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This from T J Clark and @kunstmuseumbs is a wonderful lecture - aesthetic dignity & aesthetic austerity and the moment understatement takes on a peculiar force...a ferocity of refusal. youtube.com/watch?v=P3aPjR…

On this day, 13.03.1961; First ascent of Ama Dablam (6814 m) was achieved by 🇳🇿 Mike Gill, 🇺🇸 Barry Bishop, 🇬🇧 Mike Ward, and 🇳🇿 Wally Romanes as a part of Silver Hut expedition (1960/61) led by Sir Edmund Hillary. Photo ©: Jackson Groves.

The UK’s public leadership pipeline has fallen into disrepair ft.trib.al/y1zBXTK | opinion

Paavo Järvi (conductor), Alexandre Kantorow (piano). LPO. Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2, Sibelius Symphony No. 2. @paavo_jarvi @LPOrchestra

A UN report has found the actions of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary, in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, bear the ‘hallmarks of genocide’. Thousands were killed and raped over the course of three days in October, after an 18-month siege by the RSF. They targeted non-Arab communities particularly the Fur and Zaghawa groups. The Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the findings were ‘horrific’ and called for a ceasefire in the war between the RSF and Sudan's Armed Forces. A warning, this report contains very distressing details.

Sunset panorama of north face of Mt Everest (8848.86 m). Photo ©: Chunlin Ma, 2025.

The ‘Black is Beautiful’ movement; Velázquezian references; Sleeping Beauty – it’s all there in Marshall’s monumental painted worlds artreview.com/how-kerry-jame…

"He taught his readers and his fellow writers, especially Protestants like myself, that we could reach, without shame, for an awareness that was more spiritual than our cultural backgrounds would allow. Spiritual, but also natural." newstatesman.com/culture/2024/0…

The extraordinary work of artist Andy Goldsworthy is celebrated in a new exhibition at the @RoyalScotAcad Edinburgh, from 26th July. #page=19" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">artmag.co.uk/magazine/artma… #artmag #scottishart #scottishgalleries #scottishartonline #scottishpainting #scottishprinting

What did liberty mean before liberalism? In @LRB, Colin Kidd reviews Quentin Skinner’s 'Liberty as Independence', a powerful account of how republican ideals of non-domination gave way to modern notions of non-interference. Read more 🔗 cup.org/3GLscVw

The #Northumberland coast. #photography #travelphotography

4.3 million children are in poverty UK govt won’t see progress on child poverty by 2029 even with high economic growth 📢 Our analysis shows under our central scenario only Scotland will see child poverty rates fall by 2029 in large part due to social security policies 1/5

Last light on Sgurr an Fhidhleir #Scotland #Coigach #Highlands damianshields.com

Amazing 1300-1350 artworks at the Met's Sienna: The Rise of Painting exhibition

And some time make the time to drive out west Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore, In September or October, when the wind And the light are working off each other So that the ocean on one side is wild With foam and glitter

Frank Auerbach’s beloved “Primrose Hill, Hot Summer Evening” to be shown for the first time in 50 years, finally debuting in an exhibition dedicated to his landscapes ow.ly/Mfal50Tv5sU

"Lord Hermer’s lecture... represents a very distinct change of tone and intent from the previous government" and permanent representation at UN for India, Brazil, Africa, Japan, Germany.

Children in youth offender institutions in England denied access to education, report finds dlvr.it/TDv0Sm

Thank you to our Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo @oramsa for leading us through a thrilling performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, and to everyone who joined us @barbicancentre or @bbcradio3 this evening 💐💐💐 🎧 Listen @bbcsounds for the next 30 days bbc.in/3XY0Scy

This week's mag is out now! ✊Launching the Big Issue's Big community 🍴Inside the fine dining kitchen staffed by homeless chefs 📚Prisoners teaching each other to read Buy a copy from your local vendor bigissue.com/behind-the-sce…