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Justin Lewis
@whenisbirths.bsky.social
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Author/editor/'cultural historian'/carer, S Wales, probably autistic:
NEW BOOK!: Into the Groove, OUT NOW.
Textcast archive: https://firstlastanything.co.uk/about/ (new eps on Sundays)
Email: whenisbirths@yahoo.com
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Justin Lewis is a Professor of Communication and Creative Industries at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. He is the Director of Clwstwr, an Arts and Humanities Research Council and Welsh Government funded Research & Development innovation centre for the Screen and News sectors and Media Cymru, a £50 million, 23 partner consortium, funded by UK Research and Innovation, Cardiff Capital Region and Welsh Government, designed to boost inclusive and sustainable media sector innovation in Wales. He is also Chief Field Editor for Frontiers in Communication, a global Open Access publisher. .. more

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
My 80s pop history book, #IntoTheGroove:
'...tells pop's never-ending story brilliantly.' DAVID QUANTICK
'Like a treasure chest of pop riches.' SAMIRA AHMED
'It reminded me of how much I loved the 1980s.' GIDEON COE
'A delightful, curious compendium.' JUDE ROGERS
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Cover of my recent book: INTO THE GROOVE: The 1980s: The Ultimate Decade in Music History By me, Justin Lewis (@whenisbirths.bsky.social) 'An epic compendium of stories and trivia from the 80s music scene'

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
I'm forgetting names of films, and unwittingly rewatching them, about halfway through realising I've seen them before. I keep blaming the titles being too generic, but I'm not convinced that's all that's going on.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
AIUI, the ones who use ghostwriters do at least suggest a few ideas early on.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
'W-U-T-H...'

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
AI-powered novelists: I have one question, really: Where is your dignity?

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
I have a document open now every day at the desk, and that's where the list goes.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
I'm appalled by the way my memory is slipping. Names of new things, especially. I want to remember. I have to write them down.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
The thing about trigger warnings: if revealing those are your spoilers, maybe you need to work harder on the play.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
Remembering a few nights in the theatre where the chairs made me feel uncomfortable.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
[Victor and Margaret are surrounded by bees]
'We should send out a message.'
'Saying what?'
'What do you think! "Send more bees?!"'

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
It’s back in on the blu-ray I gather.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
Best section of The Prelude
kirkdalebooks.bsky.social Kirkdale Bookshop @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social · 1d
"I'd like to buy a bee please"
"Sorry, we don't sell bees"
"That's strange, becuase there's one in your window"

—William Wordsworth

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Kirkdale Bookshop @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social · 1d
"I'd like to buy a bee please"
"Sorry, we don't sell bees"
"That's strange, becuase there's one in your window"

—William Wordsworth

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
This just brought more stress to my working from home routine oh hang on that was ants.
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d
Office buzz: UK employers turn to beehives to boost workplace wellbeing
Office buzz: UK employers turn to beehives to boost workplace wellbeing
Providers report rise in demand as companies seek mental health benefits and increased sense of community In a growing number of workplaces, the soundtrack of the lunch break is no longer the rustle of sandwiches at a desk, but the quiet hum of bees – housed just outside the office window. Employers from Manchester to Milton Keynes are working with professional beekeepers to install hives on rooftops, in courtyards and car parks – positioning beekeeping not as a novelty but as a way to ease stress, build community and reconnect workers with nature in an era of hybrid work and burnout. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 1d
Malcolm Tucker: ...I am not the story here!

Jamie: You kind of are the story, Malcolm. They spelled your name right and everything.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
Actually, you know that early episode where Hugh is sent a half-hour compilation of bits from things like EastEnders. Sometimes it feels like politicians and advisors were sent a half-hour compilation of The Thick Of It.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
A Nick Timothy for the late Twenties.
seanjones.org Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 1d
Time for McSweeney to move to the phase of his career where he writes the same column monthly saying that the Govt’s woes are a consequence of them having failed to stay the course he charted for them.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
Morgan McSweeney, a joke which probably doesn't work well enough really.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
Did anybody in politics actually watch The Thick of It properly, or did they see it as a training manual?

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
'He will be replaced by effectively another version of himself'

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
Every resignation now of someone you despise, immediately followed by 'Christ, who'll replace them, though?'

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
Be off with you, Mayor McCheese.

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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 1d
Time for McSweeney to move to the phase of his career where he writes the same column monthly saying that the Govt’s woes are a consequence of them having failed to stay the course he charted for them.

Reposted by Justin Lewis

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d
Office buzz: UK employers turn to beehives to boost workplace wellbeing
Office buzz: UK employers turn to beehives to boost workplace wellbeing
Providers report rise in demand as companies seek mental health benefits and increased sense of community In a growing number of workplaces, the soundtrack of the lunch break is no longer the rustle of sandwiches at a desk, but the quiet hum of bees – housed just outside the office window. Employers from Manchester to Milton Keynes are working with professional beekeepers to install hives on rooftops, in courtyards and car parks – positioning beekeeping not as a novelty but as a way to ease stress, build community and reconnect workers with nature in an era of hybrid work and burnout. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
Oh how wonderful! Thank you Paul. I hope you enjoy #DontStopTheMusic equally!

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Illuminations @illuminations.bsky.social · 1d
The Sunday dozen

Jesus of Nazareth, Orson Welles and Walt Disney; Jean Cocteau, Andrzej Wajda and Margaret Calvert; Daniel Defoe, Igor Levit, Morton Feldman, and more.

www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/the-sunday-d...
The Sunday dozen - Illuminations
John Wyver writes: In this week’s choice of links that have interested and engaged me across the past week I have resolutely set my face against explicit engagements with the hideous politics of the w...
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 1d
My book! #IntoTheGroove, 80s pop month by month:
‘Forensic, forthright, downright unputdownable’ IAN WADE
‘Invaluable both for pop fans and pop historians.’ DAVID STUBBS
‘A human story... Not just music history... but *history* history’ BERNARD HUGHES, The Arts Desk
eandtbooks.com/books/into-t...
Cover of my recent book: INTO THE GROOVE: The 1980s: The Ultimate Decade in Music History By me, Justin Lewis (@whenisbirths.bsky.social) 'An epic compendium of stories and trivia from the 80s music scene'

Reposted by Justin Lewis

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 2d
Last posting dates for Valentine's cards 💌
Monday 9th Feb for 2nd class
Wednesday 11 Feb for 1st class
Get your orders in sharpish if you want them there on time!

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Valentine’ Day cards. Four designs featuring an ice lolly, a space rocket, a turntable and the text “You’ll Do”.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 2d
The smell of damp vinyls.