In this coming @ftweekend.com I have reviewed the edition (from Aperture) of the Diaries of the great photographer Josef Koudelka. For anyone interested in photography it is a must read …
Richard Ovenden
I wrote about the democratic deficit created by politicians using ephemeral messaging systems in @financialtimes.com back in 2020 - dismayed that the problem hasnt been dealt with by the Cabinent Office. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Richard Ovenden
It’s all kicking off in @bodleian.ox.ac.uk MS. Bodley 264
Happy birthday Alan (seen here in 2016 with Maggie’s Smith) @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Here is my original article giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Ephemeral messages remove scrutiny from government
Buttercups appearing on Port Meadow
Some, but not many tickets left for this coming Friday's 'Wealth of Nations at 250' free event @bodleian.ox.ac.uk with Profs Joseph Stiglitz, Emma Rothschild, Sir Paul Collier, and Baronness Dambisa Moyo ... while stocks last ... visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2026/m...
On Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday I share these photos (by Martin Parr) of him and Stephen Hawking at the opening of the Weston Library @bodleian.ox.ac.uk in 2015 - a career highlight. Happy Birthday Sir David!
Richard Ovenden
The lack of record in affairs of state is a concern both for now and future historians
The Muses have returned @bodleian.ox.ac.uk! On show from next week in the Weston before going onto the roof of the Clarendon Building! Can and get up close and personal with them before they go aloft!
Great to see the fabulous new book, 'Prophecy: Prediction, power and the fight for the future' by @carissaveliz.bsky.social cited by @gilliantett.bsky.social in her column in @financialtimes.com giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
The sector is expanding at breakneck speed in the US
