Martin Fitzgerald
@4hundredblows.bsky.social
Author of Ruth and Martin’s Album Club.
My next book, The Umbrella Man and Other Stories, will be published on April 14th
Managing Editor @nottinghamjournal.bsky.social
My next book, The Umbrella Man and Other Stories, will be published on April 14th
Managing Editor @nottinghamjournal.bsky.social
Mary Tyler Moore - Minneapolis
January 25, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Mary Tyler Moore - Minneapolis
Paul Scholes emergency podcast incoming
January 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Paul Scholes emergency podcast incoming
Since 1995
NEW: Andy Burnham blocked for standing in the Denton by-election.
8-1 against.
Lucy Powell only vote in favour.
8-1 against.
Lucy Powell only vote in favour.
January 25, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Since 1995
Linus and Sally in Saint Paul, Minnesota - home of Charles Schulz
January 25, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Linus and Sally in Saint Paul, Minnesota - home of Charles Schulz
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I’ve never been to Minneapolis but in my mind it’ll always be associated with brilliant music - Prince, Husker Du, The Replacements, The Hold Steady- not murderous, fascist fuckheads.
January 24, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I’ve never been to Minneapolis but in my mind it’ll always be associated with brilliant music - Prince, Husker Du, The Replacements, The Hold Steady- not murderous, fascist fuckheads.
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Before you squeak the cork out of your Auchentoshan tomorrow - open iPlayer and watch this gem of a documentary which follows Maya Angelou on a trip to Burns Country www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Angelou on Burns
African American writer and poet Maya Angelou visits Burns Country in Scotland, where she enjoys performances of Burns's songs and poems as well as reading one of her own works.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Before you squeak the cork out of your Auchentoshan tomorrow - open iPlayer and watch this gem of a documentary which follows Maya Angelou on a trip to Burns Country www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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My profile pic was taken in Minneapolis. I love the Twin Cities. I love Minnesota. If you’ve never been, I really recommend it. The people are the friendliest.
Please pinkie promise that when ICE/CBP leaves the Twin Cities you'll think about taking a three-day vacation there, maybe help out all the good businesses that have been hurt by the occupation.
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
My profile pic was taken in Minneapolis. I love the Twin Cities. I love Minnesota. If you’ve never been, I really recommend it. The people are the friendliest.
My profile pic was taken in Minneapolis. I love the Twin Cities. I love Minnesota. If you’ve never been, I really recommend it. The people are the friendliest.
Please pinkie promise that when ICE/CBP leaves the Twin Cities you'll think about taking a three-day vacation there, maybe help out all the good businesses that have been hurt by the occupation.
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
My profile pic was taken in Minneapolis. I love the Twin Cities. I love Minnesota. If you’ve never been, I really recommend it. The people are the friendliest.
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Just finished Traitors, as ever enjoyed Stephen’s wardrobe
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Just finished Traitors, as ever enjoyed Stephen’s wardrobe
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A nice relaxing soundrack to accompany the novel Jesus Christ Kinski (Bloomsbury, 2025) by Benjamin Myers (me, hi).
Paperback out late 2026
open.spotify.com/playlist/18V...
Paperback out late 2026
open.spotify.com/playlist/18V...
Jesus Christ Kinski
open.spotify.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:16 AM
A nice relaxing soundrack to accompany the novel Jesus Christ Kinski (Bloomsbury, 2025) by Benjamin Myers (me, hi).
Paperback out late 2026
open.spotify.com/playlist/18V...
Paperback out late 2026
open.spotify.com/playlist/18V...
Jeanne Moreau - Born on this day in 1928
January 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Jeanne Moreau - Born on this day in 1928
Quote post with a clue of where you’re from
January 23, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Quote post with a clue of where you’re from
A square from the Miss Caroline cartoon strip, about Caroline Kennedy - here enjoying Dennis the Menace and Hey Peanuts! It was written by Gerald Gardner who would work on The Monkees, Happy Days and Get Smart. Published in early November ‘63, it was pulled immediately after the assassination
January 23, 2026 at 12:48 PM
A square from the Miss Caroline cartoon strip, about Caroline Kennedy - here enjoying Dennis the Menace and Hey Peanuts! It was written by Gerald Gardner who would work on The Monkees, Happy Days and Get Smart. Published in early November ‘63, it was pulled immediately after the assassination
#LetterBoxdFriday #LastFourWatched
Line of the week from the brilliant Deep End
“I love her”
“You perverted little monster”
Line of the week from the brilliant Deep End
“I love her”
“You perverted little monster”
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 AM
#LetterBoxdFriday #LastFourWatched
Line of the week from the brilliant Deep End
“I love her”
“You perverted little monster”
Line of the week from the brilliant Deep End
“I love her”
“You perverted little monster”
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When you left the theater early
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 6:44 PM
When you left the theater early
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'Afternoon In Camden Town' (2023) by Chris Thompson
instagram.com/cthompson_art
instagram.com/cthompson_art
January 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
'Afternoon In Camden Town' (2023) by Chris Thompson
instagram.com/cthompson_art
instagram.com/cthompson_art
Just back from seeing The Voice of Hind Rajab. If you fancy a good “get it all out there” cry then I thoroughly recommend it.
