My dad's photo of the Soviet War memorial in Berlin, with the ruins of the Reichstag behind it. He took the photograph in 1948. And my photograph of it, taken today. The Reichstag hidden by trees grown since. An oddly moving experience to be where he was nearly 80 years later.
Trabant safari!
Thank you! A bit of confidence goes a long way…
Sometimes the process of writing in an academic or professionalised way can feel remote from the kind of stuff you actually want to be writing…
My latest substack: introducing Couch to 100k – some non-fiction writing tips from me to help you on your way open.substack.com/pub/johngrin...
Tips for geeks, I mean non-fiction writers – the first in a series
It’s World Migratory Bird Day, so let’s talk about Bar-tailed Godwits. These shorebirds are about the size of a pigeon, and every year tens of thousands of them make their annual autumn migration around this time.
Doctor Who in the realm of the senses ("Aiee, no! Corridor!"), Richard Briers in Board Game Hell, Jesus Christ in dungarees and Aylesbury's finest musician in a tussle with gravity. Cor baby, that's issue three! open.substack.com/pub/historyo...
This boy can do no wrong tonight! He has the Midas touch!
Won the Euromillions. All £5 of it
Spectacular
About time. There are currently 1,626 buildings identified as having life-critical fire safety risks that will be remediated by developers. Remediation has only been completed on 410 of them and has not even started on 857 on.ft.com/4h06ydK
Government will say developers must start work on unsafe tower blocks within 18 months