brendan coke
@brendancoke14.bsky.social
media & visual culture(s) | critical theories | screenwriting | direction @ pharmakon | media & news | ex prop-boy now flying high..busy disentangling the gordian knot of one's life [use a sword they say] anything else? design theory and history darling..
Alan Rusbridger. ...in which I pull together all the most noteworthy aspects of Sir Robbie Gibb's tangled life at the intersection of politics and journalism.
November 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Alan Rusbridger. ...in which I pull together all the most noteworthy aspects of Sir Robbie Gibb's tangled life at the intersection of politics and journalism.
ArtReview. T-Zone: How hard can it be to find an artist to represent Donald Trump’s America at next year’s Venice Biennale? The gig promises prestige, audience, glam, weapons-grade cicchetti with a dash of nationalism, even the promise of a place in the ‘canon’ – mailchi.mp/artreview/us...
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ArtReview. T-Zone: How hard can it be to find an artist to represent Donald Trump’s America at next year’s Venice Biennale? The gig promises prestige, audience, glam, weapons-grade cicchetti with a dash of nationalism, even the promise of a place in the ‘canon’ – mailchi.mp/artreview/us...
Stuart Hall Foundation. The 2025 Reading the Crisis online conversation series is now available to watch on demand from our website.
Reading the Crisis asks: what kinds of tools and strategies are needed to confront this conjuncture? mailchi.mp/5086140b98c1...
Reading the Crisis asks: what kinds of tools and strategies are needed to confront this conjuncture? mailchi.mp/5086140b98c1...
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Stuart Hall Foundation. The 2025 Reading the Crisis online conversation series is now available to watch on demand from our website.
Reading the Crisis asks: what kinds of tools and strategies are needed to confront this conjuncture? mailchi.mp/5086140b98c1...
Reading the Crisis asks: what kinds of tools and strategies are needed to confront this conjuncture? mailchi.mp/5086140b98c1...
the movement & "fluidity" of matheus cunha for united's first goal at totenham the other day..(was really something to behold..)
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
the movement & "fluidity" of matheus cunha for united's first goal at totenham the other day..(was really something to behold..)
"every single pound you invest in trying to stop migrants’ is wasted..." (or has been wasted..like the "war on drugs?")
"Denmark’s hardline immigration policies have increasingly been seen as a model for certain parts of Labour (the Red Wall and Blue Labour groups of MPs particularly)" hmmm..!
"Denmark’s hardline immigration policies have increasingly been seen as a model for certain parts of Labour (the Red Wall and Blue Labour groups of MPs particularly)" hmmm..!
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"every single pound you invest in trying to stop migrants’ is wasted..." (or has been wasted..like the "war on drugs?")
"Denmark’s hardline immigration policies have increasingly been seen as a model for certain parts of Labour (the Red Wall and Blue Labour groups of MPs particularly)" hmmm..!
"Denmark’s hardline immigration policies have increasingly been seen as a model for certain parts of Labour (the Red Wall and Blue Labour groups of MPs particularly)" hmmm..!
"a wonderful town.." (pure abstraction..?)
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"a wonderful town.." (pure abstraction..?)
Guardian Opinion cartoon. Martin Rowson on Elon Musk’s new pay package – [just the neighborhood..?]
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Guardian Opinion cartoon. Martin Rowson on Elon Musk’s new pay package – [just the neighborhood..?]
Social Europe. Tune in LIVE to the launch of the new book “Algorithmic rule: AI and the future of democracy in Sweden and beyond” at the European Economic and Social Committee!
The future is not simply digital; it is algorithmic.
emails.socialeurope.eu/b4g9d7c3d4/2...
The future is not simply digital; it is algorithmic.
emails.socialeurope.eu/b4g9d7c3d4/2...
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Social Europe. Tune in LIVE to the launch of the new book “Algorithmic rule: AI and the future of democracy in Sweden and beyond” at the European Economic and Social Committee!
The future is not simply digital; it is algorithmic.
emails.socialeurope.eu/b4g9d7c3d4/2...
The future is not simply digital; it is algorithmic.
emails.socialeurope.eu/b4g9d7c3d4/2...
The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century. by Ravi Ahuja, London/New York, Verso, 2024..
November 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century. by Ravi Ahuja, London/New York, Verso, 2024..
Necessary Fiction. THE RED WIND HOWLS by Tsering Döndrup, translated by Christopher Peacock (@columbiaup.bsky.social). Reviewed by Mia Carroll. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-...
In 1958, the diverse population of Amdo—one of the three Tibetan regions, spanning modern-day Qinghai, Gansu,
In 1958, the diverse population of Amdo—one of the three Tibetan regions, spanning modern-day Qinghai, Gansu,
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Necessary Fiction. THE RED WIND HOWLS by Tsering Döndrup, translated by Christopher Peacock (@columbiaup.bsky.social). Reviewed by Mia Carroll. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-...
In 1958, the diverse population of Amdo—one of the three Tibetan regions, spanning modern-day Qinghai, Gansu,
In 1958, the diverse population of Amdo—one of the three Tibetan regions, spanning modern-day Qinghai, Gansu,
Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin | Save the date ! The event will take place from 24 to 30 November 2025 in Paris.
We are delighted to announce the latest edition of the Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, which will take place in Paris from art-action.org/site/_news/2...
We are delighted to announce the latest edition of the Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, which will take place in Paris from art-action.org/site/_news/2...
