Martin D.B. Brown
@martindbbrown.bsky.social
Historian, parent, husband, occasional Bondologist
#BondianColdWar book
https://martindbrown.substack.com/
https://www.routledge.com/The-Bondian-Cold-War-The-Transnational-Legacy-of-a-Cultural-Icon/Brown-Granieri-Blaive/p/book/9780367569365
#BondianColdWar book
https://martindbrown.substack.com/
https://www.routledge.com/The-Bondian-Cold-War-The-Transnational-Legacy-of-a-Cultural-Icon/Brown-Granieri-Blaive/p/book/9780367569365
Pinned
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The World’s Best Rye Whiskey, According To The World Whiskies Awards
The World’s Best Rye Whiskey, According To The World Whiskies Awards
The 2026 WWA America crowned four rye whiskey standouts at its annual gala. Here are my judge’s tasting notes and why you should stock these whiskeys
www.forbes.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:31 PM
The World’s Best Rye Whiskey, According To The World Whiskies Awards
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can you imagine how disappointed you’d be if you knew nothing about this book and only picked it up for this particular cover
February 14, 2026 at 8:23 AM
can you imagine how disappointed you’d be if you knew nothing about this book and only picked it up for this particular cover
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This is blackout poetry to me
February 14, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This is blackout poetry to me
Top tip: avoid Westfield like the plague on a Saturday.
February 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Top tip: avoid Westfield like the plague on a Saturday.
A fantastic series, and highlights, yet again, all those uncritical cheerleaders of the GWOT who 25 yrs later look very mistaken now, including The Hitch here
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
Podcast: From the Archive: ‘The War on Terrorism: Is There an Alternative?’
www.lrb.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:38 AM
A fantastic series, and highlights, yet again, all those uncritical cheerleaders of the GWOT who 25 yrs later look very mistaken now, including The Hitch here
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen: ‘I do this to tell people what the hell is happening’ www.ft.com/content/b139...
BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen: ‘I do this to tell people what the hell is happening’
The veteran correspondent on the future of the Middle East, why impartiality matters — and his ‘long view’ on Britain’s national broadcaster
www.ft.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:15 AM
BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen: ‘I do this to tell people what the hell is happening’ www.ft.com/content/b139...
What use is culture in a time of war? www.ft.com/content/aed5...
What use is culture in a time of war?
Depictions of conflict can convey far more than triumphalism or brutality
www.ft.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:11 AM
What use is culture in a time of war? www.ft.com/content/aed5...
Something of a shame that the word 'retard' has fallen into disfavour, because occasionally it is very apt
www.ft.com/content/fdd6...
www.ft.com/content/fdd6...
Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich
US secretary of state cancels attendance at last minute in move that EU official calls ‘insane’
www.ft.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Something of a shame that the word 'retard' has fallen into disfavour, because occasionally it is very apt
www.ft.com/content/fdd6...
www.ft.com/content/fdd6...
"Brontë’s romantic gothic novel is now considered to be one of the Best Books Ever Written. "
kermit the frog is driving a car and looking out of the window .
ALT: kermit the frog is driving a car and looking out of the window .
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:02 AM
"Brontë’s romantic gothic novel is now considered to be one of the Best Books Ever Written. "
Lots of smart, insightful and thought-provoking writing in the FT, that manages not to mention the last film they watched or where they are on their holidays
What America forgets about the UN
www.ft.com/content/1828...
What America forgets about the UN
www.ft.com/content/1828...
What America forgets about the UN
The organisation faces a potential rival in Donald Trump’s fledgling ‘Board of Peace’. But as a forum for US power, it would be a hard act to follow
www.ft.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Lots of smart, insightful and thought-provoking writing in the FT, that manages not to mention the last film they watched or where they are on their holidays
What America forgets about the UN
www.ft.com/content/1828...
What America forgets about the UN
www.ft.com/content/1828...
Roland!!
February 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Roland!!
Buy some waterproof clothing?
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Buy some waterproof clothing?
Munich security conference live: Marco Rubio to address European leaders rattled by Trump www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Munich security conference live: Marco Rubio to address European leaders rattled by Trump
European leaders have pledged to shoulder more of the burden of shared Nato defences to counter a hostile Russia
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Munich security conference live: Marco Rubio to address European leaders rattled by Trump www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Munich security conference live: Marco Rubio to address European leaders rattled by Trump www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Munich security conference live: Marco Rubio to address European leaders rattled by Trump
European leaders have pledged to shoulder more of the burden of shared Nato defences to counter a hostile Russia
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Munich security conference live: Marco Rubio to address European leaders rattled by Trump www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Owners looking for new solution for Pirita TOP building complex news.err.ee/1609940765/o...
Owners looking for new solution for Pirita TOP building complex
A new purpose and architectural solution are being sought for the Pirita TOP sailing sports center, but it is currently unclear whether and when reconstruction of the protected complex could begin.
news.err.ee
February 14, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Owners looking for new solution for Pirita TOP building complex news.err.ee/1609940765/o...
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TIL, via Josh Widdecombe's new podcast, Museum of Popular Culture, that the Spice Girls' 1996 interview with The Spectator (where Geri Halliwell claimed 'Thatcher was the first Spice Girl') was conducted by popular historian of Stalin, Simon Sebag Montefiore.
archive.spectator.co.uk/article/14th...
archive.spectator.co.uk/article/14th...
February 14, 2026 at 7:12 AM
TIL, via Josh Widdecombe's new podcast, Museum of Popular Culture, that the Spice Girls' 1996 interview with The Spectator (where Geri Halliwell claimed 'Thatcher was the first Spice Girl') was conducted by popular historian of Stalin, Simon Sebag Montefiore.
archive.spectator.co.uk/article/14th...
archive.spectator.co.uk/article/14th...
Former Shin Bet chiefs slam Netanyahu as 'primarily responsible' for failure on Oct. 7 www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Former Shin Bet chiefs slam Netanyahu as 'primarily responsible' for failure on Oct. 7 www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Filmmaker exits Berlinale over jury's response to question on Gaza war www.haaretz.com/life/2026-02...
www.haaretz.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Filmmaker exits Berlinale over jury's response to question on Gaza war www.haaretz.com/life/2026-02...
Taller General sets glazed Ecuadorian house near volcanos www.dezeen.com/2026/02/13/t...
Taller General sets glazed Ecuadorian house near volcanos
Taller General completed a brick and heavy timber house that plays on an A-frame system with glass walls in Machachi, Ecuador.
www.dezeen.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Taller General sets glazed Ecuadorian house near volcanos www.dezeen.com/2026/02/13/t...
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BREAKING⚡️The High Court has just ruled that the government's draconian ban of Palestine Action was unlawful. This is a massive blow to the Home Office’s authoritarian approach. They need to stop criminalising people protesting a genocide and start ending the UK's complicity
February 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
BREAKING⚡️The High Court has just ruled that the government's draconian ban of Palestine Action was unlawful. This is a massive blow to the Home Office’s authoritarian approach. They need to stop criminalising people protesting a genocide and start ending the UK's complicity
Off for luncheon with chums, annoying South of the river but within spitting distance of the water so that's acceptable
a large ferris wheel is in the middle of the water
ALT: a large ferris wheel is in the middle of the water
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Off for luncheon with chums, annoying South of the river but within spitting distance of the water so that's acceptable