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Word of the day is ‘catch-fart’ (17th century: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind.
January 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Word of the day is ‘catch-fart’ (17th century: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind.
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Hello!
It’s Small Business Saturday so if you don’t know me…
I’m Gail, a one woman business, based in #Manchester
I create bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards
gailmyerscough.co.uk
#Christmasgifts
It’s Small Business Saturday so if you don’t know me…
I’m Gail, a one woman business, based in #Manchester
I create bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards
gailmyerscough.co.uk
#Christmasgifts
December 7, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Hello!
It’s Small Business Saturday so if you don’t know me…
I’m Gail, a one woman business, based in #Manchester
I create bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards
gailmyerscough.co.uk
#Christmasgifts
It’s Small Business Saturday so if you don’t know me…
I’m Gail, a one woman business, based in #Manchester
I create bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards
gailmyerscough.co.uk
#Christmasgifts
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The National Museum of Computing isn’t even in the north east.
November 24, 2024 at 6:15 PM
The National Museum of Computing isn’t even in the north east.
@shedsevenofficial.bsky.social amazing show guys and happy birthday to Rick . Very happy fan heading back to Dundee .
November 23, 2024 at 11:54 PM
@shedsevenofficial.bsky.social amazing show guys and happy birthday to Rick . Very happy fan heading back to Dundee .
I have a spare ticket that I will sell well below fave value for Shed Seven in Edinburgh tonight . Need to meet outside to transfer and use . Repost of you can . Keen not to waste it
November 23, 2024 at 6:57 PM
I have a spare ticket that I will sell well below fave value for Shed Seven in Edinburgh tonight . Need to meet outside to transfer and use . Repost of you can . Keen not to waste it
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WIN a set of Brutalist #Christmas cards
Repost and follow me to enter
I’ll pick a winner at 9pm tomorrow (Sunday 24 Nov)
gailmyerscough.co.uk
Repost and follow me to enter
I’ll pick a winner at 9pm tomorrow (Sunday 24 Nov)
gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 23, 2024 at 8:25 AM
WIN a set of Brutalist #Christmas cards
Repost and follow me to enter
I’ll pick a winner at 9pm tomorrow (Sunday 24 Nov)
gailmyerscough.co.uk
Repost and follow me to enter
I’ll pick a winner at 9pm tomorrow (Sunday 24 Nov)
gailmyerscough.co.uk
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Why do insects fly around artificial lights? They don't actually want to fly towards them, they just can't really get away from them.
Insects naturally tilt their dorsum towards a light source, and as a result end up flying around it in circles, trapped.
🧪 🦋
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Insects naturally tilt their dorsum towards a light source, and as a result end up flying around it in circles, trapped.
🧪 🦋
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Why flying insects gather at artificial light - Nature Communications
It is unclear why flying insects congregate around artificial light sources. Here, the authors use high-speed videography and motion-capture, finding that insects fly perpendicular to light sourc...
www.nature.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Why do insects fly around artificial lights? They don't actually want to fly towards them, they just can't really get away from them.
Insects naturally tilt their dorsum towards a light source, and as a result end up flying around it in circles, trapped.
🧪 🦋
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Insects naturally tilt their dorsum towards a light source, and as a result end up flying around it in circles, trapped.
🧪 🦋
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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this is so gorgeous
What an incredible experience, to witness 150,000 starlings gather at Somerset Levels this afternoon. No video can do it justice. So beautiful and moving.
Reader, I cried. ❤️ #starlings #murmuration
Reader, I cried. ❤️ #starlings #murmuration
November 22, 2024 at 10:46 PM
this is so gorgeous
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My interview with Wicked director, Jon M. Chu, can be found here: youtu.be/jinPWzvVwwo?...
Jon M. Chu on directing Wicked Part 1, dancing as language, love for The Wizard of Oz & more
YouTube video by HeyUGuys
youtu.be
November 22, 2024 at 10:22 AM
My interview with Wicked director, Jon M. Chu, can be found here: youtu.be/jinPWzvVwwo?...
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I am thrilled to share the cover of my forthcoming book, I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom (June 2025 @yalepress.bsky.social)
The stunning painting is by Haitian-American artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre (ulrickjeanpierre.com)
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
The stunning painting is by Haitian-American artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre (ulrickjeanpierre.com)
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
November 19, 2024 at 6:05 PM
I am thrilled to share the cover of my forthcoming book, I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom (June 2025 @yalepress.bsky.social)
The stunning painting is by Haitian-American artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre (ulrickjeanpierre.com)
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
The stunning painting is by Haitian-American artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre (ulrickjeanpierre.com)
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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Have a spare ticket to @shedsevenofficial.bsky.social in Edinburgh Saturday . Drop me a direct message here if interested .
November 20, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Have a spare ticket to @shedsevenofficial.bsky.social in Edinburgh Saturday . Drop me a direct message here if interested .
Best bio on here
November 20, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Best bio on here
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Today has been one of those days where I haven’t sold anything in my online shop.
Please have a look at my shop and repost to spread the word.
Thanks.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
Please have a look at my shop and repost to spread the word.
Thanks.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
August 21, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Today has been one of those days where I haven’t sold anything in my online shop.
Please have a look at my shop and repost to spread the word.
Thanks.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
Please have a look at my shop and repost to spread the word.
Thanks.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
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Morning all.
Photograph by Chris Killip ‘Wallsend in the snow’ 1976.
Photograph by Chris Killip ‘Wallsend in the snow’ 1976.
December 19, 2023 at 7:15 AM
Morning all.
Photograph by Chris Killip ‘Wallsend in the snow’ 1976.
Photograph by Chris Killip ‘Wallsend in the snow’ 1976.
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First real post on here. It’s seems easier to avoid the more hellish elements of the other place and to curate an interesting timeline . Just enjoying reading and adding folk at the moment .
December 19, 2023 at 7:11 AM
First real post on here. It’s seems easier to avoid the more hellish elements of the other place and to curate an interesting timeline . Just enjoying reading and adding folk at the moment .
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‘Sophistication? Sophistication? Don’t talk to me about sophistication; I’ve been to Leeds.’
November 20, 2023 at 1:06 PM
‘Sophistication? Sophistication? Don’t talk to me about sophistication; I’ve been to Leeds.’
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British Library data now apparently up for sale to the highest bidder. This screenshot now circulating in the other place.
November 20, 2023 at 10:20 AM
British Library data now apparently up for sale to the highest bidder. This screenshot now circulating in the other place.
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brb interviewing all the Napoleonic war veterans for my silly little film
November 19, 2023 at 3:08 PM
brb interviewing all the Napoleonic war veterans for my silly little film