Mike Pinnington ✍️
@doublenegativem.bsky.social
Writer | Editor | Art Criticism | Exhibition Interpretation | Class | Science Fiction | Popular Culture | PhD student | Lecturer | Lapsed runner
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He seemed not to know the uses of silence.
February 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
He seemed not to know the uses of silence.
Arsehole on a video call for an hour in a cafe. Can't we just ban this stuff as a matter of course?
February 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Arsehole on a video call for an hour in a cafe. Can't we just ban this stuff as a matter of course?
Writing a lecture on politics and practice. From the pictures generation to today kind of angle. Should be good.
📷 Untitled Film Still #48
1979, reprinted 1998, Cindy Sherman
📷 Untitled Film Still #48
1979, reprinted 1998, Cindy Sherman
February 4, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Writing a lecture on politics and practice. From the pictures generation to today kind of angle. Should be good.
📷 Untitled Film Still #48
1979, reprinted 1998, Cindy Sherman
📷 Untitled Film Still #48
1979, reprinted 1998, Cindy Sherman
Never not worth repeating.
February 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Never not worth repeating.
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Submission Window Open!
The Manchester Review is looking for prose, poetry and art in response to these themes for our upcoming special issue Displacement.
We will welcome submissions between 1st-28th February.
The Manchester Review is looking for prose, poetry and art in response to these themes for our upcoming special issue Displacement.
We will welcome submissions between 1st-28th February.
February 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Submission Window Open!
The Manchester Review is looking for prose, poetry and art in response to these themes for our upcoming special issue Displacement.
We will welcome submissions between 1st-28th February.
The Manchester Review is looking for prose, poetry and art in response to these themes for our upcoming special issue Displacement.
We will welcome submissions between 1st-28th February.
I'm thinking about Jenny Holzer and her Truisms a lot these days.
📷 Jenny Holzer, Abuse of Power Comes As No Surprise from the series Truisms T-shirts,1980-, worn by Lady Pink © 1983 Lisa Kahane, NYC
📷 Jenny Holzer, Abuse of Power Comes As No Surprise from the series Truisms T-shirts,1980-, worn by Lady Pink © 1983 Lisa Kahane, NYC
February 4, 2026 at 8:26 AM
I'm thinking about Jenny Holzer and her Truisms a lot these days.
📷 Jenny Holzer, Abuse of Power Comes As No Surprise from the series Truisms T-shirts,1980-, worn by Lady Pink © 1983 Lisa Kahane, NYC
📷 Jenny Holzer, Abuse of Power Comes As No Surprise from the series Truisms T-shirts,1980-, worn by Lady Pink © 1983 Lisa Kahane, NYC
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Trump supporter at the extreme right wing ‘Christian’ nationalist anti-immigration ’Walk With Jesus’ on Saturday.
The lights are back on, but there’s nobody home.
#Photography
The lights are back on, but there’s nobody home.
#Photography
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Trump supporter at the extreme right wing ‘Christian’ nationalist anti-immigration ’Walk With Jesus’ on Saturday.
The lights are back on, but there’s nobody home.
#Photography
The lights are back on, but there’s nobody home.
#Photography
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Sadly, this is NOT satire.
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Sadly, this is NOT satire.
Time for a reboot, I reckon 👾🛸
a close up of a man in a suit and tie making a funny face .
Alt: Title screen for classic science fiction series, The Invaders
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Time for a reboot, I reckon 👾🛸
FACT | In the Mood for Love + In the Mood For Love 2001 share.google/KBq9nrVaDCgB...
In the Mood for Love + In the Mood For Love 2001
Two neighbors, a woman and a man, form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.Thi...
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January 31, 2026 at 9:22 AM
FACT | In the Mood for Love + In the Mood For Love 2001 share.google/KBq9nrVaDCgB...
Stop fucking about and start writing.
January 29, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Stop fucking about and start writing.
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Deadline is tomorrow!
The submission deadline for our conference is January 30! See post and website for further details!
A single-stream 2 day International Conference hosted by the Centre for Culture and Everyday Life, School of the Arts, University of Liverpool.
