Chris
@staggerlee42.bsky.social
Love cinema, literature, music and art. Write occasionally about cinema. Married with two kids. Originally from Greater Manchester/Cheshire. Now based in Northern Ireland. Teacher of History and Politics. Degree, PGCE and MA Ed from University of Durham.
Pinned
Think I have my list…
25 21st Century albums but honestly, on another day… 🤷♂️ #MusicSky
25 21st Century albums but honestly, on another day… 🤷♂️ #MusicSky
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Ending my year with this book.
What a brilliant writer Sue Prideaux is
What a brilliant writer Sue Prideaux is
December 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Ending my year with this book.
What a brilliant writer Sue Prideaux is
What a brilliant writer Sue Prideaux is
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December 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Finally caught the Postie in order to give him his card and Xmas tip. He’s such a decent fella and he always does right by us. Love your Postie guys!!
December 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Finally caught the Postie in order to give him his card and Xmas tip. He’s such a decent fella and he always does right by us. Love your Postie guys!!
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Wanderers forever!..
December 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Wanderers forever!..
Revisiting Tool’s ‘Lateralus’ and its like…
a man wearing glasses and a turtleneck is holding something in his hand .
Alt: a man wearing glasses and a turtleneck is holding something in his hand .
media.tenor.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Revisiting Tool’s ‘Lateralus’ and its like…
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“Fortuna's wheel had turned on humanity, crushing its collarbone, smashing its skull, twisting its torso, puncturing its pelvis, sorrowing its soul. Having once been so high, humanity fell so low. What had once been dedicated to the soul was now dedicated to the sale.”
Ignatius J. Reilly
Ignatius J. Reilly
December 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Fortuna's wheel had turned on humanity, crushing its collarbone, smashing its skull, twisting its torso, puncturing its pelvis, sorrowing its soul. Having once been so high, humanity fell so low. What had once been dedicated to the soul was now dedicated to the sale.”
Ignatius J. Reilly
Ignatius J. Reilly
21st Century digging is leading me back to some classic albums…
The Phantom Band/The Wants is IMMENSE ❤️❤️❤️
The Phantom Band/The Wants is IMMENSE ❤️❤️❤️
December 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
21st Century digging is leading me back to some classic albums…
The Phantom Band/The Wants is IMMENSE ❤️❤️❤️
The Phantom Band/The Wants is IMMENSE ❤️❤️❤️
Trish just came down to me amidst albums and various music detritus…
‘What are you doing?’
‘Picking my 25 favourite 21st Century albums…’ (slightly sheepish expression on my mug)
(Rolls eyes) ‘I guess I better block out the whole day then…’
🤣😬🤣😬
‘What are you doing?’
‘Picking my 25 favourite 21st Century albums…’ (slightly sheepish expression on my mug)
(Rolls eyes) ‘I guess I better block out the whole day then…’
🤣😬🤣😬
December 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Trish just came down to me amidst albums and various music detritus…
‘What are you doing?’
‘Picking my 25 favourite 21st Century albums…’ (slightly sheepish expression on my mug)
(Rolls eyes) ‘I guess I better block out the whole day then…’
🤣😬🤣😬
‘What are you doing?’
‘Picking my 25 favourite 21st Century albums…’ (slightly sheepish expression on my mug)
(Rolls eyes) ‘I guess I better block out the whole day then…’
🤣😬🤣😬
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Morning
Day three of the End of Year Sale. I have coffee, I’m ready.
Very busy day on Saturday, thank you everyone 🙏
Open today and tomorrow 10am - 3pm
Day three of the End of Year Sale. I have coffee, I’m ready.
Very busy day on Saturday, thank you everyone 🙏
Open today and tomorrow 10am - 3pm
December 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Morning
Day three of the End of Year Sale. I have coffee, I’m ready.
Very busy day on Saturday, thank you everyone 🙏
Open today and tomorrow 10am - 3pm
Day three of the End of Year Sale. I have coffee, I’m ready.
Very busy day on Saturday, thank you everyone 🙏
Open today and tomorrow 10am - 3pm
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hearing that everyone wants to know specifically what my 25 favourite albums of the 21st century are, would be wrong to disappoint my fans smdh
December 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
hearing that everyone wants to know specifically what my 25 favourite albums of the 21st century are, would be wrong to disappoint my fans smdh
Agnes Varda
Name a woman you consider a genius
December 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Agnes Varda
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Elaine May
Name a woman you consider a genius
December 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Elaine May
Having finally finished ‘Solenoid’ (dense, wild, extraordinary), I am now switching tack to this treat from Bryan Talbot… #BookSky💙📚
December 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Having finally finished ‘Solenoid’ (dense, wild, extraordinary), I am now switching tack to this treat from Bryan Talbot… #BookSky💙📚
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So as promised @philk282.bsky.social here’s my 25 albums from 2000/20025.
Usual suspects, and I’ve probably missed some favs out.
#musicsky #skymusic
Usual suspects, and I’ve probably missed some favs out.
#musicsky #skymusic
December 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
So as promised @philk282.bsky.social here’s my 25 albums from 2000/20025.
Usual suspects, and I’ve probably missed some favs out.
#musicsky #skymusic
Usual suspects, and I’ve probably missed some favs out.
