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Andrea Mann

@andreamann.bsky.social

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Frequent screenwriter, occasional musician, landlocked yacht rock-lover. West Yorkshire. She/her www.andreamann.com

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Andrea Mann @andreamann.bsky.social · Oct 17

*waves in Bluesky* Hello folks! I'm Andrea. I'm a screenwriter, I love cats AND dogs, and I've got several films currently in the works, including this one:

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Siobhán McElduff @siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · 11h

The person who wrote this is chief culture editor for the Economist, and I have so many questions about what he does in that job and how he got it.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 18h

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

on.wsj.com

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 10h

Nice try, “Paul A. Thompson”

A Pitchfork review for One Battle After Another that call it a “nerve-wracking masterpiece”, written by one Paul A. Thompson

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Andrea Mann @andreamann.bsky.social · 9h

The next bit is great too: www.npr.org/transcripts/...

SHAPIRO: You would rather put a gun in your mouth.

SIMON: I mean, what you're saying to me effectively is there's no original way to do anything, and...

SHAPIRO: No.

SIMON: Yes, you are.

SHAPIRO: That seems like a kind of absolutist take.

SIMON: Not only, I think, is it a fundamental violation of the integrity of writers and also of copyright - you know, when I sold all the scripts I sold - you know, 150 to HBO and, you know, maybe another 50 to NBC - I didn't sell them so that they could be thrown into a computer with other people's and be used again by a corporation.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 3d

As someone who travels around the uk a lot, I want Jenrick to know there are so many places that are ONLY white faces, he needs to go and tell them to integrate.

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Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · 4d

Really looking forward to interviewing @johnharris1969.bsky.social @ilkleylitfest.bsky.social. #MaybeImAmazed is my personal choice for book of the year; a tender, deeply moving memoir about music and autism — and essential reading!

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James Moules @jamesmoules.bsky.social · 3d

I’m old enough to remember when a comment like this would have been a resigning matter…

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 3d

I agree with every word Zelda Williams says. And this at the end from OpenAI makes me want to go full Ned Ludd. Creators can’t have a blanket opt-out on copyright infringement of their work and have to fill out a form appealing to OpenAI’s mercy every time? Fuck off into the sun

OpenAI told the Guardian that content owners can flag copyright infringement using a “copyright disputes form” but that individual artists or studios cannot have a blanket opt-out. Varun Shetty, OpenAI’s head of media partnerships, said: “We’ll work with rights holders to block characters from Sora at their request and respond to takedown requests.”

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 4d

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

bylinetimes.com

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Andrea Mann @andreamann.bsky.social · 4d

“Your life matters, and you are here for a reason. And I just hope that that reason will become apparent as you live through your life. I want you to know that whether or not you find that role you’re supposed to play, your life does matter.” - Jane Goodall

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 4d

Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.

The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

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Christian Bauman @christianbauman.bsky.social · 5d

Back to Graham Greene again for my #sundaysentence this week: "Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic fear which is inherent in the human situation."

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 8d

Once again Labour's strategy is to say that racism is terrible, and therefore we will defeat the racists by giving them almost everything they want
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/k...

Keir Starmer's Farage-Dominated Conference Takes Labour Up a 'Darker Path' Towards a Reform Government

The Prime Minister's condemnations of Reform's racist rhetoric, was undermined by him accepting the central premise of Nigel Farage's anti-migrant politics, argues Adam Bienkov

bylinetimes.com

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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 9d

Daily bunny no.3094 has been caught red-handed

A bunny helps two raccoons drag a trashbag away. The bunny has a black mask, like an old-timey burglar in a film. It is the dead of night on a grimy city street. A light shines on the three of them, from a flashlight or spotlight, surprising them all. The bunny and raccoon put their hands up: They've been caught!

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Andrea Mann @andreamann.bsky.social · 9d

give one movie another movie's title:

Hitch = The Lord of the Rings

elena perez @thisiselena.bsky.social · 9d

give one movie another movie's title:

One Battle After Another = What About Bob?

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Andrea Mann @andreamann.bsky.social · 9d

Dust off that brown felt hat, Alice! 😄

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 9d

Agreed

Absolutely no love lost for Michelle Mone, but I would be so pissed off if I was her

Yes, she took advantage of the VIP lane - but it was set up by MPs who have faced zero consequences

Hancock, Gove, Johnson et al should be in prison for misconduct in public office

MAREcus 👻/ 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 9d

She has but they also need to prosecute all the ugly men who’ve made dodgy money from PPE up to and including Matt Hancock.

But credit where it’s due her surgery is fantastic love that for her

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 9d

"I’ve been made a scapegoat for PPE scandal, Mone laments" [Times]

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 9d

Robe Wars.

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Andrea Mann @andreamann.bsky.social · 9d

It's the most wonderful time of the year!* 🍂🍁

*time to dust off your When Harry Met Sally fashions

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Andrea Mann @andreamann.bsky.social · 9d

Haha!!

Andrea Mann @andreamann.bsky.social · 9d

September 30th/October 1st

Olivia Newton-John as Sandy at the start of Grease, smiling, wearing pastel colours

Olivia Newton-John as Sandy at the end of Grease, smouldering, smoking a cigarette, and wearing lots of makeup and a black leather jacket

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · Aug 17

Graham Linehan ruined his own life by walking down a path of hatred but forgetting to first become a billionaire writing beloved children’s books and THEN walking down a path of hatred

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Carole Kirschner @carolekirschner.bsky.social · 13d

That nasty little voice telling you everyone else has it figured out while you're struggling? It visits every writer I know—even the ones with Emmy awards. Remember this: behind every "overnight success" is years of showing up, making connections, and battling self-doubt.
#scriptsky

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HerRoyalBOO👻bies @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 11d

It has never been more important to be creative and compassionate than right now.

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 12d

These people are identity thieves, plain and simple. They’re literally objectifying women.

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