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Pete Braham

@petebraham.bsky.social
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Books, news, art. ‘Suburban dad’. Buys own clothes. Possibly a working person but who knows? 🤷‍♂️

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 1h
In this Nihonga composition by Japanese artist Shigemi Yasuhara, a single magnolia blossom (taisanboku) blooms in quiet majesty.
In this exquisite Nihonga composition by Shigemi Yasuhara, a single magnolia blossom (taisanboku) blooms in quiet majesty against a warm, aged ochre background. Rendered with luminous, powdered white pigment (gofun), the broad, velvety petals open to reveal a detailed green cone and crimson-tipped stamen at the flower's center. Surrounding the bloom is a rich arrangement of thick, leathery leaves depicted in contrasting tones: deep forest green and patinated olive-bronze on their upper surfaces, paired with warm ochre and golden-tan tones along their undersides. Subtle variations in wash and fine contour lining give each leaf a natural weight and sculptural presence.
Shigemi Yasuhara stands as a celebrated artist within the tradition of modern Japanese Nihonga (Japanese-style painting). Renowned for refined bird-and-flower subjects (kachō-ga), Yasuhara's work continues a long line of botanical study that emphasizes intimate observation, poetic restraint, and spatial harmony
The work showcases an exceptional standard of monozukuri (mastery of artistic craft and material technique). Executed with natural mineral pigments (iwa-enogu) and pulverized clam-shell white (gofun) ground onto silk or handmade paper, the subtle layering of pigments achieves a soft, opaque dimensionality without sacrificing delicate brush precision. The careful treatment of the leaves—capturing the distinct difference between the glossy upper surface and the velvety golden underside—reflects both botanical accuracy and traditional painterly craft.
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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
'Peckham Fish Shop, 1973' by Hector McDonnell (Private collection)
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NPR @npr.org · 13/10/2026
Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34. n.pr/4sb7dyX
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RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34
Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34.
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John Madden @jamadden.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Inside some London pubs: 1. Travellers Tavern, Elizabeth Street 2. The Old Bell Tavern, Fleet Street 3. The Grove, Ealing Green 4. The Sugar Loaf, Cannon Street 5. The Coach and Horses, Greek Street
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear & the internet becomes friendlier. So much of politics is driven by the internet & so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it
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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The London Bach: composer Johann Christian Bach with sheet of music; painted in 1776, by his friend Gainsborough: with sparkle of silver tassels on brown coat, blue & silver silk waistcoat, & diamond ring; ruffled white lace cravat & cuffs loosely brushed in impasto. National Portrait Gallery London
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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
'A Wet Walk', Kingston Bridge by Paul Cleden paulcleden.co.uk
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So much of the right these days have a massive patriotism problem. This guy: - is a tax exile (left long before this govt) - hates his own country while complaining he doesn’t get big enough subsidies from it - laments the manufacturing hit from a Brexit he supported www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Solidarity with this Piddington resident ♥️✊ #Newsnight
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Emily Green @chanceofrain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Badly needed exploration by Rafael Behr & Nick Cohen as to why Labour leadership and the carcass of the traditional Tory party are tongue-tied in confronting fascism
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Enough Of That Now @andygilder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump becomes the first orange man to support a united Ireland
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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
My first morning in the Omaze house. I didn’t sleep. I could hear crying from behind the door I’m not allowed to open.The only thing to eat is frozen prawns. I went for a wander round the 4 acre garden and found a box of VHS tapes marked ‘For the next one’. I’m sure it’s fine. I’m sure it’s all fine
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Even leaving any politics at all aside: as general rule, no state can allow a group of masked men to be able to close down critical infrastructure. This is basic stuff.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/09/2026
‘This is dangerous’: slime moulds and the bitter debate over the nature of intelligence
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‘This is dangerous’: slime moulds and the bitter debate over the nature of intelligence
The long read: Scientists are battling over whether supposedly simple organisms should be considered ‘intelligent’. The outcome could reshape our understanding of the natural world – and our own place within it
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 08/09/2026
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
If "legitimate concerns" were considered to excuse illegitimate methods, then nobody from Just Stop Oil or Palestine Action would have been arrested. So we know it doesn't. In fact that phrase is only ever used in one context. Only in that context is uniformed mob intimidation "peaceful protest"
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I simply do not understand what's going on in Labour that renders its leaders incapable of finding a TV camera and speaking out against street violence. Even if you assume they agree about immigration, violence is wrong, unpopular AND against the interests of any even vaguely left wing govt.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
As a very basic thing, we as citizens should not accept the presence of a private army of masked racist thugs on the streets of our towns... intimidating others and threatening to overthrow the state... There are some fairly obvious precedents for this stuff.
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"listen, I'm sorry your timeshare villas aren't ready, we did our best but you know what Spanish builders are like" #ReformConference
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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
'Japanese Lanterns.' (1930) During the interwar years, Eric Slater borrowed motifs from the Ukiyo-e masters of woodblock printing Hokusai and Hiroshige, and finessed them for his own means; the final flowering of a tradition of British printmaking until a revival in the 1980s.
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David Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Lessons in subtext.
