The Guardian

May 26

The Queen’s diamond jubilee: celebrate with a taste of the 1950s As the UK gears up for the jubilee celebrations we’ve found 10 places where you can embrace the style of the 50s, from kitsch caravans to vintage tearooms, retro festivals and a National Trust property frozen in time

The Queen’s diamond jubilee: celebrate with a taste of the 1950s

As the UK gears up for the jubilee celebrations we’ve found 10 places where you can embrace the style of the 50s, from kitsch caravans to vintage tearooms, retro festivals and a National Trust property frozen in time

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Alternative to THAT TIME cover. Photograph: Matthew Farrant for the Guardian Zoe Williams on the ‘feeding frenzy’ and the women daring to challenge the ‘breast is best’ orthodoxy: Leaving social policy and returning to the world, it is interesting to note that the standard advice is to breastfeed exclusively (“don’t rush to mush!”) for six months, and yet only half of mothers in the UK who start breastfeeding (an impressive 91%) continue past six weeks. So there’s this very trenchant public health message that the majority of people aren’t taking any notice of – in that regard, it’s a bit like the five-a-day message in adult nutrition (ie, we mainly ignore it), and yet it’s unlike the proscription of drink-driving, which has pretty good social penetration. The message I take from that is that we tend to supplement government advice with the evidence of our own five senses, and only when the two are in accord do we take it all that seriously.

Alternative to THAT TIME cover. Photograph: Matthew Farrant for the Guardian

Zoe Williams on the ‘feeding frenzy’ and the women daring to challenge the ‘breast is best’ orthodoxy:

Leaving social policy and returning to the world, it is interesting to note that the standard advice is to breastfeed exclusively (“don’t rush to mush!”) for six months, and yet only half of mothers in the UK who start breastfeeding (an impressive 91%) continue past six weeks. So there’s this very trenchant public health message that the majority of people aren’t taking any notice of – in that regard, it’s a bit like the five-a-day message in adult nutrition (ie, we mainly ignore it), and yet it’s unlike the proscription of drink-driving, which has pretty good social penetration. The message I take from that is that we tend to supplement government advice with the evidence of our own five senses, and only when the two are in accord do we take it all that seriously.

These are brilliant! Tadao Cern, a leaf blower, created these hilarious images by pumping the device at full tilt in front of people and created an internet sensation in the process. See the full gallery of images by clicking the picture. Photograph Tadao Cern

These are brilliant! Tadao Cern, a leaf blower, created these hilarious images by pumping the device at full tilt in front of people and created an internet sensation in the process. See the full gallery of images by clicking the picture. Photograph Tadao Cern

Happy 75th anniversary Golden Gate Bridge! Photograph: Doug Atkins/AP

Happy 75th anniversary Golden Gate Bridge!

Photograph: Doug Atkins/AP

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Azerbaijan’s hosting of the Eurovision song contest has thrust the oil-rich country into the international spotlight.

The very nature of Eurovision, a kitschy pop spectacle in which competitors representing about 40 countries (of which 26 reach the final) perform a song live on television, is in stark contrast to the grim reality of life in Azerbaijan.

” — Miriam Elder from Baku: Eurovision does little to help human rights in Azerbaijan

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May 25

guardianartanddesign: Bob & Roberta Smith will be flogging this art slogan at the Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair at Under the Hood at the London’s Truman Brewery on 27 May. Other works on sale will be by Peter Blake and Tracey Emin. We have a gallery of some the highlight for you to rummage through, here.

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Bob & Roberta Smith will be flogging this art slogan at the Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair at Under the Hood at the London’s Truman Brewery on 27 May. Other works on sale will be by Peter Blake and Tracey Emin.

We have a gallery of some the highlight for you to rummage through, here.

ladybird poppies (Papaver commutatum) - just one of the plant trends we’ve picked out from this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. Photograph: Jacky Parker/Alamy

ladybird poppies (Papaver commutatum) - just one of the plant trends we’ve picked out from this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. Photograph: Jacky Parker/Alamy

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This scene makes events in the British parliament seem somewhat sedate in comparison, with Ukrainian deputies scuffling in the Kiev chamber. What were they fighting about? The basics of language policy, reportedly Photograph: Reuters

This scene makes events in the British parliament seem somewhat sedate in comparison, with Ukrainian deputies scuffling in the Kiev chamber. What were they fighting about? The basics of language policy, reportedly Photograph: Reuters

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Morning Tumblr! Let’s hope the summer sun is here to stay this weekend (Photo by Richard Hammerton submitted to our 52 weeks Flickr group)

Morning Tumblr! Let’s hope the summer sun is here to stay this weekend (Photo by Richard Hammerton submitted to our 52 weeks Flickr group)

May 24

guardianartanddesign: This is The Tate Gallery By Tube (1987), by David Booth of the design agency Fine White Line. Take a trip through the best examples of London cartography with a selection of pictures from Mind the Map exhibition at London Transport Museum Love these London maps!

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This is The Tate Gallery By Tube (1987), by David Booth of the design agency Fine White Line. Take a trip through the best examples of London cartography with a selection of pictures from Mind the Map exhibition at London Transport Museum

Love these London maps!