Mark Blacklock
@drblacklock.bsky.social
Novelist, journalist, lecturer, esotericist. Author of Hinton and I'm Jack. Editor of J.G. Ballard's Nonfiction. markblacklock.com / offaloffaloffal.com
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NEW: Lord Dannatt and Lord David Evans of Watford face suspension of 4mo/5mo respectively from the House of Lords after a parliamentary watchdog ruled they had broken lobbying rules. Reports from the conduct committee follows Guardian investigations into the peers.
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Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
Lord Dannatt and Lord Evans of Watford were filmed breaking rules in undercover footage recorded by Guardian
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November 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
NEW: Lord Dannatt and Lord David Evans of Watford face suspension of 4mo/5mo respectively from the House of Lords after a parliamentary watchdog ruled they had broken lobbying rules. Reports from the conduct committee follows Guardian investigations into the peers.
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Two more former Dulwich College pupils have come forward, on the record, to say they heard Farage racially abusing Peter Ettedgui,
Latest story with Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Latest story with Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
‘He used to say things like “Hitler was right”’: Farage faces more allegations of racist behaviour at school
A former friend and others who were at Dulwich college with the now Reform UK leader speak of his behaviour
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Two more former Dulwich College pupils have come forward, on the record, to say they heard Farage racially abusing Peter Ettedgui,
Latest story with Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Latest story with Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
There is no one on the internet wot knows their marbles like Matt. This is the highest praise for OFFAL.
Offal is genuinely wonderful; if you enjoyed Chris Morris' Blue Jam, this is its strange, misshapen stepchild. Highly-recommended
It's really time you heard Robert Jenrick chatting to Cuddles
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
There is no one on the internet wot knows their marbles like Matt. This is the highest praise for OFFAL.
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Farage’s wholesale denial of detailed racism claims is ‘troubling’, says former extremism adviser
Farage’s wholesale denial of detailed racism claims is ‘troubling’, says former extremism adviser
Lord Walney expresses concern over Reform leader’s response as Labour calls on Farage to address ‘disturbing’ allegations
Nigel Farage’s wholesale denial of claims from witnesses of alleged racist behaviour during his teenage years has been described as “troubling” by the last government’s adviser on political extremism.
Lord Walney, who was an adviser to the Conservative government as a cross-bench peer, said testimonies reported by the Guardian appeared credible and that the Reform leader’s response would be concerning to many. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Farage’s wholesale denial of detailed racism claims is ‘troubling’, says former extremism adviser
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It's really time you heard Robert Jenrick chatting to Cuddles
Offal #30 – Let us go then, you and Offal
Putting words in a dummy’s mouth. Caught using our appendix. Spammed out on sausage-roll algo-fiction. Michaeled out of our mind. Always crashing the same red bus.…
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November 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It's really time you heard Robert Jenrick chatting to Cuddles
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Daily Mirror: Farage told me 'Hitler was right' #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Daily Mirror: Farage told me 'Hitler was right' #TomorrowsPapersToday
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The Guardian: Alarm as MI5 names China spy suspects targeting MPs #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The Guardian: Alarm as MI5 names China spy suspects targeting MPs #TomorrowsPapersToday
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Exclusive: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
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Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
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‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Exclusive: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
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Homer-ental: in @gerardjohnson.bsky.social 's satirical mini epic ODYSSEY, an ambitious, desperate North London estate agent voyages into the night to take care of business, becoming a real(ty) legend. In UK cinemas via Icon. Review for @scifinow.bsky.social www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/odys...
Odyssey (2025) Review | FrightFest
Homer-ental: in Gerard Johnson's satirical mini epic, an ambitious, desperate North London estate agent voyages into the night to take care of business, becoming a real(ty) legend
www.scifinow.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Homer-ental: in @gerardjohnson.bsky.social 's satirical mini epic ODYSSEY, an ambitious, desperate North London estate agent voyages into the night to take care of business, becoming a real(ty) legend. In UK cinemas via Icon. Review for @scifinow.bsky.social www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/odys...
Australian cricket punditry at its finest: “I feel for Sammy,” said Bailey. “I feel like at the moment, if he farts, it’s a headline.” www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
Dissecting Australia’s ‘Dad’s Army’ Ashes squad
Ashes hosts have selected one player in their 20s in 15-man first-Test squad and are still no closer to knowing who will open the batting
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Australian cricket punditry at its finest: “I feel for Sammy,” said Bailey. “I feel like at the moment, if he farts, it’s a headline.” www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
America! And Canada (I hope)! The Ballardian in your life needs the paperback edition of The Selected Nonfiction of J.G. Ballard, featuring the deepest cuts, such as his contribution to Mississippi Review's Cyberpunk Forum. mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/book/9780262...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
America! And Canada (I hope)! The Ballardian in your life needs the paperback edition of The Selected Nonfiction of J.G. Ballard, featuring the deepest cuts, such as his contribution to Mississippi Review's Cyberpunk Forum. mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/book/9780262...
