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I'm sorry to hear that Martin Parr has died. This is good on him and his work...
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I Am Martin Parr
Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century on an intimate and exclusive road trip with a photographer whose work has revolutionised contemporary photography.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I'm sorry to hear that Martin Parr has died. This is good on him and his work...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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To say Martin Parr has been an influence on how I see and record would be a massive understatement. He leaves a long long shadow.
December 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
To say Martin Parr has been an influence on how I see and record would be a massive understatement. He leaves a long long shadow.
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Martin Parr, extraordinaire photographe de la banalité, est mort
Martin Parr, extraordinaire photographe de la banalité, est mort
Célèbre dans le monde entier pour ses clichés aux couleurs saturées sur la société des loisirs, le Britannique a succombé des suites d’un cancer, dimanche, à l’âge de 73 ans.
www.lemonde.fr
December 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Martin Parr, extraordinaire photographe de la banalité, est mort
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Landmark British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
Landmark British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
Parr said his brightly coloured, closely observed pictures of British life were ‘disguised as entertainment’ but they became hugely popular
Martin Parr, the British documentary photographer who captured the peculiarities of the nation with clarity and hilarity, has died aged 73. He had been diagnosed with cancer in May 2021.
Known for his acute observations of the English class system, Parr’s images covered sunbathers and Conservative clubs, village fetes and coffee mornings, often in vivid colour and with more than a dash of humour. His iconic 1986 photobook The Last Resort: Photographs of New Brighton captured working-class holidaymakers in the Wirral, Liverpool and helped mark a sea change in British documentary photography, from the gritty, black and white style of the past towards a cheekier and more colourful style. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Landmark British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
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RIP Martin Parr. An extraordinary photographer of the prosaic.
Martin Parr has died & this grimmest gloomiest greyest, Sundayest of Sundays is the perfect day to watch Signs of the Times.
All four extraordinary episodes are full of pathos, beauty & humour, life & love stories told through relationships with interiors & objects
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All four extraordinary episodes are full of pathos, beauty & humour, life & love stories told through relationships with interiors & objects
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Signs of the Times - That Little Bit Different
Terry and Sue quite like Austrian blinds but feel they're common. And just why do Ray and Jane change their three-piece suite twice a year? (1992)
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December 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
RIP Martin Parr. An extraordinary photographer of the prosaic.
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Incidentally, not picking on this piece, but for some reason constructions like this entered Labour's comms a quarter of a century or so ago:
"A sound investment in Britain’s future.'
It's just a string of "words I want you to hear" and so the reader/listener doesn't then hear them.
"A sound investment in Britain’s future.'
It's just a string of "words I want you to hear" and so the reader/listener doesn't then hear them.
December 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Incidentally, not picking on this piece, but for some reason constructions like this entered Labour's comms a quarter of a century or so ago:
"A sound investment in Britain’s future.'
It's just a string of "words I want you to hear" and so the reader/listener doesn't then hear them.
"A sound investment in Britain’s future.'
It's just a string of "words I want you to hear" and so the reader/listener doesn't then hear them.
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It’s the calm before the storm as we head into the last week of voting.
For what it’s worth this is probably the most wide open F50 we’ve ever had. I have absolutely no idea where this one’s going.
For what it’s worth this is probably the most wide open F50 we’ve ever had. I have absolutely no idea where this one’s going.
December 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
It’s the calm before the storm as we head into the last week of voting.
For what it’s worth this is probably the most wide open F50 we’ve ever had. I have absolutely no idea where this one’s going.
For what it’s worth this is probably the most wide open F50 we’ve ever had. I have absolutely no idea where this one’s going.
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Sting operations conducted with pies, as noted by policing expert John Cooper Clarke.
John Cooper Clarke - Pies (live)
YouTube video by ReggieBlinker
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December 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Sting operations conducted with pies, as noted by policing expert John Cooper Clarke.
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I think we’ve found the most British crime:
Four people have been arrested after custard and apple crumble were flung at a display case containing part of the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London.
Four people have been arrested after custard and apple crumble were flung at a display case containing part of the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London.
Four arrested after Tower of London display case containing State Crown defaced
The group Take Back Power says its members poured custard and apple crumble on the Crown Jewels display.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I think we’ve found the most British crime:
Four people have been arrested after custard and apple crumble were flung at a display case containing part of the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London.
Four people have been arrested after custard and apple crumble were flung at a display case containing part of the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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These people are out of control
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
These people are out of control
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Christmas tree decorations by Nancy Nicholson, contemporary UK textile artist #WomensArt
December 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Christmas tree decorations by Nancy Nicholson, contemporary UK textile artist #WomensArt
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Universities: investing millions so students ”develop literacy in the language of AI”
Also universities: defunding the humanities so students are illiterate in ordinary languages
Also universities: defunding the humanities so students are illiterate in ordinary languages
December 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Universities: investing millions so students ”develop literacy in the language of AI”
Also universities: defunding the humanities so students are illiterate in ordinary languages
Also universities: defunding the humanities so students are illiterate in ordinary languages
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Wait, one bit of the government can't do its job because it has to transfer some money to another bit of the government if it does? Feels like there's an easy fix here.
Environment Agency faces landfill tax bill worth millions to clear illegal waste
Exclusive: ‘extremely unhelpful’ policy seen as deterrent to clearing thousands of dump sites across England
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Wait, one bit of the government can't do its job because it has to transfer some money to another bit of the government if it does? Feels like there's an easy fix here.
