Stephen Hayes
@marlowe7.bsky.social
Writer/Film Director/Radio Host. When The Luck Runs Dry is my first novel. After completing a first draft of the sequel: Fallen Angels, I'm currently working on a new book: Peacock Blue.
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Forgot this new edition of Criminal volume 10, Cruel Summer came out a week or two ago…
January 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Forgot this new edition of Criminal volume 10, Cruel Summer came out a week or two ago…
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What do these fictional characters have to do w/ NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD?
Papa Smurf
Zach (Saved by the Bell)
Paulie Walnuts
Shaft
The Soup Nazi
Elroy Jetson
He-Man
Dorothy Gale
Leon/Mathilda
Pee-Wee Herman
Elvira
Indiana Jones
The Mandalorian
Michael Corleone
Han Solo
Batman
Find out 3.10.26 🧟♂️
Papa Smurf
Zach (Saved by the Bell)
Paulie Walnuts
Shaft
The Soup Nazi
Elroy Jetson
He-Man
Dorothy Gale
Leon/Mathilda
Pee-Wee Herman
Elvira
Indiana Jones
The Mandalorian
Michael Corleone
Han Solo
Batman
Find out 3.10.26 🧟♂️
January 16, 2026 at 1:13 AM
What do these fictional characters have to do w/ NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD?
Papa Smurf
Zach (Saved by the Bell)
Paulie Walnuts
Shaft
The Soup Nazi
Elroy Jetson
He-Man
Dorothy Gale
Leon/Mathilda
Pee-Wee Herman
Elvira
Indiana Jones
The Mandalorian
Michael Corleone
Han Solo
Batman
Find out 3.10.26 🧟♂️
Papa Smurf
Zach (Saved by the Bell)
Paulie Walnuts
Shaft
The Soup Nazi
Elroy Jetson
He-Man
Dorothy Gale
Leon/Mathilda
Pee-Wee Herman
Elvira
Indiana Jones
The Mandalorian
Michael Corleone
Han Solo
Batman
Find out 3.10.26 🧟♂️
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Hi #ttrpysky
This is Noir, not available in English.
This film noir themed dystopian RPG must be one of the thicker/heavier RPGs published in Swedish. It's massive and combines some indie/story gaming ideas with a rather heavy rules engine.
This is Noir, not available in English.
This film noir themed dystopian RPG must be one of the thicker/heavier RPGs published in Swedish. It's massive and combines some indie/story gaming ideas with a rather heavy rules engine.
November 30, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Hi #ttrpysky
This is Noir, not available in English.
This film noir themed dystopian RPG must be one of the thicker/heavier RPGs published in Swedish. It's massive and combines some indie/story gaming ideas with a rather heavy rules engine.
This is Noir, not available in English.
This film noir themed dystopian RPG must be one of the thicker/heavier RPGs published in Swedish. It's massive and combines some indie/story gaming ideas with a rather heavy rules engine.
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How’s about this for a line-up?
Your full author announcement for Stockport Noir 2026
July 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
How’s about this for a line-up?
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Save the date! The 2025 Knowlton Literary Festival will be held October 16 - 18, 2025. More to come! www.knowltonliteraryfestival.ca
February 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Save the date! The 2025 Knowlton Literary Festival will be held October 16 - 18, 2025. More to come! www.knowltonliteraryfestival.ca
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Say hello to the newest additions to QWF's board of directors! 🤩
Rebecca Morris, Antolina Ortiz Moore, and Marcia Walker are the latest members to join the board. Join us in welcoming them! See their bios: https://qwf.org/about-qwf/who/board-of-directors/
Rebecca Morris, Antolina Ortiz Moore, and Marcia Walker are the latest members to join the board. Join us in welcoming them! See their bios: https://qwf.org/about-qwf/who/board-of-directors/
December 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Say hello to the newest additions to QWF's board of directors! 🤩
Rebecca Morris, Antolina Ortiz Moore, and Marcia Walker are the latest members to join the board. Join us in welcoming them! See their bios: https://qwf.org/about-qwf/who/board-of-directors/
Rebecca Morris, Antolina Ortiz Moore, and Marcia Walker are the latest members to join the board. Join us in welcoming them! See their bios: https://qwf.org/about-qwf/who/board-of-directors/
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[Hannah Arendt]
𝐋𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭é 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐥’𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Voilà 50 ans que s’est éteinte Hannah Arendt qui fut certainement la plus grande penseuse du 20è siècle. Qui fait l’importance de la pensée de Hannah Arendt aujourd’hui ?