Full CFP at www.ccel.uk
Full CFP at www.ccel.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Deadline is tomorrow!
Dog Sausage Afternoon
The usual Sausage.
January 29, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Dog Sausage Afternoon
Accent and Voice: walking the art/class high wire ✍️
January 29, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Accent and Voice: walking the art/class high wire ✍️
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Folks -- I am looking for a short story I read 30+ years ago. Set in an unnamed country. Man sneaks into a rich woman's home, hiding from the authorities, who then come to arrest him for not carrying his papers. /1
January 28, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Folks -- I am looking for a short story I read 30+ years ago. Set in an unnamed country. Man sneaks into a rich woman's home, hiding from the authorities, who then come to arrest him for not carrying his papers. /1
I know Liz Phair is widely acknowledged among those in the know as a bit of a legend. But, every time I listen to Exile in Guyville, I wonder why she hasn't really transcended that niche. Not saying she should be a household name, she's obviously too cool for that...
January 29, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I know Liz Phair is widely acknowledged among those in the know as a bit of a legend. But, every time I listen to Exile in Guyville, I wonder why she hasn't really transcended that niche. Not saying she should be a household name, she's obviously too cool for that...
I've become borderline obsessed with the aesthetic quality of expensive film cameras. I cannot afford this.
January 29, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I've become borderline obsessed with the aesthetic quality of expensive film cameras. I cannot afford this.
I have a call for papers proposal to write, due tomorrow. Nothing like a deadline to focus the mind, or make one crumble...
January 29, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I have a call for papers proposal to write, due tomorrow. Nothing like a deadline to focus the mind, or make one crumble...
BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, Raymond Williams' Keywords share.google/rvSKUHNi5lnu...
BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, Raymond Williams' Keywords
Michael Rosen talks to academic Colin MacCabe about Raymond Williams' book Keywords.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:13 PM
BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, Raymond Williams' Keywords share.google/rvSKUHNi5lnu...
Formed A Band (Original Single), by Art Brut
2 track album
readyartbrut.bandcamp.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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The Sacred Memory Bank. Kirkby Gallery. Jeff Young & Mike Badger. Assemblag. Collage. Word.
(photo: Steve Samosa)
(photo: Steve Samosa)
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 AM
The Sacred Memory Bank. Kirkby Gallery. Jeff Young & Mike Badger. Assemblag. Collage. Word.
(photo: Steve Samosa)
(photo: Steve Samosa)
Just me and the cat for a few days. Now watching: The Appointment ▶️
The vanishing British horror: unearthing The Appointment | BFI share.google/dHLZqKgUuKJi...
The vanishing British horror: unearthing The Appointment | BFI share.google/dHLZqKgUuKJi...
The vanishing British horror: unearthing The Appointment
The Wicker Man star Edward Woodward headlines this story of strange psychic forces from the start of the video nasty era. But since its release, The Appointment has been extremely difficult to see.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Just me and the cat for a few days. Now watching: The Appointment ▶️
The vanishing British horror: unearthing The Appointment | BFI share.google/dHLZqKgUuKJi...
The vanishing British horror: unearthing The Appointment | BFI share.google/dHLZqKgUuKJi...
I was 17 when the Beatles anthology stuff was first released (1995). Big Proustian nostalgia vibes watching this. A small miracle my eyes remained dry ▶️
The Beatles Anthology share.google/FwegyTho4oi8...
The Beatles Anthology share.google/FwegyTho4oi8...
Award-winning Documentary Series, Music Releases and Iconic Book All Together Now for Release this Autumn The Beatles Story… by The Beatles. On screen, on record, and in print.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I was 17 when the Beatles anthology stuff was first released (1995). Big Proustian nostalgia vibes watching this. A small miracle my eyes remained dry ▶️
The Beatles Anthology share.google/FwegyTho4oi8...
The Beatles Anthology share.google/FwegyTho4oi8...
Straight Line Was A Lie, by The Beths
10 track album
thebethsnz.bandcamp.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:15 AM