Rick Burin
@rickburin.bsky.social
I write stuff (i Paper, Empire, Sight & Sound, Guardian, Line of Best Fit, Indicator Blu-ray). I like old movies, old books, old buildings and new music. Rep’d by The North Lit Agency.
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Ellie O'Neill: "In terms of both queerness and art, you don’t have a map" | Interview
An incredible new voice in folk, Ellie O'Neill's music and identity is driven by the rejection of prescribed paths and a search to discover her own authentic voice.
www.thelineofbestfit.com
What a pleasure to huddle with Ellie O’Neill as she played the ICA. She had big things to say about queerness, Irish art and the influence of Nightwood (also her past career in Gaelic football). www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/int...
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JE: doc...,, =sad
DOCTOR: What you need is a vacation. Great pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has an island near here. You should visit.
JE: ,,b uttt do-crt im am
DOCTOR: What you need is a vacation. Great pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has an island near here. You should visit.
JE: ,,b uttt do-crt im am
February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
JE: doc...,, =sad
DOCTOR: What you need is a vacation. Great pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has an island near here. You should visit.
JE: ,,b uttt do-crt im am
DOCTOR: What you need is a vacation. Great pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has an island near here. You should visit.
JE: ,,b uttt do-crt im am
When I was doorknocking in 2017, a guy gave me his handwritten manifesto to hand to Tulip Siddiq MP. He said if I did, he'd vote for her. It included 'scrap all overseas aid and spend the money on the NHS', 'end racism' and 'close the borders'.
The problem with social media is that you’re only allowed to hold opinions in batches. If you believe X and Y, you must also believe Z, which is atmospherically similar to X and Y and believed by all the same people.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
February 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
When I was doorknocking in 2017, a guy gave me his handwritten manifesto to hand to Tulip Siddiq MP. He said if I did, he'd vote for her. It included 'scrap all overseas aid and spend the money on the NHS', 'end racism' and 'close the borders'.
The issue isn't Mandelson, it's the system he represents. Happy for him to be defenestrated, love to see that, but that's not job done.
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The issue isn't Mandelson, it's the system he represents. Happy for him to be defenestrated, love to see that, but that's not job done.
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It says a lot about how government works in Britain that people will pretend you’re not a massive sleazebag for decades but the moment the calculus shifts to negative they will mobilise every resource to destroy you
UK govt drafting legislation to remove Mandelson peerage, has referred information to the police www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
Government refers material to police after review of Mandelson Epstein emails - live updates
PM Keir Starmer calls allegations that Lord Mandelson passed on sensitive government information to Epstein
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
It says a lot about how government works in Britain that people will pretend you’re not a massive sleazebag for decades but the moment the calculus shifts to negative they will mobilise every resource to destroy you
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As annoying as I find the occasional armchair terrorist posting about how acab includes primary school crossing guards this site is still a lot better than Twitter
May 15, 2024 at 6:52 PM
As annoying as I find the occasional armchair terrorist posting about how acab includes primary school crossing guards this site is still a lot better than Twitter
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February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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Slash SEN funding to bring back proper binmen.
February 3, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Slash SEN funding to bring back proper binmen.
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The caravan is terrible. The beds are so small and hard and the pillows are lumpy. There is no tea cosy and no dishcloths, soap or mops. The plates are all chipped. The name of the site "Seaview" is not true because the sea is over the road and behind some caravans.
February 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The caravan is terrible. The beds are so small and hard and the pillows are lumpy. There is no tea cosy and no dishcloths, soap or mops. The plates are all chipped. The name of the site "Seaview" is not true because the sea is over the road and behind some caravans.
