In a devastating move soon the BBC Sounds service won't be available anymore for listeners outside the UK. 😟 I live for R4 panel shows, audio plays, and so much more. It was a reliable and soothing place to go to when I am struggling. And not to mention access to B interviews.

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Poster by Favianna Rodriguez, US artist of Afro-Peruvian heritage ❤️

I was recently floored by a line of dialogue in a children’s book—“We don’t ignore bigotry, Jack. That’s how cowardly bigots turn into brave bigots”—if you were wondering why children’s books are important, and why there has been so much concerted effort to ban them.

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Some Mondays are just hard. Tomorrow is a new day Image: Lady Bluebottle

This portrait of my mother won the BP Portrait Award in 2018 National Portrait Gallery A very personal work which took some time to evolve - the composition of the objects ended up holding a lot of symbolism, which I explain here 1/4 An Angel at my Table oil on linen over panel 100 x 70 cm

transphobia is an ideology rooted in hatred and that hatred rarely starts or ends with trans people, exhibit 83

Found a funny little excerpt re B from Hugh Bonneville's excellent autobiography. Wanda forever being proud of her son and telling everyone and their mother about him. 😅😊

The Library of Congress gets a copy of every book published in the United States, print or digital. It's part of how Copyright is established. It is a RESEARCH library, not one where kids go to check out books.

PSG fans unveiled this Tifo after the game of Luis Enrique and Xana, his daughter who passed away, aged just 9 years old. A lovely tribute. ❤️

#PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Former Olympic and World Champion Laura Dahlmeier has passed away following a severe accident during a mountaineering trip in Pakistan. The IBU and the entire biathlon family mourn the death of Dahlmeier - our thoughts are with her friends, teammates and her family. 🖤

Loved you from that very moment all those years ago. And now you are an Oscar winner. 😭😊🥰 #JessieBuckley youtu.be/c2ueQBOHJyk?si…

Bane of my existence. And I wouldn’t want it any other way.

This face 🤍

Don't play with my heart. 🥺