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We're at The Whitworth, #Manchester this weekend for Bound Art Book Fair
Sharing a table with Adam Griffiths & @joedevlin.bsky.social
Flogging backlist titles and exclusive wares. @stuartlindenrhodes.bsky.social will also be joining us between 12&2pm tomoz
Be In.
#booksky
#Books
#Design
Sharing a table with Adam Griffiths & @joedevlin.bsky.social
Flogging backlist titles and exclusive wares. @stuartlindenrhodes.bsky.social will also be joining us between 12&2pm tomoz
Be In.
#booksky
#Books
#Design
October 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
We're at The Whitworth, #Manchester this weekend for Bound Art Book Fair
Sharing a table with Adam Griffiths & @joedevlin.bsky.social
Flogging backlist titles and exclusive wares. @stuartlindenrhodes.bsky.social will also be joining us between 12&2pm tomoz
Be In.
#booksky
#Books
#Design
Sharing a table with Adam Griffiths & @joedevlin.bsky.social
Flogging backlist titles and exclusive wares. @stuartlindenrhodes.bsky.social will also be joining us between 12&2pm tomoz
Be In.
#booksky
#Books
#Design
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"Blacklock hopes to 'illuminate the full range of Ballard’s activities as a reviewer, ... memoirist, provocateur, compiler of lists, and talking head.' He achieves this handsomely." — @thetls.bsky.social
"Selected Nonfiction, 1962–2007" is now in paperback: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204832...
"Selected Nonfiction, 1962–2007" is now in paperback: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204832...
October 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"Blacklock hopes to 'illuminate the full range of Ballard’s activities as a reviewer, ... memoirist, provocateur, compiler of lists, and talking head.' He achieves this handsomely." — @thetls.bsky.social
"Selected Nonfiction, 1962–2007" is now in paperback: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204832...
"Selected Nonfiction, 1962–2007" is now in paperback: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204832...
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"It's a bit like abusing a 303..." @offalindustries.bsky.social is making AI fall over, then poking around to find artistic opportunity in what remains. Hear the full conversation with editors @drblacklock.bsky.social and Roderick Stanley on the Stack podcast now stackmagazines.com/literature/o...
October 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"It's a bit like abusing a 303..." @offalindustries.bsky.social is making AI fall over, then poking around to find artistic opportunity in what remains. Hear the full conversation with editors @drblacklock.bsky.social and Roderick Stanley on the Stack podcast now stackmagazines.com/literature/o...
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September 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Daily reminder that you are simply living inside a mass hallucination in which reality is subject to spasmodic fevers: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites
BBC identifies members of Infidels MC gang hired as armed security at US and Israel-backed aid sites.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Daily reminder that you are simply living inside a mass hallucination in which reality is subject to spasmodic fevers: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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column this week is about flegs
August 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
column this week is about flegs
Being interviewed by the Creative Review is not something I ever anticipated happening (although they seem to have saved my bons mots for subscribers) www.creativereview.co.uk/good-reads-o...
Good Reads: Offal journal offers up a literary feast
Designed by Richard Turley and Julia Schäfer, Offal celebrates artistic offcuts and serves up disparate text-based leftovers from a range of sources
www.creativereview.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Being interviewed by the Creative Review is not something I ever anticipated happening (although they seem to have saved my bons mots for subscribers) www.creativereview.co.uk/good-reads-o...
I’d like to set up an SF prophecy index. Anyone got the coding skills? Which writer gets the most predictive hits. I mean obviously I’m biased but the premise of Ballard’s Kingdom Come is essentially the “soft fascist” flag proliferation seen in the UK over the last week.
Octavia Butler predicted our dystopian present. What can a futurist learn from her chilling accuracy?
Octavia Butler predicted our dystopian present. What can a futurist learn from her chilling accuracy?
“She painted a very clear picture about survival.”
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August 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I’d like to set up an SF prophecy index. Anyone got the coding skills? Which writer gets the most predictive hits. I mean obviously I’m biased but the premise of Ballard’s Kingdom Come is essentially the “soft fascist” flag proliferation seen in the UK over the last week.
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Castle Bromwich Über Alles
![Viz Top Tips John Constant.
[photo of a white mini roundabout with a red cross painted over the top by a radicalised nationalist fool of a Brummie. Except there are some additional lines added for the joke]]
Adding two well placed, straight red lines to "patriots"; graffiti already on traffic islands creates your very own Dead Kennedys tribute.
