There is much ignorance as to what a vote of no confidence in a Scottish First Minister actually means (technically, not much).

I wrote about art and protest for The Art Newspaper.
(NB, I don't choose the pic, or write the Tweet, and the article doesn't say what - from these - you might assume it says).

How about that, Shakespeare and Turner both born on the same day.

Saw this a while ago at Sothebys in New York and it has stuck with me. One of the most dissatisfied sitters I’ve ever seen! By Merry-Joseph Blondel, said to be Charles Viollet.

I’ve been trying the new Adobe Photoshop with AI. It’s … really not great.

Encouraging news about Christchurch’s stolen pictures, though the Van Dyck and Carracci still missing, last seen in Romania.

A curious detail in the BBC story; the man who returned it had “sold on the other two artworks in the country … He has not been arrested.”

Without doubt my finest TV moment. #BritainsLostMasterpieces

So pleased to see Mark Gatiss win Best Actor, anyone who saw the play will know he gave a performance for the ages.

One of the great broadcasters of our time. What a shame the BBC is losing - no, jettisoning - such talent.

Shorter Iran: now would be a great time to stop this

Cool video. I shall propose a new interpretation of this picture in my book, ‘The Invention of British Art’ (out in October).

A pilgrimage to Hogarth’s House in Chiswick. His bedroom now bordering a six lane motorway. Probably not the progress Hogarth had in mind.

BBC4 now, 7.30 pm, a repeat of the Oxford episode of Britain’s Lost Masterpieces, featuring Pompeo Batoni.

ChatGPT so egregiously makes stuff up, rather than admit it doesn’t know, so I feel more optimistic for humanity.

What was that about Broken Britain?

American Fiction is so good.

Famous Titian comes to auction at Christie’s this summer:
buff.ly/4aGJ1KR

The absolute genius of Elon Musk…to have turned the blue tick from something people coveted into something they’re embarrassed by…

Musk proves the old theory that God hates money, because look who He gives it to.