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There has been a lot of Henry V this week. I think this is the one with whom I would run into battle against overwhelming odds. No stirring music, just passionate declaration.
We launch Project 39 again with Henry V, Act 4, Scene 3 — the St Crispin’s Day speech.
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Ancestry have updated their dna results. And I am now even more dull than ever. Not even a soupçon of interest.
Jilly Cooper and Jackie Collins aged 12. Some lines have stayed with me 40yrs on - so opaque at the time but with age and experience…
One in particular on the usefulness of youthful music lessons giving both ambidextrous fingers and double stopping mouth movements.
What a great site - full of WW2 information. I grew up where I’ve placed the pinpoint. To the right was what we all locally knew was the Secret Nuclear Bunker (this was mid 80s). Had no idea about all the other fortifications though!
edob.mattaldred.com/map/
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What a gal!
You can read more about Audrey’s most famous feat for Ladybird here:
ladybirdflyawayhome.com/the-…
(And big thanks to @mrjonkelly for the photos)
Really worth the time to read.
I wrote a long read for the Guardian about the evolution of the British trap house, focusing on the story of a friend of mine who was 'cuckooed' twice in London. The first time was grim, but the second cuckooing sparked a fascinating friendship.
theguardian.com/news/ng-inte…
I would dearly love to be sitting at the table, with the ability to understand while drinking vodka. I love their utter passion.
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"remember with compassion the person who paid a dreadful price"
- the person who missed out on becoming a Cambridge professor because a liar got it
- the person who missed out on being taught by a good professor because a liar got it
- the person who could have edited the Today programme but a liar got it
- the person whose book could have been published but a liar got it
- the person who was investigated by the police for doing his own job well because a liar didn't like it
etc etc
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Meet the graphic design powerhouse Jaamu LTD, listed as a takeaway on Companies House!
Why did this business sponsor SIXTEEN (16!) graphic designers to come to the UK in 2023? For reference, the VFX company that did the Star Wars franchise (Industrial Light & Magic) imported 30 graphic designers that year.
In 2023 Jaamu LTD sponsored:
16 Graphic designers
1-5 Web design and development professionals
1-5 Restaurant and catering establishment managers
1-5 Sales administrators
That's between 19-31 staff, in 2023 alone, regardless of job title that is a lot of staff for a standard 1-unit takeaway place (even moreso for a random small house).
The business moved to the shop front "The Grillos" in October 2024, as great as the shop front is it doesn't seem to have benefited from the might of 16 graphic designers, or half the visual spectacle of the Star Wars franchise to put it another way.
