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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 06/10/2026

Have you heard of a medieval black knight from the Arthurian world? Meet Moriaen, the protagonist from a Dutch chivalric romance by the same name, researched by Georgie Anderson, a PhD candidate from the University of Kent.

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Meg Wall-Wild @megwallwild.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Spring Green? Saw some Bard there with the in-laws in the Before Time. Lovely evening, great acting, and a small child who happily played with a toy plane throughout. I sometimes wonder if that kid still remembers the plane.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tish Murtha (1956-2013), social documentary photographer who documented marginalised communities under Margaret Thatcher in NE England (© Ella Murtha) #WomensArt

Monochrome photograph featuring a girl juming on top of an abandoned car near a wall with graffiti and houses beyond

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Meg Wall-Wild @megwallwild.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I can smell it. Autumn fields. I miss the way the Midwest smells. Sometimes!

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Njal Nova @njalnova.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Artist Harald Sohlberg Winter Night in the Mountains 1914 Expressionism Norway #Art #artist #Arthistory #expressionism #painting

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Moby Dick by artist Gerard DuBois

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Today's #BlueskyArtShow theme is #earth. Could throw in wind and fire and that would just about sum things up lately. We're at the precipice and I'm afraid we are losing badly in our fight to preserve. Winning small battles won't be enough. #conservation #CleanEnergy #climate #Environment

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North Coast Journal @northcoastjournal.com · 01/07/2026

ICYMI: Our local two-part deep dive into Miranda's Rescue, interviewing rescue owner Shannon Miranda, the animal advocates who uncovered suspicious numbers & buried dogs, shelter staff and veterinarians. #mirandasrescue www.northcoastjournal.com/news-2/news/...

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Miranda’s Rescue Under Scrutiny, Part 1 - North Coast Journal

On the night of April 12, Jennifer Raymond crawled through a tunnel she’d cut in the thick hedge wound with blackberry vines that separated her property from Miranda’s Rescue and clipped the wire fenc...

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Jo Stephen @jostephen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

From Dorset for International #bogday: Bog Asphodel, Nordic Butterwort, Marsh Gentian, Pale Butterwort, Bog Orchid, Round-leaved Sundew, Brown Beak-sedge, Pillwort & White Beak-sedge.

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Good morning. Thought you might like to know about Hawthorn trees and what their history is in #Ireland. If you look at the photo you will see the ancient wall was built to accommodate them, but why? These are about 300-350 years old. So much info in alt. #ForestFriday #photography #ECK

Hawthorn trees,known as a fairy tree or fairy thorn. It was believed to be a meeting place of the Aos Sí (the fairy people), and many farmers would never cut one down, even if it stood inconveniently in the middle of a field. Roads, fences, walls and even buildings have sometimes been altered to avoid disturbing these trees. It is considered extremely bad luck to cut one down. So they’re scattered all around. Untouched for centuries.

A cluster of ancient, wind-shaped hawthorn trees rises from the centre of a low dry-stone wall in an Irish meadow. The gnarled trunks twist and intertwine above weathered limestone rocks, while fresh green leaves emerge from the aged branches. Long grass ripples around the trees, and the softly blurred countryside beyond highlights their sculptural forms.

The dry-stone wall tells part of the trees’ story. Rather than cutting down the hawthorns, the wall builders carefully curved the wall around their trunks, incorporating them into the boundary instead of removing them. This was a practical decision—mature hawthorns formed strong natural barriers—but it also reflected a long-standing Irish tradition of respecting these trees. Hawthorns were often regarded as fairy trees, and many people believed disturbing them would bring misfortune. As a result, generations of stone masons patiently laid the limestone by hand around the living trunks, allowing both wall and trees to coexist. Today, the wall and hawthorns stand together as a living reminder of Ireland’s rural craftsmanship, folklore, and respect for the landscape.

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Andy Adams @flakphoto.news · 30/06/2026

Oh, this looks great. Treehuggers, this one's for you 📚 humansandnature.org/shop/sensoria/

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Meg Wall-Wild @megwallwild.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Ok. I did not even *see* mashed on a board and I am obsessed. What about the butter? What about the gravy?!? WHAT ABOUT THE GRAVY?!?!?

