"What is a ‘bad word’?; Who decides; and what happens to our histories when the written word becomes gospel?"

BAD LANGUAGE by @suchmayer.bsky.social is out today - read our ★★★★ review of the manifesto-cum-memoir

www.theskinny.co.uk/books/book-r... [Review: @louiscammell.bsky.social]

The 36th Scottish International Storytelling Festival, which looks to the folklore, myths and fairytales of the Nordic region, Scotland and Northern Europe – @louiscammell.bsky.social looks forward to this year's programme

"Expect something more expansive and personal than its crime-styled title implies"

★★★★ book review: THE FOUR SPENT THE DAY TOGETHER by Chris Kraus, out tomorrow via @scribepub.bsky.social

www.theskinny.co.uk/books/book-r... [Review: @louiscammell.bsky.social]

"It’s like in tennis: if you play against someone good, you play better"

Sam Riley plays a washed-up tennis player in Fuerteventura-set mystery ISLANDS – Riley tells @louiscammell.bsky.social why he related to the character and what makes for great acting

"An hour of acerbic, self-deprecating and satirical jokes"

★★★★ #EdFringe comedy review: GIANMARCO SORESI – read @louiscammell.bsky.social's review and catch @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social's last available tickets

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out today!

my latest for creative review: I spoke to ghibliotheque’s @michaeljleader.bsky.social about the new ‘animation at war’ season he’s curated at the barbican, and how animation can be an effective way into unflinching territory

speaks volumes about britain thats gregg’s - the nation’s most beloved bakery - is a place where you can’t actually just buy a loaf of bread

We are thrilled to be opening this year's festival with the World Premiere of Alex Hetherington's portrait of Queer d/Deaf DJ Simon Eilbeck. Formed from 16mm film, The Disco encounters members of the Queer communities who gather at Simon's monthly disco Hot Mess.

A true visionary. Love or hate his films, Lynch navigated Hollywood with uncompromising conviction, humour and style

"I enjoyed desecrating Ingmar Bergman’s childhood cinema with a rare dual 16mm projection of Nick Zedd’s Whoregasm" - GSFF Director, Matt Lloyd

new post over on my substack features a chat with edinburgh-based armenian illustrator mariam tovmasian, whose new comic is a visual diary that charts a transitional period in her life

50 hours to go!

in our current age of 4k streams and ai images, it seems the antidotal charm of pre-2000s anime is hitting all the right notes with gen z

for creative review, I spoke to animator jack zhang about his loving homages to the era. part of the ‘new talent’ issue, available in print now!

“There isn't a single one of these animated works that I don't respect on some basic level, just because they are evidently the product of human artists. I never used to think about that in relation to this type of material, but now I think about it all the time.” www.rogerebert.com/features/app...

There's something I need people to understand.

The studio that made this released some numbers. They had to produce 85 minutes of footage to find 15 usable seconds for this ad.

The machine that creates moving images out of nothing has a failure rate of 340:1 and the best 15 seconds... is this.

💚We're SO grateful our crowdfund has reached over £4k, but more so for the beautiful comments people have been leaving about why they're supporting us!

We love what we do, but it’s good to know YOU love it too. Thanks to everyone who’s donated for your help + if you can spare any pennies please do🌱

was great to see director michael cumming’s ‘oxide ghosts’ at the cameo in edinburgh last night. earlier this year, we spoke about the previously unseen brass eye tapes for @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social 🔗

www.thecrackmagazine.com/view-editori...

from francois giro’s ‘ways of feeling’