‘This Month I’ve Mostly Been…’ September 2025

This month has been busy! Kids back at school, plenty of commissions to keep me occupied, so not a lot of time for leisure, but I did manage to lend my eyes and ears to a few things worth shouting about.

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This month I’ve been reading…

“Mummified” by Angela Stienne

A very thorough, interesting and often controversial history of Egyptian mummies as they journey from the tombs of ancient Egypt to museum displays in France and Britain. Rather than simply detailing how mummies were made, the book sheds light on how these bodies were used for medicine, medical curiosities, status and even entertainment.

Stienne invites readers to question not only the scientific and historical curiosity around mummies but also the ethical implications of displaying human remains for public viewing. I came away from reading thinking more deeply about my connections to the thousands of displaced people now stored and cared for in museums across the world, what that says about our colonial past and also what it says about our present attitudes to the millions currently displaced across the globe, much like mummified bodies, through no fault of their own.

This month I’ve been watching…

‘Platonic’ (You can watch this on the excellent Apple TV+ streaming platform, free trial here if you click)

Starring Rose Byrne as Sylvia and Seth Rogen as Will “Platonic” is a comedy series about the non-romantic but deeply supportive friendship between Sylvia, a stay-at-home mum of three, and Will, a recently divorced beer brewer and bar owner. The show explores their reconnection at midlife crisis points, and presents us with a comedic look at the challenges of balancing family, work, and a personal life without any of the usual “will they, won’t they?” when characters of the opposite sex share a connection.

Above all of this though it is very, very funny!

Finally this month I’ve been listening to a lot of…

‘Hear as the Mirror Echoes’ by Herbal Tea

‘A Danger to Ourselves’ by Lucrecia Dalt

‘D-R’ by Akhira Sanyo

‘Sametou Sawtan’ by SANAM

Thanks as always for checking in, see you at the end of next month for another short list of more things that have piqued my interest.