#musicsky #skymusic
Out for a cuppa with a mate and wearing one of my Christmas gifts loudly & proudly… 🤣❤️
December 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Out for a cuppa with a mate and wearing one of my Christmas gifts loudly & proudly… 🤣❤️
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TOP10 FILMS 2025
1- Sirāt
2- One battle after another
3- Valeur sentimentale
4- L’attachement
5- Eddington
6- Weapons
7- Lahn mah
8- The brutalist
9- Le rire et le couteau
10- Black dog
1- Sirāt
2- One battle after another
3- Valeur sentimentale
4- L’attachement
5- Eddington
6- Weapons
7- Lahn mah
8- The brutalist
9- Le rire et le couteau
10- Black dog
December 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
TOP10 FILMS 2025
1- Sirāt
2- One battle after another
3- Valeur sentimentale
4- L’attachement
5- Eddington
6- Weapons
7- Lahn mah
8- The brutalist
9- Le rire et le couteau
10- Black dog
1- Sirāt
2- One battle after another
3- Valeur sentimentale
4- L’attachement
5- Eddington
6- Weapons
7- Lahn mah
8- The brutalist
9- Le rire et le couteau
10- Black dog
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Born in Riddrie on this day in December 1934, Alasdair Gray became one of Scotland’s most visionary writers and artists, his words and images continue to shape our civic life. We honour his enduring legacy & are proud to continue to champion his legacy and creative spirit ❤️
December 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Born in Riddrie on this day in December 1934, Alasdair Gray became one of Scotland’s most visionary writers and artists, his words and images continue to shape our civic life. We honour his enduring legacy & are proud to continue to champion his legacy and creative spirit ❤️
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New on the blog today, I've written about MEMORIES: FROM MOSCOW TO THE BLACK SEA by Teffi.
A deeply moving account of a tumultuous journey across Russia, in which Teffi brings her trademark wit, humour & humanity to the turmoil of Civil War. #BookSky 💙📚
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A deeply moving account of a tumultuous journey across Russia, in which Teffi brings her trademark wit, humour & humanity to the turmoil of Civil War. #BookSky 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/28/m...
Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea by Teffi (tr. R Chandler, E Chandler AM Jackson & I Steinberg)
Born in St. Petersburg in 1872, Teffi (Nadezhda Lokhvitskaya) went on to become a celebrated writer in early 20th-century Russia, publishing poems, short stories, satirical sketches and plays to gr…
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December 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
New on the blog today, I've written about MEMORIES: FROM MOSCOW TO THE BLACK SEA by Teffi.
A deeply moving account of a tumultuous journey across Russia, in which Teffi brings her trademark wit, humour & humanity to the turmoil of Civil War. #BookSky 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/28/m...
A deeply moving account of a tumultuous journey across Russia, in which Teffi brings her trademark wit, humour & humanity to the turmoil of Civil War. #BookSky 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/28/m...
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I recently finished one of my best books of the year - Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
December 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I recently finished one of my best books of the year - Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
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My favorite reads in 2025.
December 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
My favorite reads in 2025.
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Glad I didn’t watch Lost Hearts (Lawrence Gordon Clark, Ghost Stories for Christmas, 1973) as a kid because it would have scared the living piss out of me
Superb television
Superb television
December 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Glad I didn’t watch Lost Hearts (Lawrence Gordon Clark, Ghost Stories for Christmas, 1973) as a kid because it would have scared the living piss out of me
Superb television
Superb television
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The Accomplices by Simenon was an absolute banger - one of the best of his that I’ve read, and that’s saying something
I’m also coming to realise the best thrillers/noirs are usually variations on or responses to Crime And Punishment, of which this definitely is
Highest recommendation #booksky
I’m also coming to realise the best thrillers/noirs are usually variations on or responses to Crime And Punishment, of which this definitely is
Highest recommendation #booksky
Now reading - The Accomplices (1956) by Georges Simenon
Another Simenon before the year’s out following recent reads of The Blue Room and The Hand, the latter of which often gets compared to this
Absolutely banging cover design
#booksky
Another Simenon before the year’s out following recent reads of The Blue Room and The Hand, the latter of which often gets compared to this
Absolutely banging cover design
#booksky
December 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Accomplices by Simenon was an absolute banger - one of the best of his that I’ve read, and that’s saying something
I’m also coming to realise the best thrillers/noirs are usually variations on or responses to Crime And Punishment, of which this definitely is
Highest recommendation #booksky
I’m also coming to realise the best thrillers/noirs are usually variations on or responses to Crime And Punishment, of which this definitely is
Highest recommendation #booksky
Listening to Philip Glass’ magnificent ‘Akhenaten’ and those opening few lines of the libretto are just… 😍😍😍
Open are the double doors of the horizon
Unlocked are its bolts
Clouds darken the sky
The stars rain down
The constellations stagger
The bones of the hell hounds tremble…
Open are the double doors of the horizon
Unlocked are its bolts
Clouds darken the sky
The stars rain down
The constellations stagger
The bones of the hell hounds tremble…
December 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Listening to Philip Glass’ magnificent ‘Akhenaten’ and those opening few lines of the libretto are just… 😍😍😍
Open are the double doors of the horizon
Unlocked are its bolts
Clouds darken the sky
The stars rain down
The constellations stagger
The bones of the hell hounds tremble…
Open are the double doors of the horizon
Unlocked are its bolts
Clouds darken the sky
The stars rain down
The constellations stagger
The bones of the hell hounds tremble…
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Kinda wish there had been some "radical feminists, draft dodgers and dope fiends - good people," but then Kelly Reichert's MASTERMIND would have been DRUGSTORE COWBOY and we already have that. Instead we got something different, if equally unique, propulsive, funny and tragic. 🔥 #filmsky
December 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Kinda wish there had been some "radical feminists, draft dodgers and dope fiends - good people," but then Kelly Reichert's MASTERMIND would have been DRUGSTORE COWBOY and we already have that. Instead we got something different, if equally unique, propulsive, funny and tragic. 🔥 #filmsky