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Meg Wall-Wild @megwallwild.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

30?!? Would have loved to show Marie our house when we ran a rate bookstore out of it. Even more so after we closed it down. We kept so many books that it would have taken all her joy while maintaining our joy just fine.

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Jennifer Fumiko Cahill @jfumikocahill.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

This week I interviewed Miranda’s Rescue’s owner, who’s accused of fraud and cruelty, and the women who trespassed and dug up his property to prove it. Part 1 of 2. TW for animal lovers. www.northcoastjournal.com/news-2/news/...

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Jennifer Fumiko Cahill @jfumikocahill.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Went to press with part 2 of my Miranda’s Rescue story as the excavation of the grounds began Tuesday. I talked to shelter staff about the dogs, Sabrina Woods about the data she gathered and Shannon Miranda about the mass dog graves he claimed weren’t there. www.northcoastjournal.com/news-2/news/...

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Miranda’s Rescue Under Scrutiny, Part 2 - North Coast Journal

The sprawling landscape of Miranda’s Rescue is open and green, with horse paddocks, barns and white fencing. Outdoor kennels are lined up in squares around grassy expanses. The rescue, which includes ...

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𝑲 🎶🥰🎶 she/he/they @k-she-he-they.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Jennifer provides top notch journalism here in rural Humboldt County & she wrote an in depth two-part look at the emerging investigation into Miranda's Rescue at the local, state, & federal levels. There aren't enough trigger warnings for this devastating story. I went to high school with the guy.

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The Haunted Bookshop @thehauntedbookshop.com · 15/06/2026

As a reminder, we may not open until 1:15pm tomorrow. We plan to attend the funeral of Leslie Philip Ray, a regular at *all* the bookshops in Iowa City these last 40 years. Iowa City, you are very welcome to join us at the Newman Center at 11am, June 16th, for Mass. A reception will follow.

A black and white yearbook photo of a young Black man with big wire-rimmed glasses, a neat mustache, and a very slight smile. Though he was 50ish when I met him and 71 when he passed, I know that smile well.

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LaDarrion Williams @itsladarrion.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

And to think the industry told me a magical HBCU story with a Black teen boy lead wasn’t “marketable”. Hmmph. 🫣 Want a signed copy? malikbooks.com/shop-1/ols/p... #booksky

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Christopher Smith Ochoa @csmithochoa.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Love this piece, “You have this hold over me”, by @anthonyhurd.bsky.social. Happy pride 🏳️‍🌈

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The Haunted Bookshop @thehauntedbookshop.com · 06/06/2026

Iowa City, Artsfest is upon us. In case you want to check out the schedule: summerofthearts.org/sota-events/... We do have parking behind the building, but please be kind - we need that space for bookshop visitors, especially ones with walking aids, chairs, strollers, or loads of books.

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Iowa Arts Festival | June 5-7, 2026 - Summer of the Arts

The most anticipated art event of the summer: an award-winning, community celebration of visual art, music, and food. Family friendly activities.

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The Haunted Bookshop @thehauntedbookshop.com · 06/06/2026

Thanks for sharing this, friend 😍 That was before my time at the shop, but I've heard so many stories... including stories from the former toddlers who grew up there!

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Meg Wall-Wild @megwallwild.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Was watching one of your Taskmasters yesterday. We love your giggle, which I instantly heard when I saw this photo. Hope Shakespeare fulfilled his gardening duty.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 19/05/2026

The eruption of Mount St. Helens, seen shortly after 8:32 am Sunday, 18 May 1980, probably along the forest roads of Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The photographer, Richard Lasher, survived the eruption that killed approximately 57 others.

A view down a narrow, unpaved road with the Mount St. Helens eruptive column framed in the middle. A car and motorbike are in the foreground.

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The Haunted Bookshop @thehauntedbookshop.com · 18/05/2026

WHO DID THIS 🤣🤣💀

A very detailed LEGO sculpture of an old man sitting in a straight-backed chair, with his beard so long that it loops over his shoulder, around his arm, and on to the floor. This is based on a picture from the Guinness Book of World Records showing the man who held the record for longest beard (and to my knowledge the record has never been broken). His name was Hans Langseth, and his beard was over 17 feet in length, i.e., longer than some iterations of The Doctor's Scarf. Also he happens to be our 5yo's six-greats-grandfather.

