Paul Sherratt
@globaljukeboxer.bsky.social
Tunes, Pictures and Dogs
Staying curious
Staying curious
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Re-reading this after many years (inspired by @davidallengreen.bsky.social). When the 2nd edition I own was published in 1937, things were obviously much worse than when it was first published in 1935, but what was happening just a few years later was still unimaginable. And here we are again.
February 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Re-reading this after many years (inspired by @davidallengreen.bsky.social). When the 2nd edition I own was published in 1937, things were obviously much worse than when it was first published in 1935, but what was happening just a few years later was still unimaginable. And here we are again.
Lucca Mae
Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 29/1/2026
Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 29/1/2026
February 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Lucca Mae
Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 29/1/2026
Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 29/1/2026
Thirsk, North Yorkshire
February 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Thirsk, North Yorkshire
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📸 A caballo entre la ensoñación, la investigación sobre el terreno y la evidencia de una realidad familiar opresiva: fotos, dibujos y documentos de la dura vida en Horden, un pueblo minero inglés enclavado en una de las zonas más pobres de Europa
Horden: retratos de familia, muerte y sueños en un pueblo minero de Inglaterra
A caballo entre la ensoñación, la investigación sobre el terreno y la evidencia de una realidad familiar opresiva, el autor reconstruyó con fotos, dibujos y documentos la historia de su tío abuelo Kendon y de la dura vida en Horden, un pueblo minero del norte de Inglaterra enclavado en una de las zonas más pobres de Europa
social.elpais.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:44 PM
📸 A caballo entre la ensoñación, la investigación sobre el terreno y la evidencia de una realidad familiar opresiva: fotos, dibujos y documentos de la dura vida en Horden, un pueblo minero inglés enclavado en una de las zonas más pobres de Europa
Robert Frank
Chattanooga, Tennessee
From ‘ The Americans ‘
Chattanooga, Tennessee
From ‘ The Americans ‘
January 28, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Robert Frank
Chattanooga, Tennessee
From ‘ The Americans ‘
Chattanooga, Tennessee
From ‘ The Americans ‘
Happy birthday to the magnificent Robert Wyatt. Here he is performing I'm a Believer on #TOTP in 1974. The show's producer asked him to perform in a wicker chair because a wheelchair "was not suitable for family viewing". Robert told him where to go
January 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Happy birthday to the magnificent Robert Wyatt. Here he is performing I'm a Believer on #TOTP in 1974. The show's producer asked him to perform in a wicker chair because a wheelchair "was not suitable for family viewing". Robert told him where to go
January 28, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Happy birthday to the magnificent Robert Wyatt. Here he is performing I'm a Believer on #TOTP in 1974. The show's producer asked him to perform in a wicker chair because a wheelchair "was not suitable for family viewing". Robert told him where to go
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After Suella Braverman's defection, 12.5% of Reform UK MPs have been photographed stepping on a guide dog
January 26, 2026 at 1:17 PM
After Suella Braverman's defection, 12.5% of Reform UK MPs have been photographed stepping on a guide dog
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NEW
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 12:04 PM
NEW
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
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The best starting point for Isherwood in view of the present situation is Goodbye to Berlin, though chronologically Mr Norris Changes Trains is first. His Berlin diaries are also full of observations and insights.
His later US-based works also brilliant, but for other reasons.
His later US-based works also brilliant, but for other reasons.
What should I read to be able to discover Isherwood’s words for myself? I’ve come across mentions of his time in Berlin from reading The Glamour Boys and Julia Boyd’s Travellers in the Third Reich.
January 24, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The best starting point for Isherwood in view of the present situation is Goodbye to Berlin, though chronologically Mr Norris Changes Trains is first. His Berlin diaries are also full of observations and insights.
His later US-based works also brilliant, but for other reasons.
His later US-based works also brilliant, but for other reasons.
Will 3D number plates make me a more interesting person?
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Will 3D number plates make me a more interesting person?
How Morgan McSweeney's '0% strategy' failed to win over Reform voters while haemorrhaging Labour's own support base to the Greens
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
Morgan McSweeney’s 0% Strategy
The plot to block Andy Burnham's return to Westminster tells you everything you need to know about how Keir Starmer's Government got itself into this mess
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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Sad news about Martin Carthy’s retirement from touring, but for the best, given his diagnosis. He deserves comfort, love and rest now.
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Sad news about Martin Carthy’s retirement from touring, but for the best, given his diagnosis. He deserves comfort, love and rest now.
Dog at restaurant door
Cornwall, 2025
Cornwall, 2025
January 23, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Dog at restaurant door
Cornwall, 2025
Cornwall, 2025
Dolly Parton 07 The Bridge
YouTube video by littlesparrow185
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January 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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His handlers are getting careless
Sometimes they put makeup on his hand, sometimes they dye his hair
This time they remembered to spray tan his face. Or maybe he looked so awful they had to do something to warm up his mortician's pallor
Sometimes they put makeup on his hand, sometimes they dye his hair
This time they remembered to spray tan his face. Or maybe he looked so awful they had to do something to warm up his mortician's pallor
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 PM
His handlers are getting careless
Sometimes they put makeup on his hand, sometimes they dye his hair
This time they remembered to spray tan his face. Or maybe he looked so awful they had to do something to warm up his mortician's pallor
Sometimes they put makeup on his hand, sometimes they dye his hair
This time they remembered to spray tan his face. Or maybe he looked so awful they had to do something to warm up his mortician's pallor
Weiya (Serengeti Beat)
YouTube video by The Whitefield Brothers - Topic
m.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Chartist Festival, Burslem, Stoke on Trent, 2024
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Chartist Festival, Burslem, Stoke on Trent, 2024
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We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the increasingly alarming scenes in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
"Liam’s teacher, Ella Sullivan, teared up when thinking about Liam. 'He’s a bright young student,' she said, 'and he’s so kind and loving. His classmates miss him.'"
www.startribune.com/preschooler-...
www.startribune.com/preschooler-...
Preschooler and three other students detained by ICE, school district leader says
The detentions of Columbia Heights students come after weeks of heightened concern and enforcement presence near and on Twin Cities school property.
www.startribune.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:10 AM
We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the increasingly alarming scenes in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
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Barrrrsss!!!! 🔥
Jesse Welles lit up The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last month performing “Join ICE”—a sharp, unapologetic critique of how ICE recruits and operates. Music calling out state violence, dehumanization, and the machinery behind it.
Jesse Welles lit up The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last month performing “Join ICE”—a sharp, unapologetic critique of how ICE recruits and operates. Music calling out state violence, dehumanization, and the machinery behind it.
January 22, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Barrrrsss!!!! 🔥
Jesse Welles lit up The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last month performing “Join ICE”—a sharp, unapologetic critique of how ICE recruits and operates. Music calling out state violence, dehumanization, and the machinery behind it.
Jesse Welles lit up The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last month performing “Join ICE”—a sharp, unapologetic critique of how ICE recruits and operates. Music calling out state violence, dehumanization, and the machinery behind it.
George & Dragon, Longton, Stoke on Trent
Early 1970s #photography
Early 1970s #photography
January 21, 2026 at 10:28 AM
George & Dragon, Longton, Stoke on Trent
Early 1970s #photography
Early 1970s #photography
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