"Artist Peter Cook grew a tree into a chair in 8 years by using shaping methods that constricted the direction of branch growth to make it grow in the shape he wanted" Not a weekend gardening project then 🌳 An interview with him here -

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INTERVIEW: Becky Northey and Peter “Pook” Cook on the Tree Shaping Art of Pooktre

As founders of a unique tree shaping method called Pooktre, Australia-based Becky Northey and Peter “Pook” Cook have gained international accla...

#Gardening #Trees #Art

Political parties banned from Manchester, London, Birmingham and Brighton Prides this year. See statement - #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransRights #UK

A shameless timeline cleanser to start your week better

"Instead of using actual spray cans, some artists are just cleaning dirt off of certain areas to make their masterpieces and they are calling it reverse graffiti" (This one is by Paul 'Moose' Curtis of the Reverse Graffiti Project ) #StreetArt

"What have you done!?!"

Did you know that David Zinn's little creatures even make waffles using the things they find on the pavement? I feel like I'd enjoy one this Sunday morning 🧇 #StreetArt #DavidZinn

"In the Irish language, the month of May is called Bealtaine after the old Celtic festival that marks the mid-point between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. May Day is Lá Bealtaine, one of the so-called Cross-Quarter Days that lie halfway between the equinoxes and solstices" ... And so our coffee shop has a "Bealtaine Blend" ☕ which for me means it's used in a beloved hand pour-over ... Good morning 🌞 #Coffeeshop #Coffee #Ireland

BMC Medical Research Methodology: "Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare"

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Critically appraising the cass report: methodological flaws and unsupported claims - BMC Medical Research Methodology

The Cass Review aimed to provide recommendations for the delivery of services for gender diverse children and young people in England. The final pr...

#UK #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Did you hear about the Roman Emperor who never aged after turning 19? His name was constant teen

#StreetArt for Caturday "The Giant Kitten". An amazing mural by Oriol Arumi in Torrefarrera, Cataluna, Spain. Backstory here:

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The Giant Kitten - STREET ART UTOPIA

Street Artist Oriol Arumi By Oriol Arumi at Torrefarrera Street Art Festival in Torrefarrera, Cataluna, Spain. Oriol Arumí (Vic, 31 October 1972) ...