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Completed a series of new collage/illustrations using original photographs of Green Book locations in Los Angeles.

Today's quick update [Feb 4]:

- Sudan Doctors Network: 1 person killed and 8 others injured after RSF drone strike on a hospital in Kadugli, South Kordofan.

- Clashes between SAF and RSF/SPLM-N (Alhilu) reported south of Alkurmuk, Blue Nile State.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

Reminder that "jaywalking" was literally made up by american car manufacturers to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrians. "Jay" was a slang term meaning "idiot" or "rube".

YouTube video by Emily Elbert - Topic Ella's Song

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Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy Exclusive: Lord chancellor urges MPs to back judge-only trials in thousands of criminal cases in England and Wales

Properly funding the court system would clear the backlog even more quickly.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Soul jazz is where it's at.

Syrian army says it will renew Aleppo attacks after Kurds reject ceasefire terms Military opens window for civilians to leave as Kurdish groups turn down demand their fighters withdraw from city

“Syria’s army says it will renew attacks against a Kurdish-majority district of Aleppo where clashes have raged this week, after Kurdish groups rejected Damascus’s ceasefire terms that demanded their fighters withdraw from the city”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Mashhad, Iran

Please pay your freelancers before Christmas.

I'm always fascinated by the story behind the making of any map, and this set of war damage maps, completed within six months of the end of the war, is extraordinary in that regard.

Here's Ueno Rokurō, then president of the Japan Chikei Company, who oversaw its creation:

Duct tape - Wikipedia

Thing I learned today: “duck tape” is a far older term than “duct tape.” It used to be made with cotton duck. “Duct tape” is a combination of people trying to make sense, and its association with post war use in HVAC systems.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape

Today's quick update [Dec 4]:

- Sudan Doctors Network: 9 people killed in RSF/SPLM-N (Alhilu) drone attack on kindergarten and hospital in Kalogi, South Kordofan.

- SAF airstrikes on RSF positions in Nyala, South Darfur.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

oh this is magnificent. whew

UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Opinion | The Quest for Perfection Is Stunting Our Society

‘You cannot learn or grow while trying to appear as if you have everything figured out. You cannot talk to God by trying to avoid doing something wrong. Perfection is stagnation.’

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/o...?

Gift Link.

Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.

Dismal framing. Every aspect of most asylum seekers’ lives is controlled & paid for by the Home Office. They can’t work, are told where to live & have no autonomy or dignity. So they aren’t *choosing* to use taxis & don’t need to be “banned” from doing so. The HO just needs to get its act in order.

Making me miss home, thank you.

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜

🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)

Books from African authors and authors of African descent to look forward to in 2025 (Updated) Here’s your list of 2025 books from authors on the continent and in the Diaspora, sorted by month. There’s absolutely no way I could list every book that’s coming, but here’s what I think is notabl…

ICYMI: Books from African authors and authors of African descent to look forward to in 2025 (Updated) hararereview.wordpress.com/2025/01/04/b...

In vernacular British English, any noun can be used as an insult if it feels right. Just looking around my immediate surroundings, 'you teacup' and 'you plant pot' work, but 'you subwoofer' and 'you mousepad' don't. Same with pastries: donut works, cheese lattice doesn't. Nobody knows why.

Did you happen to leave your @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk purchases on the Metropolitan line yesterday?

Did one of your friends do this and send an anguished message to the group chat?

If so, Darren has just done you a very good turn. 👇

Such a good piece, and vitally important.

Black and white image of a pier jutting out from the right. The water is calm and clouds show movement in the sky

Today we head to the aisle of Skye. On our trip we hadn’t planned to go but weather and ferries caused us to make different plans. Noticed this from the hotel

In memory of the Christmas Island shrew It never weighed more than a spoonful of sugar. Five or six grams of life, soft-furred and sharp-nosed, darting among the roots and leaf litter of a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. At night, its voic...

This got to me. Haunting and beautifully written. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-m...

Some thoughts on AI + literacy in East Africa, with thanks to @africasacountry.bsky.social

I feel like the LLM era is the perfect time for someone to relaunch the text-a-librarian reference service. It doesn't have to just be text, we can do email. But you can submit a question and a reference librarian working remotely will respond to it within an hour with verifiable resources.

Etel Adnan.

And it forces people out of Westminster. I once had to go to the Tory party conference in Blackpool and the collision of cultures was, though sitcom worthy, really important.

Mycena inclinata, the oak-stump bonnet cap

Deadwood is not dead