Mark Curnell
@books4maphead.bsky.social
Books are Life. Everything is mere details.
I’m the book blogger your mother warned you about.
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Mark Curnell
@books4maphead.bsky.social
· May 21
BBC World Service - World Book Club, Anne Holt: 1,222
Norwegian crime writer Anne Holt discusses her novel 1,222
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Listen to me ask an international best-selling author a question and hopefully not sound like an idiot. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
From my recent post "The First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed from My Shelf"
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
From my recent post "The First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed from My Shelf"
I predict within a year Fetterman will join the Republican Party or enter memory care. Or both.
Fetterman household seems to have different opinions on ICE chaos www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Fetterman household seems to have different opinions on ICE chaos
Gisele Fetterman, the wife of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, decried acts of violence committed by the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency. At the same time, her husband, who has become ...
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January 26, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I predict within a year Fetterman will join the Republican Party or enter memory care. Or both.
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The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
January 26, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
Himmler’s Mini-Me
January 26, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Himmler’s Mini-Me
When Republican leaders say trump is getting bad advice it’s the modern equivalent of the old Russian saying “if the Tsar only knew.” An example of what some call “naïve monarchism” when supporters of an autcratic leader prefer to blame his excesses and mistakes on his advisers as opposed to him.
January 26, 2026 at 6:32 PM
When Republican leaders say trump is getting bad advice it’s the modern equivalent of the old Russian saying “if the Tsar only knew.” An example of what some call “naïve monarchism” when supporters of an autcratic leader prefer to blame his excesses and mistakes on his advisers as opposed to him.
