David Willoughby
@davidwilloughby.bsky.social
Gateshead-born London-dwelling arts journalist, film reviewer for The Crack Magazine, MDANT, leftist, cyclist, reference understander, fox enthusiast, toiler at the content coalface, severyanin, liker of nice things, ‘good hair'.
Pinned
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This week’s column is on how it is impossible to talk about the death of the rules based order without tracing its stages of demise, from the war on terror to Gaza.
Even the Davos elites have woken up, but they need more than just speeches to survive the end of the old order | Nesrine Malik
Even the Davos elites have woken up, but they need more than just speeches to survive the end of the old order | Nesrine Malik
Mark Carney and other custodians of the order are right to contemplate its death, but are they really willing to unpick the the entire system?, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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January 26, 2026 at 11:59 AM
This week’s column is on how it is impossible to talk about the death of the rules based order without tracing its stages of demise, from the war on terror to Gaza.
Morning cycle, Archway Bridge 🚲
January 26, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Morning cycle, Archway Bridge 🚲
This Netflix Polish series 'Heweliusz', based on a true story, which charts the 1993 sinking of the titular cargo ship, the aftermath & investigation, & subsequent corporate cover up/buck-passing, is fantastic. Highly recommended for those who liked Chernobyl 📺
January 25, 2026 at 8:54 PM
This Netflix Polish series 'Heweliusz', based on a true story, which charts the 1993 sinking of the titular cargo ship, the aftermath & investigation, & subsequent corporate cover up/buck-passing, is fantastic. Highly recommended for those who liked Chernobyl 📺
Lovely to immerse yourself on rainy winter’s day in the gorgeous, expansive Turner & Constable: Rivals & Originals at Tate Britain. Still think Turner ‘outran the Constable’ with his elemental blasts, but, as exhibition evidences, there’s more to latter than just rural idylls #TurnerandConstable
January 25, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Lovely to immerse yourself on rainy winter’s day in the gorgeous, expansive Turner & Constable: Rivals & Originals at Tate Britain. Still think Turner ‘outran the Constable’ with his elemental blasts, but, as exhibition evidences, there’s more to latter than just rural idylls #TurnerandConstable
Today’s culture 🖼️ ☁️ 🌊
January 25, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Today’s culture 🖼️ ☁️ 🌊
Now reading. Rare non-fiction book for me, but I was so fascinated by The Testament of Ann Lee film, I wanted to find out more. Thanks to @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social for bringing this to my attention 📕 ✝️ #wholelottashakinggoingon
January 25, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Now reading. Rare non-fiction book for me, but I was so fascinated by The Testament of Ann Lee film, I wanted to find out more. Thanks to @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social for bringing this to my attention 📕 ✝️ #wholelottashakinggoingon
Quote post with a picture of you being a dork.
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Quote post with a picture of you being a dork.
I thought this was a blast! A patchwork profile of a city via several short stories & genres (including a graphic novel chapter) & populated by vividly drawn disparate characters 📕 🇯🇵 🐈⬛
Now reading. I loved Bradley's translation of Natsume Sōseki's I am a Cat, which was recommended by @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social, so I'm giving his Sōseki-inspired collection of inter-connected short stories a shot. 🐈⬛⛩️
January 24, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I thought this was a blast! A patchwork profile of a city via several short stories & genres (including a graphic novel chapter) & populated by vividly drawn disparate characters 📕 🇯🇵 🐈⬛
Lunchtime cycle, Finsbury Park,
Cat miaow (dog bark) 🚲
Cat miaow (dog bark) 🚲
January 24, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Lunchtime cycle, Finsbury Park,
Cat miaow (dog bark) 🚲
Cat miaow (dog bark) 🚲
January 24, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Howay lads, it’s Friday…’
January 23, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Howay lads, it’s Friday…’
Quote post with a gif that has a clue about where you're from
January 23, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Quote post with a gif that has a clue about where you're from
Centrists: the Movie
January 23, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Centrists: the Movie
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Old friends reunited
#Friendsagain
1 week to go before the most talked about and anticipated gigs in Glasgow for many many years, unfortunately for me due to illness I won't be able to make it gutted is an understatement 😟 so my 2 tickets are now for sale, anyone interested get in touch via a DM
#Friendsagain
1 week to go before the most talked about and anticipated gigs in Glasgow for many many years, unfortunately for me due to illness I won't be able to make it gutted is an understatement 😟 so my 2 tickets are now for sale, anyone interested get in touch via a DM
January 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Old friends reunited
#Friendsagain
1 week to go before the most talked about and anticipated gigs in Glasgow for many many years, unfortunately for me due to illness I won't be able to make it gutted is an understatement 😟 so my 2 tickets are now for sale, anyone interested get in touch via a DM
#Friendsagain
1 week to go before the most talked about and anticipated gigs in Glasgow for many many years, unfortunately for me due to illness I won't be able to make it gutted is an understatement 😟 so my 2 tickets are now for sale, anyone interested get in touch via a DM
A tentative list of this year’s gigs, as we must learn to call them
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
A tentative list of this year’s gigs, as we must learn to call them
Morning cycle, Archway Bridge 🚲
January 23, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Morning cycle, Archway Bridge 🚲
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What a headline, an amazing summary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will skip the signing of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Davos after Switzerland confirmed it would enforce the ICC arrest warrant over war crimes in Gaza.
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 AM
What a headline, an amazing summary
Paolo Sorrentino reins in the stylistic flourishes for La Grazia, a lowkey & elegiac study of acceptance, regrets forgiveness &, yes, grace, as a widowed Italian president, nearing the end of his tenure, deliberates over his final acts. Toni Servillo wry & authoritative as central character
January 22, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Paolo Sorrentino reins in the stylistic flourishes for La Grazia, a lowkey & elegiac study of acceptance, regrets forgiveness &, yes, grace, as a widowed Italian president, nearing the end of his tenure, deliberates over his final acts. Toni Servillo wry & authoritative as central character
ONCE MORE TIME & TIDES HAVE BROUGHT ME TO THAT LONDON’S SAUCY SOHO 🇬🇧 💋 🚘
January 22, 2026 at 6:11 PM
ONCE MORE TIME & TIDES HAVE BROUGHT ME TO THAT LONDON’S SAUCY SOHO 🇬🇧 💋 🚘
Tonight’s filum 🎥 🇮🇹
January 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Tonight’s filum 🎥 🇮🇹
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Tennessee Williams (1955)
January 22, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Tennessee Williams (1955)
Trainspotting (1996)
January 22, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Trainspotting (1996)
A mutual from the Green Party reposted a Marsh Family Singers video yesterday #politicallyhomelessagain
January 22, 2026 at 9:24 AM
A mutual from the Green Party reposted a Marsh Family Singers video yesterday #politicallyhomelessagain