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Pretty damn excited (and not a little gobsmacked) that Taking Flight has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Trivedi Book Prize. royalsociety.org/grants-schemes…
Lev Parikian
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Lev Parikian
@LevParikian
Words, birds, music. Guardian Country Diary | Wainwright Prize longlist 2021 | Royal Society Science Book Prize Shortlist 2023 linktr.ee/levparikian
- Sitting and standing all day are both bad, which leaves lying down as the best option, which is what I’ve been saying for years.
- SCAM ALERT – IMPORTANT The cat has already been fed.
- ‘So, do you have any hobbies?’ ‘I do Italian on Duolingo. I’m on a 2,386-day streak.’ ‘Duemilatrecentottantasei giorni? È davvero impressionante!’ ‘Oh… no, sorry. I don’t speak Italian. I just do it on Duolingo.’
- Susie Dent is currently scouring the dictionary for a 15th-century word meaning ‘long overdue comeuppance’.
- The Bill Nighys are late this year, so it's good to see a few recent sightings. Do your bit to help this amazing species: – leave a cafe table & chair on the pavement – if you have the budget, hang a bespoke navy suit outside your house – keep your silk sock dispenser replenished
- Happy birthday Steve Reich appy Birthday Steve Reich H ppy Birthday Steve Reich Ha py Birthday Steve Reich Hap y Birthday Steve Reich Happ Birthday Steve Reich Happy Birthday Steve Reich Happy irthday Steve Reich Happy B rthday Steve Reich Happy Bi thday Steve Reich Happy Bir
- Oh bless you, Fitbit. I was conducting, not swimming. Waving, not drowning.
- The moment when you’re reading a book and the low sun casts a shadow of lavender and a floating bee on the empty page.
- Replying to @LevParikian and @teigngardenerThe civilised and polite exchange that followed deserves to be more widely shared, I reckon.
