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Love this from Iris Murdoch:

Read an interview with Mathias Énard and me at @TheBookerPrizes : thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…

Takashi Yamauchi (Japanese artist)

@otokyo__ Of course. And in the UK they are allowed. It’s the law.

what-do-you-think ? answer honestly.

@WorkElizab 2. The black ones are too dark for that dress.

Help me choose shoes for a summer wedding... lam going to a friend's wedding tomorrow

I just want to take a minute to wish everybody a happy springtime! 🌸

@loabi_retriever Horrid… Blocked also.

Some people can be very rude. Where’s the Block button?

Impossible to overstate the importance of Jenni Murray to the movement of women that changed our politics, economy & our society; that changed our lives. She was the broadcasting wing of the women’s movement. We all owe her. RIP. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

I couldn’t believe it when, curating a Rita Hayworth season, I went on Woman’s Hour with matchless Jenni Murray. She was as zesty as I hoped and later I went back to talk Dynasty. She was a hoot - also fierce: Listen to her evisceration of Edwina Currie. bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00…

So glad Madeleine Dring is beginning to get the recognition she deserves. I’ve always loved her music. Adored @ndanielmusic & @Aoyarzabalpiano’s recital in 2023 and the songs performed just now by @kittywhately & @juliusdrake on #InTune with @PetrocTrelawny are deep & beautiful.

@FactExplorerHub @heatheredwardsm I’ve eaten purple carrots. They’re still available now.

Did you know!?

Meet Sahba Rashtian. She was 23. A women’s football player in Iran’s premier league and a referee’s assistant on the field. She was also an artist, a nature lover, and someone who lived life with the energy that athletes bring to everything they do. On January 19, in the city of Isfahan, she was shot by the Islamic Republic’s security forces. A direct bullet to her side ended the life of a young woman who had spent 23 years growing, dreaming, creating. At her funeral, her mother held her photo and said something that should break anyone’s heart: “I raised this angel for twenty-three years. Now I have to stare at her inside a grave?” Say her name: Sahba Rashtian. #IranMassacre‌

Day 1,643 of the Taliban denying #Afghan girls an education, a basic right for all. It breaks my heart to see a generation of young women kept from learning and growing. So many dreams put on hold. So much potential lost. Justice and peace for these women. You are not forgotten. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

@StevenIsserlis This is a bit weird—I dreamt about this song last night… Rachmaninov’s music has always resonated deeply with me… share.google/OYDRR1plBQESyZ…

Rachmaninov b otd (OS) 1873. Genius! A master of structure, speaking to us in a unique language that all can understand (if they choose). Steeped in the past, but utterly new; profoundly emotional, never sentimental; and with a radiance that at times borders on the mystical.

Stunning!

@paul_jkrause One of my very favourite novels…

George Eliot. Middlemarch. Exceptional. Have you read it?

Daba… 🐘🍼😊

@DalrympleWill @TajMahalMumbai It’s beautiful. There was a tv series on the hotel a few years ago—it was fascinating and I long to visit! Happy Birthday!

Where better to wake up on your birthday 🎂 than in India's greatest and most historic hotel @TajMahalMumbai ? Thank you Ritesh Sharma for your hospitality & brilliant stewardship of this fabulous institution.

La Fondation Brigitte Bardot rend hommage à Rada. Âgée de 34 ans, elle était l'un des plus vieux ours du sanctuaire. Sauvée en novembre 2003 en tant qu'ancien ours dansant, les cicatrices de son museau témoignaient de son terrible passé. Elle a pu profiter d'une vie paisible au sanctuaire pendant 20 ans.

Princess @loabi_retriever has a magnetic personality! 💛😊