K Wild
@kernow84.bsky.social
Looking for a mind at work. Art, museums, crime/detective fiction, cinema, travel, plus things I don't already know. Works at the V&A; views all my own.
Remembering such happy meals at Petersham Nurseries - birthdays and other celebrations made special by such wonderful food and surroundings. Thank you Skye Gyngell ...
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Remembering such happy meals at Petersham Nurseries - birthdays and other celebrations made special by such wonderful food and surroundings. Thank you Skye Gyngell ...
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From the Nobel Committee today:
“Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended – with words, with courage and with determination.”
“Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended – with words, with courage and with determination.”
October 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
From the Nobel Committee today:
“Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended – with words, with courage and with determination.”
“Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended – with words, with courage and with determination.”
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Despite everything else going on, France last night honoured Robert Badinter, the former justice minister who ended the death penalty in 🇫🇷 in 1981. He entered the Panthéon in a moving moment of national tribute that the French do so well
October 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Despite everything else going on, France last night honoured Robert Badinter, the former justice minister who ended the death penalty in 🇫🇷 in 1981. He entered the Panthéon in a moving moment of national tribute that the French do so well
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RIP, Robert Redford.
September 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
RIP, Robert Redford.
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Terence Stamp and Julie Christie in ‘Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
July 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Terence Stamp and Julie Christie in ‘Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
The new plaza at Paddington Square has let us see this lovely GWR building from 1935.
August 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The new plaza at Paddington Square has let us see this lovely GWR building from 1935.
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In the Western Norwegian fjords, occasionally you come upon natural structures that seem left by some long-vanished culture.
July 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In the Western Norwegian fjords, occasionally you come upon natural structures that seem left by some long-vanished culture.
7/7 Memorial, Hyde Park, London.
July 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
7/7 Memorial, Hyde Park, London.
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It's Tuesday. You're dragging yourself through the world, one cup of coffee at a time. Can nothing liven up this day?
How 'bout a thread of eel ships on maps? These maps are what got me into eels in the first place!
"Cool!" you say. "But wait...what's an eel ship?"
Well...
1/14
How 'bout a thread of eel ships on maps? These maps are what got me into eels in the first place!
"Cool!" you say. "But wait...what's an eel ship?"
Well...
1/14
July 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's Tuesday. You're dragging yourself through the world, one cup of coffee at a time. Can nothing liven up this day?
How 'bout a thread of eel ships on maps? These maps are what got me into eels in the first place!
"Cool!" you say. "But wait...what's an eel ship?"
Well...
1/14
How 'bout a thread of eel ships on maps? These maps are what got me into eels in the first place!
"Cool!" you say. "But wait...what's an eel ship?"
Well...
1/14
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We need 500 more people to email their MP to hit 10,000 emails before the vote tomorrow.
The next handful of hours are crucial.
Make sure your voice is heard and tell your MP: dicriminalise abortion
goodlaw.social/f2eef3
The next handful of hours are crucial.
Make sure your voice is heard and tell your MP: dicriminalise abortion
goodlaw.social/f2eef3
Ask your MP to put reproductive rights into law
The right to make decisions about our families and bodies is not protected by law. The 1967 Abortion Act allows people to seek abortion under certain circumstances but abortion otherwise remains a cri...
goodlaw.social
June 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We need 500 more people to email their MP to hit 10,000 emails before the vote tomorrow.
The next handful of hours are crucial.
Make sure your voice is heard and tell your MP: dicriminalise abortion
goodlaw.social/f2eef3
The next handful of hours are crucial.
Make sure your voice is heard and tell your MP: dicriminalise abortion
goodlaw.social/f2eef3
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Ahead of the opening of V&A East Storehouse next weekend, here’s a first view of one of the most anticipated yet controversial exhibits: the three storey section of facade salvaged from Robin Hood Gardens in Poplar, East London.
Designed by Alison & Peter Smithson, opened in 1972, demolished 2025.
Designed by Alison & Peter Smithson, opened in 1972, demolished 2025.
May 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Ahead of the opening of V&A East Storehouse next weekend, here’s a first view of one of the most anticipated yet controversial exhibits: the three storey section of facade salvaged from Robin Hood Gardens in Poplar, East London.
