Katy Cooper

I keep fairy lights up in my living room until the clocks change. Always makes me smile.

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

The penny has dropped FINALLY

Interesting! Couples often seem to have a cadence to their names that sits one way or the other - that’s probably what’s going on. But must read so oddly to “outsiders”!

You beat me to this…

Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Yes, I know I shouldn’t use Chat GPT as a supposedly convenient alternative to a search engine, but just a reminder (not least to myself) in three screengrabs that it’s total dogshit

Bought mine a few weeks ago - can’t wait!

I adore Stoppard and had no idea about this! Have rarely laughed so much in the cinema as at Last Crusade - it is by far my favourite Indy movie and now it all makes sense.

Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:

His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”

Photo of a black bird with red wing facing right while perched amongst small twigs with beak open and with whisps of golden breath leaving trails in the cold morning air

Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt

Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.

Came here to say what almost everyone else has suggested…

this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.

No menopause? May I please be an albatross in my next life?

This is possibly the first fess where I sincerely hope that the others involved (Dave’s wife and son) recognise themselves.

Also - Xero frequently makes incorrect suggestions for me (it thinks anything on Apple Pay is for the same thing!), so one could end up in quite a lot of bother with the tax man…

Appalled this has happened.

📣New data shows London cycling is soaring:

📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019

🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes

🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲

bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I’m glad someone does….

This one officially wins as our favorite comment on the photo.

I’m not terribly happy about *any* cricket posts this morning, tbh…. 😳

Well, that was … different! #TheAshes

It’s quite stressful…..

Touché.

You… do know who Benjamin is?! (Among other things, he is my copy-editing hero.) 🙂

Deeply, deeply shocking.

Switching on of Xmas tree lights on Thursday is the first carols outing of the year for me… Pre-Advent always feels wrong!

@bcdreyer.social Finally got around to reading “Pilate”, on your recommendation. Thank you! - it is indeed extraordinary. And as a lovely parting shot, I see that the copy editor was in my year at my high school (now *very* much an author in her own right) - @charlottemendelson.bsky.social

I’d donate to a crowdfunder for that!