Why Autonomy News? – Autonomy News 🔗 — Excerpt: The Autonomy News collective plans to produce original articles like this one on a fairly regular basis, as well as reposting content from elsewhere. In our first article we examine the current historical moment, and why there is a need for a site like this.

The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born #OnThisDay, 4th August 1792.

Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 3: Bug 📷

Casa do Frango’s Portuguese summer spread – recipes 🔗 — Excerpt: Chargrilled spicy cauliflower with coriander yoghurt.

Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 2: Floating 📷

🎵 My Top weekly artists: Holland Baroque Society, Rachel Podger (36), Itzhak Perlman (32), Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (21), Glenn Gould (17) & Nadine Shah (11) via tweekly.fm

Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 1: Up 📷

A waste-free Middle Eastern runner bean meze recipe 🔗 — Excerpt: At 14, I worked on a pig farm for £1.50 an hour. Although my main role was mucking out the pig pens, I’d also tend to the farmer’s crops of potatoes, pumpkins and runner beans. The quantity of beans, in particular, that we harvested each season seemed almost magical.

New Research Reveals Origin of Stonehenge Stones 🔗 — Excerpt: A new study has revealed the origins of Stonehenge’s sarsen stones, solving a mystery that has been speculated on for centuries.

Currently reading: The Periodic Table by Primo Levi 📚