June Hill
@junehill.bsky.social
Notes from a small flat - curator, writer, Bradfordian, person of faith.
“We’ve all been through changes and hardships that have shaped who we are: I think that’s why the Bendy Tree has struck a chord with people…”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bendy elm still standing against all odds crowned UK tree of the year
Hundred-and-fifty-year-old Wych elm in Newcastle, Co Down has grown sideways owing to strong winds
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2026 at 6:16 AM
“We’ve all been through changes and hardships that have shaped who we are: I think that’s why the Bendy Tree has struck a chord with people…”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Some good news here www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Incredibly encouraging’: healing the scars of traditional anchors in Dorset’s seagrass meadows
Eco-moorings restore seagrass in just five years, boosting sealife such as seahorses, eels and crabs
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Some good news here www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Something to visit - curated by friend and all round good egg Az Crawford. Long loved Enid Marx’s work . Glad it’s getting attention www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Enid Marx: the maverick textile artist who changed tube commutes for ever
Her fabric designs jazzed up the London Underground and though Queen Elizabeth II rejected her idea for a stamp, her work made a permanent cultural imprint, as a new exhibition reveals
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Something to visit - curated by friend and all round good egg Az Crawford. Long loved Enid Marx’s work . Glad it’s getting attention www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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For over a decade we've tracked missiles, exposed poisoners, and followed the evidence. No paywall. No anonymous sources. No government funding. Just public-interest journalism. Today we launch Bellingcat Membership to maintain our independence. Support our work:
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June 29, 2026 at 12:22 PM
For over a decade we've tracked missiles, exposed poisoners, and followed the evidence. No paywall. No anonymous sources. No government funding. Just public-interest journalism. Today we launch Bellingcat Membership to maintain our independence. Support our work:
www.bellingcat.com/donate/?utm_...
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Hadn’t quite appreciated how many favourite films fell into this category. Perhaps just missing ‘You Can’t Take It With You’… www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ruby Hamilton · At the Movies: Screwball Comedies
Screwballs aren’t miserabilist-humanist comedies about learning to revel in imperfection; they’re comedies of...
www.lrb.co.uk
June 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Hadn’t quite appreciated how many favourite films fell into this category. Perhaps just missing ‘You Can’t Take It With You’… www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
When lockdown started, he did iPad paintings of his garden and sent them by email in a simple attempt to spread some cheer...He was offering these unforced observations of nature as some evidence of hope and happiness in a world that had battened down its hatches… www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘His last kiss to the world’: David Hockney’s return to Yorkshire triggered a glorious reawakening
When the artist came home from LA, it seemed like a retirement. But it heralded an astonishing new chapter. Our critic remembers their thrilling dinners together – and the dazzling new works that arri...
www.theguardian.com
June 15, 2026 at 7:21 AM
When lockdown started, he did iPad paintings of his garden and sent them by email in a simple attempt to spread some cheer...He was offering these unforced observations of nature as some evidence of hope and happiness in a world that had battened down its hatches… www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Such sad news but what a legacy he's left us www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Revolutionary British artist David Hockney dies aged 88
Bradford painter whose sun-kissed visions of California broke world records at auction has died
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Such sad news but what a legacy he's left us www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘The painted lines are arranged horizontally and are equidistant from one another, indicating a deliberate and structured pattern.” The paint was also applied by finger, the research showed…’ www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art
Scientific dating proves streaks on walls of Bacon Hole, near the Mumbles in south Wales, is Palaeolithic rock art
www.theguardian.com
June 1, 2026 at 7:10 AM
‘The painted lines are arranged horizontally and are equidistant from one another, indicating a deliberate and structured pattern.” The paint was also applied by finger, the research showed…’ www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
I’ve signed a letter calling for Andy Burnham to clarify his views on control or ownership of public services. Can you sign and share it as well?
weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign...
Add your name to our open letter to Andy Burnham
Public control is not public ownership. Andy Burnham must clarify that he backs public ownership of life's essentials.
weownit.org.uk
May 22, 2026 at 7:17 AM
I’ve signed a letter calling for Andy Burnham to clarify his views on control or ownership of public services. Can you sign and share it as well?
weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign...
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'Beltsville Agricultural Research Centre', Maryland - I was privately commissioned to memorialise the BARC by a past employee after learning it will be shut down by the USDA after over 100 years of research. They wanted to focus of this aerial embroidery to be the field plots... 1/3 (see thread)
May 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
'Beltsville Agricultural Research Centre', Maryland - I was privately commissioned to memorialise the BARC by a past employee after learning it will be shut down by the USDA after over 100 years of research. They wanted to focus of this aerial embroidery to be the field plots... 1/3 (see thread)
A sign that always grabs my attention….
May 16, 2026 at 10:20 AM
A sign that always grabs my attention….
More here… bylinetimes.com/2026/05/14/1...
10,000 People Sign Official Petition Demanding Government End ‘Capture of UK Democracy by Media Billionaires’
Ministers will be forced to respond to the proposals for a new 'Media Sovereignty Act' after campaigners passed a key threshold
bylinetimes.com
May 15, 2026 at 7:00 AM
More here… bylinetimes.com/2026/05/14/1...
Please consider signing this petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Petition: Ban foreign media ownership, enact a social media levy & new regulatory reform
Pass law to ban foreign & offshore ownership of UK media, enact a social-media levy to distribute media ownership across society & fund independent, local & cooperative-owned media. We believe democra...
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May 15, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Please consider signing this petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Voting open until 7 June britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk
Home - Britain’s Favourite Butterfly
Flashy, adventurous or fantastically freaky. Britain has 60 native butterflies, each with their own story. Explore what makes them unique.
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May 15, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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“Reading children’s literature in adulthood isn’t just a nostalgia impulse”—it’s a way to nudge the mind toward openness, playfulness, and active engagement, Anna Holmes writes:
What Adults Lose When They Put Down Children’s Books
Grown-ups who dismiss literature for kids aren’t just snobbish—they’re missing out.
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May 11, 2026 at 5:15 AM
“Reading children’s literature in adulthood isn’t just a nostalgia impulse”—it’s a way to nudge the mind toward openness, playfulness, and active engagement, Anna Holmes writes:
What more could one want?
May 4, 2026 at 10:09 AM
What more could one want?
“My work always bridges to something,” he says. “Being open to connecting with others is so important.” www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Next stop – infinity! My transcendental experience on Japan’s ‘art island’ guided by its master Lee Ufan
Is this the ultimate location for contemplative art? Our writer travels to the legendary island of Naoshima – and meets the great creator of its most spellbinding works. Will he step through the arch ...
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2026 at 7:08 AM
“My work always bridges to something,” he says. “Being open to connecting with others is so important.” www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
“…but a dissident has to think like this, has to believe that through their own behavior they have the capacity to unmake and remake the world.” www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...
If You Want a Better World, Act Like You Live in It
We’ve had Henry David Thoreau the environmentalist, the libertarian, the life coach. To understand his influence, think of him first as a dissident.
www.theatlantic.com
April 30, 2026 at 7:07 AM
“…but a dissident has to think like this, has to believe that through their own behavior they have the capacity to unmake and remake the world.” www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...
Ted’s back! August 5th… tv.apple.com/gb/clip/a-wo...
Ted Lasso – Official Trailer – Apple TV
Ted Lasso · Trailer
tv.apple.com
April 29, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Ted’s back! August 5th… tv.apple.com/gb/clip/a-wo...