Sarah Donaldson
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now: co-founder @thenerve.news before: deputy editor, Observer New Review
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The Obs has done lovely job collecting tributes to Rachel Cooke - her character jumps off the page. & an edit of some of her best writing including her famous recipe for parmesan biscuits. How nice if people would make these at Xmas and remember her with pleasure. The perfect Rachel tribute! links ⬇️
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Review of the week: Wet Leg live @royalalberthall.bsky.social
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They may have started off as self-deprecating jokers, but this pulsating live show is final proof that the Isle of Wight rockers are now something much bigger, writes @katehutchinson.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/wet-leg-to...
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They may have started off as self-deprecating jokers, but this pulsating live show is final proof that the Isle of Wight rockers are now something much bigger, writes @katehutchinson.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/wet-leg-to...
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Review of the week: Wet Leg live @royalalberthall.bsky.social
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They may have started off as self-deprecating jokers, but this pulsating live show is final proof that the Isle of Wight rockers are now something much bigger, writes @katehutchinson.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/wet-leg-to...
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They may have started off as self-deprecating jokers, but this pulsating live show is final proof that the Isle of Wight rockers are now something much bigger, writes @katehutchinson.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/wet-leg-to...
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45% of British voters are strongly opposed to Reform, and 33% favourable to Reform.
71% of 2025 Labour voters are strongly opposed to Reform.
And immigration has fallen 50% in a year.
What possible reason is there for this mess?
71% of 2025 Labour voters are strongly opposed to Reform.
And immigration has fallen 50% in a year.
What possible reason is there for this mess?
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
45% of British voters are strongly opposed to Reform, and 33% favourable to Reform.
71% of 2025 Labour voters are strongly opposed to Reform.
And immigration has fallen 50% in a year.
What possible reason is there for this mess?
71% of 2025 Labour voters are strongly opposed to Reform.
And immigration has fallen 50% in a year.
What possible reason is there for this mess?
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Traitors on the inside, Trump on the outside ... who’d want to run the BBC now? Actually, I would
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Traitors on the inside, Trump on the outside ... who’d want to run the BBC now? Actually, I would
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
The Obs has done lovely job collecting tributes to Rachel Cooke - her character jumps off the page. & an edit of some of her best writing including her famous recipe for parmesan biscuits. How nice if people would make these at Xmas and remember her with pleasure. The perfect Rachel tribute! links ⬇️
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The Obs has done lovely job collecting tributes to Rachel Cooke - her character jumps off the page. & an edit of some of her best writing including her famous recipe for parmesan biscuits. How nice if people would make these at Xmas and remember her with pleasure. The perfect Rachel tribute! links ⬇️
Wonderful tribute by @timadamswrites.bsky.social
Rachel was always a wonderful colleague and over the past 14 months, during we experienced a horrendous period at the Guardian together, she became a cherished friend…. /cont. 🧵
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Rachel was always a wonderful colleague and over the past 14 months, during we experienced a horrendous period at the Guardian together, she became a cherished friend…. /cont. 🧵
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Wonderful tribute by @timadamswrites.bsky.social
Rachel was always a wonderful colleague and over the past 14 months, during we experienced a horrendous period at the Guardian together, she became a cherished friend…. /cont. 🧵
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Rachel was always a wonderful colleague and over the past 14 months, during we experienced a horrendous period at the Guardian together, she became a cherished friend…. /cont. 🧵
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Weirdly relaxing reel…
This week's cultural Hotlist 🔥
From Diane Arbus @dzgallery.bsky.social to The Hunger Games on Stage
www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
From Diane Arbus @dzgallery.bsky.social to The Hunger Games on Stage
www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
November 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Weirdly relaxing reel…
‘have to say, I'm worried about your country. I've really developed a relationship with it, and it's so worrying to see the support for someone with absolutely no qualifications, like Farage, when he's absolutely, completely, utterly useless.’
Danish actor and 💯 dude Claes Bang talks to the Nerve…
Danish actor and 💯 dude Claes Bang talks to the Nerve…
Claes Bang Q&A by @guylodge.bsky.social
The Danish star of The Square and Dracula on his recent work, his favourite decade and the unexpected joy of gardening
www.thenerve.news/p/claes-bang...