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August 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Castle Bromwich Über Alles
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You know what, I’m really glad I subscribed to @thefence.bsky.social earlier this year
It does feel somewhat tailor made for my demographic - millennials of a certain age - and in that it reminds me of what made Vice so fresh in its early days, but without the bullshit (I say this as a compliment)
It does feel somewhat tailor made for my demographic - millennials of a certain age - and in that it reminds me of what made Vice so fresh in its early days, but without the bullshit (I say this as a compliment)
August 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
You know what, I’m really glad I subscribed to @thefence.bsky.social earlier this year
It does feel somewhat tailor made for my demographic - millennials of a certain age - and in that it reminds me of what made Vice so fresh in its early days, but without the bullshit (I say this as a compliment)
It does feel somewhat tailor made for my demographic - millennials of a certain age - and in that it reminds me of what made Vice so fresh in its early days, but without the bullshit (I say this as a compliment)
Had a lot fun talking about OFFAL #2 with my co-editor on the Monocle Stack podcast (from 24:40): monocle.com/radio/shows/...
The Stack Archives - Monocle
We speak with legendary photographer Bruce Weber on his new publication with Taschen, ‘My Education’. Plus: Roderick Stanley and Mark...
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August 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Had a lot fun talking about OFFAL #2 with my co-editor on the Monocle Stack podcast (from 24:40): monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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The Pub Is Finally Open!
With writing from @seamas.bsky.social, @roisinlanigan.bsky.social, @anakinsella.bsky.social, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social, @charlotteivers.bsky.social, John Banville and @vizcomic.bsky.social.
Available at all bookstores & the link below 🍺
www.penguin.co.uk/books/462310...
With writing from @seamas.bsky.social, @roisinlanigan.bsky.social, @anakinsella.bsky.social, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social, @charlotteivers.bsky.social, John Banville and @vizcomic.bsky.social.
Available at all bookstores & the link below 🍺
www.penguin.co.uk/books/462310...
August 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The Pub Is Finally Open!
With writing from @seamas.bsky.social, @roisinlanigan.bsky.social, @anakinsella.bsky.social, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social, @charlotteivers.bsky.social, John Banville and @vizcomic.bsky.social.
Available at all bookstores & the link below 🍺
www.penguin.co.uk/books/462310...
With writing from @seamas.bsky.social, @roisinlanigan.bsky.social, @anakinsella.bsky.social, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social, @charlotteivers.bsky.social, John Banville and @vizcomic.bsky.social.
Available at all bookstores & the link below 🍺
www.penguin.co.uk/books/462310...
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Our Tarot – Origins & Afterlives podcast series brings you talks from our recent symposium, held alongside the our exhibition on the history of tarot
Explore:
• Eliphas Levi & the Occult Tarot
• Surrealism & the Tarot
• The Visconti Tarocchi
+ more
warburg.sas.ac.uk/search-podca... #Tarot
Explore:
• Eliphas Levi & the Occult Tarot
• Surrealism & the Tarot
• The Visconti Tarocchi
+ more
warburg.sas.ac.uk/search-podca... #Tarot
Tarot - Origins & Afterlives Podcasts
These talks took place as part of Tarot – Origins & Afterlives: A Symposium
warburg.sas.ac.uk
August 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Our Tarot – Origins & Afterlives podcast series brings you talks from our recent symposium, held alongside the our exhibition on the history of tarot
Explore:
• Eliphas Levi & the Occult Tarot
• Surrealism & the Tarot
• The Visconti Tarocchi
+ more
warburg.sas.ac.uk/search-podca... #Tarot
Explore:
• Eliphas Levi & the Occult Tarot
• Surrealism & the Tarot
• The Visconti Tarocchi
+ more
warburg.sas.ac.uk/search-podca... #Tarot
Back from hols and chuckling to myself as I listen to the most recent episode of OFFAL, free to air at our Steady page: steady.page/en/offal/pos... (one of my daughters recently told someone that if she sees me laughing, she knows I'm listening to my own stuff - oh god, that's bad - but this is ACE)
Offal #27
Gasconade / We Provide… / Video Titles / Steppenwolf (Extract) / Stuart Hall reads Stuart Hall / The Rapture of Tony Blair / A Message from Offal Industries Season…
steady.page
August 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Back from hols and chuckling to myself as I listen to the most recent episode of OFFAL, free to air at our Steady page: steady.page/en/offal/pos... (one of my daughters recently told someone that if she sees me laughing, she knows I'm listening to my own stuff - oh god, that's bad - but this is ACE)