Tim Chapman
@othersfield.bsky.social
Low-carbon wordsmithing by day: @othersfieldpr.bsky.social
Northern psychogeography and cosmological comedy by night: https://othersfield.com/books/
This account: sarcasm, photos, books, compost chat.
Northern psychogeography and cosmological comedy by night: https://othersfield.com/books/
This account: sarcasm, photos, books, compost chat.
Birthday visit to the railway cuttings.
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Birthday visit to the railway cuttings.
Nidd's in good spate.
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Nidd's in good spate.
Belatedly saw Bugonia. It’s OK if unnecessary - the original had a lot more going on, but I enjoyed the alien costumes and the Marlene Dietrich.
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Belatedly saw Bugonia. It’s OK if unnecessary - the original had a lot more going on, but I enjoyed the alien costumes and the Marlene Dietrich.
All I’m saying is that there is one early James Bond actor who the new producers could bring back to resolve any continuity issues. And he could probably do with a career boost.
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
All I’m saying is that there is one early James Bond actor who the new producers could bring back to resolve any continuity issues. And he could probably do with a career boost.
Unforgettable in The Human Condition which, if you consider it as a single film, dwarfs Satantango.
Also genuinely awesome in The Sword of Doom.
And - lest we forget - Oggi a me... domani a te!
Also genuinely awesome in The Sword of Doom.
And - lest we forget - Oggi a me... domani a te!
RIP Tatsuya Nakadai, one of the greats. Seen here (BIG SPOILERS!) facing Toshiro Mifune at the end of SANJURO (1962)
Sanjuro (1962) — The Final Samurai Showdown
YouTube video by Fix Me A Scene
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November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Unforgettable in The Human Condition which, if you consider it as a single film, dwarfs Satantango.
Also genuinely awesome in The Sword of Doom.
And - lest we forget - Oggi a me... domani a te!
Also genuinely awesome in The Sword of Doom.
And - lest we forget - Oggi a me... domani a te!
Enjoyed the del Toro Frankenstein. It’s relatively faithful to the book (even if it skips past the detour to Matlock) but GdT brings enough of his own obsessions to keep things interesting.
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Enjoyed the del Toro Frankenstein. It’s relatively faithful to the book (even if it skips past the detour to Matlock) but GdT brings enough of his own obsessions to keep things interesting.
Popped by 1 Buckingham Place, former home of Number 6, to pay our respects.
November 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Popped by 1 Buckingham Place, former home of Number 6, to pay our respects.
Tiny underground mail train! Mind your head, indeed.
November 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Tiny underground mail train! Mind your head, indeed.
RIP. I'd just reread LAUM in Bellos' original translation on my French hols.
RIP to David Bellos, a great translator, teacher, scholar and popularizer. Here's a charming little essay about what he learned from his landmark translation of Georges Perec's 'Life: A User's Manual'. online.wsj.com/article/SB10...
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
RIP. I'd just reread LAUM in Bellos' original translation on my French hols.
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Some thoughts and photos from a holiday in the Camargue.
It’s a unique landscape, with the highest point just a few metres above sea level.
That makes it extremely vulnerable to climate change. The flamingos will survive, but it could be bad news for people.
othersfield.com/photo/camarg...
It’s a unique landscape, with the highest point just a few metres above sea level.
That makes it extremely vulnerable to climate change. The flamingos will survive, but it could be bad news for people.
othersfield.com/photo/camarg...
Postcard from the Camargue - Othersfield
Photos and thoughts on preserving the Camargue's unique landscape, from sustainability PR specialist Tim Chapman.
othersfield.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Some thoughts and photos from a holiday in the Camargue.
It’s a unique landscape, with the highest point just a few metres above sea level.
That makes it extremely vulnerable to climate change. The flamingos will survive, but it could be bad news for people.
othersfield.com/photo/camarg...
It’s a unique landscape, with the highest point just a few metres above sea level.
That makes it extremely vulnerable to climate change. The flamingos will survive, but it could be bad news for people.
othersfield.com/photo/camarg...
Like Hemingway for a new generation.
