Pete
@storey7.bsky.social
Enthusiast for cinema, technology, culture and AFC Bournemouth
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This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
The digital camera was invented by ... Bez?
Wonderful story:
A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera www.bbc.com/future/artic... via @BBC_Future
A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera www.bbc.com/future/artic... via @BBC_Future
A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera
In 1975, a young engineer in the company that made Kodak film took the first picture on a handheld digital camera. Photography would never be the same again.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The digital camera was invented by ... Bez?
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9 December 1938 | A French Jewish boy, Simon Boruchowicz, was born in Paris.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 19 August 1942 in a transport of 998 Jews deported from #Drancy. He was among 897 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 19 August 1942 in a transport of 998 Jews deported from #Drancy. He was among 897 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
9 December 1938 | A French Jewish boy, Simon Boruchowicz, was born in Paris.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 19 August 1942 in a transport of 998 Jews deported from #Drancy. He was among 897 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 19 August 1942 in a transport of 998 Jews deported from #Drancy. He was among 897 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
Latham has always had a questionable reputation in the industry, but this is utterly brazen. If true, and if HMRC and plod take an interest, others have done lengthy jail time for less
Fantastic expose from my friend George Turner in the Guardian. So good to see George back in print.
The two of us also have a *very* exciting project due to hit the airwaves in late 2026... 🫣
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
The two of us also have a *very* exciting project due to hit the airwaves in late 2026... 🫣
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producer were funded mainly by public money
Creative industries are ‘crucial to the economy’ but film-making and tax have long had an uneasy relationship in Britain
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Latham has always had a questionable reputation in the industry, but this is utterly brazen. If true, and if HMRC and plod take an interest, others have done lengthy jail time for less
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Argentina edition of Libertarian bible
October 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Argentina edition of Libertarian bible
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This guy needs to be put in team with Danny Kruger.
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This guy needs to be put in team with Danny Kruger.
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A festival in Suffolk is celebrating films set in East Anglia.
A highlight is the films of Tim Curtis, who brings intriguing local stories to the big screen.
Jenny Rhodes reports.
A highlight is the films of Tim Curtis, who brings intriguing local stories to the big screen.
Jenny Rhodes reports.
Suffolk in film: history, mystery, war secrets and a remarkable river
Beautiful places in East Anglia have been the filming locations for numerous famous films, and now many are brought together in a specially-curated festival
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A festival in Suffolk is celebrating films set in East Anglia.
A highlight is the films of Tim Curtis, who brings intriguing local stories to the big screen.
Jenny Rhodes reports.
A highlight is the films of Tim Curtis, who brings intriguing local stories to the big screen.
Jenny Rhodes reports.
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[Title panel]
Celebrity Race Across The World
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[Voiceover]
Meanwhile in Italy, Yvette and Ed have to cross a river.
[Show YVETTE COOPER and ED BALLS standing on a riverbank. At Yvette’s feet is a canoe. Ed is reading a guidebook.]
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ED BALLS:
Yvette - are you sure crossing the Rubicon is a good idea?
YVETTE COOPER:
It’s the only way, Ed.
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ED BALLS:
Only it says in the guidebook ‘The Rubicon is noted for the on-the-nose political annotations which can be seen in its currents’…
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ED BALLS [squinting up from his guidebook to look at the river]:
Oh yeah, look -
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[We see an elevated view of the river, where the words
BANNING NONVIOLENT PROTEST are written in the waves].
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YVETTE COOPER:
Cor, that’s amazing!
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ED BALLS:
And I can’t help noticing the canoe you’ve found has
‘THE FOLLY OF POWER’ written on it
[Show their canoe by Yvette’s feet, with THE FOLLY OF POWER written on the side].
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ED BALLS:
And can you see that *sign* on the other side…
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[Show the land on the other sign of the river which has a sign stuck in the ground reading]:
AN ACTUAL AUTHORITARIAN DYSTOPIA, DON’T BE MENTAL
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YVETTE COOPER:
Sorry Ed - remind me what you do again…?
ED BALLS:
An awful podcast with George Osborne.
YVETTE COOPER:
And I’m…?
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ED BALLS:
Home Secretary.
YVETTE COOPER:
Get in the on-the-nose canoe, Ed.
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I've written for Novara Media about the Right to Choose pathway for ADHD diagnosis, which is creating huge revenues for private health firms. novaramedia.com/2025/06/24/i...
