Ian Wolf (He/Him)
@ianwolf.bsky.social
Anime & manga critic. Author of CLAMPdown (about manga group CLAMP) & reviewer for animeuknews.net Also administrator, radio guy & #edfringe review collector for comedy.co.uk. Has autism and anxiety.
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Ian Wolf (He/Him)
@ianwolf.bsky.social
· Oct 11
CLAMPdown: The lowdown on the biggest manga group going down written during lockdown: Humorous Guide to Japanese Manga and Anime by CLAMP eBook : Wolf, Ian: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
CLAMPdown: The lowdown on the biggest manga group going down written during lockdown: Humorous Guide to Japanese Manga and Anime by CLAMP eBook : Wolf, Ian: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
Now we have pinned posts on BlueSky, I thought it best to set one up with links to my book.
Paperback & Ebook www.amazon.co.uk/CLAMPdown-lo...
Audiobook open.spotify.com/show/6wjigmB...
Paperback & Ebook www.amazon.co.uk/CLAMPdown-lo...
Audiobook open.spotify.com/show/6wjigmB...
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i'm skipping woke² and going straight to trans³
February 4, 2026 at 6:33 PM
i'm skipping woke² and going straight to trans³
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Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
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Only one man can save them now
February 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Only one man can save them now
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Live Comedy Sector Survey 2025 reveals a drop in wages: www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/86...
Live Comedy Sector Survey 2025 reveals a drop in wages - British Comedy Guide
The results of the UK Live Comedy Sector Survey 2025 have been published, with findings including that average wages have dropped. The Live Comedy Association has established the Live Comedy Venue Con...
www.comedy.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Live Comedy Sector Survey 2025 reveals a drop in wages: www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/86...
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Russian stand-up jailed for nearly six years for Ukraine war joke: www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Russian comedian accused of telling offensive joke about Ukraine war veteran is jailed for nearly six years
A Russian stand-up comedian was convicted of inciting hatred and jailed for nearly six years over a joke he made about a legless war veteran, which triggered outrage among nationalists and military bl...
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Russian stand-up jailed for nearly six years for Ukraine war joke: www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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The BBC deserve a new category of BAFTA for this final frame.
February 4, 2026 at 10:27 AM
The BBC deserve a new category of BAFTA for this final frame.
John Virgo dies aged 79
Snooker legend and BBC commentator John Virgo has died aged 79.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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A fresh British Comedy Quiz to try. Brag if you get a score of more than 6.
www.comedy.co.uk/quiz/394/
www.comedy.co.uk/quiz/394/
Quiz 394 - British Comedy Quiz - British Comedy Guide
Hercules Grytpype Thynne questions us on Carry On Teacher, Porterhouse Blue, Just Good Friends, and more.
www.comedy.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 7:52 AM
A fresh British Comedy Quiz to try. Brag if you get a score of more than 6.
www.comedy.co.uk/quiz/394/
www.comedy.co.uk/quiz/394/
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Nigel Farage is going to "save pubs" by cutting 5p off the price of a pint of beer...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Nigel Farage announces plans to slash vital benefit to fund 5p cheaper pints
Nigel Farage's party had promised to back scrapping the two-child benefit limit, but now Reform intends to funnel the support to the most vulnerable into slashing prices in pubs
www.mirror.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Nigel Farage is going to "save pubs" by cutting 5p off the price of a pint of beer...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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One of my favorite jokes of all time is "Adolph Hitler Commits Suicide" being a tiny headline under the banner story about a hare-vs-tortoise race ... in 1943, two years before Hitler committed suicide. He was alive and well when the Warner Bros. cartoonists made this joke.
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
One of my favorite jokes of all time is "Adolph Hitler Commits Suicide" being a tiny headline under the banner story about a hare-vs-tortoise race ... in 1943, two years before Hitler committed suicide. He was alive and well when the Warner Bros. cartoonists made this joke.
Surely Marine Le Pen has a triple life: defendant during the week, party leader over the weekend, and racist 24/7.
Marine Le Pen's double life: Defendant during the week, party leader over the weekend
Marine Le Pen's double life: Defendant during the week, party leader over the weekend
The leader of the French far right is waiting to find out whether her ban on running in elections will be upheld. From the Paris appeals court to the municipal election campaign, she wants to give the illusion that life goes on.
www.lemonde.fr
February 3, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Surely Marine Le Pen has a triple life: defendant during the week, party leader over the weekend, and racist 24/7.
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yeah i hate those celebrity comedians who lecture people about their pet causes
February 3, 2026 at 11:26 AM
yeah i hate those celebrity comedians who lecture people about their pet causes
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The continuation of the CLAMP x CONVERSE TOKYO collaboration is coming!
In a new teaser, it is possible to identify Chobits, Tsubasa, Magic Knight Rayearth, CLOVER, Cardcaptor Sakura and X (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Funny seeing X as the only non-Kodansha work there (yes!!!!!!!!)
x.com/converse_tok...
In a new teaser, it is possible to identify Chobits, Tsubasa, Magic Knight Rayearth, CLOVER, Cardcaptor Sakura and X (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Funny seeing X as the only non-Kodansha work there (yes!!!!!!!!)
x.com/converse_tok...
x.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:37 AM
The continuation of the CLAMP x CONVERSE TOKYO collaboration is coming!
