Helen Barrett
@helenbarrett.bsky.social
Features journalist - NYTimes, Financial Times, Telegraph. On a book break, writing about the Beatles.
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< Dusts down ballerina dreams >
they're gonna need to dunk me in this scitechdaily.com/anti-aging-i...
Anti-Aging Injection Regrows Knee Cartilage and Prevents Arthritis
A treatment that blocks an age-related protein restored cartilage in aging and injured joints by reprogramming existing cells rather than using stem cells. Researchers at Stanford Medicine report that...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
< Dusts down ballerina dreams >
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Happy 80th epiphany to Roger Keith Barrett. xx
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Happy 80th epiphany to Roger Keith Barrett. xx
I find 'Rock 'n' Roll' and 'Rock 'n' Roll (Part 2)' irresistible. Thank god for the Human League cover.
What's your favourite thing that's been made by an absolute cunt?
January 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
I find 'Rock 'n' Roll' and 'Rock 'n' Roll (Part 2)' irresistible. Thank god for the Human League cover.
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Rebuilt childhood home of Nina Simone to open to the public in 2027
Rebuilt childhood home of Nina Simone to open to the public in 2027
The renovated home will serve as an arts hub.
The post Rebuilt childhood home of Nina Simone to open to the public in 2027 first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Rebuilt childhood home of Nina Simone to open to the public in 2027
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January 5, 2026 at 6:15 AM
If you're interested in how editors put splash stories together when events are moving fast, this is worth a read.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/i...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/i...
Behind the Scenes of Our Nicolás Maduro Front Page
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January 5, 2026 at 4:56 AM
If you're interested in how editors put splash stories together when events are moving fast, this is worth a read.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/i...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/i...
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Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester, early 1980s.
January 4, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester, early 1980s.
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Found the coolest website that takes random found cassette tapes people submit and digitizes them. I’m listening to an NYC hip hop station from 1994: intertapes.net
Intertapes — Main
Obscure tape finds and their stories
intertapes.net
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Found the coolest website that takes random found cassette tapes people submit and digitizes them. I’m listening to an NYC hip hop station from 1994: intertapes.net
"Evolving situation"
Measles may have been spread at a Noah’s Ark-themed creationist museum in Kentucky earlier this week, the state’s health authority said.
Health Authorities Issue Measles Alert at Creationist Museum
In 2025, the U.S. had the most infections of the vaccine-preventable disease since 1992.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 7:08 AM
"Evolving situation"
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finally, we're living through precedented times
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
finally, we're living through precedented times
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Buddy, hope left the building, went to lunch, had 4 margaritas and a bloody mary, got into a fight with the server, was tossed through a window, severed an artery, had its leg amputated, spent three nights in ICU, got divorced, defaulted on the mortgage, and is living in a van down by the river
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Buddy, hope left the building, went to lunch, had 4 margaritas and a bloody mary, got into a fight with the server, was tossed through a window, severed an artery, had its leg amputated, spent three nights in ICU, got divorced, defaulted on the mortgage, and is living in a van down by the river
"Landing a contract to promote a brand can qualify as an endorsement of talent and being featured at a store opening could be considered starring in a distinguished production."
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Influencers and OnlyFans models dominate US ‘extraordinary’ artist visas
Work permits increasingly being awarded on basis of online reach, favouring content creators
www.ft.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
"Landing a contract to promote a brand can qualify as an endorsement of talent and being featured at a store opening could be considered starring in a distinguished production."
www.ft.com/content/8816...
www.ft.com/content/8816...
George Martin in one of the most delightful scenes in Get Back. He would have been 100 today.
January 3, 2026 at 8:06 AM
George Martin in one of the most delightful scenes in Get Back. He would have been 100 today.
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I have a piece on @bloomberg.com today about why the global collapse of the centre-right is the most important political trend of the past decade. And whether it can recover.
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Embracing the Radical Right Is Killing Conservatism as We Knew It
Mainstream center-right parties in the US and Europe have chased populist voters — only to lose economic credibility and fracture their winning coalitions.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:45 AM
I have a piece on @bloomberg.com today about why the global collapse of the centre-right is the most important political trend of the past decade. And whether it can recover.
(Gift link)
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"What is the soup now? And now? How about now?"
January 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
"What is the soup now? And now? How about now?"
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Is it going to feature its repeated attempts to get rid of it?
To celebrate its 75th anniversary the Southbank Centre will host an exhibition on skateboarding at the Undercroft below the Queen Elizabeth Hall in what lays claim to being the world’s oldest continually used skate spot
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www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/outdo...
January 1, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Is it going to feature its repeated attempts to get rid of it?
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@helenbarrett.bsky.social they were on loan. Gabriella Karefa-Johnson is her stylist and documented the look on insta. Everything is vintage (Balenciaga coat) or on loan.
January 2, 2026 at 6:29 AM
@helenbarrett.bsky.social they were on loan. Gabriella Karefa-Johnson is her stylist and documented the look on insta. Everything is vintage (Balenciaga coat) or on loan.
"Appears to wear" suggests the NYPost doesn't know. In which case, they don't have a story.
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Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, appears to wear luxury $630 boots to swearing-in ceremony
New York City’s first lady Rama Duwaji appeared to wear a $630 “artisan” leather boots made by the edgy designer Miista to her democratic socialist husband Zohran Mamdani’s swearing in…
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January 2, 2026 at 6:12 AM
"Appears to wear" suggests the NYPost doesn't know. In which case, they don't have a story.
nypost.com/2026/01/01/u...
nypost.com/2026/01/01/u...
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It's not a bug, it's a feature. Of course the British elites do everything they can to prevent social mobility, it's England FFS!
December 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
It's not a bug, it's a feature. Of course the British elites do everything they can to prevent social mobility, it's England FFS!
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Roxy Music's cover of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy" was featured on the year-end New Year's Eve edition of Top of the Pops in 1981
#roxymusic #johnlennon #coversong
#roxymusic #johnlennon #coversong
December 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Roxy Music's cover of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy" was featured on the year-end New Year's Eve edition of Top of the Pops in 1981
#roxymusic #johnlennon #coversong
#roxymusic #johnlennon #coversong
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The Qualities (Sun Ra) - Happy New Year To You!
(from Sun Ra:The Singles 1957-1963)
Happy New Year's Eve🌟
#NewYearsEve #NewYear2026 #SunRa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ug...
(from Sun Ra:The Singles 1957-1963)
Happy New Year's Eve🌟
#NewYearsEve #NewYear2026 #SunRa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ug...
The Qualities (Sun Ra) - Happy New Year To You!
YouTube video by floriankeller
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December 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The Qualities (Sun Ra) - Happy New Year To You!
(from Sun Ra:The Singles 1957-1963)
Happy New Year's Eve🌟
#NewYearsEve #NewYear2026 #SunRa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ug...
(from Sun Ra:The Singles 1957-1963)
Happy New Year's Eve🌟
#NewYearsEve #NewYear2026 #SunRa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ug...
Bring back red hosiery for men in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Bring back red hosiery for men in 2026.
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