Beth Brewster
@betheleri.bsky.social
Journalist, Lecturer and Head of Journalism, Publishing and Media at Kingston University.
Post you from a different era
1988, Venice
1988, Venice
November 22, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Post you from a different era
1988, Venice
1988, Venice
This is exactly the kind of sexy content we need on here.
November 22, 2024 at 2:30 PM
This is exactly the kind of sexy content we need on here.
I confess to being addicted to this game. It makes me think my brain is getting a little workout each day. Not that it’s one of my many daily distractions or anything.
Connections is a daily game about finding common threads between words. Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. Play now: nyti.ms/3Z0bIy3
November 22, 2024 at 12:58 PM
I confess to being addicted to this game. It makes me think my brain is getting a little workout each day. Not that it’s one of my many daily distractions or anything.
"We're the ones doing all those long shifts at the posting factory, making sure that all those lurkers have something to read when they're bored at work." A theory for our times 👇
I did it! I wrote up my Posting Middle Classes Theory, and tried to explain why I think Threads failed where Bluesky succeeded: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/down-in-th... (free to read)
November 22, 2024 at 12:42 PM
"We're the ones doing all those long shifts at the posting factory, making sure that all those lurkers have something to read when they're bored at work." A theory for our times 👇
Reposted by Beth Brewster
More than 140 current MPs now on BlueSky and in the @politicshome.bsky.social starter pack - up from 70 midweek last week. Likely to be > 1/4 of the Commons by Wednesday
Your starter pack for all the current UK MPs on Bluesky so far ✅
November 18, 2024 at 6:38 PM
More than 140 current MPs now on BlueSky and in the @politicshome.bsky.social starter pack - up from 70 midweek last week. Likely to be > 1/4 of the Commons by Wednesday
Who joins or leaves which social media platforms is now hot news.
Lie-in disturbed by my departure from Twitter being discussed on Radio 4!
November 18, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Who joins or leaves which social media platforms is now hot news.
Just spent some time trying to get up and running on here and,
quite frankly, I don’t know if I have the energy for this. How do you all do it?
quite frankly, I don’t know if I have the energy for this. How do you all do it?
November 16, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Just spent some time trying to get up and running on here and,
quite frankly, I don’t know if I have the energy for this. How do you all do it?
quite frankly, I don’t know if I have the energy for this. How do you all do it?
This is increasingly the case at universities. Heavy reliance on zero hours contracts and hourly paid lecturers
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Oxford relying on ‘Deliveroo-style’ contracts with most tutorials not taught by full-time staff
Leading university accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy terms
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:53 PM
This is increasingly the case at universities. Heavy reliance on zero hours contracts and hourly paid lecturers
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Me for the foreseeable 👇
My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer.
Morning.
Morning.
November 16, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Me for the foreseeable 👇