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Five very bargainous books. The rest are also available for cheap!

The whole series is discounted *for today only* so pass it on, tell a friend, stock your kindle etc etc but before midnight…

News Leaders Decry Arrests of Journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon. Here's What They're Saying. News organizations, journalism leaders, legal experts and civil rights leaders reacted swiftly to the arrests of Georgia Fort and Don Lemon.

Journalism leaders, legal experts and civil rights leaders reacted swiftly on Friday as the U.S. Justice Department under President Donald Trump arrested two Black journalists—BLCK Press founder Georgia Fort and former CNN host Don Lemon—over their coverage of an anti-ICE protest at a church.

Another important read. The official response to Renee Good's shooting (lies and calling her a communist agitator who deserved to die) is as frightening as the killing itself.

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Spare a thought for the emergency services and hospital staff on duty tonight and tomorrow, through the revelry. They do so much and most of us never see it, or hope we don't.

Happy birthday, Backlisted! Definitely my favourite podcast - too many wonderful episodes to pick a favourite, though.

Brilliant warm hearted woman. Outstanding journalist. Awful news.

A rail worker credited with saving multiple lives during a mass stabbing on a train has been named as Samir Zitouni.

The 48-year-old's actions on the Doncaster to London King's Cross service on Saturday evening were described as "nothing short of heroic

The chess men in Gaudy Night, although it doesn’t go well for them!

two bound volumes of The Dark Blue from 1871-2. They are beautiful, with gold foil gothic lettering and - unsurprisingly - a vivid dark blue cloth cover.

Sheridan le Fanu published his vampire novella 'Carmilla' in a magazine called 'The Dark Blue' between 1871 and 1872. I don't think I've ever seen a bound volume of The Dark Blue until today...and it's BEAUTIFUL! 💙
#c19th #vampires

Kirsty Alsopp asking "When will Rachel Reeves start talking about saving money not just finding more & more ways of taking money away from people who themselves have bothered to save and work hard?"

64% of the richest 10% in Britain got most of their money via inheritance, not by working for it.

Such as Allsopp, the eldest daughter of Baron Hindlip, chairman of Christies, who got her start in TV via her art history degree, which she studied at ... Christies.

But sure. More austerity.

244. The Ballad of Halo Jones by Alan Moore — Backlisted The writer Alan Moore is the subject of this long-awaited episode. Joining Andy and Una is the author and dramatist Simon Guerrier , who has chosen   The Ballad of Halo Jones , Moore's collab...

New episode up now. The Ballad of Halo Jones by Alan Moore and Ian Gibson, with guest Simon Guerrier in conversation with Una McCormack, Andy Miller and Nicky Birch. @0tralala.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @birchos.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social
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Masthead for the Hackney & Kingsland Times: And North-East London Telegraph. This was issue number one in the new series, after it was renamed. It is from 19th April 1862. It was proved one penny.

Today's #MastheadMonday is the Hackney & Kingsland Times (1862-63), which began life as the Kingsland Times & General Advertiser (1860-62), & covered local, national & international news. It is another London Local digitised by the BL & free to view: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/kings...

Jon Stewart’s funny, f-bomb reaction to Colbert’s show being cancelled — full video on Instagram www.instagram.com/reel/DMZTCYO...

So true about working out ideas through writing - also love the running analogy!

So true: graphic novels and comics are great for pace, timing and developing dialogue. My advice to GCSE students was, and is, find out what you like and read a lot of it. Audiobooks are fine, too.

ICE shot a reporter...

"Nick Stern, a British news photographer based in Los Angeles, is set to undergo emergency surgery for a wound sustained during the standoff between police and anti-Ice protesters in Los Angeles on Saturday."

Weird! My favourite too - and the first one I read!

An illumination from a Medieval Manuscript that shows a character bearing a striking resemblance to Yoda, a small green humanoid wearing an orange cloak. 📜 Royal 10 E IV, f. 30

A long time ago in a manuscript far, far away....

Happy #StarWarsDay! – #MayTheFourthBeWithYou, always.

4,000 litres of diesel spilled into the River Wandle this week . Criminal . Please help South East Rivers Trust fund recovery efforts and guard against this type of pollution in the future . Please donate if you can www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-r...

Video: Mirrhyn Stephen

Same! The Close is my favourite in the series but I am so looking forward to the next one…

Adjectives in English absolutely have to be in this order: opinion-size-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun. So you da. Have a lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife. But if you mess with that word order in the slightest you'll sound like a maniac. It's an odd thing that every English speaker uses that list, but almost none of us could write it out. And since since comes before colour, green great dragons can't exist." - Mark Forsyth, quote from The Elements of Eloquence: How to turn the Perfect English Phrase

Been seven years since I first read this, on the English language's *completely universal but totally invisible* adjective hierarchy, and I can honestly say I've thought about it most days since.

A scene from The Muppet Christmas Carol. Gonzo reads to Rossi, directly from the book, while sitting in a tree and holding a lantern.

To mark the anniversary of the publication of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol yesterday, I started reading the original text for the 1st time (it was actually a coincidence, but let’s ignore that). It’s made me realises how beautifully accurate the Muppet Christmas Carol really is! Best film ever made!

Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.

(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).

Hi again Victorianist peeps! It's lovely to follow so many folks doing such fascinating work. Also to see lots of old friends. I'm re-upping this because VIC has been so quiet lately, and yet it's a great place for longer-form C19 queries, answers, and discussions than can easily be posted here.

Masthead of the Lady’s Own Paper: News of the Week, Music and the Drama, Fashions, Novelettes &c. Includes lots of images of women reading, sewing, riding, playing croquet, tending the garden, playing piano and watching theatre. It also has issue number 1, the date: Saturday, November 24, 1866, and price: two pence.

With the move from the other place, I thought I’d resurrect #mastheadmonday starting with some of our previous favourites & hopefully finding some new interesting examples. I’ll start with The Lady's Own Paper (1866-72). 1/2

All these would have been ‘Woke’ or ‘PC’ in their time

Women getting the vote (1928)
Universal education (1870)
Decriminalisation of homosexual acts (1967)
Women owning property (1880)
Right to Vote (1918)
Regulation of child labour (1933)

Etc

How would the anti-woke of today have voted?

4 Book Campaigns Bridging the Reading Literacy Divide Research shows that having books in the home has many benefits for children, including academic achievement, cultural awareness, and more.

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Research shows that having books in the home has many benefits for children, including academic achievement, cultural awareness, and more
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