Mark Arby
@markarby.bsky.social
Londoner, scientist, Arsenal supporter, lover of cake.
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Mark Arby
@markarby.bsky.social
· Nov 13
My first post of Bluesky is my best know post on Twitter, from 5th March 2024:
Not sure how it happened but a bus crashed into a building near Tottenham Court Road Station. Police, Fire Brigade and ambulance in attendance.
Not sure how it happened but a bus crashed into a building near Tottenham Court Road Station. Police, Fire Brigade and ambulance in attendance.
London marathon number 9 completed. I think this will probably be my last one.
April 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
London marathon number 9 completed. I think this will probably be my last one.
A sad story and a reminder that child abuse survivors live with their trauma forever. Meanwhile Andrew returns to the Royal limelight.
April 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A sad story and a reminder that child abuse survivors live with their trauma forever. Meanwhile Andrew returns to the Royal limelight.
I had to count my medals to remember how many times I've run the race and tomorrow will be my 9th London marathon.
April 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I had to count my medals to remember how many times I've run the race and tomorrow will be my 9th London marathon.
My photo of the day: cherry blossom in Regent's Park.
April 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
My photo of the day: cherry blossom in Regent's Park.
Nice to see the Apollo Theatre feature my star rating for Retrograde so prominently in their publicity.
March 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Nice to see the Apollo Theatre feature my star rating for Retrograde so prominently in their publicity.
My top 4 favourite plays so far this year:
1. Dear England - National Theatre
2. The Years - Harold Pinter Theatre
3. Retrograde - Apollo Theatre
4. Much Ado About Nothing - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
1. Dear England - National Theatre
2. The Years - Harold Pinter Theatre
3. Retrograde - Apollo Theatre
4. Much Ado About Nothing - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
March 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
My top 4 favourite plays so far this year:
1. Dear England - National Theatre
2. The Years - Harold Pinter Theatre
3. Retrograde - Apollo Theatre
4. Much Ado About Nothing - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
1. Dear England - National Theatre
2. The Years - Harold Pinter Theatre
3. Retrograde - Apollo Theatre
4. Much Ado About Nothing - Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Jane Fonda is correct.
"Make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke, and by the way, woke just mean you give a damn about other people."
#SAGAwards2025 #SAGAwards
"Make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke, and by the way, woke just mean you give a damn about other people."
#SAGAwards2025 #SAGAwards
February 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Jane Fonda is correct.
"Make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke, and by the way, woke just mean you give a damn about other people."
#SAGAwards2025 #SAGAwards
"Make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke, and by the way, woke just mean you give a damn about other people."
#SAGAwards2025 #SAGAwards
Am I the only person who thinks the character Keiran Culkin played in the film A Real Pain is almost the same as the one he played in Succession?
February 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Am I the only person who thinks the character Keiran Culkin played in the film A Real Pain is almost the same as the one he played in Succession?
Well that's our slim remaining hope of winning the Premier League gone down the toilet.
February 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Well that's our slim remaining hope of winning the Premier League gone down the toilet.
My choices for the top #BAFTA2025 awards would have been:
Best Film: Anora
Best Director: Sean Baker
Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet
Best Actress: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Best Supporting Actor: Jeremy Strong
Best Supporting Actress: Arianna Grande
Best Film: Anora
Best Director: Sean Baker
Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet
Best Actress: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Best Supporting Actor: Jeremy Strong
Best Supporting Actress: Arianna Grande
February 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
My choices for the top #BAFTA2025 awards would have been:
Best Film: Anora
Best Director: Sean Baker
Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet
Best Actress: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Best Supporting Actor: Jeremy Strong
Best Supporting Actress: Arianna Grande
Best Film: Anora
Best Director: Sean Baker
Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet
Best Actress: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Best Supporting Actor: Jeremy Strong
Best Supporting Actress: Arianna Grande
Why does Keir Starmer think it's OK for 200,000 Ukrainian refugees to come to the UK but goes into meltdown when a family of 6 refugees from Gaza use the same scheme to come here? Aren't Palestinian lives worth as much as Ukrainian ones? This is racism.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Keir Starmer pledges to close loophole that let Gazan family settle in UK
The family won an appeal to come to the UK, after originally applying through a scheme for Ukrainians.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Why does Keir Starmer think it's OK for 200,000 Ukrainian refugees to come to the UK but goes into meltdown when a family of 6 refugees from Gaza use the same scheme to come here? Aren't Palestinian lives worth as much as Ukrainian ones? This is racism.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Israeli government was preventing food and other supplies from entering Gaza. By staving the people who lived there, the Israeli government was also staving the hostages.
February 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Israeli government was preventing food and other supplies from entering Gaza. By staving the people who lived there, the Israeli government was also staving the hostages.
This looks like it has the fingerprints of apartheid baby Elon Musk all over it.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Trump cuts aid to South Africa over ‘racial discrimination’ against Afrikaners
US president also offers asylum to Afrikaners and criticises law that allows land seizures without compensation in some circumstances
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This looks like it has the fingerprints of apartheid baby Elon Musk all over it.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
I really like Stanley Tucci but do we give Charles and Camilla half a billion pounds each year for them to invite him around for dinner?
February 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I really like Stanley Tucci but do we give Charles and Camilla half a billion pounds each year for them to invite him around for dinner?
When I go to the theatre I'm so paranoid about my phone ringing or sending notifications I turn the volume to zero, turn on both Do Not Disturb mode and Airplane mode and there is always someone else in the theatre whose phone goes off during the performance.
February 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
When I go to the theatre I'm so paranoid about my phone ringing or sending notifications I turn the volume to zero, turn on both Do Not Disturb mode and Airplane mode and there is always someone else in the theatre whose phone goes off during the performance.
Three plays seen in 5 days.
February 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Three plays seen in 5 days.
Went to see Play On! at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre yesterday. If you want an evening of entertaining exuberance, I totally recommend it.
February 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Went to see Play On! at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre yesterday. If you want an evening of entertaining exuberance, I totally recommend it.
Rejoining the EU would be a more effective way of achieving growth in the economy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rachel Reeves backs third Heathrow runway in growth push
The chancellor announces wide-ranging plans to get the UK's sluggish economy moving.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Rejoining the EU would be a more effective way of achieving growth in the economy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This statement by Prince Harry and Tom Watson is absolutely devastating for News Group Newspapers and Rupert Murdoch. "Today the lies are laid bare, today the cover ups are exposed and today proves that no one stands above the law. The time for accountability has arrived".
January 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This statement by Prince Harry and Tom Watson is absolutely devastating for News Group Newspapers and Rupert Murdoch. "Today the lies are laid bare, today the cover ups are exposed and today proves that no one stands above the law. The time for accountability has arrived".
I fear the Premier League is slowly slipping from our grasp.
January 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I fear the Premier League is slowly slipping from our grasp.
Wait until he finds out what the temperature is like in Greenland.
January 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Wait until he finds out what the temperature is like in Greenland.
We all know this actually means right-wing political content which made Twitter go down the toilet.
January 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We all know this actually means right-wing political content which made Twitter go down the toilet.
I'm sure Billie Jean King won a tournament on the women's tour when she was a year older than Monfils is.
January 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'm sure Billie Jean King won a tournament on the women's tour when she was a year older than Monfils is.
It's a good appointment. I've always had a lot of time for David Moyes. I hope they give him the cash needed to strengthen the team.
January 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It's a good appointment. I've always had a lot of time for David Moyes. I hope they give him the cash needed to strengthen the team.