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Rob Maher
@eponymist.bsky.social
Reader, Writer, Music Lover. Interests include (but not ltd. to) James Joyce, Star Trek (DS9 FTW), H2G2 & Sci-Fi, Heavy Metal, Jazz & Prog, as well as words, words, words. See my blog for more:
https://eponymistuk.blogspot.com/
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Ok, well now I've finished the 1st draft of a 900 page novel & then wrote an 80 page short story, time to get back to Reading the Wordl that has taken a backseat for the last 18 months. Zimbabwe, Tsitsi Dangarembga and NoViolet Bulawayo:

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Zimbabwe - Nervous Conditions et al.
worldthereading.blogspot.com
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🤘NEW EPISODE🤘

Listen Here
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The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 3- Side B2): Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Linkin Park, and more!
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October 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#np Yup. Still perfect.
October 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Goodreads has clearly started using AI to generate its pages and it is peak AI: Takes twice as long to load as it used to, but is in all other respects identical.
October 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I prefer King Size. As in, the length of a Stephen King novel:
October 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#np Tom Waits - Rain Dogs. Happy 40th you mad bastard.
October 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Don't miss Buddy Nutzack's set in Riyadh. youtu.be/lRXn-g1s4T8
Every Edgy Millionaire Comedian
YouTube video by Alasdair Beckett-King
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October 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Share your favourite black and white movie (Strangelove a close 2nd).
September 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
@av4apod.bsky.social I'm writing something about Chekhov (part of piece on Russian writers) and was curious to know if you've seen Drive My Car.
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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New Reading the World blogpost - Uzbekistan, Hamid Ismailov and the Soviet Era:
#readingtheworld

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Uzbekistan - The Railway et al.
worldthereading.blogspot.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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August 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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🤘NEW EPISODE🤘

I had some tech ghosts that I couldn't banish on this one (echoey but audible). Please like, share, and follow!

The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 1) Side B featuring a nominee from BiggSluggathor!

LISTEN HERE
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The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part I) Side B: Thorr's Hammer, Mastodon, Imperial Triumphant, The Beatles
...And Volume For All · Episode
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August 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
One more reason why Kiss suck.
August 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Light Purple
Dairy Queen
The Beat-less
Slightly diminish a band:

They Might Be Of Average Height
Slightly diminish a band:

The Style Parish Council.
August 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
In the future, everyone will have done a colab with Babymetal.
#andywarholaintgotnothingonme
August 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Jean-Jacques U Off
#philosopherprince
August 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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A Tribute to #OzzyOsbourne

'Best Of' AV4A honoring the late, great, Prince of Darkness.

Thank you, Ozzy. You were, and still remain, the greatest front man of all time! 🤘 #MetalSky
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Best of AV4A: Ozzy Osbourne
...And Volume For All · Episode
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July 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Funny and yet horrifically true summing up. Do watch; they’re very good at what they do.
July 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
#np I don't think I've ever actually listened to Shout at the Devil. More fool me. It's shit hot. #ripozzy
July 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
What a combo!
Maus author Art Spiegelman’s next comic will be about Gaza, in collaboration with Joe Sacco. He thinks he will struggle to find a publisher in the United States.

“I’ll finish this thing or die trying.”
Art Spiegelman Won’t Shrink Back From Controversy
The artist has illustrated more than one contentious New Yorker cover in his career, chronicled in a new film, and his next project will be no less gutsy.
hyperallergic.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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God bless Ozzy, no bigger Beatles fan. Absolutely love this clip ❤️ #ozzyosbourne
July 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM