Douglas King

‘New York Times’ Issues Apology For Reporting Palestinian Deaths NEW YORK—Claiming that the humanizing of occupied peoples is not what the newspaper stands for, The New York Times issued an apology Tuesday for reporting on Palestinian deaths. “Our thoughtful and ac...

From The Archives: ‘New York Times’ Issues Apology For Reporting Palestinian Deaths

A gift voucher book haul in between visiting soft plays with the girls.

This is not normal. This is a way to destroy public services, destroy people's confidence in government. We should not be buying into any of it. #nzpol #bhn

Still not sure what I made of Superman, but seen it in wonderful IMAX which always adds a star.

Nice to see how much things have changed for mothers since fictional 1939 😬

Don't forget to rinse out every jar and tin you finish, guys x

After a month of morning pages, I have come to the conclusion that they are not compatible with having 2 children under 5.

‘Oh no! It’s a Gruffalo!’ Julia Donaldson’s 15 best books – ranked! Her rhyming tales have enchanted children and parents the world over – but which is the best? From a busker’s cat to a greedy rat, it’s time to rate the hits

Paper Dolls at 15?!

www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

We Own the Night has an incredible car chase in the rain. And then there’s Seven which has glorious rain. Not the most positive films though!

I’m begging you: take some time out of your day to explore this newly released map of our universe. 🤯 This interactive site shows JWST’s view of the COSMOS-Web field, containing more than 800,000 galaxies spanning 98% of cosmic time. Its actually mindblowing 🧪🔭 cosmos2025.iap.fr/fitsmap.html

Quite frankly magnificent in the way this was handled. Certainly doesn't deserve to be disciplined and if Ofcom takes action they should be ashamed of themselves

Huge thank you to @portybooks.bsky.social for looking after and posting Monkey; a teddy my daughter has taken to bed since she was 2! We didn’t realise Monkey was still in the bookshop until we got home. He lived my dream of a sleepover at a bookshop.

#OtD 13 May 2021 local residents in Glasgow won the release of two people who had been detained by immigration officers by surrounding the vehicle and blockading it for several hours stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8509/glasgow-deportat...

The contents page alone for Walter Murch’s new book of wisdom is exciting enough

What a haul to come back home to after family holidays

Picture of books by Rachel Cusk: Second Place, Transit and Kudos.

What book haul. £1 each and completes Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy. Made even more impressive under pressure applied to get to the toy shop asap!

UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Determined to have the podcast back for next season

Sir Henry Baskerville that your own special trade or your own industry will be encouraged by a protective tariff, but it stands to reason that such legislation must in the long run keep away wealth from the coun try, diminish the value of our imports, and lower the general conditions of life in this land." What do you think of that, Watson?' cried Holmes, in high glee, rubbing his hands together with satis-faction. Don't you think that is an admirable sentiment?' Dr Mortimer looked at Holmes with an air of professional interest, and Sir Henry Baskerville turned a pair of puzzled dark eyes upon me. I don't know much about the tariff and things of that kind,' said he; but it seems to me we've got a bit off the trail so far as that note is concerned.' 'On the contrary, I think we are particularly hot upon the trail,

Sherlock Holmes reads an article on the folly of tariffs in 1902.

Did not expect The Hound of the Baskervilles to be so topical.

I am seeking an Edinburgh-based tech to support a comedy show for two weeks August. Is that you? Do you know someone nice? Get in touch!

I forgot to write the title -

The Stoic

New father and philosophy lecturer Malcolm Munro accidentally becomes a beacon for a men’s rights group. As a former student builds a large protest outside his office, he takes a new book deal and recklessly leans into his new persona, alienating his partner and new dad pals.

#scotwriterpitch2025

On Friday 28th March, Scotland’s former ‘Tweet Pitch’ event will take place here on BlueSky!

Writers - pitch your work to publishers & agents in <280 characters + the hashtag #scotwriterpitch2025.

We can’t wait to read your pitches!

More info at www.publishingscotland.org/ps-opportuni....

There’s a great interview with Nick Park about Wallace And Gromit in last month’s Empire, and this bit in particular stood out. It sums up what artists have been trying to say about AI. The mistakes and the learning aren’t things to be bypassed, but a vital part of the process 🤟

Name a show you’re positive no one remembers but you.

Top left! ‘On Film-Making’ Alexander Mackendrick. Might not be the quote you’re after but same sentiment and always true

[Thread] George Lucas, the three-second rule and the Jedi Starfighter example

It's a story that Doug Chiang (responsible for some of the finest Star Wars spaceship designs of the last 25 years) often tells at his conferences.
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I remember stealthily watching it on VHS when my parents had rented it, I literally looked blue watching it! Must have been 8 or 9 and I was terrified.