π΅ My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Van Morrison (84 plays), The Montgolfier Brothers (14), Grateful Dead (13), Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & Alisa Weilerstein (11), Fela Kuti (8)
Franklinβs Tower playing on the speaker, drinking Valpolicella, about to make pizza. #Caturday relaxing at home π·π
New candidate for my favourite whisky π₯
- Bunnahabhain 2013 Staoisha
- Aged 11 years
- Matured in 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butts
Feels like Greece π¬π·
But weβre in a Welsh heatwave π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
Finished reading: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin π
Film log - watched: The Rainbow, 1989 - β
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Wordle 1,514 2/6
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π΅ My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Manon Mullener (21 plays), Thomas AdΓ¨s & Ian Bostridge (20), Thomas AdΓ¨s (19), Van Morrison (14), Carla Torgerson (9)
Steve Smith and David Warner in action in The Hundred shortly - Welsh Fire vs London Spirit π
Film log - watched: Women in Love, 1969 - β
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π A Span of Autonomy
An audio documentary about Colin Ward which tells the story of anarchy in the UK through his life and work, and an alternative history of the 20th century seen from an anarchist perspective.
Broadcast on Resonance FM at 12pm (BST) on Thursday 14th August 2025 and then available to listen on Mixcloud.
England - India Test series drawn 2-2 π
India win a very dramatic Fifth Test by 6 runs.
Mohammed Siraj bowls Gus Atkinson to take the final wicket and end on 5-104.
π΅ My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Sigmatropic (43 plays), Oasis (26), XTC (25), Neschling, Orquestra SinfΓ΄nica do Estado de SΓ£o Paulo, Anna Korondi (23), Public Service Broadcasting (21)
An invaluable article but Iβm disappointed that Tesco Finest Lightly Salted Crisps arenβt included. My favourite π
A good crisp should be dangerously moreish β but which were perfectly seasoned and crunchy, and which werenβt worth their salt?
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