Is the ‘Uber of Psychiatry’ Actually Helping People? | Novara Media
Psychiatry UK’s income has more than doubled in the last year, while patients report being summarily dropped from its services, writes John Lubbock. Is for-profit, on-demand mental healthcare what pat...
novaramedia.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I've written for Novara Media about the Right to Choose pathway for ADHD diagnosis, which is creating huge revenues for private health firms. novaramedia.com/2025/06/24/i...
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Private Eye exposing again the utter idiocy of our politics.
This sums up *exactly* how Farage and Reform get rocket-boosted by a media, drunk on sensationalist nonsense. Unserious and irresponsible but it’ll be up to us to prove them wrong.
This sums up *exactly* how Farage and Reform get rocket-boosted by a media, drunk on sensationalist nonsense. Unserious and irresponsible but it’ll be up to us to prove them wrong.
June 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Private Eye exposing again the utter idiocy of our politics.
This sums up *exactly* how Farage and Reform get rocket-boosted by a media, drunk on sensationalist nonsense. Unserious and irresponsible but it’ll be up to us to prove them wrong.
This sums up *exactly* how Farage and Reform get rocket-boosted by a media, drunk on sensationalist nonsense. Unserious and irresponsible but it’ll be up to us to prove them wrong.
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Was just walking behind a male and a female police officer. Put The Bill theme on Spotify on my headphones and kept following them while watching the back of their heels. So pleasing. Listened/watched for three loops of the theme.
April 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Was just walking behind a male and a female police officer. Put The Bill theme on Spotify on my headphones and kept following them while watching the back of their heels. So pleasing. Listened/watched for three loops of the theme.
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"Ukrainians have shown Sisu in their fight against Russia…Finland will continue its strong support for Ukraine until the end…We are in this together”
President of Finland, Alexander Stubb 👏
President of Finland, Alexander Stubb 👏
March 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
"Ukrainians have shown Sisu in their fight against Russia…Finland will continue its strong support for Ukraine until the end…We are in this together”
President of Finland, Alexander Stubb 👏
President of Finland, Alexander Stubb 👏
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“There is this terrible misconception that disabled people just take, but actually by taking from us, you prevent us from being able to give – we want to be able to participate in life equally the same as anyone else, and that includes going to work.” Disability campaigner Tanni Gray-Thompson
March 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“There is this terrible misconception that disabled people just take, but actually by taking from us, you prevent us from being able to give – we want to be able to participate in life equally the same as anyone else, and that includes going to work.” Disability campaigner Tanni Gray-Thompson
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An interesting article from @londonermag.bsky.social: Keep London Weird - Why the capital’s inhabitants are embracing folklore again. www.the-londoner.co.uk/keep-london-...
Keep London weird
Why the capital's inhabitants are embracing folklore again
www.the-londoner.co.uk
March 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
An interesting article from @londonermag.bsky.social: Keep London Weird - Why the capital’s inhabitants are embracing folklore again. www.the-londoner.co.uk/keep-london-...
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Is this the coldest penalty of all time? 🥶
March 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Is this the coldest penalty of all time? 🥶
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Tech meets creativity in East Anglia: cutting-edge startups, groundbreaking conferences, and a thriving community.
@celinawords.bsky.social reports
@celinawords.bsky.social reports
East Anglia’s tech boom: innovation, security and a thriving community
With concerns about AI, the dominance of Silicon Valley and the increased need for cyber security, the tech world can be challenging
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Tech meets creativity in East Anglia: cutting-edge startups, groundbreaking conferences, and a thriving community.
@celinawords.bsky.social reports
@celinawords.bsky.social reports
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Worst. Episode. EVER.
February 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Worst. Episode. EVER.
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No point doing “deals” with Trump, for he will always renege on them when it suits him.
Instead, reduce if not eliminate your dependency on him/USA. Remove any leverage he may have.
There is no other sustainable way.
Instead, reduce if not eliminate your dependency on him/USA. Remove any leverage he may have.
There is no other sustainable way.
February 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
No point doing “deals” with Trump, for he will always renege on them when it suits him.
Instead, reduce if not eliminate your dependency on him/USA. Remove any leverage he may have.
There is no other sustainable way.
Instead, reduce if not eliminate your dependency on him/USA. Remove any leverage he may have.
There is no other sustainable way.
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When coffee prices go through the roof, the Mexican and Colombian cartels will have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
February 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
When coffee prices go through the roof, the Mexican and Colombian cartels will have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.