Dinah Winch

Back at the Proms for an exciting programme: Varese's Intégrales, a world permiere of
Anna Thorvaldsdottir's Before we fall (Cello Concerto), Bolero, as fresh as the first time I heard it (it makes such a difference to see the instruments), and Rite of Spring.

The little-known London 'fairy tale estate' that was decorated by a famous artist Louise Choo from Camden Guides explores sculptor Gilbert Bayes and his links to Somers Town.

Bayes has followed me around through my career but I don't think I'll find a Bevis Marks connection. Very interesting story if you don't know about the Somers Town estate. www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/2531696...

This is cheering stuff, I think despite everything a lot of things do still work well. Our fantastic museums crop up regularly but of course to keep working they need ongoing investment.

Every time I hear “women are too emotional to be President/CEO/Commander-in-Chief/etc.” I’ll think of these guys and laugh to tears

Breaking news: The sell-off erased $153bn from Tesla’s value, the biggest one-day drop in the electric-car company’s market capitalisation on record, and comes as Donald Trump threatens he will terminate US government contracts with Musk’s companies. www.ft.com/content/a14f...

Susan Brownmiller obituary Feminist writer and activist whose 1975 book Against Our Will revolutionised attitudes to rape

@basbleu.bsky.social good to see Julie B's obit today Susan Brownmiller obituary www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Good piece from @sundersays.bsky.social

1 June walk, felt like summer.

Susan Brownmiller, Who Reshaped Views About Rape, Dies at 90

Susan Brownmiller, Who Reshaped Views About Rape, Dies at 90 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/b... has no British paper published an obituary?!

A Dangerous Disguise for Anti-Semitism The suspect who allegedly shot and killed two Israeli-embassy aides invoked the Palestinian struggle as a pretext to harm Jews.

I wrote about the shooting at the Jewish museum in DC, the stories people tell to justify anti-Semitism, and the choice that America faces in this moment. Gift link:

I'm hiring to join our fantastic new team at Bevis Marks Synagogue Heritage Foundation!

Its diversity was so rooted in female experience (I didn't think the Ravilious works really added anything). Very enjoyable!

Have you seen it Barbara?

I caught the Tirzah Garwood show at Dulwich Picture Gallery which closes next weekend - as well as paintings, prints, embroidery & a patchwork quilt, there is a fabulous group of marbled papers that she made in the 30s & sold commercially for book binders, and interior design uses like lampshades.

Initially established by Lady Rothschild to support the children of Jewish refugees fleeing the Eastern European pogroms they grew to become central to Jewish life in the East End in the middle of the 20th century. At their peak 200 young people an evening went to their activities.

I had never heard of Brady Clubs until I saw the fascinating film One Pair of Eyes in which Georgia Brown goes back to Whitechapel where she grew up. An exhibition of photographs, rescued from a skip, is now at Tower Hamlets archive www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00t3mkz

Potrait of Joseph Bramah

Joseph Bramah's fire engine in the entrance to the town hall

#OnThisDay in 1785 Joseph Bramah invented the beer pump handle, cheers! 🍻

In Experience Barnsley you can see a couple of objects by Barnsley's most prolific inventor; a fire pump and one of his unpickable locks.

Via @thegentleauthor.bsky.social, @dinahw.bsky.social: Firefighter Artists Of The Blitz spitalfieldslife.com/2025/05/10/f...

Wonderful!

The local authority that is responsible for caring for the highest number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children across England is now led by Reform.

Don't know how I jumped the queue! I am enjoying it. Many congratulations!

Lovely delivery this morning, essays in honour of Bernard Capp, my D.Phil external examiner. Looking forward to reading it @angelamcshane.bsky.social

Love them! We used to have them for special occasions when I was a child, no idea why we don't make them any more.

Not sure I follow - I and all the Americans I know live here because we have commitments here (family/jobs) and generally love it. And we pay UK accountants handsomely to sort our tax returns.

That is wonderful.

Christ's Entry into Jerusalem
Anonymous, German, 15th century

#PalmSunday

(Met Museum)

Russians loot 1.7 million Ukrainian cultural heritage items from occupied territories Beyond systematic theft, Russian officials are now selling Ukraine's national treasures on illegal markets, marking a shift from historical practices when looted artifacts were typically displayed in…

Russia looted at least 1.7 million Ukrainian cultural heritage items from occupied territories

Ukraine managed to recover some stolen artifacts due to international cooperation — friendly governments returned items intercepted abroad while being trafficked euromaidanpress.com/2025/04/13/r...

More in No, Other People:

New poll:

“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”

• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree

“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”

• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory

ChatGPT action dolls: What are the concerns? As online users create Barbie-like dolls of themselves, experts urge caution over AI's energy and data use.

It's all fun and games until …

"Professor Gina Neff of Queen Mary University London told the BBC #ChatGPT is "burning through energy", and the data centres used to power it consume more electricity in a year than 117 countries."

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Chopping Onions on my Heart by Samantha Ellis review – an Iraqi Jew’s celebration of an endangered culture In this deeply personal but wryly funny memoir, the author examines her Middle Eastern ancestry and asks what it means to witness her community and their traditions fade from memory

First review! And it’s a lovely one.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...