The Mardy Cockney
@themardycockney.bsky.social
A lover of Cary Grant, Big Cats and Swine. And Facts. When bored I will engage with scammers who DM just to waste their time.
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Ish review – Luton-set urban pastoral in which racial profiling pushes teen friends apart
Police pressure throws into crisis the tenderly portrayed relationship of two young men coming of age in Bedfordshire town
www.theguardian.com
Very proud to have been part of this. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
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While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
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Children living in poverty ‘more likely to be ill later in life’ – Work and Pensions Secretary
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www.channel4.com/news/childre...
Children living in poverty ‘more likely to be ill later in life’ – Work and Pensions Secretary
We spoke to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden.
www.channel4.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Children living in poverty ‘more likely to be ill later in life’ – Work and Pensions Secretary
www.channel4.com/news/childre...
www.channel4.com/news/childre...
Bon Jovi
The Charlatans
Florence and the Machine
The Streets
Beyoncé
The Charlatans
Florence and the Machine
The Streets
Beyoncé
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
The Cure
David Bowie
Iggy Pop
Nirvana
The Velvet Underground
The Cure
David Bowie
Iggy Pop
Nirvana
The Velvet Underground
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Bon Jovi
The Charlatans
Florence and the Machine
The Streets
Beyoncé
The Charlatans
Florence and the Machine
The Streets
Beyoncé
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Age restrictions on social media for over 50s.
A friend told me that her American dad got in touch to talk about some news he'd seen on Facebook: there are riots in England over DEI, and the King dramatically burst into parliament to tell Starmer off, and then Prince William did the same to Sadiq Khan. AI really is inventing bold new universes
November 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Age restrictions on social media for over 50s.
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‘There was one nightclub, and the single time I snuck in underage, 11 different people told my dad.’
Such a lovely and honest interview about growing up in a small town and homesickness. Also she wrote to the council asking them to open a Claire’s Accessories! ❤️
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Such a lovely and honest interview about growing up in a small town and homesickness. Also she wrote to the council asking them to open a Claire’s Accessories! ❤️
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Actor Alexandra Roach looks back: ‘I’m from a small town – when I snuck into a nightclub underage, 11 people told my dad’
The Utopia and No Offence star on her love of electronic music, how she shakes off heavy roles, and channelling her righteous younger self
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
‘There was one nightclub, and the single time I snuck in underage, 11 different people told my dad.’
Such a lovely and honest interview about growing up in a small town and homesickness. Also she wrote to the council asking them to open a Claire’s Accessories! ❤️
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Such a lovely and honest interview about growing up in a small town and homesickness. Also she wrote to the council asking them to open a Claire’s Accessories! ❤️
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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OK, weekend mind.
My annual ask - there's a short story I remember about a nightmare world where the streets are patrolled by monsters and a man runs to safety - a dormitory where he falls asleep, and his dreams are what we call normal waking life.
Anyone know?
My annual ask - there's a short story I remember about a nightmare world where the streets are patrolled by monsters and a man runs to safety - a dormitory where he falls asleep, and his dreams are what we call normal waking life.
Anyone know?
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
OK, weekend mind.
My annual ask - there's a short story I remember about a nightmare world where the streets are patrolled by monsters and a man runs to safety - a dormitory where he falls asleep, and his dreams are what we call normal waking life.
Anyone know?
My annual ask - there's a short story I remember about a nightmare world where the streets are patrolled by monsters and a man runs to safety - a dormitory where he falls asleep, and his dreams are what we call normal waking life.
Anyone know?
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My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.
October 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.
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Hey…
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
Both on BBC iPlayer
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
Both on BBC iPlayer
a man with a mustache is wearing a hat and a suit .
ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing a hat and a suit .
media.tenor.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Hey…
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
Both on BBC iPlayer
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
Both on BBC iPlayer
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We utterly condemn what appears to have been an arson attack on a mosque in Peacehaven.
October 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We utterly condemn what appears to have been an arson attack on a mosque in Peacehaven.
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Apparently the Bible is the infallible word of God! lol. Erm...
Someone shared this video with me years ago and I keep going back to it as it's spot on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB3g...
Someone shared this video with me years ago and I keep going back to it as it's spot on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB3g...
Quiz Show (Bible Contradictions)
YouTube video by NonStampCollector
www.youtube.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Apparently the Bible is the infallible word of God! lol. Erm...
Someone shared this video with me years ago and I keep going back to it as it's spot on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB3g...
Someone shared this video with me years ago and I keep going back to it as it's spot on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB3g...
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At #TAF25, Monica Lewinsky says she’s grateful to younger generations for helping shift the perception of her story, saying they wondered: “How is it that the 24-year-old person with the least amount of power in this situation had the largest consequences for what happened?” bit.ly/3IkhDd9
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
At #TAF25, Monica Lewinsky says she’s grateful to younger generations for helping shift the perception of her story, saying they wondered: “How is it that the 24-year-old person with the least amount of power in this situation had the largest consequences for what happened?” bit.ly/3IkhDd9
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Via The Independent: Donald Trump’s false claim that London ‘wants to go to Sharia law’ has been described as ‘appalling and bigoted’ by Mayor Sadiq Khan.
The Muslim Council of Britain responded: “We pray for Mr Trump's health and wellbeing as his hallucinations seem to be getting worse by the day”
The Muslim Council of Britain responded: “We pray for Mr Trump's health and wellbeing as his hallucinations seem to be getting worse by the day”
September 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Via The Independent: Donald Trump’s false claim that London ‘wants to go to Sharia law’ has been described as ‘appalling and bigoted’ by Mayor Sadiq Khan.
