Jake Tilson
@jaketilson.bsky.social
Artist, designer, writer.
Cities, typography, food and bands.
Japan, Venice, New York, London.
Cities, typography, food and bands.
Japan, Venice, New York, London.
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BREAKING NEWS: We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the Southbank Centre - the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and skaters undercroft - has finally been Grade II listed by DCMS after a 35 year long campaign.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
February 10, 2026 at 7:03 AM
BREAKING NEWS: We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the Southbank Centre - the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and skaters undercroft - has finally been Grade II listed by DCMS after a 35 year long campaign.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
British politics!
Maybe a knowing person could suggest which daily episode of Yes Minister we should be watching as a bit of analysis to today’s events.
Maybe a knowing person could suggest which daily episode of Yes Minister we should be watching as a bit of analysis to today’s events.
February 10, 2026 at 6:53 AM
British politics!
Maybe a knowing person could suggest which daily episode of Yes Minister we should be watching as a bit of analysis to today’s events.
Maybe a knowing person could suggest which daily episode of Yes Minister we should be watching as a bit of analysis to today’s events.
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You all may want to sign this one.
Palantir and Thiel are terrible people.
Palantir and Thiel are terrible people.
Searches if your local NHS Trust is using Palantir and emails them on your behalf, please take a minute to do this because we must fight this evil company getting a hold >> notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
February 8, 2026 at 6:52 AM
You all may want to sign this one.
Palantir and Thiel are terrible people.
Palantir and Thiel are terrible people.
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Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
The global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found.
The platform, which says it has about 50 million users worldwide, allows members of the public to self-publish articles and charge for premium content. Substack takes about 10% of the revenue the newsletters make. About 5 million people pay for access to newsletters on its platform. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Croydon school’s principal says success of Olivia Dean and Lola Young is a ‘brilliant celebration’ of free arts education
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
‘They are not manufactured’: how Brit school stars took over the Grammys
Croydon school’s principal says success of Olivia Dean and Lola Young is a ‘brilliant celebration’ of free arts education
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Croydon school’s principal says success of Olivia Dean and Lola Young is a ‘brilliant celebration’ of free arts education
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
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Look at the beautiful vintage photos of Veeraswamy, and a glimpse of its menus from 1940s and '50s. I hope it is saved. Maybe I should write to the King and send him a copy of my book, which places the significance of Veeraswamy in a broader context. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Veeraswamy: UK's oldest Indian restaurant calls on King to save it
Supporters of Veeraswamy, which has operated for almost 100 years, are petitioning the King to intervene.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Look at the beautiful vintage photos of Veeraswamy, and a glimpse of its menus from 1940s and '50s. I hope it is saved. Maybe I should write to the King and send him a copy of my book, which places the significance of Veeraswamy in a broader context. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is Han-Solo-in-Carbonite for the watching-The-Generation-Game-at-your-nan's generation.
January 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM
This is Han-Solo-in-Carbonite for the watching-The-Generation-Game-at-your-nan's generation.
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social BBC and other mainstream news media continue to fail us.
I get better analysis from a The Office social media meme.
I get better analysis from a The Office social media meme.
January 30, 2026 at 7:58 AM
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social BBC and other mainstream news media continue to fail us.
I get better analysis from a The Office social media meme.
I get better analysis from a The Office social media meme.
For some respite from the daily horror I’ve been watching Patience #PatienceTV
www.channel4.com/programmes/p...
Absolutely love it!
"filmed in York, follows Patience Evans, played by Ella Maisy Purvis, a young autistic woman who works in the criminal records department of Yorkshire Police."
www.channel4.com/programmes/p...
Absolutely love it!
"filmed in York, follows Patience Evans, played by Ella Maisy Purvis, a young autistic woman who works in the criminal records department of Yorkshire Police."
Patience
Talented autistic archivist Patience is back on the case as the hit crime drama returns
www.channel4.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:12 PM
For some respite from the daily horror I’ve been watching Patience #PatienceTV
www.channel4.com/programmes/p...
Absolutely love it!
"filmed in York, follows Patience Evans, played by Ella Maisy Purvis, a young autistic woman who works in the criminal records department of Yorkshire Police."
www.channel4.com/programmes/p...
Absolutely love it!
"filmed in York, follows Patience Evans, played by Ella Maisy Purvis, a young autistic woman who works in the criminal records department of Yorkshire Police."
