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The Metro Bank one day men’s cricket is so much fun. Lancashire did well against the Outlaws today (with Verreynne making a good effort to parry). Comparison is often a fool’s errand but I do wish the series was promoted as much as e.g. the Hundred.

Obsessed once again with UNYAZI, the haunting album by Jabulile Majola and Yoav. It’s heartfelt Zulu folk and I can’t recommend it enough. NYONI YAMI is so so beautiful it aches. youtube.com/watch?v=YtHD...

I cried for Cape Verde and Senegal. Cried for Australia and England. The blatant favouritism to that team-that-shall-not-be-mentioned has been embarrassing. We are all Spain 🇪🇸 on this blessed day lol. Phew. Till the next World Cup…I’m back to the lower-adrenaline Cricket Hundred.

Hear me out. Instead of a useless 3rd place decider match at the World Cup, have an exhibition game day b4 the Final. Btwn the fan-fav for that WC (eg Cape Verde) vs a mixed team made up from volunteers from eliminated teams. Rope in corporate sponsorships on jerseys, donations to youth sport etc.

Well…that was a valiant ride. 😭 So close to the WC Final. Sorry, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. Hope springs eternal so next time!

This is a set of frames of the surface of Comet 67P taken by the Rosetta mission on 1 June 2016. The particles in the foreground are bits of dust and ice or cosmic rays effects. The "waterfall" of points moving in the background are stars.

‘Out of Time’ (2021) on Prime 🇬🇧. Highly entertaining, enthusiastic acting and chemistry by Nadège August and Blake Boyd. It’s a lower-budget sci-fi that outperforms; the production does a lot with a little. Lots of fun if you go with the flow. Sequel, please? Images: www.imdb.com/title/tt7682...

Astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole fleeing its home galaxy at 900+ kilometers per second, heading off alone into intergalactic space. I feel you, friend. 🧪🔭 www.sciencealert.com/jwst-confirm...

Well done the Lionesses! Euro 2025 football champions. What a great match. Woo…I’ve got to take a walk to calm down after those last few minutes and penalties.

Incredible.

Images like this are wondrous. How nonsensical our little concerns will be in the end. It’s comforting in a way.

St. Ives Bay by John Miller, 1998 British, 1931-2002 Oil on canvas

Watching #vitalityblast #T20 #cricket. Tense last few minutes btwn Notts Outlaws and Yorkshire. The local county feeds are excellent and occasionally delightfully quixotic. The production values of the YouTube live feeds are also first tier (not watching on Sky as I am a frugal jerk, lol).

Untitled (Landscape with Car) | Alex Katz 1954 #PopArt

I can’t believe I missed this film first time round. ‘The Creator’ is beautiful, original, discomforting, and thought provoking. Extraordinary sci-fi. Extraordinary writing & production. I rarely post but when I do, believe me, it’s because something is incredible…and this movie is incredible. Wow.

Painting, November 20, 1956 by Pierre Soulages, 1956 #artbots #guggenheim https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137656

Oh, this is so pretty!

Conclave. Superb movie. 10/10

A minimalistic piece for moon lovers. Not my usual style, but this is what resonated with me this Monday. Sometimes, simplicity speaks the loudest. Hope it brings a little wonder to your day...

“You don't need to predict the future. Just choose a future…and make the kind of prediction that will alter human emotions and reactions…” Isaac Asimov Art: What You Think You See, Toyin Ojih Odutola

Listening to Sting’s 1999 album ‘Brand New Day’ after a couple of years. So good. Every song is a perfect mood. He’s the ultimate musical artist.

Fossárdalur beneath Háifoss Waterfall. The scenery is stunning even on a rainy day. #Iceland 🇮🇸 #landscapephotography #ThePhotoHour #StormHour #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin Arts Collective Member 📷 My contribution to #Stunday

SLUGGO’S BEATNIK SUNDAY

Peter De Wint, Scene on the Beach at Ventnor, 1816 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1127308

Six Nations Rugby France v Scotland…I can’t believe Mauvaka got away without a red. If an intentional off the ball headbutt on a player who is on the ground isn’t a red then what is? 😑 ugh

Now this is decency. So proud of Starmer who is rising to the occasion after the loathsome last few days. Brave and exhausted Zelensky lighting up at the warmth of the PM’s greeting was wonderful. Great pic by Reuters.

'Ultimate Joy', painting by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian painter who uses the techniques of pointillism #womensart

“That's the signpost up ahead—your next stop, the Twilight Zone.”

How lovely…

A 360-degree view of the Moon's surface in high resolution captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. Credit: LRO/ASU/NASA

Small canvas, tiny palette knife, acrylic

“We are the scatterlings of Africa, both you and I…” One of the greatest albums ever by Juluka back in the early 80’s. We dreamed then of a better world. A brotherhood of Mankind. Nothing is impossible.

Diversity was God’s idea.

William Edward Frost, Warrior Seated at a Table, https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1113839

Beautiful. Reminiscent of Sydney Nolan’s ‘Central Australia’ which was also painted in 1950. I wonder if the two artists overlapped somehow?

Motherland…. Apollo 17’s original Blue Marble.

Rewatching Star Trek Voyager for the umpteenth time. Perfection. Ahh…to be part of Captain Janeway’s crew!

Etiyé Dimma Poulsen, Ethiopian-born, Danish sculptor #womensart

Amy Sherald, Girl in Purple Dress, 2016 #womensart