Derek Bryant
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Curating things I think may be important
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«Du sex appeal à l’extrême droite, elle a symbolisé une France en mutation» : Brigitte Bardot vue par la presse internationale
«Du sex appeal à l’extrême droite, elle a symbolisé une France en mutation» : Brigitte Bardot vue par la presse internationale
«Icône de beauté et de sensualité» ou «misanthrope sans filtres» : après l’annonce ce dimanche 28 décembre de sa mort, les journaux étrangers ont disséqué la figure d’une actrice considérée comme une incarnation de son pays.
www.liberation.fr
December 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
«Du sex appeal à l’extrême droite, elle a symbolisé une France en mutation» : Brigitte Bardot vue par la presse internationale
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Le plan grand froid activé à Paris et en région parisienne
Cette activation permet une extension des horaires d’ouverture des accueils de jour, un renforcement des maraudes et la réquisition de lieux pour ouvrir des places d’hébergement d’urgence pour les sans-abri.
Cette activation permet une extension des horaires d’ouverture des accueils de jour, un renforcement des maraudes et la réquisition de lieux pour ouvrir des places d’hébergement d’urgence pour les sans-abri.
Le plan grand froid activé à Paris et en région parisienne
La mairie de Paris demandait depuis deux jours l’activation du plan à la préfecture. Il permet une extension des horaires d’ouverture des accueils de jou et la réquisition de lieux pour ouvrir des places d’hébergement d’urgence.
www.liberation.fr
December 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Le plan grand froid activé à Paris et en région parisienne
Cette activation permet une extension des horaires d’ouverture des accueils de jour, un renforcement des maraudes et la réquisition de lieux pour ouvrir des places d’hébergement d’urgence pour les sans-abri.
Cette activation permet une extension des horaires d’ouverture des accueils de jour, un renforcement des maraudes et la réquisition de lieux pour ouvrir des places d’hébergement d’urgence pour les sans-abri.
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A Paris, dans le quotidien des migrants de Stalingrad face au froid
Des dizaines d’hommes originaires d’Afghanistan, du Soudan du Sud et de Somalie, éloignés du marché de l’emploi, doivent affronter les températures glaciales qui frappent la capitale.
Des dizaines d’hommes originaires d’Afghanistan, du Soudan du Sud et de Somalie, éloignés du marché de l’emploi, doivent affronter les températures glaciales qui frappent la capitale.
A Paris, dans le quotidien des migrants de Stalingrad face au froid
Des dizaines d’hommes originaires d’Afghanistan, du Soudan du Sud et de Somalie, éloignés du marché de l’emploi, doivent affronter les températures glaciales qui frappent la capitale.
www.liberation.fr
December 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A Paris, dans le quotidien des migrants de Stalingrad face au froid
Des dizaines d’hommes originaires d’Afghanistan, du Soudan du Sud et de Somalie, éloignés du marché de l’emploi, doivent affronter les températures glaciales qui frappent la capitale.
Des dizaines d’hommes originaires d’Afghanistan, du Soudan du Sud et de Somalie, éloignés du marché de l’emploi, doivent affronter les températures glaciales qui frappent la capitale.
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La Chine lance des exercices militaires «majeurs» autour de Taïwan, qui déploie les «forces appropriées»
La Chine lance des exercices militaires «majeurs» autour de Taïwan, qui déploie les «forces appropriées»
Les autorités taïwanaises dénoncent ce lundi 29 décembre le «mépris des autorités chinoises pour le droit international et leur utilisation de l’intimidation militaire».
www.liberation.fr
December 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
La Chine lance des exercices militaires «majeurs» autour de Taïwan, qui déploie les «forces appropriées»
Ukraine war live: US has offered 15 years of security guarantees, says Zelenskyy www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Ukraine war live: US has offered 15 years of security guarantees, says Zelenskyy
Ukrainian leader had sought up to 50 years of security guarantees at Florida meeting with Trump
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Ukraine war live: US has offered 15 years of security guarantees, says Zelenskyy www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Unexpected Help (1910). #SilentFilm
December 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Unexpected Help (1910). #SilentFilm
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Sunday Comix biblioklept.org/2025/12/28/s...
Sunday Comix
From Neat Stuff #1 by Peter Bagge, July, 1985, Fantagraphics Books.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Sunday Comix biblioklept.org/2025/12/28/s...
