Mark Say
@marksay.bsky.social
Journalist, author, metropolitan liberal but not part of any elite
I knew nothing about Nigerian Modernism before last night. I still don't know much, but really enjoyed the exhibition at Tate Modern.
October 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I knew nothing about Nigerian Modernism before last night. I still don't know much, but really enjoyed the exhibition at Tate Modern.
Ten minutes walk from the hotel and into a Van Gogh painting.
September 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Ten minutes walk from the hotel and into a Van Gogh painting.
We over-ordered dessert
September 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We over-ordered dessert
Rocks, sea, sun, and a sense of peace.
September 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Rocks, sea, sun, and a sense of peace.
The Greeks feel quite patriotic about yoghurt with honey and walnuts.
September 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Greeks feel quite patriotic about yoghurt with honey and walnuts.
I suppose this is a case of cactile disfunction.
September 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I suppose this is a case of cactile disfunction.
In Charnia, Crete, thinking it has the smallest cathedral I've seen.
September 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In Charnia, Crete, thinking it has the smallest cathedral I've seen.
Starters, Cretan style.
September 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Starters, Cretan style.
I suppose this passes for a sea view.
September 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I suppose this passes for a sea view.
A new experience: waiting at the barber's with a cat on my lap.
September 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A new experience: waiting at the barber's with a cat on my lap.
A big reason I like living in Rotherhithe is walks with views like this
August 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A big reason I like living in Rotherhithe is walks with views like this
Highlight of a Sunday mooch around the National Gallery - The Angelus by Gustave Millet
August 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Highlight of a Sunday mooch around the National Gallery - The Angelus by Gustave Millet
Did the letter writer's mother know she was doing this?
August 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Did the letter writer's mother know she was doing this?
From the Edward Burra exhibition a Tate Britain. What better way for an arty metropolitan type to spend a Sunday afternoon?
July 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
From the Edward Burra exhibition a Tate Britain. What better way for an arty metropolitan type to spend a Sunday afternoon?
Garden's looking nice.
June 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Garden's looking nice.
Someone doesn't have a leg to stand on.
May 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Someone doesn't have a leg to stand on.
My other half @judithwalkerartist.bsky.social has a spot in the Cats exhibition at the Cartoon Gallery in London.
May 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My other half @judithwalkerartist.bsky.social has a spot in the Cats exhibition at the Cartoon Gallery in London.
Best pub windows I've seen. The Champion, Fitzrovia.
May 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Best pub windows I've seen. The Champion, Fitzrovia.
I've just seen Gandhi in Athens.
May 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I've just seen Gandhi in Athens.
I don't care what you can see; I'm having fun. (Archeological Museum Athens).
May 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I don't care what you can see; I'm having fun. (Archeological Museum Athens).
Highlight of the day: a giant chicken stopped and asked us to fix its number
April 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Highlight of the day: a giant chicken stopped and asked us to fix its number
Mrs took me for a birthday treat yesterday to a 1930s New York night club in Peckham. Yes, that Peckham.
April 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Mrs took me for a birthday treat yesterday to a 1930s New York night club in Peckham. Yes, that Peckham.
Took the cat to the vet. She decided to have the spa treatment.
March 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Took the cat to the vet. She decided to have the spa treatment.
Gene Hackman - one of the best screen actors ever. So long Popeye
February 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Gene Hackman - one of the best screen actors ever. So long Popeye