Syd Mead’s gorgeous concept art for Blade Runner

Wait... so then this is a giant statue of a DOCTOR? This whole time?

Jennifer’s story is unbelievable. You’d think if you were caring for a convicted paedophile and they attacked and racially abused you, you’d get some sympathy. Nope! So glad she is now back nursing in the NHS, has been warmly welcomed by colleagues, and now won this settlement.

Bogus websites, staged protests and pretend atheists: Inside the fake asylum industry bbc.in/4vC0zTU

U.S. Route 163 leading into Monument Valley ☁️🌵

An Oakleigh bottle shop installed security shutters to combat robberies. After installing them, the robberies stopped. Now Monash City Council is forcing the shutters to be removed as it creates a "harsh facade" that encourages crime. You couldn't make this up. #springst

Beautiful

Fred Cuming was considered one of the finest landscape painters of his generation. Much of his work celebrates southern English coastlines; the sea and skies of Hastings, Rye or Camber as here, illuminated by dawn, dusk, or glowing moonlight.

Strong contender for this weekend’s most beautiful front page. The Sydney Morning Herald aged 195.

As a non-native English speaker I must say Marlene’s list is a great showcase of how tricky English can be at times.

Seattle city Council…

What the heck?

Torridonian springtime

In 2020, a small city in Wisconsin told its residents they could stop mowing for a month. 435 households joined in. The bees came back the same spring. Appleton was the first US city to adopt No Mow May. The city council suspended its weed ordinance for the month so residents

Yellow backed duiker- this is what the asshole killer was hunting in Gabon when a herd of elephants got him. He has killed all kinds of wild animals including elephants. He got his comeuppance. And good riddance

The world’s largest 14-egg poached dish, an incredible street food specialty from Patna.

During his interview with Piers Morgan, Russell Brand got increasingly defensive and didn't want to answer any questions. Here are the final moments when he melted down:

introverts pretending to check their schedule before ultimately saying "unfortunately can't make it"

The Supreme Court of Tasmania today heard Forestry Tasmania’s appeal in our case to protect Swift Parrots from logging. “Logging is destroying the only breeding habitat of this critically endangered species. It must cease immediately.” #politas bobbrown.org.au/swift-parrot-c…

Grateful to Times columnist Giles Coren for putting to the sword a local council pipsqueak for trying to put out of business a restaurant in the middle of nowhere where owner Ruth Hanson does all the kitchen prep herself, the washing up, the bookings, the till, payroll and then