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Talk to Her is my favourite but the character limit prevents me from adding sufficient red flags.
February 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Talk to Her is my favourite but the character limit prevents me from adding sufficient red flags.
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I can’t get past how ashamed the dog looks.
Tfw when you are the Dark Lord of Spin, genius manipulator of the public mind, but also think wearing Woody Allen spectacles a good choice under the circumstances
February 8, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I can’t get past how ashamed the dog looks.
This evening's viewing 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
February 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Nice detour into jazz from Adam Shatz in the LRB
February 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Nice detour into jazz from Adam Shatz in the LRB
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Caught dissolving the last limb from the freezer
February 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Caught dissolving the last limb from the freezer
He looks as though he's been caught cooking and also as if he mistakenly believes cooking to be illegal
Tfw when you are the Dark Lord of Spin, genius manipulator of the public mind, but also think wearing Woody Allen spectacles a good choice under the circumstances
February 7, 2026 at 1:07 PM
He looks as though he's been caught cooking and also as if he mistakenly believes cooking to be illegal
I get this a lot
Little Rob, little Rob, little Rob can't be wrong
February 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I get this a lot
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Tfw when you are the Dark Lord of Spin, genius manipulator of the public mind, but also think wearing Woody Allen spectacles a good choice under the circumstances
February 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Tfw when you are the Dark Lord of Spin, genius manipulator of the public mind, but also think wearing Woody Allen spectacles a good choice under the circumstances
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Well, look at what’s arrived. It’s only @www.johnbleasdale.com ‘s new novel, Connery. A razor sharp, hilarious and unblinking look through the eyes of a killer. Beautiful art work by @jameschristopher.bsky.social . Order yours at @plumeriapics.bsky.social
Here endeth the leshon. Yesh.
Here endeth the leshon. Yesh.
February 7, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Well, look at what’s arrived. It’s only @www.johnbleasdale.com ‘s new novel, Connery. A razor sharp, hilarious and unblinking look through the eyes of a killer. Beautiful art work by @jameschristopher.bsky.social . Order yours at @plumeriapics.bsky.social
Here endeth the leshon. Yesh.
Here endeth the leshon. Yesh.
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
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‘Emily Bronte’s tremendous story of hate’ - hits the nail on the head
The first film adaptation of #WutheringHeights (A.V. Bramble, UK, 1920) is now sadly lost.
"It is a credit to the British film industry that the screen version of the book... should be so good. In many ways it is as fine." - Manchester Guardian, 7 August 1920 www.theguardian.com/books/2019/a...
"It is a credit to the British film industry that the screen version of the book... should be so good. In many ways it is as fine." - Manchester Guardian, 7 August 1920 www.theguardian.com/books/2019/a...
February 7, 2026 at 10:56 AM
‘Emily Bronte’s tremendous story of hate’ - hits the nail on the head
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Personally I projectile vomit whenever someone says "PM" as it reminds me Peter Mandelson exists
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Personally I projectile vomit whenever someone says "PM" as it reminds me Peter Mandelson exists
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fyi my timeline presented it like this:
February 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
fyi my timeline presented it like this:
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"Talent is a gatekeeping mechanism" is a hell of a quote.
February 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
"Talent is a gatekeeping mechanism" is a hell of a quote.
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Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me
You can see the nausea on my face
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
You can see the nausea on my face
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I’ve asked my friend Peter to kindly consider changing his name
February 6, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I’ve asked my friend Peter to kindly consider changing his name
Personally I projectile vomit whenever someone says "PM" as it reminds me Peter Mandelson exists
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Personally I projectile vomit whenever someone says "PM" as it reminds me Peter Mandelson exists
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I used to like the first, reread it recently and struggled a bit. The second is so good. Its in my soul a bit, having read it as a kid. One of those places you remember the feel of like you were really there and its a memory.
February 6, 2026 at 9:47 AM
I used to like the first, reread it recently and struggled a bit. The second is so good. Its in my soul a bit, having read it as a kid. One of those places you remember the feel of like you were really there and its a memory.
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My favourite of her books I think, I liked the chance of pace, instead of hopping islands every five minutes we get to know Atuan and it’s batshit crazy religion much better.
February 6, 2026 at 9:08 AM
My favourite of her books I think, I liked the chance of pace, instead of hopping islands every five minutes we get to know Atuan and it’s batshit crazy religion much better.
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A childhood favourite! There was a very good @backlisted.bsky.social episode on it a few months ago.
247. The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin — Backlisted
Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Tombs of Atuan (1971), the second Earthsea novel, is the subject of this episode. Joining Una and Andy is writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce , current Children’s Laureate. We loo...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM
A childhood favourite! There was a very good @backlisted.bsky.social episode on it a few months ago.
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Found this in MoPop in Seattle a few years ago and actually got quite teary.
February 6, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Found this in MoPop in Seattle a few years ago and actually got quite teary.
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I was so gripped by this as a child I once sat in the bath until it was stone cold because I couldn't put it down. It is *so good*.
February 6, 2026 at 8:05 AM
I was so gripped by this as a child I once sat in the bath until it was stone cold because I couldn't put it down. It is *so good*.