Arts: music, songwriting, photography, films, books. Anything that touches the senses nicely. OK, I can't avoid politics, but then...none of us can.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge Well, that's alright, then.
Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revengeSettler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in the West Bank, as settlements and outposts expand.www.bbc.co.ukwww.drownedinsound.org/are-phone-fr... Are phone-free events the way forward for live music? That'd be nice.
Are phone-free events the way forward for live music?Plus a new UK-wide music festival, our emergency podcast, Eurovision, and more.www.drownedinsound.org"... we're starting to see what happens when the banks want their money back." youtube.com/shorts/ExUys...
Leverage!!?!!YouTube video by Kyla Scanlonyoutube.comAnnabelle Dinda is quite terrific. This is a great introduction, if you're unfamiliar with her songs.
World CafeWatch a mini-concert with Annabelle Dinda recorded live at @wxpnfm.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5xT...
Dreadful. This is so wrong. I first began to support the values of the Green Party when they were known as The Ecology Party, led by Jonathon Porritt in the early '80s. I still support their values today - and his. @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Defend Our JuriesNEW: Sir Jonathon Porritt, arrested under Terrorism law outside Westminster Magistrates Court. As police escorted him away he said "I am a supporter of Palestine Action, trying to save lives is not terrorism, exposing this Governments complicity in genocide is not terrorism." www.wedonotcomply.org
These are good people with genuine, generous offers. Take them up on their kind offer! It's a free book, really! No catches!
JenDoes no one want a book bought for them?
futurism.com/artificial-i... Book burning with hidden bonfires.
AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies RemainAI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.futurism.comThe new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/
Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the ArtsSign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.www.campaignforthearts.orgYou suddenly get a narrator describing your life and there’s no way to turn it off - everyone can hear it. While shopping, at work, at home, with friends - the voice narrating your every move goes on. Who do you hope is the voice of this narrator?
My Dinner With Andre I Dont Know What You Are Talking AboutAlt: My Dinner With Andre. "I Dont Know What You Are Talking About"static.klipy.comFoxton RoxYou suddenly get a narrator describing your life and there’s no way to turn it off - everyone can hear it. While shopping, at work, at home, with friends - the voice narrating your every move goes on. Who do you hope is the voice of this narrator?
Ottoman doing the hard graft here, so we don't have to.
Otto EnglishWatched that Boris Johnson documentary last night in which he went into the "kill zone" in Ukraine. On the plus side he was warmly welcomed by service personnel putting their lives on the line. On the downside it was one of the most self serving, self mythologising bits of tv I've ever seen.
This is an incredible deal. ~£7.50 for an amazing Viking survival game that many players have invested literally thousands of hours in. Under 24 hours left. I'd grab a copy, IIWY.
ValheimLast chance! There’s only one day left of the Games Made in Sweden sale, and after that Valheim will have a price increase. If the game has been sitting on your wishlist, now's the time to get your hands on it 🙌
youtu.be/S6XSV2K-6A4 If you've never seen any of V Birchwood's videos, treat yourself. She's amazing.
I Made Ötzi the Ice Man's Last Meal (5300 Year Old Food)YouTube video by V. Birchwoodyoutu.beIn the Heat of the Night: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0077qg6 via @bbciplayer 10pm tonight on BBC Four or on iPlayer now. Last watched this just under a year ago. This essential classic should be on the curriculum in schools.
In the Heat of the NightThriller about the bigoted sheriff of a small Mississippi town who finds himself forced into collaboration with a black detective from Philadelphia.www.bbc.co.ukwww.theguardian.com/business/202... "...90% of our customers actually use digital channels in the first instance... a 20% reduction in customer calls." Put as many barriers in place as possible, make chatbots the only option and access to a human phone call near impossible - fait accompli.
‘Customers prefer AI chatbots,’ says British Gas owner as 1,300 call centre jobs axedCEO Chris O’Shea defends Centrica’s plans as it reports rise in retail profits as it focuses on bigger marginswww.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.com/technology/2... “The things I’m doing are so preposterous that it’s hard to believe they’re real,” he said. No denying that, at least.
‘I got carried away’: Elon Musk expresses regret about Doge and wading into Trump’s orbitBillionaire in interview with the Economist admits he was too consumed by politics and shares predictions about AIwww.theguardian.com