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Do I know anyone in the York, England, area (admittedly large) who might help me get in touch with the descendant of a pioneering printing technologist? The person in question has a very thin online presence, but I believe would welcome the contact about his family.

Country Joe McDonald holding a guitar in 1981. A card reads: "1942-2026: Country Joe McDonald, Artist Whose Antiwar Song Became an Anthem, Dies at 84. Photo by United Archives, via Getty Images."

Country Joe McDonald, one of the starring acts at Woodstock whose satirical anti-Vietnam War song “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag” became an anthem, died on Saturday. He was 84. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/a...

#StainedGlassSunday #MedievalGlass
Angels in the traceries,
St Mary and St Clement, Clavering, #Essex

We have mobilised full humanitarian response across region and will meet this moment.

But humanitarians are being asked to do too much with too little, while politicians pour oil on fire and boast of spending billions on war while aid budgets are slashed.

Two Working LEGO Printing Presses | LEGO® Ideas The development of mechanical printing changed how ideas move through the world. Once text and images could be printed rather than copied by hand, knowledge was…

Hi #EarlyModern Bluesky - did you know that someone brilliant has built working printing presses using Lego and they are trying to get enough supporters so that Lego will release it as a kit?

They look so cool!

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THREAD: I’m going to share this thread here to clearly state my perspective on electric vehicles, car dependency and better cities, for all those who frequently ask me about it, including media, elected leaders and many others. Here goes. Please share it frequently if you think it will help. 🧵#EVS

During COVID, cities successfully reallocated street space from cars to people. We proved it works.

It’s frustrating how quickly those changes vanished, restoring the oppressive status quo where cars dominate and people are pushed back to the margins.

Historic England's response to the Proposed Reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and Other Changes to the Planning System - February 2026 historicengland.org.uk/content/docs...

Lord’s historic stately Wiltshire home opens to the public A historic garden in Wiltshire is opening its doors to the public

Corsham Court historic garden in Wiltshire opens to visitors | Salisbury Journal www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/2590976...

‘Hideous’ and ‘vulgar’: White House ballroom vote delayed after avalanche of public criticism A vote to progress the proposed controversial ballroom at the White House has been delayed due to public criticism of the plans. The National Capital Planning Commission pushed a vote on the project t...

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Student towers blocked by planning inspector over harm to UNESCO site The 17 and 13-storey towers won't be built because of the negative impact they would have on Greenwich Park and Maritime Greenwich

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The NYT style guide

‘Castle Man’: Alan Carr buys £3m Scottish Borders castle for restoration Comedian to document 18th Century castle’s restoration as part of upcoming Disney+ series

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Builder who scoffed at planning rules is proved spectacularly wrong A brazen builder who scoffed at planning rules and declared he 'can't lose' after constructing a £75,000 man cave has been has been humiliatingly proved wrong.

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Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller. First panel, Nancy talking to a logger sawing a tree and pointing to a carved piece of trunk. Nancy: Can I have that piece? My boy friend carved it. Logger: Sure. Second panel, Nancy is watching the log burn in the fire place. Nancy: I'm mad at him.

Every once in awhile I think about this Nancy comic and it makes me laugh every single time. Absolute perfection.

"Nose Diving on the City," by Italian artist, Tullio Crali, 1939.

Happy birthday Augustus Pugin. Lived in Salisbury 1835-37. During that time he designed & built his first house, converted to Catholicism, published his controversial book Contrasts, did the plans for the Palace of Westminster, then 10 years later designed St Osmund’s Church.

“A Dark Saint David’s Day"

In the early hours of 01 March 1927, an underground gas explosion at Marine Colliery, Cwm, killed 52 men. Rescue teams from Abertillery, Abercarn, Crumlin, Six Bells and more came to assist. The cause of the explosion was never found.

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If you have not read Persepolis you should, it is an extremely powerful graphic novel thats available for free on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/pers... Though I would also highly reccomend supporting Marjane directly and purchasing it as well.

For once, The Lincoln Project agrees with Trump.

OK YES this is a really, really great project, worth your attention. 📜 #bookhistory #booksky #libsky #rarebooks

Just your regularly scheduled share of this masterpiece by @tomgauld.bsky.social

A film honors America’s first self-governed town founded by formerly enslaved people The Spirit We Move With explores the legacy of Mitchelville on Hilton Head Island and its Gullah Geechee community

A film honors America’s first self-governed town founded by formerly enslaved people www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...

Elon Musk is Full of Shit: We've reached the endgame of tech billionaires using science fiction as a marketing tool Self-driving cars? Human colonies on Mars? Sadly, I have to admit that I was taken in by Elon Musk’s bullshit a decade ago. I told my kids that they’d probably not even need a driver’s license by the ...

Surely we are in the endgame of Elon Musk's bullshit?

www.dailygrail.com/2026/02/elon...

Proposed Planning Policy Reforms: Implications for Archaeology and Heritage in the Draft NPPF An online talk with Neil Redfern and Catherine Bell

Join us online on 26 February, 7pm.

In this free Zoom webinar, CBA Executive Director Neil Redfern and Casework & Advocacy Manager Catherine Bell will unpack the government’s proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework, the most significant changes since 2012. 👉

'Open Government', the first episode of Yes Minister, was originally broadcast on this day in 1980.

Russia considers fuel support for Cuba as Canada pledges food aid

Russia considers fuel support for Cuba as Canada pledges food aid https://aje.news/kq1op4

Homer, Helmets, and Hollywood Christopher Nolan's upcoming adaptation of the Odyssey has generated a lot of discussion, as it has since the very first image of Matt Damon as Odysseus was released almost exactly a year ago (which w...

Homer, Helmets, and Hollywood
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And possibly shart