Designed by Alison & Peter Smithson, opened in 1972, demolished 2025.
Designed by Alison & Peter Smithson, opened in 1972, demolished 2025.
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London is home to the world’s greatest museums.
This weekend we’ve seen another open—the revolutionary V&A East Storehouse.
City Hall has invested £600m in East Bank, which has created 2,500 jobs and delivered a £1.5bn economic boost.
This weekend we’ve seen another open—the revolutionary V&A East Storehouse.
City Hall has invested £600m in East Bank, which has created 2,500 jobs and delivered a £1.5bn economic boost.
June 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
London is home to the world’s greatest museums.
This weekend we’ve seen another open—the revolutionary V&A East Storehouse.
City Hall has invested £600m in East Bank, which has created 2,500 jobs and delivered a £1.5bn economic boost.
This weekend we’ve seen another open—the revolutionary V&A East Storehouse.
City Hall has invested £600m in East Bank, which has created 2,500 jobs and delivered a £1.5bn economic boost.
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Polzeath to Greenaway and on towards Daymer in ideal weather.
May 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Polzeath to Greenaway and on towards Daymer in ideal weather.
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NEW: ALA salutes Dr Carla Hayden for her exceptional service to the nation as the Librarian of Congress. We are deeply disappointed in Dr Hayden's abrupt & unjust dismissal last night, an insult to the scope & breadth of her work.
Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
![The American Library Association praises servic of Dr. Carla Hayden, decries 'unjust dismissal' of Librarian of Congress. [Image of Dr. Carla Hayden standing in the stacks in a library]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q5qyswhppr7tiskw43xhcv7f/bafkreicwqv4vszkknu4dvsdfhmrzzmtscjx5eg64gykfmrgynrnhup6sai@jpeg)
May 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
NEW: ALA salutes Dr Carla Hayden for her exceptional service to the nation as the Librarian of Congress. We are deeply disappointed in Dr Hayden's abrupt & unjust dismissal last night, an insult to the scope & breadth of her work.
Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
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Tracking down the Cassiterides - the ancient Tin Islands: A British-led group of archaeologists have analysed the composition of bronze artefacts from across Europe, tracing the tin in these objects dating to more than 3000 years ago to Cornwall and Devon...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Cornish tin was sold all over Europe 3,000 years ago, say archaeologists
British team says new study ‘radically transforms’ understanding of bronze age trade networks
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tracking down the Cassiterides - the ancient Tin Islands: A British-led group of archaeologists have analysed the composition of bronze artefacts from across Europe, tracing the tin in these objects dating to more than 3000 years ago to Cornwall and Devon...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Intense and emotional, brilliant storytelling, with great performances - Kyoto at Soho Place.
May 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Intense and emotional, brilliant storytelling, with great performances - Kyoto at Soho Place.
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Bluebell bank in the garden
May 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Bluebell bank in the garden
Loved this self-portrait of Eileen Agar at the National Portrait Gallery today.
April 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Loved this self-portrait of Eileen Agar at the National Portrait Gallery today.
Spring walk on the Newham Trail in Truro.
April 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Spring walk on the Newham Trail in Truro.
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April 18, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Lessons to learn from US collapse: support local news, support investigative reporting, keep your public broadcasting going.
Breaking News: The White House is said to be planning to ask Congress to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding from public media, including NPR and PBS.
White House to Ask Congress to Rescind Funding From NPR and PBS
The Trump administration plans to ask Congress to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides some funding for public media in the United States...
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Lessons to learn from US collapse: support local news, support investigative reporting, keep your public broadcasting going.
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Since we’re all talking about it I want to blow up a real female space pioneer, Mae Jemison, an actual astronaut. She’s a graduate of Stanford and Cornel Medical School, served in the peace corps, started an educational nonprofit, and worked for the CDC researching vaccines. That’s a woman in space
April 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Since we’re all talking about it I want to blow up a real female space pioneer, Mae Jemison, an actual astronaut. She’s a graduate of Stanford and Cornel Medical School, served in the peace corps, started an educational nonprofit, and worked for the CDC researching vaccines. That’s a woman in space
April 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Bodmin Moor (Colliford) so well worth a visit
March 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Bodmin Moor (Colliford) so well worth a visit