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Yinka Shonibare in the Nigerian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. These are terracotta facsimiles of all the Benin bronzes stolen by the British army and now scattered about Britain’s museums. Especially the British Museum itself. Pyramid of shame!

Hey everyone, I put a lot of work into putting together my archaeology presentation on Joe Rogan

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Getting a lot of attention from anti-vaxxers, climate change deniers etc after this post. Conspiracy theorists love a conspiracy!

Drug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by leaving EU, report warns theguardian.com/science/2024/a…

Astonishing.

Great interview with Andrew Copson from Humanists UK on the need to balance inclusivity with freedom of religion/belief in schools - and the massively outdated current requirement for all schools to have daily (Christian) worship.
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How bacteria wag their tails, revealed. And a lovely story of family connections.

I'm so pleased that the price of crumpets isn't rising quite as fast as it could have been. That'll make a real difference.

Superb evening at the Duke of York Theatre last night for Jonathan Pie limited west end run– Pie on top form as always ! Bumped into fellow troublemaker Gary Lineker on the way in too . . . Tickets at jonathanpie.com

As it is #BatAppreciationDay and I certainly appreciate bats, here are some lovely medieval riders of the night.

Well done everyone! The petition is now over 10,000 signatures so the Senedd will consider a debate on the threat facing National Museum Wales!

Absolutely top front page all round. 10/10 no notes.

Everyone’s entitled to their view but the number of MPs and commentators now saying our institutions have been ‘captured’ when they disagree with decisions of those institutions is divisive populism and sinister. Institutions aren’t there to be used for political wedge-driving.

Teachers of RE! Our new virtual tour of Conway Hall, a humanist building, is a fantastic classroom resource to support learning about humanism. Explore the history of humanist belief, community, and action! NATRE RE:ONLINE RE Hubs understandinghumanism.org.uk/conway-hall-vi…