@martin-doran.bsky.social
Part-time lecturer.
Full-time learner.
I sometimes dabble in a bit of art and photography: https://cara.app/-doranimal-
All words and images are my own, unless credited otherwise.
Full-time learner.
I sometimes dabble in a bit of art and photography: https://cara.app/-doranimal-
All words and images are my own, unless credited otherwise.
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'Thistles.' (1861) Rosa Brett was one of the many women associated with the pre-Raphaelite story and whose contribution to the movement has never been fully acknowledged; in her lifetime it was common for her to sell pictures under her brother John's name.
October 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
'Thistles.' (1861) Rosa Brett was one of the many women associated with the pre-Raphaelite story and whose contribution to the movement has never been fully acknowledged; in her lifetime it was common for her to sell pictures under her brother John's name.
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Hello Blue-sky. It's been a while.
Bit of a change for me.
Here's a snowy landscape.
❄️
❄️
❄️
#thephotohour #art #artist
Bit of a change for me.
Here's a snowy landscape.
❄️
❄️
❄️
#thephotohour #art #artist
October 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Hello Blue-sky. It's been a while.
Bit of a change for me.
Here's a snowy landscape.
❄️
❄️
❄️
#thephotohour #art #artist
Bit of a change for me.
Here's a snowy landscape.
❄️
❄️
❄️
#thephotohour #art #artist
Just enjoyed a pleasant morning's self-improvement at the Scottish National Gallery, and won yet another round of 'touch the furniture'. See below for the rules of this game.
October 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Just enjoyed a pleasant morning's self-improvement at the Scottish National Gallery, and won yet another round of 'touch the furniture'. See below for the rules of this game.
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Make a movie food:
Lord of the Onion Rings
Lord of the Onion Rings
Make a movie food:
A Kale of Two Cities
A Kale of Two Cities
12 Hungry Men
October 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Make a movie food:
Lord of the Onion Rings
Lord of the Onion Rings
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… having looked at (only) a small part
of existence during their lives, doomed
to perish swiftly like smoke they are
carried aloft and wafted away, believing
only that upon which as individuals
they chance to hit as they wander in
all directions …
-Empedocles
(tr, Kathleen Freeman)
of existence during their lives, doomed
to perish swiftly like smoke they are
carried aloft and wafted away, believing
only that upon which as individuals
they chance to hit as they wander in
all directions …
-Empedocles
(tr, Kathleen Freeman)
October 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
… having looked at (only) a small part
of existence during their lives, doomed
to perish swiftly like smoke they are
carried aloft and wafted away, believing
only that upon which as individuals
they chance to hit as they wander in
all directions …
-Empedocles
(tr, Kathleen Freeman)
of existence during their lives, doomed
to perish swiftly like smoke they are
carried aloft and wafted away, believing
only that upon which as individuals
they chance to hit as they wander in
all directions …
-Empedocles
(tr, Kathleen Freeman)
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
31. 'Jenny From Thebes' - The Mountain Goats (2023)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#VampireWeekend
#MusicSky
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
31. 'Jenny From Thebes' - The Mountain Goats (2023)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#VampireWeekend
#MusicSky
August 31, 2025 at 9:05 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
31. 'Jenny From Thebes' - The Mountain Goats (2023)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#VampireWeekend
#MusicSky
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
31. 'Jenny From Thebes' - The Mountain Goats (2023)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#VampireWeekend
#MusicSky
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
30. 'Modern Vampires Of The City' - Vampire Weekend (2013)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#VampireWeekend
#MusicSky
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
30. 'Modern Vampires Of The City' - Vampire Weekend (2013)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#VampireWeekend
#MusicSky
August 30, 2025 at 6:02 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
30. 'Modern Vampires Of The City' - Vampire Weekend (2013)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#VampireWeekend
#MusicSky
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
30. 'Modern Vampires Of The City' - Vampire Weekend (2013)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#VampireWeekend
#MusicSky
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
29. 'Absolute Dissent' - Killing Joke (2010)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#KillingJoke
#MusicSky
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
29. 'Absolute Dissent' - Killing Joke (2010)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#KillingJoke
#MusicSky
August 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
29. 'Absolute Dissent' - Killing Joke (2010)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#KillingJoke
#MusicSky
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
29. 'Absolute Dissent' - Killing Joke (2010)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#KillingJoke
#MusicSky
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
28. 'Quebec' - Ween (2003)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#Ween
#MusicSky
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
28. 'Quebec' - Ween (2003)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#Ween
#MusicSky
August 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
28. 'Quebec' - Ween (2003)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#Ween
#MusicSky
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
28. 'Quebec' - Ween (2003)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#AugustAlbums
#Ween
#MusicSky
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
27. 'Singing Bones' - The Handsome Family (2003)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
27. 'Singing Bones' - The Handsome Family (2003)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
27. 'Singing Bones' - The Handsome Family (2003)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
27. 'Singing Bones' - The Handsome Family (2003)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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We expect the media and Tory class to tell Angela Rayner to stay in her lane…
But if you’re working class and joining in to do their bidding for them
I have some words for you…
But if you’re working class and joining in to do their bidding for them
I have some words for you…
August 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We expect the media and Tory class to tell Angela Rayner to stay in her lane…
But if you’re working class and joining in to do their bidding for them
I have some words for you…
But if you’re working class and joining in to do their bidding for them
I have some words for you…
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
26. 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out' - Yo La Tengo (2000)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
26. 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out' - Yo La Tengo (2000)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
26. 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out' - Yo La Tengo (2000)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
26. 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out' - Yo La Tengo (2000)
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
25. 'Dummy' - Portishead (1994)
#AugustAlbums
#Portishead
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
25. 'Dummy' - Portishead (1994)
#AugustAlbums
#Portishead
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
25. 'Dummy' - Portishead (1994)
#AugustAlbums
#Portishead
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
25. 'Dummy' - Portishead (1994)
#AugustAlbums
#Portishead
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
24. 'The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld' - The Orb (1991)
#AugustAlbums
#TheOrb
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
24. 'The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld' - The Orb (1991)
#AugustAlbums
#TheOrb
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
24. 'The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld' - The Orb (1991)
#AugustAlbums
#TheOrb
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
24. 'The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld' - The Orb (1991)
#AugustAlbums
#TheOrb
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I've spent a useful Saturday morning confronting racists in Perth. We shouted at them. They shouted at us. Their banter was shite, ours was brilliant. Eventually, we won the shouting and the police escorted the dejected racists back to their sewer.
