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James Forsyth

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“The Abyss of America”, “The Void of America”, “The Chasm of America”: these all have a better ring, given the times

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jan 25

The Gulf of Mexico is now officially known as the “Gulf of America,” at least according to the U.S. government. The Trump administration appears to have the authority to change the name, even though other countries do not have to go along with it. nyti.ms/3EbgOAS

Florida's coastline is pictured shrouded in clouds from a plane above the Gulf of Mexico. Headline reads: "Gulf of Mexico Is Now Officially 'Gulf of America,' Interior Department Says." Photo credit: Zach Wittman for The New York Times.

January 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM

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Orkney Library & Archive

@orkneylibrary.bsky.social

We love the cover on this Folio Society edition of Chance by Joseph Conrad.

But once you've seen the angry gingerbread man shouting at the moon, you can't unsee it.

Chance by Joseph Conrad published by the Folio Society.

The cover shows the silhouette of a ships wheel on the desk of a ship with the moon in the distance. The shape also looks like the shape of a gingerbread man with his arms raised.

January 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM

James Forsyth

@jaforsyth.bsky.social

This is 7am Tuesday 21 January for Australian Daylight Saving Time

Alyssa Williams 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @alyssa667.bsky.social · Jan 18

The family of David Lynch invites us all around the world to come together at noon Monday for a worldwide group meditation for 10 minutes- I will definitely be there to help raise the vibration on an otherwise dark day. #davidlynch

David Lynch’s family announces a 10 minute world meditation at noon on Monday, January 20.

January 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM

James Forsyth

@jaforsyth.bsky.social

Failure is a form of feedback.

It seems that Elon owns a number of the greatest feedback ventures to have existed

Vineyard Dawg @vineyarddawg.bsky.social · Jan 16

"Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly" might, for real, be my favorite euphemism.

A screenshot of a tweet from SpaceX saying their rocket done blowed up.

January 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM

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George Hahn

@georgehahn.com

A fantastic piece in @vanityfair.com about Mulholland Drive by Lili Anolik. #DavidLynch

Inside the Making of Mulholland Drive, David Lynch’s Dark, Freudian Masterpiece

Hailed by some critics as the century’s best film so far, Lynch’s Mulholland Drive began life as a failed TV spin-off of his cult series, Twin Peaks. Lili Anolik remembers the film that blew viewers’ ...

www.vanityfair.com

January 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM

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Big Iron

@big-iron.bsky.social

Honor his memory by doing something strange, unraveling a riddle within yourself, and working on your favorite projects.

David Lynch in sunglasses saying "i hope you all are having a lot of fun working on your favorite projects"

January 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM

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Marina Fang

@marinafang.bsky.social

Mood, 2 weeks into 2025

David Lynch holding a megaphone. He says: "Okay, let's try that again, but this time good."

January 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM

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Maren Day

@paarsec.com

One of my favourite things anyone has ever said about art. You'll be missed, David. 🌹

“Right here people might bring up Vincent van Gogh as an example of a painter who did great work in spite of—or because of—his suffering. I like to think that van Gogh would have been even more prolific and even greater if he wasn’t so restricted by the things tormenting him. I don’t think it was pain that made him so great—I think his painting brought him whatever happiness he had.” ― David Lynch

January 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM

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Dana Stevens

@thehighsign.bsky.social

Thank you for everything, David Lynch.

January 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM

James Forsyth

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The Saturday Paper Quiz No. 501
I got 9/10!
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/quiz/2024/05...

The Eurostar arrives and departs from which London railway station?

Click to reveal the answers.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

May 25, 2024 at 1:52 AM

James Forsyth

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The Saturday Paper Quiz No. 489
I got 9/10!
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/quiz/2024/03...

The Duke of Wellington defeated whom in the Battle of Waterloo in

Click the questions to reveal the answers.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

March 2, 2024 at 1:14 AM

James Forsyth

@jaforsyth.bsky.social

I don’t think I would have specifically remembered the year the Iraq war began, except I was reading a post about the protests immediately prior to doing the quiz. Lucky day

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The Saturday Paper Quiz No. 488
I got 10/10!
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/quiz/2024/02...