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Some people clean their mirrors. Others take pretentious pictures for their imaginary album covers…

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Cat sack

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I met Dave Brubeck many years ago at a festival. I'd just bought a bag of chips and he said they looked nice so I offered him one... He took five.

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For some reason I'm very late to this, but April's #TerribleLizards is now out featuring the wonderful @dinochick.bsky.social talking to be and @iszi.com about her career and job as curator of Dinosaur National Monument: terriblelizards.libsyn.com/tls11e04-cur...

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I had a great time on the #TerribleLizards podcast talking with @davehone.bsky.social and @iszi.com about late Jurassic fossils! I appreciate them including me in their great series! Check it, & all their other episodes, out here: terriblelizards.libsyn.com/tls11e04-cur...

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podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t... Iszi @iszi.com guilted me into reposting this show. (Well, guilted is a strong interpretation, being as I’ve been enjoying the show all these years for free. Nudged might be a better term.) Iszi nudged me me into reposting this excellent show.

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Thrilled to see that City of Spies, The Time Machine Next Door: Rule Breakers and Kiwi Keepers and Rosie Raja: Undercover Codebreaker have been listed for this year's @histassoc.bsky.social Young Quills Award!🏆👏 www.history.org.uk/primary/news... @sufiyaahmed.bsky.social @iszi.com

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It’s a look

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With the trailers for both #WalkingWithDinosaurs and #JurassicWorld Rebirth apparently showing swimming Spinosaurus, I thought it might be time to go over why I think these animals were not good swimmers. After all, it's something I've written a fair bit about (with @arctomet.bsky.social) 1/many

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D&D night. Family dinner

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unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

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Who said fridges were frigid?

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SORRY. Sorry. Have we seen this incredible news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement

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Just smuggling Easter eggs💪… ignore Martin laughing at me.

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It’s a look

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I don’t accept cheap optimism. The light at the end of tunnel? Yes, it is probably another train coming towards us - Slavoj Zizek

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So today the full programme for this years Lyme Regis Fossil Festival has been published! I’ll be in the artists and museum quarter at the Hub with @kakapojay.bsky.social & @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social Super excited for @davehone.bsky.social and @iszi.com bringing Terrible Lizards live!! Rawr! 🏴‍☠️🖤🦖

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The Cursed Tomb by Iszi Lawrence, Illustrated by Elisa Paganelli A fantastic, page-turner of a novel! Review by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social @iszi.com #ElisaPaganelli @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #mg#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren

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The difference a haircut makes… teenage Iszi

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Best question I’ve ever been asked by a kid during an author visit to a primary school: “how come you’re so good looking?” 😎 She was 9 but that is still a win

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On 11 April, why not fill your Friday evening with some top-quality fun and laughter at Progress Theatre's comedy night. Your headliner is 'Razor-sharp' Darran Griffiths, with support from @darrenwalsh.co.uk . Hosted by regular MC and local fave @iszi.com buff.ly/fjB7CBq

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Office

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Joining me and @iszi.com in this month's episode on the #TerribleLizards #podcast is Andre Rowe talking about his research on the mechanics and behaviour of big carnivorous theropods. You know, the interesting dinosaurs (not like those boring hadrosaurs). terriblelizards.libsyn.com/tls11e03-t-r...

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Understated as always… me teaching history for @stroudbookfestival.bsky.social in Cam Everlands School. Links to my books: linktr.ee/ISZI

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Good thing @davehone.bsky.social and @iszi.com mentioned on Terrible Lizards that Berlin also has a cast of Dippy, might have missed a chance to go and say hello otherwise

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I'm catching up on the @iszi.com & @davehone.bsky.social Terrible Lizards podcast and have just got to the bit in season 11 ep 1 (Say My Name) where Dave discusses something I was - totally coincidentally - discussing last night. I often see YouTubers, podcasters and other ppl in #SciComm... cont

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Swan bum

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Tim, rabbits and grails… talking about the historical accuracy of Monty Python’s holy grail with Prof. Alice Taylor

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More #worldbookday viszits

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Nearly 1/2 way through world book day week

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Being a tit backstage

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Somethings that makes working in palaeontology, more of a living hell. People turning the field into a "boyish fandom"

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Just a reminder I guested on the ever wonderful Terrible Lizards podcast this week with @iszi.com and @davehone.bsky.social , talking about the nature of fandom and its relationship to palaeontology. And yes I mention transformers like 3 times terriblelizards.libsyn.com/tls11e02-din...

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"People like dinosaurs because dinosaurs are like superheroes" - Colin Trevorrow not being at all critical of this in the slightest, rather he’s embracing this

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Fantastic new episode of Terrible Lizards, @davehone.bsky.social and @iszi.com are joined by the wonderful @irishpalaeo.bsky.social talking toxicity in fandoms especially Palaeontology and Palaeomedia. Had a few chats myself with Mike about such things and experienced it too from a few people

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What’s that? Canon vs science? Or Dinos 🦖 vs Dragons 🐉? New #terriblelizards #podcast with @davehone.bsky.social terriblelizards.libsyn.com/tls11e02-din... #paleontology #dinosaurs

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#worldbookday visits begin…

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Very slow on the update here (I am rubbish at the socials) but this is a really great book and I really enjoyed getting to read it before it came out :) Congrats Iszi and thanks for letting me in on it!

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I cannot recall an edition of A Good Read that sped by so fast and so full of laughter.

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Yesterday I found cheese in my bed.

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Bursting with fascinating historical details #TheCursedTomb @iszi.com @bloomsburyed.bsky.social is a terrific tale that will excite KS2readers - it’s #RedReadingHub’s #kidlit #fiction book of the day reviewed now on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-cZH

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2 Pizzas (A blog from the archive) www.simondunn.me.uk?p=9793

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