October 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Like Hemingway for a new generation.
Behind the scenes at the bull fight.
October 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Behind the scenes at the bull fight.
What I saw this weekend at the London Film Festival, in the order in which I'd recommend them to a casual acquaintance:
Silent Friend (Ildikó Enyedi)
The Ice Tower (Lucile Hadzihalilovic)
Alpha (Julia Ducournau)
What Marielle Knows (Frédéric Hambalek)
D is for Distance (Christopher Petit)
Silent Friend (Ildikó Enyedi)
The Ice Tower (Lucile Hadzihalilovic)
Alpha (Julia Ducournau)
What Marielle Knows (Frédéric Hambalek)
D is for Distance (Christopher Petit)
October 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What I saw this weekend at the London Film Festival, in the order in which I'd recommend them to a casual acquaintance:
Silent Friend (Ildikó Enyedi)
The Ice Tower (Lucile Hadzihalilovic)
Alpha (Julia Ducournau)
What Marielle Knows (Frédéric Hambalek)
D is for Distance (Christopher Petit)
Silent Friend (Ildikó Enyedi)
The Ice Tower (Lucile Hadzihalilovic)
Alpha (Julia Ducournau)
What Marielle Knows (Frédéric Hambalek)
D is for Distance (Christopher Petit)
The more I walk in busy parts of London, the more I think that anyone snatching phones out of pedestrians' hands is actually performing a public service.
October 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The more I walk in busy parts of London, the more I think that anyone snatching phones out of pedestrians' hands is actually performing a public service.
Stopped by the under-bridge book market on the way into the BFI. Impressed by the lad running the table with all the Penguin Classics who, in response to an enquiry from another punter, said he'd never heard of Moby Dick.
October 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Stopped by the under-bridge book market on the way into the BFI. Impressed by the lad running the table with all the Penguin Classics who, in response to an enquiry from another punter, said he'd never heard of Moby Dick.
hello again, best cinema ceiling in London.
October 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
hello again, best cinema ceiling in London.
From a walk around the walls of Aigues-Mortes.
October 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
From a walk around the walls of Aigues-Mortes.
None of these options seem to be incorrect.
October 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
None of these options seem to be incorrect.
Worth remembering that just a few years before Cop21, Johnson was still in full-on denial mode and merrily endorsing loopers like Piers Corbyn in his columns.
I've seen more consistent windsocks.
I've seen more consistent windsocks.
Just looking up what Boris Johnson said for COP21 in Glasgow. Felt almost nostalgic.
The tone and content feel like something from another century, not just four years ago.
Incredible how much things have changed in UK politics in just four years.
x.com/borisjohnson...
The tone and content feel like something from another century, not just four years ago.
Incredible how much things have changed in UK politics in just four years.
x.com/borisjohnson...
Boris Johnson on X: "In one month’s time at the @COP26 climate summit in Glasgow we need world leaders to be ambitious and take action. That means bold commitments on coal, cars, cash and trees to limit temperature increase to 1.5 degrees and set the world on the path to net zero emissions. https://t.co/e9z6agYZnz" / X
In one month’s time at the @COP26 climate summit in Glasgow we need world leaders to be ambitious and take action. That means bold commitments on coal, cars, cash and trees to limit temperature increase to 1.5 degrees and set the world on the path to net zero emissions. https://t.co/e9z6agYZnz
x.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Worth remembering that just a few years before Cop21, Johnson was still in full-on denial mode and merrily endorsing loopers like Piers Corbyn in his columns.
I've seen more consistent windsocks.
I've seen more consistent windsocks.
Had a lovely morning touring the new sewage treatment works, Clayton West.
October 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Had a lovely morning touring the new sewage treatment works, Clayton West.
Taking a lot of inspo from this thread, but I think this is my favourite. That jaguar did not die in vain.
Mr Colombia is the first of our LOOK AT MY TITS contestants, but very much not the last. He looks slightly annoyed, but I cannot fault the combination of the maximum amount of skin on show but also the maximum amount of costume.
October 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Taking a lot of inspo from this thread, but I think this is my favourite. That jaguar did not die in vain.