The Danish star of The Square and Dracula on his recent work, his favourite decade and the unexpected joy of gardening
www.thenerve.news/p/claes-bang...
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
‘have to say, I'm worried about your country. I've really developed a relationship with it, and it's so worrying to see the support for someone with absolutely no qualifications, like Farage, when he's absolutely, completely, utterly useless.’
Danish actor and 💯 dude Claes Bang talks to the Nerve…
Danish actor and 💯 dude Claes Bang talks to the Nerve…
Great piece for the Nerve on the BBC sabotage (and the dire failure of the institution to stand up for itself). Also - acc to Guardian - the production co that made the Trump Panorama, is working on a film about Nigel Farage. So I guess that’s canned now? 🤷♀️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Great piece for the Nerve on the BBC sabotage (and the dire failure of the institution to stand up for itself). Also - acc to Guardian - the production co that made the Trump Panorama, is working on a film about Nigel Farage. So I guess that’s canned now? 🤷♀️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I mean, what kind of legal action would this be exactly? Defamation? I would truly love to see it. 'They made it look like I instigated a coup during my very well recorded coup attempt.'
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
Donald Trump Preparing To Sue BBC Over Panorama Speech Row
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I mean, what kind of legal action would this be exactly? Defamation? I would truly love to see it. 'They made it look like I instigated a coup during my very well recorded coup attempt.'
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Almost most worrying is that if this recent @prospectmagazine.co.uk podcast is anything to do back, culture secretary Lisa Nandy doesn’t understand broadcasting impartiality rules either
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
Lisa Nandy: We’re not afraid to regulate US big tech, no matter what Donald Trump says
The secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport talks free speech and the future of the BBC
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Almost most worrying is that if this recent @prospectmagazine.co.uk podcast is anything to do back, culture secretary Lisa Nandy doesn’t understand broadcasting impartiality rules either
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
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Elon Musk’s AI service Grok is so drunkenly, transparently biased that it would be funny – if it weren’t a mortal threat to democracy
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Elon Musk’s AI service Grok is so drunkenly, transparently biased that it would be funny – if it weren’t a mortal threat to democracy
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Sometimes our culture recommenders are so passionate its impossible to resist. Subscribed and ordered! 📚🛒
🙏 thanks to the wonderful (and genius composer) @nicomuhly.bsky.social for a great list (link below)
🙏 thanks to the wonderful (and genius composer) @nicomuhly.bsky.social for a great list (link below)
November 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Sometimes our culture recommenders are so passionate its impossible to resist. Subscribed and ordered! 📚🛒
🙏 thanks to the wonderful (and genius composer) @nicomuhly.bsky.social for a great list (link below)
🙏 thanks to the wonderful (and genius composer) @nicomuhly.bsky.social for a great list (link below)
Big news for arts education. After 16 month review, government has pledged to reverse the secondary status that - partly due to EBacc - arts subjects have come to occupy in the national curriculum (in England),
V helpful thread from @campaignforthearts.org below
V helpful thread from @campaignforthearts.org below
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Big news for arts education. After 16 month review, government has pledged to reverse the secondary status that - partly due to EBacc - arts subjects have come to occupy in the national curriculum (in England),
V helpful thread from @campaignforthearts.org below
V helpful thread from @campaignforthearts.org below
“quite laid back, not too faffy or complicated” she says. This is my kind of recipe….
The Nerve Weekend Dish: a comforting, autumnal mushroom pie from Beth Adamson, the cook behind the popular social media account Borough Chef
www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“quite laid back, not too faffy or complicated” she says. This is my kind of recipe….
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The prince, the paedophile and the walk in the park: why did Andrew meet Epstein that day in New York?
The former prince has one big question to answer, writes @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/windsor-pr...
The former prince has one big question to answer, writes @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/windsor-pr...
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The prince, the paedophile and the walk in the park: why did Andrew meet Epstein that day in New York?
The former prince has one big question to answer, writes @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/windsor-pr...
The former prince has one big question to answer, writes @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/windsor-pr...
