Clare Adams

The bloody neighbours have gone out and left John Cage’s 4’33 on full blast again.

YouTube video by SamCam2011 Philip Glass - Sesame Street - Geometry of Circles.mp4

When I was on @looksunfamiliar.bsky.social I chose this sequence from a 1979 Sesame Street episode - probably the first time I ever heard Philip Glass was this exclusive piece he wrote for this animated sequence, Geometry of Circles. It's never appeared anywhere else.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWw...

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Not thought about Sharky and George for years but immediately started singing the theme song

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

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Limburgse Statenleden willen tijdelijke herdenkingsplek voor zwarte bevrijders Statenleden willen een gedenkteken voor zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders nu hun informatiepanelen in Margraten zijn verwijderd

Eleven of the parties in the provincial parliament of Limburg have now requested the Limburg government to look into the possibility of creating a (temporary) memorial for our Black American liberators in cooperation with Eijsden-Margraten (where the cemetery is located).

www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.

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A man collapses suddenly in the Oval Office today, and instead of helping, RFK, Jr. bolts like he witnessed a murder. At least "Dr." Oz's instinct was to step in to help.

Sorry I didn’t see you. Yeah I didn’t enjoy Gong as much to be honest, might have considered leaving but our ferry wasn’t till 23:55. Loved Henge though.

The Joiners and The Croft grassroots venues to be protected Music Venue Properties has purchased The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol.

This is fantastic news. I’ve been to loads of great gigs at the Joiners over the years.

Fun evening seeing Gong and the wonderful Henge last night

"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.

I suppose now I’ve said on the radio that I’m going to do my OU essay today I should actually get on and do it rather than my usual procrastination

CABARET VOLTAIRE LIVE – it’s the Final Tour and Gazelle Twin is the tour support. 🙀 Tickets go on sale Friday 31st October, 10am. Thank you Mal for the invitation. Cannot wait to tour with the loveliest gents in music. 🩵

I’ve managed to complete a 5k run today! Still pretty slow but hopefully I’ll get a bit faster the more I do. Feels good to be running again.

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Opinion – Trump, Race and International Politics The influence of race on the opinions of political leaders and its subsequent impact on the framing of foreign policy should not be neglected.

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Sumo stars goofing about at tourist locations seems a more fun way to celebrate England than any number of flags.

Browsing houses for sale in the Lake District and found this house that has it’s own stile 😍

@lakesstiles.bsky.social

Post you from a different era

2001 I think

Blank Manuskript were excellent when I saw them a few weeks ago, looking forward to seeing them again next year.

This is it. I didn’t find it at all difficult to leave Twitter in the end: it stopped being fun and became boring and depressing. Whenever I opened it I’d see things that were obnoxious or upsetting. It was a relief not to do that.

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Now let's make our posts about who won, rather than who didn't win.

A great article from Rachel, who really understands the heart and soul of Dad’s work.

I need book recommendations. I’ve got lots of non-fiction I could read but feel I’m more in the mood for fiction at the moment.

This evening Robert is taking me out for an Indian meal, which will be very nice.

I know Handsworth well. I love it. The Soho Road is one of the most vibrant streets in the world. I was attached to the library there for a writing project last year and I wrote a whole chunk about it in my book Hope And Glory. Read it if you get a chance

He sounded very good.