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The @manchestermill.bsky.social keeps demonstrating why it is so important to have a truly local paper. They really do feel like they are a part of Manchester, not "reporting" on it from somewhere else! They're doing a cool special right now, where you can pay what you like for two months!
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December 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The @manchestermill.bsky.social keeps demonstrating why it is so important to have a truly local paper. They really do feel like they are a part of Manchester, not "reporting" on it from somewhere else! They're doing a cool special right now, where you can pay what you like for two months!
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I'm running a 50% discount on my patreon for the next week for new subscribers. A Black Lodge sale, if you will, and I'd appreciate the support if you're able or interested. I'm a professional author and film critic, but patreon is my main source of a stable month to month income. Thank you.
My TWIN PEAKS series is nearing its conclusion. The penultimate essay is live, and it is the first of two features on episode 18. I wrote about Diane, the structure of the 18th episode, the context of Laura Palmer's experiences, and how they are reflected in Diane's.
www.patreon.com/posts/twin-p...
www.patreon.com/posts/twin-p...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I'm running a 50% discount on my patreon for the next week for new subscribers. A Black Lodge sale, if you will, and I'd appreciate the support if you're able or interested. I'm a professional author and film critic, but patreon is my main source of a stable month to month income. Thank you.
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“We shed as we pick up, like travelers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those left behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it.”
— Tom Stoppard
— Tom Stoppard
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“We shed as we pick up, like travelers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those left behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it.”
— Tom Stoppard
— Tom Stoppard
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See a list of Twin Peaks and David Lynch-themed events taking place in December 2025 twinpeaksblog.com/2025/11/29/t...
November 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
See a list of Twin Peaks and David Lynch-themed events taking place in December 2025 twinpeaksblog.com/2025/11/29/t...
Took the plunge and signed up...
These are our six campaign pledges - the things we will do next year if we manage to add 1,000 new members. They were chosen by our readers because they’re things we believe will make Manchester better.
Share them and join the campaign 🙏
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Share them and join the campaign 🙏
manchestermill.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Took the plunge and signed up...
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My TWIN PEAKS series is nearing its conclusion. The penultimate essay is live, and it is the first of two features on episode 18. I wrote about Diane, the structure of the 18th episode, the context of Laura Palmer's experiences, and how they are reflected in Diane's.
www.patreon.com/posts/twin-p...
www.patreon.com/posts/twin-p...
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My TWIN PEAKS series is nearing its conclusion. The penultimate essay is live, and it is the first of two features on episode 18. I wrote about Diane, the structure of the 18th episode, the context of Laura Palmer's experiences, and how they are reflected in Diane's.
www.patreon.com/posts/twin-p...
www.patreon.com/posts/twin-p...
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In my latest essay, I talk about the death of artists, learning how to be a better writer, and how good art can restore our capacity to feel if we give it the chance to
Barbed Wire, Sharp Teeth, and David Lynch's Rabbits
When I was twenty-four, maybe twenty-five, I was standing in the shower and washing my hair one day. This would have been 2010 or 2011. I don't remember...
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September 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
In my latest essay, I talk about the death of artists, learning how to be a better writer, and how good art can restore our capacity to feel if we give it the chance to
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* You know how Van Halen had a contract rider demanding bowls of M&Ms with the brown ones removed?
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
In Search of Van Halen's Brown M&Ms
Contract riders and the meaning of a modern pop star
snackstack.net
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
* You know how Van Halen had a contract rider demanding bowls of M&Ms with the brown ones removed?
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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imagine if everyone had this level of acceptance
January 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
imagine if everyone had this level of acceptance
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🚨 We've just launched our first ever membership campaign - with six pledges chosen by our readers and a 50,000-copy print edition hitting the streets.
Please share with friends - and join up! New members can choose their price.
manchestermill.co.uk
Please share with friends - and join up! New members can choose their price.
manchestermill.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🚨 We've just launched our first ever membership campaign - with six pledges chosen by our readers and a 50,000-copy print edition hitting the streets.
Please share with friends - and join up! New members can choose their price.
manchestermill.co.uk
Please share with friends - and join up! New members can choose their price.
manchestermill.co.uk
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You may have had trouble getting tickets earlier, but the site is back up now and you can still grab tickets for tonight's gorgeous lineup, featuring @elimatthewson.bsky.social, @mxjlloyd.bsky.social, Ariel Hebditch, @tobyhadoke.bsky.social, AND Bernard the Dog www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
You may have had trouble getting tickets earlier, but the site is back up now and you can still grab tickets for tonight's gorgeous lineup, featuring @elimatthewson.bsky.social, @mxjlloyd.bsky.social, Ariel Hebditch, @tobyhadoke.bsky.social, AND Bernard the Dog www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey
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In which I articulate the case that AGI is impossible and machines just plain cannot think. www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/on-inco...
On Incomputable Language: An Essay on AI
An incidental consequence of having written a book on tech-fascism and the so-called rationalist movement is that I find myself periodically queried for my thoughts on artificial intelligence. On the ...
www.eruditorumpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In which I articulate the case that AGI is impossible and machines just plain cannot think. www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/on-inco...
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It's transgender awareness week, and if you ever wanted to learn more about the history of transness in cinema, you could pick up our book CORPSES, FOOLS AND MONSTERS at your local library or purchase a copy. We wrote this book for trans people like us. Thank you.
bookshop.org/p/books/corp...
bookshop.org/p/books/corp...
Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema
The History and Future of Transness in Cinema
bookshop.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's transgender awareness week, and if you ever wanted to learn more about the history of transness in cinema, you could pick up our book CORPSES, FOOLS AND MONSTERS at your local library or purchase a copy. We wrote this book for trans people like us. Thank you.
bookshop.org/p/books/corp...
bookshop.org/p/books/corp...
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I have bought this to keep Matt happy. I still think my title "View Source" had merit for a web type-in mag. (Obviously I should make my own magazine with that title and go into a bitter rivalry with Matt like when Crash fell out with Sinclair User.)
🚀 NEW MAGAZINE ⌨️
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
vole.wtf/doctype/
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
vole.wtf/doctype/
DOCTYPE magazine 🚀⌨️
’80s BASIC type-in mags are back, but this time for HTML!
vole.wtf
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I have bought this to keep Matt happy. I still think my title "View Source" had merit for a web type-in mag. (Obviously I should make my own magazine with that title and go into a bitter rivalry with Matt like when Crash fell out with Sinclair User.)
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This game is absolute FIRE!!!! 🔥🔥
Takes time to understand it, but once you do.... oh yeah!
Takes time to understand it, but once you do.... oh yeah!
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This game is absolute FIRE!!!! 🔥🔥
Takes time to understand it, but once you do.... oh yeah!
Takes time to understand it, but once you do.... oh yeah!
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Diane Ladd, RIP
Here she is on the set of Inland Empire with her daughter, Laura Dern, talking about how many great directors she's worked with in her career. Lynch's return volley is of course wonderful as well. We lost them both this year. Legends!
Here she is on the set of Inland Empire with her daughter, Laura Dern, talking about how many great directors she's worked with in her career. Lynch's return volley is of course wonderful as well. We lost them both this year. Legends!
November 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Diane Ladd, RIP
Here she is on the set of Inland Empire with her daughter, Laura Dern, talking about how many great directors she's worked with in her career. Lynch's return volley is of course wonderful as well. We lost them both this year. Legends!
Here she is on the set of Inland Empire with her daughter, Laura Dern, talking about how many great directors she's worked with in her career. Lynch's return volley is of course wonderful as well. We lost them both this year. Legends!
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There are a whole bunch of things to turn off/deny use of in that Data Privacy section of LinkedIn—and it takes 5 seconds and can be done on mobile. Do it now
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
There are a whole bunch of things to turn off/deny use of in that Data Privacy section of LinkedIn—and it takes 5 seconds and can be done on mobile. Do it now
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With thanks to DBC: Cultplex in Manchester will be having a "Nathan Barley marathon" to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker's sitcom.
Tickets and info here, Saturday 15th November:
cultplex.co.uk/Cultplex.dll...
Have fun.
#ChrisMorris #CharlieBrooker
Tickets and info here, Saturday 15th November:
cultplex.co.uk/Cultplex.dll...
Have fun.
#ChrisMorris #CharlieBrooker
October 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
With thanks to DBC: Cultplex in Manchester will be having a "Nathan Barley marathon" to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker's sitcom.
Tickets and info here, Saturday 15th November:
cultplex.co.uk/Cultplex.dll...
Have fun.
#ChrisMorris #CharlieBrooker
Tickets and info here, Saturday 15th November:
cultplex.co.uk/Cultplex.dll...
Have fun.
#ChrisMorris #CharlieBrooker
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October 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
OUR HALLOWEEN LYNCHIAN MERCH SALE IS NOW ON!
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USE CODE - 50OFFMERCH2025
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This is really cool: a guy found one of the original Cinemascope anamorphic adapters used to shoot 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954), and that had been sitting in storage for 70 years, for sale on eBay bought it and shot some beautiful new footage with it www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg0f...
What Happened to Walt Disney’s Weird Cinema Lens?
YouTube video by Mathieu Stern
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October 23, 2025 at 6:42 AM
This is really cool: a guy found one of the original Cinemascope anamorphic adapters used to shoot 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954), and that had been sitting in storage for 70 years, for sale on eBay bought it and shot some beautiful new footage with it www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg0f...
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do you have a horror/horror-ish book coming out in 2026? tell me about it here, please! I'm working on the 2026 horror list and while I'm very good at sniffing out new books, I still miss things - help me help you!
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2025-2026 Horror Master List Book Submissions
Because I'm out of my mind, I maintain a running list of the year's new horror releases. If you're an author/editor/marketer/publicist/agent who'd like one of your books included, please fill out the ...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
do you have a horror/horror-ish book coming out in 2026? tell me about it here, please! I'm working on the 2026 horror list and while I'm very good at sniffing out new books, I still miss things - help me help you!
forms.gle/KxLNwVDVbbRS...
forms.gle/KxLNwVDVbbRS...
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Happy “Horror in Haddonfield” release day! Check out @andrewgrevas.bsky.social on @happyhorrortime.bsky.social discussing the book, the franchise & more!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Ep 276: Interview w/Andrew Grevas, Author of “Horror in Haddonfield”
Podcast Episode · Happy Horror Time · 10/06/2025 · 1h 8m
podcasts.apple.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Happy “Horror in Haddonfield” release day! Check out @andrewgrevas.bsky.social on @happyhorrortime.bsky.social discussing the book, the franchise & more!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...