Tom Beeson
@tomb93.bsky.social
I was once described as having a 'narrator character vibe', still trying to establish if that's a complement. Civil Servant. Edinburgh
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Cary Grant in 1978 looks like Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett’s lovechild
October 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Cary Grant in 1978 looks like Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett’s lovechild
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Deer in the Forest II, 1914 #cubism #franzmarc
June 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Deer in the Forest II, 1914 #cubism #franzmarc
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'St Paul's and Plum' (2024) by Alexandra Buckle
alexandrabuckle.co.uk
alexandrabuckle.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
'St Paul's and Plum' (2024) by Alexandra Buckle
alexandrabuckle.co.uk
alexandrabuckle.co.uk
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'The Bell', Whitechapel (2015) by Nicolas Martin
theartofnicolasmartin.com
theartofnicolasmartin.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
'The Bell', Whitechapel (2015) by Nicolas Martin
theartofnicolasmartin.com
theartofnicolasmartin.com
I think the designers of men's pyjamas would do well to introduce a 'too much like concentration camp uniform' principle.
February 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I think the designers of men's pyjamas would do well to introduce a 'too much like concentration camp uniform' principle.
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Not now, catastrophic change to the basic axioms of the universe.
BREAKING | The universe could undergo a 'catastrophic change' that could alter absolutely everything, quantum machine shows
Universe could undergo a 'catastrophic change' that could alter absolutely everything
The universe could undergo a catastrophe that would change absolutely everything, scientists have shown using a quantum machine.
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Not now, catastrophic change to the basic axioms of the universe.
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Feels like the right day to be reading this #monsters cc @backlisted.bsky.social @clairedederer.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Feels like the right day to be reading this #monsters cc @backlisted.bsky.social @clairedederer.bsky.social
Barbers, I don't want to have to download yet another app solely for the purpose of booking appointments with you. Waste of bloody pixels.
January 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Barbers, I don't want to have to download yet another app solely for the purpose of booking appointments with you. Waste of bloody pixels.
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With each new flavour of orange-shaped chocolate that isn't orange flavoured, Terry's strays further from the eyes of god
September 27, 2024 at 2:31 PM
With each new flavour of orange-shaped chocolate that isn't orange flavoured, Terry's strays further from the eyes of god
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Decided to watch a SkyArts documentary on Steve McQueen, only to discover they’ve accidentally switched it with one on Alex Guinness, but kept the former’s subtitles. Am sat here enjoying the mess
December 24, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Decided to watch a SkyArts documentary on Steve McQueen, only to discover they’ve accidentally switched it with one on Alex Guinness, but kept the former’s subtitles. Am sat here enjoying the mess
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'Christmas Shopping, Regent's Street' (from 'The Colour of London', 1907) by Yoshio Markino
December 24, 2024 at 8:25 AM
'Christmas Shopping, Regent's Street' (from 'The Colour of London', 1907) by Yoshio Markino
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Rob Rowland. Not just railways but other interesting paintings
December 12, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Rob Rowland. Not just railways but other interesting paintings
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It's the Manc way - Safe Passage
Jen Orpin
Oil on primed board
©️ Jen Orpin
#Manchesterartist #Manchester #art #femaleartists #womenartists #paintingsofmanchester #oilpainting
Jen Orpin
Oil on primed board
©️ Jen Orpin
#Manchesterartist #Manchester #art #femaleartists #womenartists #paintingsofmanchester #oilpainting
December 10, 2024 at 9:05 AM
It's the Manc way - Safe Passage
Jen Orpin
Oil on primed board
©️ Jen Orpin
#Manchesterartist #Manchester #art #femaleartists #womenartists #paintingsofmanchester #oilpainting
Jen Orpin
Oil on primed board
©️ Jen Orpin
#Manchesterartist #Manchester #art #femaleartists #womenartists #paintingsofmanchester #oilpainting
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Dreadful old rotter Philip Larkin had it right with Next Please
December 3, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Dreadful old rotter Philip Larkin had it right with Next Please
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- Get Jonathan Meades back and let him do what he wants
- stop the infuriating 2.5 minutes intro to every documentary where they do the naff strings and basically explain the entire programme
- have experts and journalists presenting things, not celebrities
- stick the vast archive online
- stop the infuriating 2.5 minutes intro to every documentary where they do the naff strings and basically explain the entire programme
- have experts and journalists presenting things, not celebrities
- stick the vast archive online
When I'm in charge of the BBC:
Day 1, I cancel Strictly. (If the celebs want to dance, they can take lessons on their own time.)
Day 2: BYE BYE Masterchef.
Imagine, all that money freed up! All that schedule!
You?
Day 1, I cancel Strictly. (If the celebs want to dance, they can take lessons on their own time.)
Day 2: BYE BYE Masterchef.
Imagine, all that money freed up! All that schedule!
You?
