Phil C
@phil-c.bsky.social
Retired wordsmith, now living on a hill-top in the West Riding
Vānaprastha
Green Socialist
English European
The paradise that you will find
Lies deep within your very own mind
Know the seer, know the seer
Vānaprastha
Green Socialist
English European
The paradise that you will find
Lies deep within your very own mind
Know the seer, know the seer
‘It’s just a bomb’
The true story of two strangers and an extraordinary act of courage
archive.ph/oKJAz
The true story of two strangers and an extraordinary act of courage
archive.ph/oKJAz
archive.ph
December 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
‘It’s just a bomb’
The true story of two strangers and an extraordinary act of courage
archive.ph/oKJAz
The true story of two strangers and an extraordinary act of courage
archive.ph/oKJAz
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Robert Redford playing a gentle incarnation of death, coming for a frightened old woman in The Twilight Zone episode "Nothing in the Dark" (1962). An extraordinary performance then, terribly bittersweet today
September 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Robert Redford playing a gentle incarnation of death, coming for a frightened old woman in The Twilight Zone episode "Nothing in the Dark" (1962). An extraordinary performance then, terribly bittersweet today
Currently watching Awakenings with Robin Williams as Oliver Sacks. A friend lent me the book back in 1976. Dr Sacks led a very interesting life, to say the least.
September 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Currently watching Awakenings with Robin Williams as Oliver Sacks. A friend lent me the book back in 1976. Dr Sacks led a very interesting life, to say the least.
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Found this little fellow outside peering into our house tonight. 😂
August 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Found this little fellow outside peering into our house tonight. 😂
Martin Parr's quest for the quotidian. Love the Morecambe story at the end.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘There’s something very interesting about boring’: Martin Parr on his life in pictures
From Benidorm sunbathers to British birdwatchers, for nearly 70 years the photographer has captured the magic of the mundane. As he publishes his life in pictures, he recalls what drew him to his s...
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Martin Parr's quest for the quotidian. Love the Morecambe story at the end.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Today's Wikipedia learning curve: merging two duplicate citations and creating a Harvard footnote for the one with a pages reference.
August 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Today's Wikipedia learning curve: merging two duplicate citations and creating a Harvard footnote for the one with a pages reference.
I realised today that I have been an active member of Wikipedia for a quarter of my life.
August 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I realised today that I have been an active member of Wikipedia for a quarter of my life.
Today's timeline swamp: American sports.
August 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Today's timeline swamp: American sports.
20 years ago and still…
HT @calmeilles@mstdn.social
HT @calmeilles@mstdn.social
July 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
20 years ago and still…
HT @calmeilles@mstdn.social
HT @calmeilles@mstdn.social
In a life full of rock'n'roll moments, only Ozzy could get busted for taking a drunken leak on a Texas war memorial wearing one of Sharon's dresses.
July 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
In a life full of rock'n'roll moments, only Ozzy could get busted for taking a drunken leak on a Texas war memorial wearing one of Sharon's dresses.
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Today my feed is full of rather boring photographs of the sky at sunset or sunrise. Is there a name for this?
July 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Today my feed is full of rather boring photographs of the sky at sunset or sunrise. Is there a name for this?
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According to the UK government, and thanks to Yvette Cooper and Keir Starmer’s Labour Party, these elderly people are all legally terrorism supporters for holding ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’ signs
www.instagram.com/reel/DLunNar... (London)
www.instagram.com/reel/DLunNar... (London)
July 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
According to the UK government, and thanks to Yvette Cooper and Keir Starmer’s Labour Party, these elderly people are all legally terrorism supporters for holding ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’ signs
www.instagram.com/reel/DLunNar... (London)
www.instagram.com/reel/DLunNar... (London)
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Late June. Edward Thomas ♥️
June 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Late June. Edward Thomas ♥️
For some reason, my feed at the moment features a lot of Australian and moth content. I've tried using the "Show less like this" option, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.
June 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
For some reason, my feed at the moment features a lot of Australian and moth content. I've tried using the "Show less like this" option, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.
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Two Palestinians showed us first-person videos of what it's like to try and retrieve, and provide, food in Gaza City.
By Ang Li, Meg Felling, and me. Heaps of geolocation help too from @fdov21.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
By Ang Li, Meg Felling, and me. Heaps of geolocation help too from @fdov21.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Video: Inside the Struggle to Find Food in Gaza
Aid agencies say Gaza faces the threat of widespread starvation in the wake of the 80-day Israeli blockade on food deliveries that ended in mid-May. Two young Gazans, Salem Madhat Alaydi and Aya Ehab ...
www.nytimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Two Palestinians showed us first-person videos of what it's like to try and retrieve, and provide, food in Gaza City.
By Ang Li, Meg Felling, and me. Heaps of geolocation help too from @fdov21.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
By Ang Li, Meg Felling, and me. Heaps of geolocation help too from @fdov21.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
So long Brian Douglas Wilson.
youtu.be/v75f5W6LgLM?...
youtu.be/v75f5W6LgLM?...
Surf's Up (Remastered 2009)
YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic
youtu.be
June 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
So long Brian Douglas Wilson.
youtu.be/v75f5W6LgLM?...
youtu.be/v75f5W6LgLM?...
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Happy "The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever" to those who celebrated it in #Edinburgh today. 🤗
ℹ️: www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-most-w...
📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B9t...
ℹ️: www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-most-w...
📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B9t...
The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever - Edinburgh 2023
YouTube video by Beat Signer
www.youtube.com
June 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy "The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever" to those who celebrated it in #Edinburgh today. 🤗
ℹ️: www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-most-w...
📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B9t...
ℹ️: www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-most-w...
📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B9t...
A lovely 1988 soul-pop track from Glasgow band Love and Money.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=gjkA...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=gjkA...
Strange Kind Of Love by Love and Money (remastered)
YouTube video by Love and Money
music.youtube.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A lovely 1988 soul-pop track from Glasgow band Love and Money.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=gjkA...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=gjkA...
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Germany’s recent UBI trial showed, once again, that giving people an unconditional monthly income improves mental well-being, stress levels, sleep, and overall life satisfaction — all without reducing working hours.
The myth that ‘free money’ turns people into couch potatoes simply isn't true.
The myth that ‘free money’ turns people into couch potatoes simply isn't true.
Just How Many More Successful UBI Trials Do We Need?
Another major experiment, another set of predictable results
thenoosphere.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Germany’s recent UBI trial showed, once again, that giving people an unconditional monthly income improves mental well-being, stress levels, sleep, and overall life satisfaction — all without reducing working hours.
The myth that ‘free money’ turns people into couch potatoes simply isn't true.
The myth that ‘free money’ turns people into couch potatoes simply isn't true.