June Hill
@junehill.bsky.social
Notes from a small flat - curator, writer, Bradfordian, person of faith.
Love this - Lanterns Pt 1 read by Jeremy Irons - thanks to Elizabeth Alker for featuring on Unclassified (my go to music programme) richardwalters.bandcamp.com/track/lanter...
Lanterns Pt. 1 (feat. Jeremy Irons), by Richard Walters
from the album Songs From the Solent
richardwalters.bandcamp.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Love this - Lanterns Pt 1 read by Jeremy Irons - thanks to Elizabeth Alker for featuring on Unclassified (my go to music programme) richardwalters.bandcamp.com/track/lanter...
Fascinating article from History Workshop www.historyworkshop.org.uk/labour/west-...
West Yorkshire Lasses: Female Trade Unionism and its Radical Past
While trade unionism had long been dominated by the voices and experiences of men, an 1875 strike in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire was different.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
February 16, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Fascinating article from History Workshop www.historyworkshop.org.uk/labour/west-...
He prized in a writer… a “sense of style and language.” [Adding] he had certain stipulations before championing a manuscript. “For nonfiction, a subject I am interested in and the conviction that the writer is tops in his field. For fiction, I want to fall in love.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
Georges Borchardt, 97, Dies; Literary Agent Championed Wiesel’s ‘Night’
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:46 AM
He prized in a writer… a “sense of style and language.” [Adding] he had certain stipulations before championing a manuscript. “For nonfiction, a subject I am interested in and the conviction that the writer is tops in his field. For fiction, I want to fall in love.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
Reposted by June Hill
“It takes a long time to sound like yourself.”
— Miles Davis
— Miles Davis
January 31, 2026 at 11:08 PM
“It takes a long time to sound like yourself.”
— Miles Davis
— Miles Davis
Reposted by June Hill
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Behold - a leader… Mark Carney’s speech in full here. Time to be honest and take the sign out of the window open.substack.com/pub/paulwell...
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Behold - a leader… Mark Carney’s speech in full here. Time to be honest and take the sign out of the window open.substack.com/pub/paulwell...
‘The archive reveals Blythe’s frugality, with the writer reusing index cards, and paper, and cramming as many neat words as possible into each cheap school notebook. Collins said his habits went to the heart of his “genius” as a writer…’ www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
British Library acquires archive of rural life writer and essayist Ronald Blythe
Exclusive: Collection includes workbooks and index cards, and papers that show his research for bestseller Akenfield
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 AM
‘The archive reveals Blythe’s frugality, with the writer reusing index cards, and paper, and cramming as many neat words as possible into each cheap school notebook. Collins said his habits went to the heart of his “genius” as a writer…’ www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
Paywall removed so all can access this advice www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Paywall removed so all can access this advice www.wired.com/story/how-to...
“stoic and unshowy”, that’s us…
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2574692...
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2574692...
Bradford site named as one of the "Seven Wonders of the World" for 2026
A Bradford site has been named as one of the “seven wonders of the world” for 2026 by a global travel magazine.
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 6:54 AM
“stoic and unshowy”, that’s us…
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2574692...
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2574692...
Amazing find www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links
Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Amazing find www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Article from February 2025 worth reading again now www.bylinesupplement.com/p/trump-isnt...
Trump Isn't Joking About Lebensraum
Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and Mexico aren't just idle talk. A senior US insider tells us what to expect
www.bylinesupplement.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Article from February 2025 worth reading again now www.bylinesupplement.com/p/trump-isnt...
#FridayReads Loving this - as good as the reviews say. What a treat to read and remember.
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#FridayReads Loving this - as good as the reviews say. What a treat to read and remember.
Gem of a Christmas read from Anne Applebaum www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
Henry James’s Venice Is Still Here
Henry James’s Venice was a “city of intense beauty and deep secrets” that he transformed into novels, letters, stories, and essays during his visits in the late 19th century. @anneapplebaum set out to...
www.theatlantic.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Gem of a Christmas read from Anne Applebaum www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
Reposted by June Hill
The telethon is back ☎️
This is your chance to speak one-to-one with your favourite journalists by phoning 0203 353 4368.
