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Clothes in Books @clothesinbooks.bsky.social · 18h

Barbara Cartland: we had the new biog by @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social , and her clothes. Now her books. And the similarities with books of another well-known author. Cartland boasted of reading books for research: how many of those were by Georgette Heyer? clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/2026/10/even...

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Even more about Barbara Cartland: novelist and plagiarist

Barbara Cartland has become a blog obsession over recent weeks. We have had Matthew Sweet’s marvellous biography: Barbara Cartl...

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Innovate Trust @innovatetrust.bsky.social · 21h

We have enhanced the #VolunteeringHub with support from the #WCVA Volunteering Wales Strategic Grant. New features include; an accessible volunteer application pack, Online training courses, Easy Read resources and tools for inclusive volunteering. Read more➡️ bit.ly/4784mxc

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Two people looking at a smartphone together at a table.

Two people looking at paperwork in an office reception area

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 21h

What the streamers and VOD services have done is revolutionary. And the investment in money and talent is keeping the industry alive right now. But nobody has actually replaced what curated linear TV does. And I’m not sure they can ever do that, or should want to.

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Arwen @handle.invalid · 08/10/2026

Have you seen the lovely pic of her taking the call?

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Fab story from Margaret Hamilton, RIP, showing why Science-Mums are brilliant scientists! When innovating at the cutting edge of technology, it's so important to bring together a wide range of lived experiences. Sad that only ~20% comp-scientists are female 👩‍🔬🧪 ℹ️: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Right: A woman looking very cool in a 70's dress standing next to a massive pile of very thick books
Left text: Did your life as a software engineer and a mother ever collide?
Often in the evening or at weekends I would bring my young daughter, Lauren, into work with me. One day, she was with me when I was doing a simulation of a mission to the moon. She liked to imitate me – playing astronaut. She started hitting keys and all of a sudden, the simulation started. Then she pressed other keys and the simulation crashed. She had selected a program which was supposed to be run prior to launch – when she was already “on the way” to the moon. The computer had so little space, it had wiped the navigation data taking her to the moon. I thought: my God – this could inadvertently happen in a real mission. I suggested a program change to prevent a prelaunch program being selected during flight. But the higher-ups at MIT and Nasa said the astronauts were too well trained to make such a mistake. Midcourse on the very next mission – Apollo 8 – one of the astronauts on board accidentally did exactly what Lauren had done. The Lauren bug! It created much havoc and required the mission to be reconfigured. After that, they let me put the program change in, all right.

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Arwen @handle.invalid · 08/10/2026

No! My friday evenings will be emptier. That's a crying shame

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Tomorrow we go to Skegness.

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Fibonacci in Nature. Fibonacci in Breakfast

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Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Whatever else they may be, good to see French students are still world-class slogan writers ... (translation in alt text if needed)

French student protest placard reading : "Macron: f*ck your teacher, not ours" ... Brigitte was famously once Macron's drama teacher

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Arwen @handle.invalid · 06/10/2026

I'm very pleased as I've just ordered a new brushed cotton sheet and a new-to-me jumper

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Arwen @handle.invalid · 06/10/2026

Surely time for another look at Tammy Faye's eye makeup

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LF Lightning-Barugh @cheeseford.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Another café doing an AI flyer that looks like all of the others. People saying they won't eat there, others saying why blame small businesses for using AI? Yes, of course, the environmental cost, but mainly, it looks shit. How much for the ball bearings on an armadillo, topped with matchsticks?

A scaly jacket potato with perfectly spherical baked beans and unnaturally straight grated cheese.

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is very good from Rob Rinder. The comments are a complete binfire, not sure why there are so many horseshoe Greens on a Nazi's site, but there we are.

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Arwen @handle.invalid · 06/10/2026

Goodness me she looks settled in already!

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sorting through photos for 2027 #sophiefromromania calendar for @cureparkinsons.org.uk - let me know your favourites

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Arwen @handle.invalid · 06/10/2026

I watched The Fog at the weekend. You are now responsible for saving our lives 🙂

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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

As ever, and for the last time in connection with lying shit Jeffrey Archer, we remember Monica Coghlan, whose life he destroyed.

