Rachel Aviv investigates the case of Mackenzie Fierceton, who was championed as a former foster youth who had overcome an abusive childhood and won a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship—until the University of Pennsylvania accused her of lying. newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…

Great Scot! The diverse charms of Caledonia – in pictures theguardian.com/artanddesign/g…

Mark Rylance on playing quiet roles on film, bold ones onstage and what he did when he lost out on a part he very much wanted in a Coen brothers film. nyti.ms/3m9ctC7

“The idea of Werner Herzog as a madman is such a clichéd, terrible idea,” Paul Holdengräber said. “He’s imaginative, yes. He’s been close to madness, but he couldn’t be more in touch with the world, truly and deeply.” nyti.ms/39882oc

Written by the indomitable @maddievitesse

Cover story by @maddievitesse photographed by Robbie Lawrence

My colleague @maddievitesse with an important if upsetting piece on avian flu destroying seabird populations. Kudos also to photographer Robbie Lawrence for the stunning photos. ft.com/content/dc4bc7…

In a pre-Covid world, the death of 86mn birds would have been a global news story. Should humans worry about the latest strain of avian flu? on.ft.com/3pvknay

In a pre-Covid 19 world, the deaths of 86mn birds would have been a global news story. @maddievitesse and I document the decimation of the world's biggest Northern Gannet colony by a new strain of avian flu. ft.com/content/dc4bc7…

In the last year, nearly 100 million birds have died as a result of an aggressive new strain of avian flu, @maddievitesse reports in this weekend's shocking FT Weekend Magazine cover story, with stunning, painterly photography by Robbie Lawrence ft.com/content/dc4bc7…

Great, haunting @ftmag cover story by @maddievitesse: accompanied by fantastic pictures, so really worth picking up in print: ft.com/content/dc4bc7…

Hell of a shot Robbie Lawrence for TIME

“The queue was an act of belonging, and the queue was an end in itself.” Sam Knight on the miles-long line to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state. nyer.cm/maa2fKF

2/2 The visor house rules

The Dover Port Health Authority has been seizing tonnes of illegal meat at the border. A planned 70 per cent cut to their funding will heighten the risk of diseases like ASF spreading to UK herds. NPA ft.com/content/2982b3…

EXC from Madeleine Speed Dover Port Health Authority warns that budget cuts + inland border posts increase risk of dodgy meat entering UK. “...in effect opening a new door....We’re not taking back control of our border, we’re removing the border control.” ft.com/content/2982b3…

NEW: The UK will not ‘turn on’ post-Brexit checks of EU goods for fear of border delays If you don’t see queues of lorries on April 30th, when the government said it would start checks on EU good, this is why Scoop with Peter Foster on.ft.com/3U7QFaz

John Burnside

So sad to learn of the death of the brilliant John Burnside, who on top of everything else was New Statesman nature columnist from 2011. Hard to choose favourite pieces but here are a few that we reached for today newstatesman.com/culture/2024/0…

So saddened to hear of the death of John Burnside, our thoughts are with those who knew & loved him best Sharing this lovely photograph of John alongside Alasdair & other Scottish writers photographed by Richard Avedon, words by Alan Taylor for The New York Times, Nov 1995 🖤