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin | Save the date ! The event will take place from 24 to 30 November 2025 in Paris.
We are delighted to announce the latest edition of the Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, which will take place in Paris from art-action.org/site/_news/2...
We are delighted to announce the latest edition of the Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, which will take place in Paris from art-action.org/site/_news/2...
The Guardian. Ella Baron on Hurricane Melissa and Trump’s climate denial – cartoon.
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The Guardian. Ella Baron on Hurricane Melissa and Trump’s climate denial – cartoon.
Mr Spock. reposted by Don Moynihan (reposted by Adam Tooze). "Dress for the job you want, not the job you have".
October 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Mr Spock. reposted by Don Moynihan (reposted by Adam Tooze). "Dress for the job you want, not the job you have".
MIR Press. "A gift of a book that keeps on giving, and this edition gives even more to its readers."
@hyperallergic.com includes our new translation of Mikhail Bakhtin’s "Rabelais and His World" in a list of 10 art books to read this month:
Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor
@hyperallergic.com includes our new translation of Mikhail Bakhtin’s "Rabelais and His World" in a list of 10 art books to read this month:
Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor
October 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
MIR Press. "A gift of a book that keeps on giving, and this edition gives even more to its readers."
@hyperallergic.com includes our new translation of Mikhail Bakhtin’s "Rabelais and His World" in a list of 10 art books to read this month:
Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor
@hyperallergic.com includes our new translation of Mikhail Bakhtin’s "Rabelais and His World" in a list of 10 art books to read this month:
Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor
Citizen. Coping. “Surrogate Humanity is a stunning, original analysis of the fantasies, surrogacies, and technologies of ‘the human’ that uphold present-day racial capitalism and empire."
@dukepress.bsky.social is still on. www.dukeupress.edu/surrogate-hu...
@dukepress.bsky.social is still on. www.dukeupress.edu/surrogate-hu...
October 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Citizen. Coping. “Surrogate Humanity is a stunning, original analysis of the fantasies, surrogacies, and technologies of ‘the human’ that uphold present-day racial capitalism and empire."
@dukepress.bsky.social is still on. www.dukeupress.edu/surrogate-hu...
@dukepress.bsky.social is still on. www.dukeupress.edu/surrogate-hu...
"here to supplement your perverse ideas..?"
October 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
"here to supplement your perverse ideas..?"
was with Manchester United. So sometimes you just need a change. I think maybe this is the case with me and yeah, I’m enjoying everything.”
[renegade? perhaps yes..! but complete renegadery ala bestie..? nah..! not really..give him that..(at least..) ]
[renegade? perhaps yes..! but complete renegadery ala bestie..? nah..! not really..give him that..(at least..) ]
October 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
was with Manchester United. So sometimes you just need a change. I think maybe this is the case with me and yeah, I’m enjoying everything.”
[renegade? perhaps yes..! but complete renegadery ala bestie..? nah..! not really..give him that..(at least..) ]
[renegade? perhaps yes..! but complete renegadery ala bestie..? nah..! not really..give him that..(at least..) ]
ICYMI. Duke University Press. In "Bêtes Noires," Lauren Derby explores storytelling traditions among the people of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, focusing on shape-shifting spirit demons called baka/bacá. Read the introduction now for free:
October 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
ICYMI. Duke University Press. In "Bêtes Noires," Lauren Derby explores storytelling traditions among the people of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, focusing on shape-shifting spirit demons called baka/bacá. Read the introduction now for free:
My work is inspired by the rich folklore and cultural traditions of Afro-Caribbean, Native American, and Latin American communities. These cultures share a deep connection to storytelling, ancestral reverence, and resistance to colonialism. www.paullewinart.com/bio
October 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
My work is inspired by the rich folklore and cultural traditions of Afro-Caribbean, Native American, and Latin American communities. These cultures share a deep connection to storytelling, ancestral reverence, and resistance to colonialism. www.paullewinart.com/bio
#Folklore #Jamaica. Paul Lewin. I was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1973 and moved to the U.S. with my family in 1977. I now live and work in Oakland, California. Creativity has always been a part of my life—it’s how I process the world, connect with my roots, and tell my story.
October 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Folkloring Jamaica. When the Maroons were almost starving, Nanny pondered surrendering to the British. In a dream, a voice told her to wait 1 more day. When she awoke the next morning, she found 3 pumpkin seeds in her pocket. She planted them on the side of a mountain now known as Pumpkin Hill.
October 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Folkloring Jamaica. When the Maroons were almost starving, Nanny pondered surrendering to the British. In a dream, a voice told her to wait 1 more day. When she awoke the next morning, she found 3 pumpkin seeds in her pocket. She planted them on the side of a mountain now known as Pumpkin Hill.
what exactly is the relationship between conservative middle america and conservative (imperialist) japan anyway..?
October 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
what exactly is the relationship between conservative middle america and conservative (imperialist) japan anyway..?
anyway let's move on..who is the best
englishman to have ever..ever..out do thierry henry..? "north london forever.." Bukayo Saka...
englishman to have ever..ever..out do thierry henry..? "north london forever.." Bukayo Saka...
October 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
anyway let's move on..who is the best
englishman to have ever..ever..out do thierry henry..? "north london forever.." Bukayo Saka...
englishman to have ever..ever..out do thierry henry..? "north london forever.." Bukayo Saka...
The Guardian...and the aftermath..?
October 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The Guardian...and the aftermath..?