Colin Bisset
@colinbisset.bsky.social
Writer, dreamer, grumbler. www.colinbisset.com
The beautiful python that hangs around our house and keeps the rats in check... #pestcontrol #python
October 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The beautiful python that hangs around our house and keeps the rats in check... #pestcontrol #python
Really couldn't make it up...
These watches appear to be ripoffs of famous designs. Likely from some factory that normally produces "homage" watches and they just swapped out the branding.
October 10, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Really couldn't make it up...
An inspiration to all, and a model of grace and kindness...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
An inspiration to all, and a model of grace and kindness...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Always enjoyed my commute into Embankment Place. Sense of arrival, sense of place. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Spies, eggcups and penthouses: Sir Terry Farrell’s best buildings – in pictures
Sir Terry Farrell, the UK’s leading architect-planner and postmodernist, has died aged 87
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Always enjoyed my commute into Embankment Place. Sense of arrival, sense of place. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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It’s ludicrous and insulting to suggest that the richest university in Australia can’t afford the two part-time wages to run Meanjin.
Also: did they even try to save it? Donation drive? Philanthropic efforts? Offering it to another institution?
No.
The university council shut it down intentionally.
Also: did they even try to save it? Donation drive? Philanthropic efforts? Offering it to another institution?
No.
The university council shut it down intentionally.
Exclusive: Australia’s second-oldest literary journal, Meanjin, is being shut down today for "financial" reasons, Crikey can reveal.
Literary journal Meanjin to close after 85 years of publishing
Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia's cultural landscape and the nation's second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering after Melbourne University Publishing decided to cease financial support.
www.crikey.com.au
September 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It’s ludicrous and insulting to suggest that the richest university in Australia can’t afford the two part-time wages to run Meanjin.
Also: did they even try to save it? Donation drive? Philanthropic efforts? Offering it to another institution?
No.
The university council shut it down intentionally.
Also: did they even try to save it? Donation drive? Philanthropic efforts? Offering it to another institution?
No.
The university council shut it down intentionally.
Very very sad news.
The Death of Meanjin. a couple of thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/greenwor...
The Death of Meanjin
Price of everything, value of nothing dept.
open.substack.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Very very sad news.
An echidna enjoying an ant feast this afternoon. ❤️
August 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
An echidna enjoying an ant feast this afternoon. ❤️
Love the choice of car...
I always said universities were a bit like zoos.
August 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Love the choice of car...
The quiet stuff that rarely gets mentioned...
Helsinki hasn't had a traffic fatality in a year: "Helsinki's current traffic safety strategy, covering 2022–2026, is nearing completion. It has focused on improving safety for children, youth, pedestrians and cyclists with safer crosswalks and smarter intersection design."
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
July 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The quiet stuff that rarely gets mentioned...
Walking past so many straight couples, with the man declaiming loudly about the view and directions, and can't help feeling the energy of regret from the woman...
July 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Walking past so many straight couples, with the man declaiming loudly about the view and directions, and can't help feeling the energy of regret from the woman...
The standard of coffee in Britain seems to have gone up, marginally, since my last visit. Although I was asked yesterday if I wanted milk with my cappuccino...
June 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The standard of coffee in Britain seems to have gone up, marginally, since my last visit. Although I was asked yesterday if I wanted milk with my cappuccino...
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Friday reading ☕🧑💻
In this short Q&A, Owen Hopkins discusses the concept of the ‘Manifesto House’ in architecture, the importance of the domestic space, and how architects today are working to respond to issues such as decolonisation.
yalebooks.co.uk/owen-hopkins...
In this short Q&A, Owen Hopkins discusses the concept of the ‘Manifesto House’ in architecture, the importance of the domestic space, and how architects today are working to respond to issues such as decolonisation.
yalebooks.co.uk/owen-hopkins...
The Manifesto House: Q&A with Owen Hopkins - Yale University Press London
In this Q&A Owen Hopkins author, architecture historian and curator, discusses his new book, The Manifesto House.
yalebooks.co.uk
June 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Friday reading ☕🧑💻
In this short Q&A, Owen Hopkins discusses the concept of the ‘Manifesto House’ in architecture, the importance of the domestic space, and how architects today are working to respond to issues such as decolonisation.
yalebooks.co.uk/owen-hopkins...
In this short Q&A, Owen Hopkins discusses the concept of the ‘Manifesto House’ in architecture, the importance of the domestic space, and how architects today are working to respond to issues such as decolonisation.
yalebooks.co.uk/owen-hopkins...
Being there
We’re in the final throes of organising an overseas holiday. We will visit friends and family in Britain and then head off to Europe. As usual, we’re keen to see as much as possible. Anthony is keen to visit as many gardens as he can, especially as our own in Australia becomes more…
We’re in the final throes of organising an overseas holiday. We will visit friends and family in Britain and then head off to Europe. As usual, we’re keen to see as much as possible. Anthony is keen to visit as many gardens as he can, especially as our own in Australia becomes more…
Being there
We’re in the final throes of organising an overseas holiday. We will visit friends and family in Britain and then head off to Europe. As usual, we’re keen to see as much as possible. Anthony is keen to visit as many gardens as he can, especially as our own in Australia becomes more established and it’s always interesting to see new ideas and different plants.
colinbisset.com
May 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Being there
We’re in the final throes of organising an overseas holiday. We will visit friends and family in Britain and then head off to Europe. As usual, we’re keen to see as much as possible. Anthony is keen to visit as many gardens as he can, especially as our own in Australia becomes more…
We’re in the final throes of organising an overseas holiday. We will visit friends and family in Britain and then head off to Europe. As usual, we’re keen to see as much as possible. Anthony is keen to visit as many gardens as he can, especially as our own in Australia becomes more…
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No idea why media still depicts Nats as a farmers party. They are a mining party beholden to coal and gas interests and funded by Gina Rinehart. When there is a conflict between farmers and fossil fuels, they always back fossil fuels. Their opposition to wind is to protect fossil fuels for longer.
