‘If the painting was nothing more than a realistic portrait of an 18th-century Black scholar in his study, that would be extraordinary enough. It’s the earliest such image in Western art, the first self-presentation of a Black person as an intellectual.’
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To all the poets out there: I'm pulling together a new anthology for Macmillan, and I would love to read your submissions. If you've any poems about FEELINGS - joy, happiness, anxiety, sadness, etc - I'd love to hear from you! Please DM me.
As it's Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet (and comment) on this post if you see it, to help my bird account be seen! 🙏😀
To make it worth sharing, here's a tiny Goldcrest saying 'Hi' 😁😍
Thank you very much! ♥️
Don't miss 🌟 The Basics Day 🌟 — a day of workshops on three essential components of writing engaging fiction: dialogue, openings and world building. There will also panel discussion, Q&A about developing as a writer, agents and portfolio careers. t.ly/yPaSU
no matter how tired i get of all the ads, random men sharing their random opinions, the constant stream of garbage, the depressing breakdown of communication, and the fact that i often don’t know or care what’s going on, i’ll never stop reading ulysses
The one redeeming feature Johnson had. And he just abandons it like that. I didn’t think it was possible to have more contempt for this liar, fraud and boot-licker of tyrants and would-be tyrants, but there we are.
@BorisJohnson shared a "simple" recipe for ending the war with #Russia, which he thinks #Trump can/should use.
#Ukraine becomes a member of the #EU and #NATO, but instead recognizes #Russian-occupied territory before a full-scale invasion,gives #Putin an opportunity to show 🧵
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We are looking for an experienced and dynamic leader who is passionate about children’s and YA books and readers for our brilliant Communications team @MacmillanKidsUK If you think this could be you, we’d love to hear from you. Details below.
🚨 We're hiring a Communications Director for @MacmillanKidsUK 🚨
If you'd like to lead our award-winning MCB Marketing and Publicity teams, we'd like to hear from you.
Closing Date: 4 August 2024
All the details can be found 👇
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We have to agree with your wife. The tooth fairy, as your employee for tooth removal services, has the right to work with privacy. See relevant bit of our guidance below. ico.org.uk/for-organisations…
ALT Text reads: "This guidance is not relevant to people recording information in a personal or household context, unless there is professional or commercial activity. For example, you run a business from home. This guidance also covers you if you employ a visiting worker to your household, such as a nanny or tooth fairy, and monitor their activity routinely, or on an ongoing basis. "
The word tooth fairy has been scribbled in to the above paragraph and replaces the original word which was "gardener"