www.goethe.de/prj/geg/fr/t...
𝐋𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭é 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐥’𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Voilà 50 ans que s’est éteinte Hannah Arendt qui fut certainement la plus grande penseuse du 20è siècle. Qui fait l’importance de la pensée de Hannah Arendt aujourd’hui ?
www.goethe.de/prj/geg/fr/t...
December 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
[Hannah Arendt]
𝐋𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭é 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐥’𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Voilà 50 ans que s’est éteinte Hannah Arendt qui fut certainement la plus grande penseuse du 20è siècle. Qui fait l’importance de la pensée de Hannah Arendt aujourd’hui ?
www.goethe.de/prj/geg/fr/t...
𝐋𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭é 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐥’𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Voilà 50 ans que s’est éteinte Hannah Arendt qui fut certainement la plus grande penseuse du 20è siècle. Qui fait l’importance de la pensée de Hannah Arendt aujourd’hui ?
www.goethe.de/prj/geg/fr/t...
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4pm TODAY on @BBCRadio4
Take Four Books, Jo Nesbø
Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø speaks to Take Four Books about his new novel, Wolf Hour, and together with presenter James Crawford, explores its connections to three other works.
#BookchatWeekly
Take Four Books, Jo Nesbø
Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø speaks to Take Four Books about his new novel, Wolf Hour, and together with presenter James Crawford, explores its connections to three other works.
#BookchatWeekly
BBC Radio 4 - Take Four Books, Jo Nesbø
The Norwegian crime writer talks about his new book, Wolf Hour, and its three influences.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
4pm TODAY on @BBCRadio4
Take Four Books, Jo Nesbø
Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø speaks to Take Four Books about his new novel, Wolf Hour, and together with presenter James Crawford, explores its connections to three other works.
#BookchatWeekly
Take Four Books, Jo Nesbø
Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø speaks to Take Four Books about his new novel, Wolf Hour, and together with presenter James Crawford, explores its connections to three other works.
#BookchatWeekly
A new blog update w some publication news:
#booksky @galleonbooks.bsky.social @officialqwf.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social @epicbooksofficial.bsky.social @argobookshop.bsky.social @mtlreviewofbooks.bsky.social @hamiltonfilm.bsky.social @cultmtl.com
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#booksky @galleonbooks.bsky.social @officialqwf.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social @epicbooksofficial.bsky.social @argobookshop.bsky.social @mtlreviewofbooks.bsky.social @hamiltonfilm.bsky.social @cultmtl.com
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End of 2025 Update
As 2025 winds down, the snows and winds are howling here in Eastern Canada. Weeks earlier than usual. So, what better time to hunker down inside and prepare for the holidays and the upcoming year?
I'...
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December 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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CAQ vs. doctors, CAQ vs. democracy.
Bill 2: CAQ’s 8th use of notwithstanding clause signals dangerous ‘authoritarian drift’
An editorial by @mtltoula.bsky.social.
#polqc
Bill 2: CAQ’s 8th use of notwithstanding clause signals dangerous ‘authoritarian drift’
An editorial by @mtltoula.bsky.social.
#polqc
Bill 2: CAQ's 8th use of notwithstanding clause signals dangerous 'authoritarian drift'
The CAQ government has been eroding Quebecers’ rights by constantly and way-too-casually resorting to the notwithstanding clause.
cultmtl.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
CAQ vs. doctors, CAQ vs. democracy.
