Friday, September 18, 2026

FRIDAY MUSIC: Dulce Pontes, by JD

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Dulce José Silva Pontes is a Portuguese songwriter and singer who performs in many musical styles, including classical music, pop and folk. ...
Monday, September 14, 2026

AI advice for doomscrollers

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Here are some AI thoughts for a less than cheery scenario. Don’t blame me! Q: We are British pensioners. In the event of a European war with...
Sunday, September 13, 2026

COLOUR SUPPLEMENT: Big Society revisited, by JD

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  This is another reposting from 2010/11 originally published on Nourishing Obscurity: -------------------------------------------- https://...
Friday, September 11, 2026

FRIDAY MUSIC: The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, by JD

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The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Band & sometimes just “The Bonzos” for short) was created by a group of British ...
Tuesday, September 08, 2026

Raving at St Paul’s, by Sackerson

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The management of St Paul’s Cathedral have signed a four-year deal with a nightclub called Fabric to use the premises for entertainments. O...
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Saturday, September 05, 2026

Ukraine: Empire wars, by Sackerson

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What’s been going on in Ukraine is an extension of a scheme of imperial conflict outlined in a 1904 talk by a man called Mackinder: “ The ge...
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Friday, September 04, 2026

FRIDAY MUSIC: André Rieu, by JD

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André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known as the founder of the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. Ri...