A priest, a pastor and a rabbit entered a clinic to donate blood. The nurse asked the rabbit: “what’s your blood type?” “I’m probably a type O”, said the rabbit.

It’s that time of year again, when I decide to buy a set of organizing bins, so all of my personality problems will go away

Apocalyptically poor customer service from TONI&GUY in Canary Wharf. Got lost in the labyrinth that is Canada Square. Called them for directions. After a half-hearted attempt to guide me they said I was now too late anyway.

Our book is out! Selling fast at the Kolkata Book Fair, stall 277!

Wordle 626 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Sometimes the world is just a beautiful place. #wordle #puzzles

Here I am with S P A R K I N S O N and Lucy Nicholas talking about the rather rude and very smelly Stinkhorn mushroom, Phallus Hadriani. Early Modern Mentalities and Meeting Points Podcast: Episode 1, "Stink", Mycology, Neo-Latin and Art | The Warburg Institute warburg.sas.ac.uk/podcasts/early…

In the next room, the Yeti, the Chimera, the Holy Grail, and a small family of unicorns. #museumofwarremnants #hochiminhcity #saigon

Once again the deep deep peace of the quiet carriage on the Waterloo train is disturbed by SouthWesternRailway employees conversing at full volume across the corridor.

Fabulous time on the SNLS London walking tour this morning! Congratulations to Dr Rebecca Menmuir and Dr Sharon van Dijk for all their hard work.

I just asked my MP to engage in the parliamentary debate on supply chain fairness. You can too. #GetFairAboutFarming @riverford @UKsustain sustainweb.org/news/dec23-get…

We (Charlotte Gauthier Dr Charlotte Gauthier, Caroline Spearing and I) have been awarded National Lottery Heritage Funding to fund our heritage project at Great St Bartholomew! The project, 'What Makes a Londoner?', explores modern London identities through the lives of Londoners 1540-1640.⬇️

Absolutely horrified that a radiotherapy appointment for breast cancer wasn’t considered a good enough reason to get a refund for my £78 restaurant booking at at the Chelsea Flower Show. Good to know where people’s priorities lie. The RHS #chelseaflowershow Eventist Group

A not atypical sentence from Hugh Thomas, Rivers of Gold (2010), and largely reviewed favourably. Do I (a) throw the book away in disgust or (b) carry on with gritted teeth? And if (a), what alternative history of Early Modern Latin America might I read?