Andrea Williams
@adhocery.bsky.social
She/her
I work in TV/film development & production.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5921188/
Former academic, still researching & sometimes teaching. Translator (French).
https://www.peterlang.com/document/1092908
I work in TV/film development & production.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5921188/
Former academic, still researching & sometimes teaching. Translator (French).
https://www.peterlang.com/document/1092908
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Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
May 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
Things I hate about moving, no.157:
Mysterious Keys
Ooh what does this open? Portal into another dimension?
Alas no, most likely a filing cabinet we abandoned in the house before the house before last
Mysterious Keys
Ooh what does this open? Portal into another dimension?
Alas no, most likely a filing cabinet we abandoned in the house before the house before last
April 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Things I hate about moving, no.157:
Mysterious Keys
Ooh what does this open? Portal into another dimension?
Alas no, most likely a filing cabinet we abandoned in the house before the house before last
Mysterious Keys
Ooh what does this open? Portal into another dimension?
Alas no, most likely a filing cabinet we abandoned in the house before the house before last
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The demise of empathy as a virtue in our politics and everyday life goes a long way to explaining the dangerous point we have reached in history.
Past horrors remind us about how carefully we now need to tread. ✍️Jonathan Edwards
Past horrors remind us about how carefully we now need to tread. ✍️Jonathan Edwards
A politics based on empathy is the only way to avoid the abyss
Jonathan Edwards The decision of the UK Government to aim an axe at social support for the sick and disabled has inevitably set off a backlash from charities, some Labour backbenchers and its…
buff.ly
March 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The demise of empathy as a virtue in our politics and everyday life goes a long way to explaining the dangerous point we have reached in history.
Past horrors remind us about how carefully we now need to tread. ✍️Jonathan Edwards
Past horrors remind us about how carefully we now need to tread. ✍️Jonathan Edwards
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Send an email to a writer or leave a comment on something of theirs you've read this week that's touched you in some way or made the weight of your world a little easier to bear. It's always worth doing, and makes both of your day a little better.
March 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Send an email to a writer or leave a comment on something of theirs you've read this week that's touched you in some way or made the weight of your world a little easier to bear. It's always worth doing, and makes both of your day a little better.
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#Blakes7 Series A, Episode 10 - Breakdown
BLAKE: Reduce to standard by three, Jenna.
JENNA: Standard by three.
BLAKE: Can we squeeze any more range on the visuals?
VILA: It's at the limit now.
BLAKE: We may have to reverse thrust and run.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/110/236
BLAKE: Reduce to standard by three, Jenna.
JENNA: Standard by three.
BLAKE: Can we squeeze any more range on the visuals?
VILA: It's at the limit now.
BLAKE: We may have to reverse thrust and run.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/110/236
March 12, 2025 at 7:12 AM
#Blakes7 Series A, Episode 10 - Breakdown
BLAKE: Reduce to standard by three, Jenna.
JENNA: Standard by three.
BLAKE: Can we squeeze any more range on the visuals?
VILA: It's at the limit now.
BLAKE: We may have to reverse thrust and run.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/110/236
BLAKE: Reduce to standard by three, Jenna.
JENNA: Standard by three.
BLAKE: Can we squeeze any more range on the visuals?
VILA: It's at the limit now.
BLAKE: We may have to reverse thrust and run.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/110/236
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If you see this, post a kiss 😘
March 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
If you see this, post a kiss 😘
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The hypocrisy is off the charts.
March 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The hypocrisy is off the charts.
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My books are all available directly from the publisher @mxpublishing.bsky.social #SherlockHolmes mxpublishing.com/collections/...
Sherlockian Author Profile - Margaret Walsh
Born, raised, and still lives in the antipodes. Loves Sherlock Holmes, London, books, theatre, poetry, music, art, history, and life in equal measures. When not writing I can be found curled up wit...
mxpublishing.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:34 AM
My books are all available directly from the publisher @mxpublishing.bsky.social #SherlockHolmes mxpublishing.com/collections/...
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Here's the courtship display of male common goldeneye ducks, seen this morning in Montrose Harbor. "When females are nearby, males frequently display by stretching the head backward against their back and then popping their head forward," says the AllAboutBirds website.
March 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Here's the courtship display of male common goldeneye ducks, seen this morning in Montrose Harbor. "When females are nearby, males frequently display by stretching the head backward against their back and then popping their head forward," says the AllAboutBirds website.
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Series B, Episode 01 - Redemption
AVON: It could be done if they knew the vulnerable points.
JENNA: All right, but how could their computers override Zen?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/201/304
AVON: It could be done if they knew the vulnerable points.
JENNA: All right, but how could their computers override Zen?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/201/304
March 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Series B, Episode 01 - Redemption
AVON: It could be done if they knew the vulnerable points.
JENNA: All right, but how could their computers override Zen?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/201/304
AVON: It could be done if they knew the vulnerable points.
