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Jon Matson is a father of two from Boldon, England, and has been a mailman for the past four and a half years. When the coronavirus forced everyone to isolate at home, Matson noticed his neighbors' fear and anxiety and decided he had to do something. He came up with the idea to dress up in hilarious costumes each day for work, bringing people laughter and joy from their windows. Matson has gotten a great response from people of all ages, who love seeing him as Cleopatra, a cheerleader, or a knight while he completes his daily deliveries.

This male mail-carrier is wearing mail.

"Mail" (letters & such) is from Old French 'male' which meant bag or satchel. It entered Middle English as "male" but acquired the connotation of "bag of letters/correspondence".

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

A little girl in Portland, OR after being tear gassed by ICE. what the actual fuck.

WORD FACT

“Checkmate” derives from the Classical Persian phrase “šāh māt”.

“Šāh” means king. Māt is best understood as “helpless”, “at a loss”, or “unable to respond”.

PR bodies launch campaign against fake experts after Press Gazette investigation Trade bodies urge journalist to shun rogue PR operators.

Press Gazette’s investigation which uncovered 1,000 articles in the British press attributed to 50 fake, non-existent and AI-enhanced experts has spurred PR trade bodies into action pressgazette.co.uk/news/pr-bodi...

A person‘s attractiveness increases by a minimum of 58% when they support their local bookstore, café, theatre, bakery, and library.

This sounds simple and effective.

For non-German speakers:

“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”

The role and purpose of the editorial profession What editorial professionals do, why accuracy and clarity matter, and how editorial standards support quality writing.

Want to understand what editorial professionals actually do?

Our latest fact sheet, The role and purpose of the editorial profession, explains how editorial pros help to make texts clear, accurate & fit for their intended audience: www.ciep.uk/resource/the...

WORD FACT

The ASTERs in asterisk, asteroid, and disaster all mean “star”:

Aster-isk → small star

Aster-oid → star-like

Dis-aster → ill-starred

Happy new year!

YouTube video by Would I Lie To You? Does Bob Mortimer Follow Chris Rea's Egg-Cracking Advice? | Would I Lie To You?

I sincerely love how the BBC solidifies the canon of British culture. Like to me Chris Rea is the Road to Hell because I was living in Kent when the M25 opened, but also and of course youtu.be/H0WiwB1Cjbg?...

Mapping Anglo-Saxon London: A Big Update A glimpse of London, 1,000 years past.

Major update to our map of Anglo-Saxon London... we've now added etymologies for each place name, so you can find out what your bit of London used to be called.... and why londonist.substack.com/p/mapping-an...

How To Write Alt Text And Image Descriptions The ultimate guide on how to write alt text and image descriptions for the visually impaired, written by someone with low vision who uses alt text

I have low vision and I rely on alt text and image descriptions to provide context about images on platforms like BlueSky. If you don’t know how to write #AltText yet, I have several guides on my website that can show you how— take the #AltTextChallenge! veroniiiica.com/how-to-write... (1/10)

Gonna launch a political movement for historians called Yore Party

Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a

This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months

The real threat to BBC impartiality The BBC has suffered a week of mistakes, resignations and the threat of a $1bn lawsuit. But the biggest risks of bias are in the boardroom, not the ne...

This is the real threat to BBC impartiality. A weekend read by me setting the shambles of the last fortnight in proper context www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

How the government captured the BBC A right-wing cabal, largely unaccountable, is waging war on the principles that made our public broadcaster great. It must not succeed

Nearly two years ago, I wrote about the extraordinary influence of former Tory spin doctor Sir Robbie Gibb on the BBC. It's still a helpful backgrounder for what's going on now. New readers start here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

Invented Languages and the Science of the Mind Constructed languages have been used in religion, ritual, art, and entertainment. They're also being used in science to probe the structure of the mind.

Invented languages and the science of mind: Linguists use constructed languages to explore how children perceive language

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lang...

Your Friend Asked You a Question. Don't Copy and Paste an Answer From a Chatbot Your friend came to you because they respect your knowledge and opinion, and outsourcing the answer to a machine is lazy and rude. Just answer them yourself.

Your friend came to you because they respect your knowledge and opinion, and outsourcing the answer to a machine is lazy and rude. Just answer them yourself.

People who appreciate this also do not dunk biscuits.

A screenshot of an entry on Logeion for the Latin verb boo, meaning 'to cry out, resound'

Remember today that some ghosts may just be trying to speak to you in Latin.

"What you do makes a difference.."
Jane Goodall 💚

#jane #goodall #janegoodall #nature #wildlife #environment #earth

Big-girl pants paid off!

Oh, sounds fun!

Front cover of 'Adam destroys the internet ' by Adam B.

I recently read 'Adam destroys the internet' by Adam B with my 8-year-old son. It was the best book for his age group that I have read in quite a while. Highly recommend.

Calling all women writers - come along to this online chat if you're free on Thursday. The discussion is always illuminating - and friendly!

"Hey handsome. Why not come over to my place and eat the fried breadcrumbs I'm covered in?" she said, croquettishly.

Sorry to hear you are ill.

This seems perfectly reasonable behaviour.