Kenneth Andrew Longden
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Kenneth Andrew Longden
@kenster1.bsky.social
Academic, lecturer, mountain lover, Arts and Popular Culture
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November 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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November 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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"Quiet, piggy!"
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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For Robert Louis Stevenson’s 175th birthday, we are sharing this extract from Storyteller by Leo Damrosch, on the creation of the famed novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

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#RLSDay #RobertLouisStevenson
How Robert Louis Stevenson Created Jekyll and Hyde - Yale University Press London
For Robert Louis Stevenson's 175th birthday, we are sharing this extract from Storyteller by Leo Damrosch, on the creation of his famed novella Strange For Robert Louis Stevenson's 175th birthday, we ...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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I distinctly remember watching a behind-the-scenes video of an emotional Tim Allen & Tom Hanks recording their "final" voiceover lines for Toy Story some years ago...

But nope. Money always wins, LOL. They're back for Toy Story 5. We'll see how this goes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGBg...
Toy Story 5 | Teaser Trailer | In Theaters June 19
YouTube video by Pixar
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November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Archie Leach left Bristol. ⏩ Cary Grant came home.

Celebrate Bristol’s most charming export with Penny Serenade
📅 Sat 29 Nov | 📍 Bristol Megascreen
Doors 6pm | Film 6.30pm

Vintage vinyl, live choir & panel exploring music & melodrama.

A night for dreamers, cinephiles & music lovers. 🎶
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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And democrats are what? You MAGAs are a detriment to society! Plz crawl back under the rock from which you came.

Release the Epstein files
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Universities want new business models, not just discounts.

As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
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November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Look at this object of beauty.
November 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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I think this is an old Trump I argument in fan studies. Even older. Remember Ed Milliband tattoos?
Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Figured Out How to Channel Fandom
Much of the content about Mamdani online hasn’t come from his campaign or the dozens of political influencers invited to cover it. It has also come from fans.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
At last, someone with the guts to stand up to Trump and his Gestapo
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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David Attenborough describes MAGA's in the wild 👇🏼🧐😂😂👏🏼👏🏼
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Does someone have a list of all the people who promised to leave NYC so we can put them on free buses to Florida?
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com.
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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apple.news/ABuIFLpIwQgy... Sad news as another legendary American actor has passed away. She was so good as Clark’s mother in National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.
Diane Ladd, Oscar-Nominated Actress in 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore,' Dies at 89 — The Hollywood Reporter
After her stunning turn as the waitress Flo, she earned two more Academy Award noms for her performances opposite daughter Laura Dern in 'Wild at Heart' and 'Rambling Rose':
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November 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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The cruelty is the point.
November 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Good Questions!!
Why not answer them?? 🧐🤨👇🏼
November 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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OTD in 1620, the diarist John Evelyn was born. His 1664 book, Sylva, was a defining work for early modern English forestry and later environmentalism.

In this piece from the archive, Keith Pluymers explores fears of wood scarcity in the Atlantic world.
Wood Scarcity and Empire
How far did wood scarcity in England trigger deforestation in its colonies at the dawn of empire? Keith Pluymers traces a complex story of conservation, commerce, and colonisation in the early modern ...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:05 AM