‘I can hear wailing from the funeral and the yelps of the women as they scare the gods with their genitals’.

@sophieatkinson.bsky.social is back on @manchestermill.bsky.social with a brilliant piece about the Marina Abramovic show.

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Labour's new policy - of humiliating trans people by requiring them constantly to self-identify - we believe puts the UK (again) in breach of its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights and will seek a declaration of incompatability. goodlaw.social/0r6l

are you based in glasgow...or are you elsewhere and do you simply enjoy a perfect Yarn. May i direct you to today's @glasgowbell.bsky.social's look at how beef over fencing in Cathkin Park has escalated to a court battle; a loo civil war and manspreading allegations 💯 shorturl.at/a8KUw

A few images from outside the federal courthouse in downtown Manhattan, where a rally in support Mahmoud Khalil took place in Foley Square.

Captions in the alt-text.

"Saying to clients: 'yes, it’s fine to consume as much material as your gloriously Instagrammable open plan kitchen requires' while doing nothing to make the house less consumptive, felt fraudulent": we spoke to architects here about why retrofitting needs to happen NOW. 🧵

For inspiration for your own home and a rare bit of positive news about the climate crisis, check out the full piece by @sophieatkinson.bsky.social below 🏚️>🏠 manchestermill.co.uk/could-this-b...

Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal

rave review from the only critic i care about, my boyfriend

You may not be shocked to learn that Elon Musk has egregiously misled the world about the Oldham grooming story. I've been reporting on it for years and so much of the noise traces back to one bad faith rabble rouser called Raja Miah. This is the real story.

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They wore spandex. They did a workout routine on camera. They smashed their fundraising target by 100 x - but who were their uniquely generous donors?
@jackdulhanty.bsky.social on the jazzercise fundraising miracle of 2020 is unmissable. shorturl.at/KKcUR

"The question is not one of whether women were involved in the label’s success, but rather why it’s taken just under half a century for their involvement to be recognised."

@ophiraophira.bsky.social on the forgotten women of Factory, for today's weekend read.

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I wrote a jampacked cultural edition (ft. some personal musings), where I reviewed the Hockney show at Aviva Studios, the xmas musical at the Royal Exchange — plus whether it might finally be possible to shed some light on the alleged binnings of books at Central Library. tinyurl.com/2p97z4mc

Not even 48 hours since the Assad regime fell in Syria.

Another Labour MP landlord story - this one's just evicted a homeless mother of two. Exclusive from @londonermag.bsky.social. Please share 🙏

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something i feel v intense about but not sufficiently to pitch a long read on is how the Sex and the City BOOK (pre-dated the tv show!) is one of the most underrated non-fiction collections of the 00s...feeling vindicated by bullying a friend into reading it and getting this text

real anti-brrr sentiment on social media this week despite existence of big jumpers, candles, making a different soup each week (neck-deep into my 30s how did you guess)