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A stunning performance this evening by @lanuovamusica.bsky.social at @wigmore-hall.org.uk ... and I can even watch it all again!
Bravo! 👏👏👏

#RASketchClub lovely Valentine's session of Drawing Lovers with Robin-Lee Hall.

#RASketchClub lovely Valentine's session of Drawing Lovers with Robin-Lee Hall.

Melania is going to sweep the board at the FIFA Academy Awards.

Screenshot of Meta's new Subscribe or submit to Personalised Ads option in the UK.

Screenshot of Meta's "We will use your content and data to train our AI unless you object" notice.

What new 'enshittification' is this!
Pay 4 quid per month or lose your privacy and have your every move on the internet tracked by Meta.
I'm not sure Instagram or Facebook are worth either of these options to me, to be honest.
You also have to 'opt-out' of them using your content to train their AI.

As the world finally punches back, was this the week Donald Trump went too far? | Jonathan Freedland The US president took his bullying doctrine to Davos and hit a wall of opposition. If this creates a new western alliance against him, all to the good, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

“The goal now has to be nothing less than a new alliance of western democracies no longer dependent on the US for their defence”. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Sabine Devieilhe and Mathieu Porday, taking applause at the end of a wonderful concert at Wigmore Hall, 14 January 2026.

A stunning performance with a wonderful programme of music from Sabine Devieilhe and Mathieu Pordoy at @wigmore-hall.org.uk tonight. Thank you!

Lovely morning here!

A really enjoyable #RASketchClub today, with artist Mary Stephenson.

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Screenshot of the Brilliant app, saying "Happy Steak Day! Your streak is 1 year old."

I'm rather ridiculously pleased with myself, having completed 365 consecutive days of practice and learning on the brilliant.org app.

Martin Parr: the photographer’s career in pictures A look back at the career of Martin Parr who has died at the age of 73

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Landmark British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73 Parr said his brightly coloured, closely observed pictures of British life were ‘disguised as entertainment’ but they became hugely popular Martin Parr, the British documentary photographer who captured the peculiarities of the nation with clarity and hilarity, has died aged 73. He had been diagnosed with cancer in May 2021. Known for his acute observations of the English class system, Parr’s images covered sunbathers and Conservative clubs, village fetes and coffee mornings, often in vivid colour and with more than a dash of humour. His iconic 1986 photobook The Last Resort: Photographs of New Brighton captured working-class holidaymakers in the Wirral, Liverpool and helped mark a sea change in British documentary photography, from the gritty, black and white style of the past towards a cheekier and more colourful style. Continue reading...

Landmark British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73

The Guardian view on the inequality emergency: why a Nobel prize winner’s warning must be heeded | Editorial Editorial: Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. Joseph Stiglitz’s G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal

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Really enjoyed this Marian Consort / Manchester Collective concert today. A striking programme of music.

Labyrinth: British Jazz on Record 1960 - 1975 A lavish, visual celebration of British jazz albums in the 1960s and early 1970s

I just backed Labyrinth: British Jazz on Record 1960 - 1975 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/lab...

Wonderful performance by Cantoria tonight at @wigmore-hall.org.uk
👏👏👏

Photo of Darla, the dog. She's a good girl.

Photo of Pepe, the dog. He's a good boy.

I've got these two beauties looking after me this week... Darla and Pepe.

Picture of the front of the Concertgebouw building, in Amsterdam.

Image of work by Lily van der Stokker at the Stedelijk, Amsterdam.

Painting by Thérèse Schwatrze, "Young Italian Woman with'Puck' the dog", at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Vincent van Gogh's painting, "Almond Blossom", at the van Gogh museum, Amsterdam.

A fine weekend in Amsterdam with visits to the Van Gogh museum, Rijksmuseum and Stedelijk and two concerts at the Concertgebouw.

Royal Academy of Arts Saturday #SketchClub
Life Drawing with Marcus Cornish

Pencil drawing of a boxer mix dog, Huey.

Huey the dog. He's a good boy!

Pencil drawing of a standing model at a life drawing session hosted by Soho Life Drawing.

I found this pose really difficult, particularly with the angles. Pencil drawing of the model at a life drawing session hosted by Soho Life Drawing.

Several overlapping pencil drawings of the model at a life drawing session hosted by Soho Life Drawing.

Drawings of the model, kneeling and standing, at a life drawing session hosted by Soho Life Drawing. Standing drawing is fine using a Conté Pierre Noire pencil, which was then 'smudged' using an eraser.

Another enjoyable Life Drawing session last night at Soho Life Drawing.
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Think I'll read this once a week forever.

Patricia Routledge, I love you.

Ilumina Ilumina Colour is a Rhythm

Wonderful concert from Ilumina at @wigmore-hall.org.uk tonight. Such a varied programme of music that fit beautifully together, with fantastic performances throughout.
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The @dulwichgallery.bsky.social on @bsky.app
Hello! 🙋

Pencil drawing of a man laid on the floor, face down but arms in the 'press up' position, from a perspective stood behind the bottom of the feet.

Pencil drawing of a woman stood side on but with the legs and torso facing slightly towards the viewer, but the shoulders and head turning away from the viewer

Quick sketches from photos in the book 'Art Models 9' (M & D Johnson).
I've been unable to get to any art classes/life drawing sessions for a while and I'm missing it. Sketches in my A6 pad after work instead.

In June 2025 Starmer's Govt published a policy paper called 'Industrial Strategy Zones Action Plan'.
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You are going to lose everything to corporate-governed deregulated free zones, 86 in total.
Please sign the petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Walter Scott, co-founding vocalist of The Whispers, dies at 81 (June 26, 2025) They took a “slow and steady” path to stardom, but once they reached it, The Whispers became one of the most beloved soul music vocal groups of all time. Tonight we mourn the passing o...

Walter Scott, co-founding vocalist of The Whispers, dies at 81 soultracks.com/walter-scott...

Pencil drawing of a Huntaway breed dog called Darla, laid on a bed, feet off the end, peeking around the corner of the door towards the viewer.

A quick pencil sketch of my friend's Huntaway dog, Darla, playing with a stick in a stream and wearing a little jacket over her back.

A couple of sketches of Darla, my friend's wonderful dog... peeking around the corner of the bedroom, and playing with a stick in a stream.

The book "You Look Like a Thing and I Love You" by @janelleshane.com is perhaps the introductory precursor to this. A wonderful book.

Ah, great! That's good to hear. I'm going to the local Picturehouse with a friend to see it on Wednesday.