At least he’s got his trousers on for once
Mandelson last week did a comeback/damage limitation interview with photographer for the Times magazine, which I'm guessing was planned to run at a future date but has been pushed out online on a Monday night because of events. Anyway yeah. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
February 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
At least he’s got his trousers on for once
Speaking of things that “won’t go away”
imagine the Times doing “at home with Richard Nixon, who seems kind of innocent”, in the middle of Watergate
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Peter Mandelson: Epstein is like dog muck; the smell won’t go away
Peter Mandelson was sacked as ambassador to the US because of his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Now, he has resigned from the Labour Party. Is this the end for him?
www.thetimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Speaking of things that “won’t go away”
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generationally good "if my grandmother had wheels she would have been a bike" comment there
February 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
generationally good "if my grandmother had wheels she would have been a bike" comment there
Sad to be excluded from Neil Gaiman’s list of thank-yous, which is limited to people who believe his absolute horseshit
February 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Sad to be excluded from Neil Gaiman’s list of thank-yous, which is limited to people who believe his absolute horseshit
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Neil Gaiman is crawling out of his bog two years after sexual assault allegations to play the sweet old fantasy uncle again -- complete with name-dropping that book you like & his twee "make good art" catchphrase -- all in order to (of course) sell you his upcoming book. Don't you dare fall for it.
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Neil Gaiman is crawling out of his bog two years after sexual assault allegations to play the sweet old fantasy uncle again -- complete with name-dropping that book you like & his twee "make good art" catchphrase -- all in order to (of course) sell you his upcoming book. Don't you dare fall for it.
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When you know you’re in for a strictly faithful adaptation of a classic story
February 2, 2026 at 9:02 PM
When you know you’re in for a strictly faithful adaptation of a classic story
The way to recreate what was lost is to get the continuity script (in the Carringer edition if you can) and then use the imagination God gave you.
In 1942, RKO slashed 43 minutes from Orson Welles's "The Magnificent Ambersons" and slapped on a happy ending. Now, an A.I. company wants to restore what was lost. Are they righting a historic wrong or descrating a classic? My deep dive, in this week's New Yorker. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece
Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
www.newyorker.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The way to recreate what was lost is to get the continuity script (in the Carringer edition if you can) and then use the imagination God gave you.
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Old Man Whistling While Slapping Knee Once Again Sweeps Grammys https://theonion.com/old-man-whistling-while-slapping-knee-once-again-sweeps-1851226320/
February 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Old Man Whistling While Slapping Knee Once Again Sweeps Grammys https://theonion.com/old-man-whistling-while-slapping-knee-once-again-sweeps-1851226320/
Was Bobson Dugnutt busy
Turning Point USA has announced the performers for their alternative Super Bowl halftime show:
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
February 2, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Was Bobson Dugnutt busy
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Brantley Gilbert 👆
Gabby Barrett 👇
Gabby Barrett 👇
February 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Brantley Gilbert 👆
Gabby Barrett 👇
Gabby Barrett 👇
Oh Mr Former Ambassador, with this fallout you are spoiling us
BREAKING:
The Metropolitan Police:
"Following this (Epstein) release and subsequent media reporting, the Met has received a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office. The reports will all be reviewed to determine if they meet the criminal threshold for investigation."
The Metropolitan Police:
"Following this (Epstein) release and subsequent media reporting, the Met has received a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office. The reports will all be reviewed to determine if they meet the criminal threshold for investigation."
February 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Oh Mr Former Ambassador, with this fallout you are spoiling us
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BREAKING:
The Metropolitan Police:
"Following this (Epstein) release and subsequent media reporting, the Met has received a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office. The reports will all be reviewed to determine if they meet the criminal threshold for investigation."
The Metropolitan Police:
"Following this (Epstein) release and subsequent media reporting, the Met has received a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office. The reports will all be reviewed to determine if they meet the criminal threshold for investigation."
February 2, 2026 at 7:23 PM
BREAKING:
The Metropolitan Police:
"Following this (Epstein) release and subsequent media reporting, the Met has received a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office. The reports will all be reviewed to determine if they meet the criminal threshold for investigation."
The Metropolitan Police:
"Following this (Epstein) release and subsequent media reporting, the Met has received a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office. The reports will all be reviewed to determine if they meet the criminal threshold for investigation."
The prime minister’s under-fire chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, arrives at No. 10 this morning
February 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The prime minister’s under-fire chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, arrives at No. 10 this morning
Mandelson part of that generation of men who wear pants that look like nappies
February 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Mandelson part of that generation of men who wear pants that look like nappies