Keith Clarke
@keithclarke.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Plays piano, trumpet, trombone, accordion, bass guitar, drums, all very badly
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@presentdarkness.bsky.social
This is 💯 spot on. Congress, you created this monster! The American people will never forget your derelict actions when it mattered the most! If you don't heed the voices of the people, the people will remove you from your cushy seats!
#Bluecrew #Resistance
@presentdarkness.bsky.social
This is 💯 spot on. Congress, you created this monster! The American people will never forget your derelict actions when it mattered the most! If you don't heed the voices of the people, the people will remove you from your cushy seats!
#Bluecrew #Resistance
February 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@presentdarkness.bsky.social
This is 💯 spot on. Congress, you created this monster! The American people will never forget your derelict actions when it mattered the most! If you don't heed the voices of the people, the people will remove you from your cushy seats!
#Bluecrew #Resistance
@presentdarkness.bsky.social
This is 💯 spot on. Congress, you created this monster! The American people will never forget your derelict actions when it mattered the most! If you don't heed the voices of the people, the people will remove you from your cushy seats!
#Bluecrew #Resistance
Where in the announcement about demolishing Grenfell is there any mention of new homes? Another spectacular own goal for Team Starmer, sadly
February 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Where in the announcement about demolishing Grenfell is there any mention of new homes? Another spectacular own goal for Team Starmer, sadly
I'm supposed to be on the music side of things, but I shall be deeply peeved if Radio 3 makes the shameful decision to ditch Drama on 3.
January 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'm supposed to be on the music side of things, but I shall be deeply peeved if Radio 3 makes the shameful decision to ditch Drama on 3.
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Great letter in today's Guardian. What sort of free speech is prevented by factchecking, Zuck?
January 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Great letter in today's Guardian. What sort of free speech is prevented by factchecking, Zuck?
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Russian orchestras are taboo - so why do we host a dictatorship's flagship arts project when it comes from Venezuela? This by @jessicaduchen.bsky.social is worth your time.
www.thetimes.com/article/7dc3...
www.thetimes.com/article/7dc3...
Corruption, abuse, propaganda — it’s time we washed our hands of El Sistema
As Venezuela’s flagship orchestra and conductor Gustavo Dudamel comes to London, has the once-admired scheme that nurtured them become a front for a criminal state?
www.thetimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Russian orchestras are taboo - so why do we host a dictatorship's flagship arts project when it comes from Venezuela? This by @jessicaduchen.bsky.social is worth your time.
www.thetimes.com/article/7dc3...
www.thetimes.com/article/7dc3...
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Does anyone else miss the PLG Young Artists and the Purcell Room's potted plant at this time of year
January 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Does anyone else miss the PLG Young Artists and the Purcell Room's potted plant at this time of year
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Please welcome the wonderful @georgehallmusic.bsky.social to this place! George is a fount of musical knowledge and the kindest man I know.
December 29, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Please welcome the wonderful @georgehallmusic.bsky.social to this place! George is a fount of musical knowledge and the kindest man I know.
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If you’re looking to make friends and get closer to the literature you love, we’d love to see you at a Faber Members event in 2025. Sign up for free and join our community of readers.
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December 28, 2024 at 11:00 AM
If you’re looking to make friends and get closer to the literature you love, we’d love to see you at a Faber Members event in 2025. Sign up for free and join our community of readers.
faber.co.uk/faber-members/
faber.co.uk/faber-members/
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We condemn killing of five jAl-Qud journalists today in central Gaza. Laura Davison, General Secretary said: "This outrageous attack is a clear breach of international law. Our sympathy to the families and friends of victims. We join with IFJ in demading end to targeting of journalists by Israel."
December 26, 2024 at 1:03 PM
We condemn killing of five jAl-Qud journalists today in central Gaza. Laura Davison, General Secretary said: "This outrageous attack is a clear breach of international law. Our sympathy to the families and friends of victims. We join with IFJ in demading end to targeting of journalists by Israel."
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‘[Small Things Like These] lays out in spare but tender prose a crucial tension at the heart of Irish society.’
If you can’t get enough of Claire Keegan’s razor-sharp fiction, novelist Megan Nolan suggests where to start reading.
theguardian.com/books/2024/dec/18/where-to-start-with-claire-keegan
If you can’t get enough of Claire Keegan’s razor-sharp fiction, novelist Megan Nolan suggests where to start reading.
theguardian.com/books/2024/dec/18/where-to-start-with-claire-keegan
Where to start with: Claire Keegan
Shortlisted for the Booker, passed among families and picked up by Cillian Murphy for the big screen, the Irish writer’s razor-sharp fiction leaves you wanting more
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:00 PM
‘[Small Things Like These] lays out in spare but tender prose a crucial tension at the heart of Irish society.’
