God that's brilliant! So excited to be at the press night for brilliant Operation Mincemeat. Such an amazing display of talent and hard work! I remeber when they pitched for #BEAM all those years ago, I knew they had something special . It is possible! #newwriting #newmusicals

Country diary: This tree is a multiple, feeding on itself | Amy-Jane Beer theguardian.com/environment/20…

My new family opera “The Haberdasher Prince” with libretto by Dina Soraya Gregory, commissioned by Lyric Opera of KC, premieres this April! #familyopera #fairytail #operaforeveryone #newopera #truthtopower #teachingempathy #lyricoperakansascity #audibleoriginal #thehaberdasherprince

In my view, the key CPAC story isn’t that right-wing influencer Jack Posebiec said, “Welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely.” The story is how many Republican lawmakers are absolutely silent about it. May I suggest the media ask every

We heard chainsaws in the distance as we admired this miracle of nature: the sound of a fast-approaching future. The guys here told me that of the 80 Rafflesia populations that were in central Bengkulu 10 years ago, only 20 remain. You're too special to lose: let's do better 🙏🏻

Going to a dinner event tonight. To support making art. Creating light. But we same humans make darkness. Create despair. Hard not to think of those starving right now. donate.wck.org/campaign/56737… donate.wck.org/campaign/56737…

This began life as one of my #AudibleOriginal stories. ROSABELLA GREGORY turned it into a magical opera! Lyric Opera of Kansas City Presents The Haberdasher Prince: Introduction youtu.be/E31hBvB2Bo0?si… via YouTube #librettist #audiostory #childrensopera

The Haberdasher Prince, a new opera for families, makes it's world premiere next month! Learn about the creative process and minds behind the production: loom.ly/3sYWz7Y ROSABELLA GREGORY Dina Soraya Gregory #opera #learning #education #kids #children #family #opera #familyevents

Monocle on Saturday: Political scandals, a new opera by ROSABELLA GREGORY and Dina Soraya Gregory, and a celebration of Romani writers with Louise Doughty. Join Terry Stiastny and Georgina Godwin for this and more of the week’s news and culture monocle.com/radio/shows/mo…

We are excited to be hosting two BEAM Showcase pitching days on Mon 30 Sep & Fri 1 Nov! #BEAMshowcase is the largest showcase of new musicals in the UK and will be held in May You can book your slot to pitch your new musical idea for BEAM2025 More info: bit.ly/4eTSfX6

Do you have an idea for the next hit musical? Want to pitch it to the team that helped develop Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)? If so, listen up... We're hosting a #BEAMShowcase pitching day on Fri 11 Oct! Book your slot for BEAM2025 here: mercurymusicals.com/beam

Never more urgent Jeanette Winterson ❤️

After a week of race riots, there were rumors that the far right were planning to go to Walthamstow tonight. Walthamstow had other ideas. The vast majority of Britain rejects the bile coming from the racists, we will not have our neighbours being terrorized. No Pasaran!

I need people to understand how difficult it is to get an NIH grant. You spend months writing a proposal, following strict guidelines that include a detailed multiyear budget, bios of everyone on your team, plans for participant safety & ethical conduct. Then you send it off -1/n

President Sheinbaum rightly highlights the role of US guns in fueling cartel violence. I mapped the thousands of gun dealers along the border states—nearly 9K. If the US is serious about fighting cartels, it must confront its own arms industry. #USMexico datawrapper.de/_/XlHLl/

WOW! Congressman Greg Casar from Texas, an emerging Democratic figure, exposed corruption and tyranny within the Trump and Musk administrations by revealing that five inspector generals were fired to prevent impartial investigations into Musk’s companies to reduce waste and

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. This is her final message from it.

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

Yesterday as I was walking through Minneapolis with a friend I saw this Lexus parked terribly and commented to him: “get a load of this asshole’s terrible parking.” By complete serendipity, as if the universe itself was saying "be kinder with your spoken thoughts," right at that