Francesca
@francescacastelli.bsky.social
Dumas is an extraordinary artist.
"Marlene Dumas [South African painter] has become the first contemporary woman artist to join the Louvre's permanent collection...."
(The Art Newspaper, 2025)
Continued 'Firsts' for women in the arts show that a quest for equity is still necessary.
(The Art Newspaper, 2025)
Continued 'Firsts' for women in the arts show that a quest for equity is still necessary.
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Dumas is an extraordinary artist.
Gutted for Musetti.But ND wasn’t going to be denied.
One question is bothering me, though. Why is his mum dressed like a flight attendant??
One question is bothering me, though. Why is his mum dressed like a flight attendant??
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Gutted for Musetti.But ND wasn’t going to be denied.
One question is bothering me, though. Why is his mum dressed like a flight attendant??
One question is bothering me, though. Why is his mum dressed like a flight attendant??
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
Cheeky day trip to my happy place.
October 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Cheeky day trip to my happy place.
Went to the cinema to watch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and now I can’t get over these two. Ross was stunning, as well. What an epic trio.
October 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Went to the cinema to watch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and now I can’t get over these two. Ross was stunning, as well. What an epic trio.
A must read for all AI users and for anyone wondering what AI is all about.
collectivefutures.blog/the-infrastr...
collectivefutures.blog/the-infrastr...
The infrastructure of meaninglessness
Listen, there are two realities that we should be aware of. AI exists to make your job obsolete because the alternative is that AI makes managers obsolete.
Let me try to break down this theory, which...
collectivefutures.blog
October 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
A must read for all AI users and for anyone wondering what AI is all about.
collectivefutures.blog/the-infrastr...
collectivefutures.blog/the-infrastr...
I just finished my first AI-led work interview and I'm feeling slightly discombobulated. Couldn't help but feel like a muppet having to impress a non-human.
September 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I just finished my first AI-led work interview and I'm feeling slightly discombobulated. Couldn't help but feel like a muppet having to impress a non-human.
Worth sharing another one.
September 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Worth sharing another one.
Double rainbow. A first!
September 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Double rainbow. A first!
FUCK THE MONARCHY.
September 18, 2025 at 6:22 AM
FUCK THE MONARCHY.
This our resistance handbook.
September 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
This our resistance handbook.
The obscene wealth club meets up for drinks and nibbles. I feel sick.
September 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The obscene wealth club meets up for drinks and nibbles. I feel sick.
This one hurts.
Forever hotter than the sun.
RIP Robert Redford.
RIP Robert Redford.
September 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This one hurts.
Back to the grind. I find the supermarket experience utterly soul destroying.
September 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Back to the grind. I find the supermarket experience utterly soul destroying.
Well done you orange c*nt for rolling out the red carpet for putin thinking he’d be remotely interested in peace. This one’s on you.
Damage to a Polish home after a Russian drone crashed into it. Meanwhile, Polish Prime Minister Tusk calls the incident a “massive provocation” but insists there’s no reason to panic and life will continue as normal. Talks with allies are ongoing.
September 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Well done you orange c*nt for rolling out the red carpet for putin thinking he’d be remotely interested in peace. This one’s on you.
Tennis has been tainted. Eww.
September 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Tennis has been tainted. Eww.
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The stadium Trump is in is named after Arthur Ashe, the tennis legend.
What many people today probably don't know is that Ashe was literally arrested in front of the White House in 1992 for protesting the George H.W. Bush administration's treatment of Haitian refugees. www.upi.com/Archives/199...
What many people today probably don't know is that Ashe was literally arrested in front of the White House in 1992 for protesting the George H.W. Bush administration's treatment of Haitian refugees. www.upi.com/Archives/199...
BREAKING: Trump makes his first appearance at the US Open. There were audible boos and a few light claps.
Important to stress the stadium is at most 10% full and the start time has been pushed to 2:30pm ET.
Important to stress the stadium is at most 10% full and the start time has been pushed to 2:30pm ET.
September 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The stadium Trump is in is named after Arthur Ashe, the tennis legend.
What many people today probably don't know is that Ashe was literally arrested in front of the White House in 1992 for protesting the George H.W. Bush administration's treatment of Haitian refugees. www.upi.com/Archives/199...
What many people today probably don't know is that Ashe was literally arrested in front of the White House in 1992 for protesting the George H.W. Bush administration's treatment of Haitian refugees. www.upi.com/Archives/199...
Heavenly off-season Sardinian break.
September 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Heavenly off-season Sardinian break.
‘sulphurous sack of curdled testosterone’ had me in stitches
Greetings! I’m back from my vacation and toiling at the keyboard. This week on my Substack Fresh Hell, I was galvanized to write about the Epstein survivors’ press conference and its implications for Trump. More soon!
tinabrown.substack.com/p/trumps-big...
tinabrown.substack.com/p/trumps-big...
Trump’s Big Mistake
Sorry, Donald, you’re not reading the room.
tinabrown.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
‘sulphurous sack of curdled testosterone’ had me in stitches
Don't think I'm too far off 'tamalousiness'.
Word of the day is ‘tamalou’: a French name for an older person who no longer greets their friends with ‘how was your holiday?, but with ‘t’as mal où ?’, ‘where does it hurt?’. There follows an enthusiastic account of aches and pains and doctor’s appointments.
September 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Don't think I'm too far off 'tamalousiness'.
That’s him told. What is he doing there anyway?
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
September 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
That’s him told. What is he doing there anyway?
And my contribution to the where the eff is Trump conversation is the following: in 2002, the late Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi disappeared for over 2 weeks. Turned out he'd had a facelift so I wouldn't get my hopes too high if I were you. I KNOW.
August 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
And my contribution to the where the eff is Trump conversation is the following: in 2002, the late Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi disappeared for over 2 weeks. Turned out he'd had a facelift so I wouldn't get my hopes too high if I were you. I KNOW.