Your country elected Trump. Deal with it.
July 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Your country elected Trump. Deal with it.
A wonderful event - congratulations to all the organising team!
June 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A wonderful event - congratulations to all the organising team!
There’s only one boss. And he’s not orange.
May 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
There’s only one boss. And he’s not orange.
We already are - look at European sales of Teslas
March 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
We already are - look at European sales of Teslas
Please don’t use the phrase “anti-vax”. The correct term is “pro-disease”.
February 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Please don’t use the phrase “anti-vax”. The correct term is “pro-disease”.
I can’t say I’m surprised. Even many gallery staff are poorly paid (or even unpaid) interns from private school backgrounds. How many working class young artists can afford to live in London and work for free?
February 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I can’t say I’m surprised. Even many gallery staff are poorly paid (or even unpaid) interns from private school backgrounds. How many working class young artists can afford to live in London and work for free?
If you need this, the toaster isn’t your problem …
February 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
If you need this, the toaster isn’t your problem …
Why February 28th??
February 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Why February 28th??
Canada has already announced retaliatory tariffs and Mexico has said that theirs will be announced very shortly …
February 2, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Canada has already announced retaliatory tariffs and Mexico has said that theirs will be announced very shortly …
This is equally true for other great painters. This 1891 Mondrian offers few hints as to how his style would evolve. But both mastered their crafts before developing their own distinctive artistic visions.
January 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is equally true for other great painters. This 1891 Mondrian offers few hints as to how his style would evolve. But both mastered their crafts before developing their own distinctive artistic visions.
Leaving the council with £51m debt - over £184 for every person in the city
December 21, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Leaving the council with £51m debt - over £184 for every person in the city
21% of the US adult population lack basic literary skills:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literac...
Texas is ranked 46th out of 50 states, so presumably way below this dismal average.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literac...
Texas is ranked 46th out of 50 states, so presumably way below this dismal average.
Literacy in the United States - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
November 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
21% of the US adult population lack basic literary skills:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literac...
Texas is ranked 46th out of 50 states, so presumably way below this dismal average.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literac...
Texas is ranked 46th out of 50 states, so presumably way below this dismal average.
Looking forward to seeing this next week
November 23, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Looking forward to seeing this next week
Just looked up “dote”. Unlike its modern meaning, there’s a Middle English usage meaning “to talk or act foolishly”. This makes sense in the context of White’s observation - even though his barometer will have been correct, rather than his interpretation of it!
November 23, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Just looked up “dote”. Unlike its modern meaning, there’s a Middle English usage meaning “to talk or act foolishly”. This makes sense in the context of White’s observation - even though his barometer will have been correct, rather than his interpretation of it!
Indeed. It's not that these celestial objects are too small too see - but much too dim. The photographs we see aren't particularly high maginification, just massively enhanced in brightness, using very long exposures and image stacking techniques.
November 19, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Indeed. It's not that these celestial objects are too small too see - but much too dim. The photographs we see aren't particularly high maginification, just massively enhanced in brightness, using very long exposures and image stacking techniques.
Yes, sadly the Festival is indeed expensive. The point I was making, though, is that opera should no longer be considered "elitist" when pop concert tickets are going for similar prices, as are premier sporting events
November 19, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Yes, sadly the Festival is indeed expensive. The point I was making, though, is that opera should no longer be considered "elitist" when pop concert tickets are going for similar prices, as are premier sporting events
Went to see La Traviata during the Autumn series - central stalls seats were £62. So about 25% of the cost of a ticket to see “non-elitist” pop performers such as Taylor Swift or Oasis …
November 19, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Went to see La Traviata during the Autumn series - central stalls seats were £62. So about 25% of the cost of a ticket to see “non-elitist” pop performers such as Taylor Swift or Oasis …