Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 19hThe words of Mandy Rice-Davies spring to mind. 1911522
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialTennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Qinwen Zheng is a WTA 1000 champion for the very first time, and she does it at home defeating Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 • Back into Top 25 at #23 • 2nd Big Title • Wins Tournament as a Wild Card • 1st Title Since 2024 Tokyo 810518
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The Art of Painting 1666-68, by Delft artist Johannes Vermeer 1632-1675. A ‘muse’ in ultramarine, with book & trumpet of fame, poses for artist by window, in room defined by brass chandelier, black & white tiles, tapestry & wall map of Low Countries Leo Belgicus (1636). Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien 18014
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A very stylish #Roman woman's shoe with a decorative pattern punched into the leather. Found in 1907 in a well in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort, dating first half of the 2nd century AD. Photo: Römerkastell Saalburg 25904192
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialJay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026For today’s @ftweekend.com I am at the restaurant inside the high end Mayfair furniture shop RH London. And it’s chaos. Warm water. Can’t mix cocktails. Run out of hamburgers. Dull food for bored oligarchs who don’t eat. Have a few quotes and a pic of a £22 baked potato. www.ft.com/content/5993... 4354674
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 10/10/2026‘The shadow that is cast...’ Alberto Giacometti, Swiss artist, known for his attenuated & expressive sculptures, born #OTD 1901. Tate London 1478
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Third Labour gain from Reform in by-elections in the last fortnight. 1035552
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialBecky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#FindsFriday Alert and sparky, a 4th C BC red-figured rhyton in the form of a horse's head. From tomb in ancient pre-Roman Peucetian city of Thuriae, one of the largest in Puglia. Excavated 1957, in Monte Sannace displays in Gioia del Colle museum. 318845
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Madame Récamier, Parisian beauty, salonnière of Directoire & early Consulate periods, admired by Châteaubriand, friend of Mme de Staël. Painted in 1800, à la Grecque, reclining upon a form of chaise-longue known as a Récamier; by Neoclassical artist Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). Musée du Louvre 0345
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 08/10/2026Doesn’t matter how often you see it. Always pretty. 727313
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialBirdboy @20thcenturytype.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Shoko Uemura, Night Herons, 1956. 07315
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Fascinating world of ancient #glass: A #Roman glass beaker from Ehingen-Rißtissen, dating to the 1st century AD. It’s amazing how modern some ancient glass vessels still look today. On display at Landesmuseum Württemberg 📷 me 733779
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialDuncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sometimes you see an artefact where myth, magic & reality all seem to converge… Behold, the Iron Age Torrs Pony Cap; pulled from a Scottish bog in the 19thC & dating to the 3rdC BC, the horns were still attached when found. Chariot ponies knew they were cool. National Museum Scotland #FindsFriday 9498114
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialSimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/10/2026How sheepish is Europe? This map shows the distribution of sheep across Europe. Source: buff.ly/dSfHDOe 54614176
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialAshmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This beautiful amethyst-tinted serving bottle is made from a type of glass developed during the 1670s that contained a high percentage of lead. This so-called ‘lead-glass’ or ‘crystal’ was much heavier, less fragile and more brilliant than that produced previously in either England or Europe. 215634
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialKeith Burge @carryonkeith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Hi Kemi, it's Michelle from Iron Dome Services." 3349
shell48.bsky.social @shell48.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I knew he was a pompous liar and sleaze but I didn't realise he lied about so much! 000
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialTennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 06/10/2026News: Sinner needs treatment for his knee which ends his 2026 season This means Zverev will become World #1 for the first time, the 16 weeks at #1 was basically the only thing Medvedev still had over Zverev on their resumes but will no longer be the case. 7224
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialSarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 06/10/2026To the surprise of absolutely no one, but to their courage, victims of far-right figures arguing they are “protecting women and girls” from unknown and unseen particular threat from migrants are coming forward to tell their story of sexual and domestic abusetheguardian.com‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrolsSeven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement 3369173
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026bobcat in a box 541654426
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialAshmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Happy #WorldAnimalDay! Do you have a favourite in the Ashmolean? World Animal Day exists to celebrate animals but also to raise their status and improve welfare standards around the globe. The 4th of October is the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. 49943
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Me today.... So glad the weekend is almost here Etruscan amber pendant in the shape of a monkey, height 4.7 cm. Found in Vetulonia, Italy, dating late 8th/early 7th century BC. 📷 Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana 5381106
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026History is written by the victors. Thatcher broke the power of trade unions by mass unemployment, industrial restructuring, frittered away N Sea Oil, laid the foundations for the current housing crisis, decimated local bus services, hollowed out local government and introduced the poll tax. 94933248
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The timeless beauty of ancient glass! This Roman glass scent bottle is around 2,000 years old, yet its elegant design feels surprisingly modern! British Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology 18641139
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Frescoed spiral staircase: Scala Regia of Villa Farnese (Caprarola) 1559-1573, designed by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, great Italian Mannerist architect, assistant to Michelangelo. His two publications on classical orders & practical perspective, helped define classical canon. Polo Museale del Lazio 18117