Bill 2: CAQ’s 8th use of notwithstanding clause signals dangerous ‘authoritarian drift’
An editorial by @mtltoula.bsky.social.
#polqc
Bill 2: CAQ’s 8th use of notwithstanding clause signals dangerous ‘authoritarian drift’
An editorial by @mtltoula.bsky.social.
#polqc
Leaving the snow for more snow perhaps. Onroute to Hamilton on @viarailcanada.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Leaving the snow for more snow perhaps. Onroute to Hamilton on @viarailcanada.bsky.social
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Notable for the sampled breathing of actual bicyclists during a race along with gears, chains & wheels in motion- German #Synth pioneers #Kraftwerk created a texturally complex dance record in 1983 “Tour De France”- it was an early Starck favorite
#80sMusic #1980s #80s
youtu.be/rTe7U92ecX8?...
#80sMusic #1980s #80s
youtu.be/rTe7U92ecX8?...
Kraftwerk - Tour De France (Official Music Video) - 60 FPS.
YouTube video by I Love Kraftwerk
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Notable for the sampled breathing of actual bicyclists during a race along with gears, chains & wheels in motion- German #Synth pioneers #Kraftwerk created a texturally complex dance record in 1983 “Tour De France”- it was an early Starck favorite
#80sMusic #1980s #80s
youtu.be/rTe7U92ecX8?...
#80sMusic #1980s #80s
youtu.be/rTe7U92ecX8?...
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⚡️ Poland warns Putin's flight to Hungary for Trump talks could be diverted to The Hague.
"I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court won't order the government to escort such an aircraft down to hand (Putin) over to the court in The Hague," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.
"I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court won't order the government to escort such an aircraft down to hand (Putin) over to the court in The Hague," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.
Poland warns Putin's flight to Hungary for Trump talks could be diverted to The Hague
"I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court won't order the government to escort such an aircraft down to hand (Putin) over to the court in The Hague," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikors...
kyivindependent.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
⚡️ Poland warns Putin's flight to Hungary for Trump talks could be diverted to The Hague.
"I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court won't order the government to escort such an aircraft down to hand (Putin) over to the court in The Hague," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.
"I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court won't order the government to escort such an aircraft down to hand (Putin) over to the court in The Hague," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.
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“Postmedia is the nation’s leading supplier of climate change denial and pro-oil industry propaganda, so it’s not surprising that they would dismiss academic research and rail against bike lanes when they provide an inexpensive solution to interrelated emission, pollution and congestion problems.”
Latest bit of Montreal 'bikelash' sidesteps the facts to please bike-lane haters
The findings of a study about bike lanes vs car infrastructure have been twisted by a Montreal publication in a cheap bit of bikelash.
cultmtl.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“Postmedia is the nation’s leading supplier of climate change denial and pro-oil industry propaganda, so it’s not surprising that they would dismiss academic research and rail against bike lanes when they provide an inexpensive solution to interrelated emission, pollution and congestion problems.”
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Safety challenges will slow the readoption of the bicycle. Still, in cities that have made them mainstream, the idea of going back to car-clogged streets is considered ridiculous
Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
econ.st
October 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Safety challenges will slow the readoption of the bicycle. Still, in cities that have made them mainstream, the idea of going back to car-clogged streets is considered ridiculous
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⚡️Europe, NATO ready to shoot down Russian jets, Bloomberg reports.
European diplomats told Russian officials this week that NATO is prepared to respond in force to further airspace violations, including by shooting down Russian planes, Bloomberg reported Sept. 25.
European diplomats told Russian officials this week that NATO is prepared to respond in force to further airspace violations, including by shooting down Russian planes, Bloomberg reported Sept. 25.
