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Shepseskare in Love @upfromsumdirt.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026

keith haring, grace jones, fela kuti, and jean-michel basquiat photographed by andy warhol. at mr. chow, nyc (june 1986)

a white man, a jamaican woman, an african man, and a black man walk into a restaurant....

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Somehow it had completely passed me by that the US Open was played on grass until 1974.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I know I’m late to this, but this show in the west end is as incredible as I’d heard many people say

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I recently booked tickets for the stage version of Abigail’s Party after I saw a Facebook ad for it. I have seen ads for the show countless times since, which must have cost the production company close to what I paid for my initial ticket.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This is really interesting. Surprisingly strong evidence that minimal exposure to sugar in a child’s early years could lead to significantly lower risk of developing cancer in later life, as well as slower biological aging! theconversation.com/babies-born-...

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Babies born under sugar rationing grew into adults with lower cancer risk

Britain’s postwar sugar rationing was an accidental experiment. Decades on, it’s revealing how early diet shapes cancer risk, ageing and eating habits for life.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A woman next to me on the overground doing God’s own work after a fellow passenger started blaring music at full volume. “Excuse me” she said loudly. The response was an “I’m sorry, I didn’t even notice!” I’ve only tried remonstrating once and it was a failure.

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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

July 31, 1926: Rupert Neve, a British sound engineer who invented the equipment that made modern studio recording possible, is born in the town of Newton Abbott. Neve mixing consoles were used in the making of records by Fleetwood Mac, Nirana, the Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd, among others.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

First sighting of the new London blimp!

A Goodyear blimp crosses the sky above London

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Andy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

"Former Bulk Distributor assistant editor Andy Burnham is set to become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, marking an extraordinary journey from the pages of the tank container industry press to the steps of Downing Street." bulk-distributor.com/2026/07/form...

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Former BD journalist set to become UK PM - Bulk Distributor

Former Bulk Distributor assistant editor Andy Burnham is set to become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, marking an extraordinary journey from the pages of the tank container industry pre...

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It was such a balmy evening working overnight that I went for a long walk at around 3 to take in the sights and sounds of nighttime city life. It was fascinating to see all the folk helping to keep London’s overnight economy going.

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

‪The second and third Presidents of the USA, Adams and Jefferson, great friends and bitter rivals, both died today in 1826. 200 years ago. It was also the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.‬ Five years later, to the day, the fifth President, James Monroe also died.

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250 Years Ago News @250yearsagonews.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Stephen Moylan, an Irish-born secretary to George Washington, is the first person known to have used the phrase “United States of America,” in a letter of Jan. 2, 1776. Thomas Paine, in a letter published June 29, was the first to publicly urge the name “United States of America.” 4/4

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

There is much to admire in the composition of this photo, but the dog peeing on the wind breaker elevates it to a different level!

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 29/06/2026

Nice when a headline asks a question and answers it to my full satisfaction in the same sentence.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Locked in for England v New Zealand at the T20 women’s World Cup!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Just had my debit card checked on the Windrush line to confirm I’d tapped in. Can’t remember that ever happening before! There’s a team of five people on the train to make this happen.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

For any fans of The Cure this Olivia Rodrigo and Robert Smith collaboration grows on me more every time I hear it. I’ll never forget seeing the bemusement on the faces of her fans when she brought him on stage at Glastonbury!

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what’s wrong with me

Olivia Rodrigo, Robert Smith · you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love · Song · 2026

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

We went for a wonderful cool off at Charlton lido last night. It feels a shame this sort of project isn’t really built any more. I wonder if some tech billionaire would like to gain some social credit by creating one - perhaps in Peckham Rye Park?!

A view across the water at Charlton Lido

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I just boarded a wonderfully air conditioned 185 electric bus, but someone had opened the windows which meant the cooled air was being pumped into the world outside, and hot air was pouring in! I closed the windows I could reach and it made a huge difference.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I’ve had to switch to the Jubilee line this morning instead of the Elizabeth Line to get to work owing to problems on the latter, and it’s amazing how much noisier the journey is. I can’t hear conversation on my headphones on max volume, whereas on the Lizzie line it’s no problem at all.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Can you see the silhouette of a cheeky squirrel who’d dived into this bin and was eating the contents?!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The first all-British podium at a Grand Prix since 1968 - that’s pretty amazing!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I’m so sad to hear about David Hockney’s death. He was truly one of the greats! I’m posting this as a small tribute to him - remembering my first experience of his work, when I was tiny. My sister @kimmannesabbott.bsky.social had created his name in his artistic style for her foundation art year.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Our stick blender’s motor recently died and we bought a new one. The old attachments sat in a cupboard gathering dust. I decided to list them on eBay. eBay’s ai works out what the item is and estimates a value. I’ve now sold three attachments and made £28. I was just going to throw those things out!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

It’s only taken us 12 years, but we have finally unpacked the last of our boxes shipped back from our time in the UAE - four boxes of books tucked away in the loft! Arrietty was sad to lose her impromptu cat tree when we finally sorted them. The contents we didn’t dispose of are now shelved.