December 2, 2024 at 8:12 PM
- Get Jonathan Meades back and let him do what he wants
- stop the infuriating 2.5 minutes intro to every documentary where they do the naff strings and basically explain the entire programme
- have experts and journalists presenting things, not celebrities
- stick the vast archive online
- stop the infuriating 2.5 minutes intro to every documentary where they do the naff strings and basically explain the entire programme
- have experts and journalists presenting things, not celebrities
- stick the vast archive online
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Every detail and nuance of colour in Gustav Wintzel's picture 'The Chess Players,' (1886) adds to a sense of obsessive purpose. Nothing is accidental in this work. Wintzel (facing us) wants us to see his world, his wide interests: it's his intellect made visible.
December 3, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Every detail and nuance of colour in Gustav Wintzel's picture 'The Chess Players,' (1886) adds to a sense of obsessive purpose. Nothing is accidental in this work. Wintzel (facing us) wants us to see his world, his wide interests: it's his intellect made visible.
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Am I posting too many araçaris? I can't help myself.
Collared Araçari at @casabentbill.bsky.social
#birds #toucans #costarica
Collared Araçari at @casabentbill.bsky.social
#birds #toucans #costarica
December 2, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Am I posting too many araçaris? I can't help myself.
Collared Araçari at @casabentbill.bsky.social
#birds #toucans #costarica
Collared Araçari at @casabentbill.bsky.social
#birds #toucans #costarica
Went to a Sam Smiths pub that has a no phones policy the other evening, I have no problem with that but plastering every surface with hectoring signs saying 'Don't use your phone, we are a Digital Detox pub' is far more irritating than people on their phones. You're a pub, don't nag me.
August 7, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Went to a Sam Smiths pub that has a no phones policy the other evening, I have no problem with that but plastering every surface with hectoring signs saying 'Don't use your phone, we are a Digital Detox pub' is far more irritating than people on their phones. You're a pub, don't nag me.
Utility Jacket, Overshirt, Chore Jacket, Artist's coat, Shacket, Work Jacket etc, they keep coming up with different names for the same bloody garment!
August 4, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Utility Jacket, Overshirt, Chore Jacket, Artist's coat, Shacket, Work Jacket etc, they keep coming up with different names for the same bloody garment!
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Green Wave by Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940)
May 30, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Green Wave by Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940)
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Introducing the Simon Palmer Postcard Collection No. 7. Six beautiful images printed on 350gsm invercote card using high quality inks to retain the colours of the original images. £5.99 inc. P&P in the UK.
www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/simo...
www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/simo...
May 16, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Introducing the Simon Palmer Postcard Collection No. 7. Six beautiful images printed on 350gsm invercote card using high quality inks to retain the colours of the original images. £5.99 inc. P&P in the UK.
www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/simo...
www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/simo...
I feel like a lot of Post-cold war British spy fiction is just saying 'We aren't a superpower anymore, we just do what America tells us and oo isn't the world very morally ambiguous now' over and over again.
April 7, 2024 at 6:42 PM
I feel like a lot of Post-cold war British spy fiction is just saying 'We aren't a superpower anymore, we just do what America tells us and oo isn't the world very morally ambiguous now' over and over again.
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Major news for Area X fans: ABSOLUTION, the fourth Southern Reach novel! Exclusive cover reveal and details at
PEOPLE. Also, 10th anniversary editions of Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance, with new covers and introductions by Karen Joy Fowler, @nkjemisin.bsky.social, and @hjm.bsky.social !!
PEOPLE. Also, 10th anniversary editions of Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance, with new covers and introductions by Karen Joy Fowler, @nkjemisin.bsky.social, and @hjm.bsky.social !!
'Annihilation' Author Jeff VanderMeer Adding Fourth Book to 'Southern Reach Trilogy' (Exclusive)
Author Jeff VanderMeer is adding a fourth book to the 'Southern Reach Trilogy.' See the cover of the new installment, 'Absolution,' plus new 10th anniversary covers for the original three books.
people.com
April 4, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Major news for Area X fans: ABSOLUTION, the fourth Southern Reach novel! Exclusive cover reveal and details at
PEOPLE. Also, 10th anniversary editions of Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance, with new covers and introductions by Karen Joy Fowler, @nkjemisin.bsky.social, and @hjm.bsky.social !!
PEOPLE. Also, 10th anniversary editions of Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance, with new covers and introductions by Karen Joy Fowler, @nkjemisin.bsky.social, and @hjm.bsky.social !!
Is Snap Chat ok with being solely the province of scammers and sex workers?
March 30, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Is Snap Chat ok with being solely the province of scammers and sex workers?
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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Garden of England’
Artist: Rowland Hilder
‘Garden of England’
Artist: Rowland Hilder
March 30, 2024 at 8:09 AM
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Garden of England’
Artist: Rowland Hilder
‘Garden of England’
Artist: Rowland Hilder