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22 June 1981 The Specials played performed The Butts stadium in Coventry. Photo shows five-year-old Melanie Staples (right), daughter of Neville Staples, with Michael Cummins (left) age 6 and Mark Domican, aged 7 (centre). #TwoToneTuesday #TheSpecials Photo: Bridgeman

'Her neck ten kisses long' First Fire, Dante Gabriel Rossetti rossettiarchive.iath.virginia.edu/docs/48-1871.a…

Love The Modernist Society's website, especially the shop. Fabulous set of posters on #Leeds the-modernist.org/collections/pr…

Friday tune Mental - Eels Had a stressful and infuriating day, so this is my choice. I love this band. 'They say I'm mental because I'm not amused by it all.' youtube.com/watch?v=YP3BOK…

Saturday morning reading, poetry-editing. Haven. Heaven.

Hat modelling, early 2000s

The ultimate strolling troubador ensemble and a reminder, as if needed, that they are one of the best rock'n'roll bands ever to bestride a stage - and writers of some of the best songs in the canon. #libertineslove bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

What must the tourists think....

Mother Jones broke the lead/violent crime correlation story back in 2013 Dorian Lynskey (re: Murderland) - so it's not that lead is the sole cause, but it was probably enough to turn a sociopath into a psychopath. The original is still a great read - motherjones.com/environment/20…

Derek Ridgers. Gary Oldman, London, 1985.

A house clearance of the highest order - davidlay.co.uk/news/life--art…

Friday tune Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness Not feeling sad, but melancholy always a breath away Lana hits that spot so perfectly. I love her. youtube.com/watch?v=nVjsGK…

I wonder if the Scotland rugby team call new Loosehead Prop McBeth by his name or just refer to him as 'The Scottish Player'?

Just finished 'Shifty' - the latest dystopian delight from Adam Curtis. As Lucy Mangan puts it perfectly - AC's 'compendium of documentaries I have unofficially entitled How Did Things Get So Shit? Let Me Explain in a Weirdly Uplifting Manner.' bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

God bless The Onion and all those it makes weep (with laughter)... status.news/p/the-onion-be…

My friend Jacques has a new photography website. Very ethereal, dreamy, soulful images. Take a look! jacquestutcher.photos