A stack of four boxes with a cat sat on top.

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Should this mark the extreme extent of a bubble, let no one say there weren't some absolutely gigantic red flags www.ft.com/content/9528...

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The Elizabeth line has really taken the sting out of tube strikes in London. I’ve even got a seat on my way in on both this train, and the Windrush line before it this morning. Somehow I think things will be a bit busier for my return journey at 6pm though…

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Good advice from the Dalai Lama.

OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES
Tolerance is very important. If you have tolerance, you can easily overcome difficulties. If you have little tolerance or are without it, then the smallest thing immediately irritates you.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

We went to Pangbourne Meadow today for a swim in one of the newly designated dozen or so safe outdoor swimming spots across the country. It was amazing!

Revellers jump into the river from a bridge

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Found in one of the many piles I’m sorting through, a signed Gloria Hunniford photo!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

@microbear.bsky.social random question but I’m sure I saw a post from you talking about a cooling fan you’d bought. Wondering which one it was as it looked great

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I just had a lovely catch up after many, many years with former colleague Giles @blogmywiki.bsky.social at the Blythe Hill Tavern in #se23

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

This double bassist in London Bridge station was v cool, playing to a Herbie Hancock-esque backing track!

A double bassist grooving out in London Bridge station

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Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

#BBCNews - New BBC director general Matt Brittin warns that 'tough choices are unavoidable' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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New BBC director general Matt Brittin warns that 'tough choices are unavoidable'

Ex-Google executive Matt Brittin says the BBC has

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Minnesota serves up some of the best regionally-specific motorway / freeway signs I’ve seen anywhere in the world!

A freeway sign reads

ONLY THE HOTDISH
SHOULD BE BAKED
DON'T DRIVE HIGH

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

It’s a home-made brioche bun day!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Lola our youngest has been doing Kawaii-inspired sketches of our three cats. She’s really captured their essence, I think!

Arrietty, Luna and Rumi, sketched by Lola

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We needed to order something from a US website for delivery to my partner’s family in Minnesota. For some reason, Hollister blocked us browsing from the UK. I did some digging and found the totally free Windscribe VPN enabled us to appear like we were in the US. Order finally placed!

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A lunchtime stroll to the new QE2 memorial garden in Regent’s Park - it’s absolutely lovely, and much quieter than my first visit a couple of weeks ago

A view of the garden across a small pond

A very elegant and comfortable wooden bench bisects the garden from a different angle

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

My first news summary of the day for our listeners across the US on NPR stations. Donald Trump is travelling to Beijing. Tens of thousands of Argentinians marched to protest budget cuts to universities. And two teenage sisters from Gaza have won a prize for turning rubble into reusable bricks

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 13/05/2026

eg I’ve been experimenting with how to do original reporting in a video format on various platforms. You go “cool, 1.3m people saw a video I uploaded to TikTok in two months!” Oh hang on it earned me £135 in that time and is a massive loss leader, I should just be churning AI ragebait instead.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A treat for anyone who’s never seen the lovely Whitechapel Elizabeth Line platform art by Chantal Joffe that Stephen is referring to here.

A close up of a metal collage by Chantal Joffe

A Sunday Afternoon in Whitechapel
Chantal Joffe
The artwork spanning the platforms of the Elizabeth line station at Whitechapel seeks to reflect the local east London neighbourhood. The artist made the work as an evocation of Sunday afternoons spent in the area.
The works were initially made as small-scale paper collages that were subsequently rendered in laser-cut aluminium.
Commissioned in 2017 as part of The Crossrail Art Foundation's public art programme for the Elizabeth line with the support of the Whitechapel Gallery.

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Jonathan Frewin @jonfrewin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

It’s like an attack of the killer wheelie bins when I leave home on a Wednesday at this time of day.

A multitude of wheelie bins on a pavement

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