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Rob Thomas @robthomasbirds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This was an excellent event in Cardiff today, once again. Next year I’m proposing the Cardiff half and half - where competitors race around a 13 mile road route, and then eat 13 bags of chips. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Everything you need to know as Cardiff Half Marathon returned

The 23rd edition of the race had 30,000 runners registered to take part this weekend.

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Northumberart @northumberart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No AI- no mass production, no sweatshop printing. But a range of cards based on my own paintings, created, printed, packaged here in Northumberland. Made with love for you to send with love. crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com/products/nor... #Rothbury #Northumberland #England #traditional #Christmas

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Innovate Trust @innovatetrust.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Annaliese's journey has been inspiring! From volunteering to securing paid work through our Beyond Barriers project, she's embraced independence and community engagement. Check out her story on our website: innovate-trust.org.uk/annalieses-j... #SupportedLiving #Inclusion

Annaliese wearing glasses, waterproof clothing, and a life jacket while sitting on a dock beside a small sailboat.

Annaliese wearing glasses and a bright pink hoodie, standing indoors and looking toward the camera.

Annaliese sitting on a cycle cart beneath a large red dragon sculpture during an outdoor community event

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Jane Hill @janehill.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’ve probably exhausted everyone’s generosity now but anyway, thank you so much. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

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My Walk 100 Miles in October Challenge

Help Jane Hill raise money to support Ovarian Cancer Action

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Jane Hill @janehill.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thanks to some incredible generosity from people here, I passed the £2k mark today, which occasioned a congratulatory phone call and a nice Facebook comment from the Ovarian Cancer Action people. Their focus is research, and this is the kind of thing it will help with.

And a HUGE congratulations on raising an incredible £2,022 already, absolutely phenomenal! To put your amazing fundraising into perspective,
£500 could fund an MSc or PhD
student who may make a breakthrough with this disease for just under a week at the Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre

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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fine version of The Maltese Falcon on 4 Extra Saturday. From December 1984 - Tom Wilkinson and Jane Lapotaire star, with one of those casts where everyone's a delight to back them up. Harry Towb, Nickolas Grace, Peter Vaughan, Liza Ross, Mia Soteriou, Norman Jones. 6am, 11am, 5pm and 1am on Sun.

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

When his partner is killed, Sam Spade is drawn into a statuette riddle.

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Arwen @handle.invalid · 01/10/2026

I haven't had a pint of that in decades!

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 01/10/2026

right! actually starting to plan Marie's Big Midterms Michigan Adventure! do I know anyone who lives in 1) Detroit or 2) Battle Creek and who would like to hang out with me and talk to me about politics? do you know anyone who could point me in the right direction if not? will take any pointers!

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Arwen @handle.invalid · 30/09/2026

There's a vacancy on the UK Supreme Court apparently

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Congratulations to Joe Weir, champion at Broughton tup sale today with his shearling. Graham Lightfoot's 2-shear was reserve; Richard Ellwood had the best owd tup #SheepOfTheDay

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Professor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The one I like is the idea that the state pension should be means tested. We already do that in the most efficient way the state has ever found: Income Tax. People really do seem to think pensioners pay no tax at all 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Arwen @handle.invalid · 29/09/2026

I still rave about it to people. None of them have watched it because it sounds so unlikely to be so, so good

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tomo’s Money Box Live is looking at the finances of cohabitation. I would really like to hear from someone who feels it's right for them despite the reduced legal protections. So if you want to sing the praises of your unwedded bliss then please message me or email felicity.hannah@bbc.co.uk. Thanks

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

'Sunshine, Drawing Room.' (1905) Vilhelm Hammershøi’s interiors are his most popular pictures, and they have defined public perception of his achievements as an artist. Although he was working in the era of Picasso, Matisse and Duchamp, he has more in common with Vermeer.