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must-read analysis of how Musk's twitter is drenching new users with right-wing propaganda
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
must-read analysis of how Musk's twitter is drenching new users with right-wing propaganda
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Such a bloody pity he can never run for prez
Watch @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring victory speech.
This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.
Turn the volume up.
This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.
Turn the volume up.
November 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Such a bloody pity he can never run for prez
Love this. The power of language
if i were running for office i would absolutely call my volunteers “the wide awakes,” i would hand out wide awake pins and stickers and hats for people to wear and campaign events would have wide awake banners
THEY USED TO CALL US WOKE
NOW THEY CAN CALL US WIDE AWAKES
NOW THEY CAN CALL US WIDE AWAKES
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Love this. The power of language
My pick for our culture hotlist this week is James Bleumel’s classy and riveting doc series Once Upon a Time in Space.
Ep 2 = space bromance on a rusty falling apart space submarine (Mir space station) 🚀🧑🚀👨🚀
(on @bbciplayer.bsky.social )
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Ep 2 = space bromance on a rusty falling apart space submarine (Mir space station) 🚀🧑🚀👨🚀
(on @bbciplayer.bsky.social )
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This week's Hotlist 🔥🌶️
From Dave to a bromance in space, the week's best culture chosen by our team of editors and writers
www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
From Dave to a bromance in space, the week's best culture chosen by our team of editors and writers
www.thenerve.news/p/the-nerve-...
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
My pick for our culture hotlist this week is James Bleumel’s classy and riveting doc series Once Upon a Time in Space.
Ep 2 = space bromance on a rusty falling apart space submarine (Mir space station) 🚀🧑🚀👨🚀
(on @bbciplayer.bsky.social )
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Ep 2 = space bromance on a rusty falling apart space submarine (Mir space station) 🚀🧑🚀👨🚀
(on @bbciplayer.bsky.social )
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This is so shocking and depressing. Teen Vogue’s political coverage on the US has been so inspiring / important. This seems to have come out of nowhere? (Or have i missed something?)
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is so shocking and depressing. Teen Vogue’s political coverage on the US has been so inspiring / important. This seems to have come out of nowhere? (Or have i missed something?)
Wonderful, warm hour today listening to Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem) chat with Dolly Alderton @southbankcentre.bsky.social about music industry / patriarchy / being oracle-philosopher to a nation of women / deffo being game for the next Celebrity Traitors-as long as it’s with Julie Hesmondhalgh
November 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Wonderful, warm hour today listening to Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem) chat with Dolly Alderton @southbankcentre.bsky.social about music industry / patriarchy / being oracle-philosopher to a nation of women / deffo being game for the next Celebrity Traitors-as long as it’s with Julie Hesmondhalgh
October 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
What’s missing in much of the pundit analysis of Caerphilly byelection is due credit to Plaid Cymru’s candidate Lindsay Whittle.
The Nerve’s intrepid @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social filmed a brilliant interview with Whittle on polling day (Reform UK’s Llyr Powell was nowhere to be found) 🧵
The Nerve’s intrepid @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social filmed a brilliant interview with Whittle on polling day (Reform UK’s Llyr Powell was nowhere to be found) 🧵
October 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
What’s missing in much of the pundit analysis of Caerphilly byelection is due credit to Plaid Cymru’s candidate Lindsay Whittle.
The Nerve’s intrepid @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social filmed a brilliant interview with Whittle on polling day (Reform UK’s Llyr Powell was nowhere to be found) 🧵
The Nerve’s intrepid @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social filmed a brilliant interview with Whittle on polling day (Reform UK’s Llyr Powell was nowhere to be found) 🧵
You will all be completely unsurprised to hear that Vorders was amazing. Thank you for the chat, you legend. 🙏 and thank you for coming on board as a contributing editor to @thenerve.news
‘As someone who's worked in TV for 43 years, I'm annoyed at how many editors are taking ridiculous far-right subjects and discussing them when they shouldn't be given oxygen’
Read our Q&A with @carolvorders.bsky.social
Read our Q&A with @carolvorders.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
You will all be completely unsurprised to hear that Vorders was amazing. Thank you for the chat, you legend. 🙏 and thank you for coming on board as a contributing editor to @thenerve.news
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October 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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