Light and shade - I've started taking 'interesting' photos of ceilings - it may be time for an intervention

My #AnatomyofGenocide report provides the frame and analytical tools to understand what Israel is doing to the people in Gaza. With every passing day new evidence of the extent Israel has considered everything 'targetable', 'destroyable', and everyone 'killable' in Gaza, emerges…

Safe Haven Fellowship for scholars affected by the war on Gaza, at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies in Amsterdam. Deadline for application 21 May.

Please circulate widely:
nias.knaw.nl/fellowships/sa…

next Wed 17th in Maynooth Academics for Palestine Maynooth Academics for Palestine as part of the national day of action on campuses across Ireland:

I enjoyed this exhibition more than I thought I would - it felt like an artists studio - playful and lots of invitations to collaborate and participate

'Two prisoners had their legs amputated due to handcuff injuries,' says a doctor at an Israeli prison facility, who describes deplorable conditions and violations of medical ethics and the law in a letter to ministers, attorney general
haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

‘The surreal dislocation of the everyday’: how Japanese photographer Akihiko Okamura captured the Troubles as never before theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

It’s Not Your Fault That Academic Life is Getting Harder by Glen O’Hara voicesofacademia.com/2024/04/05/its…

Who does the academic housework? A new study from Denmark reveals the strategies that mid career men embrace to avoid internal service work - ignoring emails (evasion) and cultivating a reputation for being disorganized. kifinfo.no/en/2024/03/wom…

'Their members are very conscious of something called The Rome Statute - that's the founding document of the International Criminal Court - and one of the things that it makes clear is that simply following the orders of your superiors is not in itself an excuse for committing…

“This is not a normal war. The war in Ukraine has killed 500 kids in two years and the war in Gaza has killed over 10,000 in less than five months. We have seen wars before but this is something that is a dark stain on our shared humanity.” -Dr. Fozia Alvi theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Another prompt from Yoko Ono's Grapefruit - if you try this let me know how it goes!

This should factored into the international response. This was no accident. 3 strikes on aid workers. Most states would face immediate sanctions

‘Not a normal war’: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Al Shifa hospital is the Gaza strips largest and most advanced medical facility, and has been operating for over 70 years. And now Israel have completely destroyed it.

Dr. Mads Gilbert on the destruction of the hospital.

Today's news is not fodder for memes and jokes, or political point scoring. There will be many whose own experiences such a widely discussed story will have stirred up. Despite it being a bank holiday weekend, support is still available from (underfunded, overworked) charities.

I decided to put red in this drawing at the last minute and managed to spill so much ink it looks like I'm cleaning up a murder scene

Women accumulate significantly fewer citations over time or at the career level. This gender citation gap has been consistently observed across various fields, national contexts, and over time.

A day out in Southport, unfortunately the lawnmower museum was closed

A Friday afternoon activity from Yoko Ono's Grapefruit