January 21, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Just back from seeing The Voice of Hind Rajab. If you fancy a good “get it all out there” cry then I thoroughly recommend it.
The Hitchcock candle smells of Tippi Hedren’s tears
January 21, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The Hitchcock candle smells of Tippi Hedren’s tears
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A new instalment of INVENTORY is available now via the @backlisted.bsky.social Patreon. Sign up as a Locklistener today, dance all night in a haunted ballroom, support the podcast.
This week: Christine Cooper and the lie dream of Northern Soul.
www.patreon.com/backlisted
This week: Christine Cooper and the lie dream of Northern Soul.
www.patreon.com/backlisted
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 AM
A new instalment of INVENTORY is available now via the @backlisted.bsky.social Patreon. Sign up as a Locklistener today, dance all night in a haunted ballroom, support the podcast.
This week: Christine Cooper and the lie dream of Northern Soul.
www.patreon.com/backlisted
This week: Christine Cooper and the lie dream of Northern Soul.
www.patreon.com/backlisted
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I am pleased to learn that my forthcoming book is now listed on bookshop dot org, and there’s a nice little discount! Nice if you want to avoid the evil empire (the website not Man United)
bookshop.org/p/books/whit...
bookshop.org/p/books/whit...
White Power: Policing American Slavery
Policing American Slavery
bookshop.org
January 21, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I am pleased to learn that my forthcoming book is now listed on bookshop dot org, and there’s a nice little discount! Nice if you want to avoid the evil empire (the website not Man United)
bookshop.org/p/books/whit...
bookshop.org/p/books/whit...
On this day in 1961 - crowds in Pennsylvania Avenue wait in the cold for Kennedy’s inauguration. Snow in the morning had left 8 inches of snow.
January 20, 2026 at 6:28 PM
On this day in 1961 - crowds in Pennsylvania Avenue wait in the cold for Kennedy’s inauguration. Snow in the morning had left 8 inches of snow.
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Blood on the Tracks was released on this day 51 years ago. I revisited it eight months ago...
“It took me ten years to live and two years to write” is how Bob Dylan once described Tangled Up in Blue.
The song not only opens the masterpiece that is his 15th studio album Blood on the Tracks, it’s key to unlocking the whole record. 🧵
The song not only opens the masterpiece that is his 15th studio album Blood on the Tracks, it’s key to unlocking the whole record. 🧵
January 20, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Blood on the Tracks was released on this day 51 years ago. I revisited it eight months ago...
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The unseen episode of Desmond’s where their plane crashes and they run out of food
Must not eat pork pie 🥧
January 20, 2026 at 8:33 AM
The unseen episode of Desmond’s where their plane crashes and they run out of food
The final setlist for my next book - The Umbrella Man and Other Stories. Top marks to anyone who gets all the song titles/lyrics
January 19, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The final setlist for my next book - The Umbrella Man and Other Stories. Top marks to anyone who gets all the song titles/lyrics
Some films should be shorter, some should be longer, and a few are exactly the right length
Make films shorter if you want them shown in cinemas, says Picturehouse director
Make films shorter if you want them shown in cinemas, says Picturehouse director
Clare Binns warns three-hour runtimes deter audiences as she is named Bafta recipient for outstanding British contribution to cinema
Directors should make shorter films if they want their work screened in cinemas, the head of one of the UK’s leading cinema and distribution companies has said.
Clare Binns, the creative director of Picturehouse Cinemas, made the comments after being named the recipient of this year’s Bafta award for outstanding British contribution to cinema, amid concern over steadily lengthening film runtimes. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Some films should be shorter, some should be longer, and a few are exactly the right length