The Muslim Council of Britain responded: “We pray for Mr Trump's health and wellbeing as his hallucinations seem to be getting worse by the day”
The Muslim Council of Britain responded: “We pray for Mr Trump's health and wellbeing as his hallucinations seem to be getting worse by the day”
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Never the fault of rampant gun culture, not EVER.
September 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Never the fault of rampant gun culture, not EVER.
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News from Finland. A 9-year-old lost an especially good stick he’d had since he was 2. He hung up 20 posters. A few days later it was returned. It had been found by a 2-year-old, who wanted to keep it for herself, but her mother made her return it. She got toys, flowers and candy as a reward.
September 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
News from Finland. A 9-year-old lost an especially good stick he’d had since he was 2. He hung up 20 posters. A few days later it was returned. It had been found by a 2-year-old, who wanted to keep it for herself, but her mother made her return it. She got toys, flowers and candy as a reward.
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Audience Award Venice’s 2025 International Film Critics’ Week
= Ish by Imran Perretta
World sales: Global Constellation
cineuropa.org/en/newsdetai...
= Ish by Imran Perretta
World sales: Global Constellation
cineuropa.org/en/newsdetai...
Review: Ish
31/08/2025 - VENICE 2025: Imran Perretta’s artful realist drama shows British Muslim life under the shadow of suspicion and police surveillance
cineuropa.org
September 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Audience Award Venice’s 2025 International Film Critics’ Week
= Ish by Imran Perretta
World sales: Global Constellation
cineuropa.org/en/newsdetai...
= Ish by Imran Perretta
World sales: Global Constellation
cineuropa.org/en/newsdetai...
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Interview: Imran Perretta talks about Ish
Winner of the Audience Award Venice’s 2025 International Film Critics’ Week
cineuropa.org/en/interview...
Winner of the Audience Award Venice’s 2025 International Film Critics’ Week
cineuropa.org/en/interview...
Imran Perretta • Director of Ish
31/08/2025 - VENICE 2025: The British director shares the harsh personal resonance of his debut feature, whilst mulling the beauty of its outer-London locations
cineuropa.org
September 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Interview: Imran Perretta talks about Ish
Winner of the Audience Award Venice’s 2025 International Film Critics’ Week
cineuropa.org/en/interview...
Winner of the Audience Award Venice’s 2025 International Film Critics’ Week
cineuropa.org/en/interview...
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imran perretta's ish is a very strong debut – look out for it at LFF for some of the best child acting you'll see this year lwlies.com/venice-film-...
Ish – first-look review
Imran Perretta's feature debut bursts with life thanks to its magnificent central performances.
lwlies.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
imran perretta's ish is a very strong debut – look out for it at LFF for some of the best child acting you'll see this year lwlies.com/venice-film-...
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Tennessee Williams died in 1983, so he was alive at the same time as Venus and Serena - the other tennis-y Williams
September 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Tennessee Williams died in 1983, so he was alive at the same time as Venus and Serena - the other tennis-y Williams
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WOW!! We’re just £1200 away from our crowdfund goal! You’re brilliant! I’m posting this to over 36,000 people - if everyone donated £1, we’d hit our crowdfund goal in 5 mins! Can we get there? 💙🌟💙🌟💙 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/everydocto...
🚀 LAUNCH! Please help us to continue our crucial research!💙🌟
September 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
WOW!! We’re just £1200 away from our crowdfund goal! You’re brilliant! I’m posting this to over 36,000 people - if everyone donated £1, we’d hit our crowdfund goal in 5 mins! Can we get there? 💙🌟💙🌟💙 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/everydocto...
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Starting today, the Swiss Post sells a special stamp to commemorate the granting of the patent of the toilet cleaner with the special duck design 45 years ago to Swiss inventor Walter Düring-Orlob.
And yes, it smells like the citrus version of the cleaner […]
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And yes, it smells like the citrus version of the cleaner […]
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September 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Starting today, the Swiss Post sells a special stamp to commemorate the granting of the patent of the toilet cleaner with the special duck design 45 years ago to Swiss inventor Walter Düring-Orlob.
And yes, it smells like the citrus version of the cleaner […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
And yes, it smells like the citrus version of the cleaner […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
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Really liked Imran Perretta's Ish, a funny, heartbreaking debut with an insanely good score (also by Imran Perretta!) lwlies.com/venice-film-...
Ish – first-look review
Imran Perretta's feature debut bursts with life thanks to its magnificent central performances.
lwlies.com
August 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Really liked Imran Perretta's Ish, a funny, heartbreaking debut with an insanely good score (also by Imran Perretta!) lwlies.com/venice-film-...
Very proud to have been part of this. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
Ish review – Luton-set urban pastoral in which racial profiling pushes teen friends apart
Police pressure throws into crisis the tenderly portrayed relationship of two young men coming of age in Bedfordshire town
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Very proud to have been part of this. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
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The #Gaza famine has unfolded in front of the world’s eyes.
We saw it coming.
We warned about it.
We were not allowed to stop it.
Now, as we count the lives lost to this intentional starvation, there is only one question to ask leaders: Where is humanity?
End the blockade of aid TODAY.
CEASEFIRE!
We saw it coming.
We warned about it.
We were not allowed to stop it.
Now, as we count the lives lost to this intentional starvation, there is only one question to ask leaders: Where is humanity?
End the blockade of aid TODAY.
CEASEFIRE!
August 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The #Gaza famine has unfolded in front of the world’s eyes.
We saw it coming.
We warned about it.
We were not allowed to stop it.
Now, as we count the lives lost to this intentional starvation, there is only one question to ask leaders: Where is humanity?
End the blockade of aid TODAY.
CEASEFIRE!
We saw it coming.
We warned about it.
We were not allowed to stop it.
Now, as we count the lives lost to this intentional starvation, there is only one question to ask leaders: Where is humanity?
End the blockade of aid TODAY.
CEASEFIRE!
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Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
August 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.