UK in the international press; increase of 300,000 people using food banks for the first time, huge price increases, 10.1% inflation. Ask a Brexiteer; “it’s the same everywhere”

Could be the first horror film...1895

FIFPRO is shocked and sickened by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women’s rights and basic freedom in his country. We stand in solidarity with Amir and call for the immediate removal of his punishment.

Robin Isley

Goodbye Astrud. One of my favourite female voices of all time. 🖤

THE SQUARE OF SEVENS is out 2 weeks today! 18th century fortune-telling, a disputed inheritance, family secrets, revenge & obsession. To celebrate I'm giving away a gorgeous signed hardback edition, playing cards & chocolates. Follow & retweet to enter #giveaway #competition #win

London became the usual treadmill. I don't see much a point in London in July without Vita...

Absolutely captivating. Klimt’s Vienna, Musil’s Vienna and Empress Sissi still alive…

Today, Malaga. Saturday, Lisbon 🖤

Goodbye Michael. My favourite of your many moments

💖 CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER 💖

“Fred Perry is the one brand that truly feels a part of my growing up. In the North of England there's something magical about it." Fred Perry x Corbin Shaw. Two Fred Perry Shirts, launching Thursday 18th April in seriously limited numbers. fredperry.com/corbin-shaw?ut…

This is the earliest known photo of people drinking beer! I've tidied-up this incredibly candid photograph by Robert Adamson & David Hill, which was taken exactly 180 years ago, way back in 1843. People have always been the same, smiling and drinking and joking around for the

'Ghost Story', Victorian trade card by R. W. Buss, #1890s. #ghost #victorianart

All the best bits!

Here is a celebratory grog recipe for Holidays at sea: mix thoroughly 1 tsp molasses, 1 tsp citrus juice, 1.5 oz dark rum. Top this with boiling water and garnish with a twist of your chosen citrus. To your health! (Christmas at Sea by A.O. Fischer) #SeafaringSaturday #grog

Lolly Willowes, Sylvia Townsend Warner. How have I only discovered this writer now? Astonishing the number of artists that slip imperceptibly out of the canon at some point.

On the train. Observations of modern life; people are either asleep or scrolling. This is our life.