really was something special. I had seen Chotto Desh the day before, and couldn’t resist another dose of Akram Khan

Akram Khan Company - Thikra: Night of Remembering - CriticalDance Sadler’s Wells Theatre London 28 October 2025 Maggie Foyer Akram Khan can be relied on to create an immersive experience and, Thikra: Night of Remembering, is no exception. We were greeted by chirrupi...

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Saw it last night…so, so powerful

Akram Khan Company: Thikra – Night of Remembering review – forget the meaning, feel the colour and emotion Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe mythological piece for 12 female dancers was developed in Saudi Arabia and pulsates with physical intensity and ancestral rage

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Goals…

My goodness Matt Goodwin comes across as an obnoxious hateful one-trick pony. Glad much of the #bbcqt audience saw through his schtick and agree.

YouTube video by Choeur & Orchestre Clef des Chants Ensemble Mozart Requiem Lacrimosa

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Mo Amer Has Survived by Being Funny The comedian discusses flying in Jimmy Kimmel’s jet, beefing with Jerry Seinfeld, and the “weight” of talking about Palestine on his new standup special, “Wild World.”

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What a clown...

YouTube video by She Was Only Evie An Interview with Simon Jimenez

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That’s biophilic design at work!

#eartharchitecture

Reform is riddled with racism…

New arrivals, Monday: the now out-of-print Folio Society edition of our friend @greatdismal.bsky.social's NEUROMANCER, seen here basking on the PFB cash desk in one of the last few days of direct-across-the-desk sun this year.