If you can’t get enough of Claire Keegan’s razor-sharp fiction, novelist Megan Nolan suggests where to start reading.
theguardian.com/books/2024/dec/18/where-to-start-with-claire-keegan
If you can’t get enough of Claire Keegan’s razor-sharp fiction, novelist Megan Nolan suggests where to start reading.
theguardian.com/books/2024/dec/18/where-to-start-with-claire-keegan
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Saxophone inventor: each button plays a different note
Trombone inventor: trombone goes WOOooooOOmp
Trombone inventor: trombone goes WOOooooOOmp
December 12, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Saxophone inventor: each button plays a different note
Trombone inventor: trombone goes WOOooooOOmp
Trombone inventor: trombone goes WOOooooOOmp
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Congratulations to Leah Broad, a recipient of the 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for This Woman's War.
whiting.org/writers/creative-nonfiction-grant
whiting.org/writers/creative-nonfiction-grant
December 10, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Congratulations to Leah Broad, a recipient of the 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for This Woman's War.
whiting.org/writers/creative-nonfiction-grant
whiting.org/writers/creative-nonfiction-grant
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We're looking for a Communications Lead to inform, engage and mobilise our supporters and the public at a crucial moment for the future of the arts in the UK.
Could it be you?
Find more details and apply: www.campaignforthearts.org/jobs/
Could it be you?
Find more details and apply: www.campaignforthearts.org/jobs/
December 9, 2024 at 12:30 PM
We're looking for a Communications Lead to inform, engage and mobilise our supporters and the public at a crucial moment for the future of the arts in the UK.
Could it be you?
Find more details and apply: www.campaignforthearts.org/jobs/
Could it be you?
Find more details and apply: www.campaignforthearts.org/jobs/
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We are looking for a highly motivated Editor-at-Large to manage the Classical Music list as part of our Editorial team. If you have a deep knowledge of and passion for classical music, please apply by 17 December.
faber.co.uk/careers/editor-at-large-classical-music/
faber.co.uk/careers/editor-at-large-classical-music/
December 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM
We are looking for a highly motivated Editor-at-Large to manage the Classical Music list as part of our Editorial team. If you have a deep knowledge of and passion for classical music, please apply by 17 December.
faber.co.uk/careers/editor-at-large-classical-music/
faber.co.uk/careers/editor-at-large-classical-music/
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Sir Antonio Pappano's My Life in Music and Michael Downes's Story of the Century have been named as Books of the Year at the Presto Music Awards 2024 – huge congratulations to them both 🎼 🎉
prestomusic.com/books/articles/6278--awards-music-book-publications-of-the-year-winners-2024
prestomusic.com/books/articles/6278--awards-music-book-publications-of-the-year-winners-2024
December 6, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Sir Antonio Pappano's My Life in Music and Michael Downes's Story of the Century have been named as Books of the Year at the Presto Music Awards 2024 – huge congratulations to them both 🎼 🎉
prestomusic.com/books/articles/6278--awards-music-book-publications-of-the-year-winners-2024
prestomusic.com/books/articles/6278--awards-music-book-publications-of-the-year-winners-2024
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We are looking for a highly motivated Editor-at-Large to manage the Classical Music list as part of our Editorial team. If you have a deep knowledge of and passion for classical music, please apply by 17 December.
faber.co.uk/careers/editor-at-large-classical-music/
faber.co.uk/careers/editor-at-large-classical-music/
December 6, 2024 at 2:00 PM
We are looking for a highly motivated Editor-at-Large to manage the Classical Music list as part of our Editorial team. If you have a deep knowledge of and passion for classical music, please apply by 17 December.
faber.co.uk/careers/editor-at-large-classical-music/
faber.co.uk/careers/editor-at-large-classical-music/
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A Shepherds Bush pub has been named fourth best in the capital!
The Shepherd and Flock on Goldhawk Road is officially home to one of the best pubs in London, according to Time Out.
Read more: www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2024/12...
The Shepherd and Flock on Goldhawk Road is officially home to one of the best pubs in London, according to Time Out.
Read more: www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2024/12...
