Good news from Germany. A court has ruled in favor of the music industry in its legal battle against OpenAI, saying that the company has violated copyright laws.

@beefanddairy.bsky.social

Can't the nation just take a breath and get this sorted by Christmas, as a present to ourselves?

#ANGELARAYNERFORBBCDGYOUCOWARDS

When I was young, there was a 6 month period where my dad was away in the Falkland's. My sisters wrote him a letter explaining how we were going to a bonfire for 'Gay Fox Night'.
This is what happens when your mother has a strong Northern Irish accent and is the main influence on your accent.

Miss Pym's Day Out: Bookmark Dramatised documentary about the writer Barbara Pym, depicting one day in her life - 23 November 1977 - when she travelled to London to attend the Booker Prize ceremony.

MISS PYM’s DAY OUT, on the iPlayer for the next 26 days, is delightful!

A drama doc about Barbara Pym’s trip to London for the Booker Prize ceremony - featuring Patricia Routledge as Pym, various Excellent Women and cameos from Jilly Cooper & Penelope Lively! #BookSky

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

"There is nothing more intimidating than a clergyman on the loose."

This is, as Jacqui says, utterly delightful.

Cancer of the ovary, fallopian tube or peritoneum usually causes symptoms that are similar to common non-cancerous conditions. This can make it difficult to diagnose early. If you have any of these symptoms or get these symptoms regularly, your GP should offer you cancer tests: • a long-lasting bloated or swollen tummy • feeling full quickly when you eat • loss of appetite • pain in the lower tummy area or back • peeing (passing urine) more often than usual • needing to pee urgently (feeling like you cannot hold on). Other symptoms may include: • a change in your normal bowel function (diarrhoea or constipation) • weight loss for no obvious reason • unexplained or extreme tiredness (fatigue) • vaginal bleeding after the menopause. If you are aged 50 or older and develop symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for the first time, you should also have tests. IBS can cause bloating and changes in bowel function. But it does not usually start after the age of 50.

There’s no screening for ovarian cancer and it’s really difficult to spot: you can’t squidge your ovaries in the shower to check for lumps. Also it’s very good at masquerading at other things, like IBS and diverticulitis.

Please take a look at this list of symptoms - and share if you can.

Toward an Oral History of Clarissa contributed by Stephanie Hershinow

I got to do a lightning round about my devotion to Clarissa with @sinsleyh.bsky.social, and she has honored me beyond measure by pairing it with one by Frances Ferguson. Swoon!

open.substack.com/pub/clarissa...

"Neutral" is the ne plus ultra of anagrams.

The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online If you know nothing else about medieval European illuminated manuscripts, you surely know the Book of Kells. “One of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures” comments Medievalists.net, “it is set apart ...

The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online

This record should be played at 33rpm…or should it?!

This feels like an open invitation to test out those rhythms at 45rpm..

It does annoy me, it shouldn't be "Venus In Furs", it should be "Venus Implies".

Happy birthday, Philthy Larkin'

[through chopstick walrus tusks] divorth?

[Johnson's formulating adult shampoo]

no. let them cry.

never forget this conversation between President Johnson and his tailor

THE TOP 50 GUARDIAN HEADLINES 2024 - RANKED!

part 1, 50-26

50. How I turned my gap year into an ethical-criminal "dementerprise"

49. Could Trump's war on NATO's "Axis of Woke" save the marmoset?

48. Microdosed and hairless in the bath, I sang old CND protest songs

“Frappe frappe”
“Qui est lá?”
“J’adore…”
“J’adore qui?”
“J’adore qui not working?”

a tweet from Louisa Loveluck reading "Sky News reporter says journalists were told by Israeli officials that aid drops into Gaza could be cancelled if media onboard filmed the shattered enclave from above."

sure sounds a lot like "if you try to photograph evidence of our war crimes we will commit more war crimes"

I’ve written about TV’s best and worst historical epics

The image shows the 17th century painting “Landscape with Windmills near Haarlem” by the Dutch painter Jacob van Ruisdael.

Disgusted to see this beautiful landscape ruined by wind turbines.

The real Salt Path: how the couple behind a bestseller le... Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth

I spent months on this investigation and gathered docs from the UK courts, Land Registry and a French local authority, to show that Raynor and Moth Winn's story is not as they claim. @tortoisemedia.bsky.social @observeruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

The Conversation - One-woman sound machines - BBC Sounds Two female Foley artists discuss their careers in sound

Sound friends, check out this wonderful conversation between two great foley artists, Caoimhe Doyle from Ireland and Marita Sbeih from Lebanon. A great listen ❤️🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I'm on the latest ep of Laura Shavin's (@laurashav.bsky.social) Offcuts Drawer. Everything to do with me is boring as all fuck. Everything done by Laura is bathed in a lovely aura. This whole thing is a brilliant premise though. Check out past eps, some great people.

offcutsdrawer.com/ian-martin/

The actress facing 74 lashes in Iran for her Oscar-nominated film Instead of attending the glitzy Hollywood ceremony, Soheila Golestani is on trial by the Revolutionary Court for her part in The Seed of the Sacred Fig

In grim contrast to the red carpet, Soheila Golestani faces 74 lashes for her Oscar-nominated film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Watch this film to understand the repression of Iran’s theocratic regime &why the #WomenLifeFreedom movement is so important: www.thetimes.com/culture/film...

This is his pardon, purchas’d by such sin
For which the pardoner himself is in.