#OurStreets
#RefugeesWelcome
#NoPasarán
#OurStreets
#RefugeesWelcome
#NoPasarán
August 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I've spent a useful Saturday morning confronting racists in Perth. We shouted at them. They shouted at us. Their banter was shite, ours was brilliant. Eventually, we won the shouting and the police escorted the dejected racists back to their sewer.
#OurStreets
#RefugeesWelcome
#NoPasarán
#OurStreets
#RefugeesWelcome
#NoPasarán
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
23. 'Fear Of A Black Planet' - Public Enemy (1990)
#AugustAlbums
#PublicEnemy
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
23. 'Fear Of A Black Planet' - Public Enemy (1990)
#AugustAlbums
#PublicEnemy
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
23. 'Fear Of A Black Planet' - Public Enemy (1990)
#AugustAlbums
#PublicEnemy
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
23. 'Fear Of A Black Planet' - Public Enemy (1990)
#AugustAlbums
#PublicEnemy
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
22. 'Heaven Or Las Vegas' - Cocteau Twins (1990)
#AugustAlbums
#CocteauTwins
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
22. 'Heaven Or Las Vegas' - Cocteau Twins (1990)
#AugustAlbums
#CocteauTwins
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
22. 'Heaven Or Las Vegas' - Cocteau Twins (1990)
#AugustAlbums
#CocteauTwins
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
22. 'Heaven Or Las Vegas' - Cocteau Twins (1990)
#AugustAlbums
#CocteauTwins
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
21. 'Pod' - The Breeders (1990)
#AugustAlbums
#TheBreeders
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
21. 'Pod' - The Breeders (1990)
#AugustAlbums
#TheBreeders
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
21. 'Pod' - The Breeders (1990)
#AugustAlbums
#TheBreeders
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
21. 'Pod' - The Breeders (1990)
#AugustAlbums
#TheBreeders
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
20. 'Doolittle' - Pixies (1989)
#AugustAlbums
#Pixies
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
20. 'Doolittle' - Pixies (1989)
#AugustAlbums
#Pixies
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
20. 'Doolittle' - Pixies (1989)
#AugustAlbums
#Pixies
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
20. 'Doolittle' - Pixies (1989)
#AugustAlbums
#Pixies
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
19. '3 Feet High And Rising' - De La Soul (1989)
#AugustAlbums
#DeLaSoul
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
19. '3 Feet High And Rising' - De La Soul (1989)
#AugustAlbums
#DeLaSoul
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
19. '3 Feet High And Rising' - De La Soul (1989)
#AugustAlbums
#DeLaSoul
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
19. '3 Feet High And Rising' - De La Soul (1989)
#AugustAlbums
#DeLaSoul
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
18. 'Paul's Boutique' - Beastie Boys (1989)
#AugustAlbums
#BeastieBoys
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
18. 'Paul's Boutique' - Beastie Boys (1989)
#AugustAlbums
#BeastieBoys
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
18. 'Paul's Boutique' - Beastie Boys (1989)
#AugustAlbums
#BeastieBoys
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
18. 'Paul's Boutique' - Beastie Boys (1989)
#AugustAlbums
#BeastieBoys
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
17. 'Skylarking' - XTC (1986)
#AugustAlbums
#XTC
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
17. 'Skylarking' - XTC (1986)
#AugustAlbums
#XTC
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
17. 'Skylarking' - XTC (1986)
#AugustAlbums
#XTC
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
17. 'Skylarking' - XTC (1986)
#AugustAlbums
#XTC
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
16. 'Perverted By Language' - The Fall (1983)
#AugustAlbums
#TheFall
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
16. 'Perverted By Language' - The Fall (1983)
#AugustAlbums
#TheFall
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 16, 2025 at 7:05 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
16. 'Perverted By Language' - The Fall (1983)
#AugustAlbums
#TheFall
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
16. 'Perverted By Language' - The Fall (1983)
#AugustAlbums
#TheFall
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
15. 'Off The Bone' - The Cramps (1983)
#AugustAlbums
#TheCramps
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
15. 'Off The Bone' - The Cramps (1983)
#AugustAlbums
#TheCramps
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 15, 2025 at 6:57 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
15. 'Off The Bone' - The Cramps (1983)
#AugustAlbums
#TheCramps
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
15. 'Off The Bone' - The Cramps (1983)
#AugustAlbums
#TheCramps
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
14. 'Mint Jams' - Casiopea (1982)
#AugustAlbums
#Casiopea
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
14. 'Mint Jams' - Casiopea (1982)
#AugustAlbums
#Casiopea
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
August Albums
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
14. 'Mint Jams' - Casiopea (1982)
#AugustAlbums
#Casiopea
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.
YT link given, where possible.
14. 'Mint Jams' - Casiopea (1982)
#AugustAlbums
#Casiopea
#MusicSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...