Alaska in the news. My toponym of the day. Heading into the magnificent Brooks Range

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The Arse of the Deal The new Private Eye is out now.

'For at least an hour, Michelangeli had to immerse his hands in a basin of hay flowers (fleurs de foin), a remedy that he considered indispensable for maintaining the beauty of his snow-white hands.' Marisa Bruni Tedeschi youtu.be/R2NiMGNoo8c?si…

“Smash”

Ardrossan Harbour campaigners to stage protest outside Peel Ports offices ift.tt/tD5yeWN

Blair Townsend and I reopened the Hotel Oloffson on November 22, 1987.. we were much younger then.. so full of hope. I’m still full of hope, in spite of everything

J.K. Rowling I think Sir Trevor Phillips summed up Sturgeon very well in this interview at the time of her appearance at the Covid inquiry.

Good to be reminded of the eloquence and wit of Jeremy Siepmann whom I first heard talking about Schnabel on BBC Radio 3 in the early 1980s. Here on Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (whom he admired tremendously):

🔥👇 Hear, Hear!!

A few days ago the current vacancy at the see of Canterbury passed a milestone. At 229 days, it is now the third longest vacancy of that see since the Elizabethan Settlement, with no end in sight.

These animal moments will make your day. A thread 🧵 1. She wanted to see if her dog would save her 😂

1983 Vladimir Horowitz biographer Glenn Plaskin interviewed. I’ve just come across this. I devoured the book in 1986 and often can still quote from it youtu.be/pXmPDAGMtB4?si…

A beautiful article on Nina Milkina and I see that all 51 Mazurkas were recorded musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/…

Pianist Jorge Bolet is part of the so-called "New York taste". I originally misread the Italian reviewer (1975), thought this said: "New Iroqois taste" and was baffled! ...cosiddetto "gusto" nuovairochese/nuovaiorchese...

Morning rush hour on the Dutch countryside

Exchange at the High Court in Stirling. “I have the right to remain silent” Judge: “No you don’t” “How no’?” Judge: “Because you’re not the accused, you’re a witness”

Having advertised a fine photographic cover some months ago, I see they've gone for a rubbish one. #cavafy

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920-1995) "Are you a pianist?" #arturobenedettimichelangeli #michelangeli