#BookSky 💙 📚 @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social delve into the myth of arguably the most famous diamond in the world, Koh-i-Noor. A symbol of sovereignty and imperial power for centuries across India, Iran, Afghanistan and Britain. Who owned it? Is it cursed?

#FilmSky 🎥 Saturday night movie, Mystic River a thriller starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon and Lawrence Fishbourne, directed by Clint Eastwood. Both Penn and Robbins won Acting Oscars for their performances.

We saw some beautiful things in Alnwick today; No planes, but trains, automobiles and booze!

#FilmSky 🎥 In Taiwan in 1953, the Kuomintang regime has imposed a brutal martial regime, a time known as the White Terror. The hauntingly beautiful A Foggy Tale follows a young girl as she embarks on a perilous journey to earn funds to reclaim her brother's remains. (Currently on Netflix)

#BookSky 💙 📚 After Hunted, @radiomukhers.bsky.social has written another unputdownable thriller, The Pinnacle. Set in Mumbai with a cast of Bollywood stars, gangsters, grifters, thugs, a washed up American and some whip smart characters all caught up in the murder of a Bollywood star.

I feel a Monty Python sketch coming on

Saw this on Substack

#BookSky 💙 📚 I'm re-reading Nadeem Aslam's 2017 novel, The Golden Legend. Set in a ficticious but authentic city in Pakistan the searingly beautiful book tells the story of people caught up in events caused by extremism, intolerance & secrets. An excellent examination of contemporary Pakistan.

#BookSky 💙 📚 In How Music Works, David Byrne writes about creating, making, recording, performing and selling music, and explores some of the theory and science of music, it's a celebration of music's life-affirming power.

Spain ruin Bastille Day with a dominant display against France who were disappointing after playing so well throughout the tournament. #WorldCup

#MusicSky #NowPlaying #Vinyl More soul for a summer Sunday evening Whats Going On from the incomparable Marvin Gaye

#MusicSky #NowPlaying #Vinyl Some blue-eyed soul for a summer evening to wind down the weekend. Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs (such a fantastic name!) from 1976. Includes What Can I Say, What Do You Want The Girl To Do, Lowdown, Lido Shuffle

#BookSky 💙 📚 B R Ambedkar is best known today as the chief architect of the Constitution of India. His opposition to Gandhi, his repudiation of caste & Untouchability, & his belief that Hinduism needed reform is now less well known. This edition includes an introductory essay by Arundhati Roy.

I disagreed with just about everything she represented, but nobody deserves to die like this www.itv.com/news/2026-07...

#FoodSky Gooseberry chilli relish on the go.

#FoodSky Its that time of year again. Some fantastic soft fruit is grown in Scotland, so we've just been on our first Pick Your Own outing of the summer. Jams, jellies, relish, liquers coming soon!

Belgium 4, USA 1

#MusicSky #NowPlaying #Vinyl Shake Some Action by Flamin Groovies. The classic 1976 album by a band that should have been much bigger than their cult status. (They play Edinburgh in September, really looking forward to seeing them again). #FlaminGroovies

#WhiskySky meets #WorldCup 12 year old Glendronach to accompany Brazil v Norway

#FoodSky Sunday dinner, really simple, really quick but very tasty Ribeye steak and salad

If, like me, you think there's not enough football on TV just now, check out this mini series about one of the most outrageously talented footballers to grace the game in the past 30 years, Ronaldinho Gaucho

#FilmSky 🎥 #Football #WorldCup Kylian Mbappé is already a football superstar and was a World Cup winner at 19 years of age. This film looks at his background, the successes and setbacks that have made him one the best footballers around. Now on iPlayer.

#FoodSky The pork belly didn't have the fat for crackling, but the fennel and coriander seed crust worked well. (Based on an old River Cottage recipe)

Will Tommy "Ten Names" Robinson and Nigel Farage condemn all Ulster Protestants and have vigilantes attack their homes?

#FoodSky My daughter treated me to a sumptuous Father's Day lunch at Fishers on the Shore in Leith

#MusicSky #NowPlaying #Vinyl Seven Psalms is a very different kind of record from Australian gothic rock legend Nick Cave. Seven spoken word tracks of religious yearning & faith accompanied by almost ambient music arrangements with an instrumental only version on side 2 of this 10" album

#FilmSky 🎥 A piano tuner finds he has a talent for safe cracking. Much more than a heist movie, we thought this was entertaining and tense.

#BookSky 💙 📚 Janes Kelman's Kieron Smith, boy is a monologue by the titular character. Its an authentic telling of growing up in Glasgow with its frustrations, injustices, excitements, battles, & adventures as he runs, dodges & climbs through early adolescence.

#BookSky 💙 📚 I collected this earlier today, The Pinnacle by @radiomukhers.bsky.social I think I'll save this for reading on holiday next month. We love the Wyndham & Bannerjee series and Hunted, his first standalone thriller, was an unputdownable thriller

That's one happy bookie!