I Observe
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Twitter was great, but so was Gawker: this too shall pass.
Not buying, not selling: not in the food-chain; here for the news and views.
Photos are my own.
I'm grateful for any following.
Cittidano della Republica di Londra.
Not buying, not selling: not in the food-chain; here for the news and views.
Photos are my own.
I'm grateful for any following.
Cittidano della Republica di Londra.
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A bronze and enamel cockerel figurine from Roman Cirencester (Corinium). Dating to the later 3rd or 4th centuries AD, the figurine was discovered during the Bridges Garage Excavations. Now part of the collections at Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📸 My own. #RomanBritain
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
A bronze and enamel cockerel figurine from Roman Cirencester (Corinium). Dating to the later 3rd or 4th centuries AD, the figurine was discovered during the Bridges Garage Excavations. Now part of the collections at Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📸 My own. #RomanBritain
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Cette semaine, on se retrouve…
👼 Jeudi à la basilique Saint-Denis
🎭 Vendredi à l’Opéra-Comique
👼 Jeudi à la basilique Saint-Denis
🎭 Vendredi à l’Opéra-Comique
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Cette semaine, on se retrouve…
👼 Jeudi à la basilique Saint-Denis
🎭 Vendredi à l’Opéra-Comique
👼 Jeudi à la basilique Saint-Denis
🎭 Vendredi à l’Opéra-Comique
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Screw it, Bonfire Night has come and gone...
Here's my It's A Wonderful Life Christmas card design.
#caricature #art
Here's my It's A Wonderful Life Christmas card design.
#caricature #art
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Screw it, Bonfire Night has come and gone...
Here's my It's A Wonderful Life Christmas card design.
#caricature #art
Here's my It's A Wonderful Life Christmas card design.
#caricature #art
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I have done all the things *waves arms around wildly* so ahhhhhh
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I have done all the things *waves arms around wildly* so ahhhhhh
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Inside a suzuribako [writing box] edo period, 19th century, Japan, signed zeshin
November 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Inside a suzuribako [writing box] edo period, 19th century, Japan, signed zeshin
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Make that 2025 #RememberanceDay
Today, I am remembering my grandfather, Dr Joseph Shugar, who was a surgeon in WW2, fighting against the Nazis. I can’t believe that in 2024 we are facing such an eerily similar situation as early 1930s Germany. #RememberanceDay
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Make that 2025 #RememberanceDay
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November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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The #DorsetMuseum is really great. They have original notebooks from Mary Anning and several famous holotypes from the area out for people to see.
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The #DorsetMuseum is really great. They have original notebooks from Mary Anning and several famous holotypes from the area out for people to see.
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This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment has been chosen to mark Rememberance Day. This green and gold evening dress of metal and cloth lace, with a silk charmeuse skirt, is decorated with pink and orange appliqué silk velvet poppies. Sold by Whitaker Auctions. #fashionhistory #poppy
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment has been chosen to mark Rememberance Day. This green and gold evening dress of metal and cloth lace, with a silk charmeuse skirt, is decorated with pink and orange appliqué silk velvet poppies. Sold by Whitaker Auctions. #fashionhistory #poppy
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BREAKING | Large explosion as Nato military plane crashes in Georgia
Large explosion as Nato military plane crashes in Georgia
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
BREAKING | Large explosion as Nato military plane crashes in Georgia
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'Blitz Scene, East End, 7th September 1940' by Reginald Mills
(LFB Museum)
(LFB Museum)
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
'Blitz Scene, East End, 7th September 1940' by Reginald Mills
(LFB Museum)
(LFB Museum)
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John Singer Sargent "The Staircase at Capri" (1878)
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
John Singer Sargent "The Staircase at Capri" (1878)
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Israel bill proposing death penalty for those it deems terrorists passes first reading
Israel bill proposing death penalty for those it deems terrorists passes first reading
The requirement means the penalty would likely be used only against Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks on Israelis.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Israel bill proposing death penalty for those it deems terrorists passes first reading
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'A Zeppelin Raid, 8 October 1915', Camden by John Fraser
(National Maritime Museum)
(National Maritime Museum)
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
'A Zeppelin Raid, 8 October 1915', Camden by John Fraser
(National Maritime Museum)
(National Maritime Museum)
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‘We find ourselves at the only point in the history of the species when the rate of population growth has dramatically slowed and is about to go into reverse.’
Are we doomed? David Runciman on depopulation, online early from our next issue.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Are we doomed? David Runciman on depopulation, online early from our next issue.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
David Runciman · Are we doomed? The End of the Species
Are we doomed to die out? We find ourselves at the only point in the history of the species when the rate of population...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
‘We find ourselves at the only point in the history of the species when the rate of population growth has dramatically slowed and is about to go into reverse.’
Are we doomed? David Runciman on depopulation, online early from our next issue.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Are we doomed? David Runciman on depopulation, online early from our next issue.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Terence Davies - BOTD
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Terence Davies - BOTD
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Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
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MacDougal Alley, New York.
André Kertész, 1965.
André Kertész, 1965.
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
MacDougal Alley, New York.
André Kertész, 1965.
André Kertész, 1965.
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Waking up to news 🚨 that 6 (!) Roman statues were stolen from Syria’s National Museum, in Damascus, on Monday. No details on which statues yet, but I had a few pics below from the GRB gallery with the famed Al-Lat Athena. Heartbreaking news.
thehill.com/homenews/ap/...
thehill.com/homenews/ap/...
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Waking up to news 🚨 that 6 (!) Roman statues were stolen from Syria’s National Museum, in Damascus, on Monday. No details on which statues yet, but I had a few pics below from the GRB gallery with the famed Al-Lat Athena. Heartbreaking news.
thehill.com/homenews/ap/...
thehill.com/homenews/ap/...
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Grace Hartigan beside her painting On Orchard Street, New York, 1957, ph. by Gordon Parks.
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Grace Hartigan beside her painting On Orchard Street, New York, 1957, ph. by Gordon Parks.