Henry Scowcroft

oh-henry.bsky.social

16 October 2026 08:54

Love that this still gets read - my first ever pitch to an editor! Depressing, however, that basically nothing has changed.

Katharine Hayhoe

katharinehayhoe.com

13 October 2026 13:21

(And why the arts are so essential to casting the vision of a better future we need to move towards! Because, contrary to conventional wisdom, motivation that’s only based on running away from an apocalypse is unsustainable long term.)

Robert Saunders

robertsaunders.bsky.social

11 October 2026 15:51

Public executions were not abolished out of tenderness towards the criminal. They were abolished because of the effect on the people watching, and the dangers of making human death a source of commercial entertainment. Here's Charles Dickens in The Times, after witnessing an execution in 1849.

womensartbluesky.bsky.social

09 October 2026 17:46

Thank you for following WA! Have a great weekend 💙

Kevin Anderson

kevinclimate.bsky.social

07 October 2026 13:42

Thanks Barry for reminding of this - I completely forgot that I'd previously penned something explicit on individual and collective action as two sides of the same coin.