very sad at Dolly passing, she was a singular talent and a fabulous human being. I saw the BBC4 doc about her, Ronsdat and Harris a few week back - it was superb. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead
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mastodon 4.7.3Fly genetics & genome biologist. Currently head of Cambridge Genetics. Vinyl junkie,
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Award winning patisserie from Helensburgh https://www.theartistpatisserie.co.uk/general-3-1 a lemon cheesecake and Paris-Brest. Yum
@CellySally@biologists.social @steveroyle@biologists.social Gig. Smote❤️❤️ very loud, very heavy, very sublime😎
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@MCDuncanLab@mstdn.social in my view (as a longstanding T2D victim), better to reduce the frequency of desserts than compromise on the sugary goodness of a great custard. I will make pastis de nata ~ 3 or 4 times a year and do not compromise on the sugar 😎
@CellySally@biologists.social @steveroyle@biologists.social Acid Mothers Temple (90 min of unadulterated noise) supported by Fuzzy Lights at the Portland - ears still ringing 😎🙏🏽
We’re in Beşiktaş watching Fenerbahce v Beşiktaş bars rammed - flares on the go😎
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So if I understand this correctly, UK Universities can be fined £500K is they infringe "freedom of speech" legislation but it is fine for the government to ban individuals from protesting or entering the country - i.e. exercising their right to free speech.
Interesting article on records that inspired the Norman Records team. https://www.normanrecords.com/features/anniversary/the-records-that-made-us
Massive & very tasty Döner😋
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@steveroyle@biologists.social suspect stoppage time penalty. Me & thousands of locals thought he got the ball!
It’s the last of my 18 yr old Caol Ila☹️
Desperately demoralising for science in the USA but an elegant letter that is well worth reading. https://newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-a-nobel-prize-winning-immigrant?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&triedRedirect=true
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