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my friends, I am in a 10-person capacity record bar in Tokyo requesting songs and drinking Japanese whisky. the owners are a married couple chain smoking behind the bar, slinging cocktails, and spinning records.

this is heaven??? goodbye forever I have died ✌️

A glass of Nikka Coffee Malt Whisky with a big ice rock with a background of about a million vinyl records

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James Kirkham @spoonybear.bsky.social · 20d

⚙️ The algorithm will see you now
📰 If news is dead, long live the micro-editor
⚽ Welcome to the Third half of sport
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The Algorithm will see you now

I can still remember days when walking into somewhere like Black Market records in Soho mews, and trust a stranger behind the counter more than any chart or critic. They’d slide a piece of vinyl acros...

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James Kirkham @spoonybear.bsky.social · 27d

The 50th edition of my little newsletter. A conversation in a small corner of the internet built on curiosity, connection and occasional goosebumps. www.linkedin.com/pulse/fifty-...

Fifty Fridays

Somehow this little thing has made it to fifty editions. It started as a way to keep myself honest.

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James Kirkham @spoonybear.bsky.social · 27d

The 50th edition of my little newsletter. A conversation in a small corner of the internet built on curiosity, connection and occasional goosebumps. www.linkedin.com/pulse/fifty-...

Fifty Fridays

Somehow this little thing has made it to fifty editions. It started as a way to keep myself honest.

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James Kirkham @spoonybear.bsky.social · 28d

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James Kirkham @spoonybear.bsky.social · Oct 7

My thoughts in today's Financial Times on pivots, and adapting to thrive through the lens of music, fans, and more. www.ft.com/content/28c6...

Strategic reinvention: adapt to thrive, not just survive

In unpredictable markets, resilience depends on more than efficiency alone. Here’s why leaders are remodelling their businesses before cracks appear – not after

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James Kirkham @spoonybear.bsky.social · Oct 7

My thoughts in today's Financial Times on pivots, and adapting to thrive through the lens of music, fans, and more. www.ft.com/content/28c6...

Strategic reinvention: adapt to thrive, not just survive

In unpredictable markets, resilience depends on more than efficiency alone. Here’s why leaders are remodelling their businesses before cracks appear – not after

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Dr. Catherine Macdonald @drcatmac.bsky.social · Oct 2

I wish they had used this beautiful quote he offered in the story as the headline instead:

“She was scared also. It was not her fault.”

‘She Could Have Killed Me’: Scientist Survives Shark Bite to His Head

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ACLU @aclu.org · Oct 2

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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James Kirkham @spoonybear.bsky.social · Oct 3

Because that vibrant human energy is already dimming. The old version felt dazzling, messy, alive but you can see the cooling happening everywhere.

Issue 49 in your inbox for your morning ☕️

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The long night of the internet

I particularly loved that Brian Cox episode where he talked about how it all ends for everything. He said the universe will end in silence.

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James Kirkham @spoonybear.bsky.social · Oct 2

1st entry, 1st shortlist.

Thrilled to see our Chelsea campaign 'Our House' down to the final few for the Broadcast Sport Awards.

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James Kirkham @spoonybear.bsky.social · Oct 2

Excited to be back at Websummit in Lisbon next month. Our session 'Human agency in the time of AI' is going to unpack all that it is to be human now, what's left for us, what should we study, how we need to live. November 12th, 1.55pm on Stage 15 ✊
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Human agency in the time of AI | Web Summit

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James Kirkham @spoonybear.bsky.social · Sep 30

My thoughts about the news of EA's $55billion deal. They're buying the cultural bloodstream. The most valuable assets in culture are no longer stadiums or broadcast channels, they are the interactive worlds where sport, fashion, music and fandom fuse together.
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Saudi just bought EA. Can brands justify appearing in gaming’s best sandboxes now?

The Saudi Public Investment Fund has acquired EA, one of the world’s biggest gaming companies, with the help of President Trump’s son-in-law. James Kirkham explores the deal’s potential impact on game...

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James Kirkham @spoonybear.bsky.social · Oct 1

This ‘aftermath economy’ is an overlooked frontier. It rewards those who build infrastructure for return: the archives, replays, physical tokens and little community rituals. www.thedrum.com/news/2025/09...

Sport marketing’s ‘full-circle’ moment: creator and licensing deals changing the game

Capping off a trio of pieces in our Agency Advice series, we ask marketers how the playbook’s changing in sports marketing – and where the untapped opportunities are still up for grabs.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Oct 1

Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom Rally was sponsored by a convicted fraudster allegedly behind cryptocurrency ‘rug pulls’

The far-right rally was bankrolled by convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal
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Tommy Robinson's 'Unite the Kingdom' Rally Was Sponsored by a Convicted Fraudster Allegedly Behind Cryptocurrency ‘Rug Pulls’

The far-right rally was bankrolled by a convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal

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James Kirkham @spoonybear.bsky.social · Sep 30

My thoughts about the news of EA's $55billion deal. They're buying the cultural bloodstream. The most valuable assets in culture are no longer stadiums or broadcast channels, they are the interactive worlds where sport, fashion, music and fandom fuse together.
www.thedrum.com/opinion/2025...

Saudi just bought EA. Can brands justify appearing in gaming’s best sandboxes now?

The Saudi Public Investment Fund has acquired EA, one of the world’s biggest gaming companies, with the help of President Trump’s son-in-law. James Kirkham explores the deal’s potential impact on game...

www.thedrum.com