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This is worth a look: Accents at work: share your story | University of Leeds share.google/hXEVtLkkjM0T...
Accents at work: share your story
UK workers are being asked to share their experiences of how their accents influence life at work in an anonymous survey as part of University of Leeds research.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is worth a look: Accents at work: share your story | University of Leeds share.google/hXEVtLkkjM0T...
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MOVABLE TOYS!
This pair of 18th c. religious prints are literally interchangable. Nice to see a 1626 Rubens painting of the Assumption of the Virgin) in the mix! #NewberryLibrary (Case folio NE958.3.F7 M68 1700z)
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December 5 (5/24)
#AdventCalendar
This pair of 18th c. religious prints are literally interchangable. Nice to see a 1626 Rubens painting of the Assumption of the Virgin) in the mix! #NewberryLibrary (Case folio NE958.3.F7 M68 1700z)
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December 5 (5/24)
#AdventCalendar
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
MOVABLE TOYS!
This pair of 18th c. religious prints are literally interchangable. Nice to see a 1626 Rubens painting of the Assumption of the Virgin) in the mix! #NewberryLibrary (Case folio NE958.3.F7 M68 1700z)
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December 5 (5/24)
#AdventCalendar
This pair of 18th c. religious prints are literally interchangable. Nice to see a 1626 Rubens painting of the Assumption of the Virgin) in the mix! #NewberryLibrary (Case folio NE958.3.F7 M68 1700z)
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December 5 (5/24)
#AdventCalendar
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We're looking for case studies! 📢
The @suttontrust.bsky.social and @smfthinktank.bsky.social are researching school based nurseries - and we're looking far and wide for schools and early years settings with strong partnerships....
The @suttontrust.bsky.social and @smfthinktank.bsky.social are researching school based nurseries - and we're looking far and wide for schools and early years settings with strong partnerships....
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We're looking for case studies! 📢
The @suttontrust.bsky.social and @smfthinktank.bsky.social are researching school based nurseries - and we're looking far and wide for schools and early years settings with strong partnerships....
The @suttontrust.bsky.social and @smfthinktank.bsky.social are researching school based nurseries - and we're looking far and wide for schools and early years settings with strong partnerships....
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We are hiring a @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk research assistant- deadline is 5 January www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. The Bennett School of Public Policy invites applications for a Research Assistant. This is an exciting opportunity
www.cam.ac.uk
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We are hiring a @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk research assistant- deadline is 5 January www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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did u know that if you put your research interests in **bold** on academic application forms, it increases your chance of success by 3.6%?
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December 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
did u know that if you put your research interests in **bold** on academic application forms, it increases your chance of success by 3.6%?
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The English Bus Services Act 2025: 'What it doesn’t cover, anywhere, is ensuring buses actually serve the places where people study.' 1/3
Westminster forgets that buses go to universities
The Bus Services Act 2025 received Royal Assent in October, giving English local transport authorities new powers to franchise bus services and escape the failed deregulated market.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The English Bus Services Act 2025: 'What it doesn’t cover, anywhere, is ensuring buses actually serve the places where people study.' 1/3
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Jonathan is apparently the world’s oldest known land animal, has had a male partner called Frederick since 1991, and has met Queen Elizabeth II and her father George VI, as well as Prince Edward (luckily not Andrew).
Happy Birthday (Observed) to the uncontested KING Jonathan The Tortoise, estimated to be 192 years old
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Jonathan is apparently the world’s oldest known land animal, has had a male partner called Frederick since 1991, and has met Queen Elizabeth II and her father George VI, as well as Prince Edward (luckily not Andrew).
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pantone really chose white as ‘color of the year 2026’ 🥴🫠
Exclusive: Pantone’s Color of the Year 2026 has us dancing on clouds
Get ready to be soothed and inspired by this "billowy" color signifying a fresh new start.
www.nbcwashington.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
pantone really chose white as ‘color of the year 2026’ 🥴🫠
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See also: why is it acceptable to take your dog to the pub of an evening and let it bark squeal and fart? Children rightly barred! Get the dogs out too! (PS “don’t go to the pub near Christmas in zone one and two” season gets earlier every year)
Haven't left the house for two days due to sick child and mad stressed with work, so was v grateful to be able to head to the forest for half an hour. As ever, mental health benefits dented by big / scary looking / staring at me like I am ham / barking dogs off leads with blasé, selfish owners.
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
See also: why is it acceptable to take your dog to the pub of an evening and let it bark squeal and fart? Children rightly barred! Get the dogs out too! (PS “don’t go to the pub near Christmas in zone one and two” season gets earlier every year)
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Will it ever comeback @sheffielduni.bsky.social?
Remember the Section 188 notice in 2020?
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
Remember the Section 188 notice in 2020?
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Will it ever comeback @sheffielduni.bsky.social?
Remember the Section 188 notice in 2020?
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
Remember the Section 188 notice in 2020?
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
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Thursday's #fullmoon is the Moon Before Yule or Long Nights Moon in honor of Yuletide and celebrating the return of the sun at the Winter Solstice. It's commonly referred to as the Cold Moon.
#ColdMoon #SuperMoon
📷 Magnus Winbjork
#ColdMoon #SuperMoon
📷 Magnus Winbjork
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thursday's #fullmoon is the Moon Before Yule or Long Nights Moon in honor of Yuletide and celebrating the return of the sun at the Winter Solstice. It's commonly referred to as the Cold Moon.
#ColdMoon #SuperMoon
📷 Magnus Winbjork
#ColdMoon #SuperMoon
📷 Magnus Winbjork