#Midwinter

Folk Horror Magpie

folkhorrormagpi

I am drawn to Japanese folklore because their yōkai (spirits), far from being simple monsters, are multi-faceted characters. Yuki-onna (‘snow woman’), associated with midwinter and snowstorms, is both terrifying to

Philip Ardagh

PhilipArdagh

1/16 When writing a ‘definitive guide’ to anything, it’s inevitable that not everything can make it into the final book. When compiling 'The World of Moominvalley', we had to set

lucy 🍥

lucyamorris

30 y/o wisdom: i've learned that a really good litmus test of how someone will treat you is how they talk about other people in your presence 30 y/o wisdom:

McJulie is doing Mardi Gras

mcjulie

I think this is an interesting point of discussion, but my take is a bit different, coming at it from the opposite direction --https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/1337477594464149507 In that I think even religion

🎄tonty sopranty's gabba-yule🎄

alexeptable

HAPPY YULETIDE ALL AND WELCOME TO THE WEIRD CREATURES OF CHRISTMAS ADVENT TWEETS! 24 days of monsters and other general festive weirdos from winter traditions! Door no.1...Jólakötturinn! The giant

Mayukh Ghosh

stock_delivery

A thread on cricket history books.This is @rohithaashv's idea which came to me via @ovshake42.A few on general cricket history and then some more on the history in the major

madeline odent

oldenoughtosay

okay but let me explain something about medieval timekeepinghttps://twitter.com/sbuss/status/1371323426296668162 that was meant to be a one liner tweet but okay okay let me get coffee and I will explain because

WikiVictorian

wikivictorian

Victorian Christmas: A THREAD At the dawn of the 19th century, Christmas was hardly celebrated – at least, not in a way we would recognise today. Many businesses didn't

Albert Pinto

70sBachchan

There's a 1970s style energy crisis playing out in Japan, Korea & China with hardly any attention from rest of the world. Gas & coal supply shortages, spikes in demand

Madeleine Watts

madeleine_watts

I am flying back to Sydney for a little bit, and will be self-isolating from Thursday onwards. Given that I will not be able to do any bookselling at @mcnallyjackson

the Good Salt Witch

Good_Salt_Witch

They finally left the pavillion and the gathering behind when Tea Child, the only one of the People who had decided to come and join their Lodges, met with them

Tim Worthington

outonbluesix

In December 1995, Empire Magazine published their list of the 100 Greatest Films Ever Made.At the time I thought it was pretty much spot on. I'm not sure I'd feel

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