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A reminiscence from my Oxford undergraduate days: Watching J.R.R. Tolkien summon Henry.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/writing-2/2026/03/day-i-saw-tolkien-summon-henry

#Tolkien #Memoir #Oxford #Merton

I think the #bandstand session on Sunday 23rd is on. https://michaelgrr.wordpress.com/2026/07/25/bandstand-session-sunday-26-7/

#Oxford #FlorencePark #folksession

DRC Ebola Outbreak Passes 5,200 Cases, 2,478 Dead

WHO warns of 'exceptional pace' as Bundibugyo Ebola strain spreads across six DRC provinces with no approved vaccine available

https://pulseofnations.lol/drc-ebola-outbreak-passes/

#DrCongo #Ebola #EbolaVaccine #Health #Oxford #Pandemic #Who

We joined Albert Lauber, Owner + Chocolatier at Neuchatel Chocolates, on his factory floor in #Oxford, Pa. Surrounded by the irresistible sights and aromas of #chocolate being made, we spoke with Albert about the craft + business behind it all. He explained how he transforms Swiss chocolate into delicious truffles – and how he makes his own chocolate from Philippine cocoa beans. We explored industry trends, challenges of managing a factory + sourcing local ingredients.

https://startlocal.co/making-the-finest-chocolates-with-albert-lauber/

Reform’s new economic adviser - another #Oxford alumnus - has called for end of pensioners’ triple lock.

That'll go down well with the hard of thinking geriatrics who support the Farage 🐸 Fan Club.

So will his previous advocacy of privatising the #NHS.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/20/reform-economic-adviser-mitchell-palmer-end-pensioners-triple-lock

#ReformUK #UK_politics

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐝🌸 #Pollen is #plant reproductive material more than bee food, so its amino acid mix doesn’t match #honeybee needs.

Bees adjusted how much they ate to keep nutrients balanced. In the hive, nurse #bees blend diverse pollens into bee #bread and royal #jelly, a #diet far closer to what #larvae require.

👉 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260819041237.htm

#science #nutrition #biodiversity #nature #biology #pollinators #animals #insects #wildlife #research #oxford

#Oxford #recycling RedZone: turns out that the year plan we printed in April contained an error offsetting the cycle from the first week of August onwards. Council quietly corrected it online without telling us ... https://www.oxford.gov.uk/downloads/file/4098/recycling-and-waste-collection-guide-for-april-2026-to-march-2027 Will probably catch out others as well when coming back from hols and out of the habit of the two-week cycle.

REVIEW: Megan’s by the Spires opens in former Jamie’s Italian on George Street with a vibrant Eastern Mediterranean offering. We popped in for breakfast! https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/12418/ #GeorgeStreet #MediterraneanRestaurant #MediterraneanRestaurants #Megan's #Megan'sByTheSpires #oxford

REVIEW: Megan’s by the Spires opens in former Jamie’s Italian on George Street with a vibrant Eastern Mediterranean offering. We popped in for breakfast!

#dining #cooking #diet #food #Breakfast #Italianbreakfast #breakfast #Georgestreet #Italia #Italian #italiano #italy #Megan's #Megan'sbytheSpires #oxford
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2776174/review-megans-by-the-spires-opens-in-former-jamies-italian-on-george-street-with-a-vibrant-eastern-mediterranean-offering-we-popped-in-for-breakfast/

REVIEW: Megan’s by the Spires opens in former Jamie’s Italian on George Street with a vibrant Eastern Mediterranean offering. We popped in for breakfast! https://www.diningandcooking.com/2776174/review-megans-by-the-spires-opens-in-former-jamies-italian-on-george-street-with-a-vibrant-eastern-mediterranean-offering-we-popped-in-for-breakfast/ #breakfast #GeorgeStreet #Italia #Italian #ItalianBreakfast #italiano #italy #Megan's #Megan'sByTheSpires #oxford

Zero context curiosty question for UK / English peeps:

"Orion by the Sea"

Mean anything to you?

REVIEW: Newly opened Sicilian bakery and pizzeria Aromi in Oxford packs a pizza punch https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/11873/ #Aromi #oxford #Pizzeria #Pizzerias #Sicilian #StMichaelsStreet

What the fuck #oxford? Nobody with a sane mind can watch this and say this is a normal debate.

https://www.civitatis.com/es/londres/oxford-stratford-upon-avon-cotswolds-warwick/?aid=112076

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Ein Buch, welches eine Welt konstruiert, die es so zumindest teilweise ja auch gab, und einen bekannten Mythos als Handlungstrang benutzt.
#2026reads #bookstodon #buch #Fantasy #Kolonialismus #Magie #Oxford

https://www.skriptbu.de/2026/08/13/r-f-kuang-babel/

Road Trip: Chasing the Blues through Mississippi and Beyond – Garden & Gun https://www.allforgardening.com/1928794/road-trip-chasing-the-blues-through-mississippi-and-beyond-garden-gun/ #Birmingham #FoodDrink #GardeningMississippi #memphis #mississippi #Missouri #music #oxford #travel

Weil 2 Studenten 1355 nicht mit der Qualität des Weins in der Swindlestock Tavern in #Oxford zufrieden waren, kam es zum Streit mit dem Wirt. Andere Studenten und Bürger griffen ein. In der Folge fanden über 90 Menschen den Tod.

#Geschichte #Alkohol

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aufruhr_am_Sankt-Scholastika-Tag

#oxford: #headington #Shark turns 40 today. https://www.headington.org.uk/shark/