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The big balancing act for the Duffer Brothers IMO is that Stranger Things works because it is sort of cosy horror - heartbreaking deaths, jump scares, but ultimately it is a horror story set in a world of joy, not despair. Anyway, some thoughts on that, and on nostalgia here:
Pop culture has mastered nostalgia — by returning to a pre-smartphone era
‘Stranger Things’ is back for its final season, weaving fantasy set not in the future but in a past that its young fans never knew
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November 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The big balancing act for the Duffer Brothers IMO is that Stranger Things works because it is sort of cosy horror - heartbreaking deaths, jump scares, but ultimately it is a horror story set in a world of joy, not despair. Anyway, some thoughts on that, and on nostalgia here:
Having finally seen the John Lewis ad, it is ofc v affecting (also comedy how the anti-wokes have tried to exploit it, given the music featured is Black music), but... I can't be the only one who thinks Charlotte Wells deserves a cut from any profits? It's clearly influenced by the end of Aftersun.
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Having finally seen the John Lewis ad, it is ofc v affecting (also comedy how the anti-wokes have tried to exploit it, given the music featured is Black music), but... I can't be the only one who thinks Charlotte Wells deserves a cut from any profits? It's clearly influenced by the end of Aftersun.
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Today in Proximities:
- At least 41 dead as torrential rains continue in Vietnam
- EU sanctions deputy leader of Sudan's RSF after ethnic cleansing
- Up to 52 taken from school in latest Nigeria kidnapping
As always, you can read it in under two mins
www.proximities.news/p/vietnam-su...
- At least 41 dead as torrential rains continue in Vietnam
- EU sanctions deputy leader of Sudan's RSF after ethnic cleansing
- Up to 52 taken from school in latest Nigeria kidnapping
As always, you can read it in under two mins
www.proximities.news/p/vietnam-su...
Vietnam, Sudan, Nigeria
Today's three stories you should know
www.proximities.news
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today in Proximities:
- At least 41 dead as torrential rains continue in Vietnam
- EU sanctions deputy leader of Sudan's RSF after ethnic cleansing
- Up to 52 taken from school in latest Nigeria kidnapping
As always, you can read it in under two mins
www.proximities.news/p/vietnam-su...
- At least 41 dead as torrential rains continue in Vietnam
- EU sanctions deputy leader of Sudan's RSF after ethnic cleansing
- Up to 52 taken from school in latest Nigeria kidnapping
As always, you can read it in under two mins
www.proximities.news/p/vietnam-su...
What's wild is, save for the lower order swinging away, the dismissals didn't feel that different from the ones I've seen in almost every other Ashes tour.
this is how we play, mate.
November 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM
What's wild is, save for the lower order swinging away, the dismissals didn't feel that different from the ones I've seen in almost every other Ashes tour.
It's back. Think it's the first time I've seen this on here.
why can’t england bat
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
It's back. Think it's the first time I've seen this on here.
Yep. Her and her "the NWSL should have more than 30 teams" plan. Really shows what's being prioritised in that league.
Received a what in the WHEN
Starting the day with #NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman, who received a contract extension this morning.
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Yep. Her and her "the NWSL should have more than 30 teams" plan. Really shows what's being prioritised in that league.
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Hey my friend @thewayoftheid.bsky.social works there
8 years ago, a billionaire laid us off + shuttered our newsroom.
We had no funding + no idea what nonprofit news was. But we had a dream to build @blockclubchi.bsky.social.
Today, we were named Editor & Publisher's Best News Site.
Never give up on your dream.✨ blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
We had no funding + no idea what nonprofit news was. But we had a dream to build @blockclubchi.bsky.social.
Today, we were named Editor & Publisher's Best News Site.
Never give up on your dream.✨ blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
Block Club Named Best Daily News Site In International Competition
Block Club Chicago has published more than 29,000 stories since it launched in 2018.
blockclubchicago.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Hey my friend @thewayoftheid.bsky.social works there
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Today in Proximities:
- Israel kills 13 in strike on football pitch in Lebanon
- French oil giant Total accused of complicity in Mozambique war crimes
- Eswatini paid $5.1 million to take U.S. deportees
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
www.proximities.news/p/lebanon-mo...
- Israel kills 13 in strike on football pitch in Lebanon
- French oil giant Total accused of complicity in Mozambique war crimes
- Eswatini paid $5.1 million to take U.S. deportees
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
www.proximities.news/p/lebanon-mo...
Lebanon, Mozambique, Eswatini
Today's three stories you should know
www.proximities.news
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Today in Proximities:
- Israel kills 13 in strike on football pitch in Lebanon
- French oil giant Total accused of complicity in Mozambique war crimes
- Eswatini paid $5.1 million to take U.S. deportees
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
www.proximities.news/p/lebanon-mo...
- Israel kills 13 in strike on football pitch in Lebanon
- French oil giant Total accused of complicity in Mozambique war crimes
- Eswatini paid $5.1 million to take U.S. deportees
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
www.proximities.news/p/lebanon-mo...
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My latest for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social
On how Reform are making waves in towns like #Biddulph #NorthStaffordshire
On how Reform are making waves in towns like #Biddulph #NorthStaffordshire
While the British left is buried in factional debate, Reform is rapidly securing a foothold in former socialist heartlands across the country — paving the way for a nightmarish far-right takeover of the British state.
