Acuity Mitford. Embittered and isolated by her congenital blindness, she ultimately defected to the Isle of Wight in a commandeered tug boat, believing it to be Vichy France.

Yooo, Robert De Niro gave ZERO fucks on CNN this morning! I can’t believe I watched this live 🤣🤣 RDN is the goat!!

Romanticism in The Age of Coronavirus. #COVID19

I haven't been outside to speak of for a fortnight: a five-minute walk somewhere nearby, then quickly back to the den. [3.12.51]

Dad! I know you still don't have twitter. And I could call, or send you something, or even come over - but then no-one on here will know what a good son I am. So happy Father's Day. Love you x

Paris, Texas , Wim Wenders ,1984.

“The Suitcase” (Season 4, Episode 7)

RIP Michael Chapman, legendary cinematographer whose beautiful work on Taxi Driver will always be engrained in my brain.

Doesn't all this sound balls? But it is not quite balls.

Duke Ellington eating ice cream alone in bed.

Michael K. Williams in the Criterion closet, making top notch choices and saying he's been hearing great things about an up and coming director named Steve McQueen

Just Javier Marías being incredible

Natasha Brown speaks to us about her excoriating debut novel #Assembly on the latest episode of the #HatchardsPodcast. Discover some of the book’s truly unexpected inspirations (Marvel’s Deadpool, for one!) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

RIP, Robert Morse (1931-2022) ❤️

Six young Waterstones booksellers are championing the Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners Award shortlist. Read here: buff.ly/40Gevv6

“OY!! THAT went a BIT FUCKING QUICK!!!” I wrote this appreciation for the works of the late Martin Amis (just typing that phrase—Jesus), who has died at the age of 73. theguardian.com/books/2023/may…

Such a great interview with Wes Anderson, I expect some of you will enjoy it too!

‘All these bulletproof songs, one after another’: remembering Tom Waits’s extraordinary mid-career trilogy theguardian.com/music/2023/aug…