Shocked to hear David Hockney has died. His huge achievement was to make serious painting look effortless. He carried forward one of the most sustained investigations into vision, space and representation by any post-war artist. British art has lost a giant.

What British people have in their freezers: -Frozen peas (some in a bag, some rolling around loose) -Full bag of oven chips -Another bag with three oven chips left in it -Tupperware half-filled with unidentified brown stuff -Half a scoop of mash potato that you saved for some reason -An empty box that used to contain ice lollies that fools you every time you look in it but you still don’t throw it away -Bag of hash browns -Some sort of meat joint (possibly lamb) from 2014 -A near-empty ice cream tub -Something that might be chilli or might be bolognese but you didn’t label it -Some party food from three Christmases ago -An empty bag that used to contain ice cubes -A pack of chicken or fish that you needed to eat but you chucked it in the freezer because you ordered a takeaway instead -One drawer that doesn’t open anymore

The one and only @prince passed away on the 21st of April 2016. He will always be loved and will never be forgotten. He will live forever in the phenomenal music that he blessed the world with. #Prince

#BBCSkyAtNight is back and we launched with a cracker! #Artemis II 🚀, #Science from the dark side of the #Moon 🌑, and the inside story on #lunar missions. Catch the repeat tonight at 11:30pm on #BBC4 or watch now on @BBCiPlayer #SpaceScience @NASA @esa bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

Arts and culture aren’t a luxury for a privileged few. They are for everyone, everywhere. That’s why we're announcing a massive £128 million injection into 130 local museums, libraries, and arts venues to protect them for future generations 🔗 gov.uk/government/news/130-c…

Can’t believe @thetimes managed to get the Artemis splashdown onto its Saturday edition front page, and into shops in time. It only happened after 1am this morning! Properly impressive.

I figured out why the Artemis stream felt so different It's because for the first time in decades, we collectively witnessed something that was untouched by politics, celebrities and influencers

UK band linked to Artemis II's toilet trouble bbc.in/47Skh3q

The ultimate (space) road trip playlist 🎧 The Artemis II astronauts talk about the process of picking their wake-up songs and share their favorite songs from the mission. Listen to the songs in our Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/user/nasasp…

Music and dance fun as folk festival returns to city ift.tt/DXUO9oH

This Saturday 11 April! Join us for OMS Live with Manchester's awesome Sweet Gene Oxford's Blue Bayou Suspire at James St Tavern Oxford #gigs #oxfordgigs - tickets: wegottickets.com/event/69672…

How it started vs. how it's going:

It isn’t selfish to care about yourself, it’s essential. #WorldHealthDay

A little piece of country tranquility. Witney, Oxfordshire, this morning. #Witney #Oxfordshire #Spring

Indie band Beaker on returning after 25 years bbc.in/4dscywE

We’re over the Moon as the Spring edition of OMS Mag is rocketing through Space straight to you! Krust-werk! Issue 67 features Baguette-core act No Worries If Not, Record Store Day, Flow Records, The Samurai Seven, Stornoway, news, reviews & lots more 🚀back2left.co.uk

Have the lambs stopped screaming, Clarice?

Today is Tolkien Reading Day! Founded by the Society and held on 25 March, the date the Ring was destroyed, Tolkien Reading Day is an opportunity to read your favourite Tolkien passages. This year's theme is "Unlikely Heroes" - what will you be reading? tolkiensociety.org/2026/03/t…

Arts centre to officially open this April with a day of free events ift.tt/96IqsHp

Great news, great guy and great for Oxford!