May 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
No idea why media still depicts Nats as a farmers party. They are a mining party beholden to coal and gas interests and funded by Gina Rinehart. When there is a conflict between farmers and fossil fuels, they always back fossil fuels. Their opposition to wind is to protect fossil fuels for longer.
Just seen bright green light with a tail falling through the sky, Northern Rivers. Meteor? So bright!
May 19, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Just seen bright green light with a tail falling through the sky, Northern Rivers. Meteor? So bright!
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A man was admitted to the 2025 Osaka Expo in Japan with a ticket for the 1940 event in Tokyo that was called off as WWII escalated.
Man admitted to 2025 Osaka Expo with 85-year-old ticket
Previous expos in Japan have had similar policies of giving 'invitation tickets' to people holding passes for the 1940 event, expo organizers said.
www.japantimes.co.jp
May 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
A man was admitted to the 2025 Osaka Expo in Japan with a ticket for the 1940 event in Tokyo that was called off as WWII escalated.
'Modelled on a French chateau' writes someone who hasn't even Googled what a French chateau might look like... www.realestate.com.au/news/medieva...
May 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
'Modelled on a French chateau' writes someone who hasn't even Googled what a French chateau might look like... www.realestate.com.au/news/medieva...
How many stars?
Well, that’s it for another Australian election. A Labor landslide and thank goodness. In an age where everything from a parcel delivery to a supermarket trip is followed by a request to rate the experience, a general elections is a rating extragavanza par excellence. Every citizen…
Well, that’s it for another Australian election. A Labor landslide and thank goodness. In an age where everything from a parcel delivery to a supermarket trip is followed by a request to rate the experience, a general elections is a rating extragavanza par excellence. Every citizen…
How many stars?
Well, that’s it for another Australian election. A Labor landslide and thank goodness. In an age where everything from a parcel delivery to a supermarket trip is followed by a request to rate the experience, a general elections is a rating extragavanza par excellence. Every citizen in this country is legally obliged to vote. And while Labor might have got a full 5 stars for winning, of course there’s room for improvement.
colinbisset.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
How many stars?
Well, that’s it for another Australian election. A Labor landslide and thank goodness. In an age where everything from a parcel delivery to a supermarket trip is followed by a request to rate the experience, a general elections is a rating extragavanza par excellence. Every citizen…
Well, that’s it for another Australian election. A Labor landslide and thank goodness. In an age where everything from a parcel delivery to a supermarket trip is followed by a request to rate the experience, a general elections is a rating extragavanza par excellence. Every citizen…
New England skies are always magnificent...
April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
New England skies are always magnificent...
Japanese sense and sensibility
Japanese architecture is often beautiful, seldom thoughtless and always engaging. I hope you enjoy this short piece on my thoughts on the links between buildings of all ages, and maybe you'll join me in Japan later in the year to walk within the places I mention.
Japanese architecture is often beautiful, seldom thoughtless and always engaging. I hope you enjoy this short piece on my thoughts on the links between buildings of all ages, and maybe you'll join me in Japan later in the year to walk within the places I mention.
Japanese sense and sensibility
Japanese architecture is often beautiful, seldom thoughtless and always engaging. I hope you enjoy this short piece on my thoughts on the links between buildings of all ages, and maybe you'll join me in Japan later in the year to walk within the places I mention.
colinbisset.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Japanese sense and sensibility
Japanese architecture is often beautiful, seldom thoughtless and always engaging. I hope you enjoy this short piece on my thoughts on the links between buildings of all ages, and maybe you'll join me in Japan later in the year to walk within the places I mention.
Japanese architecture is often beautiful, seldom thoughtless and always engaging. I hope you enjoy this short piece on my thoughts on the links between buildings of all ages, and maybe you'll join me in Japan later in the year to walk within the places I mention.
Japan, great architecture and a timber sensibility...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQm3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQm3...
Japan architecture, off the beaten track
YouTube video by Colin Bisset
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April 14, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Japan, great architecture and a timber sensibility...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQm3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQm3...
Bit of a Bill Henson evening...
April 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Bit of a Bill Henson evening...
Visions, beautiful visions
As an adolescent I remember visiting the little town of Hay on Wye in the Welsh Borders with my friend Robin. We were there, with either his parents or mine, because the town was gaining a reputation. A man called Richard Booth was transforming it into a town of…
As an adolescent I remember visiting the little town of Hay on Wye in the Welsh Borders with my friend Robin. We were there, with either his parents or mine, because the town was gaining a reputation. A man called Richard Booth was transforming it into a town of…
Visions, beautiful visions
As an adolescent I remember visiting the little town of Hay on Wye in the Welsh Borders with my friend Robin. We were there, with either his parents or mine, because the town was gaining a reputation. A man called Richard Booth was transforming it into a town of bookshops. It was still in its infancy but the old fire station was now a bookshop and we lingered for a long time in the biggest bookshop, which might once have been a cinema or chapel, where Booth himself was pottering with boxes of books.
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March 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Visions, beautiful visions
As an adolescent I remember visiting the little town of Hay on Wye in the Welsh Borders with my friend Robin. We were there, with either his parents or mine, because the town was gaining a reputation. A man called Richard Booth was transforming it into a town of…
As an adolescent I remember visiting the little town of Hay on Wye in the Welsh Borders with my friend Robin. We were there, with either his parents or mine, because the town was gaining a reputation. A man called Richard Booth was transforming it into a town of…