Hywel Jones
@jonesthewords.bsky.social
Bluebird. Cardiff, Wales.
Pinned
Dug deep. Withstood pressure. Won.
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Northampton Town 1-3 Cardiff City: Bluebirds back on top of League One after Cobblers win
Cardiff City climb back to the top of League One as Ethan Wheatley scores at both ends in the Bluebirds' 3-1 victory at Northampton Town.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Dug deep. Withstood pressure. Won.
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Seventh heaven for Cymru in Cardiff tonight
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Seventh heaven for Cymru in Cardiff tonight
Pat Nevin on Radio 4: 'No one in Europe, per capita, goes to watch football more than the Scots.' You learn something every day.
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Pat Nevin on Radio 4: 'No one in Europe, per capita, goes to watch football more than the Scots.' You learn something every day.
'A stunning one-man Hamlet' says one of this morning's reviews. Not this classic, though. youtu.be/FvNdhriwGuM?...
Hamlet Cigars Advert 1987: Photo Booth
YouTube video by HamletCigarsComercials
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November 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
'A stunning one-man Hamlet' says one of this morning's reviews. Not this classic, though. youtu.be/FvNdhriwGuM?...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Two Wales managers winning on one day. A rarity.
November 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Two Wales managers winning on one day. A rarity.
Turns out you can win something with kids. Great performance from Cardiff's academy talent vs Arsenal U-21
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Turns out you can win something with kids. Great performance from Cardiff's academy talent vs Arsenal U-21
We may effectively be conceding the fixture tomorrow, but what a great experience for academy talent. excphttps://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/match-preview-cardiff-city-vs-arsenal-u21
Match Preview | Cardiff City vs. Arsenal U21 | Cardiff
It'll be the young Bluebirds vs. the young Gunners on Tuesday night.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
We may effectively be conceding the fixture tomorrow, but what a great experience for academy talent. excphttps://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/match-preview-cardiff-city-vs-arsenal-u21
Quentin Willson dies at 68. Great writer for TV with a relaxed and understated style. mol.im/a/15272193
Top Gear star Quentin Willson dies at 68 after battle with lung cancer
Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter Quentin Willson has died at the age of 68 following a short battle with lung cancer, his family said.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Quentin Willson dies at 68. Great writer for TV with a relaxed and understated style. mol.im/a/15272193
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My musical tribute to Pauline Collins who has died aged 85. She was brilliant and award-winning in the film Shirley Valentine. But I will always remember her as parlourmaid Sarah Moffit in the 1970s ITV drama Upstairs, Downstairs.
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
My musical tribute to Pauline Collins who has died aged 85. She was brilliant and award-winning in the film Shirley Valentine. But I will always remember her as parlourmaid Sarah Moffit in the 1970s ITV drama Upstairs, Downstairs.
This seemed like an April's fool joke, but a cup draw will be determined on the outcome.of an all-star go-kart race. Different.
This is mad. Four Welsh football stars in go-karts!
Cup draw will see Welsh football stars competing in go-kart race
What do you think of when you conjure up images of televised draws for football cup competitions? It’s likely to include a bag of numbered balls, a Tombola and a couple of ex-footballers drawing the n...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This seemed like an April's fool joke, but a cup draw will be determined on the outcome.of an all-star go-kart race. Different.
Pluribus (Apple) is an incredible piece of television.
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Pluribus (Apple) is an incredible piece of television.
Cardiff City fans scanning the horizon, trying to spot the next home fixture. It's been ages.
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Cardiff City fans scanning the horizon, trying to spot the next home fixture. It's been ages.
Why conspiracy theories are everywhere these days.
Wrote a short history of conspiracy theories, and why we're drowning in them, for MIT Technology Review. Short answer: they're not really theories but a way of understanding the world — false yet seductive
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
It’s never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist
A mix of technology and politics has given an unprecedented boost to once-fringe ideas—but they are pretty much the same fantasies that have been spreading for hundreds of years.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Why conspiracy theories are everywhere these days.
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I wrote this yesterday about what to tell young people who are worried about what work will be in the age of AI:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
preparing for the working world in the age of AI
or: seven things to tell your kids when they ask what they should study now, or what the point of studying is
naomialderman.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I wrote this yesterday about what to tell young people who are worried about what work will be in the age of AI:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
Pity the poor hacks who even now are being told to write an 'Explainer' on bond markets and government debt.
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Pity the poor hacks who even now are being told to write an 'Explainer' on bond markets and government debt.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“Diplomacy never works. Until it does.” What a great series The Diplomat is (Netflix)
November 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“Diplomacy never works. Until it does.” What a great series The Diplomat is (Netflix)
Looking through papers and found this print. Johnny Owen, training in New Tredegar.
October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Looking through papers and found this print. Johnny Owen, training in New Tredegar.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. The Beatles photographed in London's Hyde Park for the cover of the Beatles For Sale album (1964). 📷 Robert Freeman
October 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. The Beatles photographed in London's Hyde Park for the cover of the Beatles For Sale album (1964). 📷 Robert Freeman
Cardiff back lane
October 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Cardiff back lane
50 best albums of all time. Free to read article.
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The 50 best albums of all time
The Beatles to Beyoncé, Prince to Pink Floyd – our critic ranks the most influential LPs of our times. Has your favourite made the cut?
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October 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
50 best albums of all time. Free to read article.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/2c91e65...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/2c91e65...
BBC Alba's coverage of the Scotland v Ireland shinty international keeps cutting away to spectating dogs. Don't know if this is a feature of shinty, or maybe the director just likes them.
October 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
BBC Alba's coverage of the Scotland v Ireland shinty international keeps cutting away to spectating dogs. Don't know if this is a feature of shinty, or maybe the director just likes them.
House of Dynamite (Netflix) is a gripping thriller about a nightmare security scenario. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
October 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
House of Dynamite (Netflix) is a gripping thriller about a nightmare security scenario. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
Enough with the Caerphilly / carefully puns.
October 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Enough with the Caerphilly / carefully puns.