Behind the scenes on my piece on doll collecting for the FT Weekend. Will I win a major award for my bravery??? Read here: ft.com/content/0e6fcb…

'To collect dolls is to engage with the heart of the general collector’s impulse: one saves objects in order to, in some way, save oneself.' Love love love this piece by Lou Stoppard FT Weekend Magazine on.ft.com/3xDhFrm

It is also full of great character studies, like this guy

I cannot free my mind from what Philip Plein called his son. Hurricane Thor Thunder. Hurricane alone would have been unhinged but with the addition of Thunder?? Help that baby.

He’s a touch old but I want Jeremy strong to play Evan Gershkovich in the movie

No one has a half decent name any more. 100 years ago everyone had iconic ones. Those two astonishing ones from Fred Astaire’s Wikipedia alone. Eliphalet Nott Potter III and Hermes Pan. Hermes Pan!!!!

I was honoured to be asked to judge this year’s National Portrait Gallery Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize. The shortlist has now been announced. Details here npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibi…

Ming Smith! Barbara Walker! I’m looking forward to taking part in this year’s series of Frieze Masters talks. Ours is titled ‘The Faces of Community: Inviting new ways to understand portraiture’. Details here: frieze.com/article/frieze…

Objectify me: furniture, fetish & feminism. ‘I am the Last Woman Object’ declared Nicola L. in 1969. But 55y later, stereotypes remain and women continue to create body furniture to challenge uncomfortable truths. By Lou Stoppard Camden Art Centre #PayWall ft.com/content/bb27a5…

The unique stinging shame of being told you have the torch on on your iphone. Nothing worse.

a chunk of anne rice's library is up for auction and this row of lots sent me into a fit.

Imagine if you fell in love with someone and then they waited for the ticket barriers to close behind the person in front of them before tapping their card on the tube

Somaya Critchlow’s bold and intimate works are redefining figurative painting, blending classical influences with contemporary themes. 👩🏾‍🎨 #somayacritchlow #contemporaryart Financial Times buff.ly/3ZlyT7F

Why do I become an absolutely freak when trying to spell my name on the phone. just said L for langoustine. D for Dalmatian. Send help

I wrote about the darts for the FT! A maddeningly stressful game. And the second most watched sport on TV behind football. ft.com/content/9a28a3…