Dean Van Nguyen
@deanvannguyen.bsky.social
Writer. Irish-Vietnamese. Author of Iron Age: The Art of Ghostface Killah (2019) and Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur (May 2025). Agent: Chris Clemans at Janklow Nesbit
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The day has come! Words for My Comrades is on sale in North America. Thanks to all the comrades, outlaws and generally scandalouz who have supported this book bookshop.org/p/books/word...
Excerpt from Hilary Mantel’s review of Robocop archive.spectator.co.uk/article/20th...
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Excerpt from Hilary Mantel’s review of Robocop archive.spectator.co.uk/article/20th...
My return to Passion of the Weiss, more anticipated than a new Frank Ocean album
A long lost classic of late '70s Brazilian jazz was recently unearthed and released
@deanvannguyen.bsky.social spoke to the fusion masters behind Grupo Um – collaborators with the fabled Hermeto Pascoal – and visionaries in their own right.
Essential listening
www.passionweiss.com/2026/02/10/g...
@deanvannguyen.bsky.social spoke to the fusion masters behind Grupo Um – collaborators with the fabled Hermeto Pascoal – and visionaries in their own right.
Essential listening
www.passionweiss.com/2026/02/10/g...
Concrete Jungle Jazz: Cataloging Grupo Um's Jittery São Paulo-Based Music | Passion of the Weiss
This is the story of Grupo Um, the Hermeto Pascoal-aligned group that forged their own path in military dictatorship Brazil.
www.passionweiss.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
My return to Passion of the Weiss, more anticipated than a new Frank Ocean album
Why don’t you send back the foreign players so? Oh no, they’re “good immigrants”. It’s the ones who live two towns over that you never met who are bad
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Why don’t you send back the foreign players so? Oh no, they’re “good immigrants”. It’s the ones who live two towns over that you never met who are bad
Cuba getting a shoutout at the Super Bowl is a god-level finger to MAGA
February 9, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Cuba getting a shoutout at the Super Bowl is a god-level finger to MAGA
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genuinely could not be happier w/this halftime show. u did it benito
February 9, 2026 at 1:25 AM
genuinely could not be happier w/this halftime show. u did it benito
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that halftime show was fucking incredible
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
that halftime show was fucking incredible
Bad Bunny and his team have absolutely smashed it! And Ricky Martin? He looks fantastic! So happy for all involved
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Bad Bunny and his team have absolutely smashed it! And Ricky Martin? He looks fantastic! So happy for all involved
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NOOOOOO!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOooooooo0000000!!!!11
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
NOOOOOO!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOooooooo0000000!!!!11
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They had us in the first half, not gonna lie
February 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
They had us in the first half, not gonna lie
Useless
TheJournal.ie: Holly Cairns says Taoiseach should visit Trump on St Patrick's Day
Holly Cairns says Taoiseach should visit Trump on St Patrick's Day
Martin should convey the message to Trump that we ‘don’t bow down to bulies’, says the SocDems leader.
www.thejournal.ie
February 7, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Useless
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Anti-trans bigots lie, all the time, about everything.
February 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Anti-trans bigots lie, all the time, about everything.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:31 AM
I mean, it’s not even that “landmark”, it’s in-line with all previous research.
Same as before: Sports’ governing bodies should set policies based on good science and a spirit of inclusion, not the opinions of lunatics who only care about sport as a wedge issue to bully trans people out of society
Same as before: Sports’ governing bodies should set policies based on good science and a spirit of inclusion, not the opinions of lunatics who only care about sport as a wedge issue to bully trans people out of society
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
www.independent.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I mean, it’s not even that “landmark”, it’s in-line with all previous research.
Same as before: Sports’ governing bodies should set policies based on good science and a spirit of inclusion, not the opinions of lunatics who only care about sport as a wedge issue to bully trans people out of society
Same as before: Sports’ governing bodies should set policies based on good science and a spirit of inclusion, not the opinions of lunatics who only care about sport as a wedge issue to bully trans people out of society
Darren Aronofsky deserves all the criticism coming at him. How can you not see that you’re helping to kill the thing you supposedly love for the next generation of filmmakers?
January 31, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Darren Aronofsky deserves all the criticism coming at him. How can you not see that you’re helping to kill the thing you supposedly love for the next generation of filmmakers?
Two wins, ten goals scored this week. The best manager in the world is Arne Slot
January 31, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Two wins, ten goals scored this week. The best manager in the world is Arne Slot
Confusingly, Your Party appears to have ditched this platform
January 31, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Confusingly, Your Party appears to have ditched this platform
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🥀 It’s over, Labour.
Bring it on, Reform! 👇
Bring it on, Reform! 👇
January 28, 2026 at 8:17 AM
🥀 It’s over, Labour.
Bring it on, Reform! 👇
Bring it on, Reform! 👇
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Breaking News: A man is facing federal charges after he tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail with a pizza cutter while impersonating an FBI agent, people familiar with the episode said.
Man With Pizza Cutter Is Said to Have Tried to Break Mangione Out of Jail
Federal prosecutors said the man was arrested after he impersonated an F.B.I. agent on Wednesday in a visit to the federal jail complex in Brooklyn that houses Luigi Mangione.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Breaking News: A man is facing federal charges after he tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail with a pizza cutter while impersonating an FBI agent, people familiar with the episode said.
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look at my mayor dawg I’m getting prompt disaster response
January 28, 2026 at 9:10 PM
look at my mayor dawg I’m getting prompt disaster response
Hugo Ekitorres
January 28, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Hugo Ekitorres
Awful
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Awful
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Breaking News: Spain issued a decree allowing hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants to apply for legal residency. The measure is bucking a trend, as many Western governments have cracked down on illegal immigration.
Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay
The measure, unexpectedly approved, comes as other countries are cracking down on immigration.
nyti.ms
January 27, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Breaking News: Spain issued a decree allowing hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants to apply for legal residency. The measure is bucking a trend, as many Western governments have cracked down on illegal immigration.
Ten weeks puts him out of the Ireland playoff if both us and Denmark win our first games…
🚨 Patrick Dorgu will be out for 10 weeks after suffering hamstring injury, @lauriewhitwell reports.
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Ten weeks puts him out of the Ireland playoff if both us and Denmark win our first games…