Will Pinfold
@willpinfold.bsky.social
Writer, music journalist, art historian, smart arse & whatnot
Totalitarian consumerism
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November 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Totalitarian consumerism
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williampinfold.com/3609-2/
"Innocence, whether on a personal or a societal level is a dangerous fetish"
some kind of loss - williampinfold.com/some-kind-of...
some kind of loss - williampinfold.com/some-kind-of...
October 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"Innocence, whether on a personal or a societal level is a dangerous fetish"
some kind of loss - williampinfold.com/some-kind-of...
some kind of loss - williampinfold.com/some-kind-of...
Even leaving aside the ridiculous idea of the Labour Party as radically left-wing, the Express is run by people who think Russia is a communist country????
I suppose we should be grateful as that's probably why Ukraine is getting support from the right 🤷🏻♂️
I suppose we should be grateful as that's probably why Ukraine is getting support from the right 🤷🏻♂️
October 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Even leaving aside the ridiculous idea of the Labour Party as radically left-wing, the Express is run by people who think Russia is a communist country????
I suppose we should be grateful as that's probably why Ukraine is getting support from the right 🤷🏻♂️
I suppose we should be grateful as that's probably why Ukraine is getting support from the right 🤷🏻♂️
It shouldn't really be possible that successful men with reactionary conservative views like to cast themselves in the role of victim, but it's amazing how consistently it happens
October 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It shouldn't really be possible that successful men with reactionary conservative views like to cast themselves in the role of victim, but it's amazing how consistently it happens
Thoughts about "home" with a sadly irrelevant title (it wasn't originally)
I went back to rockville - williampinfold.com/i-went-back-...
I went back to rockville - williampinfold.com/i-went-back-...
September 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Thoughts about "home" with a sadly irrelevant title (it wasn't originally)
I went back to rockville - williampinfold.com/i-went-back-...
I went back to rockville - williampinfold.com/i-went-back-...
@originstorypodcast.bsky.social looked up that brilliant Harold Wilson quote from the recent episode & Google came up with this gem, who says AI is useless?
September 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
@originstorypodcast.bsky.social looked up that brilliant Harold Wilson quote from the recent episode & Google came up with this gem, who says AI is useless?
confessions of a godless heathen - williampinfold.com/confessions-...
September 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
confessions of a godless heathen - williampinfold.com/confessions-...
a plea for comparative rudeness - williampinfold.com/a-plea-for-c...
August 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
a plea for comparative rudeness - williampinfold.com/a-plea-for-c...
In which i pay tribute to Ozzy by going on about Joy Division a lot (but it all makes sense in the end) - williampinfold.com/the-end-of-a...
July 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
In which i pay tribute to Ozzy by going on about Joy Division a lot (but it all makes sense in the end) - williampinfold.com/the-end-of-a...
lost and found in translation - williampinfold.com/lost-and-fou...
June 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
lost and found in translation - williampinfold.com/lost-and-fou...
89 years ago today the International Surrealist Exhibition opened in London. It has more relevance to today than you might think
williampinfold.com/82-years-ago...
williampinfold.com/82-years-ago...
June 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
89 years ago today the International Surrealist Exhibition opened in London. It has more relevance to today than you might think
williampinfold.com/82-years-ago...
williampinfold.com/82-years-ago...
1984 vs Nineteen Eighty-Four williampinfold.com/a-victory-ov...
June 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
1984 vs Nineteen Eighty-Four williampinfold.com/a-victory-ov...
Some disjointed things:
notes in may - williampinfold.com/notes-in-may...
notes in may - williampinfold.com/notes-in-may...
May 31, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Some disjointed things:
notes in may - williampinfold.com/notes-in-may...
notes in may - williampinfold.com/notes-in-may...
Every time I see the current President of the US's profile picture (not sure if it's from x or his demented social media site) it reminds me of Nuke, the insane super-villain from Frank Miller's Daredevil who takes red, white or blue pills to enhance his craziness in various ways
May 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Every time I see the current President of the US's profile picture (not sure if it's from x or his demented social media site) it reminds me of Nuke, the insane super-villain from Frank Miller's Daredevil who takes red, white or blue pills to enhance his craziness in various ways
One of the many things that's so infuriating about the current state of the media in the UK is imagining the good that could be done for the country & its culture if the Greens got the same kind of saturation coverage as Reform
May 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
One of the many things that's so infuriating about the current state of the media in the UK is imagining the good that could be done for the country & its culture if the Greens got the same kind of saturation coverage as Reform
a conflict of ghosts - a Brexit-era thing that's still disappointingly relevant
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williampinfold.com/a-conflict-o...
May 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
a conflict of ghosts - a Brexit-era thing that's still disappointingly relevant
williampinfold.com/a-conflict-o...
williampinfold.com/a-conflict-o...
a simple question about dead children - williampinfold.com/a-simple-que...
April 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
a simple question about dead children - williampinfold.com/a-simple-que...
A hastily-written thing about the attack on trans rights in the uk:
who polices the toilet police? - williampinfold.com/bathroom-bla...
who polices the toilet police? - williampinfold.com/bathroom-bla...
April 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A hastily-written thing about the attack on trans rights in the uk:
who polices the toilet police? - williampinfold.com/bathroom-bla...
who polices the toilet police? - williampinfold.com/bathroom-bla...
A bit more lighthearted, some music recommendations - williampinfold.com/play-for-tod...
April 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A bit more lighthearted, some music recommendations - williampinfold.com/play-for-tod...
First written a few years ago but seems even more relevant now: Orwell in the 21st century (it's not about 1984)
- williampinfold.com/a-reading-of...
- williampinfold.com/a-reading-of...
April 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
First written a few years ago but seems even more relevant now: Orwell in the 21st century (it's not about 1984)
- williampinfold.com/a-reading-of...
- williampinfold.com/a-reading-of...
The meaning of law and order - plus fun stuff about police academy, Robocop and 80s pop culture - williampinfold.com/the-law-won-...
April 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The meaning of law and order - plus fun stuff about police academy, Robocop and 80s pop culture - williampinfold.com/the-law-won-...
It's LeonoraCarrington's birthday, so here's something I wrote about the 1936 Surrealist Exhibition in London where the 19 year old Leonora met many of the leaders of the movement and became a Surrealist herself:
williampinfold.com/82-years-ago...
williampinfold.com/82-years-ago...
April 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's LeonoraCarrington's birthday, so here's something I wrote about the 1936 Surrealist Exhibition in London where the 19 year old Leonora met many of the leaders of the movement and became a Surrealist herself:
williampinfold.com/82-years-ago...
williampinfold.com/82-years-ago...
Some words concerning capital punishment- williampinfold.com/a-short-essa...
April 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Some words concerning capital punishment- williampinfold.com/a-short-essa...
A long, slightly early read about Easter & art & religion & pregnancy & sacrifice & bunnies etc
- williampinfold.com/chocolate-eg...
- williampinfold.com/chocolate-eg...
March 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A long, slightly early read about Easter & art & religion & pregnancy & sacrifice & bunnies etc
- williampinfold.com/chocolate-eg...
- williampinfold.com/chocolate-eg...