Sad to hear that Malcolm Morley has died. Significant artist who lived quite a life bit.ly/2Jf3Jck

Really enjoyed reviewing this @PeterCossins book about cycling tactics while watching the heroics of Geraint Thomas at Tour de France™. Allez G!! – theguardian.com/books/2018/jul…

Shocking new map shows the depth of inability to pronounce the name Geraint. #TourdeFrance2018 #Wales #GeraintThomas

Happy 98th birthday to the incomparable Roger Angell, whose through line in baseball astonishes. He watched Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hit home runs, and he'll likely be blogging this year's playoffs. "...we’re hanging on to this game of ours, knowing how lucky we are.”

Tremendously enjoyed reading and writing about cyclists suffering. And about mattentaarts. Perfect prep for Ronde van Vlaanderen on Sunday. Would absolutely *love* Luke Rowe to surprise them all. theguardian.com/books/2019/apr…

Interviewing the late Mariss Jansons, and meeting him a few times in the years after, was a real career highlight. Not sure if it's sad or not that he was right about conductors not retiring. RIP. bit.ly/2qcmu8d

Very sad news about Alison Lurie. Spent time with her in California for a profile years ago and she was as sharp and energising as everyone says. And also very on brand in being both extremely mean and extremely accurate about my clothes. theguardian.com/books/2003/oct…

Really enjoyed reading this for Guardian Review. Gayford and Hockney are a great double act. Bring on the Spring! Spring Cannot Be Cancelled by David Hockney and Martin Gayford – review theguardian.com/books/2021/mar…

So I’ve been busy the last three weeks, working towards this. ⬇️ Without an emergency funding package from GOV.UK & Welsh Government, Welsh National Opera will become part-time. My public statement is available below, along with 176 signatures. 🧵1/5 #SaveWNO thetimes.co.uk/article/40c462…

The great Ali Smith celebrating HG Wells’s role in the UN Declaration of Human Rights bit.ly/1T44nnZ

Don't miss Tom Gauld and his genius cartoon take on a Guardian Review article. This week: the short story bit.ly/1T45V1m

- Christopher Fox on a deeply interesting music scene that is both as ephemeral and memorable as a good night out bit.ly/1MsgTLu

David Morrissey on being the Governor in the Walking Dead and finding humour in Hangmen. Great i/v by Sarah Crompton: bit.ly/1llIULG

Eye-opening stuff! Scandals, sales and starchitects: 25 years of stories from the art world by Anna Allemandi - gu.com/p/4fx6z/stw

@GillyMB innit!!!

A guide to War and Peace if you haven't read it (that really makes you want to read it). Bravo! Philip Hensher bit.ly/1PIRvAb

@philjunebride FYI . Still cool. x.com/ramalbumclub/s…

Estimate Riverside is 104th different ground on which I've seen Swansea City AFC lose since no 1 - Vetch Field v Millwall, Div 3, April 66

icymi - @GuardianReview Saturday poem by @maxjohnporter: Kneeling Shepherd i.m. David Miller (David Miller) bit.ly/2jKFdix