An iconic artefact of early medieval Britain - the handpin. Manufacturing evidence v rare , but Gemma Cruickshanks of the National Museums Scotland has outlined quite an amazing stat. 10 prev known moulds from emed Scotland, but 11 from Rhynie - more than doubling the known examples😍

Is this France’s #MeToo moment?

thetimes.co.uk/article/8935f2…

SUCH a brilliant episode. As we struggle with #nobuy and #ruleof5 attempts, we are all of us late-stage capitalist #beakerpeople .

🚨 THE BEAKER PEOPLE!🚨

Dr Alison Sheridan shines a light on this mysterious phenomenon c.4,500 years ago. When groups of people from the European continent arrived in Britain, introduced metalworking and changed this island forever! ⛏️🧬🥛

🎙️ podfollow.com/the-ancients/e…

Designer fashion is chasing an ever smaller and wealthier market, leaving ordinary buyers out in the cold, writes Singularist thecritic.co.uk/wearing-shades/

I’m reclaiming the word ‘slut’ for women — here’s why

thetimes.co.uk/article/b31c4a…

While my Oxford peers  go skiing, I stay behind to clean their rooms

thetimes.co.uk/article/c9798d…

Stressed-out gen Z ditch smartphones for dumbphones theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

It’s 20 years since the UK hit ‘peak booze’. The hangover is still with us theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Fantastic read by ⁦Lucy Denyer⁩ digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1657/read…

Harrowing piece on giving birth in today’s ⁦Times Magazine⁩
My nightmare giving birth — and Britain’s maternity scandal

thetimes.co.uk/article/f6ff7f…

Now, as a medievalist I would say this doesn’t bode well….

Does mysterious painting prove blue denim was around 200 years before Levi’s? theguardian.com/fashion/2024/a…

Vivienne Westwood’s personal wardrobe to be auctioned theguardian.com/fashion/2024/a…

via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2024/04/12/opi…

Artist Eric Winter was so good at depicting the look and feel of fine fabrics - silk and satin.
It made such an impression on us young readers
(Cinderella, 1964)

It's Ruth Davidson's last day Times Radio - a truly sad day for the the gayest show in news broadcasting. It's been a blast - I'll never forget getting Theresa May to say she's woke, or losing my mind when Chelsea Manning got lost on her way to the interview tent Latitude Festival

Not sure I’ll ever understand #thegoths , but this is a great help. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

Out in rural Georgia, recording #UncannyUSA - might be sunny but the story I’ve just heard will chill you to your bones 👻👻👻

Desperately sad news.
Museums are treasure houses of objects and knowledge, founts of inspiration for future generations, places of wonder - and research. Places that invite us to see ourselves in a deep, wide context.
Our society and culture is impoverished if we lose them.