December 5, 2024 at 12:40 PM
A Shepherds Bush pub has been named fourth best in the capital!
The Shepherd and Flock on Goldhawk Road is officially home to one of the best pubs in London, according to Time Out.
Read more: www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2024/12...
The Shepherd and Flock on Goldhawk Road is officially home to one of the best pubs in London, according to Time Out.
Read more: www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2024/12...
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What's left when your kids grow up and leave home?
Early readers are loving The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits, coming 27 March next year!
Early readers are loving The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits, coming 27 March next year!
December 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM
What's left when your kids grow up and leave home?
Early readers are loving The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits, coming 27 March next year!
Early readers are loving The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits, coming 27 March next year!
@vodafoneuk.bsky.social @vodafonegroup.bsky.social I can understand Vodafone getting all excited about its merger. If only it could show equal enthusiasm for fixing a central London mast that has been in the process of being decommissioned for FOUR MONTHS
December 5, 2024 at 12:36 PM
@vodafoneuk.bsky.social @vodafonegroup.bsky.social I can understand Vodafone getting all excited about its merger. If only it could show equal enthusiasm for fixing a central London mast that has been in the process of being decommissioned for FOUR MONTHS
@vodafonegroup.bsky.social I can understand Vodafone getting all excited about its merger. If only it could show equal enthusiasm for fixing a central London mast that has been in the process of being decommissioned for FOUR MONTHS
December 5, 2024 at 12:34 PM
@vodafonegroup.bsky.social I can understand Vodafone getting all excited about its merger. If only it could show equal enthusiasm for fixing a central London mast that has been in the process of being decommissioned for FOUR MONTHS
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Individually they are strange, hilarious, sometimes terrifying novels – together they chart the artistic epiphany of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary writers.
Pre-order with
@lrbbookshop.bsky.social
lrb.me/beckett
lrb.me/malone
lrb.me/unnamable
Pre-order with
@lrbbookshop.bsky.social
lrb.me/beckett
lrb.me/malone
lrb.me/unnamable
December 3, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Individually they are strange, hilarious, sometimes terrifying novels – together they chart the artistic epiphany of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary writers.
Pre-order with
@lrbbookshop.bsky.social
lrb.me/beckett
lrb.me/malone
lrb.me/unnamable
Pre-order with
@lrbbookshop.bsky.social
lrb.me/beckett
lrb.me/malone
lrb.me/unnamable
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'You must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on.'
These three iconic novels by era-defining Nobel Laureate Samuel Beckett are being relaunched for a new generation, with introductions from Colm Tóibín, Claire-Louise Bennett and Eimear McBride.
These three iconic novels by era-defining Nobel Laureate Samuel Beckett are being relaunched for a new generation, with introductions from Colm Tóibín, Claire-Louise Bennett and Eimear McBride.
December 3, 2024 at 12:02 PM
'You must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on.'
These three iconic novels by era-defining Nobel Laureate Samuel Beckett are being relaunched for a new generation, with introductions from Colm Tóibín, Claire-Louise Bennett and Eimear McBride.
These three iconic novels by era-defining Nobel Laureate Samuel Beckett are being relaunched for a new generation, with introductions from Colm Tóibín, Claire-Louise Bennett and Eimear McBride.
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'You’re not really alone when you are writing.'
Tim Adams interviews John Banville for The Observer.
Tim Adams interviews John Banville for The Observer.
‘I’m writing a memoir. It’s a pack of lies’: John Banville on a lifetime in books, bereavement, and the Irish love of words
The acclaimed novelist thought he had finished with ‘serious’ books. But now, at 78 and still grieving the loss of his wife, he has a new project on the go
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:00 PM
'You’re not really alone when you are writing.'
Tim Adams interviews John Banville for The Observer.
Tim Adams interviews John Banville for The Observer.
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Our Faber Members Christmas Market is officially open 🎄
Join us all day until 8 p.m. for mince pies, mulled wine and books galore 📚
faber.co.uk/journal/faber-members-christmas-market/
Join us all day until 8 p.m. for mince pies, mulled wine and books galore 📚
faber.co.uk/journal/faber-members-christmas-market/
December 3, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Our Faber Members Christmas Market is officially open 🎄
Join us all day until 8 p.m. for mince pies, mulled wine and books galore 📚
faber.co.uk/journal/faber-members-christmas-market/
Join us all day until 8 p.m. for mince pies, mulled wine and books galore 📚
faber.co.uk/journal/faber-members-christmas-market/