In a new teaser, it is possible to identify Chobits, Tsubasa, Magic Knight Rayearth, CLOVER, Cardcaptor Sakura and X (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Funny seeing X as the only non-Kodansha work there (yes!!!!!!!!)
x.com/converse_tok...
In a new teaser, it is possible to identify Chobits, Tsubasa, Magic Knight Rayearth, CLOVER, Cardcaptor Sakura and X (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Funny seeing X as the only non-Kodansha work there (yes!!!!!!!!)
x.com/converse_tok...
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Screeching and clapping my hands in delight like a trained seal
Musk's X office in France raided by Paris prosecutor
Musk's X office in France raided by Paris prosecutor
The Paris prosecutor says its cyber-crime unit is conducting a search of X's offices.
www.bbc.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Screeching and clapping my hands in delight like a trained seal
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PRIVATE EYE NAMED IN EPSTEIN FILES
In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed…
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In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed…
🧵1/5
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
PRIVATE EYE NAMED IN EPSTEIN FILES
In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed…
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In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed…
🧵1/5
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“We fired most of our video team, degraded our service with GenAI subtitles and gutted the RightStuf store catalog, but don’t worry: absolutely zero of those savings will be passed on to you. In fact, we think you should pay us a little more!”
Crunchyroll announced today they're increasing the price of their subscription across all tiers
• Fan Tier $7.99 -> $9.99
• Mega Fan Tier $11.99 -> $13.99
• Ultimate Fan Tier $15.99 -> $17.99
Current subscribers will see the increase next billing cycle
Source: www.crunchyroll.com/news/announc...
• Fan Tier $7.99 -> $9.99
• Mega Fan Tier $11.99 -> $13.99
• Ultimate Fan Tier $15.99 -> $17.99
Current subscribers will see the increase next billing cycle
Source: www.crunchyroll.com/news/announc...
February 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
“We fired most of our video team, degraded our service with GenAI subtitles and gutted the RightStuf store catalog, but don’t worry: absolutely zero of those savings will be passed on to you. In fact, we think you should pay us a little more!”
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Amazing coda here.
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Amazing coda here.
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the 2026 version of BARBIEHEIMER is MELANIANVIL (watching MELANIA and then immediately being crushed to death by a Looney Tunes anvil)
February 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
the 2026 version of BARBIEHEIMER is MELANIANVIL (watching MELANIA and then immediately being crushed to death by a Looney Tunes anvil)
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Why we sometimes need to get involved in all this negative stuff: because our public media are giving a free pass for wrongdoing to very famous people with money and power.
So! Let me get this straight. It’s brilliant that #ElonMusk addressed a racist #EDL “protest” in #London calling out #BritAsian “rape gangs” and the threat immigration poses to white women. Blanket coverage from every UK media outlet. But! Him being implicated in #EpsteinFiles gets nary a mention.
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Why we sometimes need to get involved in all this negative stuff: because our public media are giving a free pass for wrongdoing to very famous people with money and power.
February 2, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
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Seriously impressed at having so much dedication to transphobia that after a weekend of details coming out linking some of the most awful people in the world with the most corrupt that a politician and a paper run with a headline "Trans people, though, aren't they just awful"
That's Labour kicking off Scotland's 2026 anti-trans election in the paper that campaigned to keep Section 28.
February 2, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Seriously impressed at having so much dedication to transphobia that after a weekend of details coming out linking some of the most awful people in the world with the most corrupt that a politician and a paper run with a headline "Trans people, though, aren't they just awful"
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last dressing down I got from Monkey Cage execs on day I resigned was for a Bluesky comment on some of the sexual abusers who had been close to Prince Charles - Mountbatten, Van Der Post, Peter Ball - I didn’t do it to be sensational, I did it because it shows how abuse is just ignored by power
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 AM
last dressing down I got from Monkey Cage execs on day I resigned was for a Bluesky comment on some of the sexual abusers who had been close to Prince Charles - Mountbatten, Van Der Post, Peter Ball - I didn’t do it to be sensational, I did it because it shows how abuse is just ignored by power
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Why is the Government subsidising facilities at Heathrow, a major contributor to global warming, and making food and drink cheaper for those just passing through the UK, instead of helping community pubs and local hospitality in British towns and cities? #FollowTheMoney
UK hospitality firms demand more help with business rates amid questions over Heathrow discount
UK hospitality firms demand more help with business rates amid questions over Heathrow discount
Airports identified as biggest winners of government’s £4.3bn support package with Heathrow alone taking £900m discount
Struggling hotels, restaurants and nightclubs are calling for more financial help with business rates after it emerged that Heathrow is among the biggest beneficiaries of a multibillion-pound package of state support.
The UK’s biggest airport is in line for a discount of nearly £900m on its rates bill over the next three years. That is a fifth of the total £4.3bn “transitional relief” fund announced by the chancellor in the budget for all businesses facing big bill increases. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Why is the Government subsidising facilities at Heathrow, a major contributor to global warming, and making food and drink cheaper for those just passing through the UK, instead of helping community pubs and local hospitality in British towns and cities? #FollowTheMoney
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The queue for the Melania movie.
February 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The queue for the Melania movie.