Reform Is Dominating Post-Industrial Britain
While the British left is buried in factional debate, Reform is rapidly securing a foothold in former socialist heartlands across the country — paving the way for a nightmarish far-right takeover of t...
tribunemag.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My latest for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social
On how Reform are making waves in towns like #Biddulph #NorthStaffordshire
On how Reform are making waves in towns like #Biddulph #NorthStaffordshire
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Cristiano Ronaldo at the White House. When I wrote this piece six years ago, Kathryn Mayorga’s lawyers were trying to serve civil papers on him concerning troubling rape allegations. Lots from coaches and former team-mates about Ronaldo’s sexuality tonyevans92a.substack.com/p/ronaldo-ra...
Ronaldo Rape Questions Linger Despite Triumphant Return To United States For White House Dinner
The Portuguese appears to have put the allegations from 2009 behind him. Six years ago, it was thought unlikely he would enter America again, as this piece explains
tonyevans92a.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Cristiano Ronaldo at the White House. When I wrote this piece six years ago, Kathryn Mayorga’s lawyers were trying to serve civil papers on him concerning troubling rape allegations. Lots from coaches and former team-mates about Ronaldo’s sexuality tonyevans92a.substack.com/p/ronaldo-ra...
Reposted by Shane Thomas
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
And you and your 6 followers would have remained mercifully unknown to a lot of people.
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
And you and your 6 followers would have remained mercifully unknown to a lot of people.
Became my favourite player in the league to watch this season.
MANAKA MATSUKUBO IS YOUR 2025 #NWSL MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR.
November 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Became my favourite player in the league to watch this season.
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Last week, Catherine Connolly, a socialist, was inaugurated as Ireland’s president. But she cannot save Irish politics alone — for real change, the Left must ensure that radical symbolism is backed up by radical reform.
Leftist President, Neoliberal Government
Last week, Catherine Connolly, a socialist, was inaugurated as Ireland’s president. But she cannot save Irish politics alone — for real change, the Left must ensure that radical symbolism is backed up...
tribunemag.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Last week, Catherine Connolly, a socialist, was inaugurated as Ireland’s president. But she cannot save Irish politics alone — for real change, the Left must ensure that radical symbolism is backed up by radical reform.
Reposted by Shane Thomas
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Reposted by Shane Thomas
Today in Proximities:
- 25 girls kidnapped as gunmen storm school in Nigeria
- Amid beatings and denial of care, 98 Palestinians die in Israeli detention since Oct 7, number "likely higher"
- Dhaka tense as Bangladesh's Hasina sentenced to death
www.proximities.news/p/nigeria-ba...
- 25 girls kidnapped as gunmen storm school in Nigeria
- Amid beatings and denial of care, 98 Palestinians die in Israeli detention since Oct 7, number "likely higher"
- Dhaka tense as Bangladesh's Hasina sentenced to death
www.proximities.news/p/nigeria-ba...
Nigeria, Bangladesh, Palestine
Today's three stories you should know
www.proximities.news
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Today in Proximities:
- 25 girls kidnapped as gunmen storm school in Nigeria
- Amid beatings and denial of care, 98 Palestinians die in Israeli detention since Oct 7, number "likely higher"
- Dhaka tense as Bangladesh's Hasina sentenced to death
www.proximities.news/p/nigeria-ba...
- 25 girls kidnapped as gunmen storm school in Nigeria
- Amid beatings and denial of care, 98 Palestinians die in Israeli detention since Oct 7, number "likely higher"
- Dhaka tense as Bangladesh's Hasina sentenced to death
www.proximities.news/p/nigeria-ba...
🎯 Give me a dull marriage and a league title every season, please.
Something I wrote on Arsenal Women's need for equilibrium and to be able to perform in the humdrum moments that actually define league seasons
awnewsletter.arseblog.com/on-arsenal-w...
awnewsletter.arseblog.com/on-arsenal-w...
On Arsenal Women's need to find equilibrium
The true test of a relationship, or marriage, is not the high points. Sometimes it is the low points but, really, it’s all the times that are neither especially high or especially low. The humdrum, ca...
awnewsletter.arseblog.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🎯 Give me a dull marriage and a league title every season, please.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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This weekend's match, in which I BURN Richard Osman, enjoy some good quality oxygen, almost barf at the sight of a flag, and sneer at people who like rugby.
It's off to Haywards Heath, to see an already impressive record get stretched a little more.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
It's off to Haywards Heath, to see an already impressive record get stretched a little more.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
The Weekend Match: Haywards Heath Town 6-1 Lingfield - We're Trash, You & Me
They're the last team with a 100% league record in the top 35 divisions in England, but can they extend that run on international break weekend? (Yes. You can already see that from the title.)
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This weekend's match, in which I BURN Richard Osman, enjoy some good quality oxygen, almost barf at the sight of a flag, and sneer at people who like rugby.
It's off to Haywards Heath, to see an already impressive record get stretched a little more.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
It's off to Haywards Heath, to see an already impressive record get stretched a little more.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-weeken...
Rosemonde gets goalside of you, you're not catching her.
KOUASSI AND MONDAY ON THE COUNTERATTACK! COUNT IT!
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Rosemonde gets goalside of you, you're not catching her.
Club WC soon come 😊
quick send the spirit to the uwcl i just wanna see something
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Club WC soon come 😊