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialET Heisenberg @utdheisenberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Man City when asked to provide their “irrefutable evidence.” 561824375
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 29/09/2026Man City statement in full: 211326
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Staircase of Hôtel Tassel, Brussels, 1893-94, first Art Nouveau building, designed by Victor Horta, influential Belgian architect (1861-1947). UNESCO World Heritage 012918
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialIn Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes. 330189923987
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialPhilippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Following the news that Manchester City FC has been found guilty of 114 breaches of the PL's rules and regulations, @josimarfootball.bsky.social has lifted the paywall on articles of ours focusing on MCFC and its commercial partners since 2018. Links follow in this thread.josimar.noThe Men Behind Manchester City: The Dark Side | Josimar 10357143
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An ancient and magical amber bear 🐻 ✨ Carved some 10,000 years ago, it washed up on a beach at Fanø in Denmark from a submerged Mesolithic settlement under the North Sea. National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen 📷 by me #Archaeology 111054243
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialAshmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026🔭🌙 Just 10cm tall, this little clock-watch in the form of a book includes adjustable sundials, signs of the zodiac, tools to calculate the hours of daylight and the phases of the moon, a lunar wheel-chart, and even an alarm! ⏰ 214961
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Dig the new Barbour x Norbit collection. Great to see Japanese designers lean into Barbour's heritage and make something funkier without straying from function and tradition. IMO, this collection will be up there with Daiki Suzuki and Tokihito Yoshida's collabs with Barbour in the past. 72194490
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialNewsThump @newsthump.com · 25/09/2026NEWS! Manchester City fans vindicated after club found innocent of almost 1% of charges buff.ly/oRM5vEXbuff.lyManchester City fans vindicated after club found innocent of almost 1% of chargesManchester City supporters have declared themselves completely vindicated today after an independent commission found the club innocent of almost one per cent of the financial charges brought again… 05819
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026HOLY SHIT! www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...nytimes.comManchester City found guilty on almost all Premier League charges relating to financial breaches (Gift Article)City were charged by the Premier League in February 2023. 95312
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialSpooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Please can someone call the burns unit? 🔥🔥🔥🔥 36986179
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialKate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I often think of this as a sunrise dress, its fiery layers of tulle replicating the striations of early morning. Today I was treated to this display on my stroll through the lanes, mirroring the Callot Soeurs colours of c1910 #madparisfr #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡 1221758
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Footage appears to show Danny Tommo slashing an RNLI boat 149582308
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Start your week with Prince smoking the While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo 58784136
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 21/09/2026Liz Truss has received £319,925 in ‘public duty allowance’ since her exit from Downing Street, figures from the Cabinet Office annual reports show. 91289200
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialTennis365com @tennis365com.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Fery is IN the Laver Cup! www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/...tennis365.comArthur Fery reacts after being named in the Laver Cup team with Carlos AlcarazArthur Fery has shared a statement after signing up to the 2026 Laver Cup as an alternate for Yannick Noah's Team Europe. 151
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialDavid Aaronovitch @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Charles Spencer's Diana book is out this week. Here's why I wish it wasn't. davidaaronovitch.substack.com/p/true-but-d...davidaaronovitch.substack.comTrue but despicableEarl Spencer and the Diana industry 2145
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialEnnius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The autumnal equinox is only a few days away. BL Add 18856; Guyart des Moulins, Bible historiale; c.1420 CE; France, Central (Paris); f.5v @blmedieval.bsky.social 19636
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialChris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A titan. A wonder. Waiting for God, Cabin Pressure and all of the rest. 121017
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Beethoven of Mathematics: Leonhard Euler, Swiss polymath, died #OTD 1783 , acknowledged by André Weil as attaining during his lifetime “undisputed leadership in all branches of mathematics, pure & applied”. Pastel portrait by Jakob Handmann, 1753 Kunstmuseum, Basel 58620
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialStephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Thos is nice, even if all Python interviews now have an obligatory 'Why's Cleese such an arsehole?' section. www.thetimes.com/article/d000...thetimes.comMichael Palin: ‘I confess to trying some powder in Studio 54’He has a reputation for being the least provocative of the Monty Python team. But behind the affable exterior, Michael Palin, 83, is a man full of surprises 4324
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 17/09/20269,500 years old! And still intact! A Mesolithic woven baskets from Spain’s Cueva de los Murciélagos (“Cave of the Bats”) are Europe’s oldest known basketry. Thanks to the cave’s near‑zero humidity, organic materials didn’t decay, preserving several baskets for more than 9,000. 🧵/1/2 📷 me 9594176
shell48.bsky.social @shell48.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Women with same health conditions as men ‘less likely to be offered active treatment’ | Medical research | The Guardian share.google/FSCl5JkDblar...share.googleWomen with same health conditions as men ‘less likely to be offered active treatment’Men with heart, kidney or liver conditions more likely to be offered intervention compared with women, global analysis finds 010
Reposted by @shell48.bsky.socialThe Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 17/09/2026And Rory, when you call me, you can call me Ed. 2365