Europe, NATO ready to shoot down Russian jets, Bloomberg reports
European diplomats warned Russian officials this week that NATO is prepared to respond to further airspace violations with force, including by shooting down Russian planes, Bloomberg reported Sept. 25...
kyivindependent.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
⚡️Europe, NATO ready to shoot down Russian jets, Bloomberg reports.
European diplomats told Russian officials this week that NATO is prepared to respond in force to further airspace violations, including by shooting down Russian planes, Bloomberg reported Sept. 25.
European diplomats told Russian officials this week that NATO is prepared to respond in force to further airspace violations, including by shooting down Russian planes, Bloomberg reported Sept. 25.
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On this day in 1983, #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees released "Dear Prudence".
A cover of a song by #TheBeatles it also featured #RobertSmith of #TheCure on guitars, covering for recently departed #JohnMcGeoch.
It was a smash hit for the band, peaking at No. 3 on the #UKSinglesChart
A cover of a song by #TheBeatles it also featured #RobertSmith of #TheCure on guitars, covering for recently departed #JohnMcGeoch.
It was a smash hit for the band, peaking at No. 3 on the #UKSinglesChart
September 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
On this day in 1983, #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees released "Dear Prudence".
A cover of a song by #TheBeatles it also featured #RobertSmith of #TheCure on guitars, covering for recently departed #JohnMcGeoch.
It was a smash hit for the band, peaking at No. 3 on the #UKSinglesChart
A cover of a song by #TheBeatles it also featured #RobertSmith of #TheCure on guitars, covering for recently departed #JohnMcGeoch.
It was a smash hit for the band, peaking at No. 3 on the #UKSinglesChart
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"The worst film I’ve seen all year is Nic Pizzolatto’s #EasysWaltz, starring Vince Vaughn as a god-awful cover-band singer in Las Vegas. It's a catastrophic failure of tone, taste and directorial competence on almost every level."
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September 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"The worst film I’ve seen all year is Nic Pizzolatto’s #EasysWaltz, starring Vince Vaughn as a god-awful cover-band singer in Las Vegas. It's a catastrophic failure of tone, taste and directorial competence on almost every level."
cultmtl.com/2025/09/tiff...
cultmtl.com/2025/09/tiff...
Spinning a reissue on orange vinyl of @garynumanofficial.bsky.social 1983 release: Warrior. Some shades of Gabriel 2-3 and maybe Lodger in the production, and there's even sax blowing on a few tracks. A nice surprise .100% Numan with a different approach to the sound engineering. Great listen:)
September 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Spinning a reissue on orange vinyl of @garynumanofficial.bsky.social 1983 release: Warrior. Some shades of Gabriel 2-3 and maybe Lodger in the production, and there's even sax blowing on a few tracks. A nice surprise .100% Numan with a different approach to the sound engineering. Great listen:)
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“There’s no excuse for political violence — but it’s hard to be sympathetic for someone who profited off hate. Charlie Kirk never ‘lowered the temperature’ as so many politicians and pundits are now disingenuously pleading. He is absolutely responsible for making political violence more prevalent.”
To Hell With Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk died as he lived: propagating hateful myths about marginalized groups in our society. To hell with Charlie Kirk.
cultmtl.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
“There’s no excuse for political violence — but it’s hard to be sympathetic for someone who profited off hate. Charlie Kirk never ‘lowered the temperature’ as so many politicians and pundits are now disingenuously pleading. He is absolutely responsible for making political violence more prevalent.”
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NATO, and above all Donald Trump, now face a moment of truth. Unless the response is immediate and unequivocal, Russia will see weakness
The Kremlin’s plot to kill NATO’s credibility
The alliance needs an emphatic response to Russian air incursions
econ.st
September 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
NATO, and above all Donald Trump, now face a moment of truth. Unless the response is immediate and unequivocal, Russia will see weakness
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New documentary asks Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
New documentary asks Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
Makes its world première at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in October, followed by a run on Netflix.
bit.ly
September 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
New documentary asks Who Killed the Montreal Expos?