Lines are open today between 10am and 6pm.
This is your chance to speak one-to-one with your favourite journalists by phoning 0203 353 4368.
Lines are open today between 10am and 6pm.
December 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The telethon is back ☎️
This is your chance to speak one-to-one with your favourite journalists by phoning 0203 353 4368.
Lines are open today between 10am and 6pm.
This is your chance to speak one-to-one with your favourite journalists by phoning 0203 353 4368.
Lines are open today between 10am and 6pm.
Great article on The Linking Network - chimes with my experience too. Do please support the appeal for the 5 charities, maybe via The Guardian’s annual telethon tomorrow. Support life changing work and speak to your favourite journalist - what could be better… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Empathy that lasts a lifetime’: charity bridges gap between Bradford schools
Pupils from schools with differing demographics meet and play under charity scheme set up after city’s 2001 riots
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Great article on The Linking Network - chimes with my experience too. Do please support the appeal for the 5 charities, maybe via The Guardian’s annual telethon tomorrow. Support life changing work and speak to your favourite journalist - what could be better… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Absolutely thrilled that our ‘We Will Sing’ partners The Linking Network are one of five grassroots charities selected by The Guardian for this years’ Christmas appeal. Please support them all as they seek to foster hope and diminish hate www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
A guide to the Guardian’s 2025 charity appeal partners
This year’s appeal theme is hope – we are partnering with five charities supporting grassroots community work that challenges division, hate and despair
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Absolutely thrilled that our ‘We Will Sing’ partners The Linking Network are one of five grassroots charities selected by The Guardian for this years’ Christmas appeal. Please support them all as they seek to foster hope and diminish hate www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“I like the image of Hersh standing in the aisle and signalling for people to [stop applauding]. It feels neatly on-brand for this most awkward of customers: a thorn in the side of every great institution – an unashamed party-pooper, even at his own party.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
‘He’s a son of a bitch – but he’s usually right’: why did Seymour Hersh quit the film about his earth-shattering exposés?
He is the prickly hotheaded journalist who uncovered the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and torture at Abu Ghraib prison. Making a film about his astonishing life and countless scoops was never going to b...
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
“I like the image of Hersh standing in the aisle and signalling for people to [stop applauding]. It feels neatly on-brand for this most awkward of customers: a thorn in the side of every great institution – an unashamed party-pooper, even at his own party.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
The wonderful Frank Gehry 1929 - 2025. “It’s like jumping off a cliff,” he says. “If you know what you’re going to do before you’re going to do it, don’t do it.” www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/...
Frank Gehry at 90: ‘I love working. I love working things out’
He didn’t hit his stride till he was 50, and now the architect, as inventive and bold as ever, hangs out with everyone from Harrison Ford to Jay-Z
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The wonderful Frank Gehry 1929 - 2025. “It’s like jumping off a cliff,” he says. “If you know what you’re going to do before you’re going to do it, don’t do it.” www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/...
Start your day with something beautiful - Eric Whitacre's 'Glow' with the National Children's Chorus www.youtube.com/watch?v=lue4...
Glow (Official Video)
YouTube video by NCCVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Start your day with something beautiful - Eric Whitacre's 'Glow' with the National Children's Chorus www.youtube.com/watch?v=lue4...
‘At the heart of the pearly kings and queens tradition stands Henry Croft. Raised in a Victorian orphanage in Somers Town, Henry became a road sweeper and rat catcher. He grew close to the market traders…[& was] Inspired by their fashion and spirit of mutual aid’ www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Pearly kings and queens of London in their 150th year – photo essay
Photographer Owen Harvey explores belonging and identity in his work, and as the pearlies reach a major milestone, he decided to capture their traditions and discuss their future
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
‘At the heart of the pearly kings and queens tradition stands Henry Croft. Raised in a Victorian orphanage in Somers Town, Henry became a road sweeper and rat catcher. He grew close to the market traders…[& was] Inspired by their fashion and spirit of mutual aid’ www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
