Alex HOUGH, brother of Ned (RIP). We published of 49 editions Bomb Magazine between 1993 and 1999. Working on a 50th as associate artist with Centre Space Arts.
Just been at the school where my mum Connie Isakofsky, went 100 years ago. My bro and I were opening their new playground. They have a little exhibit in the school with Mum’s class photo.
We talk about how it got some of its collections, the ridiculous feast put on for James I by the Merchant Tailors, the importance of the author’s voice when it comes to writing cookery books, & Elizabeth David’s Fanny Cradock avoidance techniques, amongst many other things.
The reviews for Sonic Pi v5 beta3 are starting to come in:
"I love the supersonic display. Quite mesmerising to watch"
"The additional features are marvellous. They make sense to me as a teacher"
"First impression: Phenomenal! A real joy to play with!"
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There’s a link between the spread of Nigel Farage’s evidence-free rabble-rousing and Michael Grade’s calamitous time at OfCom. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/s…
Gove faced with who he is: This would be entirely funny if his actions hadn’t been responsible for a nation’s economic and geopolitical ruin. Hislop catalogues Gove’s every crime from Brexit to the VIP PPI scandal and exposes the man’s moral bankruptcy.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council leader Cllr Jane Ashworth says she is feeling “embarrassed” after contractors were sent to paint keep clear road markings outside a school which no longer exists. bbc.in/42VJlDK
Depave this! And thousands more like it! The excellent Landscape Architecture Foundation has awarded a $25,000 research grant to habitat biologist Ted Labbe, and landscape architect Mary Pat McGuire, from Depave, to draw up a plan.
lafoundation.org/news/2026/0…
Staffordshire Day itself may have passed but a House of Commons marketplace exhibition and themed roundtables, the launch of the Staffy public art trail and a new ‘Made in Staffordshire’ quality accreditation scheme show the world that our creative county’s cultural and social-economic credentials extend far beyond its magic-making theme park.
#FollowStaffy#StaffordshireDay10
ALT A window recess with a mosaic mural of a cheery tree with the word 'Florist'.
ALT Three storey building with a central window on the second floor with a gabled roof. To the ground floor, two doors one to the left and one to the right, with a central window. Next door to the right is a black and white pub building.
"The streets, backs, courts, and beaches are not just places to play; they’re the crucibles where football’s future is forged"
Out 17 August via @PitchPublishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
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