Matthew B
@matthewbroome.bsky.social
Director, Institute for Mental Health, and Chair in Psychiatry and Youth Mental Health, University of Birmingham. Interested in psychosis, youth mental health, neuroscience, philosophy, phenomenology. NHS Psychiatrist in Early Intervention in Psychosis
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“Jean-Luc, don’t we need a script?” “Jean-Luc, you’re making this up as you go along!” - enjoyably the final caption describes Breathless as “influential” rather than “good” which makes it feel like Linklater is in on the joke.
9) Nouvelle Vague. Enjoyable movie about the making of “Breathless” that if, like me, you think “Breathless” is a load of crap, is inadvertently very funny.
January 31, 2026 at 9:21 PM
“Jean-Luc, don’t we need a script?” “Jean-Luc, you’re making this up as you go along!” - enjoyably the final caption describes Breathless as “influential” rather than “good” which makes it feel like Linklater is in on the joke.
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...they told her no, didn't they
January 31, 2026 at 11:51 PM
...they told her no, didn't they
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Some sun on dog walk
January 31, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Some sun on dog walk
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Coming up on Sunday on #HoPWaG, we have a look at the various mentions of Confucius/Kongzi in the Zhuangzi. Did Daoists think this great sage was all that great?
#podcast #philosophy #daoism #zhuangzi
#podcast #philosophy #daoism #zhuangzi
January 30, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Coming up on Sunday on #HoPWaG, we have a look at the various mentions of Confucius/Kongzi in the Zhuangzi. Did Daoists think this great sage was all that great?
#podcast #philosophy #daoism #zhuangzi
#podcast #philosophy #daoism #zhuangzi
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Watched this very good documentary about Frida Kahlo tonight. Learned a lot about the artist and her art I had not known yet.
www.arte.tv/de/videos/12...
www.arte.tv/de/videos/12...
Frida Kahlo - Giganten der Kunst - Die ganze Doku | ARTE
Frida Kahlo: Ikone des Schmerzes und der Leidenschaft. Ihre Selbstporträts sind ein Spiegel ihrer zerrissenen Seele. War sie nur Künstlerin oder auch Rebellin? Die Dokumentation taucht in ihr Leben ei...
www.arte.tv
January 30, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Watched this very good documentary about Frida Kahlo tonight. Learned a lot about the artist and her art I had not known yet.
www.arte.tv/de/videos/12...
www.arte.tv/de/videos/12...
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Macaulay Culkin posted a tribute to Catherine O’Hara….I’m not crying, you’re crying 🥺🙏
January 30, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Macaulay Culkin posted a tribute to Catherine O’Hara….I’m not crying, you’re crying 🥺🙏
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Students from the German School London and the Jewish Community Secondary School gave a powerful and moving Holocaust Memorial concert with Ensemble 360.
The Voices of Justice concert was a joint project between @wigmore-hall.org.uk, Learning from the Righteous and @theajruk.bsky.social. #HMD2026
The Voices of Justice concert was a joint project between @wigmore-hall.org.uk, Learning from the Righteous and @theajruk.bsky.social. #HMD2026
January 30, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Students from the German School London and the Jewish Community Secondary School gave a powerful and moving Holocaust Memorial concert with Ensemble 360.
The Voices of Justice concert was a joint project between @wigmore-hall.org.uk, Learning from the Righteous and @theajruk.bsky.social. #HMD2026
The Voices of Justice concert was a joint project between @wigmore-hall.org.uk, Learning from the Righteous and @theajruk.bsky.social. #HMD2026
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New clinical guidelines for peripartum depression developed by international group 🤰
44 evidence-based recommendations support psychological interventions (especially CBT) and universal screening with clear referral pathways.
#MentalHealth #PerinatalMentalHealth #PostnatalDepression
🧵 THREAD
44 evidence-based recommendations support psychological interventions (especially CBT) and universal screening with clear referral pathways.
#MentalHealth #PerinatalMentalHealth #PostnatalDepression
🧵 THREAD
January 30, 2026 at 12:21 PM
New clinical guidelines for peripartum depression developed by international group 🤰
44 evidence-based recommendations support psychological interventions (especially CBT) and universal screening with clear referral pathways.
#MentalHealth #PerinatalMentalHealth #PostnatalDepression
🧵 THREAD
44 evidence-based recommendations support psychological interventions (especially CBT) and universal screening with clear referral pathways.
#MentalHealth #PerinatalMentalHealth #PostnatalDepression
🧵 THREAD
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David Hume’s tomb attacked by satanists! @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Edinburgh tomb of philosopher David Hume vandalised with ‘satanic’ symbols
Tour guide reports drawing of naked woman pointing knife at baby and coded writing at Old Calton burial ground
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:13 PM
David Hume’s tomb attacked by satanists! @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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NEW WORLD RECORD AT BEACH-BASKET-CARRYING WORLD CUP
At the Strandkorb-WM, teams carry a 60kg beach basket over 20m of frozen sand.
The previous record of 4.91sec was smashed at the tournament's 18th edition as beach-basket-ironmen Phillip Schmidt & Finley Liemen clinched gold in 4.56!
At the Strandkorb-WM, teams carry a 60kg beach basket over 20m of frozen sand.
The previous record of 4.91sec was smashed at the tournament's 18th edition as beach-basket-ironmen Phillip Schmidt & Finley Liemen clinched gold in 4.56!
January 30, 2026 at 3:13 PM
NEW WORLD RECORD AT BEACH-BASKET-CARRYING WORLD CUP
At the Strandkorb-WM, teams carry a 60kg beach basket over 20m of frozen sand.
