David Bowen

On the superficial side in the US…beer, bread (used to be all white foam), coffee, absence of dog crap on streets (pooper scooper laws). More profoundly, this…

Being a dad is so much fun.

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

I've worked with a great group of colleagues, at Pax sapiens and beyond, to develop recommendations to help correct the misaligned economic incentives that punish low and middle income countries when they report disease outbreaks. Delighted that our work has been published in Think Global Health.

I know this isn't the point of the post, but seeing the goal from this angle makes it even more amazing. I can't even SEE the space far top corner, much less imagine being able to hit it.

Y'all... the Band of the Coldstream Guards performed "9 to 5" in front of Buckingham Palace in honor of Dolly Parton.

The narratives about Dem factional warfare are so tired. On Tues, Abdul El-Sayed won the primary in Michigan…and Mark Warner won in Virginia. Are the Dems the party of El-Sayed OR Warner?? No, we’re the party of El-Sayed AND Warner. This diversity is a strength.

"The politicians basically serve the rich, the wealthy, and their self-interest." Listen to this man in Nigel Farage's constituency.

I couldn't read this without posting about my marvellously talented niece, Becky Goodman, and her show "1 Pill. 2 Pill. Red Pill, Blue Pill" a musical parody of The Matrix at the Fringe Festival.

Open call to the neuroscience community on here. If this finding is accurate, how the hell does it happen?

Fascinating article.

Brilliant. He’s a Leeds fan. #MOT

Is this game being played in a library? So quiet.

I love football but, man, it can be cruel.

Delighted to have been proven wonderfully wrong so far by kilted piping Scots, orange-clad dancing Dutch, rowing Norwegians and more...plus the graciousness of so many hosts in all three countries. Maybe even Gianni and Trump can't kill the WC spirit after all. Long may it continue.

Fantastic work. Should be really influential in policy discussions.

Had a great time at my book panel at @healthjournalism.org, discussing my findings from Coverage Denied with @usha.bsky.social and a great audience. If you’re interested in reading my analysis of US health insurance barriers and how they burden patients and their physicians: a.co/d/07W4SeVu

Here’s a feed cleanser. Dogs catching treats.

#sunset behind a tree! What a perfect photo!

I wonder when the news will emerge that there was a small group of shadowy traders who bought relevant stocks heavily, or sold oil short, right before the announcement of the two week pause in fighting.

Marching on together to Wembley. #LUFC

Inspired me to look up the story. Amazing story of discovery, sexism, theft of intellectual property and potentially worse.

Miami's gonna be Mardi Gras, New Year's Eve and Spring Break rolled into one tonight.

We've never been as close to repeating this national shame as we are today. And I fear for tomorrow. Remembering is crucial.

This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆

Can we retire the word “detained” to describe people held behind bars by ICE. “Detained” is when you couldn’t get somewhere on time because your train was late. These kids held by ICE are imprisoned.

So true. Because every 5 year old is going to react to seeing their friends being disappeared by saying, “But he violated Section 42.394(c) of the Code of Federal Regulations, so I guess it’s ok that I can’t play tag with Liam any more.”

The Macclesfield win had everything. Massive underdog? Check. Obscure nickname? Check. Goalscorer with bandaged head? Check. Field so small the goals weren't even flat? Check. Fresh faced local kids running onto field to celebrate? Check. Just fantastic. #FACup

#lufc If going into December, anyone had offered 10 pts from Chelsea, Liverpool x2, Palace, Brentford and S'land, you'd have taken it in a second.

I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons

Politicians on this side of the Atlantic, take notes…

LBJ: bleeding heart liberal and complete ruthless bastard on tactics for getting legislation done. Winning combination.

I’m glad that I still retain my ability to be appalled.

My favorite Thanksgiving tradition…incendiary turkey safety videos.

It's only because Americans -- in an act of shocking disloyalty to our Dear Leader -- tend to notice the price when they stubbornly insist on buying food on a regular basis. They should really learn to live without as it distresses him so when they disagree that prices are plummeting.

I wonder. Is Mike Johnson’s plan with Rep-elect Grijalva to keep her out until Sherill resigns to become NJ gov?

Just when I think FIFA can't disgust me any more with their abject pandering, they outdo themselves. www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...

And not necessarily a bad thing.

A flaming exododus is a terrible sight.

The thing I find so ironic about Andrew Cuomo's attacks on Mamdani is that Mamdani's vision sounds so much like Cuomo's -- Mario Cuomo's. Here's his speech to the Dem convention in 1984.

This is completely fantastic.

Wait…if Mamdani wins, New York will be rid of Cuomo AND George Santos??