No, the National Portrait Gallery! Owned by the British taxpayer. The British Museum may be full of stuff we stole and should definitely give back, but this one we've earned!
20.02.2026 12:28
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No, the National Portrait Gallery! Owned by the British taxpayer. The British Museum may be full of stuff we stole and should definitely give back, but this one we've earned!
Yup, my Cornish husband and his best mate who comes from Plymouth had never heard of this debate until they moved to Bournemouth for university.
I love the bodice, but the skirt feels too heavy for it. I like the colour combo but the velvet is giving me vibes of an over-protective parent saying 'you can't go out like that!' and wrapping them in a curtain 😆
A white cat with his tongue stuck out sits in front of a lit up Christmas tree
Merry blepmas to all, and to all a good night.
It's officially now midwinter, so I also have to tip my hat to Susan Cooper as I begin my annual read of The Dark is Rising
And for that fantasy middle grade/ya crossover space the utter joys of Frances Hardinge and Sally Gardner
We went to Paris to launch a fake brand campaign for the bank Société Générale.
Société Générale said they’d stop funding coal.
But instead underwrote a $409 million a bond to the world’s largest private coal company (through one of their subsidiaries).
Sign the petition at pollutiongenerale.fr
Yes! I was trying to work out why I didn't like it but this is exactly it.
I love how much he emphasises that these were not just events that happened (as is so often the case in history documentaries), but choices that people deliberately made.
I did it! Check it out here!
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Ooh so exciting! Who is the illustrator going to be? The article doesn't say.
This statement is completely inaccurate. Here's the full story www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gree...
Exactly! This should be the way it's always done regardless of what's on the license.
New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
Yes it's gorgeous, their loss! Also Jan Pienkowski's illustrations are why I am now a children's lit academic, love hearing about other people loving his work too 😊
We take a holistic approach. Assignments are part of learning, not just assessments of it, so they are purposeful. No requirements for 'Standard English' so students feel able to express themselves in their own words. Very explicit marking criteria and formative opportunities so all can succeed.
It's his Andrex casting tape! Get this to the producers!
A woman and man in wedding clothes stand kissing on a bridge in a rainforest biome
A man stands on the balcony of a treehouse
When you get married in a biome, it seems only appropriate to spend your first anniversary in a treehouse. Happy anniversary @piranlbb.bsky.social! @edenproject.bsky.social
I frequently make dupes of things that I love but cannot possibly afford, or like the idea of but would need to alter to suit my body type, so I get a lot of inspiration from runway shows and magazines. I often make 2 or 3 toiles for a project from random old fabric I've scrounged.
Awesome! I do indeed appreciate them!
Ooh yes great idea!
Looking great! I love that fabric.
As long as it doesn't include another Manchee moment. No I'm still not over it.
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He somehow managed to knock over his cat tower but he's not going to let that stop him enjoying it.
A white cat stands over a computer mouse
It's his mouse now.
A white cat looks closely at a pinned seam
Inspection by the boss
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A white cat standing inside a 3D printer
A white cat sitting on a sewing machine
A white cat hanging on to a radiator
A white cat standing on a radiator
Places Mogget was but should not have been this week.
I have to use the mnemonic Rhythm Has Your Two Hips Moving every single time. 😏