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December 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Gusty Twilight’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
‘Gusty Twilight’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
December 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Gusty Twilight’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
‘Gusty Twilight’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
The new film adaptation by Saltburn director Emerald Fennell looks set to be provocative – but nowhere near as shocking as Emily Brontë’s original
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
‘It’s no romcom’: why the real Wuthering Heights is too extreme for the screen
The new film adaptation by Saltburn director Emerald Fennell looks set to be provocative – but nowhere near as shocking as Emily Brontë’s original
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The new film adaptation by Saltburn director Emerald Fennell looks set to be provocative – but nowhere near as shocking as Emily Brontë’s original
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Ukraine war live: Trump greets Zelenskyy in Florida for peace talks and says he thinks Putin is serious about peace this time www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Ukraine war live: Trump greets Zelenskyy in Florida for peace talks and says he thinks Putin is serious about peace this time
Call with European leaders is also slated to take place during meeting
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Ukraine war live: Trump greets Zelenskyy in Florida for peace talks and says he thinks Putin is serious about peace this time www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Walking into a field with erected stones – whether menhir, circle or portal tomb – is to cross into a territory of wonder. Archaeologist, ley-hunter, stone botherer or pagan pilgrim, we all feel a sense of marvel rippling across our psychic skin. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Walking into a field with erected stones – whether menhir, circle or portal tomb – is to cross into a territory of wonder. Archaeologist, ley-hunter, stone botherer or pagan pilgrim, we all feel a sense of marvel rippling across our psychic skin. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday
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When The Hum fell silent, many ex-Pylon People took to living on houseboats on the county's canals. No longer marching under their temporary transmission tower temples, they remained somewhat nomadic, often mooring close to a pylon's reflection. – S.P. Gill, 'Ragged Walkers Revisted', 1982
December 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
When The Hum fell silent, many ex-Pylon People took to living on houseboats on the county's canals. No longer marching under their temporary transmission tower temples, they remained somewhat nomadic, often mooring close to a pylon's reflection. – S.P. Gill, 'Ragged Walkers Revisted', 1982
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It's nice when a new #Roman practice camp pops up out of the woodwork, even when largely destroyed by modern (less than fifty years old) earthworks. This one is nice in that a couple of clavicular entrances can be seen.
December 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It's nice when a new #Roman practice camp pops up out of the woodwork, even when largely destroyed by modern (less than fifty years old) earthworks. This one is nice in that a couple of clavicular entrances can be seen.
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“Hedge-banks and ditches are russet with the browns and yellows of the dead bracken fronds. The distant trees show mistily in the winter air”
Writer: EL GrantWatson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL GrantWatson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
December 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
“Hedge-banks and ditches are russet with the browns and yellows of the dead bracken fronds. The distant trees show mistily in the winter air”
Writer: EL GrantWatson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL GrantWatson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
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churchyard remains open for burials and public access. Images Storye-Book CC BY=SA 3.0
December 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
churchyard remains open for burials and public access. Images Storye-Book CC BY=SA 3.0
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carving by Catherine Mawer, (1803 - 1877). It closed in 2019 after its small, ageing congregation declined and maintenance costs grew unsustainable. Now redundant, the Grade II listed church is no longer used for worship. While the church is closed, the consecrated
December 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
carving by Catherine Mawer, (1803 - 1877). It closed in 2019 after its small, ageing congregation declined and maintenance costs grew unsustainable. Now redundant, the Grade II listed church is no longer used for worship. While the church is closed, the consecrated
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The Fourth Day of Christmas, 28 December, marks the Feast of the Holy Innocents commemorating the infants killed by King Herod in Bethlehem. The Church of the Holy Innocents at Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury was designed by Mallinson & Healey and completed in 1858, with all the stone
December 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The Fourth Day of Christmas, 28 December, marks the Feast of the Holy Innocents commemorating the infants killed by King Herod in Bethlehem. The Church of the Holy Innocents at Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury was designed by Mallinson & Healey and completed in 1858, with all the stone
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27 December 1830 by the Stockton and Darlington Railway. There have been several replacement bridges the first of which was in 1844. The illustration by William Miller, is from The North Eastern Railway; its rise and development, plate VIII, William Weaver Tomlinson. #Railway #Bridge #Engineering
December 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
27 December 1830 by the Stockton and Darlington Railway. There have been several replacement bridges the first of which was in 1844. The illustration by William Miller, is from The North Eastern Railway; its rise and development, plate VIII, William Weaver Tomlinson. #Railway #Bridge #Engineering
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The double wedding included Maria's cousin, Jane Fennell who married the Reverend William Morgan. The church of St Oswald, Guiseley, dates back to the late 11th or early 12th century although there are later additions. Extensive alterations, to designs by
December 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The double wedding included Maria's cousin, Jane Fennell who married the Reverend William Morgan. The church of St Oswald, Guiseley, dates back to the late 11th or early 12th century although there are later additions. Extensive alterations, to designs by
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The marriage of Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell took place in St Oswald's church on tomorrow's date 29 December in 1812 in a double wedding. Following a brief courtship, the couple married producing six children before Maria’s premature death in 1821.
December 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The marriage of Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell took place in St Oswald's church on tomorrow's date 29 December in 1812 in a double wedding. Following a brief courtship, the couple married producing six children before Maria’s premature death in 1821.