JENNA: All right, but how could their computers override Zen?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/201/304
“Overall, the university sector comprises about 206,000 academic and 246,000 non-academic staff, according to the latest data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.” (From Beeb News)
Sums up what’s gone wrong w universities — like most public sectors, higher education has gone “corporate” 😬
Sums up what’s gone wrong w universities — like most public sectors, higher education has gone “corporate” 😬
March 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
“Overall, the university sector comprises about 206,000 academic and 246,000 non-academic staff, according to the latest data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.” (From Beeb News)
Sums up what’s gone wrong w universities — like most public sectors, higher education has gone “corporate” 😬
Sums up what’s gone wrong w universities — like most public sectors, higher education has gone “corporate” 😬
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It took six weeks to get here
we've reached the point that the WSJ opinion section is publishing pieces with headlines like this, just saying
March 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It took six weeks to get here
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The Onion is within a hair's breadth of reporting real news apnews.com/video/robert...
February 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Onion is within a hair's breadth of reporting real news apnews.com/video/robert...
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Lavishly woven in fine wool and silk with silver and gilded threads, the seven wall hangings collectively known as “The Unicorn Tapestries” are certainly amongst the most spectacular surviving artworks of the late Middle Ages: publicdomainreview.org/collection/t...
February 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Lavishly woven in fine wool and silk with silver and gilded threads, the seven wall hangings collectively known as “The Unicorn Tapestries” are certainly amongst the most spectacular surviving artworks of the late Middle Ages: publicdomainreview.org/collection/t...
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“Government doesn’t work anymore.
I know this because I broke it.”
I know this because I broke it.”
February 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Government doesn’t work anymore.
I know this because I broke it.”
I know this because I broke it.”
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This was also in London on inauguration day. Note the location!
February 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This was also in London on inauguration day. Note the location!
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#Blakes7 B12 - The Keeper
[DUNGEONS - Rod enters laughing]
BLAKE: I thought you were never coming.
ROD: My men are already in the tunnel.
BLAKE: You going up alone?
ROD: I have business with my brother.
BLAKE: Who is your brother?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/212/444
[DUNGEONS - Rod enters laughing]
BLAKE: I thought you were never coming.
ROD: My men are already in the tunnel.
BLAKE: You going up alone?
ROD: I have business with my brother.
BLAKE: Who is your brother?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/212/444
February 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
#Blakes7 B12 - The Keeper
[DUNGEONS - Rod enters laughing]
BLAKE: I thought you were never coming.
ROD: My men are already in the tunnel.
BLAKE: You going up alone?
ROD: I have business with my brother.
BLAKE: Who is your brother?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/212/444
[DUNGEONS - Rod enters laughing]
BLAKE: I thought you were never coming.
ROD: My men are already in the tunnel.
BLAKE: You going up alone?
ROD: I have business with my brother.
BLAKE: Who is your brother?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/212/444
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The stars of Avalon. Taken last night here in Glastonbury.
February 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The stars of Avalon. Taken last night here in Glastonbury.
Just re-read EM Forster’s short story “The Machine Stops” for the 1st time in decades (studied it at school). Had completely forgotten he wrote it in…
1909 🤯
It’s so, SO prescient.
(And v easy to find for free on the internet for those interested)
1909 🤯
It’s so, SO prescient.
(And v easy to find for free on the internet for those interested)
February 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Just re-read EM Forster’s short story “The Machine Stops” for the 1st time in decades (studied it at school). Had completely forgotten he wrote it in…
1909 🤯
It’s so, SO prescient.
(And v easy to find for free on the internet for those interested)
1909 🤯
It’s so, SO prescient.
(And v easy to find for free on the internet for those interested)
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For all the horror, something potentially positive is happening. We seem to be witnessing the birth of an independent Europe before our very eyes inews.co.uk/opinion/a-ne...
A new, independent Europe is being born – and the UK is at the heart of it
This could be one of the most important political developments of our lifetime
inews.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
For all the horror, something potentially positive is happening. We seem to be witnessing the birth of an independent Europe before our very eyes inews.co.uk/opinion/a-ne...
One of the best Bonds imv!
Of course the 007 part will strike a nerve.
I was surprise that Dalton had no idea how well-loved his James Bond is. He truly laid the foundation for the harder-edged version that Daniel Craig brought to life.
He didn't know anyone saw it that way.
I was surprise that Dalton had no idea how well-loved his James Bond is. He truly laid the foundation for the harder-edged version that Daniel Craig brought to life.
He didn't know anyone saw it that way.
February 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
One of the best Bonds imv!
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A re-examination of Welsh poems dating back to 10th century have shown Myrddin - Merlin - as a prophet and environmentalist
Early Welsh poems depict Merlin as environmentalist
A re-examination of Welsh poems dating back to 10th century have shown Myrddin – Merlin – as a prophet and environmentalist. The mythical mentor to the young King Arthur was previously thought of as a...
nation.cymru
February 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A re-examination of Welsh poems dating back to 10th century have shown Myrddin - Merlin - as a prophet and environmentalist
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The only correct version of this headline.
Kathleen Kennedy haters are fools and children who genuinely understand nothing about the incredible career she's had.
Kathleen Kennedy haters are fools and children who genuinely understand nothing about the incredible career she's had.
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Woman with 45+ years of experience who shaped your childhood to retire. Grifters take victory lap for no reason
Kathleen Kennedy is a woman who needs no introduction. She is one of the most prominent and game changing people who has ever worked in Hollywood. From some of
dorksideoftheforce.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The only correct version of this headline.
Kathleen Kennedy haters are fools and children who genuinely understand nothing about the incredible career she's had.
Kathleen Kennedy haters are fools and children who genuinely understand nothing about the incredible career she's had.