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Vienna U-Bahn vending machine. Spot the odd one out.

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Rathaus ice rink.

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Letter from Sir John Gielgud, from the Coward archive After Gielgud was arrested on 20 October 1953 under anti-homosexuality laws Coward wrote to Gielgud. We have his reply, where he thanks Coward for his kind words. October 22nd, 1953 #LGBThistorymonth #Usualise #LGBTQIA #educateOUTprejudice

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Beautiful but cold (-6°C) dog walk up to am Himmel this morning. Terrific silvered and golden ephemeral views over Vienna.

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Gregory https://www.wikiart.org/en/david-hockney/gregory-1982

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A very melodramatic evening at the Wiener Staatsoper with Verdi’s, Il Trovatore. The takeaway being one must be more careful just whose child you’re actually throwing onto the fire that‘s consuming your mother for being a witch. A valuable lesson for us all I fear … 📸 Wiener Staatsoper

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Such beautiful rendering of light.

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For LGBT+ History Month. Secrets, Lies and the Cambridge Spies: Anglo-Irish queer social connections of Sir Anthony Blunt. (1.) 🧵

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How can we trace same-sex relationships in rural archives, when love letters were heavily euphemistic or burned after reading? For LGBTQ+ History Month, Tim Jerrome shares his research into queer rural relationships: from his first find, to the challenges faced. merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...

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According to my grandmother I had two very naughty great-uncles. I’m not sure exactly what they did, but they both had some kind of name and shame punishment at the foot of the Bargate. This would have been in the late 20s/early 30s. She said it was a flogging, but could this be true?

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#OnThisDay Design For Living opened on Broadway, 1933, starring Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt and Coward The play premiered on Broadway partly because the play's subject, a complicated three way romance, was thought unacceptable to the censor in Britain #noelcoward #sirnoelcoward #TheatreSky

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youtu.be/2mjfLecdKVo?... This is hilarious.

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I would love to see this exhibition.

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Beautifully cold this morning. Frost and snow crystals clung to vine trellis giving them the appearance of spider threads.

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I love her work. Her former studio in St Ives is superb.

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Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy https://www.wikiart.org/en/david-hockney/mr-and-mrs-clark-and-percy-1971

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The cloud cover not so low this morning.

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The touch of Jack. Happy New Year everyone.

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The first true cold of the season greeted me for my dog walk this morning. -4°C. Lovely.

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podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g... I stumbled across this fascinating seasonal podcast of one of my favourite Christmas records, the history of Judy Garland’s, ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’, and all its many—some questionable—interpretations.

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My Parents http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hockney-my-parents-t03255

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BBC Radio 4 Extra is celebrating Coward's 125th birthday with a series of ten plays starring Peggy Ashcroft, Paul Scofield, Patricia Routledge, Miriam Margolyes, Martin Jarvis, Anna Massey and Ian Holm amongst others

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This is our first BlueSky post! Let Twitter/X friends know that we've moved - and if you want to know more about the International E. M. Forster Society, do drop us a message or check out our website here: society.emforster.de

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The Christmas market at Schönbrunn palace—the former summer residence of the Hapsburg monarchy—has raised its game. Very impressive, and a good one for foodies and families. A marked improvement on previous years.

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Who would have thought that by posting a tasteful nude by Paul Gauguin it would land me in so much hot water with the bsky censor. Absolutely ridiculous.

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‘Gauguin Unexpected’ exhibition at the Kunstforum Wien. A major retrospective of his work in one of my favourite galleries that used to be a bank. Sublime colours.

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It’s up! Probably my best tree ever. Merry Christmas everyone.

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'St Nicholas by his prayers maketh the storm to cease' A characterful panel by Burlison & Grylls, 1920 at Great Whelnetham, Suffolk. It's part of the war memorial window. Today's the feast of St Nicholas. Great Whelnetham: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/gwhelnetham....

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As we enter Advent, a reminder that Dickens' inspiration for Scrooge was said, in part, to have been John Elwes, who was elected MP for Berkshire in December 1772. Elwes: "would eat his provisions in the last stage of putrefaction sooner than have afresh joint from the butcher's" #HistParl

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A bit foggy this morning. Bare winter stems and trees always put me in mind of Arthur Rackham’s illustrations, particularly the fairy tales. He captured them superbly, usually with the right amount of unease to heighten expectations.

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Tripping over great art exhibitions at the moment. These are from the Rembrandt at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien. His portraits and self-portraiture are intensely captivating. I found his late self-portrait especially moving. His brushwork is more expressive and fluid which I liked very much.

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Yes … it’s that time again. Probably the book I’ve read most often, as it’s become part of my personal Christmas tradition. I read it most years, and never tire of it.

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Aldeburgh, Eric Ravilious, 1938. This is one of a series of Ravilious’ work depicting bathing machines on Aldeburgh beach in #Suffolk. The original artwork is in a private collection. #Ravilious

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And one of Café Landtmann for good measure, situated across the road from the Rathaus.

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The tree is particularly fine this year.

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First Christmas market of the season: Rathaus, Vienna. The best for lights, and probably the biggest and most commercial. Advisable to go early because the closer to Christmas you can’t move for people.

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At the Musikverein last night to hear Beethoven performed by the Orchestre des Champs-Elysées in the Golden Salon, famed for its acoustics and New Year’s Day concerts. The choral mass was particularly stirring, leaving me to question, did Beethoven ever pen a bum note?

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