The previous record of 4.91sec was smashed at the tournament's 18th edition as beach-basket-ironmen Phillip Schmidt & Finley Liemen clinched gold in 4.56!
At the Strandkorb-WM, teams carry a 60kg beach basket over 20m of frozen sand.
The previous record of 4.91sec was smashed at the tournament's 18th edition as beach-basket-ironmen Phillip Schmidt & Finley Liemen clinched gold in 4.56!
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This would result in a Parliament with 322 right-of-centre MPs and 320 left-of-centre MPs...
January 27, 2026 at 9:45 AM
This would result in a Parliament with 322 right-of-centre MPs and 320 left-of-centre MPs...
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Full EU membership should be put to the public at the next election. It's time to return home.
inews.co.uk/opinion/rejo...
inews.co.uk/opinion/rejo...
Rejoining the EU is the only way to stop Trump
It is time to return home
inews.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Full EU membership should be put to the public at the next election. It's time to return home.
inews.co.uk/opinion/rejo...
inews.co.uk/opinion/rejo...
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For those in or near Oxford on 14 February, there are just a few spaces left for the
#philosophyinthebookshop I’m guest hosting with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
#philosophyinthebookshop I’m guest hosting with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOOKSHOP with Manon Garcia
Guest host Kate Kirkpatrick discusses 'Living with Men' with French Philosopher, Manon Garcia.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 7:32 PM
For those in or near Oxford on 14 February, there are just a few spaces left for the
#philosophyinthebookshop I’m guest hosting with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
#philosophyinthebookshop I’m guest hosting with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
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Latest papers: Jason Branford & Jordan A. Conrad explores eleven ethical challenges to digital mental health interventions that arise across the lifecycle of their development, deployment, and regulation in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
January 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Latest papers: Jason Branford & Jordan A. Conrad explores eleven ethical challenges to digital mental health interventions that arise across the lifecycle of their development, deployment, and regulation in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
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More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
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This is how the Tory statement on Braverman's defection begins...
<godzilla let-them-fight gif>
<godzilla let-them-fight gif>
January 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This is how the Tory statement on Braverman's defection begins...
<godzilla let-them-fight gif>
<godzilla let-them-fight gif>
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Our new study, just published in Nature Mental Health: Symptom change in depression and anxiety during psychological therapy for autistic adults... [1/8]
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#autres #mentalhealth
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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#autres #mentalhealth
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Symptom change in depression and anxiety during psychological therapy for autistic adults - Nature Mental Health
Pender et al. evaluated depression and anxiety symptom trajectories in autistic adults receiving routine therapy in UK primary care.
www.nature.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Our new study, just published in Nature Mental Health: Symptom change in depression and anxiety during psychological therapy for autistic adults... [1/8]
🧵⤵️
#autres #mentalhealth
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
🧵⤵️
#autres #mentalhealth
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Why are UK universities failing?
On @lseimpactblog.bsky.social, Constantinos Alexiou and George Saridakis lay out how UK universities have fallen into these dire straits and suggest what may become of the sector following the crisis.
On @lseimpactblog.bsky.social, Constantinos Alexiou and George Saridakis lay out how UK universities have fallen into these dire straits and suggest what may become of the sector following the crisis.
Why are UK universities failing? - LSE Impact
The HE sector in the UK faces the prospect of a university going into administration. How have universities fallen so low and is change possible?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 25, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Why are UK universities failing?
On @lseimpactblog.bsky.social, Constantinos Alexiou and George Saridakis lay out how UK universities have fallen into these dire straits and suggest what may become of the sector following the crisis.
On @lseimpactblog.bsky.social, Constantinos Alexiou and George Saridakis lay out how UK universities have fallen into these dire straits and suggest what may become of the sector following the crisis.
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My sensations were strange. Let me try to explain them.
January 25, 2026 at 11:47 PM
My sensations were strange. Let me try to explain them.
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"'What did we learn from the Holocaust? We have to act and we have to resist,' Tracht said, running out of breath as the car turned the corner. 'If I’m not going to act and resist now, then I shouldn’t call myself a rabbi and I can’t be a proud Jew.'"
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
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Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
religionnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM
"'What did we learn from the Holocaust? We have to act and we have to resist,' Tracht said, running out of breath as the car turned the corner. 'If I’m not going to act and resist now, then I shouldn’t call myself a rabbi and I can’t be a proud Jew.'"
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
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Latest papers: Bas de Boer & Ciano Aydin argue that online body shaming is grounded in a mismatch between the way one self-objectifies and the way in which one is objectified by another in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Latest papers: Bas de Boer & Ciano Aydin argue that online body shaming is grounded in a mismatch between the way one self-objectifies and the way in which one is objectified by another in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
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After some consideration, the synthesis I have settled on is Starmer is bad and cynical for shamelessly pulling strings to block a rival, Burnham is bad and cynical for being ready to risk a Reform mayor in Greater Manchester for his own ambition, and it is time at last for chaos with Ed Miliband.
January 25, 2026 at 2:15 PM
After some consideration, the synthesis I have settled on is Starmer is bad and cynical for shamelessly pulling strings to block a rival, Burnham is bad and cynical for being ready to risk a Reform mayor in Greater Manchester for his own ambition, and it is time at last for chaos with Ed Miliband.
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That NEC decision on Burnham was predictable, but also: cowardly, insecure, factional, long-term counter-strategic and symptomatic of administrative malaise.
January 25, 2026 at 3:50 PM
That NEC decision on Burnham was predictable, but also: cowardly, insecure, factional, long-term counter-strategic and symptomatic of administrative malaise.