An ancient Roman silver 'spork'. The elegant and unusual eating implement doubles as both a spoon and a fork – its handle decorated with a mythical griffin and a spotted panther, animals often associated with the god of wine and revelry, Dionysus. 3rd century AD, Met Museum
Sometimes all the wisdom and truth in the world can be found on the side of an 18th century Wedgwood teapot;
Health to the sick
Honour to the brave
Success to the lover
And freedom to the slave
Sharing this one again because it's awesome, someone should start reproducing these.
A very evocative autochrome plate for you this evening. Photographed 101 years ago by Friedrich Paneth, it depicts the sihouettes of his children at sunset in 1924. It is original colour, not colourised.
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
New from me: I’ve been asked a lot, and I finally had time to put together a short explainer for both the legal and tactical considerations of Trump’s strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific.
Unlocked for everyone.
https://t.co/B9vcVUSdQX
This chart serves as a reminder to Australians (and Turks, and Japanese, and Brits etc) that their country is doing much better than the US in some basic social justice measures.
Filmed 116 years ago, during ther Autumn harvest of 1908, this remarkable & rare kinemacolor film records the work of Edwardian farmers reaping their crops, with a little love-interest thrown in at the end. A remarkable window into the past, in real colour (not colourised).
Good news for those w. sickle cell disease in Chelsea & Fulham and across England as govt invests £9m in cell-replacement machines at specialist centres. Let's keep working to ensure that everyone's health matters. Well done @SickleCellUK, @NHSEngland. https://t.co/vP8JSU8a59