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Find out more about the publishing archives held here at the University of Reading, which are cared for by our friends in the University's Special Collections (@uorspeccoll.bsky.social): collections.reading.ac.uk/special-coll...

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Archive of British Printing and Publishing | Special Collections

Our collections relating to the British book industry form a valuable resource for the study of all aspects of book production, printing and publishing.

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We’re appointing a writer-in-residence! Join us to respond to our holdings related to the Bloomsbury Group (including the archives of Leonard and Virginia Woolf’s Hogarth Press) ahead of a major exhibition in 2027. Applications close 19 May. Best of luck! collections.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...

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Call for Applications: Writer in Residence - Blooming Bloomsbury and the Modernist Archives Publishing Project -Creativity and Community Co-Curation (2026) | Museums and Collections

The selected writer will spend the summer months (June—September 2026) drawing inspiration from MAPP to develop new creative work. From September to December, they will build on this...

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

happy may day! every right you have as a worker was written in blood ❤️

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Jennifer Fumiko Cahill @jfumikocahill.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Think of the carbon footprint of your spouse having an affair with Pedro Pascal. With AI, your beloved is hunched over their phone, falling out of love with you in a more eco-friendly way. My Seriously column this week: www.northcoastjournal.com/life-outdoor...

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AI for the Planet - North Coast Journal

The inescapable truth is that generative AI is the future, laid out before us like a swirling, slightly-off carpet of AstroTurf in a dream where it kind of turns into water. In fact, after checking Ch...

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The ancient Britons were terrible for fly tipping, always chucking stuff in the river. To that end, here’s the Wandsworth shield (found in the Thames). It’s a copper shield boss with sinuous tracery work & stylised bird heads, a beautiful example of Celtic metalwork. 🕰️350-150 BC 🏛️BM 📷mine

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Meg Wall-Wild @megwallwild.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I thought it was just me. Didn’t help when my hs teacher pointed out that our downtown Chicago location was “Ground Zero.” Before that was the time in 8th grade civics when I noticed that many democracies had come to an unhappy end around their 250th year and thought 😳 Glad for your company!

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Wil Wheaton ❌👑 @wilwheaton.net · 02/04/2026

Last week, my narration of The Body was released, just in time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Stand By Me. Today, we got a lovely mention and review in Kirkus, and I'm just so proud of what we did. This project is deeply personal and special to me, and I love that it's getting noticed.

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THE BODY by Stephen King | Kirkus Reviews

King’s coming-of-age story about four boys on the verge of adolescence, searching for a missi…

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Meg Wall-Wild @megwallwild.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The dapper gent in center with foot on curb. Could almost be a fashion shoot.

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Sarah Millican @sarahmillican.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Of course I came to Times Square to look at my massive billboard. But I am still anxious and a bit shy and don’t like drawing attention to myself. Watch how it went. Then watch Late Bloomer on Netflix. Please and Thank you. She may have bloomed late but she bloomed well.

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Meg Wall-Wild @megwallwild.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

YAY SARAH!!!!!! Oh but to be there and not on the opposite coast 🥺 We both loved seeing you see you in Times Square!

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Meg Wall-Wild @megwallwild.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

A lovely post about photographer Alice Austen with (spoiler alert) a particularly cruel heartbreak for such an incredible groundbreaker.

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"Spooky" Gene Rayburn @generayburn.com · 09/03/2026

I have created a diorama of the Partridge family attacking the Brady Bunch family. My life is very boring.

Figurines of Brady Bunch and Partridge Family fighting each other

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Mark Sheeky @marksheeky.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Here's one of my more recent paintings: 'She Was Always Asleep At School', oil on canvas panel, 40x50cm framed. A painting inspired by a girl in primary school who was always asleep due to unknown home troubles. Elements homage Dorothea Tanning. #art #painting #oilpainting #sleep #school #tanning

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