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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What the actual fuck is this word salad?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 AM
What the actual fuck is this word salad?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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thankyou to the Beckham family for their services to distraction at this difficult time, you may stand down until Iceland is invaded by accident
January 21, 2026 at 3:57 PM
thankyou to the Beckham family for their services to distraction at this difficult time, you may stand down until Iceland is invaded by accident
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I just got my copy of The Solitary Gourmet by Taniguchi Jiro & Kusumi Masayuki which I pre-ordered from Right Stuf back years ago. For various reason the publication was delayed until last October, the publisher is a small operation so delays are not unusual.
January 21, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I just got my copy of The Solitary Gourmet by Taniguchi Jiro & Kusumi Masayuki which I pre-ordered from Right Stuf back years ago. For various reason the publication was delayed until last October, the publisher is a small operation so delays are not unusual.
Seriously looking forward to new material from PVA
Review: PVA - No More Like This: An ambitious and sonically rich collection.
PVA - No More Like This
An ambitious and sonically rich collection.
diymag.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Seriously looking forward to new material from PVA
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Paper Trails – 50 pre-war tourist maps from Japan, all beautifully illustrated & bound in a book.
www.presentandcorrect.com/products/pap...
Only available at P&C, because we made it.
www.presentandcorrect.com/products/pap...
Only available at P&C, because we made it.
January 19, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Paper Trails – 50 pre-war tourist maps from Japan, all beautifully illustrated & bound in a book.
www.presentandcorrect.com/products/pap...
Only available at P&C, because we made it.
www.presentandcorrect.com/products/pap...
Only available at P&C, because we made it.
After a week in Florence and Rome (Fra Angelico and visiting a friend) I’m about 95% Chianti.
Next week is Independent Venue Week #IVW26 so I’ll get back to being 95% IPA.
@ivwuk.bsky.social
Next week is Independent Venue Week #IVW26 so I’ll get back to being 95% IPA.
@ivwuk.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 1:25 PM
After a week in Florence and Rome (Fra Angelico and visiting a friend) I’m about 95% Chianti.
Next week is Independent Venue Week #IVW26 so I’ll get back to being 95% IPA.
@ivwuk.bsky.social
Next week is Independent Venue Week #IVW26 so I’ll get back to being 95% IPA.
@ivwuk.bsky.social
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Finally, a flag worth fighting for.
January 19, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Finally, a flag worth fighting for.
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EXC: Zack Polanski tells us Britain should consider closing US military bases, leave Nato and denuclearise, as he begins to flesh out the Greens’ foreign policy.
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski
Exclusive: Green party leader advocates leaving Nato and says Britain should wean itself off its reliance on the US
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:41 AM
EXC: Zack Polanski tells us Britain should consider closing US military bases, leave Nato and denuclearise, as he begins to flesh out the Greens’ foreign policy.
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lost restaurants
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Lost restaurants
Arriving at Stazione Fiumicino Aeroporto at night resembles the grimy entrance to a dystopian mining facility on Mars.
January 19, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Arriving at Stazione Fiumicino Aeroporto at night resembles the grimy entrance to a dystopian mining facility on Mars.
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'Night Strobe', Seven Sisters (1985) by Denzil Forrester
stephenfriedman.com/artists/35-denzil-forrester
stephenfriedman.com/artists/35-denzil-forrester
January 15, 2026 at 5:54 PM
'Night Strobe', Seven Sisters (1985) by Denzil Forrester
stephenfriedman.com/artists/35-denzil-forrester
stephenfriedman.com/artists/35-denzil-forrester
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The FT got is architecture critic Edwin Heathcote to write about data centres and it's wonderful. www.ft.com/content/7692...
January 14, 2026 at 7:09 AM
The FT got is architecture critic Edwin Heathcote to write about data centres and it's wonderful. www.ft.com/content/7692...
Tributes paid as Black Midi’s Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin dies, age 26: “You beautiful genius”
“Please take a moment to check in with your loved ones so we can stop this happening to our young men"
www.nme.com/news/music/t...
“Please take a moment to check in with your loved ones so we can stop this happening to our young men"
www.nme.com/news/music/t...
Tributes paid as Black Midi's Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin dies, age 26: “You beautiful genius"
Tributes have been pouring in as Black Midi’s founding member and guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin has died, aged 26.
www.nme.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Tributes paid as Black Midi’s Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin dies, age 26: “You beautiful genius”
“Please take a moment to check in with your loved ones so we can stop this happening to our young men"
www.nme.com/news/music/t...
“Please take a moment to check in with your loved ones so we can stop this happening to our young men"
www.nme.com/news/music/t...