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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
'A view of the Thames with Saint Paul's Cathedral from Blackfriars' (c.1850) by Henry Pether (Private collection)
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👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The King of Norway has gone into hospital and because Norway is like that, his doctor has sent a formal sick note to the Royal Household’s HR department.
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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
La Place de l'Europe (Rue de Paris), temps de pluie, 1877, by Gustave Caillebotte, born #OTD 1848, innovative French Impressionist artist, and art collector, who owned Renoir’s Bal du Moulin de la Galette (1876). The Art Institute of Chicago
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Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! Today’s bad idea is one with a very recent history but also a long backstory: David talks to author & journalist @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social about what happens when the written word gets supplanted by video and when videos get shorter and shorter. Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
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John Martin🇪🇺🔶 #FBPPR 👩‍❤️‍👨+👫🐶 Rtd🚒 #GetPRDone @itsjohnmartin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I’m surprised Kemi Badenoch is so opposed to the early prisoner release scheme. It’s an excellent source of Tory candidates.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 04/08/2026
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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
'Twilight: BT Tower from Greenwich Park' by Edward Luper edwardluperart.com/selected-work
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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
'Buckingham Palace, London, seen across the Green Park at dusk' (c.1911) by Yoshio Markino (Victoria and Albert Museum)
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Pete Braham @petebraham.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
In celebration of proper camping.
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Dan Douglas @dandouglas.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
just wanted to read a kids’ menu online and look at all this fucking shit lmao
A menu open in Adobe Acrobat on an iPhone with the screen covered in prompts and buttons to generate AI summaries and sign in and download apps
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Hi, welcome back to Séamas's Boarding Pass London City Airport to Derry 23rd August 2026, boy do we have a great show for you but first I'd like to tell you all about our friends at Athletic Greens who
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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
'The Albert Bridge' (1966) by Edward Bawden
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TheNewDomShow @thenewdomshow.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"Tell Jabba I'll get him his money..."
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Wowsers. Opens in November. www.cntraveller.com/article/the-...
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Disused for 30 years, this Victorian landmark is reopening as London's most exciting museum
Since shutting its original site in 2022, London Museum is set to open in November 2026 in Smithfield
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
On the one hand, pretty embarrassing for KPMG. On the other hand, they must be delighted someone actually took the time to read a think piece from a professional services firm rather than just the executive summary.
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Edwin Heathcote @edwinheathcote.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This is quite good.
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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 05/06/2026
Read this wonderful @robarmstrong.bsky.social column on my second-favourite of the 7 deadly sins: "Vanity, channelled the right way, helps bring order and joy to social life." as.ft.com/r/7b9a73ac-3...
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Men need a little vanity
Caring about how we look, within limits, helps everyone
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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Never Let Me Go: a special screening at the Regents St Cinema + me in conversation for @ppfideas.bsky.social with David Runciman. 19th June, I love this book, and the film too. Science fiction done properly. www.regentstreetcinema.com/movie/never-...
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Never Let Me Go + Live Recording of Past Present Future Podcast with David Runciman, Adam Rutherford
Kazuo Ishiguro’s haunting 2005 novel of the lives and loves of human clones became an equally haunting and unsettling film five years later. How should we imagine a world in which some people exist to...
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Duncan Lamont @duncanlamont2.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Some of you will probably want to burn me at the stake for this. What’s better: property or pension? www.schroders.com/en-gb/uk/int...
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Many believe UK housing offers a low-risk way to grow wealth. What do the facts say?
People say “there's nowt as safe as houses” but the data says they've been less reliable than global equities.
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Maggie Serota @maggieserota.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
If I were an action hero, this is what I’d say to the bad guy before the kill shot.
Screenshot from the paywall on a Wired article that reads: “You’ve read your last free article.”
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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Edward Wadsworth was commissioned by the British chemical company ICI to produce public information posters during WW2, including this one 'Straight from the Tap,' (1944) warning the public to boil water before drinking it.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Suzanne Vega releases “Luka” 39 years ago this weekend. She said she once received a fan letter about it: “Dear Suzanne, Luka is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time. There are no words 2 tell U all the things I feel when I hear it. I thank God 4 U, Prince”
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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This week's theme is 'People of London' - a celebration of ALL the people who make and have made London the beautiful city it is. ------ 'The London Underground' (from 'This Is London', 1959) by Miroslav Šašek
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter the dire threat of a Reform UK government elected on a minority of the vote
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Greens suggest they will properly contest byelection in blow to Burnham
Statement follows speculation party would not field candidate in Makerfield or barely fight seat
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Shima Eneaga also called Japanese Snowball bird. Lives on Hokkaido Island of Japan. so adorable only 13 cm in size
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz354bs
I ONCE saw a great video on
the internet where a cat did
a really funny thing. It was a few
years back and I can't remember
what it did exactly, or where
the video was, but I remember
laughing so much. If any of your
readers know the video I'm talking
about and could tell me where
to find it, I'd be very grateful as I
would love to watch it again.
Modred Puffin, Kent
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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
'Night Flats', Camberwell (c.1967) by David Hepher (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art)
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Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
My dog is the one on the left 😬. Time to call the groomer!
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