Group with Parasols

Group with Parasols https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-singer-sargent/group-with-parasols

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

Feast of San Rocco (The Doge Visiting the Church and Scuola di S. Rocco)

Feast of San Rocco (The Doge Visiting the Church and Scuola di S. Rocco) https://www.wikiart.org/en/canaletto/feast-of-san-rocco-the-doge-visiting-the-church-and-scuola-di-s-rocco

2Two women dance by the ocean on a summer's night in 1890. A wonderful scene by Winslow Homer, whose day was today.

Venice, Bacino di San Marco on Ascension Day

Venice, Bacino di San Marco on Ascension Day https://www.wikiart.org/en/canaletto/venice-bacino-di-san-marco-on-ascension-day-1754

Procession in Piazza San Marco, Venice, 1496. In front march members of Scuola of San Giovanni Evangelista, who have the BEST relic! By Gentile Bellini, whose day is today.

Delicious lunch in #Venice at a spot recommended to me by a few including @eggsbened.bsky.social

'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': Man captures epic northern lights image on flight to Vancouver 'You'd look out the window without a camera, and you could see them dancing and moving around,' he says.

'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': Man captures epic northern lights image on flight to Vancouver

Astonishing

The first recipe of yours that I made and the one that I’ve made the most. Easy and delicious! 😋

The strange tale of Sigmund Freud’s begonia | The Observer How the gift of a plant helped Emma Freud finally get to know her great-grandfather

This is a lovely read.

The Rialto. Venice

The Rialto. Venice https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-singer-sargent/the-rialto-venice

All good, thank you!

Merry Christmas!!

Watched this last night, fellas, and absolutely loved it. Got me quite into the Christmas spirit. And I will try sherry with a slice of orange. ❤️🎄🍷

I've just put this on too. Great suggestion. Thank you.

Excellent choice. A wonderful book. ♥️

Having read this, I will now think about it forever. 🐟

Saved. Thank you for including Cilla. ❤️

Where? Ware? 🤣

Oh that's sad. I followed him on Twitter for years, but neglected to add him when I moved over here. Nice guy.

I've not forgotten his anti-Welsh comments either.

I loved seeing this bit in your YouTube video on the weekend. I hadn't seen this post flagging it, so it was a lovely surprise. So beautiful.

😆

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So delicious. You lucky thing! I lived just outside Aberaeron for a while, in Pennant. Loved a visit to the New Celtic.

Just absolutely adorable. ❤️

The Telegraph Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence [Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday] Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent 29 August 2025 8:57am BST

The Telegraph Money > Property > Second homes How to avoid tax on your second home From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net [Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto] Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer 29 August 2025 1:21pm BST

On the same day in the Telegraph:

My good girl. ♥️

Hinge and Bracket forever. I’d watch their version. ♥️

The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...

Pay attention, Canada. If Alberta is successful in this book banning, this will spread. Look around you, b/c this is how it starts. We're on the same ledge the US was on. And we either start fighting this right-wing rise now, or we follow the Americans over the edge.
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