Graeme

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@MrTCHarris When I ran a silent film club in Glasgow in the 90's, the audience loved it. We ended up showing quite a few of Griffith's short films.

Well, now. I just finished watching D. W. Griffith's "Birth of a Nation" (1915), the film that inspired the return of the KKK in the US. Remarkable film, if you can get past the wall-to-wall racism and the liberties taken with historical fact. Some of the battle shots are genuinely incredible. Glad I watched it but probably not an experience I would want to repeat. imdb.com/title/tt000497…

@HolyroodSources @akmaciver Andy keeps banging on about the need to form a new party. Why then doesn't he just go ahead and form one?

“There's no reason why Scotland wouldn't have a free market, liberal, centre-right government if there was an acceptable vehicle to carry that message.” @akmaciver explains that why the Conservative party has failed in Scotland.

@hermionegingol1 Likewise. And with Cordelia Gray!

i'm off to bed with p.d. james. i suspect she would be horrified. sleep well my chums. x

@VaubanBooks And that blood on the face reminds us that our Greek inheritance is alive and not a museum relic; that it can be wounded if not defended.

@agoodapprentice The question is the rights, but regardless, this is a good starting point. Memory, nostalgia, the sky, Greek inheritance. Good feelings that might lunge towards something productive

Once again, it’s time to design a book cover. Beginning the creative process by googling “good book cover ideas” and inspecting interesting corners of paintings we can’t get the rights to. Please stay tuned...

@PastGlasgow Isn't there a monument or a plaque in Busby to the guy who introduced football to Brazil?

Servilio equalised for the visitors but Pele couldn't find a winner as the match ended 1-1 in front of 74,933 fans.

This evening in Miami, Scotland take on Brazil in the World Cup yet again. While it might not quite be do or die, I'm sure we're all hoping for a repeat of the result when Pele visited Glasgow 60 years ago. 📷 Mirrorpix #Glasgow

@HistoriaJack Next time I'm in, I shall ask.

@agoodapprentice It supposedly is, but I haven't seen it in person either

On this day in 1314, Robert the Bruce defeated King Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn. This is the story of the legendary battle A thread 🧵

@heraldscotland I'm confused. It says in the article that this is Monck depicted in another portrait. Is this the painting in the Town Hall or a different one?

An art expert was recently brought in to attempt to identity the man in the portrait at Coldstream Town Hall 👇

@LozzaFox Might be the only way Scotland win.

I wish they’d done it last night during the Ghana game. Would have really spiced things up a bit.

@jembloomfield I've never heard of her. I tried to see if my local library had anything, but it didn't. And then I realised that her name had autocorrected to Mayhem. She probably heard that "joke" a million times, but it made me smile.

Going out today on the newsletter - "The Colonel, in the Garden, with the Impact of Wry Melancholy", on the "village cozies" of Margaret Mayhew, and why they aren't quite what they seem...

@amwilson_opera Picked it up today. I mentioned your book to our WSofS event organiser, so hopefully, they'll get in touch with you.

@agoodapprentice Thanks so much!

Friends, I know a lot of you have said how much you enjoyed my book SOMEONE ELSE'S MUSIC. If anyone feels inclined to write a review on Amazon, it would really help me, especially to offset a rather unfair one that has recently appeared and get the star rating up. Thank you! 🙏 /

@dab_1815 @AndNapoleon @EricWestfere History used to belong to the victors. Nowadays, it belongs to whoever edits Wikipedia. (Can't remember who said this recently).

@AndNapoleon @EricWestfere To misquote two old adages ‘you are only as good as your last battle’ & ‘history belongs to the victors’ For true hero status you need to die in battle, get assassinated or maintain political power and influence until the end. A 6 year sulk on a rock is poor form for a legend

I don't understand how anyone can call Napoleon's life a failure? Yes, he ended up a prisoner on a rocky island where he died in 1821. But if you review his life - it is more about success. ⚔️ He is generally considered the greatest military mind since Julius Caesar. His tactics are still studied by military schools. 👩‍⚖️ His legal reforms, especially the Napoleonic Code, influenced legal systems around the world and outlasted his empire. 💰 He provided generational wealth for his family, siblings, step-children, Marshals, and others. 🏰 He reorganized French administration, education, taxation, and government institutions, many of which survived long after his defeat. Your thoughts?

@MrTCHarris If the oath isn't properly executed, then it hasn't been taken. Sadly, I can't imagine the parliamentary authorities standing up for themselves and enforcing the matter.

"The student politicians of today are the student politicians of tomorrow." John F. Kennedy

@victoriamoul @FredFredSanders Is there a reason academics who want out old, out of copyright texts don't form a pod publishing house? It wouldn't need tied to any particular Uni Press or institution.

@FredFredSanders Loads of Erasmus basically unavailable! Shocker I agree.

I assigned a 1518 Erasmus text for a summer course w/36 students. Chaos ensued: Publisher & Amazon & 3rd party sites all claimed to have it but akshly don't. So from here it looks like the Renaissance was a good idea and books were cool but now it's officially over.

@alexmassie @DanVevers The SNP seem obsessed with pens in one form or another.

@DanVevers Why would anyone stay in the pen? Goats would break out; so should hacks.

How convenient that this pen will remain in place tomorrow, the day Peter Murrell is sentenced, and for the rest of the week, after which parliament breaks for summer recess.

@artofmanliness I listened to this episode right as we were planning our new bathroom. Ended up installing a Tresani smart toilet. Absolute life upgrade! Thanks Brett & Trisha —what a difference this makes to the whole experience.

Podcast #1,112: You’ve Been Pooping Wrong — Here’s How to Do It Better buff.ly/epEVQuN

The right book for today. Starmer resigns, and some pretend to be shocked that he's not just unpopular but loathed. Cato puts it best: “The people never hate their governors till their governors deserve to be hated."