Dorian Lynskey
banner
dorianlynskey.bsky.social
Dorian Lynskey
@dorianlynskey.bsky.social
Journalist, podcaster (Origin Story) and author (33 Revolutions Per Minute, The Ministry of Truth, Everything Must Go, Origin Story books). Anti-doomer despite everything. www.dorianlynskey.com
I wish he'd push back but I can see why he doesn't
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Thanks Chris. We try to do something substantial
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It used to be better
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Yes I have lots of ways to discover music. It just struck me that Spotify was no longer useful for that
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I also thought this until today
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I do like Wet Leg but I wonder if there any other bands around
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
He was audibly furious. It was very compelling
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
God, don't do that. Terrible idea
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Predictable but disappointing. You can tell the circles they move in
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Ah. I really struggle with him when I listen. He's a pompous ass with a lot of kneejerk prejudices
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Such a good writer
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It's such a drag
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Oops I’ve just got to the transphobic bit
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
But many of the leading anti-fascists in the 30s (eg Churchill, Eden) came from a similar background. I don't think flattening history into generalisations gets us anywhere
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It is refreshing
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm talking about a whole range of institutions, including businesses and universities. But I also think that the BBC board harming the BBC is an example
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
But that's not all that they're doing. I don't think you've got what I'm talking about
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Hmm, it was a minority of the right-wing aristocracy in the 1930s. Not the same situation
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I'm sure you can see that it's a famous quote, not a blanket endorsement of Tony Blair
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM