Charlie Connelly
@charlieconnelly.bsky.social
Stage haunter, writer, Addick. Attention All Shipping live show coming to a theatre near you as long as you're near a theatre where it's on.
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New Order released Movement on this day in 1981. Peter Saville's beautiful cover was based on Fortunato Depero's Futurismo design from 1932
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
New Order released Movement on this day in 1981. Peter Saville's beautiful cover was based on Fortunato Depero's Futurismo design from 1932
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Do you want to gift aid? No, I have an appointment I need to get to next month.
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Do you want to gift aid? No, I have an appointment I need to get to next month.
Imagine having your entire life upended by this smug, entitled, fish-faced virgin. Don’t be like Zac.
According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Imagine having your entire life upended by this smug, entitled, fish-faced virgin. Don’t be like Zac.
All set for tonight’s absolute ship show at the Trinity Theatre in Tunbridge Wells. Some tickets left if you fancy it.
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
All set for tonight’s absolute ship show at the Trinity Theatre in Tunbridge Wells. Some tickets left if you fancy it.
There is something vaguely comforting about how whenever I buy something in any Oxfam bookshop the cashier is always kindly and appears never to have seen a till before.
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
There is something vaguely comforting about how whenever I buy something in any Oxfam bookshop the cashier is always kindly and appears never to have seen a till before.
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Observation from a posh town - posh people even talk loudly in bookshops.
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Observation from a posh town - posh people even talk loudly in bookshops.
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Left: Donald Trump’s Jan 6th quote, as presented in the dossier that brought down two BBC bosses
Right: What Donald Trump actually said.
Full story in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
Right: What Donald Trump actually said.
Full story in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Left: Donald Trump’s Jan 6th quote, as presented in the dossier that brought down two BBC bosses
Right: What Donald Trump actually said.
Full story in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
Right: What Donald Trump actually said.
Full story in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
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Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As ever @davidhendy.bsky.social is bang on the money when it comes to events at and surrounding the BBC. davidhendy.substack.com/p/crisis-at-...
Crisis at the BBC - the long view
A piece I've just done for the Independent newspaper, which is behind a paywall
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November 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
As ever @davidhendy.bsky.social is bang on the money when it comes to events at and surrounding the BBC. davidhendy.substack.com/p/crisis-at-...
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This is the thing I have never understood.
While other organisations brush off minor mistakes, the BBC spends days self-flagellating like a mentally-disturbed medieval monk - but only if the criticisms have come from the right. They literally couldn't give a toss if they're being attacked from the centre or left.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This is the thing I have never understood.
Is there anything to be said for another Lord Reith?
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Is there anything to be said for another Lord Reith?
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Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
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No more noble British tradition than resigning over some nonsense everyone is only pretending to be angry about rather than all of the actually bad things you've done.
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
No more noble British tradition than resigning over some nonsense everyone is only pretending to be angry about rather than all of the actually bad things you've done.
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Tim Davie expected to resign as BBC DG.
The person who SHOULD go is Robbie Gibb. His presence is a poison in the bloodstream of the national broadcaster.
The person who SHOULD go is Robbie Gibb. His presence is a poison in the bloodstream of the national broadcaster.
Tim Davie expected to resign as BBC director general
Corporation has faced accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in its reporting
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November 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Tim Davie expected to resign as BBC DG.
The person who SHOULD go is Robbie Gibb. His presence is a poison in the bloodstream of the national broadcaster.
The person who SHOULD go is Robbie Gibb. His presence is a poison in the bloodstream of the national broadcaster.
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Gravestone of Earl Cooley, who died “by a casual Blow in a well” in 1809. Carved by John Ely, and located in Springfield Cemetery in Springfield, Mass.
And to clarify, “casual” in this context means “accidental,” and the “blow” was from a mallet that fell on his head while he was digging a well.
And to clarify, “casual” in this context means “accidental,” and the “blow” was from a mallet that fell on his head while he was digging a well.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Gravestone of Earl Cooley, who died “by a casual Blow in a well” in 1809. Carved by John Ely, and located in Springfield Cemetery in Springfield, Mass.
And to clarify, “casual” in this context means “accidental,” and the “blow” was from a mallet that fell on his head while he was digging a well.
And to clarify, “casual” in this context means “accidental,” and the “blow” was from a mallet that fell on his head while he was digging a well.
One of my favourite ever absolute ship shows last night at the magnificent Royal Theatre in Northampton. What a venue, just beautiful, and a fantastic crowd.
November 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
One of my favourite ever absolute ship shows last night at the magnificent Royal Theatre in Northampton. What a venue, just beautiful, and a fantastic crowd.
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The company that can’t survive unless it’s allowed to steal all human creative endeavour also can’t survive unless it’s given all human money. Only then can mankind have the automatic noncing machine.
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
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OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The company that can’t survive unless it’s allowed to steal all human creative endeavour also can’t survive unless it’s given all human money. Only then can mankind have the automatic noncing machine.
All set for tonight’s absolute ship show at the Royal in Northampton tonight. What a gem of a place.
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
All set for tonight’s absolute ship show at the Royal in Northampton tonight. What a gem of a place.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Guy Fawkes' signature before and after hearing Paul Shane's You've lost that loving feeling on Pebble Mill at One
October 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Guy Fawkes' signature before and after hearing Paul Shane's You've lost that loving feeling on Pebble Mill at One
Thank you Launceston! Up early now to drive from Cornwall to Hampshire where in a triumph of planning I’m doing two two-hour shows at The Spring Arts Centre today after a four-hour drive. Evening’s long sold out, still a few seats for the matinee.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Thank you Launceston! Up early now to drive from Cornwall to Hampshire where in a triumph of planning I’m doing two two-hour shows at The Spring Arts Centre today after a four-hour drive. Evening’s long sold out, still a few seats for the matinee.