Patrick Towell

Creative Economy Director @audienceagents, Board Advisor @grayswharf, Policy Fellow @itsriodejaneiro
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[Patrick Towell @patricktowell]

Where – 15mins from the hustle bustle of Rio – can you see capivaras swimming and chill in a creative village? https://t.co/ppiQJQCAO2

[Patrick Towell @patricktowell]

@ArtsPro @MyCakeFinance great work from @MyCakeFinance Sarah and team for this very timely study

[Patrick Towell @patricktowell]

This laptop is a good deal restored and totally refreshed by my friend @toshi
I love my MacBook...
Check out Apple MacBook Pro 14" (512GB SSD, M1 Pro, 16GB) Laptop - Space Grey -... https://t.co/dUdsyU4URI #eBay via @eBay

[Patrick Towell @patricktowell]

Overtaking buses at bus stops (pulling out into often fastmoving traffic and often having the bus pull out) and then being overtaken by them as they set off again is the most dangerous situation I experience when #cycling in #London https://t.co/sH0mNmOASq

[lisa_capsule @LisaCapsule]

"musicians playing smaller venues are facing pitiful fees and frequent losses." - this is true for the independent music ecology from musicians, venues and promoters. Make sure you're supporting amazing artists, go to their gigs, buy their merch!

https://t.co/IuBuyAn4n5

[Martyn Evans @martyn_evans]

UK’s creative industries bring in more revenue than cars, oil and gas – so why is arts education facing cuts? https://t.co/v2K4h2XW3z

[Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre @CreativePEC]

Join us on the 15 May for the launch of UK Arts, Culture and Heritage: Audiences & Workforce.

Using once in a decade 2021 Census data for the first time, the report provides a map of creative practitioners across England and Wales

Register here:

https://t.co/wbxYMon2mQ

[Patrick Towell @patricktowell]

@Minette_78 I do!

[Patrick Towell @patricktowell]

Thanks to @EmmaBeddington just the funniest and most well written article I have read for a long time. Will aspire to this quality...
https://t.co/EYOPFNV0bm

[Patrick Towell @patricktowell]

Raise money for @CR_UK by sponsoring my 100 push-ups a day throughout April - can now do 50 at time and chest muscles a bit more toned! https://t.co/W75ozaIMTc

[Mike Hoffmann @MikeHoffmann]

I found a guy who goes around the US asking 70 to 100-year-olds their:

• Biggest Regrets
• Biggest Lessons
• Advice to their younger self

Oddly enough, most of their answers are the same…

Here are my top 8:

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Rowan Atkinson brings to light a powerful message once shared by Charlie Chaplin, reminding us that our perspective on life can truly shape our experience of it.

[Patrick Towell @patricktowell]

Donate to my fundraising page and help raise life-saving funds for Cancer Research UK https://t.co/W75ozaIMTc

[Patrick Towell @patricktowell]

@ronmanagernottm I can still do that!! Newspaper only catches fire sometimes

[Patrick Towell @patricktowell]

We are what we drink (an ode to tea) - how our favoured beverage makes us who we are...
https://t.co/ijeLQuR6qj

[Patrick Towell @patricktowell]

Missed the chance of being queen of @ticketingprofs #tpc2024 by not posting enough on social media!!

[Patrick Towell @patricktowell]

@substack can't post! cannot put >200 characters into a post – substack team/friends - i have this raised this issue now 10 days ago and 2 days ago - only seem to ever speak to a 'bot' - how do I speak to a human being? how do we resolve this? it's embarrassing - can't post!

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

A phenomenal 10 mins with Carol Vorderman on 🔥

It begins with an intro, then from 1:23 onwards,

"We've had a Conservative government which is in my opinion corrupt.. During covid we have the VIP PPE lane.. Then we had partygate.."

"I started digging and I just started to scratch the surface on so many Tory issues and Tory contracts. And it's like a fountain of contracts and money that goes back to Tory donors and associates"

"I feel I have a responsibility that if I see something I show it to others"

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Being in a bad mood is not a license to be unkind. Being sensitive is not an excuse for being abusive.

Respect is a social responsibility. Treating it as optional reveals a lack of concern for others.

A mark of character is maintaining civility when things don’t go your way.

[Fellowship of Fans 🐎 @FellowshipFans]

“What Peter Jackson did was completely different. He had the whole story for all three films, he was physically capable of shooting it all at once. I can’t imagine doing it myself. It’s one of the great achievements in movies.”

- Christopher Nolan about the comparisons between the making of The Dark Knight and LOTR trilogies

Via @IndieWire