Andrew
@magictreehouse.bsky.social
Government librarian. Low profile king 👑. Reads books, plays computer games, bakes cakes and listens to lots and lots of music. 🏳️🌈 Based in Leeds. https://linktr.ee/magic_treehouse
"The shapes a bright container can contain"
"The shapes a bright container can contain"
Went to the always wonderful Hyde Park Picture House yesterday for this event about Hallmark films! It was super interesting, with a lecture, some interactive elements, interview clips with Autumn Reeser, discussion and a screening of a new Hallmark film. A delightful afternoon!
December 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Went to the always wonderful Hyde Park Picture House yesterday for this event about Hallmark films! It was super interesting, with a lecture, some interactive elements, interview clips with Autumn Reeser, discussion and a screening of a new Hallmark film. A delightful afternoon!
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I've never seen it laid out like this but god, this makes so much sense.
Cruelty is anhedonic. It rarely delivers the euphoria promised because, in the abstract, what feels righteous and joyful inevitably reveals itself to be sordid and small. Then it's "No not like that". "No not enough". "No the real battle, the forever war to make this feel good starts now". Forever.
Note how these awful people are getting exactly the exclusions of children that they demanded and *that still isn’t enough for them*: they demand everyone be delighted about it and kiss their arses for being brilliant.
December 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I've never seen it laid out like this but god, this makes so much sense.
Went to see Miss Saigon tonight and it was really wonderful. Fantastic vocals, a great score and a helicopter. What more could you want?
December 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Went to see Miss Saigon tonight and it was really wonderful. Fantastic vocals, a great score and a helicopter. What more could you want?
November music purchases 🎵🎶🎵
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
November music purchases 🎵🎶🎵
I will not be engaging in any end of year nonsense until the end of the year. Thank you.
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I will not be engaging in any end of year nonsense until the end of the year. Thank you.
Got Saint Etienne tickets courtesy of my PA (husband), and then got a delivery of the new single, The Character of Saint Etienne AND a Christmas card from them. Happy St Et Day!
December 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Got Saint Etienne tickets courtesy of my PA (husband), and then got a delivery of the new single, The Character of Saint Etienne AND a Christmas card from them. Happy St Et Day!
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Nothing says feminism like forcing women to do something they have been vocal about not wanting to do.
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Nothing says feminism like forcing women to do something they have been vocal about not wanting to do.
Transphobes, especially rich ones, are the absolute worst.
December 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Transphobes, especially rich ones, are the absolute worst.
My favourite bit is that the 'Human In The Loop' is a ghost.
Oh joy, another helpful AI infographic via LinkedIn. Off I go to my job as a liberaian, maybe to run some critical evaligane workshops and of course use New! Boulean! Logic!
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
My favourite bit is that the 'Human In The Loop' is a ghost.
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Obviously this is impossible because Alan Moore looks like he's genetically a wizard, it's simply impossible to imagine what he would look like as a schoolboy oh there he is.
Spot Alan Moore in his 6th form Northampton Grammar School photo, taken two days before he was expelled
December 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Obviously this is impossible because Alan Moore looks like he's genetically a wizard, it's simply impossible to imagine what he would look like as a schoolboy oh there he is.
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Today is World Aids Day. As the US Government is not commemorating/funding it anymore, awareness is critically important...
The UK is one of a few countries that met its 95 / 95 / 95 target, but there is work to do. U = U. Don't just challenge HIV stigma, but ALL testing and treatment barriers.
The UK is one of a few countries that met its 95 / 95 / 95 target, but there is work to do. U = U. Don't just challenge HIV stigma, but ALL testing and treatment barriers.
December 1, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Today is World Aids Day. As the US Government is not commemorating/funding it anymore, awareness is critically important...
The UK is one of a few countries that met its 95 / 95 / 95 target, but there is work to do. U = U. Don't just challenge HIV stigma, but ALL testing and treatment barriers.
The UK is one of a few countries that met its 95 / 95 / 95 target, but there is work to do. U = U. Don't just challenge HIV stigma, but ALL testing and treatment barriers.
Went to see the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt on display in the Tate Turbine Hall yesterday. It's only around for a few days so I felt very lucky I got to see it. I cried.
December 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's not talked about enough that the UK is really great at tackling HIV transmission rates but the fight is not over. www.gov.uk/government/news/trailblazing-scheme-to-reconnect-thousands-with-hiv was good to see, especially when the US Government isn't mentioning today AT ALL. #WorldAIDSDay
www.gov.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It's not talked about enough that the UK is really great at tackling HIV transmission rates but the fight is not over. www.gov.uk/government/news/trailblazing-scheme-to-reconnect-thousands-with-hiv was good to see, especially when the US Government isn't mentioning today AT ALL. #WorldAIDSDay
Just watched The Graham Norton Show. The audacity of this t-shirt. How dare you Alexander Skarsgård 🥵🥵🥵
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Just watched The Graham Norton Show. The audacity of this t-shirt. How dare you Alexander Skarsgård 🥵🥵🥵
Anyone looking for a good game for Christmas could do worse than Just One which is currently £9.99 at Waterstones. www.waterstones.com/product/just...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Anyone looking for a good game for Christmas could do worse than Just One which is currently £9.99 at Waterstones. www.waterstones.com/product/just...
Special edition re-release of Goldfrapp's Supernature has finally arrived and I've accidentally dressed appropriately! 🦚🦚🦚
November 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Special edition re-release of Goldfrapp's Supernature has finally arrived and I've accidentally dressed appropriately! 🦚🦚🦚
My Clementine Cake isn't a decorative cake but it's amazing what you can do by slapping a citrus next to something. It's very tasty! Zingy and delicious. Much like myself.
November 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My Clementine Cake isn't a decorative cake but it's amazing what you can do by slapping a citrus next to something. It's very tasty! Zingy and delicious. Much like myself.
I realised last night that it's 20 YEARS since I got my first library job. Dear god.
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I realised last night that it's 20 YEARS since I got my first library job. Dear god.
Oh look, a thread about my wedding music, haha.
Today is the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Mahna Mahna on Sesame Street. You’re familiar with it by now, of course, but... well, it never hurts to be reminded, does it?
Sesame Street - Mahna Mahna (1969)
YouTube video by Tiny Dancer
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November 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Oh look, a thread about my wedding music, haha.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
After reposting this I wondered if anyone had written an article about the Dream Phone guys. Good ol' Buzzfeed: www.buzzfeed.com/jenlewis/the...
Is Dream Phone Conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Dumb fucks say it's time to consider whether they're onto something x
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
After reposting this I wondered if anyone had written an article about the Dream Phone guys. Good ol' Buzzfeed: www.buzzfeed.com/jenlewis/the...
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Is Dream Phone Conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Dumb fucks say it's time to consider whether they're onto something x
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Is Dream Phone Conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Dumb fucks say it's time to consider whether they're onto something x
Had to explain cat bin lady to an American. It happened 15 YEARS AGO!!!
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Had to explain cat bin lady to an American. It happened 15 YEARS AGO!!!
A pile of recent reads!
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A pile of recent reads!